Author's Note: Okay, I got tired of not updating and waiting for all those reviews to come in, so I just wrote the next chapter anyway! I can't stand not updating for very long. But thanks everybody for all the positive reviews that I did get; I didn't realize that people were enjoying this story so much! Oh, EllaBella8185, thanks for your idea! Okay, anyway, next chapter! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own PJO, but I will soon...

Annabeth's POV

Percy and I were sitting on the canoe lake pier, our hands intertwined, just hanging out and watching the sunset together. The waves were now calm and peaceful, once again reacting to Percy's emotions.

"Percy..." I hesitated.

"What's wrong?" he asked, his eyes full of concern.

Something had been bothering me ever since Kronos had threatened the camp. "Um... I've been thinking... what if Kronos's army is too strong, and we can't hold the camp? What if... what if these few days before he invades are the last that we'll have to be together?" I asked with difficulty. I wasn't yet accustomed to having to always explain my feelings to him.

Percy took a deep breath, and then gazed into my eyes. "Annabeth, we will hold the camp," he claimed with a determined expression. "I won't let Kronos destroy this camp. We won't let Kronos destroy this camp! And I most definitely will make him pay for intimidating you." He leaned in and quickly pecked me on the lips.

Immediately, my face grew warm, and so did his. All the... er, contact between us didn't feel normal yet. Gods, I had to get used to this.

I smiled, still worried for the camp and our lives, but I wasn't going to make him worry about me by showing how frightened I was. "What do you think the real Thalia would think about us?"

Percy smiled lightly. "I think she'd be happy for us," he said. Suddenly, his face took on a curious expression. "When I first came to this camp, on my first day, what did you think of me?"

I thought back to a few years ago, to the day that I first met him. "I didn't really know what to think of you," I admitted. "I was a daughter of Athena, and you were a son of Poseidon. I should have hated you, but... I couldn't. You were so caring, so cute, so brave, so willing to be friends. After our first quest, my feelings for you were determined. Well, not completely determined. I just knew that I would never be able to hate you," I explained.

Percy was silent for a moment, digesting this. "What do mean, your feelings were not completely determined?"

"Well, I knew I didn't hate you, but I didn't know yet that I loved you. I didn't figure that out until you took the weight of the sky off my shoulders," I admitted.

A smile slowly grew on Percy's face. "I love you," he whispered, and I believed him.

I smiled happily with him and blushed lightly. That was the first time he'd ever said that he loved me, straight out like that. "I love you, too." This time, he blushed. (Sorry if that was, like, REALLY corny.)

Just then, the conch horn blew, signaling dinnertime. Time for the announcement about Kronos. I had to admit, I wish I'd gotten more time alone with my Seaweed Brain.

"Aw, time to go," I mumbled.

"I wish we didn't have to go, but if we didn't show up, people would get suspicious, or think that we got attacked by a hellhound or something," he muttered.

We stood up together, hands still intertwined, and we simoltaneously leaned in. I expected a quick good-bye peck, but Percy had other ideas. Instead of simply pecking me, he put both his hands around my waist, pulling me in and kissing me passionately, even more so than this morning. I locked my arms around his neck and leaned into him, deepening the kiss. It only lasted for about ten seconds, but I was still out of breath when we pulled away from each other.

"You're... good," I panted.

"Look who's talking," he smiled.

Just then, a satyr fell from the tree on the side of us, landing right between me and Percy.

"Oh my gods, it's true! You two are together! Why didn't you tell me?!" Grover stood up and brushed himself off. He looked excited and hurt at the same time, if that was possible.

Percy stared at Grover as if he'd just dropped from the moon. "Were you spying on us?" he seemed like he was trying to sound upset, but I could hear the amusement in his voice.

"Of course I was! But that doesn't matter! All that matters is that a daughter of Athena and a son of Poseidon are in love! Oh my gods, this story's gonna be passed on for centuries!"

"Are you saying that you're gonna tell everybody?!" Percy demanded, still not sounding very angry. It would be hard for him to get upset at his best friend.

Grover looked surprised. "Of course not! If you two want it to stay a secret, then I'll keep it a secret. But Aphrodite isn't exactly secretive."

"How long have you been watching?" I asked.

"Since Percy asked you, 'What's wrong'," he answered simply.

"So... you basically heard everything?"

"Yep," he answered smugly.

"Okay, whatever," Percy said to Grover. "We have to get to dinner," he reminded us.

"Oh, yeah." I had actually forgotten for a minute.

"I'll see you right after dinner, okay, Annabeth?" he said, pecking me on my cheek.

"Sure," I said, blushing only because Grover was watching. Well, sure, he'd been watching the entire time, but...

As Percy turned unwillingly and walked away, I felt a strange longing. I wished I could be with him every second of the day.

Grover grinned. "Time to go!"

And then we turned and walked side-by-side to the dining pavilion.

At The Dining Pavilion...

"Everybody, I have an announcement," Chiron said in centaur form, locking eyes with me and then Percy. He gestured with his hand for us to stand up, and we did so simultaneously. "Percy and Annabeth have had an interesting day today." He jumped into the story from the beginning, and now he was at the part when Thalia/Kronos had just dropped a lightning bolt on Percy. "I suppose Percy and Annabeth were not very secretive about their little kiss, now were they?" He chuckled, but then his eyes widened, remembering that he was supposed to keep that a secret.

Percy's eyes widened in surprise at the with betrayal, and so did mine. How could Chiron do this to us?!

Everybody began either cracking up or snickering, but my siblings glared at me in disbelief. The Aphrodite Cabin, on the other hand, were practically squealing with excitement.

"Um-um-" Chiron stuttered for a second, but then he jumped right back into the story as if nothing had happened, which must've been difficult with the roaring of the other campers.

He finished the story, then he asked, "Okay, any questions?"

A few campers raised their hands, and Chiron pointed to an Ares camper. "Yes?"

"Um, yeah. Did Percy and Annabeth just kiss, or was it full-blown making out, rolling on top of each other and everything?"

The other campers howled, and I don't think I've blushed more than that in my entire life. Percy followed my lead, looking like a tomato.

There was no point in just standing there, with everybody mocking and laughing at me and Percy. I turned and ran out of there, sprinting toward Thalia's tree.

"Annabeth, wait!" Percy called, sprinting after me.

Author's Note: Well, there you go! Hope it was good! This time, only 10 reviews!

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