I don't own PJO or HOO, Rick Riordan does.

So, I was telling myself 'Hey, people don't like to read about others pairings, so why do you write about them?' and, I answered 'Because it's necessary for the story.' I'm serious guys; I don't like you to blame me for writing about pairings that aren't Percabeth. That just makes my desire to write go away. And I'm sorry for it, but this chapter isn't fixed by my beta because she didn't fixed it and I send her the chapter like three days ago and some people are pushing me to update faster, but you know something? I DO have a life! And I hope you too.

Love the Babysitter

"Annabeth!" Polly cried happily, running and hugging the legs of her nanny "Only one week left to Christmas! Isn't that awesome?"

Annabeth laughed before hugging back the little girl. It was true; there was only one week before Christmas. The sidewalks, rooftops, streets and almost everything was covered in beautiful white snow. The houses were decorated with colorful lights and red and green Christmas decorations. There were reindeers, snowmen, sleighs and Santas wherever you looked. It was a beautiful epoch and Annabeth loved it.

She had just come from school with Percy to the Blofis' house. The house had lights around the windows and on the roofs and had some Santas inside and some toy snowmen. The fireplace was on, giving a homely and happy aspect to the place. Sally and Paul had brought Tyson to the doctor, because the baby had gotten a cold, so they were alone.

Percy closed the door behind him "Besides that we have two weeks of winter break," he said happily, pulling the car keys on a table and leaning on a couch.

"Yeah, that too." Annabeth agreed. She took off her salmon jacket and hung it on the rack, revealing her black hoodie that says 'Wild Free'. She wore a tight dark jeans and black boots without heels too. Her curly hair was falling down her back.

Polly smiled even more "Mom said we can go to the mall," she said, her sweet look passing between her half-brother and her nanny.

Percy sat on the couch and looked at her "For what?"

"Because mom wants to," Polly mocked rolling her eyes "I dunno, she just told me to us to go to the mall, so we're going. I'll get my pink jacket to my room so we can go," the little girl said, but rather ordered. Polly climbed the stairs up until disappearing through the door of her room.

Annabeth raised her eyebrows and looked at Percy, who looked back. They laughed for a good time. When they finished laughing, Annabeth was sitting on the couch next to Percy holding her belly.

"I swear that sometimes she is worse than mom," Percy said looking at her eyes, a smile on his lips. Annabeth chuckled, her eyes locked with his.

He slowly began to approach. Annabeth took a deep breath 'Here we go again,' she thought. She tried to hide the emotion that was growing inside her, but she wasn't sure if she was doing it well.

But as in every attempt to kiss they had, when they were millimeters to each other, someone interrupted them. This time, Polly cleared her throat uncomfortably. Annabeth turned her head to look at her immediately, her neck and face red as a tomato despite the cold. Percy only groaned in irritation.

"This looks like High School Musical," he murmured. He turned to Polly "I guess you're ready,"

Polly nodded "Yes, you are?" she asked really uncomfortable.

Percy rolled his eyes. He got off the couch and grabbed the car keys "Let's go," he walked out the door.

Annabeth looked at Polly a little embarrassed to have been caught. She didn't know what to say to the girl. She hadn't read in any book what did a girl after almost kissing a guy and have been seen by his younger sister. That was a really uncomfortable situation in which she had never imagined herself to be.

"Look Polly-" She began, but Polly just smiled.

"It's okay, it's just that-" Polly began, but a car horn cut her off. Percy was calling them.

"We'd better go." Annabeth said, putting her jacket on and opening the door for Polly. After closing the door, the cold wind hit her face. Snowflakes quickly filled her head and shoulders, the cold froze her nose and ears.

Annabeth climbed in the passenger seat and Polly climbed into the backseat. Percy waited until the two go up to start the engine and leave the house. It was a bit warmer in the car than outside, that's for sure. But Annabeth didn't know what made the car hotter. She looked discreetly at Percy. His black hair was disheveled as always and now was a little wet from the melting snow on his head, although some snowflakes were still there. His green eyes had a special glow, giving him a cute look. He drove with his eyes fixed on the road, one hand on the wheel carelessly.

God, she loved the way he drives.

That sudden realization led her to think that there were a lot of things that she hadn't admitted she liked. Like, the way his eyebrows crinkled together when he was concerned, the way he did puppy dog eyes to get what he wanted, how he treated people kindly, how he smiled smugly, how his eyes shone when he laughed...

She frowned. She was changing. A year ago no one, not even herself, would have imagined that she would be thinking about such things. Maybe she had spent much time with Silena, or had read many novels of love, or maybe it was just him. Since she had met him on her first day of babysitting, she had changed.

She moaned loudly unintentionally. She felt how instantly Percy looked at her with, obviously, his eyebrows together "Are you okay?" he asked.

She fake smiled "Yes, all right." She lied. She couldn't be more confused because it wasn't possible.

And again, he didn't buy it.

Silence fell over them a few minutes later. Polly was surprisingly quiet and didn't sing as she always did in the car. Percy was driving and Annabeth was too busy thinking. Just your typical drive to the mall.

After a few moments, Percy turned on the radio. Annabeth took a moment to recognize the song that was on, but she finally did.

"We've got a story

But I'm about to change the ending

You're perfect for me

You're more than just a friend

So we can just stop pretending now

Gotta let you know somehow,"

She sang to herself as she smiled. It was 'Be Your Everything' by Boys like Girls. Her favorite band and song.

"I didn't know you liked them," Percy smiled.

Annabeth smiled too "Yeah, they're my favorite band." She said "You like them?"

Percy shrugged "They're okay,"

Annabeth opened her eyes wide sarcastically "Okay? They're awesome, not okay!" she fan-over. Percy just rolled his eyes.

They entered the mall's parking lot. There was snow everywhere you looked. Annabeth looked through the window and saw a lot of people with scarfs and jackets walking to every direction. Christmas epoch and everyone remembered to buy toys for their children. Percy parked the car and turned it off. They got off of their seatbelts and went outside. The cold wind hit them again in the face. Percy grabbed Polly by the hand ant they walked to the mall.

When they entered, Annabeth immediately felt the warm. There were lots of air conditioners on. It was full of people that Annabeth was afraid of getting Polly lost. She would get fired if that happened. She suddenly felt somebody grabbing her hand. She looked down to see Polly smiling at her. The little girl was holding both Percy and Annabeth's hands. They looked like a happy and pretty family. Annabeth blushed at that thought, but she let her imagination go away with that fantasy.

She imagined herself holding her little daughter's hand. It was a hot summer day and sun shined above in the sky, illuminating the plaza. She and her daughter, a beautiful blonde girl, were walking happily. People looked at them and smiled. Suddenly, something covered her gaze and everything went black. She squealed, and the hands let her see again. She turned around and found sea green eyes looking at her with fun and love. She put a hand on her waist and looked at him annoyed.

'Sorry if I scared you babe,' he said in a sexy way near her ear.

'Don't ever think of doing something like that ever again, Perseus Jackson' she scolded him.

Annabeth obliged herself to return to the reality. Why, why she imagined her married with Percy? And with a daughter? She was seriously bad. That 'stupid' crush wasn't so stupid after all. It seemed like a major crush.

Annabeth followed Percy and Polly trough the mall, the three holding hands. The place was filled with conversations, murmurs and shouts of the people, so she didn't get all Percy and Polly said. All that she could hear was 'Where do you want to go first?' from Percy.

"I dunno, what about Toyland?" Polly suggested "I wanna see what I want for Christmas!"

Percy sighed, or that was she thought "Fine," he said. He started to lead them to Toyland. It was a long way up there.

They walked through the people who pushed and watched them rare, but they never separated hands. When they arrived, there were a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the toy store, but none could see the reason, so they went in without bothering to find out.

"I'll see the dolls," Polly said happily before leaping out that section. The toy store was full of adults with children shouting and screaming every time they saw a toy that they liked. 'Ah, the beautiful childhood,' Annabeth thought.

"So, are you okay?" Percy asked, his eyes on Polly.

"Yes, why do you ask?" she said innocently.

"Annabeth, you moaned in the car. I just wanted to know if you're okay," he said shrugging.

"I'm fine. Really." She assured him trying to suppress a smile. He was so cute when he cared for her.

They continued walking in silence.

-.-.-.-.-

"I liked some dolls there," Polly said as the three came out of Toyland. The gathered people were still there and didn't let them go. When they were passing by, people started to laugh and point them out. Annabeth frowned in confusion, and she saw Percy and Polly doing the same.

Annabeth saw a girl smile like maniac and pointing upwards with her head. Annabeth raised her eyes and... she wanted to die. There, hanging on a poster, was a big, beautiful, green and white mistletoe. She opened her eyes wide in surprise and fear. She didn't want to kiss Percy, well yes she wanted, but not with Polly and all the people looking at them, but she had to admit that a kiss under the mistletoe is kind of romantic, isn't it?

Percy looked at Annabeth, and when he saw that she was looking up with her red face, he did the same. A mistletoe was hanging there among them. Everyone watched and cheered them smiling like crazy, hoping that the two of them kissed. He knew it was an uncomfortable situation and more with Polly there. But who he wanted to trick? He was dying to kiss those fleshy, pinks and sweet lips. He had wanted to kiss her more or less from the first day of school, but every time he had tried, something interrupted them.

Polly let go of their hands "Umm" she looked down looking embarrassed, but inside she wasn't. Her mother and her plan were going incredibly well. What plan, you may ask? Well, Sally and she thought Percy and Annabeth made a cute couple, and they fought almost all the time over silly things and they were so opposite, that they were adorably cute when they were together. So Polly always told her mother what was happening in the evenings. So, a few days before she had planned to give them a little push in their relationship. Polly would have to convince them to go to the mall and have them pass under a mistletoe and kiss. And so far, it was going good.

Annabeth bit her lip and looked timidly at Percy, who already was looking at her. The people continued encouraging them, but for her the noise was deaf. It was like one of those typical teenage love movies, when the boy and girl look at each other and the noise disappears and things happen in slow motion. Just her and him.

At some point, she saw Polly coming out of the midst of the two. Things went slow, yet so fast.

When she wanted to see, Percy was only millimeters from her, with both hands firmly holding her face. She felt how her breath got stuck in her throat as her eyes closed. Now nobody will interrupt them. And that's when it happened. She felt his lips on hers. She felt something like a flutter of butterflies in her stomach, she felt like flying. As cheesy as it sounded, but she had never felt that way. His lips were thin and had a salty taste, she noticed. She put her hands around his neck as the kiss went on. The kiss was gentle and soft, and lasted about five seconds, to the dismay of both.

When they parted, Annabeth felt her lips were still biting, as if a ghost of his was still kissing her. They opened their eyes, and slowly Percy smiled, and Annabeth couldn't help but do the same.

The best kiss under a mistletoe ever.

A/N= 2.280 words and 10 pages people!

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