A/N: Hello again! So, not much to say today... but HAPPY DO A GROUCH A FAVOR DAY! (FEB 16) Well, I don't know any grouches, so... yeah. :)

Peace out,

~silentwolf111

PERCY'S POV

I tossed and turned in bed, having a wonderful dream for once in my life; the very first underwater kiss Annabeth and I had ever shared. I relived the cool feeling of the water as it surrounded me (that is, before I put an air bubble around us) and Annabeth's soft lips gently resting on mine as we happily enjoyed each other's company.

The peaceful moment ended when I woke up to repeated banging on the door. I groaned and rolled over in bed, too lazy to get up and answer the door. I closed my eyes, figuring the person knocking would probably go away. Hey, a guy needs his beauty sleep.

I heard the door creak open and someone walk in quietly, stopping briefly next to my bed. Show time! I started breathing heavily and let out a loud snore for dramatic effect. Surely they would go away now. After all, I-

SPLASH!

I screamed and sat up instantly, soaked to the bone with ice cold water. I wildly searched the room for the prankster and gasped when my eyes rested on none other than… Poseidon. Holding a large, empty bucket.

"D-dad? W-what was th-that f-for?" I spluttered, my teeth clattering away as I hugged my arms around my body.

He chuckled and grinned at me.

"Surprise! I thought I would pay my favorite son a visit," he said.

By dumping a bucket of icy water on me? Very funny.

"N-not cool," I said.

"Of course not," Poseidon said. "It was extremely cold!"

Dad cracked up at his own joke while I just sat there and stared at him awkwardly. Why did parents have to be so embarrassing?

"D-dad! Really, w-what are you d-doing here?"

"I had to tell you something."

Great. I'm probably in trouble again. Just what I needed to start off my day.

"W-what?" I asked.

"Son, I am extremely…"

I braced myself for the long lecture that was sure to follow.

"PROUD of you!"

Wait… what?

"Um, w-what did I d-do?" I questioned, still shivering thanks to Poseidon's thoughtful wake-up call.

"You voiced your opinions about us gods in your fanfiction!" Dad explained. "You weren't afraid to speak out, even if it did anger some others…"

Whoops.

"Um, t-thanks?"

"You are most welcome."

"So… is that it?"

Poseidon seemed to remember something, because his face lightened up instantly.

"Ah, not yet. You shall be rewarded for your brilliant piece of writing!"

"What kind of r-reward?"

"Why, anything you want!"

Anything I want… Well, what I want most right now is for my dad to go away!

"Hmm," I said. "I think it would be great if you never wake me up like that again. Does that count?"

Poseidon smiled slyly.

"Of course. Wish granted," he said with a grin.

"Thank you," I said.

"However," Poseidon continued. "I could always wake you up using different methods. That wasn't clarified in your request."

I smacked my forehead. Since when did my dad turn into Hermes? And since when was he so mean to me?

"Whatever," I said as Dad opened the door to leave.

"Until later, son," he said.

Dad slipped out the door, and I immediately heard surprised gasps from the other campers. What, they've never seen my dad at camp before? They're lucky.

"Ahem," a voice behind me said.

I turned around to find Annabeth standing in the doorway. She tilted her head to the side and eyed me cautiously, as if she knew something I didn't.

"Uh, why are you soaking wet?" she asked.

"My dad thought it would be funny if he dumped ice water on me."

Annabeth didn't look satisfied.

"No, I mean, why did you will yourself to get wet?"

"Oh…"

Wow. In my surprised state, I had actually forgotten that my dad was none other than the god of the seas himself.

I willed myself dry and looked at Annabeth.

"Well, that would have been useful information to have about 10 minutes ago," I said.

Annabeth snorted.

"It's not my fault that you forgot about your own powers, Seaweed Brain. And why was he in here anyway?"

"He wanted to reward me for being completely honest about the gods in my fanfiction."

Annabeth's face paled.

"Completely honest? Percy, are you out of your mind?! Oh, you must have made them mad!"

"Well, not all of them…"

She shot me a look.

"Gods," Annabeth said. "I wonder what they said!"

"Why don't we go look?" I suggested.

I got out of bed and walked with Annabeth to Cabin 6, where we opened Daedalus's laptop on Annabeth's bunk. I logged into FanFiction and pressed the review button next to my story.

"Well? What did they think?" Annabeth said.

"Ares wants to kill me, Hades and Hera like the fact that I made fun of Zeus-"

"You did what?"

"-Athena is really mad at both my dad and me, Hestia wants us to make peace, Mr. D is addicted to Diet Coke-"

"Well, duh. Tell me something I don't know."

"-And ShadowMaster likes that I wasn't afraid to tell the gods the honest truth about themselves because they need to know how lame they are. Oh, and Kronos wants us to die."

I paused after reading that last review, and Annabeth and I exchanged looks.

"ShadowMaster is really asking for it," Annabeth said. "He goes around targeting all the gods, and now us too? What could he possibly want?"

"I have no idea," I said.

"Again, tell me something I don't know."

I scoffed.

"Wise Girl."

"Seaweed Brain."

"Smart Aleck."

"Air head."

"ξέρουν όλα." Know-it-all.

"Μπορείτε σαλιαρίζω όταν κοιμάστε." You drool when you sleep.

This comment took me by surprise, and the next thing I knew, Annabeth and I were laughing uncontrollably. I pulled her in for a kiss, and she gladly leaned in.

When we were done, she looked up.

"Really, you do."

Is she ever going to let that go? Eh, I guess not. But then again, neither will I. They were the first words she had ever said to me, the words that had changed my life forever… and I wouldn't have it any other way.

End Note: Ah, not my best work, but I think it's good enough for now. :) Review please!