A/N hey guys in this chapter Percy and Annabeth don't know each other and are mortals
Annabeth POV
"C'mon Annabeth, we have a big day ahead of us" said my dad peeking his head into my room. I opened my eyes, and checked my clock. It read 6:02.
"Nooo, it's too early" I complained as my dad walked in. He stole the covers from my bed, and I shivered as the cold, crisp morning air surrounded my body. With no covers there was no point in staying in bed, so I got up and walked to my closet. I motioned for my dad to leave. He rolled his eyes and walked away. Every year my family and I go on a trip to an amusement park. Each year a different one of us gets to choose where we go. It was Bobby's turn this year, he chose a water park. Knowing this I quickly changed into a bathing suit and grabbed a white lace over dress. I had an orange-ish red bikini top with black bottoms, white flip flops, and grabbed a pair of aviator glasses. I grabbed a backpack and I was ready. My step mom Helen called me down for breakfast. I wasn't that hungry so I just grabbed a snack for later. We hopped in the mini van and my dad started driving. The water park was only a half an hour away, but when you are stuck in a car with Bobby and Mathew, 30 minutes can feel like a lifetime. They insist on singing every song that comes into the radio, they always bounce while sitting on their seats, and they are constantly bickering and arguing.
When we finally reached our destination, I sighed with relief and jumped out of the car. Even out of the van, the arguing continues. Bobby and Mathew are now debating who should get the towel with flames on it and who should get the towel with cars on it. "Come on" I said, waving my family over. As a group we approached the ticket building. My father walked up to the person in the window, who looked like a teenager who hasn't taken a bath in weeks.
"5 tickets" requested my dad. The boy reached down and grabbed us each a little pass. My dad payed him, and I shoved my pass into my backpack. We walked through the gates. We found a few benches and declared that this would be our meeting spot. The plans are usually the same every year: dad takes Bobby and Mathew to whatever they want to ride, Helen relaxes somewhere, and I get to go off on my own. It's simple. We all say goodbye, I check my watch it's 9:15 we would meet back here for lunch at 12:00. I had three hours.
"Man those hours went by fast" I said astonished. I checked my watch again and it read 11:52. I was already making my way back to the benches. Helen was waiting for me there and a few minutes later the guys showed up. We decided to eat at a cafe called Ocean Splash. We all shared a cheese pizza with soda. With our meal done we sat down at the benches and discussed another plan.
"Why don't we all go on a ride together" suggested Helen. Dad agreed, and I could tell that Bobby and Mathew wanted to protest but Helen shot them a look, so they kept quiet. Dad and Helen scanned the area around us and then dad spotted something called the Thrill Ride O' Love. We made our way passed the crowd and reached the front. There was a long line for some reason, and we decided that dad will go in a cart with Helen, Bobby and Mathew will go together, and I'm stuck with whoever the next person in line is. Great. I got in a cart last since I had no one to go with. They sent someone from the second line in. He was a tall, handsome, muscular, boy who looked about my age, with sparkling sea green eyes. He sat down next to me and smiled. The cart started moving and it started getting darker as we entered the cave.
"Hi, my name is Percy Jackson" said the boy.
"Annabeth Chase" I said in response. We tried shaking hands but the cart was much too small. Everything was going fine until I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A bunch of spiders crawling through the top of the tunnel. I squealed and jumped back into the seat. Percy looked at me questioningly, then looked up. His face changed back to a smile, and I closed my eyes. I felt him take my hand and whisper into my ear.
"The spiders are gone"
I opened one eye and realized he was right.
"Are you afraid of spiders?" Asked Percy.
"I have arachnophobia" I said quietly.
"Guzuntite" he said. I laughed.
"No arachnophobia means I am afraid of spiders" I corrected.
"Ohhhhhh" he said. "Wait somethings wrong"
"What?" I asked.
"Just some spiders aren't thrill ridey enough" he said.
"Speak for yourself" I mumbled.
"I-" Perce began but he was cut off, by us falling straight down. I jumped into Percy's arm as the cars kept speeding down the slope. It lasted for about 30 seconds before it leveled out again. I was still in Percy's arms, and I started blushing a deep red. I just hope it was too dark for him to see. I carefully (and awkwardly) moved back into my side of the seat. We looked at each other and laughed. Percy laughed so hard he almost fell out of the cart. Suddenly Percy stopped laughing and looked dead serious.
"Annabeth, do you have any water" he asked. I could tell he was trying to keep a straight face but it didn't work. And we both laughed some more. I nodded, opened my backpack and handed him my water bottle.
"Thanks" said Percy, one he was done with the water. "I'll put it away"
I handed him my bag and he placed the water bottle inside. He handed it back to me and I zipped it up.
"So do you live around here" I asked Percy.
"Ya, about 40 minutes with traffic" he responded. I looked ahead I could fairly see a spec of light.
"Wow this is a extremely long ride" I mentioned.
"Yeah" agreed Percy. We sat in science awkwardly, until we reached the end of the tunnel. When the cart came to a stop, we stood up, and actually shook hands.
"It was nice to meet you" said Percy.
"Like wise" I said smiling. We waved goodbye, and joined our families.
When the day was finally over, and we got back to our house. I collapsed on my bed. I decided to empty out my backpack. I unzipped the bag and turned it upside down. I started shaking it as everything fell out on my bed. Water Bottle, The Pass, my snack, sunglasses. I thought that was everything u till I stuck my hand in just to make sure. My hand closed around something that I didn't remember putting in. It was a folded piece of paper. I unfolded it and it read: Percy Jackson and his phone number on it. He must have put it in when he was putting away my water bottle. I hope he's ready because Mr. Jackson should be expecting a call.
A/N hey guys I haven't posted in a few days sorry about that but I hope you enjoy this chapter, it's a little longer than my average ones
Toodles 😀
