Chapter eight - Annabeth -
What did you do that for? You have a boyfriend, Annabeth! Remember Luke?! I groaned as I sat on the bleachers at the back of the gym thinking about what happened. Why had I kissed him? It felt good, it made me feel tingly. I have never felt like that when I kissed Luke, sure it feels good, but it doesn't feel like tiny electric shocks travelling through my body. When I kissed Percy, it felt. Right. I smiled to myself slightly but then remembered his words, It didn't happen, you have a boyfriend and I don't want to get involved with someone else's relationship, we are better off as friends. Better off as friends. Those words kept spiralling around in my head as I thought about it. What is wrong with me, I'm starting to act like Piper, all lovey dovey and feelings. For another man! And then there is the whole matter of the knife thing. Why does a seventeen year old have a knife, a combat knife might I add, and why was I so cool about it?! But for some reason, I didn't feel scared, strangely I felt... safe, as his arms wrapped around my waist and then the kiss. That kiss. I groaned and placed my head in my hands. I Stood up after a couple of minutes, and walked to the one place where I felt safe. Besides from with Percy, the library. I walked out of the gym and through the cafeteria. A boy with raven black hair and sea green eyes caught my attention as I exited. Quickly looking away I sprinted towards the library so I could escape in the world of murder mysteries and books on mythology.
Thalia
I grinned to myself, I'm not sure why I'd done it, but I'm glad I had. I told Piper about how I felt towards Nico and she said to test it out. So after PE, I asked him to hang back for a second because I wanted to 'talk' to him. He agreed with a slight hesitation, and when I found that it was just us two, I kissed him. He didn't respond at first but then he started kissing back and then we were having a fully blown make out session there and then. Nico pushed me up against the wall and I could still feel his touch on my waist and his lips pressed against mine. I sighed at just thinking about it, it felt good and sort of natural, like we were meant to do it. I glanced over at him when we sat at the table in the cafeteria and he kept trying to flatten his perfect obsidian black hair. I laughed silently as I watched his flustered expression, he had looked like that for about twenty minutes. Percy kept giving us funny looks until he excused himself to check on his wound.
Percy
I followed her towards the library where she went towards the mythology section and sat down with a book of Greek Mythology. I approached her from behind when I heard her sniffle, was she crying?
"Hey, you okay?" I asked softly as I sat next to her. She jumped and quickly wiped her face, "Why are you crying?" I wondered. She shook her head,
"Nothing, I don't know why I am anyway." She tried for a chuckle but it came out slightly bitter,
"Look if this is about this morning, I did it for a good reason. Yeah, I liked it," I said truthfully as I turned to face her, "Although I'm not meant to," I mumbled under breath, "But you can't afford to get involved with someone like me. That's why I said it would be best to stay as friends. It hurts me to say it but, in all honesty I haven't felt like this with anyone before. Heck you were my first." I added with a light chuckle. She smiled over at me but then her face changed to one of confusion,
"What do you mean, can't afford to get involved with someone like you?" She questioned. I paused. I'd slipped up,
"Well, like Nico said yesterday, where ever we went we weren't loved and that tends to make someone bitter. My parents never saw me due to the fact that they were always working, so I kind of felt unloved, I'm new to this experience and yeah, I like it but, I just want us to stay as friends. I would just prefer it to be honest." Her grey eyes bored into mine, flicking across my face, analysing me when she finally nodded. "Friends?" I asked holding out my hand. She smiled, nodded and laughed, hugging me in the process. We both stood up and made our way back over to the cafeteria. Annabeth went in first while I went to go check on my wound. As I left I caught sight of Ethan and Luke, exiting the main building towards the car park. I trailed after them, phone in hand and listening device ready. I hid behind an old Ford Taurus, and placed in the hearing device.
"-Got the package?" Ethan asked. Luke scanned his surroundings while I took photographs on my phone of the two and a black Cadillac cavalcade with a man in the driver seat with black shades on. He had black hair and a scar that ran down one side of his face. He lifted his glasses and in the driver seat, sat, one of Kronos's brothers, Hyperion. He had piercing gold eyes like all of the Titan's at Mt. Orthys. Luke handed him the package which he nodded curtly too and handed them over a brown envelope. I took photographs of the exchange while in my spot. He pulled away and they exchanged some words in hushed tones and walked back into the main building. I followed in soon after, and sat next to Nico just as the bell wrung for next period and end of lunch. I guess I'd have to tell and show him during science.