WTF Annabeth

Chapter 16

Harry

It was a wonderful party but no one got much sleep. Lights out was midnight, but Percy, Ron and I stayed up a bit later trying to make sense of it all. So now Hermione and Selina were okay, but Hermione had apparently switched from me to Ron. Well, he did save her, and I never liked her in that way anyway. I was quite happy for them, although Ron asked us to not mention it to anyone else. I guess they were still sorting that out.

Everyone wanted to know about Selina and myself but I reminded them that her house had practically raised me and all that romance stuff about us was just weird. I guess I was sorting all that out in my mind and wasn't ready to share with anyone else until I knew what exactly was going on with us. Hopefully we would have time to talk this weekend, just us, or I would be misting every night.

Percy admitted he was okay with the whole boyfriend/girlfriend thing with Annabeth, but didn't want to make a big deal out of it.

"So, I guess everyone in the school thinks we have the three hottest girlfriends." I said finally.

"And none of us are all that worked up about it." Percy added.

"Damn we're cool." Ron concluded with a laugh.

I had hoped to get a good night's sleep and wake up late on a Saturday, but I found myself laying in bed, thinking of the evening, and waiting for Percy to shout "What the fuck Annabeth?" when she came by for her nightly visit. He said all they did was talk, and I believed him, but I doubt anyone else would.

As I lay in bed, trying to go to sleep I heard my door open and shut, and cast a lumos with my wand while saying "Wrong room Annab..."

It wasn't Annabeth taking off the Yankees cap, it was Selina, and she was dressed... I guess in what passes for pajamas in Aphrodite house, when all the guys are gone. It was like a silk tank top that came to below her waist, and she had these silk, well, the looked like lacy gym shorts under it.

"Annabeth wants her hat back soon, but we need to talk" She whispered as she got in bed beside me and laid her head on my shoulders.

"Uh" I said. It felt like I should say something, but I had no idea what.

"When we talked earlier about you and I dating, you said it would be weird, and I agreed with you. Remember?"

"Uh."

"Do you really think so Rue? I mean, when we were little we were in the same house, and I'm like two to three years older but, well, you're a great guy. I think.."

"I like you Selina. I do. Really."

"But?"

"Yes, I like it too. I mean, seeing you today, well, it made me feel, I don't know. It would be weird and I'm okay with weird, does that make sense?"

"That's not the 'but' I was talking about, I thought you were going to say 'I like you Selina, I really do,but we can't see each other' or something like that."

"Oh I thought you meant... well... this is awkward."

"No, well, it doesn't have to be. I like you too. A lot. I have for some time, When you went on the quest, well at first we all thought you disappeared, it wasn't until a few days later Chiron told me where you were. I was so scared until he told me you were okay... I mean, we all were, you know Aphrodite Cabin claims you, whether you've been claimed by mom or not. And you haven't, and Chiron tells me you won't be now and, well, when he told me that, well, that's when the light started to come on for me. Seeing you tonight sealed it. Rue is the guy I want for my boyfriend. I decided."

"I... I think I would like that."

"But?"

"No, its spectacular, everybody thinks so."

"They should, and you know that's not the 'but' I'm referring to buddy!" We both were giggling now.

"But how would that work?" I finally asked.

"Well, we hold hands, kiss a bunch and do everything we can together. We see each other every moment we can, think of each other when we're not around, and mist each other when school has us separated. The usual."

"There is no usual for me, I've never dated anyone."

"Uh, there are a few other rules specific to me I'm afraid. You should know I'm under a charge from my mother as her representative. So, uh, I can't have relations until I'm eighteen."

"Relations?"

"Uh, sleep with but not sleep? Make babies? Have sex?"

"Oh. Well, that's okay, I mean, I wasn't really thinking... I'm only eleven, I don't know how any of that works. I mean, I have a general idea but uh..."

"I hope we will be together for a long time and it is bound to come up, but I just can't."

"Uh, what happens if you do?"

"I die."

"We don't want that."

"Dead girlfriends are no fun."

"Okay, well that's one less thing to worry about. We'll talk about it again when your birthday is coming up in four years?"

"That would be good." She laughed. "See, I get asked out a lot. I can't go into the city without getting hit on. And the guy's I've dated, the mortal ones and the demigods, well, I have this body thanks to mom, but I'm still thirteen, well, almost fourteen. Its just icky. They want stuff I wouldn't do even if it wouldn't kill me. "

"You're the most beautiful girl I've imagined, and you don't have to do anything for me. I'm not talking about how you look either, I'm not that shallow. You are a warm, beautiful girl, inside and out. I just like being around you, it makes me feel... right, and happy, and, uh, I love being your guy."

"You're sweet. But, that's one of the reasons I'm year round at camp now. My role for now is to help the other campers in our cabin to spread love and beauty, and I can't do that with a baby growing inside me. I'm afraid Aphrodite girls are quite fertile. Staying at camp lets me avoid most of that."

"I can only imagine."

"Well yes, for now that would be okay. Just use your imagination." She laughed. "Rue, I just adore you!"

And then she kissed me, and it was like sugar melting on my lips. I gladly returned her kiss and held her close, and I felt hot and weird all over, but it was a good hot and weird."

"So you're okay with just snuggling, holding hands and hugging then?"

"No, you said kissing a lot too." I reminded her and then pressed my lips against hers again.

I never knew kissing was so much fun!

Eventually she stopped, hugged me and said "Yes! Lots of kissing! Best boyfriend ever! Are you sure the girls here won't be upset?"

"I really don't care." I replied, and I didn't. Hermione had Ron now and no one else had cried because I didn't ask them to the feast. I figured it would be okay.

"I better take Annabeth her cap back. Sweet dreams Rue. Is it okay if I still call you Rue? I know its not really your name but"

"I think I like it when you say it." I grinned.

"Best boyfriend ever." She said as she again hugged me, then she stood, became invisible and left.

I didn't go to sleep right away, a million wonderful thoughts went through my head. And right at five minutes later I heard Percy.

"What the fuck Annabeth?"