"Are you sure?"
"For the hundred and fifteenth time, and yes Percy, I have actually counted, you have asked me one hundred and fifteen times, and I'm still sure, I do not want anything for Valentine's Day."
"But Annabeth..."
"No buts Percy!"
"I got you this."
Annabeth sighed. "Percy!"
"Here" he pulled a box out of the car and handed it to her.
"Seaweed Brain!"He looked at her with his adorkable puppy eyes.
"Fine!" She took the box and rested it on the trunk lid. In her frustration, she didn't notice the holes poked into the sides of the box.
She opened the box and pulled out a couple of pieces of cloth. Then she gasped.
"Percy! It's, it's, it's so cute!"
Inside the box, smaller than her hand, was a sleeping puppy. Hearing Annabeth's voice, it opened one eye and peeked at her.
She looked at the puppy, then at Percy. Love overflowed in her eyes. (wait does that make sense? love made tears overflow would make more sense I suppose... but this sounds more... poetic!)
She hugged Percy like they hadn't met in six years two months and 23 days, barely able to control her tears of joy as she whispered her thanks into his ear. Giving him a kiss (very wet, mind you), she turned and picked up the puppy.
"What will you call him?"
"Hmm... how about... Cerberus?"
"Really, Wise Girl? He's so much cuter than Cer-"
The puppy gave a small yelp.
"That makes it final then." Annabeth smiled, "Say hello to the world, Cerberus!"
