I'm going to be updating late. It's because I love this chapter. And I know you all will love it too. It depends really. Well, actually, chapter 11 is better. The car scene is my friend's idea, okay? Oh yeah, I redid my poll. I ruled out the story Was It Wrong To Fall In Love? because I had no ideas how to start the story. I am so sorry. But if I have an idea I might put it back but next time. So, Rick Riordan is doing his third draft for the Son of Neptune, it means he finished the story already, but he said the book is not readable yet. Guess we'll just have to wait until October. Meanwhile, let's enjoy this chapter.

Disclaimer: Riordan owns it.

"Hey wake up, Wise Girl." Percy shook Annabeth delicately.

Annabeth groaned, "What? Did I oversleep again?" Annabeth croaked.

"For our date? Yes, I think you did."

"What—ugh—what time is it?" Annabeth looked at Percy annoyingly.

Percy looked at his wristwatch, "8:30 in the morning."

"What?" Annabeth shrieked. "It's too early. I'm going back to sleep."

Annabeth placed a pillow over her head and tried to go back to sleep. Percy sighed and his head lit up with an idea. He stood up, opened the curtains letting the sunlight go in, and took Annabeth's pillow. "Close the curtains, Seaweed Brain." Annabeth complained.

Percy pulled Annabeth's hand, "Get up, Wise Girl."

"I don't wanna." Annabeth said retrieving her hand.

"Fine. Then don't." Percy said.

Annabeth relief when she thought Percy had given up, but she thought wrong. Percy—as stubborn as he is—splashed water on Annabeth's face and Annabeth suddenly sat up.

"What the hell did you do that for, Jackson?" Annabeth yelled at him.

"To wake you up." Percy snickered at Annabeth's face.

"Fine." Annabeth grumbled. "You win." Annabeth stood up. "I'll just take a bath and dress up."

Percy was still snickering, "Yeah, sure. I'll wait for you at the car."

"Okay."

Annabeth was dressed in her casual clothing. Nothing fancy. She wore a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that says 'Peace, Love, and Read' then a book underneath the word 'read'. Percy was leaning on his cars and playing with his keys while waiting for Annabeth. When Percy saw Annabeth his eyes lit up. He opened the car door and motioned Annabeth to come in. Annabeth smiled at Percy as sign of thanks and sat at the shotgun seat. Percy then walked to the driver's seat, entered, and revved the engine. "So, where are we going today, Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth asked.

"You'll see. But it's pretty far." Percy answered.

"Is that why we're so early?"

"Well, yeah."

Annabeth yawned. "How are we supposed to have a proper date if I'm still sleepy? I may not cooperate." Annabeth said testing Percy.

"You can uhh…" Percy racked his brain for ideas. "You can sleep here in the car while we're travelling. I don't have a pillow though." Percy smiled sheepishly.

"Oh, it's fine. I'll just uhh… lean on the window." Annabeth rested her head on the window.

"NO!" Percy surprised Annabeth, making her hit her head on the window. "Sorry." Percy muttered. "If you sleep on that position, you'll really hit your head." Percy said worried.

"What do you think I should do?"

"Uhh…" Percy stopped the car because of a stoplight. "Move closer." Percy commanded Annabeth.

"What?"

"Just move…" Percy sighed. "Just move closer to me."

"Why?"

"Just do it."

"Fine." Annabeth scooted closer to Percy.

Percy placed Annabeth's head on his shoulder and Annabeth blushed furiously. "Are you uhh… comfortable?" Percy asked with his heart beating fast.

"I uh… Yeah, I am."

"That's uhh… good."

"Won't my head be a distracting you from your driving?" Annabeth asked.

"No, no. You won't." Percy smiled.

"Thanks, Percy."

"Of course."

"So, what is this place?" Annabeth asked looking around.

"This place is called Villa Celimontana." Percy said.

"Why so?" Annabeth asked curiously.

"Well, you see… this land was owned by the Celimontana's back then. And now seeing it as a beautiful place, the people of Rome made this a landmark for tourists. You see that mansion over there?" Percy pointed to the mansion.

Annabeth nodded. "Well, that's the home of the Celimontanas. But now, it's the home of the Italian Geographical Society. Don't ask me why. I dunno." Percy said. "Here we are at the first entrance—"

"First?" Annabeth intervened.

"Yeah, Villa Celimontana has two entrances. First—this is where we are—Piazza della Navicella, second—the one the other side—Clivo Scauro."

"Oh."

"You wanna take a tour from me?" Percy asked.

"You've been here before?" Annabeth asked bewildered.

"Yeah, for kids' activity, charity projects—"

"Charity projects?" Annabeth raised her eyebrows in amusement.

"What? I gotta do something good for once. And besides, I have nothing to do every summer. It's fun anyways, the kids will love you for what you're doing." Percy explained. "So, tour or no?"

"Oh, I'd like for you tour me around."

Percy and Annabeth entered the landmark and Annabeth looked amazed, "Wow, the architecture here... it's so... old." Annabeth said fascinated.

"I'm glad you liked it. I've picked this place just for you." Percy smirked.

"Really? Wow. Great choice."

"Anyways, let's start the tour."

Percy walked towards a fountain and said, "This is the first fountain you'll see. There a lot here."

Percy walked back towards Annabeth, "See the pathway?"

Annabeth looked down to look at the pathway and noticed something, "It's not cement." She said.

"Yeah, it's because it's ancient carved marbles." Annabeth mouthed the word 'ancient'.

Annabeth saw some children piled up in one corner and got curious, "Why are the kids over there?" Annabeth asked.

"I used to stay in the same spot when I was a kid." Percy smiled at the memories.

"Tell me what's in there." Annabeth insisted.

"A fishpond." Percy smiled with amusement.

"Pardon me?" Annabeth didn't believe what he said.

"A fishpond." Percy repeated.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Nope." Percy grinned. "I think you'll enjoy what's on the left of the mansion."

"What's in there?"

"You'll see."

Percy guided Annabeth through the winding pathways and everything. Whilst they were walking, Annabeth couldn't take her eyes off of the architecture. When they reached the place, Percy said, "Here we are."

Annabeth ran out of words to say. They were in a high place; Annabeth could literally see Southern Rome. "Wow." Was the only word she able to say.

"It's a pretty good view. You could actually see Southern Rome. Over there—" Percy pointed on the ruins, "—are the Baths of Carracalla."

"They're one heck of a ruin." Annabeth commented.

"Well, this is basically what you'll only see for now. We'll be back later at sunset." Percy said.

"What are we going to do next?" Annabeth asked,

"We're going to the other side. Are you up for Horseback Riding?"

Riding a horse wasn't all easy for Annabeth. It was actually her first time. Now, Percy was a skilled horseback rider. He does horse racing or just simply riding a horse for fun when he's out of the pool.

"I can't do it." Annabeth finally said.

"Okay. Fine." Percy climbed the horse and extended his hand to Annabeth, "If you can't ride it alone, why don't we ride this together?"

Annabeth smiled at Percy's offer and said, "I would love to." Annabeth took Percy's hand and rode the horse.

"Are you tired already?" Percy asked.

The two were sitting on a blanket, having a picnic. "I'm already tired. But I'm still up for more. Anymore tricks up on your sleeve?" Annabeth raised her eyebrows.

"Uhh... that's a surprise." Percy grinned.

"You really did add extra cheese to my pasta." Annabeth took some bits of cheese and ate it.

"Of course. Satisfying you is on the top of my list."

"Well then... mission accomplished." Annabeth smiled at Percy.

"I'm quite pleased with that accomplishment."

"Did you actually cook all of this?" Annabeth asked curiously.

"Actually, the hotel's chef did all the work." Percy smirked.

"Oh. I would've been more impressed if it was you."

"Well then, I'll do it by myself the next time." Percy said, taking a bite of his salad.

Percy realized that it was a boneheaded comment because there wouldn't be a next time. "What will you do when you reach New York?" Percy asked curiously.

"Visit Thalia first." Annabeth said simply.

"Oh, okay. You don't have plans to go back here in Italy?" Percy asked hopefully.

"I have other plans, Percy. I can't just change it all." Annabeth said.

"Oh." Percy's face fell.

"Don't worry, I'll be missing you anyways." Annabeth smiled.

"Yeah, I'll miss you too." Percy smiled back.

After they ate their food, Percy took some strawberries out of the picnic basket for their dessert. They almost ate it all until one piece was left. "Here, you want the last strawberry?" Percy held the strawberry.

"Naah." Annabeth refused.

Percy dipped the strawberry in the chocolate bowl, "C'mon. This might be the most delicious strawberry in the world and you're not gonna know because you won't eat it."

"Fine then." Annabeth ate the half of the strawberry while it was still being held by Percy.

Percy ate the half of the strawberry and Annabeth said, "And you were right."

"Told you so." Percy smirked.

Suddenly Annabeth and Percy heard noises. Like kids rampaging on a toy. When the sound became clear, they can only make out one word, 'Percy'

Percy looked at the direction of the noise and saw kids running towards them. "Why are they screaming your name?" Annabeth asked chuckling.

"They're the kids I'm doing charity for. I guess they knew I was here."

"Pewcy!" a kid ran to hug Percy.

"How're you doing?" Percy asked the kid.

"I'm fine, Pewcy."

"His name is Jeremy. He's the one closest to me here." Percy told Annabeth.

"He's so cute. Hello Jeremy, I'm Annabeth." She smiled.

"Hello!" Jeremy beamed.

Another kid went to Percy and whispered, "Is she the one?"

Percy looked at Annabeth who was being entertained by the other kids, "Yeah, she's the one." Percy whispered back.

"Are we gonna do it now?"

"No, not yet. Here's the instruction: you go to the place where you can see the ruins, and wait for us until sunset. Is that clear?" Percy asked.

"Clear." The kid who was whispering to Percy turned to the rest of the kids. "Come on guys, we're going somewhere first. We're going to see Percy again later."

"Awww." The kids complained.

After they were all gathered, the kids left. "They're so cute." Annabeth said.

"Yeah."

"Anyways, thanks for all of these." Annabeth said.

"Don't thank me just yet. The day isn't over yet." Percy smiled.

What are the kids and Percy's plan? You'll see it in the chapter. I'm sorry if my details on Villa Celimontana were inaccurate. I've never been there. Of course, the internet helped. Thanks for all the people who reviewed. And to PastaWar19 for the 100th review. Revote for my poll okay? Review?

-BE18