Piper's POV

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A/N: This is nowhere near the end for anyone that cares. I don't know exactly what I'm going to do, but the drama is just getting started. Also, keep in mind I have NEVER written any kind of romance before, so this probably isn't that great, and if you have any help or noticed a mistake, please comment. Thankyou!!! :3

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Piper woke up when she heard a sound like someone knocking on a door. She shuffled to get up when she felt a body pressing up against her. Everything that had happened came flooding back to her. She smiled. It felt so right being with Annabeth, kissing her.

She groaned when she heard another knock on the door and a muffled voice calling out. She lifted her head slightly, noticing how awkward of a position her and Annabeth were in. Light was shining in through the windows and no-one else was in the cabin. We must have been in here overnight, she realised. Annabeth's cabin-mates must have come in and slept in here awfully silently if they didn't end up waking the two of them.

Piper heard a couple muffled voices talking outside the door. Who could be there? They must know that the other Athena kids aren't in here... One of their friends? Hazel or Frank? Leo?

She was cut from her thoughts when the door sudden started open and she heard a voice coming through the door.

"Annabeth? You're friends say you are in here. There is a matter I wish to discuss with you regarding..."

The figure stood in the entrance way to the cabin, an eyebrow raised and a questioning look on his face. Piper stilled, before managing a weak smile.

"Hey Chiron."

From the look on his face, Chiron couldn't tell what to think. He shook his head before speaking again.

"Well... Piper, could you tell Annabeth when she awakens that I wish to meet her at the Big House to discuss matters regarding some idea for the Camp that other campers have suggested?"

"Yeah, sure Chiron." Piper responded. Chiron nodded his head before turning to exit the cabin. He turned back around and opened his mouth as if to speak before shaking his head and closing the door behind him. She could feel the heat rising to her cheeks after he left.

Turning to look down at Annabeth, she gently shook Annabeth's shoulders.

"Hey, Annabeth, you need to wake up now." Piper watched in amusement as Annabeth groaned, rolling onto her stomach with her face buried in her pillow, before remembering what had just happened. Oh my Gods, what will Chiron think? Oh no....

"Piper?" She heard Annabeth mutter. Looking down, she noticed Annabeth had flipped onto her back and was rubbing her eyes. She stopped the action and looked around.

"Where....What?" Her face was confused, before a look of realisation appeared. A small blush appeared on Annabeth's face before quickly disappearing as she turned back to Piper.

"Piper... Why is your face red?"

"Huh..? Oh." Piper chuckled nervously. "Well... Chiron was looking for you, and heard you were in here so he came looking for you and...yeah..."

Annabeth instantly sat up on the bed with a panicked expression on her face.

"Oh Gods! Chiron came in here?! Oh nonono. What if he got the wrong idea? And Percy... Ohhhh—"

"Hey, Annabeth! Calm down, It's fine," Piper interjected. She grabbed Annabeth by the shoulders and looked her in the eye, trying to keep her expression as soothing as possible.

"Annabeth listen. You don't need to stress or worry over this at the moment, Okay? The message Chiron had was that he wants to meet you at the Big House to discuss ideas about Camp." Annabeth turned away, frowning.

Hesitantly, Piper reached her hand out to Annabeth's chin, turning Annabeth's head, and placing a small kiss on her lips. Annabeth looked startled for a brief second, and a light blush appeared on her cheeks. Why is she so much more gorgeous when she's blushing? Shaking her head from her thoughts, she turned to see Annabeth staring at her intently. When Annabeth noticed that Piper had seen her staring, her eyes widened and she turned away.

"Sorry.."

Piper smirked. "Nothing to be sorry for. Please, promise me you won't overthink anything to do with...this?" Annabeth looked thoughtful for a few moments, her eyebrows scrunching together, before she sighed in defeat. She turned to Piper with a small smile on her face.

"Fine, I won't overthink any of this. I'll try anyways. Only because you asked though."

Piper laughed. "That's all I needed. You'd better go meet with Chiron now."

Annabeth playfully hit her arm. "Sure. You might want to do something yourself."

"I personally," Piper started, "Have to talk to our friends at some point. They must have thought it was hilarious to tell Chiron that only you were in here."

"Wait really?" Annabeth asked, her eyes widening. She laughed, her eyes holding a devious glint. "I guess we will have to get back at them sometime then, won't we?" Piper rolled her eyes.

"That sounds so unlike you, Annabeth, but I love the idea. Again though, you might want to meet with Chiron. I'll figure out something to do."

Annabeth nodded her head, stood up from the bed and began to quickly run a brush through her hair. Piper sat on the bed thinking. She noticed how both her and Annabeth had their clothes from yesterday on and shoes on. She watched Annabeth as she quickly brushed hair while starting to look around for... something?

"Hey Annabeth?" She asked.

"Mhm?" Annabeth answered. Her eyes were narrowed and she had a hair tie between her teeth. Piper chuckled.

"What are you looking for?"

Annabeth turned to her, and took the hair tie from her teeth. "Clean clothes. I've been wearing these clothes since two nights ago." She went back to looking and Piper raised her eyebrow.

"And you didn't tell me before I fell asleep on top of you?" Piper asked playfully.

"Didn't really have time now, did I?" Annabeth turned back to Piper with a few items of clothing in her arms. She stood there for a few seconds with her eyebrow raised before Piper finally understood and turned around to face the wall, feeling embarrassed. Why am I embarrassed? We've undressed in the same room before.... as best friends though... always just as best friends..

"Thank you," she heard softly, as Annabeth started to undress behind her. Piper looked at the door out of the corner of her eye adjusting the way she sat on the bed at the same time.

"Hey Annabeth, did you remember to lock the cabin door?"

"Of course I did Pipes," Annabeth answered from behind her. Piper rolled her eyes, continuing to stare at the wall, thinking about what would happen if she turned around— Gods, what was wrong with her!? That would be an invasion of privacy!

"Hey Piper?" Annabeth asked.

"Yeah..?"

"Can you..." Piper heard her pause, before continuing with frustration in her voice, "Arghh! Pipes, can you help please?"

Piper snorted. "With what? You might want to explain."

She heard Annabeth let out a frustrated sigh. "I've just put on the only bra I can find, and it's that one that I can't clip up right at the back. Could you come help please?"

Piper rolled her eyes and started to get off the bed. "You've defeated monsters, titans, giants and the sorts, but you can't do up your bra?"

"Just hurry up McLean."

Piper got off the bed and walked over to Annabeth. Annabeth already had her underwear and had yet to put on her shorts, and Piper couldn't help it when her eyes quickly ran over Annabeth's body. She mentally scolded herself, and kept her eyes on Annabeth's face as she walked over from the bed. Annabeth turned so that her back was to Piper, and Piper grabbed the clip part from where Annabeth had been holding it, clipping it up. She stood back when she was done and Annabeth turned back around.

"Thanks Pipes."

"No problem," she responded, turning around. "You couldn't have put on the rest of your clothes first, like your shorts?" She muttered to herself. Annabeth must have heard because she heard her respond.

"We've done this before, remember? What's it matter now?" She heard the uncertainty leak into Annabeth's voice, and turned around.

"Maybe because we have feelings beyond friendship feelings?" Piper found herself speaking softly. Annabeth had just put on her shorts when she paused, holding her shirt. She saw Annabeth's cheeks going red, and felt the heat rising to her own. Starting off slowly, she walked forwards, until she was nose to nose with Annabeth. Piper wrapped her arms around Annabeth, her hands on the bare skin of her upper back, and her chin resting on Annabeth's shoulder.

"Maybe," She heard Annabeth whisper, as she felt arms pulling her closer. Piper let her eyes shut when she felt Annabeth's hands slip under her shirt to rest on her bare back under the shirt.

After what seemed like hours but was probably closer to a few minutes, She felt Annabeth's hands slip away as she stood back.

"I...I should probably go meet up with Chiron now to talk about whatever he wanted to talk about," Annabeth muttered. Piper looked down and noticed Annabeth's shirt on the ground. She bent down and picked it up, handing to to Annabeth who looked at her gratefully before putting it on.

"Thanks," Annabeth spoke. Piper nodded. "Well...I'd better go." Annabeth walked over to the door of the cabin, unlocking and opening it. "I'll see you at..." She looked out at the sky, "Lunch?" Piper nodded again, not knowing what else to say, and after a brief hesitation, Annabeth left the cabin, closing the door behind her.

Piper was left to stand there in the cabin. She wanted so desperately to go to Annabeth, spend more time with her, heck, even ask her out! But every single time she was left to herself. Every time, no matter how hard she tried, that she had time to properly think, one name kept appearing in her mind. One name that got in the way of everything. Percy. Annabeth still loved Percy, and Piper was certain it was the same the other way round. Piper didn't want to get in between them, and she didn't want to dislike Percy. He was one of her best friends. Unfortunately, that just made things more difficult.

She shook her head guiltily. She should feel sorry for Annabeth. She was the one that that was caught in the middle of this and had that most trouble.

Piper sighed, plopping down onto the cabin floor and rubbed her head with her hands. All these annoying thoughts spinning through her mind made her head sore. She heard the cabin door open and remembered that she was in the Athena cabin, not her own, quickly thinking of some excuse for why she was sitting in the middle of the floor. Luckily for her, it wasn't one of the other Athena kids that came in but, as she realised when she looked up, Hazel, Thalia and Reyna.

"Hey Piper. Would you like to go for a walk with us? The boys are doing something else," Hazel added.

"Yeah," Reyna spoke up, "you can talk with us too. If you want to of course. You just look like you have multiple things on your mind."

Thalia nodded and smiled. "We can talk about feelings and stuff. Ya know, like girls do together."

Piper smiled. "What do you know about those kinds of things?"

Thalia looked at her in mock offense. "I know plenty, thank you very much."

"So, do you want to join us?" Hazel asked.

Piper considered the offer for a few seconds before sighing and getting up off the floor. She smiled. I really need some people to talk to. And that's what friends are for.

"Sure."