Percabeth
Percy always wanted to go on a cruise. When he revealed this to Annabeth, she talked to Leo and now, the holiday break after they had stopped Gaea, he finally got to go. It should have been perfect. All his friends aboard the Argo II sailing anywhere they pleased for Christmas, which most demigods celebrated, as it was a time to get together with people they don't see all the time. For some reason, it upset Percy.
They had set sail five days ago. On board were Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel, Frank, Grover, Juniper, Ella, Tyson, Nico, Reyna, and Rachel. There were only ten cabins, each with enough room for two twin sized beds. On the quest, they'd only needed eight, nine when Nico arrived, but fourteen people on the ship. Juniper and Grover, being the oldest couple, were allowed to share a room. Hazel and Nico shared a room, which was decked out like their cabin at Camp Half-Blood, but Hazel stayed with Frank until they were just too tired to stay up any longer. Piper charmspoke her way into sharing with Jason. The last two that shared a room were Percy and Annabeth. It was his present, wasn't it?
Percy was sitting on his bunk feeling down when Annabeth burst in. She looked him in the eyes. Usually the sight of her stormy, gray eyes would boost Percy's mood, but that wasn't the case. She sat right beside Percy and wrapped her arms around him, but he just stared at the wall.
"What's wrong, Seaweed Brain? Isn't this your dream trip?"
He sighed deeply and replied, "I don't know what's wrong, Wise Girl. I just have this feeling."
"Percy, I haven't seen you this sad since the day Luke and Silena passed away. Nico wasn't even this sad on the day we left, the anniversary of Bianca's death. If you need to talk, I'm here for you."
Percy finally turned his sea green eyes toward Annabeth. They didn't look as lively as they usually were. Tears were beginning to run down his soft cheeks. Annabeth leaned toward him and kissed him of the forehead with her soft lips. "I will always be here for you, my Seaweed Brain."
Percy pulled her in and their lips made contact. They kept kissing for five minutes, but it seemed like it could go on forever.
Finally, Percy pulled out his present to her. He put it in a box so that his terrible wrapping job wouldn't give it away. When she saw what was inside, a smile spread across her face. It was the Minotaur horn from the day he arrived at Camp, they day they had met when they were twelve.
"Percy. That's the best gift I have ever received! I thought that my gift was good, but now I feel like there's no way I can top that." She pecked him on the lips.
Annabeth handed Percy a neatly wrapped box in wave-patterned wrapping paper. He opened it and suddenly knew why he was upset. Inside, was a blueprint for a house. A house in New Rome. There were bedroom for the two of them, along with rooms for any future children. It wasn't the house they'd talked about recently. This specific design was the first. They had come up with it in Tarturus.
Percy had boarded the Argo II five days ago for the cruise. Five days after he boarded for the first time, he and Annabeth had plunged into Tarturus.