Percy hugged me tight as I wept and his eyes, those sea green eyes, were full of concern. He didn't even know why I was crying. I was crying because I was embarrased, crying because what I wanted I could never get. What I wanted, what I desperately wanted was Percy to feel the same way about me as I felt, and still feel, as I do about him.
It shattered my heart to know that I was deeply in love with him, but even after the Titan war, he was so...so...oblivious to the way I felt about him. We were sat on the dock, and when I finally stopped crying he let me go, and I immediately missed the warmth of him.
"Annabeth, what's wrong? You've been crying alot lately and...um...is it something I did? Not to be narcissistic or anything but...I...um...really care about you Wise Girl" he gulped, then muttered something I couldn't hear.
"I can't tell you what's wrong Seaweed Brain, you just have to trust me, okay?" I looked into his eyes as I said this, and I swear I saw him blush. Could boys even do that? He started fidgeting, and opened his mouth like he wanted to say something, then closed it again. He just stared at me for what seemed a long time, and at that very moment all my intelligence seemed to leave.
"Uh...Percy?"
"Yeah?"
"If I tell you, do you promise not to laugh or run away or throw yourself into a lake?"
"Yeah, of course Wise Girl." I rolled my eyes, but he was already laughing, so I punched him.
"Wise Girl! Ouch! I'm sorry!" he pouted, his eyes so big and cute. Gods! Why Aphrodite? Why?
"Okay, well I was sick of waiting for you to catch on."
"Catch on to what?"
"This." I took a deep breath, wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. I pulled away, stood up and started to walk of,
"Wait." He grabbed my arm, and stood up. He was taller than I was , so I had to look up to see his face.
"Annabeth, why didn't you tell me?" He looked hurt, his eyes doing his adorable baby seal face.
"Because, Seaweed Brain, I didn't know how you felt about me and... I guess....I guess I'd rather hide from how I felt than admit it."
"That makes sense I guess. Well, can I tell you how I feel about you?"
"Well, I guess so"
"Good. I think you're amazing, perfect, intelligent and Gods I thought you could never like me."
"Well. You thought wrong."
"So did you."
"What?"
"Wise Girl, for someone so smart you're a bit out of it aren't you."
And saying that, he kissed me. My heart felt like it was trying to do a gymnastics routine.
"Percy, I hate to say it but, I think I love you. Scratch that. I know it."
"Really?"
"Yes! For a long time, I thought it was madness, how I felt about you, that you could ever feel the same way and if you did, that we would live long enough to find out."
"You're crazy for thinking that."
I pushed him into the lake, but he took me in with him. And it was the best underwater kiss ever.
