Chapter 5
I don't own the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.

Percy's POV

"I dare you to go to the Myrmekes anthill, alone." Delia announced. Jamie left, muttering something about girls, and headed to the anthill.

5 hours later…

"Where the HECK is he?" Delia yelled. Jamie had left for the Myrmekes hill, but, he wasn't seen again. They had searched for him for hours, but, no luck. Finally, when they had almost fully lost hope, Percy said he found him. They rushed to where he was, and it wasn't pretty. Jamie was sprawled on the ground, and looked bad. We were so busy panicking, we didn't realize Jamie was up and laughing like a hyena. We all yelled at him, and he stopped laughing, looking scared now.
"Ok, sorry, I felt mad, so I decided to prank you guys. Anyways, new rule: if you don't want to do a truth or a dare, you must take off an article of clothing. Got it? Good; moving on, Travis, truth or dare?" Jamie said.
"Obviously dare."
"Go up to Katie Gardener and kiss her on the lips for a minute, or until she pushes you away." Travis turned in a tomato, but he went up to the Demeter cabin and knocked on the door. Poor guy, wait, I had to do the same thing, yet worse. He should be happy with this.
Travis's POV
I was nervous as all get out, and I couldn't understand why my palms began to sweat, or why my heart beat faster and faster until I thought it was going to pop. I knocked on the door, and Katie answered. "Oh, what do you want Stol-"I cut her off with a kiss. It was the best feeling I've ever had. Her lips were nice and soft, which made me shudder. At first she was surprised, but after a second, she kissed back. We broke apart for breath, and I ran off, leaving Katie with a puzzled look on her face.
Katie's POV
I was still mad at Travis for the Easter bunny incident, but all my anger melted away once he kissed me. He surprised me, which was enough to win me over, and I gave in to his smooth lips. After what was about three minutes, we broke apart and he left, which made me think this question: What just happened?
Percy's POV
When Travis ran back, he was grinning like an idiot (that must be how Annabeth feels when I grin. Hmm.). "Enjoy the kiss, lovebird?" I asked him. He nodded, and asked "Annabeth, truth or dare?" "I'll pick dare." "Okay, I dare you to go into a spider-infested house-alone." Annabeth shook her head and took off her shirt. I couldn't help but stare at every curve of her chest, especially her- "Percy, truth or dare?" Annabeth asked. I responded, at first, with a sound that seemed like I was gargling, but I said dare. "Okay, I dare you to tell me what you're staring at on my body."
"Um, your whole body?" I replied smoothly. "That's not good enough. Answer more specifically." "Fine, your chest, okay?" Annabeth blushed very much, and so did I, but she then came over to me and whispered in a seductive voice "Percy, let's meet up at your cabin after this so we can hang out." while putting the emphasis on "hang out". I stammered out "N-Nico, t-truth or dare?" He said dare, and I told him to tell Hades that he doesn't like Cerberus. He shook his head and took off his shirt, flashing a six-pack. Thalia blushed. "Ok, let's end it, I'm tired." We all agreed, and went to our cabins. Annabeth snuck into my cabin and woke me up.
"What do you want?" I asked groggily. "I want for you to hold me every night, and never let me go from your grasp." I sat up and offered her my barren chest. She laid down on it, and starting kissing me. Eventually, it became a battle of tongue dominance, which she won. We fell asleep, still grasping onto each other as if our lives depended on the warmth of our partner.
When I woke up, I was feeling great. Annabeth was now my girlfriend, and she loves me as much as I love her. She willingly let me kiss and hold her, which I never thought possible. Personally, she's the best thing that's happened to me, and I couldn't think what I would do if I ever lost her. Once I woke up, I just sat there, staring at her and wondering how I'd managed to get such a beautiful girl to love me. When she woke up, we decided to just stay in my bed for the rest of the day, welcoming each other's embrace as though it were a brother we had lost, but was now found. This was what we had hoped would happen; instead, Chiron was super pissed at us for spending the night together, but he was shocked and happy that we were together now. He told us that the gods wanted to see us ASAP, so we took off.

The Olympian Council

When we got there, I already knew I was the problem. Athena and a few of the other gods I'd angered were glaring, daggers in their eyes. Poseidon was smiling gently at me, Artemis was acknowledging my existence, and Apollo and Hermes were grinning at me. The warmest welcome, however, was from the goddess of love herself, Aphrodite. She was overjoyed, seeing me and Annabeth as a couple. "PERCABETH IS FINALLY HAPPENING1" she squealed at the top of her lungs. "Eh-hem, not to interrupt your party, Aphrodite, but ANNABETH CHASE, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING WITH THAT SEA SCUM?" Athena yelled, which made me feel unwanted. "Just because you don't like Poseidon doesn't mean that his children are bad too, Mom." Annabeth replied. Athena yelled, and then took Annabeth from me. I called out to her, but it was no use. "If you want my approval for your relationship, you must show me how much you love her!" Athena yelled. "Your first challenge is to do without her for a day!" I did it, and it was the worst experience I've ever gone through. Every time I thought of Annabeth, I would remember what happened, and my heart would cry out in pure and bitter agony. The next day, Athena visited me. She said I had done well, and deserved her daughter. Yes!