Chapter 1
Annabeth woke up to the sound of Bobby throwing his tennis ball against the wall downstairs. She angrily got up and slammed her door and check the time. How could these people be up at like 5? Its insane! Annabeth just wanted to sleep. Her calandar read Wednesday. Yesterday, Percy was absent, Piper said that it was because he had to go to a cabin in Montuak to help pick up after a hurricane or something. How she finds the information, Annabeth didn't even want to know.
As Annabeth searched her closent for something to wear, her phone started ringing and the display showed "Buttface." She picked it up to hear Piper excitedly talking fast about pink and school or something.
"Piper, shut up and say it like a human being." Annabeth greeted her.
"Its Wednesday!Can we are pink today?" Piper asked.
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Fine, then wear some piece of red."
"Im wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt, and a sweatshirt." Annabeth said stubbornly. Piper always wanted her friend group to wear matching clothes. The only time shed given in to her endless pouting and pleading was on her birthday. She had tobwear a blue skirt and white blouse with flats that Piper said "brought out her eyes" and she regretted it and swore to never let piper do it again.
"Buzzkill," Piper grumbled. "Its sunny today, wanna walk to school together? we can meet at Fleece Park and pick Hazel and Thalia on the way, Reynas still in Chicago."
"Sure let me tell my dad, even though he probably wont care." Annabeth rolled her eyes. He would probably take Bobby Matthew, and Jessie for an before school and work breakfast thing, and bring Annabeth home a half eaten crossont. Her and her dad used to be really close, now they had this relationship that seemed broken and gone.
"Okay! See you in five, loser. Byeeee" Piper said, then hung up.
As she said, Annabeth put on Leggings because all her sweatpants were dirty and a blue owl sweater with her tennis shoes. She left her hair down today and went down the stairs, said bye to her dog, who is the only living thing in this house who would actually miss her. And set off twards Fleece Park, to meet Piper.
When she arrived Piper was on the phone talking to someone, she didn't seem to like the conversation they were having, she kept on rolling her eyes and saying no. When she saw Annabeth a look of relief wash over her face and she said and said a terse bye and hung up.
"Dylan," Piper answered her silent question. "He wanted to meet me after school but I told him I had plans ith you and that I invited everyone including the new guy and we were going to trivia night at Big House Cafe." She said. Then she withered at Annabeths look.
"You know I have to be at the school tonight working on the set for Romeo and Juliet." Annabeth said, then she realized something. "You invited Percy? As in Percy Jackson?" Piper rolled her eyes.
"No, Peter Johnson, Mr. D has him for science." Piper scoffed. "Why do you ask? Changing your mind about coming?" A mischeivious glint in her eyes, hoping that Annabeth would blush despite Percy. But she didn't.
"No. Hes jusy annoying, and too," Annabeth tried to find the right words but she couldn't
"Hot?" Piper asked hopefully, only to get a hard punch in the shoulder. "geez, but please come? I promise I wont swing any other plans on you." Annabeth raised an eyebrow. "Okay, I cant promise that, but pleeeaaase?" Piper said, clasping her hands together and batting her eyelashes.
Annabetg barely got the, " Fine" out before she was veing tackled in a Piper hug and being thanked repeatedly.
"Okay, Pipes, we better get to school" Annabeth saud and theybset off towardd the school. They met up with Hazel and Thalia on the way and they chatted about after school, but Annabeth wasnt listening. For some reason she kept on thinking about Luke, then Percy, then Luke. She mentally slapped herself. Stop being childish. She scolded herself. You have more important things to worry about other than Percy the Annoying Seaweed Brain. But she couldn't help but wonder what she was going to wear that night.
"There," Piper said, puttingb Annabeths hair into a pretty knot at the base of her neck. "You're all done"
Annabeth stared at herself in the mirror while her friends around her trybon dresses and grover hurridley wipe hot sauce if his sweater. Piper at first had put her in a short blue dress with a sweetheart neckline. Annabeth vetoed it at once. Instead, Annabeth picked out a vinitge light blue dress with a cardigan and white flats. Piper eas wearing a red dress that complimented her complextion and black flats. Hazel wore a pastel pink sweater and a black skirt, and Thalia was wearing ripped jeans and a headless barbie doll shirt. Which would be terrifying if you hadnt known that was her normal look. Annabeth refused make up, that, in her opinion, would be going too far. Which for some reason, Annabeth did not want to do.
"Come on guys," Grover said. "We'll miss the city bus if we dont leave now. Piper and Grover live next to each other so they would know what time the buses would come. Annabeth was the first one down the stairs and out the door. Five minutes later and the city bus arrived to take them to Big House cafe.
When they arrived Annabeth saw Percy through the window wearing baige khakis and a blue sweatshirt, a white t-shirt was visible at the hem of his sweatshirt and he had black high-top converse on. He was tslking to Jason, who was wearing jeans and a black button-up shirt. Even Frank showed up, who was sporting camo jeans and a black sweatshirt.
"Seems like a big team." Annabeth remarked. Piper shrugged. "The limits ten, so we have just enough." Annabeth nodded.
They walked into music and chatter. They all slid into the round booth that the boys picked out. Annabeth was between Thalia and Hazel, across from her, was Percy, who smiled at her, she nodded yo him in return. She didn't know why, but she didn't want to smile at him, well, she did, but smiling seemed odd to a practical stranger. Granted, they had nick names for each other, but they didn't have each others phone numbers, adresses, Annabeths guess that his favorite color was blue, but he didn't know hers, so they werent friends.
the word yet played in the back of her mind. Maybe after tonight they'd be "buddy buddy" but Annabeth found it hard to trust most people, mainly people she didnt know. Like she used to not trust Nico Di-Angeleo, Hazels half brother, until he expressed enough emotion with her and didn't shun her.
"Any body order a mcshizzle?" Leos voice ripped her away from her thoughts. "Or was it a bad boy supreme?" Jason flicked Leo on the temple while he slid in next to him, making Piper snort, then blush hard, the look on her face was pure terror. But Jason smiled warmly at her, making the terror face die down.
"Sooo," Percy spoke up, Annabeth had just realized that he was looking at her the whole time. "Anyone got any ideas for a name?"
"Oh-Oh" Thalia said. " Lightning Mc'Lean!" Piper blushed and punched Thalia on the arm. The reason behind that was because people nickname Jason lightening because when he was in 4th grade, he was holding the door for people at school while it was storming outside and lightning struck the door beside him, but miraculously, he didnt get struck, just blown into a wall, he was staticiefor the next month and his hair was sticking up but he survived it and the nickname gradually came made by the then 5th graders.
"How about Delphis Little Strawberrys?" Percy asked. Frank chuckled .
"That sounds cool" He agreed and everyone else did after him and he grinned lopsided and made Annabeth catch her breath. Then she had to pinch her self as punishment. She barely knew the guy!
The lights changed from its normal color to a deep, almost challenging blue. Putting Annabeth into a competitive mood. She glanced at Grover whi was munching loudly on chips wnd salsa.
"Welcome to Triva And Karaoke night!" Said a brown haired guy with a microphone. Karaoke? "The theme will be Greek Mythology!" The table glanced excitedly at each other, finally, their studying of greek mythology is going to pay off. The game luanched into action the host guy asking questions and people writing them on a whiteboard. Their team was in the lead.
Half an hour through, Annabeth took a step out side to see the city at night. People were still busying around but the atmosphere changed, more people didn't take their time, but they almost speed walked to where they wanted to go. Annabeth took it all in, sighing.
She heard the door to Big House open and close, she didnt bother to look over, thinking it was a stranger, but when the stranger walking towards her, she looked at the approching person to find Percy.
"Hey," He breathed. Then he looked at the city infront of him. "Its so diffrent from Manhattan." Annabeth nodded.
"I take it Manhattan is noisy?" Annabeth said. He nodded leaning against the wall.
"So, I dont believe that we.." He trailed off. "Actually became, friends" He helo out his hand to Annabeth. She stared at it.
"I dont think we did" Annabeth replied quietly. Almost hesitantly, she took his and and shook it. "It would be nice to, though."
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