People Meet Percabeth

Rebecca Finaro

AOTC: The Titans Curse

Rebecca Finaro

Here I was, sitting in the back of Basketi Gelato in Manhattan. I've been working there since it opened two years ago, since my uncle owns it. Underneath the light blue apron, I was wearing a pink t-shirt and skinny jeans. I wore simple pink flip-flops because I wanted to look remotely nice.

"Becca? You back here?" My cousin Nick's head popped out from behind the door. I looked up at him.

"Your shift is starting now," he said. I smiled.

"Cool, thanks." He saluted me, making me laugh, and we headed out to the front. I served an old couple some coffee gelato and they tipped me very well after saying that I looked like their granddaughter.

A family with 3 kids came next. There were 2 adorable girls and 1 older boy. (This is NOT Percabeth and family!)

"Daddy, Daddy! Can I get Bubble Gum?" A girl who looked about 5 asked her father with pleading blue eyes.

"Sure Katie, get whatever you want." Her dad replied. After about a minute, they ordered.

"Hi! We're going to have one kids bubblegum with gummi bears, one kids vanilla with Oreos, a small strawberry with rainbow sprinkles and two small chocolates," the woman, who I assumed to be the mother, said.

"Okay, just let me ring you up." I totaled their purchase and got them their ice cream. They sat in the corner of the shop while they ate it, occasional talking and laughing. It was pretty slow for a little while, but then two teenagers, about my age, 17 or 18, walked in laughing. They swung their intertwined hands as they strolled to the counter. Their eyes scanned the flavors for a little while before the boy said,

"Wise Girl, should I get bubblegum or cotton candy?"

She rolled her eyes and looked up at him.

"Seriously Perce? You've gotta stop it with the blue food."

Wait... This guy was Percy Jackson, the most popular guy at my high school. He was a senior this year, and this was his equally popular girlfriend, Annabeth Chase.

"But it's so goooooood!" He pleaded with her. I cleared my throat subtly and they stopped bickering and looked up at me.

"Wait, I know you," Percy said. I nodded slowly and blushed. Percy was just the whole package. He was absolutely caring, kind, strong and hot. His raven black hair was windswept and his sea green eyes glittered. Wait, don't get distracted.

"Yeah, Rebecca is it?" Annabeth asked. She was so nice. Her blonde curls were also windswept, and I couldn't help but notice that both of their lips were a little red and puffy. Her startling gray eyes analyzed every move I made and I replied,

"Yeah and you're Percy and Annabeth." She smiled widely, showing perfect white teeth.

"What can I get for you guys today?" I asked enthusiastically.

"I want a medium cotton candy and bubble gum mixed," Percy said.

Annabeth rolled her eyes at him again and said, "You are obsessed with the color blue. That's just not right. There's something messed up in your brain." I cracked a smile and she winked at me.

"You just figured that out?" Percy told her. She laughed and told me,

"I'll have a small strawberry and a large vanilla latte." I got their ice cream and latte and rang them up. Percy paid and they sat at a table with three chairs.

Annabeth waved me over and asked if I wanted to sit and talk with them for a little while.

"Sure, just let me tell my cousin that it's his shift," I responded. I walked to the back, sneaking a glance at Percy, who was stealing from Annabeth's coffee. She playfully slapped him and he kissed her quickly.

Percy, Annabeth, and I talked for a long time and I actually got to know the better. And in the end, I realized that they were really nice people. While we were chatting, it has started to rain outside.

I looked out the door, ready to close up the shop, when I saw two figures kissing in the rain in the nearby grass. One had long hair, flattened and darkened by the rain. Even though you couldn't see her face, it was clearly Annabeth. And the other one was Percy.

They had a kind of love that was unbreakable and never ending.

QOTC: How old was Annabeth when she first got to Camp Half-Blood?