Percy's into Poetry?!
Annabeth's POV
I've looked everywhere. Where can that Seaweed Brain be? I left him this morning and he was so not himself. He blushed and looked away when he declined my offer to sword fight, which he has never said no to, before. That was just after breakfast and now he isn't at lunch either. Percy skipping sword fighting I might be able to understand but Percy skipping a meal he must be sick.
I must have looked a little worried because my siblings were giving me funny looks. I tried to put on a straight face so no one would question me, but Malcolm saw straight through my act, "Hey Annie, what's wrong."
I just sighed not looking at his face. Wow I must be worried I can't even bring myself to glare at his name calling. Now he was worried. "Annabeth what's wrong? You didn't even look up when I called you Annie something must be up."
"She's just sad that her boyfriend is missing, she's just a clingy girl that's all. Percy probably needed a break." Drew sneered while walking past.
"He is not my boyfriend," I growled. He only laughed at my answer.
"You sure, at the moment you look like a lost puppy"
"Yes I'm sure. I'm worried about him that's all, he said no to sword fighting this morning and now he missed lunch. Something's up." I explained slightly quieter.
"I'm sure he's fine, it's probably just the stress from all the new monsters and stuff, plus Chiron has almost doubled his classes. He just needs a break. But you talking to me isn't helping anyone go find him and see how you can comfort him. That's what friends are for right."
"Thanks Malcolm you're probably right." I gave him a grate full smile then went to the kitchen to get something for Percy to eat.
As I was walking around camp looking for Percy my mind went back to what Drew had said. What it had meant. "She's just sad that her boyfriend is missing, she's just a clingy girl that's all. Percy probably needed a break." I know that he is more than a friend to me but he is just so oblivious to all of my hints it's like he doesn't even notice. But he is still a great friend and I'd rather that than not having his friendship at all.
That's when I noticed him sitting against Thalia's pine tree. Was that a book he was holding? Ok now I'm worried. I walked a little quieter around the back of the tree to see exactly what he is doing. But of course from his great senses he noticed my presence before I got within 10 metres.
He slammed the book shut and dropped his pencil while trying to hide the book. "Hey Percy what's that you've got there, your diary." I said in a joking voice.
His face went bright red as he sat on the book so I couldn't get to it. "Nope just- uh- homework." He covered. Wow, I didn't know it was that easy to make him blush.
My eyes widened with fake shock "THE Percy Jackson doing homework in the summer holidays. What astonishment. We'll have to write it down, make a plarch. They'll come from far and wide just to see if it were true." I said trying to sound serious.
"Yeah, yeah laugh it up." He said still with a bright red face. I sat down next to him as he made some room for me against Thalia's tree. Making sure he moved the book to the other side of him again. I pouted at what he was doing.
"Oh come on Percy what were you writing in your diary." I begged. He only laughed, because he knows how much I hate not knowing stuff and for me to beg is stooping down really low.
"Is that blue-berry muffins I smell" he said sniffing the air, completely ignoring my question.
"Yes thought you would get hungry skipping lunch. What could be that important that you skipped a meal?" I said slightly leaning over him to try and see his book.
"What? Its lunch? Why didn't you tell me?" He said with surprise.
"This must be important if you didn't hear the conch horn blow two hours ago."
"Must have- uhh- got carried away." He said shyly rubbing his neck.
"For 4 hours, please Percy what were you doing, I'm just worried about you, you even skipped sword fighting to do this." As long as it's not about a girl I don't really mind but I wasn't going to tell him that.
"And what if it is about a girl," he said. I couldn't tell if he actually heard me and being serious or just teasing me.
"Calm down Wise Girl I'll always be your Seaweed Brain." He smiled at me, but then something changed was that fear in his eyes. Oh he must have realised what he said.
"What's wrong you look like I'm about to rip your head off or something." I said with a smirk.
"Can't, I'm invincible remember." He said matching my smirk.
"Not quite," I said leaning over with my hands going for his back. He could tell what I meant because he started to crawl backwards. But it was all too late because I was already on him attacking his sides with tickles. He must have thought I was actually going for his back because he leaned back so his back was completely covered by the ground. Silly Percy, he forgets that Athena always has a plan, and I am definitely going to get my hands on that book.
It went on like that for at least ten minutes, me tickling and him blocking trying to breathe. I almost had my hand around the book, just another second. That is till he flipped us over with a winning smile. I put on a defeated look on my face, trying to keep eye contact so he didn't realise I was going for the book. But he slowly started to lean in. Oh my gods he's going to kiss me. Me. Stop it he is just distracting you. Just start leaning in while you try to get that book. So that's what I did, what I had to do. We were so close I could feel his breath on my lips which almost made me forget what I was trying to do. That's when I felt the books in my hands, I was about to lean in the rest of the way till an annoyed voice cut me off. "Can't you find another tree to make out under?"
Oh my gods Thalia. With my hand still clasped tightly around the book, I slid out from under Percy and ran towards Thalia before he even had time to look up. Giving her a big bear hug, squeezing her slightly tighter than necessary. "We were not making out" I growl in her ear, which she only laughed at.
"Whatever Annie, I'm sure I'll get a different story from Percy." I looked back to find a blushing Percy. I winked at him then ran of shouting "I'll see you guys at dinner." I didn't stop till I flopped on to my bunk.
Percy's POV
I lost track of time after the first five minutes, I might be able to fight monsters all day but when Annabeth puts her mind to something she usually gets it. I was still trying to protect the book, while looking for an opening. As soon as I found one, I easily lifted her up from around the waist and flipped us over. She had a cute defeated look on her face that was so adorable I couldn't help taking a few glances at her lips. I started to lean in slowly giving her a chance to pull back if she wanted to. I didn't want to force her to do anything but I was hoping that she wouldn't.
I was so happy when I noticed her head rise towards mine. We're so close our noses were touching, just a little bit further. "Can't you find another tree to make out under?"
I looked up to see the smug face of no other than Thalia. When I looked down to see Annabeth's reaction she had already gone. "What the?"
"We were not making out" I heard her growl at Thalia. I could feel my face go red again when I realised that is probably what it looked like from the bottom of the hill.
"Whatever Annie, I'm sure I'll get a different story from Percy." Thalia said looking back at me. I just shook my head slightly chuckling.
"I'll see you guys at dinner." Annabeth said with a wink in my direction before running to her cabin. I'll get that kiss once I sort out Thalia. Nico is probably around here too, together they are like Hermes and Aphrodite put together.
"So Percy what were you doing?" She asked me, slowly making her way up towards me.
"I know you were spying on us, out you come Nico. There is no way I'm explaining anything to you." I said smiling when I saw her shocked expression. But it quickly changed, when Nico came out with a freaky Hades' grin.
"I liked your move back there Percy. But you've got to watch your back, you don't know how long we've been up here watching you." Said Nico, oh gods, he saw my book.
"Those poems were really sweet. Lucky now she can read them too." Thalia replied cheekily.
My eyes widened with shock as realization dawned on me. Annabeth took my book, no, no, no. I sprinted down the hill towards Athena's cabin not even saying bye to Thalia or Nico