At IHOP, Percy POV

Biting her lip, Annabeth glanced towards me, but quickly looked away when she saw that I noticed. Of course, I noticed. I was staring at Annabeth at every chance I got. Curse Aphrodite: I had fallen love. An older man with graying brown hair, came up to us and said hoarsely, " Do you guys want anythin' to drink? Or eat? Or something"?

Annabeth promptly responded, " Coffee, two sugars and two silver dollar pancakes"

Our server replied, " Anything for your boyfriend over here?"

"he's not my…umm well he's just my ummm.." Annabeth stammered.

" I'll take one coffee too and a….veggie omelet with bacon" I said, instigating an awkward silence. Annabeth broke it by asking me about Thalia. I told her she was my cousin, that her dad and mine were brothers, and we did everything together. Strangely enough, as soon as I said she was my cousin, Annabeth looked relieved. …

Annabeth POV

Thanks gods!Thalia wasn't Percy's girlfriend or something. That would totally ruin my plan( of course I had a plan, I'm the daughter of Athena) of getting me and him together. We bantered for a couple minutes, before our food came. We quickly ate and then went back to the dorm where Thalia and Nico were waiting. And they didn't exactly look too happy…..