Percy had always annoyed Annabeth, he knew that, but they always stuck by each other anyway. They had been best friends since they were 12. Percy had moved from Manhattan to Long Island and ended up living across the road from her. He sometimes thinks that he has always loved her, but it took him years to admit it.

He was so happy when at the high school dance Annabeth finally decided to kiss him, it had been 4 years of awkward flirting and it was a relief to finally know that she liked him too.

Things had pretty much been perfect ever since.

They had even managed to get their friends Jason and Piper to go on a date tonight. Percy had rung Annabeth the second Jason had told him, she was ecstatic.

This was how they had found themselves sitting in Percy's room, waiting for any sign of how the date had gone.

They had put on some old documentary on the Greeks; Percy found it boring but Annabeth loved it, so he put up with it.

Annabeth was completely ignoring him, though, he could say anything and she kept responding the same way.

"Hmm, yeah, you're right."

Yes, he was attention seeking. But he hadn't seen her properly in weeks because of their exams. They had both been studying quite hard to do well, so time to see each other was limited for a while. After all, Annabeth wanted to be an architect and Percy wanted to be a marine biologist.

He had tried everything to get her attention to switch to him. Nothing was working. He tried kissing her, but she just ended it fast. He tried tickling her, but she just didn't react. He even tried a rubber spider, but she didn't even see it.

Percy was desperate, and desperate times call for desperate measures.

He went into the kitchen and got a whole bag of flour. Then he put it into a bowl and mixed it with some water to make a paste. He took the bowl back into the bedroom and then snuck up behind her. Then, just as she turned to face him, he poured it on her head.

Uh oh. She looked really angry.

"Take it off." Annabeth glared at him. Percy was worried he might have gone too far.

"Sorry, Annabeth. I just-"

"You heard me. Take. It. Off." She still looked beautiful when she got angry and Percy couldn't help but smile. Her hair had become plastered to her face and she looked absolutely livid, but she looked cute.

"Okay, follow me, I'll help clean it off,"

It was then that Annabeth's phone started to ring. She glowered at him once more before answering it.

"Hey, Piper- wait, slow down… what do you mean? Is he okay? Oh, thank god… okay have fun, see you later,"

Percy looked at her questioningly.

"Piper said Jason fainted at the concert, right into her arms… but they still had a good time," She said, the corners of her mouth lifted up slightly.

"He fainted? Right into her arms?" Percy laughed incredulously, "Wow! That's unlucky,"

They laughed for a while, imagining how the situation had happened. They would never let him live this down. Then they remembered the situation they were in.

"Hey, I really am sorry," Percy held her hands, "I don't want to fight,"

Annabeth smiled and kissed him.

"It was only a joke, forget it."

Annabeth's anger was long forgotten and her attention was definitely on him now.