[ Percy's POV]

CHAPTER 9:

As I said those words, I turned my head and looked into her grey stormy eyes. The tip of my nose touched hers. Her eyes were dragging me into their infinity and I was losing myself in her. Annabeth put her hand on my cheek and moved closer. We were still lying on the grass, her head on my shoulder. Quicker than I realized, my lips were touching hers. Not kissing, just touching. I was aware of her every breath synchronizing with mine.

We were so close... I felt like I was a part of her, our bodies and lives depending on each other, desperate to survive.

I kissed her and she kissed me back. I held her and she held me back. I touched her and she touched me back. I loved her and she loved me back.

The rest of the night was a blur. Because I had lost myself in her. My brain stopped thinking and memorizing. I was busy feeling the moment not caring about anything. All I remembered from that moment, was, Annabeth.

The way her skin felt, so smooth and gentle. The way she giggled each time my lips tried desperately to kiss hers. The way her hands held me, so tightly, I could feel every nerve in her body. She smelled of dry grass and sweat and lavenders and lemons.

I don't no how long after, maybe hours, days, months , eons later, I fell asleep. I don't know how exactly, but my eyes started to droop as exhaustion from the night got the better of me. Annabeth hugged me and whispered in my ear, " Good night, Seaweed Brain." and then, I closed my eyes.

I woke up to the blinding light of sunshine. My eyes took a few seconds to adjust with the light. I realized I was still holding Annabeth in my arms. She was asleep and one of her blonde curls came into her face. She looked amazing as I stared at her.

And then there was a loud SNAP! of a picture being taken from a camera and a blinding flash of light in front of us. I saw Connor Stoll, the guy from the Hermes cabin, holding a camera in his hands, and giving me a big goofy smile.

"What the hell are you doing?" I asked him.

"HEY GUYS! I FOUND THEM!" Connor shouted down the hill to the other campers, I guess. And then he turned to me and said," We found out you guys were missing this morning when we all woke up and you didn't show up for breakfast. The Athena cabin was really worried about Annabeth, so we started to search for you guys. I now I have found you!"

"Yeah, that's all okay. But what about the camera?" I asked.

"Oh, its nothing. I just wanted a good picture of the 'Couple of the Summer' winners." He smiled innocently and showed me the picture on the digital screen of his camera.

"You are so dead, Connor." I tried to threatened him. "Give me the camera."

"Come and get it if you can, lover boy." He smiled mischieviously and ran down the hill.