It was evening at Camp Halfblood. Everyone was making their way back to their assigned cabins, chatting happily with their half-siblings. A few couples, however, stayed on the beach, including Alex and myself.

There we were—I was leaning against one of the poles of the volleyball net, and she was lying across my lap. I stroked her head absentmindedly, and she played with her necklace. As the sun set, we both tilted our heads towards the horizon, and watched the massive orange globe dip beneath the horizon. We both knew that once it got dark, we'd have to be in our own cabins or we'd be in big trouble; we both got up, then, holding hands, we made our way to the Athena cabin.

Once there, we stopped outside the doorway, listening to Annabeth bossing around all the other children of the goddess of wisdom. We shared a look, and then smirked. Then, leaning down, I placed my lips softly against her cheek.

"Good night, Alex," I said in the most mushy tone I could get. She rolled her eyes.

"G 'night, Adam," she said, and then trotted up the steps and through the door.

I walked back to the Demeter cabin as slowly as I could, cherishing the last few moments of us being together until the next day. My hand was still warm where just a few moments ago it had been holding Alex's. I sighed as I walked up the steps, and I flopped into bed.

It is now three hours later. I hadn't gotten a wink of sleep, and I knew why. Slipping carefully out of bed, so as not to wake my cabin mates, I thrust on a pair of jeans and tip toed out the door. On the steps, I hesitated. Looking up to the sky, I saw the moon, a large, white orb suspended in space, surrounded by stars. I looked to the window box; nothing had been planted there yet. I took a deep breath, and then waved my hand over the moist soil. A moment later, a sprout popped up out of the dirt, and the next moment it held a single lily. I plucked the flower from the stem and held it gently in my hand. I knew exactly where I was going.

Jumping off the steps, I landed lightly on the balls of my bare feet, and then took off running. I didn't even have to look where I was going, because I had been on so many midnight excursions like this one that I knew the route like the back of my hand. In a matter of seconds, I was outside the window. I reached up and placed the lily on the sill, then hoisted myself up off the ground and through the opening. I was in. Looking across the room, I spotted the bed, and made my way slowly and silently towards it. The sleeper tossed and turned restlessly. Placing the flower on the pillow next to her head, I crawled over her, and lying behind her, I put my arm across her body and grabbed her hand in mine. Alex stopped thrashing and eased back into sleep, and soon so did I; we didn't wake up until the first rays of sunlight poured through the open windows, and when she turned her head to look at me, we both beamed at each other, then I leaned in, and placed my lips against hers. That moment could have lasted a lifetime.

***Author's Note: Sorry it's taken so long to write, but school has started up again and I have plenty to do. I will try my best, along with my partner, to write as often as possible, but no promises. Please review! ***