The Swap

Chapter 15: Emotions

Annabeth POV (in Percy's body)

I couldn't believe that Percy was willing to take the blame to help me. It really showed how much he cared. He was a very good person, maybe too good.

Percy knew that this would hurt him. Regardless, he decided to take the fault off of me. Technically, neither of us did anything wrong, but teenagers didn't consider that.

I had great admiration and appreciation for Percy now.

"All right, so we're going to the museum today, right?" I asked on the phone.

I was currently getting Percy's body dressed for the day. I had swimming practice, which was why I was awake so early. I felt bad because I had woken Percy (ie my own body) up when I called him.

I still wasn't used to Percy's early morning routines. For example, fun fact, guys woke up with erections most days, and it took a few seconds to a few minutes for them to calm it.

Guys, am I right?

It didn't hurt, but it wasn't pleasant either. I had to say though that Percy didn't disappoint if you know what I mean.

"Yes, Wise Girl, we'll go there after school," my voice said tiredly.

Clearly, Percy didn't appreciate getting woken up. I wondered how he did it almost every day. "Sorry, I woke you up, Seaweed Brain."

All I heard was an exhausted murmur.

"Seaweed Brain, is there another reason that you're not feeling it today?" I asked softly. I bit my lip nervously as I waited for his response.

It wouldn't be a surprise if Helen gave him crap about doing chores last night.

"I'm just tired, Wise Girl. It was a late night. Your life is surprisingly exhausting," he said slyly. I could practically hear the smirk on his (my) face.

"Shut up," I chuckled.

I made my way downstairs in time for breakfast. Sally had made blue pancakes with chocolate syrup. It was definitely a good breakfast.

"What did my mom make?" Percy asked into the phone.

"Blue pancakes," I smiled as I started to eat. Percy (ie Annabeth) continued to talk as I got prepared for school. That was until Sally interrupted our conversation.

"Percy, honey, who are you talking to?" Sally asked.

"Mom, it's just a friend," I replied quickly.

"Really, you don't sound like you're talking to any ordinary friend," she commented with a hidden meaning in her message.

Percy also quietened on the other side of the phone.

"Mom, seriously, it's just a friend who had managed to wake up early today."

"I don't know, someone that is willing to get up early to talk to you before the day starts seems like more than a friend," she said with a smile. "Who is she?"

"Mom," I whined. "It's not like that."

However, I wasn't sure if I believed it. I mean, Percy did wake up to my phone call, and he didn't try hanging up either after answering my question.

Guys usually loved their sleep, but Percy was still talking to me.

"Percy, you usually tell me about your friends and more. Oh, this must actually be significant," she squealed.

Oh my god. I guess this was a part of having an amazing mother.

"I, uh, I gotta go. I'll talk later," I said to Percy (ie Annabeth). There was silence from Percy until he whispered, "it's so good to hear her voice again. Yeah, we'll talk at school."