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thisisawesomeness1825 · 5 years

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oops, i (fake) love you, ch.10

Percy

Shit.

That’s the only word Percy can come up with when he remembers the supposed double date he has with Piper and Jason. Shit, because he screwed up the whole thing. And chances are, he blew up the only chance of convincing everybody with his and Annabeth’s relationship.

And that’s another thing: Annabeth.

Everything had been running smoothly up until he snapped at her because apparently, he’s still very bitter about what happened four years ago. And she wasn’t even talking about that! He basically put her on the spotlight and gave no chance of hearing her side. Now, she had stormed out and is undoubtedly shouting curses at him.

God. He’s really a douche.

Moments after she slapped him and ran away, his mind cleared of anger and he immediately felt shame like a cold water had been dumped on his head. He can’t look at his friends for he feared that he’ll break down and feel sorrier for himself.

“Oh no, you guys didn’t just break up because of us, did you?” Piper asks, a definite horror on her voice.

If he’s still mad, he’ll most likely snap at her; but at this point, he’s just tired and ashamed that he lost control of himself. He’s angry and bitter at Annabeth yes, but she didn’t deserve to be humiliated in front of his friends. Besides, there’s a proper place and time to acknowledge and talk about everything in between.

“I don’t know,” he answered, unsure.

“You don’t think you should follow her?” Jason asked.

“It’s best to leave Annabeth when she’s mad.”

At this, Piper seemed to shrink more in her place. Her eyes screamed guilt. “Percy, I’m so sorry. If I knew how this would turn out, I never would’ve forced you guys to come here.”

He waved her off. “It’s fine. I’m sorry but I also have to go.”

Even though it’s already been two days since that incident (Saturday and Sunday, where he spent most of his time mulling over the events leading to the disaster). His gloomy mood apparently haven’t escaped his mom’s worried eyes.

“Are you okay, Percy? Something you want to talk about?” Sally, his mom, asked.

“I’m fine,” he said through muffled voice. He’s lying face down on the couch, his face covered by a pillow. Sally raised her eyebrows at him.

“Fine, it’s just...uh, girl troubles.”

“Girl troubles? I never knew you had a girlfriend.”

Shoot. He forgot that he hadn’t told his mom about Annabeth yet. To be fair, he never really wanted to add his mom to this dating lie.

“It’s, um, it’s just recent,” he answered evasively.

Sally looked at him, skeptically, but eventually resumed to sorting out the groceries. “What’s her name then?”

He sunk further into the couch, pretending like he hadn’t heard the question.

“Percy?”

“Uh. It’s...Annabeth.”

Sally froze midway, and turned to look at him with wide eyes. “Annabeth? Do you mean Annabeth Chase?”

“Yes.”

“The same person as our old neighbor and your best friend Annabeth?”

“Yes mom. It’s the same Annabeth we both know.”

Sally looked contemplative for a moment, but then she shrugged carelessly and smiled. “Huh. Can’t say I didn’t see that coming.”

“Really? You aren’t mad?” Percy asked.

“Why would I be? I’m just glad you guys got together. It’s really bound to happen at some point,” Sally said. “Anyway, I think you’d both overcome whatever this challenge is just fine; you’d just have to give each other a time to think.”

“I don’t think she’d even want to talk to me.”

His mom sent a curious look at him. “What did you even do?”

“It’s just—I’ve said something that made her mad. And then she stormed off.” He left the part where she actually slapped him; he really didn’t want his mom prodding further if she knew that.

“I’m sure a few days off can cool down that anger. And then apologize.”

“Okay, I’ll do that. Thanks mom.”

On Monday, he’s more composed than last time, but Annabeth still hasn’t glanced his way yet. He stared at her for the whole Mythology class, but it’s either she didn’t feel his gaze or she’s just purposely avoiding him.

His brain thinks that it’s the latter.

During lunch, his friends are more somber; and they didn’t ask questions on why his eyes keep darting towards the cafeteria doors. Though Piper did ask quietly, “Have you talked to her yet?”

He shakes his head. “Probably tomorrow.”

Piper nods and squeezes his arm. “Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll get past this.”

Some part of him thinks that, ‘hey, it seems Piper is now on the ride on believing them’, and the other part of him wonders whether he should continue with this thing. After all, Annabeth doesn’t look like she wants to be around him anymore. And really, who was he to expect that after all of these, Rachel will suddenly take an interest on him. He should just save himself the trouble and tell the truth to his friends.

But no. Because for one, he isn’t a quitter, and a minor disagreement won’t deter him from seeing this plan to its end. Second, because he sort of told his mom about it. And third, because if this was the chance for him to clear things out with Annabeth, then he will gladly do it. It feels nice not to constantly hate someone, and knowing that he could possibly be friends with her again is already a reward on its own.

Now, he just needs to convince Annabeth that this will be worth it.

Annabeth

For once, Annabeth isn’t feeling mad at Percy. She was initially mad, yes, but as she thought about it, her feelings gravitated towards disappointment more than anything. Disappointment because they were so close to convincing Piper and Jason, but ended up ruining the whole thing. Disappointment because instead of talking it out like real rational adults (okay, teenagers), they acted out immaturely and ended up hurting each other.

As much as she wants to blame him, she’d also helped stir the tension between them. If she’d just been more levelheaded, they could’ve avoided the entire problem from happening. But that’s already past them, and now she didn’t know how to move forward.

Is the fake dating thing still on? Or is that fight constitutes their fake break up?

She gets her answer the next morning while she’s preparing for school. She’s prepared herself for an awkward breakfast (as it always is whenever her dad actually manages to tear himself from his work) after she finished dressing up. She’s currently sat across the twins, munching silently on her toast and orange juice, all the while pretending that she’s actually part of the family breakfast, and not just the awkward first child from the first wife.

The doorbell rings, and weirdly enough, Fredrick actually stands up and checks the door. Annabeth pays no attention to it; after all, it’s probably just some neighbor complaining about the trash or something.

She’s startled, however, when her dad actually turns to look at her. He looks awkward and partly curious as he gazes at her. “Annabeth?” he calls.

“Yeah?”

“There’s a boy looking for you.”

“A boy?” she asks. Her stepmother, for once, actually chances a glance at her. Then her eyes quickly flit back to the twins.

“If I’m not mistaken, I think it’s Percy Jackson,” Fredrick says. “Should I send him away?”

Percy? What is he doing here?

“Uh, no.” She stands up and puts her plate on the sink. “I’ll go talk to him.”

Her dad is still lingering at the doorway once she spots Percy standing awkwardly outside. Fredrick looks at both them, and he flickers his fingers between Percy and Annabeth. “Are you two...um, dating?”

There’s a moment of silence where neither them know what to say, until Percy lets out a squeaky ‘yes’.

“Oh. Good.” Fredrick raises his glasses along his nose. “I’m glad it’s you. You’re a good man, Percy.”

“Uh, thanks Mr. Chase.”

Fredrick looks uncomfortable for a moment, like he’d rather be in any place other than this. He clears his throat. “Also, um, don’t rush into things. Be safe.”

Her cheeks redden and she bets Percy’s face is flaming too. She gestures outside. “Right, Dad. Um, we’re just going to talk over there.”

“Okay. Sure.” Then, he turns back and heads inside.

“That was...awkward,” Percy mutters quietly.

“Good thing he didn’t follow it up with a long talk about the birds and the bees.”

“That would be mortifying.”

She hides back a smile. She turns to Percy questioningly. “So, what brings you here?”

The boy starts fidgeting under her gaze, and he nervously runs a hand through his hair. “So, listen. I know we hadn’t left things in a good place, and I want to let you know that I’m really sorry for everything I said back there. It was really out of the line and was just plain rude. I shouldn’t have pressured you talk about it in front of my friends; we really could’ve talked about it some other time. Also, I’m sorry for snapping at you. You didn’t deserve it.”

There’s a brief moment where she doesn’t respond, and she knows Percy waits with bated breath until she nods and shrugs casually. He sighs in relief.

Annabeth takes in a deep breath and fiddles with her fingers. “Okay. Apology accepted. I-I also want to apologize for slapping you at the diner. It wasn’t my intention to hurt you, and it just happened so sudden that I hadn’t had enough time to, well, think about my action. I guess I just got, y’know, fired up with everything.”

“And I’m really sorry for that. I honestly don’t know why I said everything that I said.”

She chooses to ignore that. Annabeth knows why, and she knows he knows too. But they’re still treading on new waters after building a bridge of temporary truce, so that topic will have to be addressed some time later. Preferably when they are already knee-deep into this mess.

Percy holds up his pinky to her with a smile. “Truce?”

“Truce,” she repeats, as her pinky hooks into his and tugs. “So we’re still doing it?” she asks.

“I hope. Although I understand if you don’t want to, knowing everything that I’d dragged you into. But I really hope you’ll give me second chance. I swear I’ll be reading and doing all the notes you’ll be giving me. I’d even advance study!”

“You never advance study,” she comments lightly.

“But now I’ll try. I’ll be the best fake boyfriend understudy.” Then he pulls that wide look with a matching pout that vaguely resembles a cute baby seal. One that she knows haven’t lost a favor in his way.

“You know that’s cheating right?”

“Anything to win you over.”

She shrugs nonchalantly, but there’s a smile pulling at her lips. “Okay then. Let’s date.”

“Really? That’s it?”

“You want me to make it harder?”

“No. I just—I never expected it to be this easy, especially after, y’know, the diner fiasco. But this is great,” Percy says as he smiles at her. “More than great, actually.”

Annabeth nods. “Yeah, well, I can’t deny that I was mad at you at first. But that just transformed into disappointment since we both acted like a child instead of handling it like an adult.”

She waves her hand dismissively and turns to him. “Anyways, enough of that. Is this the only reason you came to see me this morning? At my house no less?”

For the second time this morning, Percy blushes. “Uh, I was thinking that maybe we can walk to school together?”

There’s no word to describe the look in her face other than incredulous. “Why?”

If possible, his cheeks redden even further. It’s a weird shade, especially with his tan skin. “It’s just that, I’ve frequently seen couples do this, and I wanted to show you that I’ll really bring my A-game here.”

“That’s really nice, but walking can take up 45 minutes.”

“Oh. I...forgot to factor that,” he says slowly. “So, no to walking then?”

She shakes her head.

“Bus?”

“Let’s just take my car.”

“Good idea.”

The ride towards Goode took only about 15 minutes, which left them a couple of minutes of free time before the first period.

Interestingly though, the car ride was far from what she expected. While she readied herself for a tense silence, especially after what happened at the diner, she’s surprised that it’s been filled with small talks that did not feel awkward at all. Maybe, it’s because of their temporary truce; that they had promised to sort out through their mess when the right time comes. Maybe, it’s the acknowledgment that even though they had a rough patch, they’re still willing to move past that and work with each other.

Whatever may that be, she’s glad for it.

A/N: So, this was pretty okay-ish chapter. I really have no intention to drag out the fight, I just need Percy to realize a few things.

Sorry for taking a bit long to finish this chapter. To be honest, I was three-fourths done when my creative juices left me, so I couldn’t wrap up this chapter. Also, I’ve binge watch an anime and read A Court of Mist and Fury, which took up a lot of my time.

Anyways, enough of that and see you next chapter! Don’t forget to favorite, follow, and review!

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