I leaned against the wall. Percy had just refused to become a god earlier today. I wondered why he did that, could it have been me possibly. I secretly loved him, but I knew he would never love me back. Even with Rachel as the oracle, it would never change. We would most likely just be friends. But I had to accept the fact. I was still deep in thought when I heard Percy's voice. "Hey Annabeth. Mind if I sit here?" I nodded my head and he sat down next to me, his back leaning on the wooden outside of the Athena cabin.
"Hey seaweed brain. Why are you here? Shouldn't you be at Olympus? I heard someone offered you the ultimate gift, becoming a god." I said, not knowing what he would say next.
"Well there's you… I mean friends and um, well I don't want to be a high school dropout do I? I have a lot of life to live, you know?" He said as I stared at his sea green eyes. I saw him blush when he accidently said me… maybe he likes me? At this point, I really didn't know.
"Of course, Seaweed Brain. But anyway happy birthday. Your officially 16 now. Did you see the cake they made you? The one that looked like a blue brick?" I asked.
"Ya, I saw it. I'm pretty sure Tyson made that… I think he went a little overboard with the frosting," He said, chuckling at the memory of his cake.
"So what did you wish for?" I asked him, hoping he would say something about me.
"Something, and I hope that wish comes true," He said as he leaned closer to me. His lips touched mine, and I knew at this time, he felt the same about me.
"You owe me 20 bucks," I heard one of the Strolls scream. They betted on us? I would normally be angry but this way my moment, the one happy moment of my life. This was the day that everything finally happened right. All on the most supposedly doomed day of the golden age. It was perfect, and nothing could change that.