Redemption!

A/N: JSYK they're 14...

Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Grover the satyr sat quietly around a table in the mess hall. It'd been a week since the infamous closet incident and Percy just couldn't forget about it. He just couldn't be sure if his ears had heard right. And Annabeth… oh Annabeth hoped every night that he'd heard wrong. She one hundred percent regretted it, cringing at the confused look on his face when it'd slipped from her lips.

Everything since had gone back to normal; Percy hadn't asked Annabeth once who she liked, to her extreme relief and disappointment. Because she liked him. A lot. It was complicated, simple really.

They were all eating their lunches quietly, when suddenly somebody emerged from the broom closet yelling.

"Annabeth Chase has a secret admirer!" The cafeteria went silent and everyone turns to the Percy/Annabeth/Grover table. Somebody began to cough, though it sounded like he was attempting to say 'Percy Jackson'. Some people laughed and Annabeth turned red as her stomach flopped like one of Percy's fish. She was focusing intently on her roast beef sandwich.

"How do you know?" One of the Aphrodite girls asked the informant.

"In there; on the door. It says 'Annabeth Chase is amazing'." Everyone in the cafeteria began to 'ooooohhh', and some stray snickers could be heard. Percy began to panic, hoping nobody knew it was him. He was not prepared for his feelings to be displayed in front of large, judgmental crowds that were always hungry for something to make fun of. He wasn't even good at feelings in the first place. So he too was staring manically into his lunch. Grover looked at Percy knowingly, and Percy gave him his best 'what?' look. Grover shook his head, smirking. Annabeth was too fascinated by the miracle of food to notice.

"What Percy? You want to get out of here?" Grover said loudly. Annabeth looked up under lashes.

What? Grover looked at him pointedly. Oh! So he can be a little slow when it comes to this stuff."Do you want to get out of here? Maybe erm... go for a… walk?" Percy said to Annabeth, not believing his courage. This was one large step for Percy, one small step for demigod kind.

"Gladly," she said, relieved and nervous. She couldn't help but think what if it was him? No, she wouldn't let herself. Get it together Annabeth! Her attempts at shooing the stomach butterflies were futile. They exited the hall to the song of more 'ooohs' and even a couple 'ooh lala's.

"So you got a—'' he started, once they were safe from eavesdroppers.

"Don't even say it," she interjected. He laughed, and she just shook her head while looking anywhere but him.

"I was jus—'' he tried.

"Well don't," she said, feeling like crying.

"Alright," he said, trying to think of something else to say. They walked in silence for a couple seconds; Percy being completely lost, while Annabeth was just wrapped up in own thoughts.

"It doesn't even matter." She suddenly burst, kicking a stray rock rather forcefully. Percy jumped, alarmed.

"What doesn't?" Could he get any dimmer?

"Never mind." Annabeth muttered, wanting to tell him but feeling too afraid.

"Just tell me Annabeth." Percy said, wanting to put his arm around her. He hated when she looked like this.

"A secret admirer. It doesn't matter." She said, managing to look right at him. Her eyes were trying to say something, but he just didn't know what.

"Oh." He said stupidly, cursing himself for thinking she'd wanted him to kiss her. "Yeah they are kind of dumb." She nodded, taking this as confirmation that her secret admirer wasn't him. Her heart dropped, and she worked hard to fight back tears but a few managed to squeak out. She hastily wiped her face, and his heart dropped as well. Seeing her like this… he couldn't help but feel bad. "What's wrong?" He said, alarmed.

"Nothing. I'm fine," she said, looking at the ground.

"Annabeth?" Percy said, forgetting about his embarrassment. She looked up and he wordlessly wrapped his arms around her. "It was me okay, I'm the stupid secret admirer. Sorry it's no—'' but she cut him off for the third time that day.

"Are you kidding me?" she pulled out of the hug, trying very hard not to smack him.

"What?" he said, backing up in fear. Standing there for a couple moments, her anger dissolved. She suddenly ran up to him, throwing her arms around him again.

"Nothing. Just nothing." She said, giddy. He shrugged and they hugged for a few moments, content. Finally Percy backed up, finding his bravery at last. (It was sitting among the kelp.)

"The other day in the closet did you…?"

"Ask you to k—'' Percy cut her off, pressing his lips to her lightly.

"No chickens." He said after, grinning.

"You know what?" Annabeth said, giggling.

"What?"

"You're amazing too."

One huge step for Percabeth, one small step for love…

A/N: So that's it.. twoshot! You guys wanted it! I want to almost add something on and make it three but what to say what to say... anyways I hope you enjoyed it and review to let me know! Or favorite it! and all the people that caught the Taylor Swift reference I am paying them in a review from me! One cute step for Percabeth, I must say! =)