Just Half the Year (A Percabeth Fanfiction)

Chapter 21- A Suprise..?

Today Percy said he had a surprise for the 7. He still didn't know about the ordeal with the spiders and Brittany, and I had no intention of telling him. I had already handled it.

I didn't know what to expect, but he did say it was somewhere classy. So I go to the bathroom in Percy, Leo and I's dorm and plug in my curling wand. Tonight would be perfect.

I hear Piper knocking lightly on our door, and I let her in. She had a big crazy fashion grin on her face, almost like the way Leo looked when he had a "brilliant idea". And those usually ended in multiple trips to the shower.

"You ready to pick an outfit?!" Piper squeals, suddenly more interested in fashion lately. It must be her inner Aphrodite coming out. I make a slight grin, because my idea of "evening wear" is cutoff shorts and a CHB t-shirt.

"Yeah. So prepared to dig through my closet of t-shirts?" I can't help but laugh. Piper could sniff out bad fashion sense from 2 states away.

"Okay. Let's get you some fashion help, sweetheart." She says in a motherish voice.

I laugh some more, because I'm such a dork when it comes to clothes. And with that, we head into to the closet determined to find the perfect outfit.

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I emerge out of the closet, feeling a bit sheepish. I had never modeled for anyone before. I turn the silver doorknob of the closet, and put one shaky foot in front of the other until I'm in front of my little fashion judge.

"Oh my gods.... Annabeth you look incredible!"

I look down at my dress, it has light blue shimmery jewels at the top. With ruffles that fell to my mid-thigh.

"Percy is gonna love it!!!!" She encourages, and I feel skittish as the heat rises to my cheeks.

"One more thing." She rushes into the closet at the speed of light, like she has a dozen monsters on her heels. She comes back with five inch blue studded heels that match my dress. At this point, she starts to tear up.

"You look so beautiful."

"Thanks to you. But what are you wearing, Piper?"

She ponders this question for a minute and her eyes grow wide.

"Holy Hera!!! I totally forgot," she grabs her dorm keys and runs to the door "bye Annabeth! See you at dinner!" Piper leaves, with the door accidentally slamming behind her.

I walk away from the door and take a look at myself in the mirror.

She had done my makeup, and it was amazing. She called it "The Piper Evening Look Number 2" and said it was only for special occasions. I looked older, and my long eyelashes and features stood out. I debated the makeup, then decided it was hopeless. You don't understand until YOU have tried to talk a daughter of Aphrodite out of doing makeup, and if you tried you would soon find it a lost cause.

I balance myself on the heels to my closet, to look at myself in the full body mirror. The perfect curls she had done looked professional, and went in wavy ringlets to my shoulders. She had even added her own special touch which was a owl pendant necklace. She said it was for Christmas a few weeks away, but she wanted to give it to me today. It seemed to work perfectly in sync with my dress.

I grab a purse, and head downstairs where my Romeo is awaiting me.

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He leans against his perfect blue Mercedes (probably from Paul) and has his Seaweed Brain grin on his face. When he sees me, well let's just say I had to close his jaw because it was about to hit the ground.

The whole ride we were mostly silent. Either I was to stunning to even talk to, or something was puzzling his small brain.

"Something wrong?" I ask.

He says nothing. We stop at a red light, and without warning, he leans over and pulls my lips to his. At first I was in shock, then we were in a full make out session. Percy and I finally take a breath for air, because cars were honking at us. Way to ruin a moment. For the rest of the car ride, the only word he said was

"I Love You."