Percabeth One-Shots

Bike

"I still can't believe that the great Percy Jackson-" Annabeth began, wheeling a mountain bike onto her street. "Son of Poseidon, doom of the titan lord Kronos, master of the ocean and waves-"

Percy grumbled behind her, kicking pebbles off the pavement with his shoe. Despite the beautiful morning, his face was contorted into a scowl, possibly causing the plants nearby to wither under his glare.

"-Cannot ride a bike!" She said happily. Annabeth stationed the bicycle at the top of a sloped street with a grin, parking it before turning around to face her boyfriend. Before he could speak however, she burst into laughter at his expression, slapping her knees to make a point. Still giggling, she pushed him to the bike and pecked him on the cheek. "Go on."

Percy continued to grumble as he perched himself on the seat- he blamed the gods for the lack of this particular skill- how could he ride pegasi, talk to horses and even man flying ships with his mind and not be able to balance on this two wheeled machine? Huffing, he placed his hands on the handlebars and grimaced.

"Hey," Annabeth said as she leaned against the handlebars. Her smile was no longer mocking or jarring- it's now simply sweet and genuine. She removed the helmet from under her arm and locked it around his head with a bite of her lip. "I'm sorry." she kissed his nose. "It's just... It's really rare for you not to be able to do something, Seaweed Brain. I got excited. " She took his face in her hands and kissed him on the mouth. "It's pretty difficult having a boyfriend who can do so much."

It was so often Annabeth got caught in her own world, most of the time becoming incredibly insensitive towards other people's needs, especially Percy, who was always so easy to get along with. She had to remind herself that he was not bulletproof, not completely protected from all her insults and abuses, and that being unable to do something as simple as riding a bike wounded his pride more than he let on.

"Now, you go and be the best biker, okay?" she murmured, still holding his face in her hands. For the first time since that morning, she was rewarded with a smile. "Everyone's got something they can't do, and it's why we have to learn."

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Sorry it's short and I tried to make it cute :3 Since the end of school semester is almost done, I've been piled up with homework lately *sigh*