This little drabble has been sitting on my computer for quite awhile. In the Last Olympian, I was disappointed when the author didn't give more detail on the underwater kiss between Percy and Annabeth. That's what this story is for. It's my version of "the best underwater kiss of all time." Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of this. I'm just writing for fun.

Annabeth's Perspective

My body recoiled as I broke through the surface of the murky waters of the canoe lake. I floated their for a moment, disoriented, gathering the thoughts that had been scattered when I had hit the cold water.

Percy and I had been thrown in the water by a gang lead by, the one and only: Clairisse.

The whole group must have been spying when I kissed Percy.

Great.

I shivered slightly and opened my eyes. Percy was not far away. He himself looked a little flustered. I squinted through the dirty water as he started to swim towards me. Gods, he was so handsome. The moonlight reflected off his messy black hair and made his green eyes luminous. Oh, don't even get me started on his eyes. They always managed to be the color of the water and, right now, they were a deep turquoise, matching the lake perfectly. Every time I looked in those eyes, I felt like I was looking at the ocean itself, and it just made me want to melt. He was next to me now. He gave me one of his heart-stopping smiles, and took my hand, dragging me deeper and deeper into the depths of the lake.

I was worried for a moment that he forgot I couldn't breathe underwater. Of course he was the son of Poseidon and all, so he could. As if reading my thoughts, he began to form an air bubble around me. I was surprised the lake even went this deep. I mean, sure, I had fallen in the lake a couple times, but I had never actually been to the bottom. While being pulled under, I noticed dryads floating with the current. The dryads had wispy black hair like seaweed and startling yellow eyes. They just smiled at me and disappeared. I began to see the bottom and the bubble was almost up to my mouth. I gasped with relief when air filled my lungs. The bubble was around both Percy and me now. When I caught my breath, I looked at him and we started cracking up. I fell to the floor (well, the lake bottom) and lost it. Not just my control, but everything. It felt so good, all the stress, worry, pain, anguish...all that stuff caused from the war...gone. It was as if I had just burned a gajillion calories in 30 seconds. I felt lighter and happier than I'd felt in a really long time. The best part was, Percy was laughing right there along with me. He sunk to the bottom while I tried to control myself. When I looked at him again, he was staring at me.

"What?" I wondered. He blinked hard as if he didn't even realize what he had been doing.

"Nothing" he murmured, but continued to gaze at me. A mischievous grin began to spread across his face.

"I wonder how long it'll take them to realize that we don't have to come up for air." He mused.

I couldn't help but laugh a little at this. The idiots were probably still waiting for us to come up and breathe. We would definitely have the last laugh. I scooted back against the bubble's wall and laid my head against it. I closed my eyes, completely content. My thoughts began to drift back towards the moment before we were dumped in the lake... a smile began to creep its way across my face. I sat there in silence for a moment, probably looking stupid with my eyes closed and a grin on my face.

"What are you smiling about, Wise girl?"

I opened my eyes. Percy's face was mere inches away from mine. He was sitting criscrossed-apple-sauced, (I can't believe I just said that) with his hands by his sides. His head was tilted with curiosity. I just smiled wider and said,

"This"

I leaned in and kissed him, unable to stop myself.

next chapter is in Percy's POV, so don't stop reading now! don't forget to review