The Life and Times of Percy & Annabeth

(one lifetime, one love)

4. Victory

Percy stood outside her apartment, waiting, running his fingers through his hair, tugging at his Yankees t-shirt, folding and unfolding his arms, and Annabeth couldn't help think Gods, he is so cute.

She was watching him secretly from her bedroom window. She couldn't resist – seeing him so nervous about their date made her feel better about spending two hours deciding what to wear.

Annabeth was back in New York where she was staying with one of her half-sisters, Crystal, and her family. They were both going to the same school, so she was allowed to stay in their guest bedroom until camp started. She had liked living with Crystal; Crystal was kind, smart (of course, being a daughter of Athena!), and could even make her laugh. Anyway, Annabeth had emailed Percy her new address, and there he was tonight, picking her up at six o'clock just as he'd promised.

Percy looked down at his wrist, as though he was checking his watch, which was ridiculous because he never ever wore a watch, which made him loose track of time, which made him late to a lot of their dates, which made Annabeth mad, which made Percy apologize over and over again, which made Annabeth kiss him, which made him kiss her back, which made –

"HEY! What the heck are you doing up there?! Hello? I've been waiting!" Percy yelled to the window which Annabeth was perched on, content on just watching him.

Busted.

Annabeth's cheeks turned bright red and she flustered an apology, "Oh…yeah, er, sorry?"

He was still looking up at her annoyed when he started cracking up, "Just come on!"

Now even more embarrassed then before, Annabeth made her way downstairs, said bye to Crystal, and walked out the front door right into Percy's arm – where he was, unfortunately, still laughing.

Annabeth pulled away, "Shut up, Seaweed Brain."

Percy attempted to hold back his laughs for a few seconds, "You were watching me?"

He started to crack up again. Apparently, Annabeth didn't see what was so funny about this.

"Your head is full of kelp!" She called walking away from him and down the sidewalk. She smirked as soon as she heard his footsteps chasing after her.

"Well, maybe, but I'm not blind. Why were you watching me?" He asked again, slipping his hand around her waist, so that they were connected as they walked. She felt shivers all the way down to her toes and her cheeks flushed again. It was horrifying how he could make her blush just by touching her!

Annabeth sighed, "I guess I was watching you because…because you're cute when you're nervous."

"Nervous? Me?" Percy raised his eyebrows, "Yeah, right."

Annabeth wasn't having it. "Oh no, you were very calm, waiting for me, weren't you? Never running your hands through your hair or messing with your shirt or –"

"Okay, okay!" Percy stated, his hands held up in defeat. Annabeth smiled; she always won.

Percy leaned into Annabeth, a mischievous gleam in his eye, but before Annabeth could figure out what that meant, he kissed her. One of his hands played with her golden locks and his other hand curved around her hip pulling her closer to him. His kissing became more urgent, more desperate for more, so Annabeth locked her hands around his neck.

Then they pulled apart, both gasping for air. Percy slowly stepped back with a lopsided smile on his face as he tried to steady his breathe. Annabeth felt her cheeks grow hot as he stared at her, and soon she was as red as a strawberry. Great, he had gotten to her again.

Percy let out a quiet laugh at the sight of Annabeth blushing and gently took one of Annabeth's hand, lacing his fingers in between hers, "Nope, I win."

A/N : Thanks so much for reading! I kinda liked the ending...*sigh* I wish Percy existed. If he did, I would totally not ship Percy and Annabeth anymore and go track him down and steal him for myself. But then again, I guess I'm not alone in wishing that, right? Haha, okay enough pointless fangirl dreaming!

I hoped you liked it, and don't forget to review! :)