Chapter 3: Rain check

Annabeth was simply sitting on a tire sing that went out over the lake at Camp Half-blood. She was up kind of early and wasn't hungry for breakfast. She just wanted to sit on her swing in peace, that us until Percy cannon-balled into the lake.

A huge splash came up and hit her in the face.

"Really? I was trying to avoid you, you know." She teased.

He gave her a skeptical look. "So you come to the water… how does that work?"

She smiled. "Alright, but I wasn't trying to get your attention and that's for sure."

"You don't have to try." He pointed out.

"You're just full of good points this morning aren't you?"

"I'm smartest when I'm wet. Sometimes when I don't know math problem, I ask to go to the bathroom and I splash myself with water. It works."

Annabeth rolled her eyes but smiled. "So this is why your only intelligent sayings come to you during swimming."

He pouted. "You're grouchy this morning, speaking of which, why are you even awake? You Athena girls usually sleep late."

She shrugged. "I just woke up, felt like relaxing, so here I am."

"there you are." He gestured.

Annabeth laughed. "You know, you're awfully bold today aren't you? I'm sure if I came down there you'd be acting much differently."

Percy raised an eyebrow. "Wanna find out?"

She climbed off the swing. "As appealing as that sounds, I've got to go direct a group of young campers in a game of capture the flag."

Percy climbed out of the water. He threw his shirt on and followed her back to camp.

"Why can't the younger kids play with us?"

"Remember the last time that happened?" She said.

"The kid didn't die…" Percy pointed out.

Annabeth raised an eyebrow. "No he was just shot 50 feet in the air by a certain son of Poseidon."

Percy shrugged. "Tyson isn't playing this year, he was banned when he ate the flag."

Annabeth nodded. "Remember how they got it out?"

Percy shivered. "Thanks for the mental image. I had just got that out of my head."

Annabeth patted his shoulder. "No problem. So what are you doing later?"

"Umm… well I was going to go to the premiere for Ashton Kutcher's new movie with none other that Ashton himself, then I was going to hit up some fancy Italian restaurant in LA with my girl Angelina Jolie, and finally I was going to a hot party at my main man, Kanye West's house."

Annabeth laughed and faced him. "Okay come back to reality please. Now what are you really doing?"

Percy sighed. "Well it was raining in NYC so Ashton had to cancel his premiere, so instead I'm going shoe shopping with Tyson (which could take hours to find a shoe THAT big), and I'm not the biggest Italian food fan so as opposed to that I'm going to the grocery store with my mom, and the party had some people I'm not a fan of attending, so I'm going to a museum exhibit about dinosaurs with Paul (you know he's obsessed with them)."

Annabeth smiled. "I like your reality plans better."

I raised an eyebrow. "Seriously?"

She nodded. "I'm serious, I think it's sweet you're helping out everyone you love."

Percy stopped walking and she did to look at him.

"Well that wasn't everyone I love. Is there anything I can do for you?"

She smiled and looked off to where the little kids were waiting. Then she looked back at Percy.

She pecked his cheek lightly. "Give me a rain check on that swim." She winked at him and he watched her run off to the little ones. Her flowing blond hair following her with every movement. Her legs probably went on for days. She was so perfect and he was so lucky. It was as simple as that to Percy. Not surprisingly, he was looking forward to coming through on her favor the most. It would be worth the shoes, groceries, and dinosaurs. That is, if it scored him time with his girlfriend.