Chapter 4
Percy POV:
-The next day at the canoe lake-
After last night I needed some time to help me think and the water was my best option I always felt better in the water. I dived in off the dock and swam to the bottom. I just sat there closing my eyes and let the water clear my head. After like 10 or so minutes I heard footsteps on the dock and opened my eyes looking up. Through the water I saw a familiar figure smiling down at the water. I smiled and swam up.
"Hey there seaweed brain" Annabeth said. I shook my hair out of my face spraying her with water. She put her hands up to shield her face and we both laughed. "Hey there wise girl what you scared of a little water?" I say mockingly. She scowled at me then stood up and dived in next to me, I hadn't realized that she was in a bikini I had to stop myself from staring. "Do I look scared seaweed brain" she said with a smirk when she surfaced next to me. I of course just had a stupid smile on my face. She just shook her head at me and smiled.
"So want to go for a real swim" I said holding out my hand with a mischievous grin on my face. She gave me a hesitant look and said "I don't know Perc-". "Oh come on Annie it will be fun promise" I said giving her a stupid puppy dog face. She just glared daggers at me and I laughed. She hated it when anyone called her Annie. "Don't call me that" she growled at me and punched my arm. I just laughed and rubbed my arm, she just glared at me. "Sorry now come on please I promise it will be fun" I said again and held out my hand again. This time she rolled her eyes and took my hand. I did something like a stupid grin witch made her laugh.
Annabeth POV:
So here I was about to go do the exact thing I have been trying to avoid for the past week. But I needed to know after last night, I just needed to know if he felt the same. I thought back to my dream, then took his hand. Another shiver went down her spine and he dived in pulling me with him.
Just like in my dream I could breath and when I opened my eyes I saw him smiling at me. I smiled back and he started swimming pulling me along with him. They swam around Percy pointing out things I never really saw before in the lake. After about 15 or so minutes Percy gave me an evil grin. Next thing I knew I was in an air bubble just like in my dream only instead of his arms around me waist he was still holding my hand.
He let go of my hand and we were both blushing slightly. I sat the same way I had in my dream there sides touching. He smiled at me then said "Well do I deliver on my promises or what?" I roll my eyes 'he can be such a seaweed brain' "Ya, ya, ya, seaweed brain I guess that was kind of fun." I admitted "Kind of? Kind of fun? Whatever that was great even you can't deny that" he said rolling his eyes.
I crossed my arms over my chest and said "Whatever seaweed brain". He just laughed at me so I just kicked him hard in the shoulder. "Hey!" he said rubbing his shoulder I just laughed. "So anyway how long are we going to just stay down here?" I ask. He shrugged his shoulders and I rolled my eyes.
Percy POV:
-His thought are in italics-
'What should I do? Oh gods what should I do? Gods she looks beautiful with her beautiful storm grey eyes and blond hair falling in perfect princess curl Wait are you staring gods stop staring.' I saw a hand waving in front of my face. Shaking my head in time to hear "Percy. Percy hello are you there what are you doing?"
"Oh…err. What?" I say smartly and saw her laughing. "What happened you just kind of zoned out and then err what were you staring at?" I felt my face getting red and I couldn't think of anything to say "Oh err n-no I was just err". 'Oh gods am I blowing this come on get yourself together.' "Nothing just some fish" I said. 'Nice very smart Percy'
She turned her head and then back giving me this look of utter confusion and asked hesitantly "Perce what fish and are you alright?" "Oh err ya of course why wouldn't I be" I said giving a fake smile. "If you say so Perce" she said with a laugh and I let out a silent breath. I inwardly cursed myself 'nice I'm real smooth gods I'm an idiot. First you stare at her then you stutter like an idiot. Come on man pull yourself together this is still Annabeth this is still his best friend.'
"Percy…. Hello Percy you're doing it again" she said snapping me out of my thought. I shook my head and said "Waa- what... Oh sorry". She raised one eye brow at my "Percy are you sure your alright do you need to talk about something you keep zoning out?" she said sitting up and putting her hand on my arm. A shiver went up my spine. "N-no I'm fine" I said looking at her hand on my shoulder then back to her face gods her beautiful face. Her brows furrowed in what was that? Worry? Or confusion? "Are you sure Percy you know you can tell me if something's wrong." 'Ok this is it I have to tell her it's now or never.' "Well um there is err something I do need to te-" as I was saying it my watch started beeping. I swore in Greek and she laughed.
"What was that" she asked. "I set my watch for enough time to get dried off before lunch" I said half annoyed half relived. "Ok so why are you so angry?" she asked. I froze "Oh erm no reason just forgot about it anyway lets go I'm hungry" I said fast. She shook her head and laughed slightly "Ok then seaweed brain but whatever you had to tell me you will be telling me later alright" she said pointing her figure at me witch made me smile slightly. I put my hands up in front of my chest and laughed "alright, alright you win later alright" She just smiled at me 'gods she had a great smile.' I grabbed her hand and they swam up.
Oh so close to telling her. Poor Percy.
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