Disclaimer: PJO is no where near mine but I couldn't live without it.

Some people asked what happened to Rachel and well, I didn't like her so I kind of cut her out.

Annabeth's POV

Sitting on the beach had to be the worst way to forget about how badly I'd screwed up with Percy, but it was calming in someway, almost like he was there with me.

Surrounding me was a bunch of dots from when I was crying before but now I was past the crying faze and was angrier with myself for messing up so badly. Probably I should've told Percy I was sorry but I didn't want to see him.

Taking my mind off of him was necessary so I tried to concentrate on things like how the waves crashed into each other or all the colors in the sand and the way the setting sun shone on the water but everything came back to Percy.

I noticed a bunch of campers filing back to their cabins from dinner and I decided that I'd better go back to my cabin soon or else the cleaning harpies would pick up my scent and I would be swallowed whole.

After waiting a few more minutes I could start walking back so that my siblings would already be sleeping and I wouldn't have to be questioned about why I left dinner so early.

I counted out five minutes in my head before I stood up, swiped the sand of my pants, and smoothed out the place where I was sitting. I turned around, not expecting to see anyone, but there, clear as day, was the person I wanted to see least and most right now.

My eyes fell when he tried to smile at me, I didn't want false sympathy from him.

"Hey," his voice cut through the silence and made me shiver. "Annabeth, would you sit down?" I glanced over and realized he was cross legged sitting a few inches from the surf. I didn't respond but I sat next him.

He inhaled and swallowed loudly, "Annabeth, what's wrong? What did I mess up?" His tone was so sincere I couldn't stop a few tears from falling.

"It's not what you messed up, Percy, it's what I did." My voice cracked as I spoke but I managed to answer him.

"What did you do?" He sounded shocked by my reply.

"I-I ruined everything! I mean I wanted you to like as much as I liked you but I messed it all up when I kissed you and now you probably don't even want be y friend and it's my entire fault!" I said that all in one breath and I had to try hard not to pant.

Bracing myself for his response I peeked over and I noticed he was laughing softly to himself.

"What are you laughing at?!" I couldn't that he was chuckling right now.

"You think that I'm mad at you?" I said between giggles meeting my eyes for the first time.

"Well… yeah." I was so surprised I forgot to be sad.

"Annabeth," he said, scooting closer to me, "I don't know why you'd think that. For a daughter of Athena you weren't being so smart, did you ever think of, I don't know, talking to me?"

"But, you weren't talking to me and you seemed so upset." I tried to defend myself but he wasn't making it easy by pointing out all of the errors I'd made.

"I think you need to reevaluate on what your ideas of angry are." Percy said as he started standing up and brushing off the sand that was clinging to his pants. He began walking away and I got up after him.

"Wait, so you aren't mad at me?" I was still so confused and he wasn't giving me a lot of answers.

"Not in the least." He smiled once I was caught up next to him. His eyes were twinkling in the sunset and I smiled looking back at him.

Percy leaned toward me and kissed me lightly, "Do I seem mad?" He grinned and I shook my head no, at a loss for words.

I bent in closer to him, inches away, but just in the distance I heard cawing. "Run!" Percy said grabbing my hand as we raced to our cabins in order to get away from the cleaning harpies. We laughed as we sprinted away, the wind pulling at my hair, I looked over at Percy and smiled and thanked the gods for this moment.

Finished for REAL now! Sorry about the false ending before, lots of people reviewed saying they were sorry it was over but now it's done for sure! It was an insanely short chapter I know but I didn't want to continue because I was out of ideas. Please forgive to OOC-ness and READ AND REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!