"the very first night" - [p.jackson one-shots]

"mi amor"

"y/n!"

I turned, hearing my name called out. My eyes fixed on Simon, my prom date. I'd had a crush on him for about a month, I think. He was super nice, and we hung out at lunch sometimes.

Anyway, he'd asked me to go to the prom with him a few days again. I was thrilled, of course, since prom was the day after tomorrow, and I'd been a little worried I wouldn't have a date. There was nothing more embarrassing then not having a date to prom.
"What's up?" I said, as Simon began walking next to me in the hallway. We squeezed past a couple making out against a locker, and I stopped at my locker, twisting the combination lock. I pulled open the door, digging through my copybooks.

Simon hesitated, looking everywhere but me. "Well, y/n, the thing is..." He trailed off, rubbing the back of his neck and gazing down the hallway.

I frowned. "What is it? You can tell me." 

He finally locked eyes with me. They were a deep brown, almost black, the same colour as his hair. Dark, dark brown. "I can't go to prom with you," he whispered.

My vision tunnelled. "What?" I stammered. "But- but, why?" My books spilled to the floor.

"I only asked you so that the girl I like would get jealous." Simon shrugged. "And hey, it worked. Alicia and I are each other's dates."

I swallowed, trying to keep a straight face. "Um... okay." My voice sounded small, even to me. "That's... that's great, I guess. I'm happy for you."

Simon cracked a grin. "Thanks. No hard feelings?"
I nodded, my gaze dropping to the floor in front of me. I heard Simon walk away; I heard the bell ring for class. I stood stock-still for who knows how long, until the entire corridor was empty. Then, my knees gave way, and I slid to the ground, my head in my hands.

I was crushed. I didn't even care about the fact that now I didn't have a date to prom, but I'd been used! Simon hadn't even liked me at all; I was just a tool to get with the girl he actually liked. I'd never had anything like this happen to me before. It hurt.
I couldn't help it; I began to cry. Silent sobs shook my body. I kept my face buried in my hands, unable to do anything else.

I took a shaky breath, my ribs aching. I felt a hand on my shoulder, causing me to glance up hurriedly. I wiped my tears with the back of my hands, blinking them away.

The hand belonged to someone I did not want to see right now. Sea green eyes were staring down into mine, twinkling with his usual mischievous expression.

"What's wrong, mi amor?" Percy Jackson asked, kneeling on the ground in front of me.

I pushed his arm away. "Go away, Percy."

He moved his hand, but didn't leave. "Are you... crying?"

My jaw tightened. "Yes. And it's none of your freaking business, okay? Just—" My voice broke. "Just leave me alone. I'm fine."

I turned my head away. This was just perfect. Percy and I had been rivals for forever. Our families had never gotten along, so Percy and I are just kind of automatically got into it, too. This was all I needed; Percy finding me like this. He'd almost certainly use it against me.

Percys eyes narrowed. "Okay. No need to be rude, darling."

"Don't call me that," I snapped.

He raised his hands in defence as he rose. "Okay, okay! Fine. Bye, mi amor." He turned and headed down the hallway. I didn't even wonder why he wasn't in class yet. What I was wondering was the definition 'mi amor' was. I was too lazy to google it. I'd just ask my best friend later. Knowing Percy, thought it was either something really rude, or just a really sarcastic pet name. With that thought in mind, I glared after him until he turned the corner and disappeared from view.