"Hey, Anna." I rolled my eyes. "You know I hate it when you call me that. What's up, Cara?" She smiled. "Well, there's this really cute guy…" I wrapped my single open arm around her. "So, you like this guy. Tell me about him." She giggled. "Well, he's tall… and he has black hair… he's on the swim team, I think, and he has this smile that makes you want to melt… He's awesome. Anyway, he invited me to come to his house to 'study' tonight, but I guarantee that we're just gonna hook up." I shook my head imperceptibly. Then I smiled and said, "awesome! You're lucky. I'm going to my boyfriend's house tonight." Cara snorted. "Right. The imaginary boyfriend. Please, he sounds way too amazing to actually be real." I smiled. "You wouldn't believe." The bell rang. "I've got to get to class. Love you! Bye!" I balanced all my books in one hand and began to open my locker. I quickly put my backpack away and ran to class. I was the first one there. I pulled out my phone, which I owned even though they were dangerous for demigods, and texted Percy's phone, which I made him buy even though they were dangerous for demigods. Hey. He replied after about 2 seconds.

Hey.

What's happening?

Going to class…

Which class, idiot?

First period, 'Beth.

Oh, my gods. What. Is. Your. First. Period?

It's the same as yours.
I'm standing right outside the door.
Cya soon.

I rolled my eyes and shut off my phone. I saw him standing in the doorway, talking to one of his friends. He was gesticulating wildly, which I rarely saw him do. I smiled. He seemed really into this conversation.

5 Minutes Earlier…

(Percy POV)

"Dude, did you see that chick cheering for you at the swim meet?" I nodded. "Yeah. She obviously cared way more about what other people think than what she thought of herself." Caleb frowned. "You dissing her, man? She was totally hot." I shook my head. "She's probably a slut."

"Dude, why are you never into any of the girls here? You're not gay, are you?"

"No. I'm just faithful to my girlfriend."

"Yeah, that girl you've told us about seems way to awesome to be an actual person."

"How very astute." I smiled. "What?" I had only confused him. That made it worth it. I launched into a vague mantra about the possibility that she's not human, for example, half-human half… goddess, maybe? without using any terms that specifically stated that she was or wasn't a certain way. He'd have never believed me. She texted me at one point, and I responded, while continuing to talk to Caleb. Eventually he was so confused that he went to sit down at his seat. I walked over to Annabeth and slipped her a note. She read it and smiled. It said, our friends are dolts. Let's set them up to find out that we really are dating.

(Back to Annabeth's POV)

After classes finished, I met Percy outside the library. We had set everything up perfectly. The plan went perfectly, as every plan I devise does. We walked in together and split up. As soon as we heard them come in, we pretended to bump into each other. "Hey, Perce."

"Hey, Beth."

"You waiting for someone, too?"

"Yeah. He's supposed to be here by now…"

"Yeah, my friend's late too."

"Hey, when do you think we'll get to go back to the Camp?"

"I don't know." One of the pins fell out of my hair. He picked it up. "You dropped this." I smiled. I reached out, but instead of taking it, I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. We kissed passionately for about 2 solid minutes. Then we both pulled away. I turned and saw the kid he'd been talking to earlier and Cara staring at us. "Hey, Cara. This is my boyfriend, Percy."

"My girlfriend, Annabeth." They just stared.