24Sorry for the long wait. Here is the infamous last chapter! Please enjoy. :)
She took a breath, moving away from me. "Percy," she said, suspecting. "Gods, that took you long enough!" She smiled. I hugged her. It worked! Travis crazy plan worked.
3RD POV
It was the day everybody in camp was excited about. Pavilion and the mess hall was decorated with black and silver, sparkly cloth, which was made by the Aphrodite Cabin. A banquet of different kinds of food was prepared by the Demeter and Hermes Cabin. Neat piles of magic plates, goblets and utensils were set by Percy and some others. Next to the food, a few meters away, was the stage set up by the Hephaestus Cabin. It was insanely huge like the one are to see in a concert only a quarter bigger.
"Thanks for helping out, Tyson," Percy said. "But are you sure I look good on this?"
"Of course," he gives a big toothy smile. "Asked some pretty girls and they said, yes."
Percy gave a small smile, thinking this will be the outfit. It was simple—really. It shows off him being humble and completely handsome. It was a long sleeve colored blue-green like the sea, matching his eyes well, and black pants that perfectly matching his hair. Lastly, his shoes were dark blue, almost black. As he wears the outfit, Percy was relieved that it fitted him very well.
"Girl, make it curlier."
"Where's the mascara, the one that gives of the largest volume?"
"I can't find my Arrow pants."
"Wait! Get out, boy!"
The Aphrodite Cabin looked like it was attacked by make-up eating monsters.
Katie Gardner was supposed to be done with her hair when another stupid Stoll did something to the wires in their Cabin.
Everyone in the Cabin screamed their heads off, mostly cursing for the black out. Unfortunately, they were the only ones experiencing the electricity cut off. They all knew who was responsible.
"STOLLS!"
"I told you, bro, it would work," a guy in a white buttoned shirt and blue pants said.
"A prank just before the party starts," his brother agreed. Connor was wearing a black long-sleeved that was pulled to his elbows and white pants. He laughed as they stealthy move away from the Cabins. "Wouldn't that make Katie angry?"
"I," Travis paused. "I never thought of it." He slapped his self. Obviously, his date will be mad at him for wrecking, not really, their Cabin. More than that, Katie was responsible for her sibling in the Demeter Cabin. "See you later, bro, need to talk to my date."
"Okay, good luck with that."
"I will need it," Travis said nervously as he retraced his steps back.
"Come on, Annabeth! It suits you well," Silena beamed. She was helping Annabeth get dressed for the party. The Love's daughter was wearing a one shoulder cocktail dress with big ruffles on the strap. It was pink and hugged her body wonderfully. Her hair was big and with big curly, looking very majestic and model-ly type.
"I'm not sure," Annabeth stammered as she walked in her white high heels. She was beautiful except for the fact she was complaining for the makeover. Annabeth has smoky eyes and a light blush-on. Her hair was in a high ponytail and let her curl flow down freely. Her cocktail dress is a silvery Venus strap dress that was just above her knee. She took four steps and almost stumbled on the third one. "Can you just lend me a less higher heels?"
"That's all I got that compliments you, dear."
"Great Gods," Annabeth muttered distastefully. Then someone knocked at the door.
"Can you get it, Malcom?" Without hesitation a guy in black went for the door. He opened it and it revealed an angry Katie, whose hair was half done.
Before anyone inside the cabin asked or entertained her, she let herself in. Katie wore light make-up: no argument about that. She was wearing a strapless yellow dress with ruffles that formed a flower on the waist. There was something on her neck that looked like a collar only friendlier, with a flower.
"What happened to you?" Silena asked carefully. She knew that the Demeter's child is going to explode.
"Stoll," she grumbled as she sat on a chair by the sketching desk. Silena and Annabeth didn't need further explanations and help her with Katie's hair. While there at it, Athena kids started to go out, because of maintaining the party needs on check.
Another knock on the door: Annabeth opened it without second thought. She had a hunched it will be Beckendorf, and as always she was correct. He was wearing a v-neck white shirt, grey cardigan and black pants. It suited him pretty well.
"Charlie!" Silena ran to her boyfriend and gave him kiss on the cheek. "You're just in time. I was just putting finishing touches on Katie hair."
"You look amazing," Charles said to her. He turned to Katie and Annabeth, giving approving nods at their appearance.
"We should go," Silena placed her arm on Charles. He felt the luckiest guy to be dating the prettiest girl in camp. "Pullox wanted me at the stage. See you later," she said with a wink and strolled out of Wisdom's cabin.
"Finally done with that, Katie?" Annabeth asked, waiting by the half closed door. Katie nodded and grabbed her small sling bag.
Annabeth closed the cabin. Before she and Katie could take a few steps away, someone was waiting for them.
"Wow," she said, clapping with emphasis. "I never knew you would break the spell." She walked towards them; slowly her figure became clearer by the light provided by the hearth.
They sensed danger, which was stupid because it's a party no one will hurt them. But, Annabeth felt threat, so prepared her dagger that was placed by her thigh. One the other hand, Katie concentrated on the ground, calling plants to her.
Finally, the figure became fixated into the eye. She was wearing a pink strapless dress with white shimmering gold draping by the skirt. Her make-up seems to overload her face. She is pretty even without that, sadly not on the inside.
"Drew?" Katie sneered. Annabeth knew it was her— the arrows and Eros. Drew had some plans of making problems, particularly anything that involves relationships.
"Congrats," she said with a bored look. "I see Demeter's child a got brain."
"What do you want?" Annabeth stepped forward. "You have no business with us. We also caught you guilty, so please do not make any disturbances today."
"I won't," the daughter of Aphrodite said, scanning her nails. "But you won't go to that party." Her statement turned into a hard command. Something that is not easy to resist.
"Don't be stupid, Drew," Annabeth said, snickering, obviously trying her best to stay anchored on her thoughs. "Even you will successfully not let us go to the party; you will still get in trouble."
"I know that." She grabbed a vial from her purse. "That's why I am not leaving without a fight." The liquid was green and bubbly inside. Annabeth and Katie knew they do not want to touch it. "You will not remember a single thing with this bad boy."
"You forgot we are well trained, tramp." Katie held out her hands as if clutching the ground. Instantly, vines grew out of the soil, coiling Drew's feet, then rapidly growing to her legs, making it impossible to escape without a sharp blade to cut it through.
Without thinking Drew threw the vial, opened, to Annabeth. The moment the vial was out of her hands, Drew's arms were tangled with the vines. She screamed in pain.
Luckily, Annabeth was able to avoid the liquid with the use of her purse. She hit it, the vial flying upwards. Some of the liquid stayed on her accessory, making a sizzling sound. Her eyes grew as she discovered how corrosive the stuff was.
"Acid!" Wisdom's daughter threw her purse away and ran out of the way. Unfortunately, Katie had a struggle to move out as she finished tying up Drew. "Katie!" the vial was dropping in her direction with half of the substance in it.
Katie had a mental block. She doesn't know whether to run or to cover herself with plants. Suddenly, Katie was pulled by a force.
Annabeth sighed at her safety.
"You okay?" Travis scowled as they landed on the ground; away from the newly covered more dirty and disgusting dirt. "I saw the whole thing. I waited for right time to save you. So happy that I'm on time," he said at her as he wiped the dust from her cheeks.
Drew screamed again in pain. "Get me out of here," she cried. "You won. Now please!"
Travis hesitantly walked towards her, but Katie stopped him. Annabeth moved forward instead, but not influenced by the charmspeak. Her anger overcame it.
"No," she said. Her gray eyes turned black. "We will call Chiron and make sure you learned your lesson."
"Or not," Travis offered. He and Katie are now at their feet, wiping dust off from their formal wear. What a waste for it to be dirty on the day they were waiting for.
Katie nod in response. "Leave her here."
At a distance Percy was walking towards the Athena Cabin, desperately looking for Annabeth.
"I think we should," Annabeth said, smirking at a complaining Drew. They started to walk out when Percy met them by the hearth. "Percy!" Annabeth raced to hug him. While Percy, who is shocked by the commotion, blushed.
"I've been looking for you," he smiled, putting an arm around Annabeth.
"Some business," Annabeth shrugged. "Come on, I know we missed a lot."
"No, but I want a dance with you," Percy said, giving the best smile he got. He feels happy to be with the most beautiful girl in the camp—maybe in the country or the world.
They got to the party—the Pavillion. Annabeth couldn't believe her eyes. Everything they have planned went perfect. The stage was changing from color to color along with the dance floor. It was tiled with glass that sparkles. There were two disco balls. One was on the floor while the other one was suspended up above. There was an exoskeleton of a dome squaring the stage and the dance floor, giving support to the disco ball. The sheets on the table, column and the stage were dark velvet that was balancing the lights that was dancing from the laser machines. The Apollo Cabin was rocking the place. It was wild.
The Gods were having a great time, banging their heads to the music. Grover was talking to a group of nature spirits with Juniper under his arm. The others were doing typical thing in a party.
Percy and the others ate. Athena can't get enough of the pizza with a lot of olives on it. Poseidon loves the blue pie, Percy baked. Hades was eating cupcake with heavy cream in on it. Clarisse was introducing Chris to her Father, Ares, who was attending Aphrodite's needs.
Suddenly, the Apollo Cabin brought some people to sing with them. One of them was Silena who sang California girls. Thalia was also pulled to the stage to sing Green Day. Apollo also sang Fresh like Dougie. Grover voluntarily came up the stage to sing Oppa Gangnam Style. Everyone in the audience screamed in delight and cheers. Lastly, the Apollo Cabin sang one last song and it was the nine muses' turn.
To anyone the music they hear from the muses is what they wanted to hear.
Travis noticed Katie was quiet since they ate. "What's wrong?" He asked, but Katie just gave a grim smile, indicating it was nothing.
"You're sad, Kates," Travis leaned forward, making her blush.
"No," Katie snapped, pushing Travis away from her face, but Travis is resisting the force. Travis chuckled underneath Katie's palm. "What?" She asked, confused by the sudden happiness.
"You're angry at me!" Travis smiled.
"Kinda," Katie said bluntly, rolling her eyes. She thought a stupid Stoll can be this oblivious. Travis laughed. "Why in Olympus are you laughing?" She put her hand on her hip, clearly irritated by his laugh.
"Because I pranked you, you got in a fight, you are dirty and upset," Travis said with full of joy like he just discovered something phenomenal. Katie gave him a stern look. "And you are insecure," Travis looked into her eyes.
"Stop it," Katie said in a death glare. Travis was supposed to say more, but Katie stopped him. "You've crossed the line, Stoll. Why are you messing with me? Yes. I am upset, dirty and insecure, but you don't have to rub it in my face."
"I am not." Travis finds her eyes almost crying. "Katie. Why are you upset? You don't have to be. You are dirty. Yes. But you have no right to be insecure," Travis held her hands. "You are beautiful tonight, today, yesterday and tomorrow."
"Oh my Gods, Travis!" Katie burst into tears. She had never thought this Stoll will feel the same way for her as she has for him. "Is that really you?"
"I'm sure it's me." Travis pinched his self. "Yeah, it's me. Doesn't mean that I prank you, I'll never find a way to like or love you," Travis said and hugged her. Katie immediately pulled away and kissed him.
"Hell, yes! I love you," Travis murmured against her lips.
"Wanna dance?" Percy held out his hand to Annabeth.
"What song?" Annabeth blushed, standing beside him.
"Sparks Fly?" Percy shrugged.
"By Taylor Swift," Annabeth said with enthusiasm. "Come on," she said, putting her arms around his neck while Percy placed his hands on the curve of Annabeth's waist. "Nice outfit Seaweed Brain. I bet Tyson helped you."
Percy blushed and he can't help but smile. "Yeah, you too. You look beautiful."
Without further ado, Percy kissed Annabeth.
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