Short Story #1: Young Love

"What are you waiting for? Go say hi!" Piper exclaimed. Across the lunch area, there was a new cute guy named Percy Jackson, who I've had a crush on for a few weeks now. He was always surrounded by girls, but right now all the girls were ambushing some kid named Leo.

I took my chance and walked over to Percy. "Hey," I said. I could feel my face turning pink. "Um... do you mind if I sit by you?" I asked him shyly.

He gave me a goofy grin. "Of course not," he answered politely. I smiled and took a seat. "What's your name?" Percy asked.

"A-Annabeth. Chase. Annabeth Chase," I managed to stutter. He gave me another goofy grin that put butterflies in my stomach.

"I'm Percy," he said, "but you probably already know that." He smiled kindly.

"Uh... y-yeah," I stuttered again. I could feel my face getting hotter and hitter by the second. Percy's sea-green eyes sparkled in the sunlight. His hair was blowing in the wind, and he had this adorable smirk on.

After a few moments of quiet, and me admiring Percy's handsome features, he finally spoke up. "We should hang out sometime, Wisegirl." I giggled at the name 'Wisegirl' and replied, "Yeah, we definitely should, Seaweed Brain."

He laughed in response and handed me a slip of paper. When I looked at it, it had his phone number on it. "Bye, Wisegirl. It was nice talking to you," he said, before kissing me on the cheek and walking to his next class, smiling as he went.