AN: Hey guys! So although I've been a Percy Jackson fan for the longest time, this is my first fanfic for this particular fandom, so I'm honestly very nervous to see what you guys think. I hope you guys like it, and thanks for reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own the Percy Jackson series.

Percy's PoV:

They had a system; it was strange to outsiders trying to look in, it would easily be frowned upon by any parents who knew about it, and it made them seem like the kind of couple who was clingy and obsessive. But they had been through hell and back together, so to hell with the outsiders and the parents and how it made them seem. Sally hadn't been completely sold on the idea at first, seeing as it required them doing everything together, but after the first nightmare had occured she had almost pushed them into the same bed.

And so their system went: they went to bed together, Percy holding Annabeth close as he whispered sweet nothings into her ear and Annabeth drawing circles on his broad chest. They'd finally fall asleep, only to wake up not too much later because one of them was having a nightmare. They'd fight through the night together until morning came, and then they'd get up, shower innocently together, and eat breakfast before heading off to camp (because school certainly wasn't happening after Tartarus).

Percy had no doubt in his mind that his favorite part of their system was the part where they fell asleep; yes, falling asleep in and of itself was torture, but the process of falling asleep was what Percy loved. He loved the intimacy involved, because sure they were plenty intimate, but this was an unrestrained, private type of intimacy that they hadn't been granted until then. The nightmares...well the nightmares could kill him, especially since all of them involved Annabeth being hurt or killed or taken away from him in some other way, but feeling Annabeth drawing circles on his chest was his favorite part of the whole falling asleep process. He knew exactly when she had fallen asleep too, because the further into sleep that she drifted, the sloppier the circles became until finally, they stopped. It sounded strange to most; even his mother had given him a strange look before asking for an explanation when it had come up one morning before Annabeth was awake (normally they wouldn't leave if the other wasn't awake, but Percy wanted to make her a breakfast in bed which would be pretty hard to do unless he got out of bed).

When Sally had wanted an explanation to her son's strange way of thinking, Percy had just looked down almost solemnly before replying, "It tells me that she's with me, that she's alive. It's something that she's done since the first day we started dating; anytime we were laying anywhere together, she would always rub circles on my chest. So it also reminds me that a little bit of the old Annabeth is still in there, but mainly it tells me that she's safe; that when I wake up from a nightmare she'll be there." Sally simply gave a sad smile to her baby boy who had grown up much too fast.

Although Percy didn't go too far into detail, a small smile crept onto his face in return to his mother's as he thought about the girl who could literally use anything, even shapes, to make him fall even deeper into love with her. If only this small joy had lasted.

At that moment, a shrill scream was heard coming from Percy's room. Percy's heart leapt into his chest as he immediately recognized it as Annabeth's scream, and he didn't waste any time in sprinting the short distance from the kitchen to his bedroom. As he entered the small room, the sight in front of him made his heart shatter; but what was new? Everytime he saw her like this it broke him.

Percy was faintly aware of his mother watching in horror from the doorway as he kneeled on the bed next to his girlfriend and took her face in his hands, saying, "Annabeth. Annabeth! Come on, you gotta wake up, it's okay, it's okay I've got you. I'll handle the rest but I need you to wake up for me, okay? Please Annabeth, ANNABETH WAKE UP!"

Her gray eyes flew open, tears quickly trickling down her cheeks. Their eyes met briefly before she broke down, burying her face into his shoulder as he engulfed her in a hug. "I've got you," he whispered, "I've got you. It's okay sweetheart, I've got you." Percy could feel her calloused hands fisting the back of his shirt as he tried his best to make it better. He was her soulmate, her best friend; he was supposed to know how to make it all better again, but he felt like he was failing miserably. He knew in the back of his mind that he was indeed helping; that she needed this, needed to just cry it out and then she would be okay again...until the next nightmare.

Slowly but surely Annabeth calmed down but never once removed her face from his shoulder. As he began to rub soothing circles on her back he whispered, "Do you want to talk about it?" She shook her head "no" as she finally lifted her head to look into Percy's eyes. For a moment they just sat there, searching each other's eyes. Then Percy gave a small smile and said, "We're in this together Wise Girl. Forever and always."

She returned his smile, albeit a little shakily. "I know Seaweed Brain. Forever and always."

And so on with their day they went, both knowing how the coming night would go. Percy would whisper to her and Annabeth would draw her circles, and then the nightmares were sure to come. But eventually the nightmares would fade, and they would just be left with their whispering and their circles, and that was perfectly fine by them.

AN: So I know it was really short, and I'm sorry about that. But I really wanted this to be more of a prologue I guess you could say, so my intention is to make the coming chapters longer. I'll try to update really soon! Also, I want to give you guys what you want, so let me know what you want to see happen with this story! Thanks for reading, reviewing, favoriting, and following, if you do! Later!