How it all started... But in High School

Percy Gets Nervous

          "I'll answer it if you want. Explain everything to her." Percy offered as my phone kept ringing. 

          "No, I'll do it. She's my best friend, so I should be the one to tell her. But first, what do I tell her? I mean what are we?" I asked nervously.

          "I don't know, I don't usually get this far" He said with a laugh, "But Wise Girl, I want to be your boyfriend. I really want to. But if you're not ready, I can just-" I cut him off with a kiss. 

          "Don't be stupid. Of course I want to be with you, Seaweed Brain." I said smiling. 

          "Wait, I want to do this right. Annabeth Chase, will you be my girlfriend?" He said standing up. 

          "Hm I don't know. Now that I think about it…" I said with a forced frown "I mean it sounds nice, but…". He started pouting.

          "You're mean Wise Girl" He said as he sat down and gave me a kiss. 

          "Yes I do Seaweed Brain. Now let me call Rachel back. We just ignored like 3 more calls" I laughed and dialed Rachel's number.

          "FINALLY YOU PICK UP! Honestly was it that hard to press 'Answer'?! Seriously Annabeth where are you?! I snuck out of the auditorium and hid in a classroom. Where are you? Are you okay? I heard the shooter died…" I put my phone on speaker for Percy to hear as Rachel started ranting. 

          "Now because of what happened my dad wants to send me to an all girls finishing school! Can you even believe that?! Try to imagine me in a finishing school. Can you? NO! And neither can I. Annabeth, WHERE ARE YOU?!" Rachel yelled into the phone.

          "Rachel! Calm down! I'm in the hospital and I'm with-" I had the phone close to my mouth and ear as Rachel cut me off. She did this very loudly. 

          "WHAT?! THE HOSPITAL?! What on EARTH are you doing in a HOSPITAL?!" She yelled. Percy stifled a laugh as I dropped the phone to the bed.

          "Stop yelling! PLEASE! Rachel, I got shot in my shoulder and-" She cut me off again. Yes, with another yell.

          "YOU GOT SHOT?! Are you okay?! Do you need anything?! What hospital are you in?! I'll be right there!" She yelled in a panic. 

          "I don't know the hospital, I'll send you the location later. Also I doubt my parents are here so could you bring me some clothes? And I'm here with Percy" I said the last part as a whisper. Simply because I did not need more yelling.

          "Yeah of course I'll bring you clothes! I'll start packing some stuff for you. And what was that last part?" She asked. I could hear her looking around in her closet.

          "I'm with Percy" I whispered again. I looked at Percy, who was trying to get me to tell her. 

          "Annabeth I need you to speak louder. I can't hear you!" She said again.

          "I'm with Percy, Rachel. He was here when I woke up." I said louder. 

          "What's he doing ther- OH MY GODS! ARE YOU GUYS TOGETHER NOW?! DID YOU FINALLY CONFESS?! OH MY GODS!!!" She yelled into the phone. Too loudly. 

          "Yes we're together now Rachel. I'm sorry, Rachel. Really I feel bad that-" I tried to explain. But what did she do? You guessed it, she cut me off again. Gods, I hate it when people do that. 

          "GIRL! You have nothing to be sorry about!! Did you happen to forget that I have shipped you guys SO HARD?! Remember?! It was me and…" Her voice faltered and I knew why. She was going to mention Silena. But Silena had died earlier that day. My eyes started tearing up at that memory. 

          "Yeah I remember. Gods, she would be squealing so hard right now" I said with a small chuckle, "Yeah she would. She didn't make it did she?" 

          "No. It was fast. She was with Beckendorf." Percy put his hand on my arm for comfort. His eyes were filled with tears. He missed Beckendorf. 

          "Hey, just text me where you are. We'll talk about this later. Right now you need to be okay" She said, as she hung up. Her voice had been tearful. She was sniffling. I started sobbing again at the memory of my best friend. My best friend who had died and her dead boyfriend. 

          Percy held me as we cried together. After a few minutes I texted Rachel our location and I called my parents. It was short, but they cared. They immediately picked up and said they were already on their way to the hospital. The twins were with them because they were worried about me. They said they had food, a charger, and my favorite books. 

          "So who's coming?" Percy asked nervously.

          "Uh my step-mom, step-brothers, and my dad. Are you okay? Why are you so nervous?" I asked.

          "Annabeth, we just got together like half an hour ago. And I'm meeting your parents. And…" His hand started fidgeting, "Wise Girl, what if they don't like me? I really want them to like me because I don't want them to hate our relationship" He said as he started playing with one of my curls. 

          I laughed and then I pulled him closer. I ruffled his hair and lifted his head up with his chin, since he kept looking down. 

          "Percy. You have nothing to be worried about. My parents are going to love you. And if something goes wrong, they aren't going to pull us apart. Okay? I promise" I said reassuringly.

          "I'm still nervous. But thank you. Now I have at least some hope." He said with a smile.

          After what seemed like an hour, my family barged into the room. Percy was sitting in the chair closest to me and immediately stood up. He looked extremely nervous. 

          "Annabeth! You're okay! Thank the gods!!" My father said loudly, as he ran to my hospital bed. 

          "ANNIE! What happened? We heard you got hurt" Matthew said with tears running down his cheeks. They both sat on my hospital bed and I held their hands.

          "Hey guys. Don't worry about me, I'm fine. I hurt my shoulder, but I'll be okay. It just needs some healing. So you have nothing to worry about." I said as I tightened my grip on their hands slightly. 

          "Okay Annie. We were scared" Bobby said, drying his tears. My step-mom said nothing. She was sobbing in a chair. Her face was pale, as if she just saw a ghost.

          "Helen, don't cry. I'm perfectly fine. Everything is going to be okay" I said, turning towards her.

          "I know Annabeth. I'm just extremely relieved. I'm good" She said sniffling.

          My father turned towards Percy. He was eyeing him suspiciously. Percy gulped and his hands started fidgeting again. My father walked towards Percy.

          "Who are you young man?" My dad said crossing his arms. 

          "Um, hello sir." He stuck his hand out for a hand shake, "I- I'm Percy Jackson. I'm Annabeth's boyfriend"