A/N: Each chapter will be a different time that Percy and Annabeth could have had their first kiss. For example, this chapter will be set during The Lightning Thief. The next chapter will be set during The Sea of Monsters, but nothing in this chapter will have occurred before the events of the second chapter. Get it? Got it? Good.
Setting: On the Zoo Truck on the way to Las Vegas. Grover is asleep. Percy and Annabeth are sitting next to each other and talking. Impulsively, Annabeth kisses Percy, but Grover wakes up as the truck hits a pothole. That also sends Annabeth and Percy jolting away from each other, , blushing, and leaving a very curious and suspicious Grover.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or any of the PJO or HOO characters.
Percy's POV:
After switching the meat and turnips for the lion and zebra and the weird gazelle/antelope thingy, I sat back down next to Annabeth. For a minute or so, she turned her shoulder, like she didn't want to sit near me, but slowly went back to sitting normally. We started talking about her dad. I felt really bad for her once she started explaining the relationship between her stepmother and her. I could sort of relate to her. Smelly Gabe was horrible in his own, unique way, but seeing someone else go through that makes it seem more upsetting.
I told her I felt bad for her, and she was silent. I wasn't sure if she was asleep or if she decided to stop talking, but then she turned to face me and hugged me tight. "I'm sorry Percy" she whispered. "I can't believe that I hated you when I first met you. Oh, who was I kidding? I never hated you, just disliked you greatly."
"Yeah, because that makes it so much better." I replied.
Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Oh, you know what I mean, Seaweed Brain. Anyway, I can't believe I didn't see you as a friend when we first met."
"So were friends now, right?" I was confused.
She sighed. " Well what do you think? Gosh, do I have to say everything?" She said exasperatedly. At that we both started laughing quietly.
After a few minutes, we went back to normal. Then, Annabeth looked at me for a long time. I couldn't tell what she was thinking, but I didn't think it was a normal Annabeth-look. She lean in towards me and...
In an instant, I was stunned. Annabeth had just kissed me. I looked over at her shocked. She glanced back, and she blushing. A few days ago, if someone told me I would kiss Annabeth Chase, a girl I could've sworn hated me, I would've told them they might want to check into a mental hospital.
The weirdest part of it was, though, that I actually enjoyed it. I think I did, at least. Just when I thought things couldn't get any more strange, I found myself leaning towards her. She kissed me again, but it was shortlived. The truck hit a pothole just as our lips touched, and jolted Grover awake. Annabeth and I jumped a good three or four feet away from each other, just as Grover started to take in his surroundings.
"Wha-what's wrong?" Grover half-yawned, half-bleated. He looked just about terrified.
"Nothing, Goat-boy. We just hit a bump in the road." Even though she was trying to sound calm, she seemed completely on edge.
"Well, okay, but I'm going back to sleep. You two should, too." It was hard to understand what he was saying towards the end, because he had already started to nod off.
Annabeth and I didn't talk the rest of the night, but we went back to sitting next to each other. We fell asleep, and it was the first night of the entire quest that I slept well.
