I was leaning up against a tree on the Camp Half-Blood's canoe lake beach, reading my favorite book, Pride and Prejudice. My blonde curls blew gently in the wind as I quietly read my book in contentment, sipping a cup of ice tea.

Abruptly my reading was interrupted, and instead of seeing my favorite book's pages, I saw a mass of messy black hair that fell from the sky, also known as the branches of the tree. I growled and shoved the head away, going back to my fantasy land that was an amazing book.

The hair appeared again.

I carefully set my tea down on the grass to the right of me, bookmarked my page and set my favorite novel next to the tea. I grabbed the head and yanked down with all of my might. The owner of the messy hair fell down, off the tree and landed face-first in the sandy grass next to me. I smirked in victory, crossing my arms at the victim.

"Ha, ha, ha," I said slowly. "Serves you right for ruining my peaceful reading."
The head groaned, "What does it take just for you to actually go in the water?"
I rolled my eyes, "Seaweed Brain, I just want to read. I'm an Athena child, what do you expect?"

The head perked up, resting the chin in the sand. His sea-green eyes sparkled in the sun beams, staring at me happily as his messy raven black hair blew in the wind. He tilted his head at me, his famous lopsided grin adorning his cheeks.

"And I am a Poseidon child, what do you expect?"
I rolled my eyes, "Leave me alone. I don't care for the water."
His eyes grew, "You did not just say that."
"I don't care," I repeated. "Besides," I mumbled under my breath as I grabbed my book, "I can't even swim…"
"What?!" he yelled. "You can't-"
I shoved my hand on his mouth, "Don't scream it to the world, Seaweed Brain!"
He blushed and shoved away my hand, "Sorry. You can't swim?"
I shook my head, "It's not entirely abnormal for a child of Athena not knowing how to swim. The water hates me because of our parent's rivalry. Literally. You know all of those people who drown every year? Yeah, more than half the time they are kids of Athena's."

Percy stared at me like I lost my head, "You can't swim?" he repeated.
"Yeah, so?" I huffed. "The world does not revolve around-"
"My best friend can't swim," he said, staring at the sand.
"Every time I get in the water, fish attack me," I rolled my eyes.
He looked up at me, "Seriously? You can't swim?"
"Not everyone knows how to swim, kelp head," I grumbled.
"The Annabeth Chase, cannot swim?"
"Oh shut up," I rolled my eyes. "Leave me in peace, I want to go back to my book," I hissed and picked back up the amazingness that was Pride and Prejudice.

"I am teaching you how to swim," he announced and quickly stood up.
On instinct, I averted my gaze away from his chest, "No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes," he repeated and grabbed my wrist, attempting to yank me upwards.
I pulled away my arm, "Bless your heart," I grumbled.
"What?"
"You heard me. Bless your heart."
He started cracking up, "What?"

I rolled my eyes, "It's a southern saying. Usually said by women to their husbands, but also commonly said to their sons, or other idiotic men they might know."
He couldn't stop laughing, "What did you say?"
"Bless your heart," I repeated. "It's a form of endearment. Usually means either a) "You're so sweet!" or b) "Honey, you an idiot." But normally instead of 'idiot', a curse word that's sometimes shortened to D.A. is used."
He stared at me, "What?"
"I'm meaning both this time."
"So you're saying I'm a sweet idiot?"
I nodded my head. "Now leave me alone and let me get back to my book."

I opened my book and started to read when Percy suddenly rested his chin on my stomach, "Please let me teach you to swim."
"No," I said, shoving his face off of me.
He resume the position, his sea-green eyes shining at me with his bottom lip forming a pout, "Please."
"No."

I glanced at him. He looked super cute like that, and it actually made it hard to say 'no.' But I quickly pushed those feelings away, because we were just friends. Best friends. I quickly shoved him away again and went back to my book.

"Please."
"If I agree, will you leave me alone?" I grumbled.
"Yes."
"Then it looks like I have to go change into my swimsuit."
"Yay!"

This was just a one-shot. Might do the second chapter of swimming lessons if you guys really like this. Let's celebrate for my first one-shot!