My first fanfition! I have been creating this story for a few weeks now, and I am finally published it. This story is a twist on what happens in TLH, so im just warning you that there WILL be **spoilers. At the start of this story, Annabeth and Percy are both 16. Later on they turn 17 and are starting their Junior year in High School. This is a Percabeth story, but later on I will add hints of Thalico and other popular pairings. This is NOT an entire romance story- only pieces. It is an adventure and warning: there will be (a) quest(s). Enjoy!

- ALL THE CHARACTERS BELONG TO RICK RIORDAN. I DO NOT OWN PJO OR ANY OTHER RICK RIORDAN SERIES!

When Paths Cross

Annabeth's P.O.V

I never knew that my best friend and I would ever be this close. I'm heading to his cabin right now, to tell you the truth. When I approached Cabin 3, I couldn't help but smile. Lately I had been spending a lot of time in there, snooping around. We have been meeting up before dinner at the pavilion to hangout in his room. I grabbed the smooth metal doorknob, as the door creaked open. When I realized I hadn't knocked, I just yelled in, "Seaweed Brain, can I come in?"

"Um wait a second." He replied.

I could hear the sound of him probably trying to fix his messy hair in the mirror. I smiled at the thought, but he sounded pretty depressed.

"Okay you can come in now Wise Girl."

I smirked at the nickname, and opened the door. I was welcomed by the smell of the salty sea. He must of just gone swimming, but then again, he always smelled like that. He had a hysterical grin on his face.

"So… whats up?" I managed to choke out without giggling at his smile. His pearly white teeth looked as if they were sparkling.

"Oh... um… nothing" His words sounded sad, and the grin faded. I looked into his sea green eyes, but I found no hint to what was wrong.

"Percy… I can tell something's wrong. So what is it?" I sort of shouted. "Sorry, I didn't mean to yell."

"It's okay Wise Girl." With that he pulled me into a deep kiss. I could almost feel the sorrow inside him as our lips brushed. I placed my arms around his neck and sat down. I could tell he didn't want to talk about it, so I kept pulling him into more kisses, until I was out of breath. I pulled away and took in some air.

"Just another dream that was more like a nightmare. It made me realize that things can't be perfect like this forever. "He said, dreamily, as if he was in a trance. He sighed.

"Well then let's just make the best of what we have now! Stupid Seaweed Brain." I smirked.

He started to get that hopeful gleam back into his eyes and started kissing me again.

"I… I love you Annabeth." He whispered in my ear, stuttering a bit.

"I love you too Percy."

Percy's P.O.V

Oh gods I couldn't deal with this now. Annabeth couldn't see me like this. She asked to come in, but I knew I had to at least look decent before she saw me. "Nothing like a nightmare to ruin your day." I thought. I could feel that she was eager to come in, but I was a wreck. My stuff was everywhere scattered around the room and I just wanted to go back to sleep.

I couldn't leave her waiting, so I yelled, "Okay you can come in now Wise Girl."

She looked so happy and I just couldn't break her spirits. I grinned hysterically at her, and I could tell she was about to burst in laughter.

"So… whats up?" She managed to say.

"Oh... um… nothing" I replied. I dropped the pointless smile and moped around the room.

"Percy… I can tell something's wrong. So what is it?" She yelled anxiously at me. "Sorry, I didn't mean to yell." She kind of whimpered.

"It's okay Wise Girl." I started kissing her, hoping that the pain would subside, but it didn't. I could tell she was running out of breath as she pulled away from me. I was always the strong Percy Jackson that everyone always looks up to. I wasn't one to breakdown in front of my girlfriend because of a bad dream, but it seems like that was happening.

"Just another dream that was more like a nightmare. It made me realize that things can't be perfect like this forever." I murmured then sighed."

"Well then let's just make the best of what we have now! Stupid Seaweed Brain."

That was enough to cheer me up, so I started to kiss her again. The intense darkness was starting to cloud out of me as I began to feel invincible. I did something that I never knew I could do.

"I… I love you Annabeth." I whispered in her ear, and starting kissing her neck.

"I love you too Percy."

That was enough to reassure me, that all was going to be alright. That crazy grin started forming on my lips again, as she sat her head on my chest and dozed off.

I tried to wake her up in the sweetest way possible, by kissing her neck, and it sure worked. Her amazing grey eyes fluttered open as she let a giggle escape her lips. The last hour went by so fast. I had been watching the clock tick while Annabeth breathed in and out deep in slumber. I wanted each minute to last forever, but the little digital numbers kept changing, until I knew we were cutting it way to close to dinner time.

"Ready to go get ready for dinner?" I asked.

"You don't have to ask me twice, I'm starving!" She twirled her fingers in my messy black hair.

"See ya at dinner Seaweed Brain." She got off my chest and started to open my door.

"WAIT!" I yelled. I jumped up and pulled her into a goodbye kiss. Her lips tasted like sea water. Hah, I wonder how that happened.

"Okay now you can go." She stared into my eyes one more time, smiled, and left.

It was almost 7 o'clock, time for dinner at the pavilion. I kept on the same orange camp half-blood tee shirt I had had on before, but changed into a nicer pair of jeans. Annabeth had washed away my bad mood and now I was practically jumping with happiness. Being the clumsy Seaweed Brain I am, I tripped on a twig (A TWIG!) on the way to dinner. When I finally made it to the pavilion, I sat alone at my Poseidon table and searched the room for Annabeth. My Wise girl was nowhere to be found. I must have looked plenty confused because Malcolm (one of Annabeth's many siblings) approached me with a dumbfounded look on his face.

"Hey Percy, have you seen Annabeth? She never came back to her cabin tonight and some of us are getting a bit worried." He murmured.

I looked over at the Athena table and everyone looked preoccupied with biting their nails or nervously playing with their hair.

"She was with me until right before dinner tonight. When she left she looked like she was going to get changed." I stammered nervously, tempted to bite my own nails. I knew the Athena kids didn't like me. But wait, Annabeth is missing? Oh gods.

"You better find her Percy, or were blaming the disappearance on you." He shouted at me. People started to stare and gossip. Before I even ate a bite of my spaghetti I ran away from the pavilion, anxiously looking for my girlfriend.