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Everyone counting down the days til October? I know I am3

Rain. Not so dreary anymore with being the son of an all powerful ocean good. I willed the rain to touch me, instead of its normal activity of deflecting off my skin as if I was bulletproof. Granted with being invincible bulletproof skin was a possibility. People assume that being invincible is pretty great. No falling in battle, able to deflect swords with bare skin creating barely a scratch. Sure, wonderful enhancement. After a month I was understood why Achilles called it a curse. Constantly I was in fatigued by simple activities. A few hours of manual labor and I would be ready to curl up and pass out. No to mention the feeling of having to appear as strong as my body was designed. I couldn't reveal weak emotions. It didn't fit the Hero of Olympus persona. Every new camper was like another ten pounds of stress upon my shoulders. With each new camper was a new admirer. I became celebrity without even trying. There were very few who saw myself as "Percy Jackson boy from New York". For once I was thankful for Clarisse and her normal snide attitude. At least it was familiar from the way things were before.

Granted not everything was depressing as it seems. Annabeth. She still treated me exactly the same. Regarding me as equals, tutoring me in Ancient Greek and English. Some things don't change, such as my dyslexia or Annabeth's intelligence. That was still at an all time high. Although most of the time I'd see her now she would be tired. Exhausted from the hours of redesigning Olympus and the camp. I was okay with a little tired Annabeth spending company with good ole' me. The little time I spent with her was worth every shiny penny.

The rain felt nice. Normal even. Normal was very good. By the time I reached the Athena cabin I was soaked head to toe with a lopsided grin on my face. Most of the campers stayed inside on rainy days refusing to take part in the raindrop's dance. I was the exception. "Hello in there?"

Light snoring ceased abruptly as I listened for a deranged sound of mutter and mumbling. "Percy?" Peering through the cabin door way Annabeth blinked as if she was trying to clear the film from her eyes. "You're soaked."

It was more a statement then anything so I wasn't sure how to react. I chose on flashing her a grin instead of saying anything dumb. Plenty of times that had happened and I was long overdue. "Wanna take a walk?" Gesturing for her to take my hand she eyed me up suspiciously.

"In the rain?"

"Why not?" I shot back along with another one of my lopsided grins. Giving in a little she smiled back. "Only for a little bit kay? Then I gotta get back to work." She mused over her words biting her lip a teeny bit. I could tell she wanted to make up for the lost time that she had fallen asleep. There was no way I was going to give her that option. Her exhaustion was evident. Annabeth was running herself into the ground with work, even as enjoyable as she made work out to be. Blinking myself back to reality I took her hand and pulled her out into the rain with me. Protesting that she needed her boots and coat I laughed and tugged her along with me heading down to the ocean. The ocean was one of my favorite spots to lounge. Rain or not it still seemed beautiful to me. Each time I took Annabeth down to the shore she never complained or gave him any indication that she was tired of the same old routine. She seemed as content as I felt.

After brushing off her protests Annabeth fell into step along side me. I felt comfortable with her by my side. Every so often her fingers would brush my hand and the butterflies would start up again. The feeling was good.

"You're not angry are you?" Quizzically I glanced at her offering a small smile as a peace offering. With an exhausted expression she tried out a smile. It didn't fit perfectly on her features as her normal scowling-smile did. I wasn't sure if it was the drenched honey blonde hair with one wisp of gray that was plastered against the side of her face or it was the deep bags underneath her stormy gray eyes that gave away their normal edge.

"Not at all sweetheart. I'm just tired." Playing with that same unfamiliar smile again I frowned a bit. It was hard to not notice the normal light that shone within her dim a little. We stopped along the edge of the shore when I began to wrap my arms around her shoulders and pull her tightly into my chest. Rain still dripped from the skies Zeus's mood infecting everyone who would come into contact with it. She buried herself into my arms farther deciding for me that I wasn't going to keep her out here.

"Come on, let's go back to my cabin," Unwilling to argue a first for a daughter of Athena she nodded and allowed me to lead her to my cabin. The rain seemingly angry that we were retreating to a drier area protested by dropping buckets after buckets of water. I left Annabeth at the door slightly shivering until I could find a suitable blanket and towel. Refusing to let me towel her hair dry she dried herself pulling at the tight wet camp half blood tee shirt sticking to her chest. My blush finally found its way to my face. Even when soaked head to toe she had a glimmer of beauty around her.

"Could I borrow a t-shirt?" Her request was timid unlike her normal brazen tone. Muttering a few confirmations of "yes" I brought back a large blue shirt. Most of my wardrobe consisted of orange, blue, and green colors with jean shorts and pants. Every once in awhile my mother could wrestle me into pair of khakis for special occasions only. It was quite a feat when she did. Tossing her the shirt I turned, my back toward Annabeth as I tugged off my sopping wet shirt as well. Shivers crept up my spine with the immediate rush of air contacting skin. They weren't necessarily uncomfortable. Invincibility seemed to raise body temperature as well. Cool breezes were nicer than you'd assume.

'Tap tap'

Twisting toward the affectionate tapping on my shoulder heat rose to my face. Embarrassment washed over my body as I tried to advert my eyes. Not for the lack of beauty that I saw but the immense respect I had for her. She stood tall her height about the same as my own with just as much, maybe more conviction. Natural beauty she was and I didn't want her to think I was taking advantage of it.

"Here." With a flick of her hand she tossed me a pair of pajama bottoms that were found lying on the floor. Annabeth turned allowing me to change out of the rest of my wet clothes and into my crab-styled pajama bottoms, a gift from Poseidon himself. Before I could even muse over the thought of where a clean t-shirt would be hiding I felt Annabeth's hand wrap around my arm and tug me toward the bed. Slight tremors from her shivering snaked up my arm realizing that although the cold was nice for my own body, I wasn't the only one in the room. Internally I cursed at myself for being a dumb boyfriend again.

Repetition of this will never be enough. Being the boyfriend of Athena's daughter resulted in a lot of stupid moments on my part. I enjoyed them. Made me feel real once again. Like I wasn't just the child of a Big Three. These were only part of the reason I tackled Annabeth to the bed wrapping my arms tightly around her waist. A giggle danced on the top of my throat bubbling over ecstatically. She responded in a light hearted giggle in return grinning wildly. That smile I claimed as my own. It brightened the gloomy rainy day as soon as I saw it. Kissing her lips softly and dug underneath the covers wrapping her body up in the fluffy sheets. Her shivering began to slow and my smile broadened. Finally I was doing something right. My hand traveled toward her hips pulling her closer until she was enwrapped in body. She was like hugging a small campfire. Toasty and warm with the personality containing such deadly power it scorches when touched.

Long awaiting her response she sighed in content giving me the familiarity of butterflies. Oh how I loathed how she had such power over me. Burying my face into her honey sweet blonde hair I breathed in her scent. Normally it had the smell of a new book that crisp clean scent. I was surprised when I smelled this with a mixture of flowers and fresh rain. Yes, sounds like a strange combination but to me the aroma was intoxicating. Everything about her had me weak and mushy inside. But I am, and was, extremely pleased with this.

"Percy?" The question was muffled by the wool of my blanket but I heard it well enough. "Yes sweetheart?"

"I wwoveme duo." Crumpling my eyebrows they knitted together. "Wahh?"

Sighing exasperatingly she muttered something along the lines of "Dumb Seaweed Brain." In return my cheeks flushed. A silent awkwardness dropped between us like a damp fog.

"I love you," my sweetheart spoke in whispers that I could hear her clear as day.

This is the only thing I held onto. The rain thundering down on the roof or the small knock we ignored at the door. Even the crackle of lightning I would've assumed as Thaila disapproving of our immediate position. Either way nothing matter but those three words and the light snore snaking from her lips.

"Perfect." I whisper back although I know her consciousness is far away. The last thing I heard before squeezing my beautiful girlfriend tighter to my chest following the same trail of dreams as she did was a small 'gasp' at the door. I didn't care. All I knew is I loved my Wise Girl and would follow her anywhere. Including her dreams.

She protruded into mine every night anyway. Lingering as she always did.

And forever will.

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Love,

Marcelline