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Percabeth Exhibition

|Percy Jackson|Annabeth Chase|

|Forever Together|

Spaghetti ~ pasta, thin strap

'What's wrong with me?! I can't even cook spaghetti! SPAGHETTI!'
- Annabeth Chase (from guest reviewer)

Thalia was greeted by the sound of pots and pans clashing with one another when she opened the door to Percy and Annabeth's apartment. The hunter was here because Annabeth had called her for a 'supposed' emergency. Thalia walked in, closed the door and dumped her bag next to it. She took of her silver gloves as she made her way to the kitchen, where the chaotic sound was coming from. She could see her best friend rushing around the small kitchen space with different pots every time. All of the pots were empty and some where filled with burnt food.

"Hey, Annabeth. I arrived as soon as I could," Thalia said as she leaned against the doorway. Annabeth was frantically pouring some water into a pot and heating it up on a stove. Then, the blonde dumped some black substance into a plastic bag.

"Hey, Thalia. Thank you for coming so quick," Annabeth said as she dumped more burnt food into the plastic bag, filling it until it was 3/4. Thalia's eyes widened and she let out a low whistle. Annabeth tied the bag up and took out another.

"Wow, Annabeth. That's a lot of food," She said as Annabeth propped up the bags together. Annabeth rushed and chucked some spaghetti into the boiling water. Then, she turned to Thalia, wiping some sweat off her face using a towel. Over an IM, Annabeth had told Thalia that she was preparing a homemade anniversary dinner for Percy who was at work.

" I need to get this done. Everything should be perfect," Suddenly, Annabeth noticed the water falling out of the pot. Her eyes widened. "I forgot to add a bit of oil so that the spaghetti would actually cook!" Annabeth turned off the stove and sunk to the floor. She brought her knees to her chest and hugged them. Thalia dumped her gloves onto the stove and sat down next to Annabeth. Annabeth was sobbing lightly.

" What's wrong with me?! I can't even cook spaghetti! SPAGHETTI!" She sobbed. Thalia put an arm around Annabeth and sighed.

"Annabeth, I think that you're stressed. You need to relax. Your anniversary dinner doesn't have to be perfect," Thalia said as she rubbed Annabeth's shoulder, trying to ease her blonde friend.

"Thalia, it has to ! I mean, after all he's been through he should at least have some good memories," Annabeth protested. Thalia frowned.

" But he has you. You're a good memory to him. Remember the time when he was whisked away to the Roman camp ? Didn't he say that you were all that he remembered ? See, you are a good memory !" Thalia soothed Annabeth.

"I know, Thalia. To tell you the truth... I'm-I'm scared," Annabeth admitted. Thalia raised an eyebrow. It wasn't everyday that an Athena child, who was proud, would admit she was scared of something.

"Of what ?" asked Thalia.

" Love," Her answer was so simple but also complex. "I'm confused. Every time I thought of Percy, I would remember the time when he disappeared. Then I would remember Calypso, Rachel and even... Reyna. I would ask myself : Why did he choose me ? He could have had Calypso and lived on Ogygia forever. Or he could have chosen Rachel. Even Reyna had tried to make a move on him. But he kept coming back to me. Why ?"

"Because he loves you, Annabeth. He really does," Thalia said. " And I don't think that it is even his fatal flaw speaking. Remember the time he jumped with you to Tartarus after you found the Mark Of Athena ? He could have let you go but he didn't. He wanted to be with you."

"But, I'm so unworthy of him," Annabeth sniffed.

"Percy feels that whenever he talks about you. You should just stop thinking about that. Go relax and get ready. I'll continue cooking the spaghetti. When you're done, we can set the table and I can go back to Artemis." Annabeth hugged Thalia and got up, wiping away the traces of her tears.

"Thanks, Thals." Annabeth said as she walked out of the door. Thalia watched her friend go before standing up and facing the pot.

Thalia stared at the pot and frowned : How did you cook spaghetti again ?

...

Percy rubbed the back of his neck as he declined another dinner offer from one of his colleagues. Working as a Marine Biologist was fun but when you had colleagues flirting with you here and there, Percy would rather stay home. After declining an offer from Vicky, a rather smart redhead (Percy preferred blonde), he went home. Today was his and Annabeth's anniversary and he awaited the surprise Annabeth made for him.

The last anniversary, Annabeth had made him a very special gift and they didn't leave the bedroom for the whole night. Percy was looking forward for this year. Percy unlocked the door to his apartment and stepped inside. The place had been set up. There were candles lit up. The room smelt pleasant. Percy took off his coat and dropped his briefcase on the floor.

"Annabeth ?" He called out. He made his way to the living room and saw their dinner table all set up with candles and two plates of spaghetti. The glasses were filled with wine. Percy marveled at the sight of the spaghetti and he smiled when he thought of all the troubles Annabeth must have gone through to do this.

"Hey, Percy," Annabeth said as she walked into the room. Percy's heart sped up. She was wearing a deep blue spaghetti strap dress that he loved very much. Her hair was swept to the side and she was wearing light make up. Percy walked two strides and reached her immediately. He leaned down and kissed her on the lips.

"I can't believe you did this," Percy said when he pulled away. His sea green eyes shining. Annabeth shrugged slightly and smiled.

"Me too. Why don't we eat so the spaghetti won't get cold?" Annabeth suggested. Percy groaned as he pushed Annabeth against the nearby wall.

"Can we please skip that ?" He asked as he buried his head in the crook of her neck as she accidentally brushed him right there.

"I spent a lot of time on that !" Annabeth protested.

"But we can heat it up again. Please !"Annabeth sighed.

"Fine," She said as Percy dragged her to their bedroom.

By the way, they didn't even heat up the spaghetti.

Maybe not my best one shot. Anyway, sorry for the MOA spoilers. By the way, reviews please.

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