Chapter 5
"Uh, give me a minute please, thanks for the coffee though I'll be right out."
"Right yeah, okay. The order should be ready when you get back." He flashed a nervous smile and hurried to the bathroom. As he rushed he whipped out his phone, fumbling with it.
"You'll never guess where I am." Octavian hissed into the phone.
"What?" Percy had just woken up from late night studying.
"You sound tired, but you need to know. I'm at starbucks-"
"SO? May I sleep?" Percy whined, face down on his bed and tiredly snuggling a flounder stuffed animal.
"-With your girl friend."
"Wait what? Why?"
"She said she wanted to treat me after being mean to me which is cool and all, but she's asking about what you asked me to do and all the details and stuff."
"Oh. You can tell her..." Percy yawned and turned over.
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, go for it. Enjoy your double shot on ice."
"How'd you know what I like?"
"You seem like the type."
"Bro." Octavian said in awe.
"You leave receipts lying around your house." Percy added, laughing.
"I gotta sleep dude, call me back if Annabeth says or does anything interesting."
"Right. G'night." Octavian hung up and washed his hands out of habit, even though all he'd done was make the phone call.
Octavian sprinted out to their table.
"Sorry I took so long."
"You called Percy."
"You two are eerily perceptive." He muttered.
"I'm the daughter of Athena you think we would be. Here. Your drink sir." She slid his drink across the table and he took a few sips, relaxing since Percy had given him the go ahead.
"I get if you don't want to talk about it. I shouldn't have gone behind his back to talk to you, but-" Octavian's turn for perception.
"But he did? Don't worry. He said we could talk. I'll tell you the whole story." Annabeth sat back and sipped her hot chocolate. Octavian began telling her about what Percy had told him, not sparing the details. He talked about the feeling of being a monster, the fear he'd seen in Percy's eyes. The discussions of blue chocolate chip cookies and the little mermaid vs. wreck it ralph.
"You know, I haven't actually seen that movie." Octavian's eyes lit up.
"Do you want to?"
"Is that your ploy? Do you just kidnap people and make them watch Wreck it Ralph?"
"I don't know. I've only successfully done it with Rachel, Percy, and my younger brother."
"I didn't know you had a brother."
"Yeah, his name is Caesar. You got any?"
"I've got my camp brothers, two half brothers, Matthew and Bobby, and my cousin Magnus whose like a brother." She was surprised to find Octavian was actually listening, and nodding. Annabeth smiled.
"Yeah, I'll watch Wreck it Ralph with you." They walked back to his apartment discussing other Disney movies, and whether not Pepper Potts could or should be considered a Disney princess, the answer being, yes, of course she should be. Pepper Potts is amazing. Lady Sif, also. Octavian texted Percy an update:
"Update, about to watch Wreck it Ralph with your girl friend."
"Have fun." Percy was unconcerned. Maybe Annabeth would even learn a thing or two watching that movie with Octavian.
The first thing Annabeth learned was that she and Octavian had a lot more in common than she thought. She learned this when she dropped to her knees unable to resist obsessively petting an adorable beagle puppy that she found there. The beagle jumped up and licked her as she laughed until Octavian called,
"Roselia, Down!" The beagle obeyed.
"I had no idea you had a dog."
"I just got her a few days ago. Rach surprised me with her."
"The name is really pretty what is it?"
"Oh, the wise Annabeth Chase doesn't know?" He teased.
"I'm unfamiliar."
"It's the name of a pokemon, duh." He said.
"Oh of course, how stupid of me." She said, laughing.
"Come on. Let's watch the movie."
Okay this one's a little cheesy but I really wanted them to super mega bond.