Amnesia

Chapter 13

Due to Corona, I'm writing this again. Thank you all for reading, and shoutout to @Hall654 for following. Enjoy!

Bye 😜

-V

Annabeth POV

"Just to let you know, you're my first choice for girls, too," Piper whispers, her breath warm on my ear. 

She leans back into Jason and continues walking like normal. Shock overwhelms my brain, and my heart starts beating quite fast. She smirks at me with a twinkle in her eye.

I suddenly trip over a rock and fall face-first into the grass. Ow.

"Oh, Gods! Are you okay?" Jason offers a hand to help me up. 

"Yeah, I'll be fine. I just scraped my hands and got my jeans a little dirty," I say, picking myself up off the ground and inspecting the damage. Most of it is to my pride. "Let's go get those pizzas," I say quietly. Piper looks at me with concern.

"I can take you to the infirmary if you want," She offers. 

"I'll be fine." Piper gives me a look and I smile. "Really."

"Okay. Just let me know if you want some Tylenol or something later."

"I'll just get a band-aid from my cabin when we head back."

I nod in appreciation, and we keep moving. A blush forms all over my neck and face. I don't know how she makes me get so embarrassed sometimes. Are all friends like this?

I can feel Piper's eyes on me as we keep walking, but neither of us say anything. I don't expect her to say anything. She was just joking around like always, but that doesn't stop the tips of my ears from staying pink.

"You can wait here if you like. We'll have to actually leave if we want pizza since, y'know, the delivery guy is mortal," Jason says as he walks backwards past the border. 

"Holler if you see any monsters. I think the two of us will stay here," Piper says teasingly. She elbows me in the side when I start to object. She winks at me, and I pretty sure that gravity has suddenly magnified because my heart is definitely in my feet.

Gods, why the fuck is she hot? Piper just chuckles at me, and she pulls the top section of her hair into a loose ponytail.

Nico POV

Percy and I lean in slowly, both of us staring at the other's lips. Our lips gently press together and explore each other. His hand reaches to the back of my head and my hip as my right hand roams his back underneath his shirt. I reach my left hand up to touch the hand he has on my face. It's finally happening. 

I think back to the times when I was younger, pining after someone I never thought could even enjoy my presence. He's here right now, though. He's in my arms and I don't want to let him go. Our bodies press against each other, our legs a tangled mess. My body feels weightless at that moment, soaring like a bird in the sky. Percy trys to get closer I hold onto his body firmly but try to stay gentle at the same time. 

He leans back and takes a deep breath. I lean in and press soft kisses to his neck for a couple of seconds. Percy chuckles and looks at me when I stop. I lift my head back to see his hair falling into his eyes and his cheeks holding a slight pink tinge. I can even see a couple of freckles around his eyes from how close together we are. He's beautiful.

"Nico..." He says breathlessly. My face warms with him just saying my name and the thought of what we were just doing. Before I can say any of the words wandering through my brain, I hear a rustle from Frank and Hazel's beanbag.

"Oh my gods, my back hurts so bad," Hazel says as she rolls over. "Oh darn, I missed the end. I really like that one...Wait, where have Jason, Piper, and Annabeth gone...to..." Hazel trails off as she realizes what she's seeing: my arms still under Percy's shirt, his hands tangled in my hair, and both of us a tangled mess as we go bright red in the face. I slowly move off of him. 

"Oh, yeah...I guess the dare for us to cuddle is over. Um...they went to get pizza. They left a little bit ago." Percy says awkwardly. 

"Smooth," I whisper to him. He slaps my arm in response. I would laugh if my sister hadn't just caught me making out with a boy.

"Oh. Um, yeah. Okay," Hazel says, her face pink. She definitely knows what was happening. Dear, gods--Hazel is going to try to be all mushy-feely about this later.

She goes back to Frank's side. Obviously she's not watching the movie because I can hear her whispering to Frank...probably about the scene she just witnessed. I can't make out what exactly she says, but I don't think she would be talking of something else.

Percy smiles at me, but it looks more like a grimace. I return the smile/grimace. After a minute of silence, Percy's arms wrap gently around my shoulders. Somewhat shocked, I slowly let my head fall into his chest.

Percy POV (sorry for so many switches lol)
My heart is still pounding with the adrenaline of what happened just a few moments ago. I try to calm myself, knowing that Nico can definitely hear my heart going off in my chest. It feels like a bird is trapped in a bone cage and is desperately trying to escape.

Breathe...Percy, you're safe here. I remember the words he told me at the pier while I was choking. I am safe here. With you, I think to myself.

My heart slows, and my mind wanders to the boy in my arms.

Does he actually like me? Was it just a heat of the moment thing? Am I a charity case? Like, "oops, I saved your life. Now I gotta fucking deal with you all the time"?

I don't know what to think, but right now I just have to hope. It's the one thing I have.

(That was so cheesy I'm sorry)