Drown with me || Percabeth AU

Chapter 30

The night was setting in, the rain was hammering down. The fast-paced drops matched my quickly beating heart.

I walked out in the rain carrying my board and steeling my nerves.

I was so excited about this but so terrified.

I saw the figure of Percy loom out of the rain.

His board under arm, his dark hair soaked by the rain.

A low rumble of thunder was barely audible over the pounding waves.

Percy placed his board down and walked close to me.

I was reminded of that first night I saw him, walking out of the storm.

His took my hand in his own and held it tightly.

"are you ready for this Wise girl"

I stood onto my tippy toes and quickly kissed his cheek.

"you know it seaweed brain."

The currents were like deep sand that was hard to move through and the thick rain and sea spray was disorienting and I would have gotten lost without Percy who strains along at my side.

Saltwater ran into my eyes and over my lips. It's droplets getting caught in my eyelashes. My breathing heavy, the air was so saturated with moisture that it was like drinking the air.

We found ourselves out at the prime waiting spot.

The ocean was a deep Russian blue, it's surface moving contacted with the ripples of rain, the ever-flowing currents and the crashing of waves.

Percy yelled over the loud crashes, which could have been the waves of the thunder at this point I couldn't tell.

"IM GOING FIRST"

I nodded and signed okay.

Watching him paddled into the massive waves taught me to fear I have never felt. I watched the wave sweep him up. His dissipated over the crest.

I was alone out in this storm. I recalled q time when I was so scared to touch water after what happened to Thalia.

I blamed the ocean for what had happened, I blamed myself for letting like save me and not her.

But I was tired of taking this blame, what happened to my best friend was terrible but it wasn't my fault. I looked out into the storm and though it was crazy I yelled.

"IT WASNT MY FAULT"

I lay flat to my board and then paddled out into the waves.

My breath was rushed and panicked but I did as I knew.

I turned my back to the wave. I waited a moment and this dug my hands into the water. felt the waved slowly pick me up.

When it was still I turned up and then grabbed the side of my board.

All was still as I glided along the slope of that wall of the ocean. The sounds of the storm faded and I felt truly calm.

But as it began it was over and I came out of the wave and back into the calm zone.

I felt total bewilderment at how among that felt. I understand adrenaline was a drug because I want to feel that again!

"WOOOOOOHHHHOOOO"

I turned to see Percy yelling like a mad man and clapping about thirty metres away.

"THAT WAS AWESOME" I yelled back

"YOU WERE AWESOME" he yelled back.

I paddled up to him.

His grin was ecstatic and there was a light in his eyes that made me want to smile back.

"can I do that again!?" I asked.

"be my guest" Percy laughed and clapped me on the back.

We must have been out there for hours. My hands grew wrinkly but my enthusiasm was great.

I have never felt more alive than when I was riding the waves.

I have become a mad adrenaline junky, those blonde surfer dudes who say dude way too much.

The storm was starting to fade and my bones were aching.

The current sped us along as we came back to land.

I didn't want to leave the water but my board was on sand so begrudgingly left.

My emotions were all over the place. I was still running an adrenaline high and I felt braver than ever before.

Percy stopped and put his board down and faced me.

He was so beautiful, no just handsome, he has a face I could look at for hours. I looked mean when you first saw it but after you got to know him he was such a goofball who cared so deeply for his friends, I loved that about him.

The storm was still raging.

"you were Amazing"

I had thought of how this would happen so much. It's coming like Instinct.

I took a step closer to him and placed my hand on his neck.

Our breaths mixed. His nose fit so well next to mine.

They always say in the movies that kiss lasted forever but I felt like it was over in a moment.

Percy pulled back and met my eyes. His eyes were the colour of water with a sandy bottom, a pure turquoise with hints of teal.

He let out a small laugh and reconnected our lips.

Only now did I understand why people write so many songs about love, all those cliches, It's such a universal emotion, maybe I should write some sappy stories about love.

"You gave no idea how long I have wanted to kiss you," I said,

As we finished smooching and sat in the sand.

"I'm sure I can empathise because I have also wanted to kiss you for ages"

"Yeah".

"Yeah".

And Percy took my hand as we sat watching the clouds slowly revealing the stars. That was pretty much the best night of my life.