Casey's POV

I'm that girl you never see or you'll never know. I'm the girl who doesn't stand out and is always in the back. I'm not alone but I am unnoticed and thats okay. With my deep brown eyes, and neck length auburn hair and deep caramel brown skin I'm not anything special.  I've always been quiet, and that is the best way to watch.

Watching is my favorite thing. Its a past time, a hobby. My friends (yes I have friends just because I'm quiet doesn't mean I'm anti-social) say its creepy and stalkerish but they don't get it. Sometimes when your in the background you learn and see what others don't and you understand so much more.

 Right now I'm watching someone different, at first glance he's not anything special, black hair, green eyes, normal jock build, but if your like me and you watch you'll see it. That spark of something else entirely, its unbridled and chaotic, and dangerous, yet alluring. I want to know more bout him I want to understand why he keeps his eyes locked up, why he's seems so...... so....... so shattered. I want to understand him so I do what I do best, I watch.

I watch him in class, zoned out and lost. I watch him in the cafeteria alone and and quiet. He would always stare out a window looking out north in to the distance. He always would stare in the same direction. Everyday he would look out the window past the endless gray sky and the soft whiteness of the clouds to something else entirely. Another world perhaps. And everyday as I watched him in reality and he looked past that to fantasy and the same small smile would ghost his features. I had been watching him for  few weeks before I learned his name, Perseus Jackson. 

The day I learned his name I became invested in him. I wanted to know everything about him, his favorite color, what his voice was like, his story, everything. Something about Perseus was like a mystery and this was one mystery I was itching to solve. So as any intelligent detective would I resolved to become closer to him. 

I remember it clearly the first day I held and actual conversation with him.

I walked away from my usual seat at lunch setting my lunch bag down lightly beside him. He jerks out of his daze looking at me with a mixture of surprise and confusion. I felt warmth on my cheeks as I quickly realized I had not exactly planned what I meant to say. I take in a deep breath shaking off the embarrassment allowing a smile to grace my features. 

I stick out my hand in front of him opening my mouth to greet him."Hi my names Casey whats yours." His head cocks to the side slightly and hesitantly grabs my hand giving it a light shake. "My name is Percy Jackson." I'm surprised but I don't allow it to show, I can't exactly let him know that I know his name nor how I know it, I don't technically stalk people but not everyone sees it that way. 

"Well Percy you seemed lonely so I thought that I'd keep you company. Thats okay right." A small smile appears on his face "Yeah its fine thanks." I smile back widely my heart beating rapidly in my chest. 

Since then Percy has become a really great friend to me. He cares for me, is kind to me, and well he's different from others. Percy is not my best friend, but he definitely is my most cherished. 

I sat crying in the school yard under the oak tree. Today had been a bad day. Everything had gone wrong, I was picked on, embarrassed, and pretty much became the laughing stock of the whole school, for what, because of a guy. A dumb guy who used me for a stupid bet then had the nerve to dump me in front of the school over the intercom during announcements. 

I could still here their laughing and all the insults and taunts thrown at me when I ran from the school. Worse I can still see him smirking and laughing in front of me. Eyes still a the same bright blue and hair still that beautiful shinning copper color.

"Did you really think you could be with me. You, ugly miss invisible. I don't think so. It was a dumb bet to see if I could get the ugliest chick in school to go out with me which just so happens to be you." 

I close my eyes tears cascading down. "Dylan."  I grab a broken branch from the floor bating at that tree. The same tree Dylan stood under when he first asked me out. Then I'm sobbing beating the tree, punching and kicking until I collapse, sobs raking my body and so many tears falling from my face that I can't even see anymore. 

I feel something warm pull me close, holding me an whispering to me that it will be okay.  As my breathing steadies I pull away shivering from the sudden cold that washes over me. I wipe the tears from my eyes glancing over to the figure beside spotting familiar green eyes. "Percy" I whisper and he smiles. "Hey Casey you okay."

I turn away staring across the front of the school towards the horizon. He stays quiet rubbing small circles in my back. "Hey Percy am I pretty." He looks at me in surprise "what kind of question is that of course you are." I give a short hum in response and he sighs going to kneel in front of me,

"Look Casey what that guy did was not okay but you shouldn't let it get to you. He's just a jerk. I know I'm not good at comforting people but I will be honest whatever he said to you is in no way true. I promise. Besides" he smiles like a goof " you've always reminded me of fall and that has to be the prettiest season right." I have to laugh at that "its autumn Percy not fall."

He smiles and slips his hand on to his face rubbing an invisible beard and looking at the sky seemingly lost in thought. "Yes Autumn I like it from hence forth I dub the Autumn. No longer shall you be known as Casey but Autumn." By then I'm laughing at his horrible British accent. "Your a goof." A cheeky smile descends on his face " sure but your smiling again." 

He's right. As I look up at my friend my heart is pounding and I can feel electricity coursing through me every time he touches me. Its exhilarating.

I think..... I think I have a crush on Percy Jackson

That was a month ago and the day I got my new nickname Autumn. It was also the day that I started to develop a slight crush on one Perseus Jackson. 

This saturday is the Sadie Hawkins dance and it's girls ask guys. I plan on asking him to go with me. I hope he says yet and if a no I hope we can still be friends. I don't just plan on asking him to the dance I plan on confessing.

I walk through the crowded hallway my eyes zeroing in on my target. I move to the side of the hallway making it easier to walk and rush towards Percy's side. His face is in his locker rummaging around for something. I take a deep breath and tap him on the shoulder. He turns around "Oh hey Autumn whats up."

I take another deep breath and open my mouth. "Percy I've really liked you for a while now and I was wondering if you wouldn't mind being my date to the dance."

The smile slid off his face slowly and glanced around at the students milling around us. He pulled me over in to a corner away from the others.

"Casey," he used my real name he never does that. "Casey I'm sorry I can't go to the dance with you I have a girlfriend and we're going together. I'm sorry if I led you on that wasn't my intention."

I looked down towards the ground tears welling up in my eyes. "Oh okay then ." I felt tears fall down my cheek and I rubbed my eyes trying to make them disappear. "Oh Casey I'm sorry please don't cry." "No its okay Percy I understand besides it's not your fault if you like me you can't exactly choose who you like."

I sniffed a little wiping my cheeks and trying to smile. "Casey," he asked timidly "we're still friends right." I smile brightly "of course Percy your still one of my best friends."

He brightens moving past me to walk to the hallway. "Wait Percy," he turns around, "yes." I take a deep breath "How much do you like her." His eyes soften and he glances out the window at the gray thundering clouds rolling in, "Casey I love her."

On the day of the dance I walk in trailing behind my friends my head turned towards the floor. "Autumn." I lift. My head up turning towards the direction my name was called. I see Percy walking over holding hands with a girl with curly blonde hair.

"Hey Autumn this is Annabeth." I smile at the girl "I'm assuming this is your girlfriend." He rolls his eyes, "of course not Autumn I'm just holding hands with a random girl I met on the way here." I gasp "Percy I never thought you could stoop that low fore shame." He smirks "well you know me as low as anyone can get." I let out a small laugh and he chuckles "but yeah she's my girlfriend Annabeth meet Casey but I call her Autumn."

She smiles "nice to meet you Casey." I smile back "hey Percy can you do me a favor and get me a drink." He nods kissing Annabeth on the cheek and walking away.

"You know you sure did snag yourself a great guy." She gives a slight nod "yeah I know." "You love him don't you." She smiles softly "more than anything."

She walks over grabbing Percy by the hand and dragging him to the dance floor. She places one hand on his shoulder and he wraps his hand around her waist and they sway to the music.

I watch the way the mold together and the spindling spider web of cracks inside their eyes disappear one by one. There eyes are bright and they glow together. They look radiant.
Their perfect for each other.

I hope one day I'll have something that beautiful, but for now I stand in the background content to watch as they dance of together in to their own world.