Hopefully you guys enjoyed that last part… sorry for the cliffhanger!
I was thinking that maybe if anyone wanted a character in the story, you could just P.M me? Let me know what you think.
Also, I just wanted to mention that in this version of the story, Percy got to camp when he was twelve and it's been five years since then, so both Sophie and Percy are seventeen.
Enjoy ;)
SOPHIE'S POV
It was then that my head exploded. What was going on right now?! Percy had kissed me! After all this time… he had finally done it. And it was… amazing. I hadn't realized this before, but this was really what I had wanted all along. But what were we supposed to do now? Too much thinking, I thought. I just need to enjoy this. And so I did. I didn't think he had kissed anyone before (after all, he would've told me, wouldn't he?), but he was really good at it. You know how people say that if it's the right person, there'll be fireworks? It was like my father himself had lit up the sky with a billion colored sparks. Then, after a few seconds, we finally both realized what we were doing, and drew back in surprise. "What are you doing?!" I asked. Percy looked just as shocked as I felt.
"I… I just felt like… that's what I wanted to do on Wednesday," he said. My mind was reeling. That was what he had wanted to do? I knew it! I thought triumphantly. But what had just happened… I couldn't wrap my head around it. I needed to think. I frantically searched his face for a sign that this wasn't a mistake. His green eyes pleaded with me. There was a slight breeze, and it ruffled his dark hair so that it fell across his forehead. His tee shirt hugged his biceps perfectly, and for a second, I couldn't do anything but just look at him in this new way. And then something else took over, and I realized again why I had been so angry at him.
"Percy, you can't just do that!" I shouted. A look of hurt flashed across his face, but I didn't stop. "You can't just go around following me on my dates, and kissing me, and acting like you like me because that's not what you do! I can't… I can't just let this get ruined, I can't lose you. Not again."
"You won't," he said, his voice stretched taut and raspy.
"But I will! If we decide that we want to be something more all of a sudden, and then start dating or whatever, and then break up, do you think we'd still be friends? Do you think we could still be as close as we are, or were at least?"
"But we won't."
"How do you know that?!" I shouted at him, exasperated. I could see he was starting to get angry as well, or at least frustrated.
"Because I love you!" He shouted, now just as exasperated as I was. "I tried to tell you that after I got back from Ogygia, but you wouldn't listen then and you won't now! What do I have to do to make you believe me?" My eyes filled with angry, hot tears.
"But you don't," I whispered. "You think you love me, but that's not what it is." He grabbed my hands in earnest and lowered his voice.
"But I do. I promise you, I do love you."
"Why?" I whispered.
"Why what?"
"Why do you love me?"
"You want me to tell you the reasons why I love you."
"Yes."
"And then you'll believe me."
"Yes."
"I love you because you're my best friend. You understand me better than anyone, and you know how I feel or what I need before even I do. And you're so smart, Soph, you really are. And even though I used to hate it when you corrected me, I kinda love it." I laughed through my tears, and he continued. "I love you because you stand up for what you believe in, no matter what, and you can talk your way out of anything. I can't get you out of my head, Sparks. There's nothing else up there." I laughed again. "It's just you." His eyes twinkled in the dim light of the setting sun, and I forgot all about what would come after this moment. We were set in this singular moment in time, and nothing could disturb us.
"You know something Perce?" I said. He smiled.
"What?"
"I love you too." At that, we leaned in and kissed once more.
PERCY'S POV
We stood there for about a minute, just kissing. It was more intense this time, more passionate. And she felt amazing. Her arms wrapped around me and she smelled like lilacs and mint. Her lips were so soft and she was small, so small, I just wanted to wrap her up and never let her go. But she had other ideas. "Can we go back to your apartment?" She asked breathlessly. I nodded, just as breathless.
…
When we got back to my apartment, she was still gripping my hand as if her life depended on it. All the lights were off, but we didn't bother turning them on. We fumbled through the darkness to my bedroom, where she quickly pulled me towards the bed. We began kissing again, this time even more desperately. I hardly noticed it when we both fell onto the bed. Still kissing, she placed a hand on the back of my neck and pushed my tongue farther into her mouth. She wrapped her legs around my waist, and Gods, it felt good. But I couldn't let her do this if she was going to regret it. "Soph…" I trailed off. I wasn't sure exactly what to say. I mean, it seemed like she wanted to, but… "Are you sure you want to do this?" I asked. She gave me a half-smile.
"I love you, Percy. Of course I want to."
"Are you sure you're ready?"
"Yes. We're old enough, and I want to be with you in that way." I smiled at her.
"Good. I want to be with you in that way too." At that, she pulled me down to her again and we continued kissing. I began kissing along her jaw line, and then down her neck. I heard her sigh a little in pleasure. I continued my path down her body, down her windpipe, along her collarbone, to her shoulder. I stopped and pulled off her top to reveal a black lacy bra. I looked up to her face, and saw she was biting her lower lip. I shook my head a little and smiled, then leaned down to kiss her lips again. She tugged on my own shirt, and pulled it off. Quickly, she snaked her hands down my waist to my jeans. I smirked into her lips. She shimmied them down my hips, and I kicked them off, now only in my boxers. I broke away to whisper in her ear.
"Your turn, Sparks." She giggled at this. I kissed her again, wiggling her pants down her thighs and past her ankles, and tossed them aside. We were now both nearly naked. I began a second trail down her body, and this time when I reached her shoulder, I didn't stop. I kissed down her chest, then unclasping her bra. I leaned back, marveling at her.
"Wow," I breathed. She smirked.
"You're not so bad yourself, seaweed brain." I smirked down at her, then returned to my journey down her belly. When I got to her panties, I pulled them off and continued on my way.
SOPHIE'S POV
All I could think was, He has to have done this before. It was like he knew exactly what he was doing, and, Gods, he was good at it. I shivered as wave after wave of pleasure enveloped me. It was perfect. He was so sweet about it too, asking if I was okay when I gasped at the pain. But I assured him it was fine, and soon the pain subsided. He. Was. Amazing. After we had finished the first time, we were both drenched in sweat and breathing heavily. "That was awesome," he had said.
"Oh yeah," I replied. I smiled and turned to him. "Wanna go again?" And we did. Twice more. After that, we were so tired we fell asleep right there.
…
When I woke up the next morning, for a second I forgot where I was. But then recognizing the familiar topography of Percy's bedroom, the memories of the previous night flooded back to me. A grin broke across my face. I turned, looking to see if Percy was still asleep, but all I saw was rumpled sheets. I sat straight up and looked around. He was nowhere to be seen. "Perce?" I whispered. Then I heard some clanging and mild swearing in the kitchen, and smiled to myself. I hopped out of bed and almost made it out the door, when I realized I had no clothes on. Not even underwear. I immediately covered myself, forgetting for a moment that Percy had seen all that was to be seen. But still, I wasn't about to walk out there naked, especially when his mother could walk in at any moment. So I pulled open his closet door, reached for a tee shirt, then pulled it on. Then I rummaged through the mess of sheets that had fallen to the floor and clothes that had been tossed there to find my panties. When I finally found them, I pulled them on and opened Percy's bedroom door slowly, so as not to make a creaking noise. I tiptoed into the kitchen to find Percy scrambling eggs and frying bacon at the stove. He turned and smiled at me as I hopped up on the counter.
"Morning, Sparks," he said. I gave him a wide smile.
"Morning, Seaweed Brain," I replied. Still smiling, he raised his eyebrows at me.
"So last night was…" he trailed off, not finding the right words.
"Amazing," I finished. His smile grew even bigger.
"Yeah." He dropped the spatula he had been holding on the counter and wandered towards the kitchen island, where I was sitting. He leaned against the counter opposite me. "So does this mean I'm, like, your boyfriend now?" He asked, smirking. I smirked back and pulled him towards me by the collar of his tee shirt. I put my hands on either side of his face and kissed him earnestly. I broke away and smiled at him.
"Does that answer your question?" He smiled back and kissed me again. It was at that moment when Sally wandered out of her room. When she saw us, her eyes widened.
"Well, hello you two," she said. Startled, we broke apart and stared at her, our mouths slightly agape. But instead of looking angry, she seemed… pleased. Percy stumbled back awkwardly, his eyes wide.
"Uh, hi Mom." He coughed nervously. "We were just, um…" Sally smirked at him.
"Well, it's about time." We both blushed deeply. I cleared my throat.
"I'm sorry, Sally," I said. She smiled kindly at me.
"What are you sorry for, dear?"
"You're not… you're not mad?" I asked. She waved my question away as if it were a fly.
"Of course not. I've been expecting this to happen for years. I'm surprised it's taken you too this long." We both blushed again, and Percy turned back to me, smiling embarrassedly. I smiled back at him, sharing his embarrassment. I hopped off the counter.
"Well, I should go. My parents will be wondering where I went." Percy's eyes clouded with sadness.
"Do you have to?" He asked.
"Yes." I walked towards him and gave him a small peck on the mouth. "But I'll see you at school on Monday." Percy looked a bit frustrated that I had said Monday, but he smiled at me nonetheless.
"Alright."
It was only after I had gathered my things, left the apartment, and began the trek back to my house when one crucial detail of the night before flooded back to me;
He hadn't worn a condom.
