Celebration
Annabeth leaned against Percy, her eyelids drooping as she tried to fight off the impending yawn. He wrapped his arm around her supportively. In the other room, people began counting down.
"10, 9, 8,7..."Annabeth looked up meeting Percy's gaze. They locked eyes. "6, 5 4..." Percy's arms wrapped around her waist and Annabeth reached up to slide her arms around his neck. "3, 2..." In that moment they were surrounded by a mass of people, but all Percy comprehended was Annabeth standing in front of him. "1!" The crowd erupted into cheers and Annabeth leaned up and pressed her lips against his.
Secret
Rachel stared suspiciously at Annabeth and Percy, who were trying the cover their grins by coughing.
"What's up with you too?" She squinted at them. "You've been giving me weird looks all afternooon!"
"We're not up to anything," Percy said quickly. Annabeth elbowed him in the gut and was just about to give Rachel her much more convincing lie when Chiron cantered over and said,
"Percy, Annabeth, I need to speak to you about..." he glanced sideways at Rachel, "something."
"We'll see you later, Rachel," Annabeth said cheerily.
"Yeah," echoed Percy. "See ya later."
Rachel knew they were up to something. It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that today was her birthday, could it?
Promise
"I promise I'll be careful, mom," Percy said as Sally took the training wheels off of his bike for the first time.
"I promise I'll eat my vegetables, mom," pleaded Percy as he stared at a piece of chocolate cake on the countertop.
"I promise I'll be careful, mom," Percy reassured as he stood in the threshold of Sally's apartment after receiving her blessing to jump into the river Styx.
"I promise I'll never leave you again, Annabeth," Percy swore as he grasped her wrist, keeping her from falling into Tartarus.
"I promise to love you forever, Annabeth," Percy vowed as they stood under the alter.
"I promise I'll get up tomorrow night, Annabeth," groaned Percy as the baby's cries echoed through their house.