YOU FOUND ME – Annabeth/Luke Songfic

I remember when I ran away. I never knew I was a demigod, and I thought I could make it on my own. Then I met Luke and he explained everything to me, how I had special powers that no one else did and I was different. I am different. He gave me answers, something I had been looking for my entire life. I always had just a feeling, like a nagging suspicion that I wasn't like all the other kids at my school. But my father refused to confirm it, and just come out and tell me.

When I ran away, my dad didn't come to look for me. He contacted Chiron at the camp, and he sent Luke and Thalia to find me. No one else came to search. I found out later that Luke had volunteered to look for me. Not a single person asked him to, he made the choice on his own. He actually cared that I was out on my own in the face of danger.

I didn't want to come back to camp with him at first. I didn't want to trust anybody, let alone some kid I just met. That day he saw the worst of me, the screaming and crying. Luke was one of the only people who had seen my weak side, the one that needed help and guidance. He didn't judge me because of that, he helped me through it and convinced me to come with him. Later on when I asked him why he bothered, he told me, "I knew that the tears and screams weren't the best of you. I could tell there was a strong, independent person on the inside, and I wanted to get to know her. So what do you think? Can we be friends?"

My immediate response was, "Yes."

I'll openly admit it. I fell for Luke, like I'd never fallen for anyone before. He was the one person in the world who I talked to everything about, and I loved everything about him. His crooked teeth and lopsided smile got to me, and I loved it. Everyone else at camp could tell we liked each other and would constantly tease us, but we always denied it. From the day he brought me to camp to the crushes we developed, we'd come pretty far.

One of my most fond memories of Luke is when I was upset. I know, that sounds ridiculous, right? I was upset but it's my favorite memory. It's true. We had just lost a friend at camp, taken from us by a stupid monster. I was close to her, and the news hit me hard. I ran off to the woods, to my secret hideout. I had built a tree house that Luke helped me with. Everyone was telling him to leave me alone and let me be, but Luke came to comfort me. That was the day he kissed me.

Luke made me feel like I belonged, no matter where we were. He always seemed to know what I was thinking or what I was about to say. He knew me for who I really was and I loved that. When we first met, I was holding myself back around others because I was afraid, but when I met him he showed me it doesn't matter what some people think as long as you have those few who love you for who you are.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that Luke wasn't all bad. He made a mistake and screwed up, blinded by the thought of power and his greatest desire. The thing that killed him was his own want. People are remembering him as the bad guy, who almost destroyed the world, but to me he'll always be my rock, the person I could go to for help and a shoulder to cry on. He loved me for who I truly was. That's how I will remember Luke.

I'll remember him because he found me.