Chapter Four ~ The Movies
Annabeth's POV:
I started school on Monday. The rest of the week was normal; I just got to know everyone a bit more. Piper was half Cherokee on her dad's side and her mum was a famous fashion designer. Jason and Thalia's dad was a top businessman and their mum had been a TV actress but then she started drinking one day and she died in a car accident while she was intoxicated when they were little. They had a hard life and to make it worse their dad constantly had annoying girlfriends around. The most recent was Hera, neither of them liked her.
Frank's dad was a high ranking army officer. Hazel was a bit old fashioned for some odd reason but it was no big deal. Her dad was in the business for mining precious stones and he owned a mortuary, her mother had owned a magic curio shop but she has disappeared a few years ago.
Nico was a bit younger than everyone else was but he still hung out with the group. He had lost his older sister when he was younger which explains why he was moody. He didn't speak much. He found out that Hazel was his long lost sister somehow. So they lived together with their father. Leo remained jovial most of the time but I'm sure he had a back story. Reyna seemed to have an interesting story. She also was quiet but she was very good at sports. I also talked to Percy quite a bit during the week.
_Time Lapse to Friday_
We all decided to meet at the mall at 6; we were going to have dinner first. At lunch Percy and I were talking. "Um hey Annabeth, I was wondering if you needed a lift to the mall. I know you travel on your bike to school, so I was just wondering..." he said a little nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. Percy and I had become close, well sort of. We hung out a little. I was beginning to take a liking to him. Not that I didn't before, it's just different somehow. I was becoming good friends with Reyna, Thalia and Piper. Hazel isn't unfriendly she's just shy but she was coming out of her shell.
"Sure Seaweed Brain." I replied grinning. "Hey! Why Seaweed Brain?" "Because you're always swimming so your brain is full of seaweed." "Okay then you're Wise Girl because you are super smart and you're a girl," "Touché but mine is better than yours," I said sticking my tongue out at him. "Isn't!" "Is too!" We argued like 5 years olds for a minute, and then we burst out laughing. "We are so immature!" said Percy still laughing. "Gosh I feel like I've known you for ages," I said giggling.
Then Leo came on the scene, I hadn't noticed before but our group had been watching us looking amused. "Now, now Percy and Annabeth, stop behaving like 5 year olds," he told us in a pretend stern voice then whispered something in Percy's ear. Percy yelled, "LEO!" and began chasing him. Piper called me, "Hey Annabeth, time for class." So left the scene like that.
When school was over I picked the twins up from their class. They greeted me grinning, "Hi Annie!" "Hi boys, wanna a chocolate?" "Yes! Thank you!" Since it was Friday I decided to treat them. We rode home together on our bikes. After my homework was done, I started to get ready for the movies. I took a shower, did my hair and chose my clothes. I wore a pair of blue skinny jeans, black pumps, a white blouse with pink hearts and a blue cardigan
I left my hair open but I did a small braid on the side and clipped it back. I put on some light makeup and wore some dangly earrings. I checked my watch, it was 5:20. I grabbed my clutch bag and my iPhone and went down the stairs. My dad hadn't arrived yet, Helen was making dinner and the twins were playing in the backyard. "Hey Helen, I'm going out to the movies tonight so don't worry about dinner for me. I'm leaving at 5:30." "Okay Annabeth, be careful. Do you have enough money?" The doorbell rang. "Yeah, I gotta go bye!" I grabbed my house keys and headed out.
There was Percy's smiling face looking at me. "Hi Annabeth, are you ready?" I wouldn't admit it to my friends but I did a small crush on Percy. It's just he's so sweet and he's not like other guys. Not saying that all the guys I know are bad it's just Percy is really nice. He's such a gentleman. He looks so cute when he gets confused. This is the first time I've felt like this in a long time, it was nice. "Yeah, let's go," I replied. He opened the door for me and then got in on his side. We started off to the mall. "So what kinds of music do you like Annabeth?" "Pop, rock, R&B, I don't really mind," "Lets see what's on the radio," What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction started playing. "Oh my gosh! This is one of my favourite songs!" Percy started singing, "You're insecure, don't know what for," "You're turning heads when you walk through the door," I carried on. "Don't need make up, to cover up, being the way that you are is enough," we sang the last line together. We finished singing like this.
I felt like he was singing to me. "I didn't think you were a 1D fan Percy. And you're such a good singer!" Percy blushed. "That's 2 secrets of mine. Please don't tell Jason about the 1D thing!" We laughed and talked like this till we got to the mall.
We met the gang at an Italian restaurant called Famoso. "Hey guys," I greeted them. Thalia and Nico hadn't arrived yet. We ordered our pizzas (which we were sharing) and sat down to eat. "So what movie do you think we should watch?" inquired Hazel. "How about the Mockingjay part 1?" asked Reyna. She looked a bit like Katniss Everdeen with her braided hair and her features. Suddenly Thalia and Nico came in. They looked a bit ruffled. "The car err, broke down," said Thalia quickly. "Yeah that's what happened," said Nico agreeing; they received a couple smug looks and raised eyebrows but we didn't say anything. "So we decided to watch the Mockingjay." said Frank. "Everyone cool with that?" Reyna asked. "Yeah," we replied.
So after dinner we went to the cinema. I was really looking forward to the movie since I had read all the books. We seated in the theatre and I ended up next to Percy and Reyna. We all wanted to see the movie; we liked Jennifer Lawrence or Josh Hutcherson, read the books or just wanted to see a good movie. I really could feel Katniss's pain when she saw Peeta. I found myself getting close to Percy unconsciously. We ended up pretty close but he didn't move away. I hope he doesn't think I'm weird now. Maybe that's a good thing. We all left the cinema singing the Hanging Tree:
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
They strung up a man
They say who murdered three.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where dead man called out
For his love to flee.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run,
So we'd both be free.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Wear a necklace of rope,
Side by side with me.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run,
So we'd both be free.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
They strung up a man
They say who murdered three.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where dead man called out
For his love to flee.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.
It's an amazing song. I'm pretty sure the people outside thought we were mad but it was worth it. We said goodbye and left the movies. We had an awesome time. My drive back with Percy was a little quieter; we chatted about how we liked the movie, he has also read the series. I fell asleep after a while and when I got up we were almost holding hands. He had to lean over and whisper in my ear that we'd arrived. When we got back he opened the door for me as I got out. I smiled at him and said, "Thanks for giving me a lift Percy," "You're welcome Annabeth," he replied also smiling. I waved at him as he drove away. I walked inside and found my father in the living room. "So is that bloke your boyfriend?" He asked teasingly. "Dad! Not every guy I know is my boyfriend!" I groaned. I went to get ready for bed. I wouldn't tell anyone but I wished it were true, that Percy was my boyfriend. I was starting to really like him and I got a warm tingling feeling just thinking about it now. And with that I went to bed.
AN: Thanks guys for bearing the always long chapters, I'll try cut the length. Hope guys enjoyed it :) I'd like to do as shout out for my friend's stories. Please check out Rhea2202 WerewolfMaia on Wattpad. Guys I just wanted to clear up something, NICO AND THALIA ARE NOT COUSINS! Just realised my mistake.
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