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How?” I said. “Look at our camp. We can’t even stop fighting each other. And I’m supposed to get my stupid soul reaped.”
Gods she was so beautiful. I hate when we’re fighting like this. When all I want is to be next to her. She threw down her scroll.
“I knew we shouldn’t have showed you the prophecy.”
Her voice was angry and hurt. I hated when she sounded like that. All I wanted to do was hug her and tell her I was sorry. But I knew she would just push me off.
“All it did was scare you. You run when you’re scared.”
I looked at her stunned.
“Me? Run away?”
She got right in my face. Gods I could smell her lemon shampoo.
“Yes you. You’re a coward Percy Jackson!”
We were nose to nose. Her eyes were red, I suddenly realized that when she called me a coward maybe she wasn’t talking about the prophecy
. I cupped my hands around her face and saw her shocked expression when I leaned in and kissed her.
I felt the familiar sensation of warmth when my lips touched hers. She pushed me away with her hands on my chest.
“ What are you doing, Percy?!” She yelled.
I needed her back in my hands. “Please Annabeth. I-I need you.” I felt my cheeks redden as I looked at her. But I couldn’t look away from her eyes despite my embarrassment.
Annabeth’s face looked shocked. She opened her mouth and closed it as if trying to say something but couldn’t think of the words.
“Percy” she said in a lower town than before (fortunately because if she rejected me at least the whole camp wouldn’t hear). “ what are you trying to say?”
“I want your touch. I want you. I miss you when you’re right next to me and I hate that I can’t do anything about it. I don’t want Rachel, or anyone else I just want you. No, jeez, I need you okay?”
Annabeth’s face looked like an expression between shock and sadness. “ Gods Percy! How can you say those things right after what I just said to you?”
I was surprised by the question at first but I just let out a small chuckle. “ Annabeth I never stop thinking about you. I’ve never thought about someone like this. Not ever.”
She looked at me and just smiled a small smile. “Percy?”
“ yeah?”
“ Im sorry”
I smiled and pulled her in close in an embrace. “Hey” I said my hands around her waist. “It’s ok I forgive you.”
She looked up at me and said “ I was sacred and hurt. Scared of losing you because I don’t know-“ her voice faltered. “ because I don’t know what I would do without you in my life.” Her cheeks a deep magenta.
I lifted one hand off her waist and lifted her chin to look up at me. “ I will never ever leave you.” She moved one of her hands and touched the matching grey streak in my hair.
I leaned in close and closed the distance between us with a kiss. Her lips were soft and warm. The kiss started off gentle but then remembered who i was kissing and needed more.
She broke the kiss and looked at me. I looked around the camp and for once not one demigod in sight.
(Luckily)
I met her lips again. My hands went down and I picked her up as she wrapped her legs around my waist.
Her hands running through my hair. I walked to my cabin and opened the door. (All without dropping Annabeth might I add)
I went to my bunk and sat down so Annabeth is sitting on my lap. We kissed like that for what seemed like forever, but then the horn called for Beckendorfs funeral.
Me and Annabeth’s eyes met. A comfortable silence had formed on the way to the amphitheater.
We sat down and watched -hand in hand- the shroud wisp into the air.