Chapter 10

Percy (POV)

I couldn't help feeling a little weird after Thalia noticed me holding hands with Annabeth. Hell! I didn't even notice. In all reality, I didn't want to hang with anybody except for Annabeth so I just wandered around the gym by myself. Including the occasional girl throwing themselves at me. Of course, who wouldn't want me? I knew that I was popular and considered a player. Bad boy? Yes. Player? No. I've only gone out with three different girls since I started at Goode and I didn't cheat on any of them. I did think of other people but lately it hasn't happened so often. It felt wrong thinking about anybody other than Annabeth.

It's not like I have any time to think about anybody else anyway. Annabeth is the only one constantly on my mind.

It had been a while since I separated from Annabeth. I was starting to get lonely walking by myself. I saw Nico pulling out Thalia, both with a happy grin on their faces. I had no doubt as to what they were going to do. Leo and Reyna were all over each other. So were Jason and Piper. I saw Annabeth sitting by herself with a glass of punch which had been undoubtedly spiked by the infamous Stoll brothers. I walked over and sat down next to her without saying a word. She just rested her head on my shoulder.

"You okay WiseGirl?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just bored."

"Well why don't we go dance?" She got a sheepish look on her face after I said that.

"I don't know, Seaweed Brain. I'm pretty bad. I've got two left feet." She said hesitantly.

"You can't be that bad."

"Oh yes I can. At my brother Malcolm's wedding, I attempted to dance and tripped. I then proceeded to fall onto the table the cake was atop and sent it tumbling to the ground." My jaw dropped in shock, immediately to be followed by laughter.

"Oh my gods! Was the cake okay‽" (a/n notice my nerdiness with the use of the interrobang.)

"Oh the cake was a complete wreck, but everybody just had a good laugh. Don't worry though. I got out unscathed. Thanks for asking Seaweed Brain."

"I'm sorry I don't have enough intelligence or enough vocabulary to understand what the word unscathed means." I realized I just dissed myself but Annabeth was happy and smiling.

"I think you're being a bit rough on yourself." She patted my knee as she said this trying to make me feel better. "Now whatever happened to us dancing."

We then got up and went to the dance floor.

Line Break!Broken Line. Do Not Touch This Line As It is Broken!

Annabeth was right in saying she had two left feet. Fortunately for me I wasn't any better. We had completely immersed (big word I know. I'm surprised myself.) ourselves with having fun, we kind of lost track of time.

You know that saying 'Time flies when you're having fun'? Yeah, well it turns out its true. We had danced for the whole night. The DJ came on over the microphone and announced that it was the last dance. A slow song came out of the speakers and I turned to Annabeth.

"Would you do me the honor of accompanying me for the final dance on this fine evening?" She just laughed and shook her head. Her arms were around my neck and mine on her waist. It just felt right holding her like this but I knew it was wrong. Wrong because there was no way she would have feelings for me. No way she could. Not for someone like me. An arrogant prick who let popularity get to their head. However, I shook those thoughts out of my head and focused on the last dance.

I started to get lost. Lost in her eyes and her smile. Soon I leant in…and she did too. Our lips touched and all my feelings came to the surface. She deepened the kiss and then we pulled away. She had a shocked look on her face and I imagined I had a matching image.

"I-I'm sorry. That was a mistake." Then she ran out. I ran out after her and soon caught up. I grabbed her wrist and turned her around to face me.

"Let me take you home. I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that."

"It's fine Percy, I'll just walk home I don't live that far."

"No. I'm not letting you walk home alone. This is New York. A beautiful girl like you shouldn't be walking alone at midnight." I mentally face palmed as I realized what I said. I had called her beautiful. She noticed too. And looked away from me. I couldn't shake the feeling that what I had done tonight had ruined our friendship.

Annabeth (POV)

My mind caught up with me as I realized what I was doing. I was kissing Percy Jackson. My best friend. I couldn't do this. I let my feelings out like this. After a kiss like that he would definitely know something was going on in my head. I couldn't help but wonder if he felt the same though. He had initiated the kiss after all. We both pulled away out of breath from the kiss.

"I-l'm sorry. That was a mistake." Then I turned and ran. I didn't expect Percy to come follow me. Io knew that if he did follow, he would catch me. He was a lot faster than I was. But I didn't care. I had to get away from the situation. I had to get away from the fact that I simultaneously ruined my friendship, let my feelings out, and pushed away the one person I cared about most. Suddenly, I felt a hand grip my wrist and I knew it was him. He pulled me around and made me look into his eyes.

"Let me take you home. I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that." I didn't want to face him. Him and the awkward silence in the car. And I most definitely didn't want to face the conversation we needed to have sooner or later.

"It's fine Percy, I'll just walk home I don't live that far."

"No. I'm not letting you walk home alone. This is New York. A beautiful girl like you shouldn't be walking alone at midnight." I froze. He just called me beautiful. I knew it wasn't true. Was it? He was probably just a little tipsy from the spiked punch. Thankfully, Thalia came to my rescue. She was walking by holding hands with Nico.

"It's fine. I'll just get a ride from Thalia and Nico." I said loud enough so she could hear me. I gave her a meaningful look that told her to just go with it.

"Oh yeah, she's coming home with me. I was gonna stay over her house anyway." She said, saving my ass. Thank the gods for her.

The conversation ended after that. I just walked away to Nico's car so he could drive me and Thalia home because apparently she was staying over. Honestly, I couldn't care less. She just saved my ass. She could stay over if she wanted too.

When we got home, we both got ready for bed. I sat down on my bed and she came and sat crossed legged on the floor in front of me.

"Now tell me what happened. And no lying me either."

"Nothing happened, I just didn't want to ride home with Percy."

"Bullshit. We both know that you use every chance you're handed to get closer to him. Now tell me what the fuck happened." She said in a stern voice. I knew by the way she sounded and the look on her face that she wasn't fucking around. She wanted to truth. So I told her…everything.

After the story she sat open mouthed.

"Well, judging by the fact A) he started the kiss and B) he called you beautiful and didn't want you walking alone, I would say that he shares your feelings."

"Why would he do that. I'm a nerd who has no talent. There are hundreds of girls at Goode who are prettier than I am. He doesn't share the feeling."

"Oh shut up Annabeth. Sure you may be a nerd but no talent? Really? You are the only girl in the history of Goode to be on the football team. That's not just something to be passed over. And trust me, you're prettier than the girls at school. I wish I could be you."

I was kind of shocked that she wished she could be me. She had everything she wanted. Good grades. The boy she had been drooling over for two years. Sure her life at home was far from perfect, but she seemed happy.

We talked for a while and then decided to go to sleep at around 1 30. As I laid down my phone buzzed. It was a text from Percy. I didn't want to open it. I didn't want to think about him for once because I knew my thoughts would head back to the kiss. That amazing kiss that took my breath away but also took away my friendship. Eventually curiosity got the better of me and I opened the text.

I'm sorry. I don't want that to ruin our friendship. Let's just forget about it and act like it never happened.

Okay. I'm sorry for running out like that too. I'll see you Monday.

I sent the text and got a feeling of dread in my stomach. A part of me wanted to see him Monday. But a bigger part of me didn't. It would just be awkward, not to mention the fact that my feelings have just gotten worse since he kissed me. The worst part? I didn't want to forget the kiss.

Percy (POV)

I hit send. My heart dropped when I reread what I sent. I'm sorry. I don't want that to ruin our friendship. Let's just forget about it and act like it never happened. I didn't want to forget the kiss. It was probably the best kiss I had ever had. But like I said before, I'd rather be just friends than lose her. And if that meant forgetting about one kiss, then I most certainly would forget. I didn't want to lose Annabeth completely. She meant to much to me.

My heart shattered when she texted me back. She had agreed to forgetting. I knew that would be her response, but there was the part of me that constantly lived in a fairy tale that hoped she would say different. That she would say not to apologize, and that she liked the kiss and didn't want to forget, and that she wouldn't mind if there were more kisses in the future.

I came to terms after grabbing one of my dad's beers from the fridge and chugging it down. I wasn't one to drink but it calmed me down. I laid down on the couch and turned on HBO. I watched 'Wrath of the Titans' until I fell asleep. But all through the movie I kept thinking about how Andromeda looked like Annabeth, with her blonde curls. The only thing missing was her striking grey eyes. It didn't help my imagination when the main character who ends up with her at the end was named Perseus. My full name.

I fell asleep to the sound of another movie coming on the TV and thoughts of Annabeth swimming around in my brain. I just hoped that we could still be as close as we were before without things being uncomfortable between the two of us.

I'm really sorry I haven't updated recently! Hopefully this extra-long Percabeth chapter will get me back into your good graces! By the way, please don't hurt me for how I wrote the dance. I am a social recluse and as a result of that, have never been to a school dance. Forgive my ignorance when it comes to the matter. Anyways, please review. Give me back criticism. Be rude, I don't care. It will only make my writing better!

*cue hand heart*,

Gill