Mortals Meet Percabeth (Not Your Usual)

Ryder Sundance (Part Three)

Good morning, afternoon, or evening. Whatever time it is, it's going to be a good time because you're here with me.

Just the mere fact that your reading this right now shows that I would have a spectacular autobiography, since you haven't left yet.

Or maybe you just have a crush on me. Well too bad I'm taken or at least will be soon because I have a plan to get Annabeth as my girlfriend.

I know what your thinking, why do you need a plan, can't you just ask her out? Or maybe your not thinking that, but let's just pretend you are, okay? So let's say that's what your thinking, well you see, I can't just ask her out because I've tried that.

Every time I do, she either doesn't hear me, ignores me or gives me a weird look.

I think she's just shy. Maybe she thinks I'm pranking her or it's a dare?

Girls used to be dared to ask me out all the time in school, either that or they were doing it as a joke, so I understand if she just has trust issues.

So since asking her out isn't going to work, I'm going to get her to admit she has a crush on me.

But enough on that. I'll tell you about the plan later but I believe I had a story to tell. Well, not a story but more a retelling of true events.

Let's continue, shall we?

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I walked towards the figures standing beside Thalia's pine.

I had heard so little from Annabeth these days, she always seemed busy with either Luke or Persucky.

Oh yeah, do you like my new nickname for Percy? It's either that or PerAssy. I like to vary between the two.

Back to the point. I had heard so little from Annabeth that I only just found out that she was going on a quest when it was announced to the whole camp.

I was kind of upset she didn't ask me to come but who cares right. I didn't even want to go anyways. Besides, it wasn't even her choice who went with her. It was Perseus Freaking Jackson. No surprise there.

Yeah, he's still the centre of attention at camp and now he's got a super important quest that he's the leader of.

I ran up the hill just as Luke was coming down. He was muttering something to himself but stopped when he saw me. He looked at me nervously before running away. Weird.

I sometimes thought Annabeth had a crush on him, but then I remembered that best friends tell each other that kind of stuff, so it can't be true. Annabeth probably doesn't tell me who she has a crush on because she has one on me.

Well, that was why I didn't tell her. Actually sometimes I do tell her, but she never gets the hint.

When I got up to the hill I saw Annabeth was no longer talking to Chiron, Percy and Grover. She had stormed off to the white SUV with Argus behind her.

I took this as my moment to talk to her.

"Annabeth," I panted, tired from running up the hill.

She turned to face me. Her face was stern but she was blushing. Was she blushing because I was here?

"Oh right. Hi Ryder," she said.

I didn't have time for greetings because I noticed Grover was hurtling down the hill towards us in winged shoes. Were they Luke's?

"Why didn't you tell me you were going?" I asked Annabeth.