New chapter guys. And I know the update is VERY late. Sorry! To apologize even further, virtual cookies for everyone!

*Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

APOV

During lunch, I got tripped, thrown at with food and splashed by drinks. By the time lunch was finished, I was a mess. Luckily, I brought extra clothes and went to the bathroom to change. The bathroom mirror showed my reflection and I looked like a disaster. My blonde hair had spaghetti sauce in it, my face was sticky with soda drinks and my clothes were dripping wet. I changed quickly and made my way to class.

School dragged on and on and on, when it was finally over, I went to a small cafe near my house called- 12 cabins. The cafe was decorated in a vintage style, with wooden tables and metal chairs with pictures lining the wall. The cafe was nice because not alot of people came but the place had good food. Their menu was kinda weird though, they call drinks nectar and food ambrosia.

I sat in a booth and ordered my things- ambrosia brownie and honey nectar, then I pulled out a book and started reading. When I was at the climax, I heard someone sit down across from me and I look up. I was shocked to see Percy there, he had a smile on his face and coffee in front of him.

"Hey." He said looking at me.

"Hi?" I say wearily.

"Watcha reading?"

"Umm...A book?"

"I know it's a book, I meant the name."

"Oh, sorry. The book is called Mortal Instruments- City of Bones."

"Cool."

"Yeah..." The silence was awkward after that and I couldn't stand it so I decided to ask him why was he here. "Um...why are you here?"

"Why not?"

"That, is not a valid answer."

"Well, I don't think your question is a valid question. So it deserves a unvalid answer."

"And why, pray tell, that my question is not a valid question. You are sitting with me for no apparent reason."

"Ugh, you're impossible to win." He said exasperatedly, then he added with a teasing tone. "Gods, you are such a wise girl."

I snicker at his weak attempt at a new nick name for me and gave him one too. "And you are such a seaweed brain." He laughed and I joined in, then he accidentally snorts and we laughed even harder, the waiter was giving us funny looks

"Well, to answer your question, I sat here because I want to get to know you."

"Why?"

"You seem like an interesting girl." I blush at that.

"Well, what do you want to know?"

"Tell me what's your story."

"Well, I am pretty unextraordinary."

"I reject that out of hand. Think of something you like. The first thing that comes to mind."

"Um. Reading."

"Duh. Or else why would you have a book in your hand." He said in a joking tone and pointed to the book. "I hate reading, the words are always jumbled up. Being dyslexic sucks!"

"You're dyslexic? Me too. But I don't really mind the jumbled words, because the story in the end is worth it. You should try it." I opened my bag and took out 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid', handing it to Percy. "This book is funny and is pretty easy to read, there are also a few pictures in there."

He smiled and took the book from me. "Thanks."

"Don't mention it." I smiled back. "Tell me what you think when you finish it."

"You'll be the first." He grinned. Just then, my food came but there was a extra cup of coffee. I opened my mouth to tell the waiter that he got my order wrong but Percy cut me off by saying. "The coffee is mine."

"Oh!" We ate in a comfortable silence, well I did, Percy just looked at me while drinking his coffee. I blush whenever I catch him looking, and if you knew me at all, that was not normal. I never blush, NEVER! What in gods is happening to me?

When we finished and paid,I grabbed my stuff and we walked out together. "You want me to walk you home?" Percy asked, a hopeful glint in his eyes.

I wanted to say yes so badly but I couldn't do that. If I was seen with him then his rising reputation would be ruined and he would be a outcast like me, I couldn't do that to him, I just couldn't. I opened my mouth to answer but was cut off- again - by a highly familiar voice, and not a pleasant one at that.

"Freak! Get away from Percy! You are going to ruin him, just like everything else!" Drew's nasally voice calls out. She walked to us with her possy behind giggling and stood in front of Percy. She trailed a finger up and down his chest. "Hey handsome, what are you doing with Annabrat?"-I roll my eyes at the weak nickname she has for me-" She is a freak, come hang with us and ditch her. We could do something..." She lean up to Percy's ear and tried to sound seductive saying. "...Fun..."

Percy looked ready to hurl when she said that and I snickered but Drew didn't seem to notice and continued trailing her fingers around his biceps.

"Um"- Percy grabbed her hand and put it to her side-"No thank you. I was just going to walk Annabeth home. Right?" He emphasized the word Annabeth and looked at me, silently begging me to say yes."

"Um. Yeah." I said, earning a glare from Drew.

"Fine then, your lost." She said, walking away from us, her possy scurrying after her like she was meat and they were hungry wolves.

"Thank gods she's gone." Percy breathed out. "Now. Let's walk you home, lead the way wise girl." He said, doing a mock salute and grinning.

I rolled my eyes and said in the same tone. "Of course seaweed brain." We headed in the direction of my house.

This took me longer than I thought.

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