Percy pov

"Perseus Jackson, step forward." Zeus bellowed. I took a shaky step forward, and bowed. My eyes were lowered so that I could only see his feet. Suddenly, he yelled for me to rise. I straightened my back out, and prepared for the worst.

"The council has decided, your reward will be internal god ship," I felt my jaw drop, and saw Annabeth glance over at me.

"You will become the Olympic God of Heroes, and the minor God of the Ocean." Zeus pronounced. Great. My worst fear will come true, then. My shoulders slumped, and as if on cue, Aphrodite gasped. All heads turned toward her, and watching her run up to Zeus to whisper something in his ear. A look of realization dawned on his face, and he was clearly amused by something. Zeus motioned for Aphrodite to sit back down. On the way back, she winked at me, and smiled at Annabeth. Uh-oh. She must have felt that I liked Annabeth. No, wait, scratch that. I loved Annabeth. No, still not it. Ha! Found it! I was IN love with Annabeth. Yep, that is exactly the matter. This can't be good, particularly if it means dealing with Athena.

"Change of plans, I need all mortals to leave. To discuss a...situation with the Olympians." Aphrodite announced. Well, let them do what they want to.

Grover walked over to where I was sitting, outside of the big double doors to the throne room.

"You should go talk to her, before they make you a god." He suggested. Oh gods, He was the best friend/satyr a half-blood could ever have.

"Thanks, G-man. I'll see you in a little while." I said. Grover nodded, and nudged me toward Annabeth. I jumped up, and walked over to her. I stood over her, trying to find the right words.

"What do you want, Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth asked, still looking down at her book. I awkwardly shifted feet.

"Err; can I talk to you in private? Alone?" I inquired. She raised one of those perfect, blonde eyebrows. She stood up, leaving her book laying on the ground.

" Where to?" She asked me.

" I don't know, you got an idea?" i answered. She smirked.

" The best." She replied, grabbing my hand and dragging me off to... Zeus knows. We walked for what seemed like forever throught dense forest. We finally reached her destination. It was a beutiful waterfall, practicely surrounded by wild flowers. She picked a really romantic place.

" This is a place that Mom showed me. I've tried to come here every time we've come here." She said, sitting down in a bench near the bottom of the fall. The sun was shining down upon her, making her look like an angel. Her hair was shimmering, and her eyes were dancing, but held hints of grief and saddness. She noticed me staring, and smiled, making me fall deeper in love with her. I walked over to her, and sat on the bench beside her.

" Annabeth..." I started. But she said at the same time:

" Percy..."

I motioned for her to continue. She took a deep breath.

"Percy. If you are made a god, I'm going to miss you. A lot. It will probably be worse than... Never mind. You are my best friend. Ever. Even Thalia wasn't there when I needed her. And don't even bring up Luke. Percy, you have ALWAYS been there for me. And I don't want that to end." She looked at me closely. Her grey eyes analyzing my features. I took her hands in mine.

"Annabeth, you are NOT my best friend." I said, watching her slump. I felt really guilty doing this. I leaned closer to her ear.

"You're much more than that." I concluded. I leaned toward her mouth. She was wide-eyed, so either she was not expecting this, or didn't like/love me. But I still kept going, making my way, down the path toward Annabeth lips. She tilted her head ever-so slightly. I paused in front of her, centimeters away from her lips. She moved, to my dismay, away from me. (A/N: so cheesy paragraph, i know couldn't think of ways to describe it better.)

"Ah, Seaweed Brain, are gonna kiss me, or not?" She asked. And that's all it took me to capture her lips with mine.