Change. That is what me and Annabeth Chase experienced in the last couple of years. It was our senior year and our relationship had gotten much more serious. I was son of Poseidon and she was daughter of Athena. Who ever though that the son of Poseidon and Athena's daughter would get together? Anyways, we spent all the time we had together training and just, being with each other.
One night I was sleeping and was awoken by Annabeth.
"Percy?"
"Annabeth?"
"Oh, I was just wondering if I could talk to you."
"Of course, come in."
She sat on the edge of the bed and look down at her hands. I could tell she was trying to gather herself to ask something. I was slightly distracted for some time. I swear to the gods that there was nothing more beautiful than Annabeth in her pink silk nightgown; her hair shimmered from the moonlight in my window. He skin glowed and her stormy gray eyes were stunning.
"Hey, what's wrong?" I said reaching for her hand and squeezing it in concern.
She smiled to reassure me, but I knew something was wrong. "I…I just..." She didn't finish.
"Well, I am having really bad dreams and they are scaring me, could I stay here with you?" She said shyly, I lifted her chin with me hand to look at her. Her eyes did not meet mine at first then she looked at me.
"Annabeth, I would love for you to stay here."
Her face lit up instantly, "Thanks Seaweed Brain." She said kissing me and crawling under the covers. I admit, I did not feel as self conscious as I did before because now, when I had my shirt off, I wasn't scrawny anymore. I had personal satisfaction for that one.
Annabeth snuggled into my chest and put her arms around me. I still hadn't gotten over the blushing, even though we had been together for what? Almost three years now.
I buried myself in her hair, it was shiny as woven gold, and it smelt floral, like fresh flowers. I wish things would stay like this, Annabeth being with me forever, me actually surviving till I was old. Once again, everything was going to somehow go wrong. I woke up, the sun was starting to rise. I realized that the other campers probably wouldn't react well if they saw Annabeth walking out of my cabin in her pajamas, so I went to wake her.
Before I woke her I studied her sleeping. Her face looked so peaceful and calm. I felt as if I were in water, I felt stronger and calm. But just as I was about to wake her, she opened her eyes in sudden panic. She looked around the room and noticed where she was. She calmed slightly, but she still looked frightened.
"Are you okay?" I said, putting my hand on the side of her face.
She leaned into my hand and closed her eyes, her breathing began to slow. She opened her eyes and looked up at me. I could tell already what was wrong, but I asked anyways.
"Percy, my dreams are starting to get worse. I was fine until I felt you get up and the dream changed. I was in a dark lit room, I was being forced to choose something, You were there, and then something was behind you. I tried to tell you but you didn't hear me. You kept standing there smiling, then…." She didn't finish.
"Keep going." I said. I needed to know. See, Demigod's dreams were serious, we could receive messages and sometimes when deaths happen in our dreams, they would happen in life. I am pretty sure Annabeth was thinking the same thing.
Before she could respond, the horn sounding breakfast blew loudly throughout the cabin.
"Hurry, get back to your cabin!" I said urgently, but she was already out the door.
Everyone made their way into the dining hall ,I went to sit at my table. I really missed Tyson. I was so lonely being the only one sitting there. Even Grover, my best friend had not returned from the one school he had been working at for years. It was North Street Academy. I hoped the possible Demigods were important because I really missed him too. Grover and Juniper were working together, thinking of Juniper, I wished she were here too.
I looked over at Annabeth, she was laughing with her other half-brothers and sisters. I looked at her again, like I had this morning. Her hair was slightly curled back from her face, she had a little bit of makeup on, which surprised me. She was wearing her Camp-Half Blood t-shirt and a pair of cut-off shorts. She was darkly tanned and she was wearing the beaded camp necklace. Her eyes were shimmering like water and she was smiling.
While I was looking at her, she looked over at me; when she noticed I was staring at her she blushed and smiled. I waved to her and got up from my table to go give offerings to the gods. As I scraped the food into the fire I could hear someone coming behind me.
Annabeth's arms wrapped around me from behind, and I put my hands over her hands and started walking. She walked under my arm and I put it around her shoulder. I squeezed her against my side and looked out towards the water. She reached up to kiss me and I kissed her back. Her lips were soft against mine. Then with a little more passion I kissed her and pulled her closer to me. She gave into the movement and practically melted into my arms.
My breath came in short gasps and hers became more jagged too. I almost forgot the group of campers a couple hundred feet away. The way she was curled around me might not be the best way of getting attention. I picked her up in a hug and pulled her behind the nearest tree. As soon as we were to the tree she snuggled even more closely into my chest and kissed me even harder. I freed myself from her lips for a few seconds, I didn't realize I was so out of breath.
"You were holding out on me" I breathed into her ear.
"Well I couldn't let people see us like that, they might think the camp was on fire by how hot that kiss was." She laughed and pulled my face to hers and we started from where we left off.
