Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson but I really do want it for Christmas. I wonder...

Four years.

It has been four years since I started my friendship with one of the hottest guys in our school. Four years since I have been seeing him suck at other girls faces. Four years since every single day of my life was left incomplete. Four years of waiting for the single moment where he and I would be together.

My name is Annabeth Chase and my best friend in the entire world is named Percy Jackson. We were exact opposites but we hang-out so easily, talk so smoothly, smile so frequently. There was only one problem in our relationship, just one tiny detail that has been bothering me ever since we met.

I think I was falling for him.

I know it was possible for me to feel such a thing towards a guy I practically trust with my life and ever since I first saw him, like the moment we laid eyes on each other, I saw that spark, that connection, that chemistry. He was probably stupid enough not to, though, but I didn't mind. I liked seeing him happy with me and maybe an intimate relationship can ruin what we already have.

"Annabeth, are you alright?" Percy's cousin and my other best friend, Thalia, asked. "You haven't said a word"

He was looking at me in a way that would make my heart melt. God, why do I feel this way? He's my best friend for crying out loud! I can't love my best friend like this. I will ruin the delicate balance that has been placed upon us. But still, I can't ignore it when my heart did a little leap as he reached out to touch my hand. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking"

"You think way too much, Wise Girl" he managed, laughing before turning back to his food.

I just have to admit it to myself before I can tell it to him. We promised each other that we will keep no secrets and ever since then, he's been telling me every single thing that happened in his life in full detail. We built this friendship in trust and openness and I want to keep it that way.

"Percy" I called once lunch was over and we were walking back to class.

"Yeah?" he looked at me with his beautiful sea green eyes and I almost forgot what I was going to tell him.

I sighed and pulled him to the most private place I know, the only place no one- and I mean absolutely no one but us- knows about. The rooftop garden. "I have to tell you something" I said, facing my back towards him. I don't want to look him in the eye for this confession because maybe I wasn't ready to see his reaction.

"What is it?" he sounded concerned and I almost laughed at how very Percy it was. He cares about others more than he cares about himself. "Did anyone hurt you?"

A shake of my head got a sigh of relief out of his mouth. "Then what is it?" he asked

I bit my lip, trying hard not to choke on the words "It's something I've been thinking of for a while now and I'm just afraid that maybe, you don't feel the same way."

"Annabeth, what are you trying to say?" he was afraid of the answer, I can sense that he was.

I took a shaky breath and held my arms. This was harder than I thought it would. "Percy, I think…" I paused for effect, "I think I love you"

He was stunned, unmoving when I faced him. I was almost scared when he took his first step, his mouth opening and closing as if he had something to say but isn't sure how to say it.

What Seaweed Brain did next surprised me more than I could ever imagine. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed me full on the lips. I have always dreamt of this day but waved it off as something that would never happen. And it was better than what I imagined it to be, better than I ever thought was possible.

His lips, God, his lips. The same lips that talked me in on doing something was good for me but was afraid of doing it. The same lips that comforted me when all those people mocked me and bullied me. They were soft and warm and angelic, like getting a kiss from heaven itself. They were moving so professionally against my untrained ones but I tried my best to kiss him back, to kiss all the pain away.

"I love you, too, Wise Girl" he said with a smile, pressing his forehead to mine.

We decided not to tell anyone at all. I was afraid of being judged, afraid that they would find a way to permanently separate us. Whenever girls would ask if he has a girlfriend or not, he would say yes and mutter the name that I was supposed to have. It wasn't a complete lie, knowing that was my other name but there was also the fact that I was keeping something from Thalia and I never liked that.

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