Chapter 1
Jason Grace was absolute perfection. Needless to say, he was both smart and athletic being captain of the football team, vice president of the student council and a member of the literature club. He had stolen the hearts of many people, including Percy. Who could resist those sky blue eyes that lit up every time he smiled? Certainly not Percy. He could stare into those eyes forever and still be interested. Those blue blue eyes and those long pale eyelashes that could-" Percy are you listening to me?" Annabeth asked. Percy didn't reply. " As I was saying, you need to talk to him. You can't just hide behind vending machines, stare at him through out lunch and think that no one will notice" Annabeth continued. Percy wasn't a stalker. He just liked observing Jason. Not for enjoyment, but for research purposes. At least that is what Percy would say if he was in denial- which he wasn't.
"Hey Jason, the vending machine guy is staring at you again and he's with a friend" Piper pointed out. Jason looked towards the vending machine, hoping to catch a glimpse of the guy's face. He saw two silhouettes. They seemed to be bickering quietly amongst themselves occasionally glancing towards him and then going back to bickering. He could make out a few phrases like " shut up seaweed brain!" and "I can do whatever I want to."
It seemed like the person wasn't a complete loner after all.
He wanted to take a closer look but it would be too obvious that he was looking at them. Jason slowly started coming closer to the vending machine when he noticed the bickering becoming louder. He had to be discrete. They could be stronger than him. By the time he was close enough to hear the conversation the two made up and went away to class ( the irrational part of him thought they went to their secret lair). However, he saw golden curls and a beaded necklace which was often worn by the student council president.
"Annabeth Chase is extremely popular, so normally it would be hard to find who it is" Piper said after he told her. "You said she called the person a nickname. What was the nickname?" she asked. "Seaweed brain," Jason said. "The nickname was seaweed brain..."
Piper had heard Annabeth Chase call her best friend Percy that a lot. She was about to tell Jason when she suddenly started to think about how it would feel like being in Percy's situation. She would keep it quiet for now. It would be nightmare for her to get on Annabeth's bad side That girl had the power to end you. Piper knew that Annabeth wasn't that type of person but it never hurt to be to safe. Especially, when it came to Annabeth.
"How long does it take you to do your business?" Annabeth questioned Percy. She was beyond slightly annoyed. He was in there for about 33 minutes by now.
"Just wait a sec," requested Percy. "I'll be out in a moment." When Percy finally got out, he told Annabeth that he wanted to try out for the football team. "I know a few tricks about footie!" he said with a fake cockney accent. Annabeth wasn't impressed.
"Oh please! You just want to get closer to Jason. Maybe get a little kiss before the game?" Annabeth teased. Oh, how Percy regretted telling her about his crush.