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Museum

Short Story #42 - Museum - Annabeth and Percy

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*Dating*

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(A/N Please read the authors note at the end. It has a lot of important info, including the answer to the 50k question.)

"But... But..." Percy stammers as he rages a battle in his brain. He could go to an Architecture Museum with Annabeth - the most beautiful, smart, caring, amazing, scary, loving, talented girl ever - but he would be bored out of his mind. Obviously Annabeth wins.

"Fine." he agrees.

"YAY!" Annabeth celebrates. "Now get dressed and meet me at Thalia's Tree in 10 minutes." She kisses his cheek as she walks out of Cabin 3.

Percy runs a hand through his raven black, shaggy hair and gets off of his bed and walks over to his trunk. "What to wear?" he thinks to himself. He picks out a dark blue and black striped shirt with tan shorts. He slipped on a pair of Nike Free Runs and puts Riptide in his pocket.

He walks out the door and immediately all the girls look up. They stare at him and it makes him a little uncomfortable... He quickly jogs to Thalia's Tree to see that Annabeth has not arrived yet. He waits for 3 minutes before he sees her come up over the hill.

She is wearing a grey T-shirt that says, "My mom is smarter than you." and a pair of blue jeans with black converse. Her hair is up in a ponytail with a few curls slipping out to frame her face. Her gigantic smile make the whole outfit better.

"Ready?" she asks loudly, probably because she is super excited.

"As I'll ever be." Percy sighs as he kisses the top of Annabeth's head. They walk down to the road where a taxi is already waiting for them. Annabeth gives him the address and before they know it, they arrive.

Annabeth practically scrambles out of the taxi while Percy pays the driver. She runs up the steps, but stops and turns around to see that Percy is just at the base of the stairs. She puts her hands on her hips and tilts her head in a way that says, 'You better get your butt up here in 2 seconds.' Percy visibly sighs and jogs up the steps.

"LET'S GO!!!" Annabeth yells as she grabs Percy's arm and drags him through the gigantic golden french doors. Immediately Annabeth is intrigued. The gentle arches and stupendous structure take her breath away. Percy looks around, gaping at how massive this place is. They are gonna be here a while.

Annabeth signs up for the next tour which is from 12pm to 5pm. Yikes.

The tour starts and Annabeth is in the front hanging on to every word the guide says. The guide seems pleased that someone is actually listening and absorbing the information he puts out. Percy is in the back just kinda following the group and letting his mind wonder.

He remembers the time he and Annabeth kissed for the first time in the dinning pavilion. And the time the Argo II landed at New Rome and she judo flipped him. He reflects on all the good memories, none of the bad. He can't bear to think about those just yet.

He checks his watch and notices that only one hour has gone by. He swears under his breath in Greek and decides to listen to the guide the best he can. 5 minutes into that plan, he gives up. Son of Poseidon. Giving up. GASP! It feels too much like school.

One piece of architecture catches his eye. He decides to take a closer look. It's a statue of his dad. No wonder. He shakes his head as he jogs to catch up with the group.

Annabeth is in awe at all the different styles. She knows all about them already, but it still takes her breath away. Time seems to be going by relatively quickly as they take a break to sit and eat lunch at the cafe halfway through the tour.