Drown with me || Percabeth AU

Chapter 17

Percy had carried me back to my house after our pancake feast.

"Hello, little owlet". I walked over to a cardboard box in the corner. The small fizzy feathered bird peered up at me.

I have been feeding him bugs I can catch outside and using an old bent spoon to drip water into its mouth.

I gently took the bird out and placed it on my lap in the armchair. It makes soft half hoots that sounded like someone snoring.

"What should I name you little one. I should ask Percy he always has good names for things".

The owlet turned and hooted.

"You're so frickin adorable". I lifted it up and placed it back into the box.

The sun was casting long shadows over the hills behind. I was so tired, sore, drained and had felt like I was thrown about in a washing machine that I hit the bed and fell asleep.

"Percy you need to inform me before you just show up at my house".

I opened my eyes to see Percy making cute faces at the bird in the box.

"What I can't help it, you look so cute in the mornings".

A flash of heath rose in my chest. "Are you talking to me or the bird?"

"Why can't it be both" Percy turned to me and winked. I threw my pillow at him.

"I can't surf today so why are you here".

"Can't I just see a friend every now and again". I raised my eyebrow at the guilty-looking green eyes boy.

"Okay, okay, I need your help painting a surfboard". I felt a light proud feeling in my head. If there is one thing I excel at, its design and painting.

"I would love too" Percy grinned at me. He hands smoothing down his board shorts and tucking his orang t-shirt in.

Percy left outside to go and get his board and waterproof paints. I quickly dressed and put my hair up. I re-dressed my cuts and saw that Percy's technique had basically healed the small grazes. I was able to take the one-off my hand and foot but the one on my arms and thigh were still sore and gross looking.

"let's GO, wise girl!" Percy yelled from outside my house.

we both sat on the silky sand. I held a pencil and scribbled down designs. "okay seaweed brain, what do you want?" Percy gave a cheeky grin and then posed like a model, "make it as beautiful as me" then he winked and did duck lips to complete the look. "sorry Jackson but I'm not that bad at art" Percy looked shocked for a moment and then he lightly pushed me off my knees.

"Well then Annabeth if not as beautiful as me, then make it as beautiful as you"

"CUT I WITH THE CHEESY LINES PERCY" I swatted him over the head with a paintbrush as he laughed his head off.

I decided on what I would make and began to sketch it out. It was a humpback whale and her calf. I began to paint the basic stuff when Percy returned back from the beach holding some stuff.

we both worked silently and fixated on our work. I knew from past conversations that we both have trouble with focus so the fact we were managing this was crazy.

my neck felt sunburnt and my hand ached from painting. the golden rays of sunlight were catching my hair and glinting off the glass.

"I think I'm finally finished" I brushed the hair off my forehead. I looked over Peercy the soft golden rays we outlining his black hair. "yeah I think I'm finished too."

he stood and walked over to me. resting his calloused hand on my slightly burnt shoulders.

I stood to face him, his eyes and smile were both glowing with happiness, or maybe it was the light of the sunset.

he turned to face me, his face was close to mine. He reached up and tightened something around my neck, i didn't see because i kept looking at his eyes, they are so beautiful as all the light under the sea was cast from sea glass and shoen in those eyes.

"The board is Amazing Annabeth, but it still can't compare to you."

he leaned in placed a soft kiss on my forehead. MY heart was doing a tap dance against my ribs and i think i had fallen out of reality. I watched as Percy turned and walked back down the path to the beach.

i reached my hand up to see what was around my neck. a small peice of coral hung on a leather rop around my neck. the coral shard sat cherryfully on my collar bone.

I felt a wave of joy warm within me. This was happiness I haven't ever felt.