Percy´s POV

"Do you want to go to the beach?" I asked Annabeth. She shrugged.

"Sure. Why not?" We set off towards the beach. As we passed some other campers they began to laugh, especially the Aphrodite cabin. Annabeth´s siblings from the Athena cabin just glared daggers at me as they saw us bound together.

"I think your siblings don´t like the idea of us being bound together." I whispered Annabeth into her ear.

"Yeah, I think so, too. They don´t like you."

"Thanks." I said, fake – hurt. "But why?"

"They find that I hang out with you too much that´s all."

"Must be inheritance." I mumbled, but of course, Annabeth heard me.

"What do you mean with inheritance? I do like you." I smirked. Annabeth seemed to realize what she said.

"Wait- I didn´t mean that- I-Argh!" She never stuttered. It was funny, but kinda cute. Wait! Did I just call my best friend cute? Well… she is cute.

"I said it´s inheritance because Athena doesn´t like me. So your siblings must have inherited the hatred towards Poseidon and his children from her."

"Yeah, maybe. But I don´t hate you."

"Yes, I know. You like me." I said and sniggered. She punched me in the arm.

"Hey! I might be invincible but it hurts anyway when you punch me."

"Good to know." Annabeth replied and smirked devilishly. We reached the beach and sat down on the warm sand. Together we stared at the ocean for a while. The sea was always so calming to me. After about ten minutes Annabeth broke the awkward silence.

"I hope we find a way soon, because I don´t want to walk around with you like a limpet on me."

"Ha ha. But you are right. We have to find a way. Aphrodite is really getting on my nerves by now." Annabeth´s eyes narrowed.

"You met her before?" Shit. I couldn´t tell her now that I met Aphrodite a few years before. I mean, we talked about her. I just couldn´t tell her that now. She would know how I felt about her. How I felt about her? She´s just your best friend! A voice said in my head. Come on, Perce. You like her. Just tell her already. Another voice spoke. I shook my head. I could already hear voices in my head. Then I saw that Annabeth looked at me with a strange expression and realized that I must have looked pretty stupid.

"What´s the matter seaweed brain? Have you met her before or not?"

"Uh, no."

"Okay." She laid back on the sand and closed her eyes. She looked so beautiful in that moment, with the setting sun shining on her blonde her. It seemed to glow now. That was one of the things I liked the most on Annabeth. She never tried to be pretty or beautiful. She didn´t wear make – up or fashion clothes. She wore her regular shorts and camp half – blood t-shirt, her hair tied up into a bun. She was just her normal self and that´s why I loved her. Loved her? Argh!

I laid down next to her and looked up at the sky. It had an orange color now. I turned my head so that I was looking at her.

"What?" She asked and turned towards me. I realized our faces were only inches apart and blushed.

"Nothing. Just thinking."

"And what about?"

"That´s none of your business." I shot back, a bit too harsh I realized later. She looked slightly hurt and turned away quickly.

"Okay. You don´t have to tell me. You are right that´s not my business."

"No Annabeth. I´m sorry I didn´t mean it." I sighed and sat up.

"It was just a stressful day."

"It´s okay. But at least you had hit the target."

"And Clarisse´s butt." She began to laugh. Man, I loved her laugh. I looked into her stormy grey eyes and got lost in them, like always. She stopped to laugh and stared back into my green ones. I slowly leaned closer and saw that she did it too and as our lips were about to touch we heard a voice behind us.

"Hey guys the dinner begins now you should-"We turned around and saw Grover who stopped in his tracks as he saw us, almost kissing.

"Uh, yeah, didn´t want to interrupt anything but dinner has started, you should come now." Before he left he said with a big smirk on his face.

"Nice handcuffs." Then he turned around and ran away. We sighed and stood up.

"Let´s go seaweed brain." Together we set off to the dinning pavilion.

That´s the second chapter. Please write some more reviews. Then I´ll write more.