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How I won the game of love.

Chapter

Percy's P.O.V.

There's absolutely nothing to worry about.. we can do this.

Right, as if we could get away with this without the obviousness showing. (A/N obviousness is a word XD)
Of course, this ball was a big deal, you couldn't even go to the mall without seeing at least 20 people who were looking for clothes for the ball.

I felt a pinch of anger directed towards Luke because of injuring Rachel so much that she couldn't even go to the ball with her boyfriend.

Well, that is if he was alive.

But I kept on thinking to myself, if she wasn't alive, would I go with her to the ball or would I go with Annabeth? Rachel was my best friend and well Annabeth…

Shut up brain.

Yeah, I needed better things to focus on.. such as my outfit..

I decided to search my father's old things.. it was too expensive to buy a new suit

After searching in my father's old things, I finally found a pretty fancy black suit that fit me perfectly. It was almost like a gift from my father who left me…

No, stop thinking about him.

I had no idea how I felt about my father.. whenever I thought about him, I only felt emptiness, how he left me when I was only a baby. I could only remember his laughter and voice… nothing else.

My mother told me stories about him sometimes, how they fell in love… and how he left.

And as I gripped the dusty fabric in the cool room, I thought of how it would be like with two full parents, like Annabeth.

It doesn't matter. Thinking about him will never help.

I left the room, my thoughts filled with feelings that I failed to shut out…

A few days later..

Annabeth had to call me at the worst possible moment.

I had just retrieved my neighbor's cat from the fire escape, holding the heavy cat with a dirty white coat in my arms when my cell phone started ringing in my pocket.

It startled me so much that I almost dropped the cat.

I groaned as I rushed back to my tiny apartment, running to my neighbor's apartment. The old woman opened the door with a tearful smile in her face. Her hair was full of rollers.

She looked like she was kind, but I knew from experience, I knew she was a bit crazy. So without saying a word to her, I ran back to my own apartment and called Annabeth again.

"What do you want? You interrupted Super Seaweed Brain from rescuing a cat."

"Ok, super seaweed brain, I was checking on you."

Her voice sounded only slightly amused.

"Um, did you get a… suit for the ball?" she asked.

"Yes, of course I did. How about you?"

"Uh.. actually, I-I" she stammered.

"I..?" I prompted.

"I didn't find one." She declared.

I nearly choked. The ball was right around the corner and she didn't have a dress. That was the least thing I expected from the girl who was usually obsessed with fashion.

"You've changed. You usually obsess over makeup and dresses and whatnot all the time…"

"I've changed." She said hotly.

Silence.

"I was also hoping.. that you would help me with shopping…" she said hopefully.

I nearly laughed. What would I do on a shopping trip?

"Uh, what would I do there?"

"Well, you boys do have a selection of dresses in your mind that you think would look good on certain girls… right?"

Well, that was sort of true.

"I guess so…"

"Well then, its settled, meet me in the GreenHill mall in 10 minutes."

Then she ended the call.

I was befuddled. Did girls really do that? Take their friends for emergency shopping?

I sighed and dragged myself to my mom, asking her permission.

"Hey, mom? Can I go to the mall with Annabeth?"

She raised her eyebrows and her soft mouth twisted into a smile.

"A date, is it?" She asked.

I immediately felt my face turn red.

"No! I just.. needed to help her with shopping…"

"That's a bit strange.. but still pretty sweet."
"Mom.."

"Ok, fine go on with this… Annabeth.."
I nodded and walked back to my room and shrugged on a jacket.

Pinching the bridge of my nose, I walked out, wondering why Annabeth had to drag me into this.

"So, which shop?" I asked Annabeth, who was staring at the different stores.

"Uh… oh I remember, Hasley's boutique has the best dresses, we should go there I guess. (A/N: That is not a real shop)

Annabeth dragged me forcibly towards the boutique while I groaned all of the way.

The shop wasn't actually that bad. There were a huge amount of dressesIt had only a few pink dresses and the rest were a suitable color, not anything too bright like orange or green.

"Hmm let's see. I'll pick a few dresses and you tell which one you like the best, alright?" she asked.

"Sure, just make it quick, these girls here have no chill." I muttered.

She smiled at me, making me a bit flustered and hurried off.

I stood near the counter, waiting and hoping that no one noticed me. Unfortunately, many girls stared at me as they went past.

Finally after a god solid 10 minutes, Annabeth returned with about 7 dresses in her arms.

"Woah, what have you got there?"

I helped her set all of the dresses on an empty counter in the shop.

I scanned through all of them but only one caught my eye.

It was a simple knee length dress. Its color was blending into each other, ranging from an indigo blue to a milky white. There was a sparkly belt at the waist, pulling the entire dress together.

I could imagine that if a girl wore this, it would make her look like a goddess. (Definitely not applying to Annabeth, of course.)

I pointed to the dress and Annabeth smiled.

"What a coincidence." She said, as she went to the counter to pay.

"That was my favourite dress too."

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Well, next chapter is going to be the ball, so better be excited for that