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Obnoxious

"Hey, babe?" Percy asked, looking up from Annabeth's lap. She turned the page of her book and glanced down at him. "This better be important if you're interrupting my reading," she said.

"Thanks for actually listening to me by not getting me a birthday present." Percy said. Annabeth chuckled and tousled his unruly hair. "I didn't mind."

Percy laughed nervously, "Umm, you're probably gonna mind."

"What?"

"I kind of planned your birthday gift for me." She closed up her book and placed it on his chest, frowning. "What kind of present?"

"Well... a person's eighteenth birthday is kind of special, and-"

"Cut to the chase, Jackson," Annabeth said.

"I want you to go in the ocean." Annabeth quickly picked up her book and began beating Percy with it. "What" smack "the" smack "hell" smack "Percy!"

Laughing, he caught her arm. "Should've got me a gift card. Who has a seaweed brain, now?" She continued her barrage with her other arm.

"Why are you such a horrible person?" He grabbed her other arm and kissed her hands, in a wasted attempt to calm her down. "You have to get over your fear sometime!"

"Nope. It's a day after your birthday. No presents."

"Better late than never, right?" He said, pouting. "Please, babe? It would be the best birthday gift ever."

Looking into his pleading eyes, she finally gave in. "Fine," she said, patting his cheek, "only because I can't say no to that face."

The look on his face changed to a smile as he heard Annabeth's answer. "Can't say no to anything?"

"Don't push it, Percy."

His smile widened and he hugged Annabeth, still lying half on her lap and the other on the park's soft grass. "You're the best, babe!"

"So when are we doing this?"

"Saturday?" He asked, his arms still wrapped around her waist.

"Can't we just do it today?"

"No way, sweetheart. We're half way through the day and we have school tomorrow. I'm not giving you an excuse to leave early."

She moved his arms off of her, trying her best to scowl at his joy-filled face. "I hate you so much right now."

Percy sat up and pulled her back against him snuggling his head into her shoulder. "But I love you."

Annabeth leaned against his head and groaned. "I love you too."

"Annabeth, your boyfriend's here," Bobby called. Annabeth walked out of her room in light skinny jeans and a loose white t-shirt. "Thanks, Bobby," she said as her brother walked back to his room.

Percy perked up at the sight of his girlfriend, which was almost impossible seeing how happy he was already. "You ready to go?" he asked from the hallway. Annabeth nodded grudgingly, stepping out of her apartment.

"Where are you two heading?" a voice asked from inside. A dark haired woman with eyes exactly like Annabeth's walked in front of the door. "I'm Annabeth's mom, but you can just call me Athena." She held out her hand to Percy.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Athena. I'm Percy." She raised her eyebrows and looked at her daughter then back at Percy. "At least you have manners. I can't remember the last time Annabeth was polite," she said laughing.

"Thanks," he replied scratching the back of his head. "Well, we're heading to the beach." Athena's smile vanished at the mention of anything related to the ocean. "Why would you want to be anywhere near the ocean?"

Annabeth smirked and looked at Percy. "Why would we want to be near the ocean, Percy?"

"I happen to love it and you still owe me a birthday present." Now Athena's eyes turned to Annabeth's. She realized what her mother was probably thinking and quickly answered her unasked question. "I told him I'd go in the ocean for his birthday," Annabeth said, frowning.

"Try and have fun, sweetie. And Percy, make sure she doesn't pull you down with her if she drowns." Athena chuckled at her own joke.

"I'll make sure she doesn't drown in the first place," Percy said with an uncomfortable smile.

"Okay then. Have fun! It was nice meeting you, Percy!"

"Nice to meet you too." Athena waved goodbye and shut the door. "So you think you'll be drowning?" Percy asked.

"You better hope I don't, or you'd be short a girlfriend."

"Am I going to have to carry you in again?" She stood at the water's edge, pursing her lips. Percy stood behind her, peeling off his shirt. "By the time I put down my shirt, your feet better be in the water or I'm moving them it for you.

"I'm having some last minute regrets. You know, I'm not sure this is such a good idea," she said in a panicked tone. Percy came to stand behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Hey, it's gonna be okay, babe. You didn't die the last time. Come on, we'll walk in at the same time." He moved to her side and took her hand. Taking a deep breath, she slowly walked into the water. Percy squeezed her hand reassuringly as they inched further and further a way form the beach.

He stopped her as soon as they were waist deep, turning to face her. "Are you okay?" he asked gently.

"Not really."

"Right... Well we're gonna try to lower ourselves into the water, okay? I'll be right here next to you."

"Did you even hear what I said?" Annabeth asked, rolling her eyes.

"I'm pretending I didn't," Percy replied. "Now go ahead and try."

"No, I think I'm good," she said in a shaky voice. Percy laughed and swept her up in his arms. "Just know I love you," he said as he began to fall backwards into the water.

"PERCY! NOT AGAIN, YOU LITTLE PIECE OF-"

For the second time, they dropped into the ocean. Annabeth shot out of the water before Percy did, filled with rage and soaking wet. He stood back up and smirked at her. "So, this is fun right?"

She jabbed a finger at his chest. "You..." She didn't bother finishing before tackling Percy by his throat. The two of them resurfaced with Annabeth wrapped around his back, smacking his head with one hand and gripping his throat with the other. "THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL YOU'RE GETTING AWAY TWICE!" She yanked him back into the water and dug her heel into his groin, trying to inflict as much pain as possible.

Annabeth released her boyfriend and stood up. She couldn't resist the urge to step on his battered figure below. Percy floated up, rubbing his throat. "Okay, I'm sorry." he sighed. "You win."

She crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows. "And?"

"And... you're probably going to need to kiss the many boo boos you made."

"Percy Jackson, I am on the verge of ripping out that obnoxious mouth of yours."

"I guess you'll have to kiss that too," he said, instantly regretting his decision. Her scream filled the air as she pounced on him again.

The two of them lied on a towel on the sand, looking at the sky. "Least you got over your fear of the ocean... during your brutal attack on me."

Annabeth rolled her eyes and snuggled onto his chest. "Lesson learned. I don't fear the ocean so long as I'm trying to kill someone."

"Still haven't got my kisses, babe." Annabeth leaned over and placed a short kiss on his lips.

"I'm not kissing anywhere else, considering I kicked your balls multiple times," she said.

"I'm a little disappointed, but I'll settle for it." He pulled her closer to him and kissed her temple.

"How are you not cold?" Annabeth asked staring at his bare chest.

"Oh, I am, but I lost my shirt."

She rolled her eyes and wrapped her arms around him. "I'll keep you warm, Seaweed Brain."

"Thank you very much," he replied, leaning his head against her's, "but your hands are kind of cold, sweetie."