Forgot to Say [Percy Jackson and the Olympians Fanfic]

My Head's in the Clouds

She was an intellectual…and he, admittedly, was not. So it was kind of hard trying to figure out what kind of dates he should plan for her, when he didn’t even know what she would find enjoyable. But he wanted to make her happy so bad…

Maybe they weren’t alike and didn’t have so much in common, but the pounding of his heart, the breath that escaped his lungs and the shine in his eyes said that didn’t matter.

‘Cheesy, Jackson, real cheesy.’

 

He sighed and glanced at the tickets in his hands, and hoped they were enough. A classical music concert would be alright…right? And then an art gallery exhibition straight after. Okay, right. He’d just have to contact her.

Damn it, he should’ve done that before he bought the tickets. What if she was busy or something?

Growling to himself at his stupidity, he wrote a simple note to her.

Lady Athena,

 

Busy Saturday? I wanna take you out, if that’s ok?

 

Percy

 

He nodded at it. There. Short and simple…and to the point. He put the note into an envelope and sealed it, rummaging around for a couple drachmas and found a slip for the Hermes Overnight Express. He dropped the envelope and drachmas in the slip, waiting for it to disappear. Instead, he was surprised to see Hermes appear in his room.

“Hey there, Percy. I see you’ve a got a letter to send. I got a new system with workers splitting the load, but I can deliver yours personally,” Hermes informed him, holding out his hand for the drachmas and envelope.

“Oh, sounds good. Less work and stress for you, right?” Percy handed them over from the slip.

Hermes nodded and then grinned, “And more vacation time!”

Percy grinned back.

“So…who’s the letter for?”

Percy’s grin faltered, but only slightly. It was still enough to catch Hermes’ attention, though the god didn’t mention it.

“Oh, it’s for Lady Athena. I just had a question for her,” Percy slightly lied.

Hermes nearly raised his eyebrows at that, but kept a normal face on, nodding genially at the demigod. Still, curious it was that young Percy was asking Athena a question…

“Sure, alright. I’ll go deliver it to her right now. Say, are you busy Saturday? We could go catch a basketball game or something?”

Percy tried not to turn red and fidget, trying hard not to expose him and Athena since he didn’t even know if she wanted everyone to know about them.