Disclaimer: No one is as awesome as Uncle Rick. Especially me. Characters belong to him.

Warning: slight cursing.

"Percy?" Annabeth shook him. His eyes glazed over, a pained look on his face, as if he was recalling an arduous memory. She put a hand on his arm.

He blinked, staring down at her with a incomprehensible expression. He loosely wrapped an arm around her, still staring at her. His eyes kept wandering down to her lips, then returning to her eyes, giving her an intense look.

His eyes said a million words. He pulled her in gently, as if he were trying to say something he couldn't possibly say out loud. She hesitantly hugged him back, leaning into his embrace.

What was she doing? Percy was not her boyfriend. She didn't even like him. Okay, major lie, but still. He had Kelli. Why was he wasting time waiting on her? Since when did he do that?

She pulled back gently, as if afraid to break this fragile moment.

"Percy..." His eyes silenced her. Speaking seemed to shatter their little intimate world. She completely pulled away, turning and facing him, her hands tracing a pattern in a blue sweatshirt Percy had lent her.

He wouldn't look at her. What was wrong with Percy? Why was he acting like this all of a sudden?

'Like what, Annabeth?' she challenged herself.

Like...like he loved her. He had never been this affectionate

He opened his mouth, looking conflicted, and closed it again. "I..." He frowned. She wanted to yell at him to spit it out, curious as to what he had to say. He sighed, moving farther away from her on the couch. She pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them, watching Percy carefully.

His back was to her. "Percy? Wha-"

"Annabeth, I'm..." he sighed once again. Was it really that hard? Sure, she didn't know what he was about to say, but she was hoping it was a specific four words.' ...in love with you.'

He opened his mouth once again, but when she looked into his eyes, he gave her a small smile, along with an exhausted sigh. Almost as if he was giving up...

"Annabeth, I'm just glad you're awake. I was getting worried."

"Oh. That's it?" Shit. She didn't mean to say it like that. "I mean, you seemed pretty worked up trying to say just that. I thought there might be something else."

Percy nodded, biting his lip. "There is. But...I don't think I'm ready to share jut yet." Annabeth nodded. "I get it."

"But, um...Percy?" He blinked, staring at her. She slowly inched closer to him, fearful that he might not say yes. "Do you mind if I..." She moved in closer, her nerve set on overdrive. They were so close that their noses touched.

"Go ahead," he whispered. His eyes kept flicking to her lips. What if...

'ugh, shut up, Annabeth and just kiss him!' a voice in her head said. She shrugged. "Eh, fuck it."

She smashed her lips to his. He held onto her hip, kissing her fervently. She kissed him back with equal eagerness, grabbing the back of his hair and pulling him closer. Somehow- through her Percy induced haze- she had slid into his lap. Her face felt hot upon this realization, but she never let go, pulling him impossibly closer. They were so close it seemed like their bodies were molded together.

Somehow, through their intense make out session, there still seemed to be an overwhelming sense of intimacy, making it all even hotter for Annabeth. They barely parted while Percy pulled off his shirt. He started thumbing the sweatshirt, but she put a hand on his, stopping him. "Percy, stop. I..." She looked away, clearly embarrassed.

"You're still a virgin, aren't you?" He asked. There was no judgment in his tone, more like astonishment. She nodded, hanging her head."19 year old virgin, I know." (A/N: not trying to offend anyone. Sorry if I did! :)) Percy moved hair away from her face with a certain tenderness that made Annabeth lean into his touch. "There's nothing wrong with that, Annabeth. Actually, it's kind of cool."

Percy had always respected the 'no sex' rule, something Annabeth was completely grateful for. "I'm just saving myself for someone totally worth it," she mumbled, looking away. The amount of heat rushing to her face made it feel like it was melting.

Percy sat up, cupping her face in his hands. He leaned in and kissed her lovingly. Somehow, this was way better than before. Her love for Percy increased 10 times. She sighed, twisting her finger on a lock of his hair. "God, I love you," she mumbled. Percy froze, and Annabeth realized what she'd just said.

"Am I interrupting something?"

PERCY'S POV

Crap.

What was Kelli doing here? As far as his knowledge went, she was supposed to be on vacation in Greece.

"Babe," He saw Annabeth wince, but ignored it. "What are you doing here?" He stood up, finding his shirt and put it back on. By the door, holding several suitcases, Kelli waited for an answer patiently. He walked over to her slowly.

She pulled off her sunglasses, fixing her cold gaze on Annabeth. When he approached, her cold demeanor completely changed. "May I ask what you were doing with her?" She asked, no hint of anger in her tone. She seemed genuinely curious. But he knew Kelli. She was just acting calm, but inside it was pretty obvious she was pissed.

Although she looked at Annabeth as if she were quizzical, Percy could see straight through her mask. She looked like a predator stalking its prey, ready to rip Annabeth to pieces. She raised an eyebrow. "Are any of you going to stop staring at me and answer the quetion that has been asked?"

"We were practicing," Annabeth said quietly. Kelli stared at her over Percy's shoulder and actually laughed. Percy nervously laughed too. "What's so funny, Kelli?"

"Silly me," She stopped laughing. Her eyes felt like it was ripping through him. "I thought you might have been cheating on me. But no. That was all just a scene for your movie."

"Something like that," Annabeth mumbled. "I get it. Of course you wouldn't be so stupid as to cheating on me with her." Kelli said, resting a hand on Percy's shoulder.

"Excuse me?" Annabeth said, standing up. He held out a hand towards Annabeth, stopping her. He refocused his attention on Kelli. "Nothing happened, Kelli. She is no threat. You're my girlfriend. She's my costar. That's all we were doing; practicing." Kelli's lip curled and she crossed her arms, but she nodded anyways.

"Hello? 'She', the costar, is standing right here!" Annabeth said, face flushed in anger.

He pecked Kelli on the lips, grabbing his car keys. "Stay here. I'll drop Annabeth home, okay?"

Begrudgingly, she nodded. He started walking through the door without waiting for Annabeth. He paused just before reaching the door.

"Let me go," Annabeth said. A glance behind him showed Kelli holding Annabeth's arm tightly, claws for nails digging into her skin. "I used to think you were a persistently bothersome little girl who hardly posed a threat. Obviously I was wrong. Now you've earned my undivided attention.

A/N:

Well, that was...I seriously have no words for this chapter. Short chappie, I know, but oh well. Sorry if I offended anyone anyhow.

Percy and Annabeth are starting to develop feelings! Well, not really, considering Annabeth already loves Percy ...a lot. Unconditionally. But now that love is turning into something deeper. Chapter 15, yay! But in all honesty, this chapter really sucks. Luckily, the story kicks off next chap.

OH MY GODS! I have so many ideas and no idea how to write them and its killing me! Seriously, though. So many ideas (most of which i forget) that I want to add but wont fit in with the plot! But, I might or might not start another story when this one is over.

Not while I'm still writing this story, because I will lose interest. Sadly, that's what happened with my other story, Stupidity Killed the Cat. I started writing Beautifully Flawed and completely abandoned S.K.C. So sad. :-(

Anyways, enough rambling!

Random question: what's your worse fear?

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~greekfreak302