Hey hey hey! It's ThatOneRepairBoy bringing you another story! I know my last one really sucked, but I'm going to try and make this one better. Anyways, here we go.

Percy POV

(Nightmare)

"Annabeth! Oh gods no! Thalia, Nico, get over here!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. no, No NO! I thought. We were in the middle of fighting a Drakon when it launched a volley of poison spikes. She had poison leaking out of her abdomen like water gushing out of a pipe. "P-Percy…" She croaked out weakly. I put my finger over her mouth to shush her. "Don't waste your energy my love, just save your strength." I knew she wouldn't make it, but I couldn't admit it to myself. She slowly moved my finger off her mouth and weakly said, "Percy, I love you so much. You know I won't make it just as much as I do so let me talk. You have to live you life. Make new friends, find a new person to love, be alive! Just promise me you won't become cold and dead. Promise me!" She pleaded desperately. I looked her in the eyes and said, "Alright, I won't, I promise." I said solemnly. "Good," she said quietly, barely over a whisper, "now I can die in peace…" And at that moment, Annabeth died in my arms.

~Backflash one week after the Giant War~

(Still Percy Pov)

Finally, peace! I thought to myself as I woke up in a cold sweat. All I wanted to do was hold my girlfriend in my arms till the end of the world. Though something was happening to me, I could feel it. Ever since I left Tartarus it's been nagging at the back of my mind, eating away at my soul. It was almost as if I was dying inside. I needed to talk to Annabeth about it, see if she's experiencing it as well.

Currently I was in my cabin trying to sleep, but my mind kept me up. I also wanted to avoid the nightmares because recently, they were getting worse, and much more vivid. I was watching my friends be die in front of me. I just had one where me, Annabeth, Nico, and Thalia were all on a mission, and Annabeth was killed by a Drakon. It was the worst.

I was contemplating going to the Athena Cabin and seeing if Annabeth could talk, but I didn't want to wake her up. I was about to figure out something else to do to keep myself up, but there was a knock at my door. I got up and opened the door tiredly, slouching in my walk, I hadn't slept properly in days. I sluggishly opened the door and saw Annabeth standing there with a pillow. "Hey Percy. I couldn't sleep in my cabin, and I've been having nightmares. Can I sleep with you?" I got wide eyed, "That's against the rules! What if you get caught!" I whisper-yelled. She looked at me strangely for a second, then asked, "When did you ever care about the rules?" I thought for a second before saying, "You're right, come on in." I held open the door for her and she walked into my cabin.

I turned to close the door, and when I turned around, she was on my bed. "Hey, that's my bed!" I yelled indignantly. "Hey, I know this is a weird request, but can you hold me tonight? I feel safer in you arms." She asked shyly. My face morphed into one of compassion and understanding. "Of course Wise Girl." I said, my voice full of empathy. I got into bed with her and put my arms around her. She snuggled into my chest, and I kissed the back of her head. Sleep well my little owl. I thought to myself, before falling into a dreamless sleep.

The next day I woke up refreshed, and feeling better than I ever did in the morning, ever. I opened my eyes and saw a mess of dirty blond hair in my face. I then remembered the events of last night and smiled. My beautiful girlfriend was lying in my arms, and I couldn't help but be content. This is what life's about, I thought, being content because of others you love. Not money, not fame, no. It's about protecting others and being with family. Little did I know, but those words would shape the rest of my life.

I got up to get dressed, slowly letting Annabeth out of my arms not to wake her. I put on a pair of dark blue slacks, a white polo button up shirt, and a gray suit over it.

I walked over to the bed, sat next to Annabeth, and shook her a bit to wake her up. She groaned and rolled over. "5 more minutes Percy." I chuckled a bit, she was normally a early bird, she must be really tired. "Come on Annie, get up, it's almost 8oclock and I want to take you somewhere." She turned over and looked at me. "Alright fine. Where are we going?" She asked, obviously curious. "You'll see." She punched me lightly on the arm. "Ugh, you know I hate it when information is held from me!" I laughed and said, "I know." She groaned some more. "Hurry and get up so I can take you before it closes!"

She seemed more enthusiastic about getting up as I left the room. I went to the bathroom, washed my face, and went back into the room to see she was dressed in a beautiful blue dress. "Wow… are you ready now?" I asked. She looked at me like I was dumb. "Do I look ready?" She asked. "Uh… yeah." She noticed I was on the verge of irritation and decided to push me off the ledge. "MAKE-UP TIME!" She screamed giddily. I groaned and fell back onto the bed waiting till she was done. "I'll only be 5 minutes." She called from the bathroom.

~20 minute later~

"Honey, are you done yet?" I asked. "Don't rush me!" I heard her call from the bathroom. I just sighed and kept waiting.

A minute later I heard her come out of the bathroom. I looked over and felt my mouth fall. She had put on everything perfectly and was absolutely gorgeous!

"Close your mouth Seaweed Brain, I thought we had to go." She said with a smirk, but I could see her blush. I closed my mouth and put on a loving smile. "You're right, let's go." I got up off the bed and held my hand out. She graciously took it, and we walked out of the cabin hand in hand.

~Time Skip to out in New York City~

After I got Argus to let me borrow his truck, I drove Annabeth and I out into the City. We stopped off at Eleven Madison Park (A real place, actually has pretty good food), a fancy restaurant. As we were walking in, a hole in the floor opened up from under us, and Annabeth and I fell in. I grabbed Annabeth and held her close so we wouldn't be apart.

12 days later we reached the bottom of the hole. It didn't hurt at all, but I couldn't see because of the dust. When it all cleared, I shivered in fear. I saw the one person I didn't want to see again. I saw…

OOOOOOO SNAP! I just left you guys on a cliff hanger! Sorry about that, but I feel I should continue this in the next chapter. And no, this will not be a PercyXAnnabeth story. Sorry. Anyways, this is TORB signing off!