AN: Last chapter wasn't much of a cliffhanger since, if you read the chapter properly, you would've known that Percy was on the right and Grover on Annabeth's left. And she kissed the boy on the right- Percy!

Warning: Underage drinking mentioned! Since I live in the UK the drinking age is 18 but I'm not sure how old you have to be in the U.S.A. I think it's 21 but I could be wrong.

Sorry about any spelling/grammar mistakes.

Anyway, enjoy the chapter…

Annabeth

The kiss lasted five seconds but even in that short time I had felt a raging fire start in my stomach. I can't stop thinking about how my lips had tingled as soon as I had pulled away and turned back to the fire.

We had played the game a while longer, me not letting my eyes meet Percy's at all. I didn't even look at him. I mean, yeah, I like him but it would've been less awkward if it just happened and if I wasn't dared to do it.

Sure, I could have kissed Grover but that would've been weird. Besides, Juniper would have killed me.

After we stopped playing the game we danced around the fire but I kept a safe distance between Percy and I. I'd watched everyone drink like sailors and start stumbling and slurring around while I only sipped my drink.

I'd rather not have a hangover when we'll be staying here for another two days. Still, the drink has made me a little dizzy so I must've drunk a little too much already. At least I can cross something off my list when I get home.

I groan and bury my head in my pillow. I've been thinking about Percy and that kiss all night and every time I try to forget about him he somehow comes to mind seconds later and then I remember the kiss and I feel the urge to kiss him again. The loud snores coming from both Nico and Thalia don't help me try to fall asleep either.

"You still awake?" someone whispers from beside me. I can hear a sleeping bag being zipped. I lift my head up and look in the direction the voice came from even though in the dark I can't see a thing.

"Yeah. Are you?" I reply and then laugh, realising that what I said doesn't make sense. Obviously he's awake if he's talking to me.

"Yeah," whoever it is replies and the small chuckle that sounds familiar makes me realise its Percy. I bite my lip, happy that it's dark so he can't see the blush on my face as I once again think about kissing him.

"Why can't you sleep?" I ask, wondering if our kiss is troubling him too.

"Oh, I'm going for a swim," Percy replies.

"Now?" I ask in disbelief. "It's like 3am!"

"The water always relaxes me," Percy explains. Maybe it will relax me too.

"Can I come?" I ask.

"Sure. Come on," he whispers.

I feel around for the zip and unzip my sleeping bag before grabbing a towel and climbing out of the large tent. As soon as I'm out of the stuffy tent and into the cool air I feel a little better.

I hear Percy swear as he stumbles out of the tent before zipping it closed.

"Have you been drinking?" I ask teasingly, trying to lighten the mood.

"Just a little," he admits, laughing.

I roll my eyes and start walking towards the ocean. I can just see everything with the help of the light coming from the full moon. "Wait for me!" Percy calls and jogs up next to me. "Want a race?"

"Let me change first," I quickly say and start undressing, deciding I might as well go in the sea in my bra and pants since it's basically a bikini anyway. He does the same, stripping out of his shorts and shirt leaving him in his green swimming trunks.

"Ready?" I ask after I've dumped my towel on the sand.

"Yeah, after three. One…" he says.

"Two…" I add.

"Three!" we both yell and race towards the sea. In that moment I forget all of my problems and fears. I forget that I could die in a few months or even tomorrow. I enjoy the feel of the soft breeze blowing my hair out of my face. I feel amazing and free.

Obviously, Percy gets there first and dives under the water. I do the same a few seconds later but re-surface straight away and shriek at how cold the water is. Percy re-surfaces, grinning like an idiot.

"Cold?" he asks, teasingly and I glare at him while he floats.

"H-how c-can y-you s-stay I-in h-here w-when I-it's t-this c-cold?" I stutter, hugging myself and jogging on the spot, trying to warm myself up.

"You get used to it when you go to the beach a lot. That's why I dived in you get used to the water quicker," Percy explains.

"S-so I s-should j-just d-do w-what y-you're a-are d-doing?" I ask, my teeth chattering as I speak.

"Basically, yeah," Percy smiles and splashes me.

I scream, forgetting that the gang are asleep in the tent, and run towards the shore. I hear Percy run after me and I chuckle when he flings his arms around my waist before we both go underwater.

As it's so dark I can't see a thing when I open my eyes under water so instead I feel around for Percy's hand before biting his finger. He let's go of me and re-surfaces and I soon follow.

"That hurt!" he says, over-dramatically when I re-appear.

"Whatever, you baby," I reply and laugh.

He rolls his eyes and splashes me again. This time instead of running away and I splash him back, moving closer and closer to him. He turns around and moves towards the shore. "Oh no you don't!" I yell and chase after him, splashing him along the way.

Unfortunately, he's a fast runner hence why he won the race to the water so I put all my effort into running after him and then realise that it's impossible to catch him.

When he turns around to see where I am I pounce on him, my arms flying around his neck and my leg wrapping around his waist as he falls to the ground, me landing on top of him.

I don't even realise the position we're in, me straddling his waist, until our laughter dies down. Our eyes meet once the laughter stops and I don't know if I should jump off of him or lean in and kiss him. I chew the inside of my cheek and whisper, "I got you."

"You cheated," he whispers back, reaching up to tuck a stray piece of hair behind my ear.

"There was no other way," I reply, still whispering. I can feel his warm breath on my lips.

"About earlier…" he trails off. Is he talking about the kiss?

"I know that kiss didn't mean anything. I know you only kissed me because Juni would've gone crazy if you had kissed Grover. I don't want things to, you know, be awkward or whatever."

I want to tell him that that's not the only reason why I kissed him, that I've wanted to kiss him for a while now and that I really like him but what if he doesn't like me?

It's obvious that he doesn't want to ruin our friendship and what if me admitting that I like him does that?

I mentally shake me head and say, "Of course," before jumping off of him and wiping the sand off of my knees. "It didn't mean anything."

I could've been imagining it but I swear he looked upset and hurt when I said that.

It looks like I won't be crossing any of the important things off of my to-do list with him though the falling in love part might not be stoppable if I'm hanging with Percy…

AN: Fear not, Percabeth is on its way! Review and tell me what you think!