Percy's Pov~

She made a soft noise, but a noise! I swear my mind wasn't playing tricks on me! My Annabeth, she made a noise when she was a mute. I have to tell her this! But she was sleeping and… well I liked how she was on me. But I couldn't be that selfish could I? I will tell her, but in a few more moments, maybe she would make another noise. Her fists tightened on my shirt, making it show my stomach a little. Her feet got a little more tangled up with mine and I was paralyzed by her, I couldn't move even if I wanted too. My heart raced, and I could feel hers too, she was that close.

Then she moved ever so slightly and placed her head on my shoulder, but when I turned to look I noticed how close her face was to mine, we could easily kiss because we were three centimeters apart. Then I slowly got my arms to work and placed my hands on her hips to place her to my side, but I was very distracted my her hiked up shorts. Get a grip Percy! Okay, I'm back… I picked her up gently and laid her at my side, but her hands were still at fist with my shirt. I tried to take them off, but she was strong, and I was trying hard not to wake her. So I tried to take the shirt off, so she would let go of me but as I lifted my head out of it, her gripped tightened and then released.

She looked around with her chest heaving and eyes wild.

"What's the matter?" She looked startled I was here and her eyes traveled to my chest. She looked around for my shirt but realized it was next to her hands. She lifted it in the air and looked at me in questioning.

"You had your fists in it, and I didn't want to wake you up by pulling them off, though I tried, so I tried to take it off."

She looked down and threw the shirt away from her like it was on fire. She was jumpy.

"Annabeth, what is the matter?"

She nodded, like nothing was wrong.

Can I turn the music on? The writing was a little crooked and the O's were not as perfect as normal.

"Yeah, here," I said standing up to turn the light on. But she stood with me and walked to the light, eyes looking around still, expecting someone here. So I grabbed her hand and she jumped a mile.

"Okay, what did you dream about?" She only responded by shaking her head furiously.

"Annabeth, you tell me every other night." She nodded no.

"Tell me." No.

"Now!"

"Come on, I'll guess." That got something out of her. She nodded no and turned beet red.

"Was it a physical dream, like kissing?" She looked mortified.

"It was!" I didn't know how to take this. It would explain her fists, and maybe the noise, but who was she dreaming of? The though bothered me a bit.

"Um, Annabeth?" She turned away and sat on the bed, looking at the ground, avoiding me. At all costs. I walked over to her and sat next to her, and she scooted away. So I had to grab her wrists to stop her.

"Annabeth, I have to tell you something important." She looked up and her eyes said 'What?' in a real sarcastic manor.

"Um, when you were sleeping, like in the middle, I guess, you made a noise. A noise!" I tried to show her how good that was but she looked horrified. Why? She grabbed a notepad quickly.

What noise?

"I don't know, it was a soft noise, like a yawn maybe? But it was mixed with something else, I can't explain it."

Why didn't you wake me up?

"I was going to, but I, um, you were on top of me and I had to move you first." I gauged her reaction and it was what I thought. But I was surprised she could still write.

On top of you? What do mean by that?

"Well, you first put you fists on my shirt, but then you, like, climbed on me I guess. But you just tightened your fists a little afterwards and then you didn't do anything for a while. Then you made that sound and moved your head to my shoulder." There was no words to explain her expression- any syllables… wait… syn… synonyms! Any synonyms for mortified would work, she was all red, her palms sweating and she had a sparkle to her eyes, like tears were forming.

I'm so sorry Percy. I didn't mean to… Is that sexual harassment? I'm not sure, but I really didn't mean to, I shouldn't have let that…dream take over me. I- I stopped her from writing. Her hand was shaking and a few tears came down her cheeks because she was so nervous. She only looked guilty, and now I felt guilty.

"Annabeth, I don't really care. You need to calm down." She nodded no and was about to start writing. But I was mad at her now, she wouldn't let me talk, she was honestly over thinking it right now. I grabbed the notepad and threw it across the room. She looked up startled.

"Seriously, listen to me!" I yelled it the best I could at night, people were sleeping. She turned to me as I sat next to her again.

"I really, don't mind Annabeth. It was.. I don't know. But it's okay, understand? I. Don't. Care." She looked at me and turned to hug me, but it was awkward, so I just put her in my lap gently. She was a little surprised, but she held onto me with a meaningful hug. And I like hugging her back, massaging her back and tinkering with her hair a little. She pulled away with her face less stressed, but still cautious.

"Will you please relax?" I whispered to her. "You are kind of driving me insane right now." I looked down a little but Annabeth moved her hand to lift my chin up a little. And she thanked me with her eyes. But even after that, they softened a little, and I could see them a little gray. But I couldn't bring myself to look away, but to look at her beautiful face more. And I felt my hands unconsciously move to her waist, so she wouldn't fall.

And her hand stayed on my face, her thumb rubbing my chin a little. And she looked at my face too. But my heart raced a little when I looked at her rosy cheeks, and my stomach did somersaults when I looked at her lips. Was I…? But I think I answered myself when I moved a little closer to her face, and I stayed there fore a second. My stomach had a million butterflies right now. And I moved a little closer as Annabeth's hand moved to the back of my neck, her fingers twirled the hair in the nape of my neck that tickled me ever so slightly. And I was moving forward more but stopped right before my lips touched hers and I looked to her for a silent permission. She took a breath and moved forward, but we weren't touching, just hovering near, almost touching. I moved to fill the distance and closed my eyes as she did to. And what I felt….

Man, I couldn't think of anything to describe it, I was on fire. My stomach was in knots and my head felt light, my palms… But it was so innocent, I could only get a glimpse at what a kiss would be like with my best friend. So I deepened the kiss and surprised her, she almost fell back, and my grip on her waist moved to her hips, so I could hold her better. Well at least that's what I told myself. But she deepened it too. We just kept pushing closer together because of this kiss, it was… Man, um amazing? Great? The absolute best feeling I have ever had? I didn't know what to think of it, but I knew I loved it. I wanted to do it again. And again, and again. But I had to pull away for air, who knows how long we were kissing. But my chest was pounding and I took deep breaths and tried to get a grip, but I couldn't, so I looked at the girl in my lap.

Her eyes were wider and her lips were parted, but her chest was heaving to, and she looked at me with curiosity. But I didn't say one word, I couldn't bare to stop this wonderful moment. But I ran a hand through my hair, like I normally did, but this time I did it because I was so blown away. Her face was pink, and I moved my hand to her delicate cheek, and she leaned into it while closing her eyes. I moved my other hand and grabbed her face and did what I wanted to do since I took a breath. I kissed her again, deep and full of whatever I was feeling right now. She moved her feet from on the ground to around my waist so she wouldn't fall back. And she grabbed my hair tighter, and we were closer, and I was smashing my lips to hers, but it wasn't close enough-and I think she felt it too because she held tighter, and moved impossibly closer to me, and she put so much emotion into the kiss.

But I took the next move. I bite on her bottom lip lightly, and for a moment she forced her lips together, and I understood- she wasn't ready for that. And she started to pull away to do something, but it wasn't important. I pushed forward more with her and whispered 'forget it' to her and continued to kiss her while I could. But she tried to pull away again, and this time I let her. But I looked at her with concern? What did I do?

She looked around quickly and grabbed a pen in a split second, and started scribbling on her hand.

Sorry I-

"Annabeth, it's okay. Just… I don't know," I whispered. I wanted to kiss her more, my ADHD was flaring, but she didn't seem like she was ready, so I tried to take a breath and calm down. I went to lift her off my lap so she could sit down but when I did she tightened her legs around me and gave me a confused look.

What did I do? Was it-

"No! I thought you…" She blushed a little and nodded no furiously.

"Annabeth, you don't have to make excuses. You aren't ready, and we… We just kissed." Though I'm pretty sure it would be called a make-out to anyone else. But she needed baby steps.

No, Percy, I just didn't know what I was doing. I couldn't just… do that when this is our first kiss.

"Annabeth?" She looked up, hair sticking to her forehead and I saw her hand was running out of room.

"Forget it, I already acknowledge it was to fast. I'm sorry." I really tried to get her to realize that.

But, it's just. I don't want you to think-

"Why would I think bad of you because you didn't do something during a kiss? Not to mention something you weren't comfortable with."

Percy… She didn't finish her sentence she just dropped the pen and hugged me tightly, gripping me like life or death. And I did the same for her but after she moved her feet I leaned back on the bed. She just laid on top of me and we both sat a few moments in silence wondering what we just did.

I wasn't sure if Annabeth wanted to be my girlfriend, or if I even wanted a girlfriend. But I wasn't concerned with messing up our friendship, we could never do that. But, I know I wanted to kiss her more, we couldn't just go around kissing each other as best friends right? But I was tired.

"Annabeth?" She looked up. I wanted to go to bed so I addressed it quickly.

"What are we now?" She seemed just as puzzled as me, a first.

Well… I think I want to be more than we were before the kiss.

"Well, me too. But does that make us boyfriend and girlfriend?" I was so confused.

Do you want to be?

"Do you?"

I don't know.

"Well I don't know if I'm fit for that. But I don't care, that is if you want to be."

Should we try it?

"Will I be able to, uh, kiss you?"

Well yeah, I think.

"Well I'm game."

Okay… so we are a couple now?

"Happy anniversary?" She smiled like me and hugged me again.

Annabeth was my girlfriend now. I was a little worried, but that meant I could kiss her whenever I wanted. And every second since the kiss I wanted too, so I did. I took her face and placed kisses everywhere. She smiled and scrunched for face a bit, and if she could laugh, I knew she would.

"Goodnight Annabeth." She took my hand and squeezed it in response. But I turned and sighed-the light was still on. I turned it off quickly and climbed back into bed with my birthday girl girlfriend.

Hah! I love it, and I hope you do too! I have a feeling a few specific people will flip. J well it's 4:30 am here…night. *yawn*