Annabeth

Annabeth leaned into Percy's chest as they sat at the beach, holding hands and staring at the ocean. It was almost sunset, and Percy decided that he had wanted to spend some quality time with Annabeth before their first day of senior year began. It had been only a few weeks since they had helped stop Gaea, and they had agreed on finishing high school in New York before moving to New Rome for college. It was only a few months ago when she had thought her and Percy would never make it out of Tartarus alive, but here they were, on the beach… together.

Annabeth smiled as she felt Percy's arm wrap around her, pulling her in close. She squeezed his hand and looked up at him, their foreheads touching. Annabeth smiled, and kissed Percy's lips softly. Percy broke into a grin, his sea green eyes glistening in the orange sunlight.

"What was that for?" He asked, still grinning and as he gazed into her eyes.

"Nothing, it's not like you're my boyfriend or anything…" She drawled, with a small smile.

Percy chuckled and kissed her back. "Oh come on. You just couldn't resist kissing me, could you? I'm just that awesome."

Annabeth punched his shoulder jokingly. "You wish, Seaweed Brain," She laughed before curling back up in his arms.

His face made that annoying smile that Annabeth had grown to love before resting his chin on top her head. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach as his finger gently traced small circles on her thigh.

After a few minutes of sitting there and admiring the beautiful ocean, Percy broke the silence. "Hey, we should go into the water!" He exclaimed, right before standing up and holding his hand down to Annabeth.

She took a second to admire the handsome man in front of her that was her boyfriend. Percy was tall and lean, but also muscular and toned, with a light tan and the most amazing sea-green eyes she had every seen. His crazy black hair was all over the place, but Annabeth liked it like that. It matched his eyes and smile. He was wearing a washed-out purple v-neck, with his Camp Half-Blood beads around his neck. He also wore a pair of black and white board shorts along with a pair of flip flops that he kicked off somewhere when they got the beach.

"But it's already getting dark; the sun's almost gone. Besides, it'll be freezing," She grumbled.

"Come on, it'll be fun! Plus, I'm the son of the Poseidon, remember? Don't you worry, I'll keep you warm," he reassured her. When Annabeth looked up, he was pouting, and she couldn't say no to that, even if she wanted to.

Annabeth's eyes softened and she took his hand. "Fine, but we can't stay long. We have a big day tomorrow and we need to prepare our stuff."

"Deal!" He agreed, then pulled Annabeth up from the sand and dragged her towards the water, almost falling on his face as he ran to the shore.

Annabeth giggled but continued running anyways. "Seaweed Brain…" she laughed under her breath, too low for him to hear.

Percy

Right before they reached the shore, they slowed to a walk, hand in hand. Percy looked over and noticed how beautiful Annabeth looked. She had her curly blond hair pulled back in a ponytail, except for a few curly strands that rested on her face. She was slim and fit, with a light tan of her own. She was wearing a light-blue bikini top under a white t-shirt, and a matching pair of bikini bottoms under her jean short-shorts. She had matching light blue flip-flops, but she left those back where they were sitting. He guessed she preferred the feeling of sand under her feet, which he totally understood. Wow, how did I get this lucky? Percy wondered as he gleamed at Annabeth.

As they walked into the cold ocean water, Annabeth jumped and squeezed his hand tightly. Percy chuckled but Annabeth threw him a glare that asked I thought you said you'd keep me warm? But Percy smiled anyways. They stopped when the water was hallway up their shins before Percy took Annabeth's other hand so that they were facing each other, and her glare melted away.

"I love you, Wise Girl" Percy whispered as they stood inches from each other, hand-in-hand. Annabeth blushed, her face turning a light shade of pink, before she replied in a hushed tone. "I love you too, Percy Jackson." It was Percy's turn to blush, but he leaned in to kiss her before she could notice. They stood there, kissing like that for who knows how long. Percy lost track of time, but when he finally opened his eyes, the sun had completely set.

"It's beautiful…" Annabeth muttered, as she wrapped her arms around Percy's neck and Percy wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Just like you," Percy grinned, as if he'd just thought of the best and most original compliment of all time. Even in the darkness, Percy could see that Annabeth's face was now a deep shade of red.

"Oh, shut up!" She smiled sheepishly, right before pushing him. Percy lost his footing and fell backwards, splashing in the water. Annabeth started cracking up right before she was tackled by Percy and fell into the water herself. They both sat up and laughed together in the shallow water, as Annabeth snuggled into Percy's shoulder. Percy had made sure she wouldn't get wet when she fell in, otherwise this would be an entirely different situation and he would have an angry girlfriend on his hands. Percy kissed Annabeth's forehead and they cuddled there for a while, until Annabeth sighed and started getting up.

"Come on, we should start heading home before Sally gets worried. Plus, we have the first day of senior year tomorrow, and I can't wait to have you show me around!"

Percy wanted to stay longer, but he knew Annabeth was right. She usually was. Percy smiled and took Annabeth's hand as they got up and started walking home.