Okay so the idea of this fanfiction is to makes a series of one-shots surrounding Percy and Annabeth (I will bring more of the group in later) during different events. Later it may evolve into something other than one-shots. Anyway, enjoy!

Annabeth could see the glow of the Empire State Building from where she was standing in Time Square. It comforted her and set off a sense of unrest knowing that both her mom and the rest of the Olympians were so close.

Her teeth chattered, it was so cold in New York. Even in her thick jacket, scarf and hat she was still chilled to the bone, Annabeth was still a California girl at heart. She liked being warm. The bitter cold didn't stop the hundreds of people from coming to each the ball drop in Times Square on New Years Eve. This year she and Percy decided to spend New Years together, Percy's apartment being so to close by to one of the biggest New Years celebrations in the world.

She was waiting for Percy now, she didn't know how but he always managed to be late for everything. Earlier she had texted him where she was, but among the throng of screaming people waving giant blue inflatable sticks, drunks and people high off excitement (some actually high) it was no wonder he was late.

While she was thinking this, Annabeth felt a pair of long arms wrap around her from behind. As she turned to face him drunk in his scent of soap, seawater, and freshly backed cookies. Only Percy smelled just like this, it was comforting, this constant thing. If there was one thing in her life she could rely on it was that Percy would always smell like soap, seawater, and freshly baked cookies.

"Hey Wise Girl," he said, grinning from ear to ear. "I brought coffee," he said, holding up two cups of the steaming gift of from the gods.

His smile made Annabeth want to melt into a puddle, not to mention the effect thr magical deep pools of, mesmerizing green that were his eyes had on her. She was glad that Percy didn't know that he had this effect on her; she would never hear the end of it.

"Seaweed Brain," she regarded him, trying to keep her resolve.

He kissed her neck, "not even a hello?" he mumbled.

She abandoned any attempt at keeping a cool attitude and laughed at the tickling sensation of his breath on her.

"Look Percy," she said, trying to distract him, pointing to one of the Jumbotrons. On it was an add for Hermes shipping with the ever-so familiar face of the Messenger God smiling up. It made her heart ache, before Luke had turned bitter and evil his smile looked very similar to his father's.

"Never mind that," she though hastily. Even though she was with Percy and perfectly happy at that, it still hurt to think of Luke, not as much now, but like an old wound that just won't quite go away. That day on Olympus she lost a brother.

"Yeah," said Percy. " We met him for the first time when we 12 or 13, "that was back when we still fought constantly, look he's even got our favorite snakes in the add," he chuckled.

George and Martha coiled and uncoiled around the letters of Hermes Shipping. It looked like they were smiling right at them.

Annabeth laughed, "I don't think we stopped fighting constantly until you turned 16."

"True," he pondered.

Annabeth decided to withhold the information that that was partly because she was crushing on him, naturally this meant she was mean to him.

The wind picked up, stirring her blonde curls and Percy's raven hair.

"Brrr, it's cold," said Annabeth.

"Here, take my jacket," Percy said automatically shrugging off his black coat.

"No way, you'll be freezing Seaweed Brain," she said, pushing him away.

"Takeeeeeeeee it Wise Girl," he urged draping his warm jacket over her shoulders, leaving only a blue (of course) hoodie on underneath.

Annabeth gave in knowing that Percy was relentless about these things, as annoying as it could be sometimes, that was one of the best things about him.

"I can't believe that this year is almost over," said Annabeth.

"Yeah, it's been a long one," he said.

She thought back to everything that had happened that year. One year ago Percy was still missing. Last New Years she spent camp bent over her drafting table trying to come up with more ideas of where Percy might be.

That summer she and Percy fell into Tartarus, one of the hardest things she had ever had to do, and she had held up the sky, but she had Percy with her. They had defeated the Giants together with their friends at their side. The year was coming to a close and she and Percy were stronger and closer than ever before.

All of the sudden she was startled back to real life when the countdown to the New Year started. It was the last minute of one of the toughest years of her life.

She and Percy started shouting with the crowd, "10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

Cheers and trumpeting exploded in the square, fireworks exploded overhead.

Multi-colored confetti rained down on them. Percy and Annabeth reached for each other, Percy bent down to kiss her. She could still remember years back when she had a few inches on him, she always enjoyed watching his face every summer when he realized he still wasn't taller than her. Annabeth could taste the salt on his lips and his mouth smiling against hers.

"I love you," she murmured, her face in his hands.

"And I love you," Percy replied.

Tell me what you think and I'd love any ideas or critiquing.