And now... the moment you've all been waiting for, give it up for, PERCABETH!
WOOT!
Chapter 8: Don't Tell Anyone
Alright, I'm not gonna lie, I was caught off guard. It took my mind a moment to register that I was kissing Percy Jackson- not a truth or dare kiss, but a good, proper kiss.
He pulled away, with a somewhat hurt expression on his face. "Oh... d- do you not feel the same way?"
I was too shocked to speak, and the light pink blush spreading across my moonlit face was not helping the problem. "Um... uhhh.."
"I- I'm sorry, Annabeth. God, this is embarrassing. It's just- you're the prettiest girl I've ever met... and the smartest, and I kind of have a crush on you," he said. "And I can see you don't feel the same wa-" He was cut off by me smashing my lips against his. I slipped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his around my waist. My hands slowly slid up his neck and into his hair.
I pulled away, for the sole purpose of catching my breath.
"Does that answer your question?" I asked a little breathlessly.
"Yes," he answered, giving me another kiss, this time a shorter one.
I realized with a slight blush that I was halfway into his lap, and Percy smirked at my expression.
"What?!" I exclaimed.
"You're cute when you're flustered," he replied.
I was blushing even more deeply, but mirrored his smirk. With a sigh, I rolled off of his legs and sat next to him in the sand.
"Sooo..." I said after a few seconds of silence.
"Where does this put us?" he asked, as if reading my mind.
"Um... are we... um..."
"Annabeth Chase, will you be my girlfriend?" Percy asked with a very red blush.
Now it was my turn to smirk. "You're cute when you're flustered, too, Percy. And what are you, proposing or something?"
He smiled. "So... is that a yes or a-" I kissed him again.
"Definitely a yes," I said with a grin.
"I could get used to you cutting me off with kisses, Wise Girl," he said, smiling.
He stuck his arm around me and I snuggled into his shoulder. We sat on the beach, staring out at the the waves which were gently lapping the shore.
"Uh oh," I said.
"What's wrong?" Percy asked.
"Thalia," I said.
Percy groaned. "What are we gonna tell her and the others?"
I thought for a minute. "We can't let them know about this."
"Why?!" Percy asked.
"Because, Seaweed Brain, we'll never hear the end of it! Imagine, Percy and Annabeth make out after-"
"Alright alright, I get the point. But she's gonna find out eventually!"
"Then we'll do the best we can," I said grimly.
Percy took his arm off my shoulder and grabbed my hand instead. "Oh no... I completely forgot!"
"About what?" I inquired.
Percy suddenly looked interested in the sand. "Nothing..."
"Percy, what is it?"
"Um... nothing..."
"Percy, please tell me."
"Promise me you won't be mad."
"I can't promise anything."
"Well then I can't tell you anything."
"Alright fine, I won't be mad."
He took a deep breath. "Rachel."
My fists clenched.
"Ow, ow, you're squeezing my- OW!" Percy exclaimed.
I let go of his hand. "Oops."
"Well atleast you're not mad," Percy said with a sarcastic grin.
It took all of my willpower not to deck him right then and there.
"Annabeth, when she kissed me it meant nothing."
I forced a smile. "Okay."
"Look, can we just forget about this and enjoy our time with each other?"
"Of course we can," I said, standing up and walking down the beach.
"Annabeth, come on!" he yelled.
This was pissing me off. Here he goes and kisses me, then brings up him kissing another girl. Why is he so dumb?
"Annabeth, wait," Percy said, running up next to me.
I turned to face him. "What?"
"Look, please. I promise I don't like Rachel. She's my friend, but I like you in that way. Not her!"
I bit my lip. "You promise?"
He nodded. "I promise."
"Alright, I believe you," I said.
He wrapped me in a bear hug.
"But let's head back," I said.
BACK AT CAMP
"We're back!" Percy exclaimed.
"Of course you of all people would find her," Leo said.
Thalia studied me with a slight smirk.
"What?" I asked in an annoyed tone.
"Nothing," she replied.
I looked around and noticed that the only people here were Jason, Leo, Thalia, and Connor.
"Well it's been a long night," Jason said. "How about we all get some sleep?"
"Sleep shmeep," Leo said. "I can go all night!"
"Hold on, what about the others?" Percy asked.
Jason thought for a minute, then grinned. "Let them keep looking."
Percy grinned back, then crawled into his sleeping bag, but not after giving me a wink.
For the second time tonight, I slowly drifted off into sleep. Only this time, my dreams were filled with a certain green-eyed boy.
Sorry I've been so busy but wait! Percabeth has happened! I think I did okay. 12k words before it actually happened, so yeah. Last time I tried to write a Percabeth story it had about seven thousand. I hope you enjoyed it, and good night!
Or day, depending on where you live.
And it's not over.
-Me
