"Annabeth!"

Piper woke with a start and quickly felt a hand push her down somewhere. For a minute, she thought she had been captured or attacked but then Piper looked around and saw she was in a metal canoe, laying in a colorful blanket.

She looked up and saw a nervous Annabeth Chase with messy hair holding her down with one hand planted firmly on Pipers chest.

"Will? What are you doing here?" Annabeth shouted across to the shore of the lake.

Piper wriggled under Annabeths hand making her press down on her chest harder. Damn... that girl had strength.

"I could ask you the same thing. Have you been out here all night?" The familiar voice of Will Solace called back.

"Uh- yeah... must have fallen asleep," Annabeth called getting quiet throughout the sentence.

"Well, Chiron needs you. You'd better come in now,"

"Oh, Uh- just give me a second to get the canoe moving again," Annabeth called before crouching down in the canoe.

Piper sighed he'd clearly annoyed while rubbing her chest where Annabeth had held her down. Annabeth looked sympathetically at her.

"Piper, I'm so-" Annabeth started apprehensively in a small whisper.

"Annabeth save it. You have work to do. People will probably start waking up back at my cabin soon anyway. Let's just go back-" Annabeths face tightened slightly.

"Pipe-" she started. Piper cut her off.

"You think it'll be to suspicious if both of us go back together. Annabeth, people know we are friends it won't matter unless you make it," Piper said soothingly.

"But Piper, you remember how romantic this was last night? They will be able to see that to," Piper hung her head slightly. She waited a second.

"So, what do we do?" Annabeth smiled.

"Activate emergency exit," she stated clearly and quietly.

Immediately a small circular hole opened in the middle of the boat. The water of the lake didn't flood into the boat but it lapped st the inside of the hole.

"Uh-uh Annabeth. No way-" Piper stated shaking her head at the hole.

"Please Piper- Please?"

"No-no way,"

Annabeth leaned forward and quickly gave Piper such a kiss on the lips it sent tingles through her whole body. After the kiss was over Piper nodded slightly making Annabeth smile again.

"Fine," Piper stated begrudgedly. "But you are so going to owe me after this," Piper stated crawling towards the hole. Annabeth handed her the wicker basket.

"Also, can you return this Pipes?" Annabeth asked. Piper scowled.

Annabeth Chase kissed Piper McLeans forehead before she slid into the cold lake water.

As Piper struggled to keep the wicket basket from floatingnup to the top of the water she recalled the previous nights romace. Her heart seemed to feel ten times fuller thinking about it. But she couldn't afford to think much because she was underwater. As soon as the boat started to move Piper broke through the surface of the water and took a breath behind it before getting underwater again.

She quickly swam swam behind the boat back to shore. When Will and Annabeth were out of the way she stepped out of the water shivering and drenched in water.

"Hey mom,

love seems a little overrated don't you think?" It was a sarcastic comment but nonetheless thunder rolled across the sky.

"Sorry," Piper muttered before stalking through the woods so as not to be caught soaking wet in her pajamas.

Already Piper missed Annabeth.