Hey guys, I know it's been days but school started and I know you don't want to listen to excuses. Second thing, this chapter has almost nothing to do with the story. It was so completely random but it's entertaining. Next chapter soon, I promise.
Chapter Thirteen
Percy
Monday, August 18th
"Happy birthday!"
Percy rolled out of his bed and onto the floor. He untangled himself from the bed sheets and groggily looked up, "Huh?"
"It's your birthday," Bianca grinned. Suddenly she frowned, "Right?"
"Um," Percy glanced at his digital clock. Sure enough, he was now thirteen. "I guess so."
"C'mon then," Thalia said offering him her hand. "We're gonna have fun."
Percy must've looked confused because Jason laughed, "We're gonna take those cards our dads gave us and buy whatever we want."
"It's our birthday present," Hazel added.
"Oh," Percy smiled as he stood up.
"So get dressed," Bianca said as she left the room. "And hurry up, because I'm hungry."
The six of them walked through the crowded sidewalk, "Okay so first were going out for breakfast," Thalia mumbled as she read off a crumpled sticky note. "And then we're going to the beach."
They really had this all figured out. Percy grinned triumphantly. "Really?"
Bianca nodded excitedly, "Come on."
He was led towards a big, fancy looking restaurant. "I think we're under dressed," Percy mumbled as they entered.
"Nonsense," Thalia waved him off as a waiter greeted them.
"Hi, I'm Olive. Are you meeting someone?" she asked. She smiled brightly. She had long red hair pulled into a ponytail and sparkling blue eyes. She looked around sixteen or seventeen.
Thalia shook her head, "No, we're here alone."
The waiter looked confused, "How old are you?"
"Old enough to feed myself," Thalia replied. The waiter looked around as if looking for someone. "Can we please just have a table for six?" Thalia asked.
"I don't know," the waiter replied shuffling the menus nervously.
"Do you know who our fathers are?" Percy interrupted.
"Someone famous?" Olive guessed.
Jason nodded, "Our fathers are Zeus, Poseidon and Hades Olympian and we're really hungry so could we please have a seat?"
"They're your fathers?" Olive didn't look convinced.
Bianca nodded, "Yes. And even if they weren't were still paying customers, we just want to eat."
Olive shrugged and led them to a table.
Percy set up their stuff by their beach chairs. None of them had bathing suits so of course they had to go shopping first. Those credit cards were very useful when it came to things like that. Thalia and Bianca didn't bother to even attempt at getting in the water. Bianca sat around in a big floppy hat and read a magazine while Thalia tanned.
"Thalia, it's no fun if you don't come in the water," Jason said as he ran over to his sister. Both Thalia and Bianca had basically been doing nothing for an hour. Percy stood beside Jason.
Nico ran over next, "Bianca's just afraid of ruining her hair."
Bianca glared at him, "No."
Hazel walked over pulling hair out of her face, "Why aren't you swimming?"
Thalia lifted her head slightly, "Tanning. But not too much or else I'll burn." Hazel scrunched her nose in confusion.
Percy shook his head spraying the two girls with water, "Come into the water."
Bianca sighed and stood. "Thalia," Percy said.
Thalia shook her head, "I don't want an uneven tan."
Percy smirked, "fine." He grabbed a bucket and quickly filled it with water from the sea. The others watched him carefully as he snuck up on Thalia. He dumped it on her. Thalia shot up and screamed, "Perseus Jackson!"
Percy was halfway towards the water.
Percy laughed as he sprayed Thalia with water again. She glared again and shocked him.
"Hey!" he yelled.
Thalia laughed as she swam towards Nico and Hazel.
Jason swam towards Percy, "Another race?"
Percy rolled his eyes, "You can't beat a son of Poseidon in the water."
"But I can try, can't I?"
Percy smirked, "Let's go."
Bianca
Friday, August 29th
"Happy birthday!"
Bianca sat up in bed and grinned. She knew this was coming. It was her birthday after all and they had done the same to Percy a couple of weeks earlier. She hopped out of bed. "Give me a minute to get dressed."
"It's not a surprise if you knew it was coming," Nico argued.
Bianca walked towards her closet, "Just because I know when my birthday is, doesn't make it not a surprise."
Like with Percy, they went out for breakfast then at Bianca's request they went to the mall. Bianca glanced around. Thalia had this expression on her face that looked like, 'Just kill me now.' Bianca bit her lip and looked around the mall, "How about we go to the movie theatre?"
Jason nodded slowly, "Okay."
Bianca grinned as she skipped off towards the movie theatre in the mall.
Bianca slipped into the seats as Percy nearly spilt his popcorn. It was Thalia, Percy, Bianca, Nico, Hazel and Jason.
Thalia groaned, "You picked a little kid movie."
Bianca looked around the large theatre. It was filled with many little kids and parents but had the occasional teenager too. Bianca shrugged as the movie started.
Hazel's eyes were glued to the screen as she stuffed her mouth with popcorn. Bianca leaned back into the seats as some kids started to sing.
A few minutes in Thalia cocked her head, "It's like a girl version of Percy except with snow."
Percy glared and threw popcorn in Thalia's hair.
Suddenly, a bunch of little kids gasped. Bianca heard choruses of, 'Oh no!' and 'She hit her!'
Bianca turned back to the screen. When some woman started talking to this man and said, "Hurry, Percy!" everyone but Percy in their group of six burst out laughing.
Thalia pointed at Percy, "Percy, you didn't tell me your future self had a cameo in this movie." Percy threw some more popcorn.
The next song started and a bunch of people started singing and knocking before they were all shushed by a glaring Thalia. But there was nothing she could do about the next song. Everyone was into it. Then some more gasping when the girl with powers began to go ice crazy and then she froze everything. And the song after that. A bunch of people doing these hand gestures as the girl sang and built a castle.
"Percy, if you could do that with water…" Thalia muttered.
Unfortunately Percy ran out of popcorn and he wasn't about to throw his candy so he settled with a glare. Later in the movie there was another commotion when some guy turned out to be evil and tried to kill this girl. But the talking snowman came to the rescue. Then she turned to ice but then turned back human. She then punched the evil guy. Happy ending, movie over. But Hazel insisted they waited until after the credits to leave. Good thing, too. There was one last scene. The big snow monster picked up the crown and his ice spikes melted away.
Hazel grinned, "Now we can go."
All in all, it was a pretty eventful day.
