Why?
WARNING: LAST OLYMPIAN SPOILER!
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Percy Jackson or any related characters. Boo hoo : (
(I guess that's a good thing, though or Rachel probably would have been killed in some painful, nasty way. Sorry Rachel. Not really. PERCABETH 4EVER!)
Annabeth's POV
I sat on Camp Half-Blood's sandy beach and watched the waves slap the shore in the dying orange light of the evening. As my hair blew softly in the breeze, I thought about Beckendorf and Selena. So happy together. The perfect match. It was so unfair that they had to die so young. The Fates were cruel. End of story. I clasped my hands in front of my legs, rested my head on my knees, and sighed.
Percy's POV
I headed towards the beach to do some thinking. I always thought my best when I was near the ocean. Go figure. It kind of shocked me to see Annabeth sitting near the surf, her chin resting on her knees and the waves grabbing at her feet. "Annabeth?" I called. She looked up, her expression somber. "Are you okay?" I asked, plopping down beside her, but it was kind of a lame question. She was obviously not okay. "I'm fine, Percy." She sighed. Uh oh. I thought. She hadn't called me Seaweed Brain. I knew something was up.
Annabeth's POV
I stared into his sea-green eyes that were examining my face with concern. "I was thinking about Selena and Beckendorf again," I said. His face darkened. "Oh." He tried to hide it but I could tell he still kind of blamed himself for Beckendorf's death, even though it wasn't his fault. I slipped my hand into his. "Don't worry about it Percy," I said softly. He nodded but he didn't look so sure. He looked at me and a twitch of his cocky smile came back. "So," he said, putting his arm around my shoulder."What brings you to my beach?" I smiled too. His beach. Ha ha. "Just needed to get some breathing space," I said. "Malcolm can be such an idiot. Sometimes it's hard to believe he's a child of Athena." He laughed, which was good to hear.
Percy's POV
She glanced at me then asked, "What are you doing here?" Her beautiful lips were curved into a smile. "I needed to think about something." I admitted. "What did you need to think about?" The thing about Annabeth is that she's too curious for her own good. I didn't want to tell her. "You know…" I said cautiously. "Stuff." I could tell this answer hadn't satisfied her. She raised one eyebrow, then closed her eyes and sighed. "You are so hard to figure out sometimes Seaweed Brain." She opened one stormy gray eye and smiled at me. I felt like sighing too. I was the one who was hard to figure out? She rested he head on me, making blond curls tumble down my shoulder.
Annabeth's POV
I lifted my head so I could look into Percy's eyes. They always comforted me when I was puzzled or upset. Now I was both. What was Percy hiding from me? What did he come to the beach to think about? He gazed into my eyes and leaned forward, probably trying to make me forget about the mystery that was on my mind. Despite of that I copied his movement until his lips pressed softly against mine. I hung my arms around his neck and he put a hand on the side of my face. It felt like a dream. Kissing passionately on a beautiful beach, the waves crashing against the shore…what was I upset about? Snap out of it! What is Percy hiding from you? Remember? Said a voice in my head. Oh, right. Hades! I was not going to let Percy win. Slowly, smiling, he pulled his lips from mine. My heart was pounding but I'm sure I must have been smiling too. "So," I murmured. "Are you going to tell me what you were thinking about now?" he grinned hugely when he found out his plan hadn't worked. "Nope." I rolled my eyes and sighed sarcastically, then leaned in to kiss him again, hoping he would crack and tell me his little secret.
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