DISCLAIMER: I'm not Rick Riordan so I do not own the Percy Jackson and it's charaters.
CHAPTER11
PERCY's POV
It's been a month since school started and I got to say, it's been a roller coaster ride.
First of all, Rachel and her 'gal pals' been harassing our group ever since… well, since Annabeth became part of our circle of friends. There was one time that Annabeth, Nico and I were getting food from the cafeteria when all of a sudden 'someone' splashed a slurpee on her back. It was a pretty nasty scene 'cause Thalia came barging in and punched Rachel on her face. Thalia got detention for 5 weeks and has to do community service for 100 hours but she said that it was worth it. I have to say though, I laugh everytime I remember that scene. It was just too funny!
Second, I've been getting Bs at my quizzes. It's a big improvement for me especially when my usual grades range from Fs to Cs. I have to give credit for Annabeth to that. She helps me with some of the subjects that are just too difficult for me to understand.
Thirdly, Luke and Thalia had been on good terms now… well if you consider Thalia not leaving the group whenever I invite Luke to come sit with us during lunch and glaring at him, I guess they are on good terms. I just wish that they'll work it out eventually. I miss our trio.
Lastly, there's Annabeth. I was really glad that she's our friend. I mean, yeah, she can be a 2.0 version of Thalia but she's really funny and very down-to-earth type of person. She's not like most girls on our school. She can be boyish but at the same time sweet and she can be a bit hot-headed, especially if you ever dare to touch her things, but she's very rational.
I'm just loving everything right now; my friends, school, home—by the way, mom and Paul are expecting a baby!—even on our swim team. We've won 2 silvers and 3 gold medals this year and we're going to compete on a national competition! How great is that? Man, life's so good… but I wonder for how long.
Luke, Annabeth and I are at the park. Annabeth and I are helping Luke baby-sit his mother's friend's kid. Did I mention that this kid is an overly-active boy?
"Hey, Looth! Get me some ice cream!" the boy, who goes by the name Sam, impolitely asked.
"It's Luke, you little punk." He gritted his teeth. I kinda feel bad for Luke but he said he needed money to buy something 'important' that even baby-sitting for a brat kid would do.
"NOW!" the little boy yelled. Man this kid is rude.
"You guys go, I'll watch him." Annabeth suggested.
It's a good thing that the ice cream parlour is near the park. We bought vanilla flavoured ice cream for Annabeth, blueberry for me, chocolate for the little kid and cookies and cream for Luke.
While we walk back to the park, I took this opportunity to talk to Luke; we never really did talk about anything serious. We usually talk about the basketball team or the swimming competition or Mr. Solace, our biology teacher, who's very fond of eating mayo.
"So, Luke. How's life?" I asked him.
He looked at me weirdly and holds a laugh.
"It's good." He said.
"Really?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Oh, nothing. I'm just interested on what's going on with you right now, since we haven't seen each other for the whole summer, you know."
He laughed now, "Since when did Perseus Jackson has been interested with my life, huh?" He raised an eyebrow.
"What? Is it wrong to care for a friend?"
He still laughing at me and I punched him in the arm.
"Ow! What was that for?" he rubbed his right arm.
"That's for making fun of my question! I'm serious here dude."
He looked at me and his smile faded. He looked serious and hurt. We were near Annabeth and Sam now.
"Later, man." That's all I got from him. I looked at him and I'm seriously worried about him. I've never seen him this down before.
I just nodded as we came back to the two.
"Here you go, vanilla ice cream for the lady and chocolate ice cream for the punk." He gave the ice cream to Annabeth and Sam.
"I'm not a punk!" Sam whined.
"Yes you are. Now, stop talking and eat your ice cream." Luke said while holding back his anger. I just had to laugh at that.
"I'm telling on you!" he said as he licked his ice cream.
"Yeah, whatever."
It was eight thirty when we decided to go home. Luke and Sam left already around seven and Annabeth and I just stayed at the park for a little while.
We're walking back to our house. We were both silent the whole time but it wasn't a weird or awkward silence but more of like a comfortable one.
"Here we are." I took Annabeth back to their apartment. "I'll see you tomorrow then. Don't forget to bring your laptop. We'll need it when we present our report to Mr. Solace, okay?"
"Okay. Uh, Annabeth?" She turned around. Her princess curls bounced gracefully.
"Uhm, I was wondering if you're doing anything next week."
"Next week? Uh, no I don't have plans for next week. Why?"
"Well, you see. Mom and Paul are planning to go to Miami next weekend and I was planning to invite you and the others for movie night."
"That sounds fun! Sure. I'd love too." She smiled at me. I felt my heart flutter.
"Great! I'll go tell Thalia and the others. Good night, Wise girl."
"Night, Seaweed brain."
LUKE's POV
It's 2 o'clock in the morning and I haven't been able to sleep yet. I'll be late for school later or probably skip it. I can't sleep. I already tried counting sheeps, drank hot milk, and did push ups but still, nothing!
I'm tired of thinking but one person won't let my mind stop working… Thalia.
I still love her, I never did stop. All the while I was with my dad for the summer, there wasn't a moment I never had stopped thinking of her. She's my first ever girlfriend and my first love. As cheesy as it may seem, my heart only beats for her and no one else.
I was stupid for ever coming to that bar and getting drunk. I was stupid for even sleeping with Drew. I never really did like her. She was a total bitch. She even put Thalia into a complete emotional trash when she and her friends bullied her when we were still freshmen.
Now I lost the only person I think I will ever love. I'm such a jerk!
My phone rang. Who's calling me at 2:30 in the morning? I didn't even bother to check the caller ID.
"Hello?"
"Luke." My heart stopped rather it beats thrice as much as it normally did.
"Thalia, wha-what… I mean, why are you calling this early? Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm… I'm fine. I can't sleep."
I remember the time when we were still together and Thalia can't sleep.
-Flashback-
I was sleeping peacefully when I heard my phone rang. I turned on my bed lamp and checked the time. 1 am? What kind of person with their right mind would call at this time of the day?
"Hello?" I asked and made sure that I sounded irritable.
"Luke? Sorry, did I wake you?"
I immediately sat up, "Thalia? Hey, what's wrong?" I asked.
"I can't sleep."
"Why? Are you having nightmares?"
"No, but I can't sleep."
I thought for a while, "Want me to come there?"
"Are you out of your mind? No! You might get yourself in danger if you do."
I laughed at her. She changes her emotion so quickly.
"Hmm, how about I sing to you until you sleep?"
"You'd do that?"
"Sure! But please bear with my awful singing voice."
She laughed at that. "Okay."
I began to sing to her and she just listened. Every now and then I would hear her giggle whenever I'm of key or out of tune.
"I love your voice, babe but not as much as I love you."
My heart was happy, I was happy. "I love you more, babe." And I continued to sing until she fell asleep.
-Back to the present-
I began to sing to her and she was just silent. I sang to her, I won't give up by Jason Mraz.
When I was done, I thought that she was already asleep.
"Good night Thalia. I love you, I still do." Then I hang up. I thought about the past, when Thalia and I were still together and not a moment too soon, I fell asleep.
PERCY's POV
It was lunch break and we were at our usual spot at the cafeteria. Nico sitting quietly beside me, Thalia and Annabeth were talking about 'hot' substitute teacher on our English class, since Paul's gone for the week and Luke was just eating his food like it was his job to do so, he came late because he slept around 3:30 in the morning.
"Hey, guys! Do you have anything to do this weekend?" I asked.
"Nope and none" was what I heard.
"Well, my parents are gone for the week and they won't be going home until next week, so do you guys want to do a movie marathon at our place?"
"Sure! Man!" Luke said.
"Yeah, I'll go too, as long as you provide our food." Thalia said, I just rolled my eyes at her statement.
"I'm busy." We all turned to Nico.
"Why, man? What are you doing this weekend?"
"I'll be busy lying down my bed room. Sorry."
He earned a smack in the head, courtesy by me and Thalia.
"The hell, dude? Stop being so emo and to over to Percy's!" Thalia said, more like demanded.
"Fine. Just stop hitting me, okay?" He said non-chaotically.
"Great!"
"Hang-on, why don't we make it, an overnight movie marathon?"
"More like a sleep over, Thals."
"Yeah, whatever Kelp head."
"Sure, I mean, if everyone is up to it?"
"Sure dude! I'm cool with." Luke said.
"I live just across your street, of course it's fine."
"Do I even have a choice?"
"NO" We all said. He just shrugged.
"Great then! Overnight at Kelp head's house on Friday!"
"Did someone said overnight?"
We all looked at the person who said that.
"Rachel, would you just please do us all a favor and disappear from our lives, like, forever?" Thalia said annoyingly.
"Don't get your hopes up, goth girl, I won't be going anywhere."
"Well, if you're not, then we will. Come on guys." I said and we all stood up and walked away, leaving a very mad faced Rachel.
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