§ • Marathon • §

We were cuddled up next to each other on the couch in my mom's apartment. Annabeth's legs were tangled together with mine, her back pressed against my chest. My shoulders encircled her, my hands clasped tightly around her waist. Her curly hair was pulled into a messy French braid.

The movie ended with a flourish, a cheesy Christmas track playing along with the credits.

"What's next?" she asked, sitting up (much to my dismay).

"Hmm…" I mumbled. I got up and kneeled in front of the box of DVD's. "Elf?" I asked, holding a DVD case above my head.

Annabeth groaned. "I just watched that with Bobby and Matthew the other day."

"Killjoy," I sang and she threw a couch pillow at my head.

I stared at the box of DVD's. We had stayed up all night watching cheesy Christmas flicks because Annabeth had had a bad dream and needed something to take her mind off of it. She told me to go back to bed. I refused.

Who wouldn't?

Go back to bed or cuddle next to a gorgeous girl? The choice was obvious.

"Well, we're done all the Christmas movies… Onto Disney?" I asked, holding up Aladdin.

She shrugged. "Sure," she said.

I started the movie and she curled up next to me. I placed my arms around her like I had them before she got up.

"Are you better now?" I whispered, my lips brushing the soft skin of her neck.

"Yeah," she sighed. "Thank you for staying up with me, even though you have that test thingy today at school." (Annabeth had stayed with us for the weekend, as her parents were in San Francisco for some conference thing.)

"Meh," I said, brushing it off. "I can ask to do it tomorrow, 'cause I was 'sick'."

She laughed and I grinned, settling in to watch another cheesy movie marathon.

AAAAH! This is so late! I'm so damn sorry you guys! I meant to write one yesterday, 'cause I knew I had four hours of dance, but then I had homework I had been procrastinating on and by the time I was done it was 11:30 and I had to go to bed.

Blah!

I seriously wrote this is fifteen minutes, so I apologize if it sucks!

In other news, thank you all so friggin' much for all you wondertastic reviews! Maybe we can make it to ninety? Pretty please?

Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

-Lou