Hey guys! I know I skipped a week of updating I'm so sorry! My brother was home on leave so I had to focus on that but hopefully you guys like this longer update! Thanks so much for all the reviews (27!) on the last chapter they were amazing! Now enjoy the fluffiness in this chapter!

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The bus finally stopped at its final destination, Hestia's Hotel where both teams would be staying for the weekend. When they arrived Percy wasn't expecting to wake up in the position he was in. It certainly wasn't a bad way to wake up in his mind though.

He had his arm wrapped securely around a certain blonde figure skater. Her head was on his chest and he immediately felt his heart rate increase when he looked down at the beautiful sleeping girl. She looked so innocent and carefree. Her long eyelashes stood out against her smooth skin. Her pink lips were just the slightest bit parted and she looked like she had the tiniest of smiles on her face. The fact that she had fallen asleep on him made him grin in happiness as he continued to look down at her.

He really didn't want to disrupt her slumber but he knew at any moment their coaches were going to go over the ground rules for the hotel arrangements and then they were going to have to get their room keys and luggage. Reluctantly, he used the arm that was around her to poke her lightly.

She mumbled something incoherently in her sleep and scrunched her eyebrows together. She made a cute little whining sound before nuzzling her face further into what she didn't know was Percy's chest. He chuckled, his chest rumbling as Annabeth readjusted her position so she could be even more snuggled into him than before.

He could see other people starting to wake up in the rows in front of them. He doubted Annabeth wanted to be woken up by Coach Hedge's yelling so he tried again, this time trying something else.

"Rise and shine sleeping beauty." He whispered lowly near her ear.

He heard her grumble but it was louder this time. Her eyelids slowly fluttered open, getting used to the bright light shining in from the window. She felt someone staring at her and rubbed her eyes sleepily. She kept her head on what she assumed was a pillow and tilted her head up. It took her a full five seconds to realize what she was sleeping on, or more specifically who.

Her grey eyes met his sea green ones as they stared at one another. Percy's smile slowly faded as he kept his gaze locked with hers. Her grey orbs captivated him. In that moment time seemed frozen. Their faces were incredibly close and he smelled like a fresh sea breeze. She noticed that his hair was messier than it usually was due to him sleeping and she couldn't deny that it made him even more good looking. She felt his arm around her, making tiny electric shocks run through her.

"Hey" He whispered, not breaking eye contact.

"H-hi" She stuttered out, getting lost in his sea green irises.

Everything around them felt like a blur to her. She tuned out the many different conversations people were having as they started to wake up and she knew they were within eyesight of her closest friends but it didn't matter to her in that moment if they were looking at the two of them. Percy's gaze flickered from staring into her eyes to her lips before going back to her eyes. Her breath caught in her throat. Was he going to kiss her? Did she want him to kiss her?

"Alright everybody listen up!" Coach Hedge shouted, blowing his whistle loudly to get their attention.

Annabeth and Percy jerked away from each other. He blushed but she was sure it was nothing compared to the shade of red on her cheeks. Immediately she realized how much she missed the warmth he gave off. He scratched the back of his neck nervously and she faced forward to listen in attempt to distract herself from her racing heart.

"We've arrived at where we'll be staying for the next two nights and in a few minutes we'll be going in but first we have to establish some ground rules." Christina started.

"It's three people per room. Hedge and I will be checking but for every room we expect there to be three girls or three boys. The only case in which we will make an exception is for Thalia, Will and Nico who agreed to share a room and are here to support both teams. We've reserved a whole floor of rooms and they're all the same. Hedge and I will each have our own rooms and we'll be checking in on you all from time to time so don't try anything. Alright, with that said, everyone off the bus!"

Once again, Annabeth and Percy were the last two off the bus. She refused to look at him, knowing that if she did she'd immediately start blushing again. She hoped the awkward air surrounding them would go away soon but in the meantime she would have time to think about what happened. Would they have kissed if their moment hadn't been interrupted? What if she'd just imagined it and Percy hadn't switched his gaze to look at her lips? She was brought out of her thoughts when Calypso and Piper walked up to her after she got off the bus. They were both smirking at her weirdly but she didn't want to question it right now. The last thing she wanted to deal with was teasing concerning her and Percy.

They agreed upon sharing a room together and followed everyone else into the hotel after getting their bags. Annabeth caught a glimpse of Percy standing with Jason and Leo not too far ahead of them. He caught her gaze and she smiled shyly back at him before quickly turning away.

She stared in awe of the place when she entered. It was absolutely beautiful. Whoever had been the architect to design the place had done a very nice job. Their footsteps echoed as they walked through the hotel lobby on the marble flooring. There were nice patterns along the walls and a chandelier that hung above them. The place was very well lit and there was plenty of space for them to wait in the seating area while their coaches checked them in. It was like they were in a ballroom. She couldn't believe they were staying at such a nice hotel but it was better not to question it.

When all the groups of three were formed and the room keys were given out, everyone practically rushed to the elevator to get up to the eighth floor where they would be staying. If the lobby was that nice Annabeth couldn't wait to see what the rooms looked like.

She wasn't disappointed when she unlocked the door to the hotel room she would be staying at with Piper and Calypso. It was very spacious having two full size beds and a pull out coach. She thought they were going to have to share beds but apparently not.

"Wow, this is nicer than my bedroom!" Calypso said excitedly.

"I could get used to this." Piper exclaimed, sighing and falling back against one of the clean well-made beds. Annabeth rolled her eyes at her friends, setting her stuff down near the coach.

"I can take the coach." She offered. Piper sat up from the bed and Calypso turned towards her.

"Are you sure Annabeth? I'll sleep there if you want one of the beds." The caramel-colored hair girl said.

"No it's ok. It's a pull out coach anyway. I'll be fine." She waved her off, smiling thankfully at her and exploring the room more.

Behind the white sheer curtains on the other side of the room was the window. They had a nice view of the small town they were surrounded by. The bathroom had plenty of room for the three of them to get ready in the mornings and there was a mirror by the two sinks. There was a full-length mirror outside the bathroom as well so they would be able to see their whole outfit. The color scheme of the room as a whole was light shades consisting of white, black and brown.

Before she could admire the room any longer, there was a series of knocks on the door. Realizing that Piper and Calypso were too occupied ogling the room, she slowly walked over to the door and twisted the handle.

Because of the position she had woken up in on the bus and their moment, she felt her cheeks slightly warm at the sight of him standing in front of the door. His green eyes stared at her for a few seconds and he smiled. She noticed that his hair was more messy than usual from what she assumed was their sleep and she couldn't help but think it almost made him more attractive.

"Well I guess we're neighbors for the weekend Princess." He said. She crossed her arms on her chest and looked at him suspiciously. She didn't believe that he had just randomly chosen the room next to hers.

"Why do I feel like you meant for that to happen so you could annoy me all weekend?" She questioned. He laughed, leaning against the doorway.

"Alright it wasn't an accident, I'll give you that. But it wasn't me I swear. Jason practically shoved Leo and I into the room right next to yours when he saw Piper walk in."

This time she laughed, breaking her composure as she tried to imagine Thalia's brother aggressively pushing the two of them inside a room. She didn't notice Piper and Calypso slowly getting up from the comfy mattresses behind her.

"Perce, stop flirting with the blonde and get to the point already!" She jumped when she heard the familiar voice followed by Leo and Jason coming out of the room next door and standing beside Percy.

"What's going on?" Piper inquired from behind her. Again, Annabeth jumped when she head her speak, not knowing the two of them had gotten up.

Piper smiled when she saw Jason and he returned it. She even noticed Calypso get a nervous look on her face when she noticed Leo standing in the doorway. Not wanting to disrupt other guests at the hotel with all the commotion, Annabeth opened the door a bit wider and invited the three males into their room. Once they were all seated and comfortable, Leo was the first one to speak up.

"What Percy was supposed to ask you all before he got distracted was if you wanted to check out the indoor pool with us before the team dinner at 7." He said, staring pointedly towards Percy who had a tinge of pink on his cheeks.

"Yeah that sounds fun. Meet back here in ten minutes?" Piper announced, speaking for the three of them. Everyone nodded in agreement and then the three boys left their room to go change.

Annabeth was glad Christina had told them ahead of time there was going to be a pool at the hotel they were staying at. They had all brought swimsuits. If she was being honest, going to the pool hadn't been something she was that excited about. It wasn't that she didn't like swimming, she did. It was the fact that when she was packing the only swimsuit she had that still fit her or wasn't ruined was her dark grey bikini. She never wore bikini's, only one-piece swimsuits but that one had been a gift from her aunt. She was really self-conscious so she'd never worn it but she packed it because she had no time to go out and buy another bathing suit. Besides, who would be selling them in the winter? She hesitantly pulled on the swimsuit and stared at her reflection in the full-length mirror. Piper walked up a second later in her red bikini that had been covered with some shorts and a shirt.

"Annabeth, stop fussing would you? You've got an awesome body, you need to show it off more!" Piper scolded, smacking her hand away from covering her stomach. Calypso nodded in agreement.

"Percy's going to love it!" The younger girl squealed. Annabeth stopped looking in the mirror, spinning around to face Calypso with wide eyes.

"I-um I…don't know what you mean. What happened on the bus was…nothing?" She said, not even convincing herself at that point. She knew they had seen her asleep on Percy. Who knew how long they'd been sleeping like that.

The two girls sighed in exasperation. "I feel like we have this conversation too often. Annabeth we know you like him, he likes you too. And he's not going to be able to keep his eyes off of you when he sees you in that, trust us."

Annabeth blushed at the thought. She didn't know how to respond to that. She grabbed a loose tank top and some shorts to go over her swimsuit. Right when the three of them had slipped into some flip-flops the guys knocked on their door. They stood in the doorway dressed for the pool in flip-flops, swim trunks and t-shirts.

"Shall we go to the pool ladies?" Leo said sarcastically in a weird accent.

The pool was practically deserted when they got there. The only two people there seemed to be a couple around the same age as them. Annabeth wondered if they were staying at the hotel for the same reasons they were. The girl had a light brown complexion and curly brown hair while the boy next to her had a strong figure and short black hair. When the six of them had walked in she hadn't been expecting them to come up to them and introduce themselves after they had put their stuff on lounge chairs.

"Hi, I'm Hazel. This is my boyfriend Frank. Are you guys here for the game too?" The African American girl asked nicely.

"Yeah. Well actually we're here for the skating competition tomorrow but also the game on Sunday. We're skating and they're playing in the hockey game." Calypso explained, gesturing to the three of them and then pointing towards the guys.

"Ahh so you're part of my competition then." The male next to Hazel commented jokingly, looking towards Percy and the others. Now that they were standing in front of them, she could see their features much better.

Hazel had warm inviting eyes and a kind smile. She radiated friendliness and positivity. Frank had a distinct muscular form from the neck down while his facial features looked more childish and young. In other words, he had a baby face. He seemed to be at least part Asian and based on the way he was standing protectively beside Hazel you could tell he really cared for her.

"You're playing on the Bears team Sunday?" Percy asked.

Frank nodded. "Yeah. The whole team's staying here like you guys. Hazel's just here for support." He smiled down at her and she blushed. They were an adorable couple.

While the others got into the pool with Hazel and Frank, Annabeth decided to just relax on the lounge chair with her towel. Piper gave her a look when she saw that Annabeth hadn't even taken off her cover clothes to show off her bikini. Smirking sarcastically, the blonde went back to reading the book she had brought in the chair by the pool's edge. She heard her friends talking to Hazel and Frank in the background.

Her peaceful relaxation lasted all of two minutes before a certain hockey player decided to disrupt her.

"Hey Princess, why aren't you in the water?" He asked, lifting himself over the edge of the pool to get out.

Annabeth sighed, stopping mid sentence in her reading to look over at him. Her breath hitched when she saw him. She hadn't seen him get into the pool in the first place but now she could see him up closely. He was soaked from head to toe, shirtless with water dripping on his skin. He had a six pack and strong bicep muscles. She tried to look him in the eye but as soon as she'd looked over her eyes were immediately drawn to his muscular stature. First the gorgeous eyes and hair and now he had to go on and have an amazing body too.

Percy noticed her staring. He smirked at her, his eyebrows lifting teasingly but stayed silent. She drew her attention away from him and back down to her book, not looking up at him as she answered.

"Don't feel like it." She stated plainly. Percy wasn't having that answer.

"Come on. When else are you going to get to go to the pool when it's snowing outside?" He begged, referring to the fact that there was snow on the ground in the small area of Vermont they were in.

"There are indoor pools in New York too Hockey Boy. I'm sure one day I'll swim when it's snowing outside." She replied, not giving in to his begging and trying to continue her book. She'd now read the same sentence at least five times.

"Well this is Vermont. Either you get in or I throw you in Princess." He said in a playfully but totally serious kind of way. This caused Annabeth to look up again from her book. She managed to refrain herself from staring at his chest again.

"You wouldn't"

"Oh I think we both know I would." He said, taking a step towards her.

Annabeth sighed in exasperation. "Fine. I'll get in for a few minutes and that's it." Percy smiled in triumph, turning back around to jump into the water himself.

Annabeth hesitantly took off her shorts and top after putting her book away, revealing the bikini underneath. As soon as she'd turned around to the pool she felt a pair of eyes on her. She nervously held her wrist with one hand over her stomach in attempt to hide her skin as best she could. She knew if Piper or Calypso were next to her right now they'd slap her hand away but they were preoccupied talking with Hazel near the shallow end of the pool.

Percy's heart stopped when he saw the blonde strip from her tank top and shorts. Dear Gods she was wearing a grey bikini. It fit her perfectly, showing off her nice curves and long legs. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop himself from giving her a once over. He was a guy after all. She was absolutely flawless in his mind.

"Perce close your mouth, you're drooling." Leo whispered from next to him in the water before diving back under the water as Annabeth turned around to face the pool.

He must've been staring for a while because right after Leo's comment her eyes caught his. He blushed, clearing his throat as she got closer to the waters edge. It was taking a lot of self-restraint for him not to look at her.

Annabeth hesitantly dipped her toes into the water by the edge. She immediately took her foot out when the icy cold water made contact with her skin. She had no idea how everyone was swimming in water so cold.

"That's freezing!" She screeched. Being the only one close enough to hear her, Percy swam closer to where she was outside the pool.

"Well it's not a hot tub Princess. Besides, you get used to it pretty fast." He said. Annabeth shook her head back and forth, staring down at the boy in front of her treading water in the deep end.

"No way. I'm not going in." She decided, turning back around to the lounge chair with her stuff. Percy was out of the water faster than the speed of light once he'd heard her.

"You said you'd go in!"

"Jackson it's ice water. There's no way I'm going in there." She tried to look anywhere but his muscles when he was standing in front of her again.

"Well I did warn you." Percy said in the next second.

Annabeth's eyes widened in alarm. She knew exactly what he was referring to. Before he could take another step she increased the distance between them. She ran on the concrete area outside the pools edge, just barely escaping his grip. She heard him running after her.

"If I slip I'm blaming you Hockey Boy!" She yelled, passing another sign that said specifically no running. She heard him laugh at her comment from behind her.

"You're getting in one way or another Chase!"

His voice got closer to her and before she knew it a strong pair of arms wrapped around her bare stomach from behind. She felt goose bumps on her skin when the cold pool water on his skin transferred to hers. She yelped in protest.

"Jackson! Let go of me right now!" She demanded, looking down at the deep end of the pool that was just a couple feet in front of them. He chuckled and tightened his grip on her while she tried to ignore the rush of electricity shooting through her body.

"Hmm I don't think I will. We're jumping together Princess."

"Percy" She warned in the most intimidating voice she could muster.

He didn't pay her any attention, instead going against her protests and lifting her over his shoulder fireman style. She struggled to get free but couldn't. She screamed before they made contact with the water.

When they resurfaced she saw Percy laughing at her expression. She narrowed her eyes, currently feeling numb all over from the pool as they treaded water across from each other.

"See that wasn't so bad was it?" He asked her. Her response was to splash him aggressively. He had the nerve to smile at her and for some stupid reason her angry expression was replaced with a smiling face.

"Aww how cute. Those two make a great couple." Hazel cooed as she watched the whole scene unfold before the two of them jumped into the water.

"Yeah, only they're not together." Calypso said, observing the scene herself.

"Really?" Hazel asked astonished. To anyone who didn't know them they sure acted like a couple. The way he looked at her and her blush said otherwise.

Piper nodded. "It's so obvious they like each other yet they're both scared to tell the other person."

"Oh I hear that. Frank and I were just like that before he asked me out. I'm sure with a little time they'll be together." She said, looking over towards her boyfriend who was in the middle of a conversation with some of the other guys from the Trident's team.

"Yeah some time…and maybe a little push from us." Piper said mysteriously, turning away from the scene of the blonde and the green-eyed boy in the middle of a splash war.

Chapter 23 is a wrap! Did you guys like it? Let me know by hitting that review button! So here's the thing, I can't tell you for sure that I'll be able to upload once a week for the next 4-5 weeks. It's the end of the school year for me and I'm a senior so I've got all these huge exams and projects I've got to complete before I leave high school. But don't worry after all my exam stress is gone I'll be writing like crazy! Wish me luck because trust me, I'm going to need it with all the work I'm going to be doing for the next month! Ugh I don't know how I'm going to get through it! I'll see you all soon! I'll still be reading my reviews from you guys cause they always make me feel better! Love you all!

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