Chapter 12
Annabeth stared at her surroundings. Percy was standing on the beach, the cool salty air in his hair. He was wearing a collared shirt, half unbuttoned so that you could see his chest, I small smile on his face and bare foot, toes digging into the sand. Annabeth thought she was going to faint. He. Is. Gorgeous! A hue of red rushed her face and she hid it with a sarcastic remark. "Seaweed Brain. What in Hades are you wearing?"
"Do you like it? I actually had the Aphrodite cabin pick it out. I was going to wear, well, regular stuff" at this Annabeth laughed. "But the second I mentioned it they started to yell at me so I just gave in and this is what they stuck me with"
"Eh. It's not bad. Its just not you" The truth was, she did like it. She loved it in fact. Annabeth thought Percy looked like a genuine Romeo, and she his Juliet.
"Oh come on. I, I mean, they put a lot of work into this. And I had to sit through it. And anyway, you don't think I didn't see that blush when you came down here. I may be dyslexic, but I'm not blind Wise Girl"
Damn him! So I think he looks hot, like it matters.
"OK, I like it. Now can you tell me why I'm down here?"
"Look," was all he said.
Percy had set up a small table by the shore. On it were two lit candles, a vase with roses, and the most delicious food Annabeth had ever seen.
"Oh, Percy. It's amazing!"
Percy walked up to Annabeth, took her hand and led her down to the shore. He pulled out the chair for her to sit down. He then sat down, and just looked at her.
"What?" she asked, a bit worried.
He took her hand, brushing a strand of hair out of her face.
"Have I ever told you how beautiful you look?" Percy asked.
Usually Annabeth wouldn't budge to just sweet words. But right now, right here, on the beach, she melted completely. She blushed furiously and before he could say anything, she grabbed his face and pulled him into a kiss. He pushed into the kiss further but his stomach silently rumbled. Percy pulled away slowly.
"Annabeth. Gods I love you, but can we please eat? I skipped dinner to make this for us."
"You made this for me?" she asks in a quiet voice, amazed at the work put into this. The breeze off the sea, the slight bit of salt in the air, the perfect temperature, the delicious meal in front of them; all of it done for her.
"Yeah, I even had a bit of help with the food from the Demeter cabin. Everything here is pure, 100% home grown and natural. And I had a little help with the setting from Aphrodite."
"Ok, we'll eat. Only because you seem to be starving."
Percy broke into a huge grin and dug into his food. Annabeth giggled a bit and took a bite. It was delicious, much better than camp food. She looked around again and got a bit confused. Why would Percy just do this out of the blue?
"Percy" he stopped eating. "Why did you do all of this? I love it, and it's all so beautiful, but I'm a bit confused as to why you put so much effort into this."
"Oh. Yeah, that. Um, I don't really know what to say. I don't actually have a reason I just thought that, seeing as we've never been on a proper date, why not now?"
Annabeth smiled as she finished her meal. She took a deep breath, and launched herself at Percy, knocking over the table setting. She kissed him again and again, taking in his scent. She was happy he loved her, in fact she was ecstatic. How could she have thought so badly about something so amazing? He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him, lifting her up and spinning her around.
They came up for air and after catching their breath went back at it. This continued on for about an hour more until they got a bit tired. Percy and Annabeth lay down in the sand, her head on his chest and slowly fell asleep to his heartbeat.
Sorry for the short chapter. I've been feeling awful lately. Shittiest week of my life. My guitar broke as the cherry on top of the sundae. 750$ and 2 years of wonderful memories down the drain. So, back on topic. I hadn't had inspiration for a while and I just thought I'd push this little bit of Percabeth your way. I'm thinking of having either some more Lico/Percabeth next or maybe some violence/fighting. I can't bring myself to do angst, considering the amount in my life. So yeah. Review and suggest. Moses, out!
