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Annabeth's POV:

"Where the hell do you think your going?" Percy asked me.

"Uh, well, I was going to go home and change and freshen up so I don't smell bad..." I said looking away, not wanting to become mesmerized in his eyes.

Percy then jokingly plugged his nose like I smelled bad. I laughed and punched him playfully.

"Well, Mrs. Oh-So-Wise-One, I can't just let you leave now, can I?"

"Yes, you can. Oh my gods look, Percy! Its a bird with no head!" I said and, he being so gullible, turned around and looked at the sky. I took the chance to run away and hide. I swear he looked at the sky screaming "Where is it Annabeth?" for at least a minute.

What a Seaweed Brain.

I just kept running and running. I looked back and winked. He had a hurt look on his face, but when I winked he smiled his sloppy smile. My heart raced. I wasn't about to just let him take me without me looking decent, and wearing a shirt would be a nice choice for me.

Thalia and Nico left a note for me saying they left for dinner out of town, and they would come by in the morning.

Once I got home I took a shower, got dressed in high-wasted shorts, a v-neck tucked in, and some boots. I don't think I've ever looked nicer. I'm so used to t-shirts, jean shorts, and sneakers, but I think for this occasion I should be dressed nicely, well, what nice is to me.

I looked at my phone and I had 3 texts from Percy: "where did u go?", "is the dinner still on?", and "i'll take that as a yes. I will be there in 20 (:."

Not that stupid smiley face...again. I laughed and replied: "stop your worrying, i'm not backing out. see ya soon seaweed brain."

I felt like I should be wearing make-up. HAHA just kidding. make-up+me=epic failure. Just to let you know.

30 minutes later...notice how I didn't say 20 minutes...my doorbell rang. Ok fine, I'll admit, my heart was beating hard and fast. Why was I nervous? He used to be my best friend, I mean he acts like nothing ever happened between us. That part weirded me out, I still don't get how he acts like nothing happened. It hurt me to think that he might have moved on...

I walked quickly to the door and opened it. Holy crap. Lets just say I almost peed my pants. Completely gorgeous.

"Hey, thanks for running away! You had me worried. But, never mind that let's get going before they give up our reservations."

"Reservations, huh? Pretty high society there, Percy."

"Well, your in New York now. Life is totally different. No reservations means no meal, unless you want some McDonald's."

I laughed. "No thanks! Let's get going then."

Percy walked me to his BMW. He is right, he does get a lot of money. At the moment, I was car-less. I guess I was stuck with riding my bike for a while.

He opened the door for me and waved his arm out pretending to be a gentleman that I knew he wasn't. And yes, you've guessed it, I laughed again.

He got in the front seat and turned on the car. He had his left hand on the wheel and the right hand on the middle console. We drove around town, and we kept getting farther and farther from it. We then stopped at a little shack called Kyle's Palace. Original name, huh?

"Um, Percy, where are we?"

"Why, my favorite restaurant of course. It looks out over the sea, plus they have the BEST food ever."

"Well, ok then," I said as I looked at his face. He was staring pretty intensely at the ocean. I could see the love, concern, and yearn in his gorgeous eyes.

"Percy, are you alright?" I asked him.

He quickly turned to face me and chuckled. "Well, why wouldn't I be? I have a feeling that my life is going pretty well right now."

I didn't know if he meant meeting me again was making his life better, or if luck was on his side for awhile.

I smiled and waved for him to follow me into the restaurant. It was old, but it sure had a lot of character. I mean, I absolutely loved it. There was so many things on the wall not one square inch wasn't covered.

"Table for two by the window, please," Percy asked the young lady at the podium.

"Yes sir, right this way," she said while looking him up and down. I wanted to punch her.

We sat down and it was silent for awhile because Percy was breathing in the ocean and loving every minute of it. I remember when he used to look at me like that. That pain was back again. Ugh!

The lady came back and was trying to win Percy's attention, just like that Twilight movie. That movie was better than I thought, but so fake. Although, my all-time favorite movie is Avatar. Im pretty much obsessed with Jake Sully.

The lady asked me what I wanted to drink and eat and I told her. Percy just said "the regular". He's met her before? Gods!

When she left I asked, "You've met her before?"

"Yeah, probably the most annoying person I've ever met. She always wants my number and I just tell her she's a creeper and to get away." Percy's vocabulary is still the same. He used to use the word "creeper" a lot, and still seems to.

I laughed and asked, "Is there something wrong, Percy? I know I've already asked, but you seem worried."

"Nah, its nothing. I just haven't been to the ocean in a long time. Honestly, I think ever since you came around everything that was going bad, suddenly went well." My heart fluttered. What do I say to that. I'm pretty sure I am a tomato right now. Real attractive, huh?

"Whats been going on?"

"Well, I was having a lot of nightmares and weird messages from people. But, they are all gone since I saw you at the coffee shop."

I giggled and blushed. "I guess I have the magic touch then, maybe I should be around you more," I said hoping he would take the hint that I didn't want this to be the last time I see him.

"Don't make me go through that again," he mumbled so low I could barely hear it. That was it. I'm a stupid daughter of Athena. I thought I never made mistakes. And as of now I could think of the 2 biggest: 1. Thinking I never made mistakes and 2. Leaving Percy and causing him pain.

I sighed and I did something I rarely do. I shed a tear. Just like the car ride home from the coffee shop.

I looked at my fingers twiddling them around. The waiter came up and slid a note underneath my leg. I opened it and it read: Get dumped?

As I was tearing it up furiously, I felt a warm hand on my cheek. It was Percy wiping my tears.

"Now its my turn, Annabeth. Whats wrong?" he actually said concerned.

"Nothing..." I said and looked up at him. I read his eyes and they said, 'You will tell me later'. Gods, he still knew me so well. I mean of course something was wrong! I never cried when I was younger. Except for once, but that is a very long and terrible story.

The waiter then brought us our food and looked furious. I guess she saw us when he wiped my eyes. Oh well.

Percy digged in and so did I. I was starving for some reason. Maybe it was the jogging. We kept talking on and on and on about what we did in our lives. Sometimes it was intense, sometimes humorous, occasionally sad, and of course joyous too.

I felt like I knew everything about him in those short 2 hours. We, of course, fought over the check, and of course he paid. I mean doesn't that always end up that way? Boy pays, and girl says 'Oh, you don't have to'. But it only seems like what was happening between us was a fairytale. And my life was for sure NOT a fairytale.

As we were walking out I noticed Percy wrap his fingers into mine. I thought about pulling away because I wasn't used to this, but it felt like The Fates meant for us to be together. Those old ladies did bring good too, ya know. Oh, and I left a little note back to the waiter with no tip saying: 'Nice try, but get a life.'

I smiled and walked a tiny bit closer to him. Were we moving to fast? Probably, but we are both kids at heart. Thats just what kids do.

This was way better than what I expected of this night.

He opened the door for me again and I laughed and jumped in. He walked slowly to the drivers seat and looked one last time at the beautiful ocean. One of the things I loved most about him was his love for the ocean. And, even though my mother didn't approve of it, it was my favorite place too.

He drove us out and back to my apartment. He wrapped his hand in mine once again and kept it on the console.

Everything was going perfect tonight, but I ruined it like I do to pretty much every intimate moment.

I blurted, "I'm so sorry, Percy. I'm so stupid. Gods, why did I do that? I think I'm like retarted or something!"

"What in the name of Zeus are you talking about?" Lightning flashed above.

"Percy, I heard what you mumbled under your breath back at Kyle's Palace. Even Thalia and Nico touched on it last night!"

"Thalia and Nico? Annabeth, stop stalling and tell me for gods' sakes!"

"Percy, I should have never...left you. It's the one regret I have. I'm so sorry about the pain I caused you, and don't worry it was way worse for me. Almost unbearable. Not one day did you ever stray from my mind. I'm so sorry, so sorry."

We had arrived at my house and I mumbled, "Don't waste your time on me, Percy. You deserve so much more."

I slammed the door, and doing the same thing I did when I was 18, I looked back. Tears were streaming down my cheeks, and so were his. Percy, stained in tears...

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-percabeth13