Chapter 6

Percy

Yesterday was amazing. Flat out amazing. I got to spend the entire day with Annabeth, and I'm still on cloud nine. Right now it's 10:46, and I'm getting dressed so I can go over to Annabeth's house. I threw on a light blue v-neck t-shirt, black basketball shorts, and my new balance tennis shoes. By the time I was done getting dressed, and grabbed a Poptart for breakfast, it was already 11:15, so I decided to go over to Annabeth's early. When I arrived Annabeth was out on the front porch swing sipping on a glass of lemonade. And let me tell you, she looked gorgeous. Like always. She had on a black tank-top, jean shorts and her regular brown pair of cowboy boots. Her naturally curly hair hung loosely around her shoulders, and framed her face perfectly. "Hi, Percy," Annabeth said, breaking me out of my trance. "Hey," I smiled at her,"what are we doing today?" I questioned her, and sat down beside her on the porch swing. "Well," she began,"first we're going to take care of the horses, then you'll mow the grass while I make lunch for my brothers and us, and after that, we'll pick peaches, then you free to go."

"Wow," I said,"you've got it all planned out don't you?"

"Pretty much," she agreed, a smile on her lips,"let's get to work."

By 1:30 me and Annabeth had finished all of our chores, besides picking peaches, and we're doing so now. "So, Annabeth, how long are your parents going to be out of town for?" I questioned the beautiful blonde sitting in the tree next to me. "Until late Monday," she replied to me,"Oh, and I was wondering if you wanted to come to the beach with me and some of my friends tomorrow?" She asked, he voice laced with uncertainty. I smiled at her and replied,"Sure, which beach?" I asked her.

"Blue beach, it's about thirty minutes away, if you wanna come here at 8 tomorrow we can ride out there together," she responded.

I nodded my head in agreement and climbed out of the tree, seeing as though my basket was practically overflowing with peaches. "Are you almost done?" I questioned Annabeth. "On my way down now," she replied. Suddenly I heard a loud Crackkk and looked up to see Annabeth hanging on to the tree with one hand, the branch she was standing on had given way under her weight. "Percy!" She called out my name, her voice giving away how terrified she was. "Fall, Annabeth, I'll catch you," I promised her. "I don't know if I can," she said, her voice quivering. "I'm right here, Annabeth, I'm not going to let you get hurt,"

"Okay," she said, still sounding unsure.

"On three," I said,"one, two, three!"

Annabeth let go, and I safely caught her in my arms. She was shaking like a leaf, her head buried in my shoulder, clutching on to me as if she let go, I would drop her. "It's okay Annabeth, your okay." I said, trying to calm her down. "I'm going to set you down now," I told her, hoping she was steady enough to stand. She nodded her head, and in put her back on her feet, still holding on to her arms to balance her. "Are you okay?" I asked her, while grabbing her face with my hands. "Yeah, just a little scraped up," she said, giving me a weak smile.

"Oh thank god," I said, finally letting go of my breath I didn't realize I was holding. "You scared me half to death!" I exclaimed, rapping my arms around her in a tight hug. She returned the gesture, but I was to hyped up on adrenaline to notice the butterflies in my stomach.

"Come on, let's get you home and fix these cuts," I said.

When Annabeth and I arrived at her house I dragged her by her hand straight to her kitchen. "Where is the first-aid kit?" I asked her.

"In the top right cabinet, above the fridge," she answered. I turned around to find the kit, and when I turned back around Annabeth was sitting on the kitchen counter, swinging her legs, and driving me crazy with a shy smile painted on her lips. I grinned back at her, and walked over to her, first-aid kit in hand. "Okay," I said,"show me where it hurts." She pushed back her bangs, to show a cut about two inches long. "Why didn't you tell me you were hurt that bad!" I asked her, not caring that she could hear just how desperate I was by the tone of my voice. "Really Percy, it's nothing," she insisted,"I've had much worse," I heard her mumble under her breath. I was stunned for a minute, but the sad thing was, I knew exactly what she meant.

Once I got Annabeth all doctored up, she suggested we watch a movie. I agreed, saying that I didn't have anything better to do, when in all honesty I couldn't think of one thing that I wouldn't miss to spend time with Annabeth. I am so infatuated with her. And I need to tell her about it, I can't just spend the rest of my life admiring her from afar. Well I suppose I could, but what's the fun in that? I'm planning on telling her at the beach tomorrow, I just hope nothing gets in the way of me telling her.

Sorry it took me so long to update guys! I had a little bit of writers block. Sorry this chapters so short, I promise the next one will be longer. If you have any suggestions for this story please feel free to put them in the reviews. Thanks for reading!

~Daughter of Athena1033