Accidental Soulmate

"Annabeth! How do I-" One of My best friends, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, came tottering out of her bedroom. She stopped mid sentence as she gazed at me, a mask of true horror plastered on her face.
"Oh my God! What the hell are you wearing?" She screeched.
I looked down at my sweats, huge hoodie, and Ugg slippers. "Er, I don't know? Clothes?" I answered Rachel.
"Aren't you coming?" Rachel asked.
"Coming where?" I asked.
Rachel rolled her eyes. "A new club opened up a few blocks from here! We have to go!"
"Rachel, as tempting as that sounds, I can't go. I have work to do." I answered her.
Rachel rolled her eyes again. "Annabeth Isabel Chase, you are three weeks ahead in homework and studies. College is all about having fun! You need to get out there instead of burying yourself alive in those books of yours."
I opened my mouth to say something, but the door to our apartment burst open. Piper McLean (yes, THE Piper McLean, as in Tristan McLean's daughter), Hazel Levesque, Calypso Atlas, Reyna Arellano, and Silena Beauregard came rushing in.
Reyna, Silena, Calypso, and my best best friend Thalia Grace, shared their own apartment down the hall.
"Hey Rachel and Annabeth! You guys ready to go?" Silena asked.
"I am, but lil ol Miss Book Worm here won't go." Rachel answered.
"There's nothing you can do to make me go." I crossed my arms over my chest.
"Thalia said she'll be there." Piper piped up. (A/N: Sorry, I had to.)
"Where is Thals anyways?" Calypso asked. She brushed her caramel brown hair out if her eyes.
"She's hanging out with Jason." Reyna answered.
"Oh! Will the guys be coming to? I haven't seen Frank in FOREVER." Hazel said.
"Calm down, Haze. You saw him yesterday." I told her.
"Yeah, the guys are coming. I don't know about Percy though." Rachel said.
"I really don't get what you guys see in him. You all have boyfriends." I said standing up.
"If you SAW him, you'd see why. But nooo, you just stick your nose in books and schoolwork all day." Rachel retorted.
I turned towards the lovable redhead with a half smile. "Impress me." I said.
Piper's eyes widened. "Is this your way of saying yes?"
I shrugged. "Depends if you want me to come or not. Unless you have a way of getting Percy Jackson in here."
Silena squealed and clapped her hands with glee. "We soo need to give you a makeover!"
"Excuse me? Just make up and shoes please. If I let you guys touch my hair or clothes I'm going to leave here looking like a Lady Gaga wannabe."
Calupsi put a hand over her heart. "We would never make you wear a meat dress!"
I pursed my lips. "You wouldn't, but Rachel or Hazel would. Crazy girls those two are. Only Piper can share my pain."
"I heard that, Chase!" Rachel's voice called out from the bathroom.
"Oops." I muttered.
"Okay! Annabeth, to the bathroom!" Hazel said. Her cinnamon brown hair was tousled, but in a sexy way. Her golden eyes (I know, GOLDEN) were bright. She was smiling, showing off her deep dimples and pearly teeth.
I took a deep breath and strutted into the bathroom.
It was just hair and makeup, how bad could it be?

* * * *

Very bad.
I was soo going to kill Rachel, Hazel, and Piper for forcing me into this hellish attire.
Somehow, someway, I ended up wearing a dark blue skater skirt, a dark blue crop top, a gold cardigan, and gold wedged shoes. I had (thank God) talked Piper out of making me wear heels. No need to try and break my ankles, right?
So anyways, there I was. Sipping a champagne at the bar with Reyna and Hazel.
Correction: Reyna was swapping spit and locking lips with her boyfriend, Nico do Angelo (who is in some way, Jason, Thalia, and apparently Percy Jackson's cousin), while Hazel was searching the bar for her "Frankie Wankie."
Jesus.
The rest were nowhere in sight, though they were probably in some corner getting down and dirty (above the waist of course) with their boyfriend. But I would catch a glimpse of Rachel's deep red hair every now and then.
I polished off my champagne. The bar tender asked if I wanted a refill. No, thank you very much.
I tottered over to a few seats. I swear, my ankles were going to crack in those things. I collapsed at an empty booth. I felt dizzy.
The club (which was called Verdant by the way) (A/N: Those of you who watch Arrow in the CW would understand that) was jammed packed. The air was thick with sweat and humidity. The music pounded my ears.
Forget about the dizziness, talk about a major migraine.
I groaned and rested my thumping head against the leather seat. It was cool (temperature wise), but it didn't soothe my headache much though. I suddenly felt a warm body next to mine. The air suddenly smelled of jasmine and lavender. That could only mean one thing.
"Hey! What's up, AnnieBeth?" Thalia asked.
"Thalia. Don't. Call. Me. That." I answered.
She smiled. Her dyed raven black hair was still choppy as always, but she had a stripe of blue in the front that matched her eyes. Thalia kicked her black Timberland clad feet in the table. She was sporting the usual dark jeans tucked into her boots, a light tee shirt, and a black zip up hoodie. Her nose was freshly pierced (as of the beginning of the school year, it's almost April now) and her teeth were white as snow.
In other words, she was dressed like Thalia.
"What are you doing here all alone?" She asked.
I rubbed my temples. "One, I regretfully agreed to letting the others take me here. Two, I have a splitting headache."
Thalia grimaced. "Ooh, ouch. Sucks to be you right now, huh?"
"Pretty much." I answered.
"Come on, I want to introduce you to some friends of mine." She gestured for me to follow her as she stood up.
I studied her warily through my narrowed eyes. "Are they human or animals?"
Thalia chuckled.
"Thals, I'm serious."
"They're human alright. But they might act like animals."
I rolled my eyes and stood up. "Ugh, they can't be any worse than Bobby and Matthew."
"Oh yeah! How are the stepbothers?"
"Don't you mean stepbrothers?"
"Nope."
"Oh. Well....I don't really know, to be honest. I haven't seen them since highschool graduation." I answered.
Thalia nodded. I followed as she maneuvered through the dozens of college students, and occasionally stomped on the toes of those who didn't get out of the way.
We finally reached the other end of the bar. It was weirdly empty except for two boys and a girl.
The girl had black hair that was braided back into a single braid. She had blue gray eyes and freckles. The first boy had curly brown hair that was half hidden under a green rasta cap. A goatee was very prominent on his chin. The second boy's back was turned, but I could make out a nest of unruly dark hair.
They all seemed to be laughing at something. As Thalia and I got closer, I could make out a single sentence.
"I want a dam root beer."
The trio burst out laughing. Even Thalia cracked a smile, which I didn't understand.
We finally reached the three kids. They stopped laughing (not very easy as I might say) when Thalia walked over.
"Hey Thalia. Whose she?" The curly brown haired boy asked.
"Hey guys! This is my best friend, Annabeth Chase." Thalia introduced.
The boy with the dark hair turned around. I took a step back.
Telling you he had gorgeous eyes would be a massive understatement.
They were sea green. Not Rachel's emerald green, or soft green, or celery green, but sea green. They looked as if he wore colored contacts over deep blue eyes.
But be wasn't, I could tell (thank you, Susan). They were 100% natural.
"Okay! So this is Zoë Nightshade. Zoe, Annabeth." Thalia started.
"Nice to meet you, Annabeth. Thalia talks about you all the time." Zoë said.
"Don't underexaggerate it, Zoë. Thalia will not SHUT UP about Annabeth." The dark haired boy muttered.
I turned bright red.
"Okay, moving on. Annabeth, this is Grover Underwood." Thalia gestures to the boy with curly brown hair. He flashed me a big smile. I waved to him.
"And this...this...oh boy." Thalia muttered.
"Ugh! Thalia, I've seen turtle riding snails that are faster than you." The dark haired boy grumbled. He stepped forward and looked me in the eye.
For some odd reason, I blushed.
"Hey, Annabeth. I'm Percy Jackson." He said.
WHAT???!!!!

Notes

Hope you liked chapter one!!! I didn't know what color Zoë's eyes were...so yeah. If I was wrong then....oh well, tough turtles then.
Thanks so much for reading!!
~stay beautiful~
XOXO,
Nova