Red Hair (3)

*Flashback*

*2 years ago*

Minerva POV

"Dammit." he cursed under his breath and then looked around

"You didn't tell anyone about me, did you?"

"You're not going to deny it?"

That wasn't the response I was expecting, I was hoping for a 'who?' or an 'I think you got the wrong guy'. But even after taking it in, it's hard to believe that the person in front of me was the same wizard that saved my life.

He looked too young, but I'm a person of my word, I'm not going to reveal his identity whether he is a part of the MSS or not.

"How'd you know?" he asked in a whisper

"I overheard you talking on the phone, same voice, same height...kind of pieced it together." I answered, "So, why aren't you denying it?"

"Denying it isn't going to help." he grumbled "I thought my voice being slightly muffled should have...hah, just don't tell anyone, I don't want to cause anyone any harm."

"So why are you doing this?"

"I have lots of reasons."

"I got time."

"Look, I saved your life, so just do me a favor and leave me alone, I don't want any trouble."

"Hand me your phone for a bit."

"Why?"

"Just do it or I'll tell my father that you're a part of the infamous MSS, he works at Phoenix Academy."

He then reluctantly gave me his phone, I saw that it has a password, so I gave it back to him to unlock it. He didn't like it one bit, but he did it anyway, he gave it back and I put my number on the phone.

"When are you next free? Like for a whole day kind of free."

"Tomorrow." he replied quickly

"That can work but it's a weekday, don't you need to go to school?"

"I'm homeschooled." he replied "You're like my age, shouldn't you go to school tomorrow?"

"They gave me time off to recover from trauma, so I got tomorrow off, call me when you get home, and I'll message you the details."

"Details for what?"

"We're meeting up tomorrow."

"Why?"

"Do it or I'll tell my dad, I just want to talk with you for a bit and repay the favor"

"By threatening to give out the identity of the guy who saved your life?"

"I'll come alone, alright? We'll get some coffee, and depending on how long we talk, we'll have all day to ourselves. We can get lunch and even dinner together if you want."

"Is this an invitation for a date?" he asked

"You know what, sure."

"Then you're pretty lousy at it, red-haired princess."

"Don't call me that?"

"I don't know your name."

"I'll tell you when we meet up tomorrow."

*****

*Next Day*

I arrived at our meet-up spot half expecting him to not show up, I don't really plan to reveal his identity, I just wanted to use today to talk to him, I'm a tad bit curious about why someone so young decided to start magic early.

He showed up of course, and we then head inside where he ordered a croissant and hot chocolate, I tried to pay for him but he told me to just be concerned about my own order as he then went to get our seats.

After I got my orders, I went to find him and sat down. We were at a quite isolated spot, not that I mind.

"I'll start, I'm Minerva Everett. 16, and I'll be applying to Tiger Academy by the end of this year." I introduced myself first.

"Perseus Silver, 15." he responded promptly

"Oh, you're younger than me, that's even more surprising. Why have you come?"

"It's riskier if I don't, I don't know if you really planned on revealing what I do or not."

"Well, I don't, but can I ask if-"

"I'm not a part of the MSS if you're wondering." he cut me off

"How often do you do what you do?"

"4-6 nights a week."

"Anyone else knows about this?"

"Yes."

"Why are you telling me all this?"

"Cuz you asked." he replied "Since your dad is an active wizard, he's probably asked to work with them, can I ask you about their routes, I need to continue what I'm doing."

"Sure, I got some info that I've overheard, but can I ask why you cut off the leader's foot? It's very gruesome even if you didn't kill him. The authorities are fixating on it because you might be some psychopath."

"He was too far for me to catch up, and the authorities need a small boss like him to reveal other similar things happening around town, so I aimed for his foot with a spell."

"Ok, this is the weirdest date I've been on and it's my first one."

"Start of a beautiful friendship, I guess." he replied as he finished his croissant.

*****

*Present day*

Minerva POV

We really didn't start off on the wrong foot, but to think that it led to what we are now, who would have thought?

But I called only to tell him that my father planned on joining the upcoming project and finally meet him, though my father has known that I've been dating him in a long-distance relationship, he's been curious about who gotten my interest, but it seems that my boyfriend is being teased by his superiors at his post, so I can't tell him today.

My father's curiosity blew up after he see that school article where there was a picture of me snuggling close to Percy, it was a bit intrusive, and it took a while to take down, with my father helping since it originated from Phoenix Academy, he gave me quite a mouthful.

"To think that my anti-social apprentice can show some affection, the reports might be wrong after all." the one-arm captain exclaimed "Why didn't you tell us, I would have totally given you more time off."

"Shawn, bro, just help me out here." he pleaded to which his brother just replied with silence

Seeing Perseus being embarrassed is quite cute.