My One &Only (Percabeth AU) √

/~21~/ Sing Em' Aloud

NOVEMBER 15th 2018 5:56 PM

Annabeth POV

My shift ends in four minutes. Four minutes until the weekend, four minutes until I could breathe fresh air and walk the streets. Four minutes until I was to leave and meet Percy at Starbucks. Four minutes. 

It seems long, the last four minutes. Like waiting an enternity. I look from the front desk, for November in New York the sun in shining down warm but the air is chilly and clouds scatter the sky. The store is half full of people, children lounge in the corner, fresh off of school. Adults and teens lean against the wall, scanning the backs of books looking for a thrilling novel. Kids young and older sit on desks doing work, some typing away at computers or scowling over hard math problems. 

I dont blame the kids. Math is the worst subject. Why do you have to solve for X? I personally rather solve for some olive and cheesy gourmet pizza from Gardeners. They have the BEST pizza, topped with fresh olives imported from the rural areas of southern Greece, and fresh cheese made from real cow milk. 

Three minutes to go. 

A boy who looks young, messy cinnamon hair tousled over his collar in a cute kidish skater way. He looks about eight, big brown eyes with streaks of grey cut through them like stars in a night. He's pretty adorable and is holding a stack of Marvel comics in one hand and a thick book in another. 

"May I help you?" I said as kindly as possible, trying to not glance at the clock on the side wall. He nods and pulls a wad of money from his pocket, and sets it on the table with the comics and book. 

Two minutes

"Like Marvel?" I grinned while scanning them. He nodded vigorously. 

"Whos you favorite character?" He pipes up. I give a slight frown. Geeze thats a hard one. Who to choose? Vision, Cap, Hawkeye(THIS AUTHORS FAV CHARCTER IS HAWKEYE), Black Widow? 

1 minute

"I'd go with Black Widow, she's strong." I smile as he takes his books back. 

"Thank you." And he turns before leaving, "Mines Hulk." He says flashing a grin with two missing front teeth. I smile back and make sure he made it out. 

Sixty seconds. I tapp my fingers nervously on the desk. 

Thirty eight seconds. I grabbed my purse from under the desk and sling it over my shoulder. These seconds feel like weeks. 

Fifteen seconds. I stand up and exchange a quick glance with our newest employee, who arrived ten minutes ago for her 6:00-9:00 shift. 

Three seconds. 

Two

Uno. I walk to the door, already exited to see Percy at Starbucks. I don't know why my heart is beating fast though. 

The door to the store opens, the bell dinging softly. I look up to see a tall blonde man with watery blue eyes and a scar slashed across her face. Oh shirt. Luke. Immiedialty my walls build up high, but I don't know if the water will leak through the dam. 

"What do you want, Castellan?" I growl under my breath and he sees me and flashes a white grin. 

"Came here to see you, your shift finished?" He said kindly. If I was younger that voice would have melted my heart. But now its a cooled hardened stone when it comes to him. 

"Its over. Now let me leave. I'm meeting up with a...friend." She muttered, Luke was blocking the entrance and Annabeth really wanted to leave by now. Her iced mocha would be waiting.