You'll Be Mine

26 | Theo

Abigail, Willow, Grover, Malcom, Annabeth, and in the pavilion quietly, not knowing what to do. Annabeth wanted to chase after Percy after he ran away, but Grover said that he needed space. We didn't know what else to do so we just went to the pavilion, and we're now scattered around at the tables.

I sat at a table by myself, Annabeth, Malcom, and Grover at another, and Willow and Abigail at one themselves. I was honestly super uncomfortable though. Abigail was staring absolute daggers through me and I was just slightly terrified. She would occasionally say something to Willow, but would never pull her eyes away from me.

Finally, Abigail jumped to her feet, then walked over to me, her arms crossed. "What's wrong with you?" She demanded, plopping down into a seat across from me. I blinked. That's not what I was expecting her to say.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, avoiding her piercing gaze.

From the corner of my eye I saw Abigail roll her eyes. "Don't play stupid, Stupid. Ever since I came back with Chiron earlier you've been quiet, your face has been red as a chilli pepper, and you've been avoiding me! I may not be a daughter of Athena, at least I think so, but it's pretty obvious you're hiding something! So spill!"

I sighed, knowing I'd have to confess at one point. I forced myself to make eye contact with her. "Well, there's this girl I like, and she is just... amazing. Just makes me go wow, you know? She's so optimistic and cheerful, and man, she's funny. She's just hilarious. I thought I'd just ignore my feelings for her, but I can't. Not to mention I just confessed my feelings for her to someone. I feel like I'm going crazy. That's what they say after all," I said, smiling awkwardly.

"What do they say?" Abigail narrowed her eyes.

I smiled softly, this time not breaking eye contact with Abigail. "It makes you crazy," I said, "Love makes you crazy."

Abigail then did the thing I least expected. She sighed, pursing her lips. She had to know I was talking about her, right? "Theo," She said, "I don't like you. Not romantically at least."

Oh God. That hurt. That hurt bad. "You...you-"

"Let me finish," She said, "I can't like you. I'm a lesbian."

"Oh," I said. My eyes widened, actually processing what she just said. "Oh! Oh shit..." I felt my face grew hot and I pulled my gaze away from her. This was humiliating. "I mean, that's great and all and it actually explains a lot but... shit."

"I... I'm sorry if I was leading you on or anything. That really wasn't my intention. And I'm sure if I was actually attracted to boys, I would like you too!" Abigail said, forcing a smile. But I didn't like her, I loved her. I literally just confessed my love for them to reveal they didn't even like boys romantically. God I was an idiot.

"I-um, I need to go," I said.

"Theo-"

"No, no, it's fine. I just need to get some, fresh air?" I lied, even though the pavilion didn't have walls. Just as I was rushing out of the pavilion, I ran into someone. Percy. The only difference was he was back in his regular clothes.

He ignored me, walking over to Annabeth. Not even a sorry. Weird. "Hey, Wise Girl? I need to talk to you," Percy said.

"Why?" Annabeth raised her eyebrow suspiciously.

"I have a surprise for you," Percy smiled.

"Um, okay?" Annabeth said. She got up, following Percy out of the pavilion, the opposite way I was originally heading. Now I knew I needed to follow them, because let's be honest, Percy was acting weird AF.