Now this chapter takes a more romantic turn, so Percabeth fans, I'm sure you will love it!
It was late afternoon, and I was getting ready for my archery lesson.
"Percy!" I heard Annabeth yell outside the door to my cabin.
I walked toward it and opened the door. Annabeth was dressed in her orange camp T and a pair of shorts, her hair pulled up in a ponytail. "Hey," I said, and kissed her, "you ready to go to archery?"
"Yes, I can't wait to try the new stone arrows Will and Lou made. It's so cool that Lou enchanted them to be light as wooden ones for the shooter, but as heavy as they really are for when they hit the target."
"Well that daughter of Hecate is something special." I said, then I saw her look down, and immediately added, "and you know who is really perfect?"
"Who?" she asked, smiling, and put her arms around my neck.
"That really sexy and super smart daughter of Athena," I said and put my hands on her lower back, then leaned down and kissed the side of her neck. She giggled and locked her mouth to mine, and we kissed for several seconds, before she broke it.
"Common, Seaweed Brain," she said, teasing, "we don't want to be late for archery."
I put my arm around her and we walked together toward the arena.
After the lesson was over, I walked toward Annabeth's target and helped her pick the arrows off the board. "You know, I just remembered what day it was," I told her.
"Really?" she asked, as if already knowing, "what day is it then?"
"It's our ten months anniversary!" I said loudly, smiling proudly that I remembered.
"And what are you going to do about it, Percy?" she said, her eyes shining the way all girls' do when they talk about romance.
"How about we meet up for a date before the bonfire? My place?"
"If you are there, so am I." She said, while she intertwined our fingers.
"So five thirty?" I asked, "But we have to make it in time, I don't want to miss Lucy's claiming."
"Yeah, of course," she said, "it's a pretty big deal."
"I know," I said, thinking, "what is she is a daughter of Poseidon?"
"Well, first of all, " she said, her voice getting lower, "we will have to find a different place for our late night sleepovers." My teenager mind started filling with images, my god she shouldn't have said that.
"Well, you know how some cabins have secret rooms?" I said, sliding my hand down her back, and whispered in her ear, "maybe we should make ourselves one."
"I'd sure like that," Her smile mischievous. Then she turned around and said, "Gotta go get ready, I have a big date tonight!"
Ok Percy, think!
I have one hour to make this the perfect date for me and Annabeth. What should I do? Maybe I should first prey to Aphrodite; that won't hurt.
"Mighty Aphrodite, eldest of all the Olympians, please help me tonight with my date with Annabeth. This is our ten month anniversary and she is the most important thing in my world. This has to be perfect." I waited a few second; nothing happened. "Damn," I thought, but then suddenly my entire cabin changed.
The walls were decorated with wallpapers of Paris, the city of love. My bed was suddenly a queen sized regular bed, with pink and red covers with heart patterns on them. Scattered on the entire bed were bloody red roses. As I looked around more, I noticed that my cabin was completely clean, no dirty laundry or candy wrappers were on the flood. Also, Tyson's bunk completely disappeared.
"Thank you, goddess Aphrodite, of beauty and love."
Suddenly, a note appeared on the bed. I picked it up, and caught a scent of perfume that made my heart flutter. It read:
Dear Percy,
Congratulations! I always knew you guys would make it, and I even took it to my notice to make your relationship interesting.
I helped you this much, but you must find the perfect present yourself.
Aphrodite
Well, our love life has been very interesting, I thought. Anyway, I have to find the perfect present for Annabeth. What could I get her? The only thing Camp Half Blood has is a tiny gift shop, and there is nothing worthy of her in there. The city is too far away, and the only thing there is are just the stupid woods and the sea. "How could I be so stupid!" I told myself, hitting my forehead.
I ran outside toward the ocean.
At the beach it was a little cooler than the hot summer air near the cabins. The sound was amazing; waves crashing to the shore, the birds singing, and the wind blowing in my hair. Oh how much I loved the ocean's salty scent.
I ran inside the water, and swam as quickly as I could as deep as I could, and searched for oysters. I caught a glimpse of one right next to me; I grabbed it, and took a few leaves of this pink sea plant.
I got out of the water as quickly as I could, and ran back into the forest, clutching my pocket that held both goods. When I got near the cabins I walked toward the Demeter one and knocked on the door. A teenager named Silas opened the door.
"Hey Percy," he said, smiling, "how can I help you?"
"Is Katie here?" I asked him.
"Yeah," he replied, "just a sec."
He went inside and a minute later Katie Gardner came to the door.
"So," She said, "heard you need me."
"Yes," I said, taking out the now dry leaves from my pocket. "I need you to make this leaves into a necklace."
"Wow!" she said, taking the plant from my hand, "where did you get those?"
"From the ocean. I'm gonna attach a pearl to it and give to Annabeth, for our ten month anniversary."
"Ohh that's SO romantic!" she said, her face enlightened, "it will take just a second!"
She sat on the floor and spread the leaves in a circle in front of her. Then she simply glided her hand over them. Slowly, everywhere her hand passed over the leaves formed a thin, tight string.
"Percy, can you hand me the pearl please?" she said, and I took out the oyster, cracked it open with my hands, and took out the pearl, drying it with my power. "Thank you." She took it and she cut one remaining leaf into four thin strands.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Did you expect to put a string through a pearl with no hole?"
"Oh. Guess I haven't thought of it."
Then she spread the four strands on the ground in a way that looked like a plus sign and put the pearl in the middle. She put her hand over the cross and immediately the leaves formed a cage around the pearl. Katie took the piece of leafy string and laced it through the cage, tying the ends. She handed it to me.
I took it, and held my breath. "Wow, Katie, it's beautiful. She will love it, thank you so much!" I said and hugged her.
"You're welcome, Percy." She said smiling.
Annabeth was supposed to be here any moment now. I had already showered, put on cologne, and dressed with a green button down shirt my mom got me a long time ago, and black trunks. I actually looked rather fancy, especially with combed hair.
I heard a knock on the door, and a smile spread on my face. I opened door, and got a look of my girlfriend who took my breath away. She was wearing a short, light blue, strapless dress, with a thin, white strand where the upper and lower halves of the dress met. Her blonde, princess-like curly hair was loose down her back, shinning under the light of the now low sun. She wore black mascara that brought out her beautiful grey eyes, and red lipstick that made her lips too desirable.
"You are the most beautiful person in the world." I said. As I closed the door I picked her up and our mouths locked in the most passionate kiss. She wrapped her legs around my waist and I carried her to my bed while continuing to kiss her.
As I sat on my bed, I knew I wanted to give her my present before things got too serious. So even that it was one of the hardest things I had to do, I pulled away from the kiss.
"What's wrong?" she asked, her eyes full of worry.
"Nothing," I said, as I played with her golden curls, "I just wanted to talk before we get too far."
"Oh," she said, "What do you want to talk about?"
"Well, first," I said, looking down at her, "I must say that dress makes me dizzy."
"Don't worry," she said, her voice mischievous yet again, "it won't stay on too long."
Why are you gods trying to make me so miserable? "Annabeth I have important things to say, you want me to focus?"
She giggled, "Fine, Seaweed Brain." Then I saw her look around, "Oh. My. Gods. How did you get you room like that?"
"All the work of love," I winked, "got a little help from Aphrodite."
"Well if love herself wants us to be together, I guess we are just meant to be."
"Absolutely, you are the most important person in my world," I took out the necklace from my pocket, "and that is why I'm giving you this, turn around." She turned, and I tied the necklace around her neck.
She looked down and beamed at my present. "Percy, that's beautiful," she said, and looked up straight into my eyes, making me melt. "I love you."
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