Chapter Thirteen

My whole body was alive with fire as he deepened the kiss. My mind completely blanked out, the world disappearing around us so it was just us. I was giving everything into it, like I hadn't seen him in months instead of days. I was in way too deep.

And that scared me. My brain started to panic, which made me pull away from Percy, stopping it before we could go any further. I was feeling way too much, too soon. And just like that, it all came crashing down on me "Annabeth. What's -"

"Too fast" I whispered, trying to catch my breath. Putting some distance between us "Percy, this is happening so fast"

"What?" he wasn't getting this. Why wasn't he getting this? "our first date was on Thursday night. Friday you asked me to be you're girlfriend. It's now Sunday and our parents are meeting. Maybe I'm being ridiculous, but I've never done this before." I looked down at my feet, not wanting to look my boyfriend in the eye. Soon his shoes came into view, one figure finding my chin and lifting my head up "740 days"

"Excuse me?"

"It's been approximately 2 years and seven days since I first saw you standing by your locker, putting those books away looking so nervous it took all I had not to go comfort you"

"Percy" my eyes were searching his for any sign of weakness, of uncertainty but I found none, his gaze holding mine strong. "You were always so smart, my wise girl, my secret obsession"

"Why didn't you say anything?"

"I was dorky back then, awkward, a little shorter then you were" I remembered, but he had still been cute to me. My heart was beating hard in my chest, so loud I thought Percy could hear it. He pulled me towards him again with a light touch, pressing me into his body with a softer touch then before "And you intimidated me"

"I what?" that was the last thing I ever expected to come out of his mouth, his pinks coloured slightly as he admitted the two year crush he had had. The truth being I knew exactly how he felt. "You were smart and beautiful. Every time my 15 year old self got near you, my brain froze. I couldn't think of the right thing to say or what you would want to talk to me about. Then two years later, when Jason knocked you into the pool and you weren't coming up I got so scared. I needed to save you, needed to have that first date, that first kiss with you" his eyes sad as he thought of that day.

"and here I was too nervous to talk to you" I whispered, watching as his eyes flashed with emotion "the first time I saw you, 739 days ago, Jason called you over and was talking to you. And while you were slightly awkward, you became all I thought about. And here's me thinking nobody noticed me"

"I noticed you" he leaned in, placing a small kiss on my lips. Leaning his forehead against mine, we stood like that for a while "The point being, we're going fast now, but it's been a slow start. The truth is, I've waited for this And I will continue wait, we can go as slow as you want, because there is no way I can loose you Wise Girl"

"Keep talking like that and I wont be able to get rid of me" I whispered, leaning in for a very emotional kiss. I poured everything into it, feeling everything given back. We pulled apart when his mum shouted up the stairs "Kids, Dinner"

"I supposed we have to go down" Percy said, refusing to let go of my waist "we do if you don't want my dad to come up" I laughed, Percy immediately letting go of my waist and taking a hold of my hand, leading me down to the dining room.

A week after the dinner, things hadn't really changed. Percy and I were growing closer, my fears and uncertainties put to rest. Drew still hated me, glaring at me every time she saw me and our friends had yet to see the light of day outside of school. Grover got it the worst by far as he had a full time mother who was around to enforce all punishment given. This ranged from cleaning the house to cooking dinner to visiting Nana Underwood, who apparently was very grumpy and had the silence and skill of a ninja. Before you knew it, you were getting hit on the back of the legs with her walking stick.

Turns out the brownies hadn't helped.

The Grace's did come down pretty hard on Thalia and Jason, hiring someone to stay at home all day, cleaning the house, cooking the dinners and making sure all electronic equipment was kept under lock and key whilst making sure all homework was done. The only time Jason got with Piper was during school hours, whilst Thalia had been banned from seeing Luke ever again.

Yeah you can tell how well that news went down.

Thalia had a tree just outside her window, a huge one that was easy to climb. She had been using this tree to sneak out of the house for years. She would climb down, Luke would pick her up in his car and they would make out until the sun came up. I say make out because that's what I allowed her to tell me.

Luke was one lucky bastard though. His dad being one of California's top attorney's. Luke had gotten off on a warning, had gotten to keep his scholarship and was planning another party next weekend, much to Thalia's joy. Seriously, living in California still threw me sometimes. With all the money and the attitudes that could rival the Upper East Side, I felt out of place every once in a while.

Thankfully I now had a boyfriend to keep me down to earth. Which helped when confronting Drew every now and again. She had gained an unhealthy obsession with Percy, her beady little eyes staring at him from across the corridor. He didn't notice with his head being stuffed full of seaweed. When I pointed her out he said he hadn't noticed because he only had eyes for me, my response laughing "yeah right". To which he would grab me by the waist and pull me in for a quick kiss making me forget all about the Barbie Clone in the corner.

Unfortunately, that day during English class I got pared with her on a group project. Apparently it was a completely random thing but I'm pretty sure Miss Dodds hated me. Staring at Drew from across the room, my heart sank knowing that this was so not going to end well.