Hey everyone! Okay…so…after I posted chapter three, where Nico's crush comes in, I got a suggestion for what she should look like…and I was like, ah man. So for the commenter hii, I want to say that I do like your suggestion for a character and I will try to write her in sometime later…maybe there will be a few chapters where they fight over Nico or something…but you never know. I will try to write her in! Thank you for suggesting! Anyway, let's move on to chapter four.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Percy Jackson (PJO or HoO)
Piper's POV
I made my way towards the music room. This was where Annabeth, Thalia, Cordillia, and I meet for Career Starting class. Cordillia wants to be a singer, actor, and writer. She's talented at all three. I still don't understand how she could possibly think of majoring in three subjects at the same time. I keep telling her that she should consider majoring in one thing first and then start the next one.
I reach the room and open the door. I see Cordillia getting ready to start her warm up, Annabeth typing away on her gray laptop, and Thalia strumming her guitar. Annabeth wants to be an architect. Thalia…Thalia doesn't know what she wants to do. She helps Cordillia write her songs and helps her with her improv.
"Ah…Oo…Ee…" Cordillia sings, opening her mouth wide on each new vowel. "Ah…Oo…Ee…Oh…" I take out my sketch book to design some new clothes. It's been my dream to be a fashion designer since I was six. I want to design clothes for those who wants their own style.
"Ah…Oo…-Joanna?!" Cordillia cried, happily. The music was still going on the CD player. We all looked up. My eyes widened. In the door way, was my wavy haired friend.
I jumped up ran to Joanna. Annabeth, Cordillia, and Thalia did the same thing, at the same time.
"Joanna!" Thalia cheered. That was unusual…she cheered.
"When did you get here?" Annabeth asked, not really waiting for an answer before she hugged her.
"Welcome back!" Cordillia chuckled at Annabeth's actions before turning to look at someone behind Joanna. "Hey Nico, good to see Joanna isn't?" she smirked when Nico reddened slightly. Even someone as dense as Cordillia could tell that Nico liked Joanna. But she couldn't tell when Nico liked her brother four years ago…and that he liked her the next year.
Hard to explain…don't want to go into details.
"So how you've been?" I say, slinging my arm around her shoulders, bringing her into a side hug.
"Terrible." She says, though she has a smile on her face.
"What was terrible?" Cordillia asks, innocently.
"Not getting to see you guys and Nico every day." She smiles, revealing dimples by her temples.
I raise an eyebrow when she said "Nico" separately but choose not to say anything.
Cordillia's POV
Career starting class went by quicker than usual. It involved Joanna begging me to sing for her and eventually me breaking down and popping a CD into the player.
Joanna always would beg for me to sing for her whenever she had the chance when she lived here. So, I thought it would be the perfect welcome back present.
I sang Young Volcanoes by FallOutBoy and Bleeding Out by Imagine Dragons
Nico stayed in the room with us, probably trying to spend as much time as possible with Joanna.
The bell rang and we said our goodbyes. I gave Nico a sisterly hug after Joanna.
After Joanna moved, Nico and I grew close in a brotherly-sisterly way. This connection happened after I saw him crying quietly in the band room after school. Then this led him to confess his love for Joanna and us having a long chat. An unspoken bond was made. Nico even treated me like his half-sister, Hazel. Kissing me on the forehead or cheek when I needed comfort that Percy wouldn't understand.
Soon, I considered Nico my, other, big brother, even if we were the same age.
Annabeth's POV
Before I knew it, the last period was over. But the anxiety I had since we talked about our English assignment, still remained. It was like my stomach was a boy scout and was practicing trying knots.
I made my way to the school's parking lot. I hope I didn't look as nervous as I felt. At least we were going to his house first…I might get to talk to Cordillia about this. She always had the simplest advice that always worked.
I leaned against a pillar by the entrance. I let out a sigh. "Guide to the truth" was going to have a lot to write about.
I'm so glad its Friday, I thought, I'll have a weekend to write.
"Hey, Annabeth." I hear someone say, behind me. I turn to see the very green eyed boy my stomach kept lurching for. He grinned, a lopsided grin.
"Oh, um, hey…Percy." I stood up strait, looking down at my dark blue Converse.
"You ready?" he asks, his usual cheeriness seeming to be toned down a bit. I nod as he leads the way to his car.
Once we're settled in and buckled in, Percy drives off on the route that is all too familiar.
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"Annabeth? I didn't know you were coming!" Cordillia cheered, hugging me in the door way. Connor was standing behind her, with a look of longing. Probably wishing Cordillia was hugging him not me.
I see Cordillia smirking in her older brother's direction. I turn to look at Percy. Not quick enough, Percy wipes a similar look off of his face.
"So why are you here?" Cordillia asks, as she lets her brother and me inside.
"Percy and I have a project to do for English."
"Really?" Connor looks surprised, "We have a project in Greek history." I smile.
"How's Mr. Brunner been doing?" he was my favorite teacher last year
"Good," Cordillia answered, "But someone doesn't pay attention." She threw a pointed at Connor who, in return, blushed furiously.
"Oh really?" I smirk
"Yeah, this'll be the third time he has to copy my notes." She chuckles. "What do you think about when you go off to Connor Land?" His whole face and neck are red by now.
"Um…peanut M 'n M's" he says, panicked. I laugh.
"Percy? Are we going?" I ask him, quietly. I turn to him and his sea-green eyes are glazed over, looking more turquoise. He snaps out of it. His eyes turn back to their usual green.
"Sorry, what?"
"Are we going?" I ask, slowly
"Oh, yeah, lets go."