Chapter 2: First Make Out Session
A/N: Okay, it seemed like an okay idea, but this stuff is hard to write, man. It's pretty boring, I admit... But read it anyway and make me happy? Some playful Percabeth involving an invisibility Yankees cap and teenage hormones. A hint at a new favorite couple of mine: Tratie, which means Travis and Katie.
"Hey, we're spending Spring Break at camp, right?"
Percy nodded enthusiastically. They hadn't been able to see each other for a while, and, darn it, he missed her. "Absolutely. Ya know, I almost kind of miss Travis and Connor. Clarisse, too."
Annabeth gasped theatrically through the IM. "I'm sure they'll all be glad to hear it, Percy."
The corners of his lips turned up. "When was the last time you called me 'Percy' instead of 'Seaweed Brain'?"
As she rolled her eyes, she told him, "Don't get used to it, Seaweed Brain."
"Speaking of Travis...have you noticed something weird with him?"
Annabeth laughed. "Weird, meaning?"
"Is it just me, or did he seem to be paying a bit more attention to Katie during the last week of camp?"
"Probably planning another prank."
"I'd agree if it were Connor, who seems to pay attention to every breathing female, but Travis?"
"That's true." Annabeth frowned. "You don't think..."
"I don't know. You're the girl. You tell me."
Once Annabeth had finished her eye roll, she sighed. "It's possible, I guess. She blushes when he smiles at her after a prank. And you could tell at the fireworks how jealous he was that she went with that kid from the Apollo cabin."
"Actually I wasn't really paying attention to much but you during the fireworks. I was going to ask you, you know. And then you ruined it."
"How did I ruin it? I asked you!"
"Exactly. As the man, it's my job to ask you." He grinned. "I did like the wink, though. That was cute."
"'As the man'? That's so sexist. And the only reason I asked was because you were so dense you probably wouldn't have gotten it. I mean, come on, Percy. I kissed you at Mt. St. Helens, I asked you to the fireworks--the most romantic night at camp that everybody has a date for--and winked at you, and you go home and kiss Rachel Elizabeth Dare. You cannot take a hint. And while I totally get there was a war going on, you couldn't take three seconds to go, 'Hey, Annabeth, I like you as more than friends.'"
His eyes widened. "Wait. You...know about..."
"Yeah. Oh, relax, it's not like you kissed her back."
"But still. As far as I know you've never kissed anyone else... You've never kissed anyone else, have you?"
Annabeth ignored the question. "You could have had any girl at camp, Percy. Rachel, even Calypso. But you chose me. I still don't get
why."
He shrugged. "You were there when I needed you. You understood things about me that Rachel couldn't fully grasp, no matter how hard she tried. Besides, you were the cutest one there. And you're the only one who can give me a run for my money at Capture the Flag."
"When we play this week, we should bet."
"We're both gonna bet on ourselves."
"That'll make us work harder."
"Or..." Percy licked his lips nervously. "We could skip it and hang out in my cabin."
"Skip Capture the Flag?"
"Uh huh."
There was a pause. "Well, Seaweed Brain, it appears you're bringing out the worst in me. Let's do it."
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Percy had his back turned when the door opened. Invisible, Annabeth snuck into his cabin. He looked like he'd just gotten out of the shower. His hair was damp, and he was only wearing jeans. Annabeth bit her lip. Broad shoulders... She shook herself. Sure, Percy was her boyfriend now, but that didn't mean she was used to feeling so...attracted to him. It was like the status had made her realize just how gorgeous Percy really was...and the shirt being off helped a little, too.
He turned around. Annabeth gnawed on her lip again. Flat stomach, great muscles, sea green eyes and jet black hair... Percy. Her Percy. She took a couple steps forward until she was right in front of him.
"Hey, Seaweed Brain," she whispered.
He jumped a bit. "That wasn't nice, Wise Girl!" he snapped, grabbing frantically for the hat. "Where are you?"
She moved a bit to his left. "Come and find me."
Smiling evilly, he grabbed to his left, but half a second earlier, Annabeth had moved.
"This is totally unfair, Annabeth."
"If you catch me, I'll kiss you."
"Oh, it's on." He sood very still, very quiet, and listened. Nothing. Damn. Then it hit him. He smiled. Water tricked up from the fountain in his cabin. It grew, and grew, and grew, and he forced it forward.
"That was a dirty trick!" she shouted, coughing and sputtering. He noticed water dripping off of some shape in the middle of the room and grabbed her.
"Got you," he whispered.
Annabeth rested her hands on his shoulders. "So kiss me."
"I can't see you."
"Close your eyes."
He did, and all of a sudden he felt Annabeth's lips against his own. When he went to wrap his arms around her, she squirmed tighter into him. She held onto his arms, smiling. The kiss felt like it lasted hours, but it was only a minute. Percy broke away to catch his breath.
"Take off the hat," he said.
"I don't know. This is kinda fun."
Percy smiled sweetly and, as if her words had reminded him, glanced down and blushed. "Sorry--I'll grab a shirt."
"No!"
He arched an eyebrow.
"I mean...just...I kinda like it."
"Either you take off the hat, or I put on a shirt. Besides, it's kind of creepy kissing...nothing."
"You're not kissing nothing; you're kissing me. You just can't...see me... Yeah, this was a dumb idea."
"Annabeth..."
Annabeth took a longing glance at his chest and reached up, pulling off the hat. "Now kiss me, Seaweed Brain."
But Percy bit his lip, trying to hold back a laugh. "You're all wet."
"Does that bother you?"
"Not even a little bit," he told her, kissing her again. And before he knew it, they were sitting on his bed, his hand behind her head and the other on her knee. She ran a hand up his chest, forcing a shiver down his spine.
Percy's mind drifted slightly as he kissed Annabeth. First of all, he realized that they were...with loose definition...making out. Then,
thoughts started running through his male brain, some that Annabeth would not have been happy to hear he was thinking. It wasn't that he was trying to get somewhere farther with her. The thought scared him a little. In the back of his brain, he still kind of saw Annabeth as the girl he pulled out of the ocean when going to rescue Grover, and the girl he shared matching grey streaks with from Mount Tam. He had all these moments with her. And...he didn't want to ruin that. He didn't want to push her into something he knew they weren't even close to being ready for. But that didn't mean his brain couldn't think about it...just for a bit. Cockily, in the back of his mind, he considered the fact that his dad was the Earthshaker. He smiled against Annabeth's lips.
Annabeth moved her hand to his neck and up to his hair. "Don't ever stop kissing me, Percy."
"I wont."
"Hey, we're spending Spring Break at camp, right?"
Percy nodded enthusiastically. They hadn't been able to see each other for a while, and, darn it, he missed her. "Absolutely. Ya know, I almost kind of miss Travis and Connor. Clarisse, too."
Annabeth gasped theatrically through the IM. "I'm sure they'll all be glad to hear it, Percy."
The corners of his lips turned up. "When was the last time you called me 'Percy' instead of 'Seaweed Brain'?"
As she rolled her eyes, she told him, "Don't get used to it, Seaweed Brain."
"Speaking of Travis...have you noticed something weird with him?"
Annabeth laughed. "Weird, meaning?"
"Is it just me, or did he seem to be paying a bit more attention to Katie during the last week of camp?"
"Probably planning another prank."
"I'd agree if it were Connor, who seems to pay attention to every breathing female, but Travis?"
"That's true." Annabeth frowned. "You don't think..."
"I don't know. You're the girl. You tell me."
Once Annabeth had finished her eye roll, she sighed. "It's possible, I guess. She blushes when he smiles at her after a prank. And you could tell at the fireworks how jealous he was that she went with that kid from the Apollo cabin."
"Actually I wasn't really paying attention to much but you during the fireworks. I was going to ask you, you know. And then you ruined it."
"How did I ruin it? I asked you!"
"Exactly. As the man, it's my job to ask you." He grinned. "I did like the wink, though. That was cute."
"'As the man'? That's so sexist. And the only reason I asked was because you were so dense you probably wouldn't have gotten it. I mean, come on, Percy. I kissed you at Mt. St. Helens, I asked you to the fireworks--the most romantic night at camp that everybody has a date for--and winked at you, and you go home and kiss Rachel Elizabeth Dare. You cannot take a hint. And while I totally get there was a war going on, you couldn't take three seconds to go, 'Hey, Annabeth, I like you as more than friends.'"
His eyes widened. "Wait. You...know about..."
"Yeah. Oh, relax, it's not like you kissed her back."
"But still. As far as I know you've never kissed anyone else... You've never kissed anyone else, have you?"
Annabeth ignored the question. "You could have had any girl at camp, Percy. Rachel, even Calypso. But you chose me. I still don't get
why."
He shrugged. "You were there when I needed you. You understood things about me that Rachel couldn't fully grasp, no matter how hard she tried. Besides, you were the cutest one there. And you're the only one who can give me a run for my money at Capture the Flag."
"When we play this week, we should bet."
"We're both gonna bet on ourselves."
"That'll make us work harder."
"Or..." Percy licked his lips nervously. "We could skip it and hang out in my cabin."
"Skip Capture the Flag?"
"Uh huh."
There was a pause. "Well, Seaweed Brain, it appears you're bringing out the worst in me. Let's do it."
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Percy had his back turned when the door opened. Invisible, Annabeth snuck into his cabin. He looked like he'd just gotten out of the shower. His hair was damp, and he was only wearing jeans. Annabeth bit her lip. Broad shoulders... She shook herself. Sure, Percy was her boyfriend now, but that didn't mean she was used to feeling so...attracted to him. It was like the status had made her realize just how gorgeous Percy really was...and the shirt being off helped a little, too.
He turned around. Annabeth gnawed on her lip again. Flat stomach, great muscles, sea green eyes and jet black hair... Percy. Her Percy. She took a couple steps forward until she was right in front of him.
"Hey, Seaweed Brain," she whispered.
He jumped a bit. "That wasn't nice, Wise Girl!" he snapped, grabbing frantically for the hat. "Where are you?"
She moved a bit to his left. "Come and find me."
Smiling evilly, he grabbed to his left, but half a second earlier, Annabeth had moved.
"This is totally unfair, Annabeth."
"If you catch me, I'll kiss you."
"Oh, it's on." He sood very still, very quiet, and listened. Nothing. Damn. Then it hit him. He smiled. Water tricked up from the fountain in his cabin. It grew, and grew, and grew, and he forced it forward.
"That was a dirty trick!" she shouted, coughing and sputtering. He noticed water dripping off of some shape in the middle of the room and grabbed her.
"Got you," he whispered.
Annabeth rested her hands on his shoulders. "So kiss me."
"I can't see you."
"Close your eyes."
He did, and all of a sudden he felt Annabeth's lips against his own. When he went to wrap his arms around her, she squirmed tighter into him. She held onto his arms, smiling. The kiss felt like it lasted hours, but it was only a minute. Percy broke away to catch his breath.
"Take off the hat," he said.
"I don't know. This is kinda fun."
Percy smiled sweetly and, as if her words had reminded him, glanced down and blushed. "Sorry--I'll grab a shirt."
"No!"
He arched an eyebrow.
"I mean...just...I kinda like it."
"Either you take off the hat, or I put on a shirt. Besides, it's kind of creepy kissing...nothing."
"You're not kissing nothing; you're kissing me. You just can't...see me... Yeah, this was a dumb idea."
"Annabeth..."
Annabeth took a longing glance at his chest and reached up, pulling off the hat. "Now kiss me, Seaweed Brain."
But Percy bit his lip, trying to hold back a laugh. "You're all wet."
"Does that bother you?"
"Not even a little bit," he told her, kissing her again. And before he knew it, they were sitting on his bed, his hand behind her head and the other on her knee. She ran a hand up his chest, forcing a shiver down his spine.
Percy's mind drifted slightly as he kissed Annabeth. First of all, he realized that they were...with loose definition...making out. Then,
thoughts started running through his male brain, some that Annabeth would not have been happy to hear he was thinking. It wasn't that he was trying to get somewhere farther with her. The thought scared him a little. In the back of his brain, he still kind of saw Annabeth as the girl he pulled out of the ocean when going to rescue Grover, and the girl he shared matching grey streaks with from Mount Tam. He had all these moments with her. And...he didn't want to ruin that. He didn't want to push her into something he knew they weren't even close to being ready for. But that didn't mean his brain couldn't think about it...just for a bit. Cockily, in the back of his mind, he considered the fact that his dad was the Earthshaker. He smiled against Annabeth's lips.
Annabeth moved her hand to his neck and up to his hair. "Don't ever stop kissing me, Percy."
"I wont."