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This is the first chapter of a Percabeth one-shot series I'm going to attempt to write! Each chapter will be a letter of the alphabet, yes? They'll all be set between the end of The Last Olympian and the beginning of The Lost Hero unless I state otherwise, which I most probably won't….. So here we go!

I don't own Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan does!

Enjoy….

A is for Arachnophobia

Percy was lying comfortably on his bed, Annabeth lay beside him reading and he was content. Content with the sun streaming in through the windows of Cabin three, content with the sound of the pages of Annabeth's book turning and the sound of her constant, relaxed breathing. Content was the perfect word to describe his current position in the world. No wars or trying to save the world, he had Annabeth and that was all he needed.

His state of mind quickly changed to one of panic as Annabeth screamed and retreated from the bed over Percy's chest and fell to the floor. Percy also jumped up and hit his head on the bottom of the bunk above him; he quickly recovered and followed her off the bed.

"What?" He asked her scanning the room for possible reasons that could have sent Annabeth into such frenzy.

Annabeth was doubled over breathing deeply, her hair spilling over her shoulders in a blonde torrent of curls. "There… there's a spider!" She managed between breaths.

Percy's shoulders slumped as he was no longer expecting to be attacked by some kind of monster. "Okay. Just- where is it?" Percy asked.

Annabeth stood up and pointed to the far bed post that she had been laying by. Sure enough, hanging there on a fine strand of web was a spider, it wasn't really that big.

"What's happened?" Percy turned slightly so he could get a view of who had spoken. Nico was standing in the doorway looking worried.

"Nothing, something just made Annabeth jump. It's fine," Percy said dismissively with a smile, nevertheless. Percy didn't say anything about the spider – Annabeth's pride and all that.

"Oh, okay," Nico walked away seemingly happy that nothing was wrong, although he would probably never say that.

Percy turned back to the matter at hand. He picked up the spider and enclosed it between his hands. "Got it," he announced.

"Take it away," she commanded and Percy did so, he dropped the spider outside the door.

"Run, Dude. You don't want her to find you again or your fate may not be so friendly," Percy urged the spider and it seemed to pick up its pace after he said that, Percy laughed and walked back inside.

"Thank you," Annabeth said after he had returned.

"So, does the hero get a kiss?" Percy teased.

"You wish, KelpFace," she replied, Percy pouted slightly and she put an arm around him. "I'm only kidding, of course he does."

Percy grinned and they kissed. Being a hero does have its perks when all you're fighting is a tiny spider.

So here's the first chapter! There are some chapters that don't have a set theme so if you had a word that you'd maybe like to have as a chapter I'll consider changing what I've put down already. Also, any suggestions for a decent title?

Thank you for reading! Review, follow maybe? Please.