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Title: Vulnerable

Summary: Annabeth wanted to get away from the feeling of vulnerability; a feeling she got whenever she was with the most caring boyfriend in the world, Percy. What could he do to change her mind?

WARNING/S: OOC

A/N: A very cheesy story. Read & Review, please? *innocent face*

Inspired by Sparks Fly (Taylor Swift)

ANNABETH

I've already thought about running away from him, but I know I won't get anywhere, anyway, no matter how hard I'd try. He would always find a way back to me. Even if I choose to go to the other end of the earth, he'd be there, waiting, and when I get there, he'd probably tell me, "What took you so long, Wise Girl?"

"Hey, Annabeth!" There he was. He stood close to me, almost touching. I hoped my face didn't give out anything I was thinking.

He held on to my hand and dragged me to the sidewalk. It felt like my heart was melting, every time he touched me. I was so vulnerable when I was with him, and as a daughter of Athena, vulnerability was not something I was ever going to admit to. That's why I need to get away.

He led me to a small café close to my house and told me to sit down and wait while he bought our drinks.

By the time he got back to the table where I was, the rain was pouring harshly outside. I stared in awe at the window, which now had so much water droplets. He placed two cups on the table. One cup was filled with hot chocolate, for him, and the other one contained chocolate cappuccino, for me.

He sips his drink cautiously, trying not to burn his tongue. I try not to stare at the shape of his mouth as he drinks. He sets the cup back down and gives me the lopsided grin I love so much. "I've already finished my drink, and you haven't even taken a sip yet. C'mon, drink up! I don't want to have wasted my money on that."

"Sorry," I say quietly, and sip.

His smile falters. He knows something's up with me, as he always does. He moves his chair so that we sit side by side instead of facing each other. He turns his head toward me, and I stare at the intense sea green eyes that never cease to mesmerize me. "What's wrong, Annabeth?"

I don't answer. He never forces me to talk or answer him when I want to. He just puts his arms around me, and I rest my head on his broad shoulder. "It's going to be alright," he reassures me.

The rain pours, even stronger than earlier. He looks out the window and smiles a wicked grin. "Hurry up and finish that cappuccino. I have a surprise for you."

I drank the whole thing in five sips. He laughs at my enthusiasm and grabs my hand. He pops open an umbrella, which I hadn't noticed he had until now, and links my arm through his.

We cross the road, where, surprisingly, is almost abandoned. Most people were probably inside their houses, avoiding the rain.

"You know what would be really romantic, yet cheesy right now?" he asks.

I tilt my head up, just the tiniest bit, since we're almost the same height. "Yeah," I say. I wasn't that stupid. He just smiled and nodded. "Wise girl," he muttered, before dropping the umbrella in the middle of the road, and kissed me then and there in the pouring rain.

When he walked me home, not wet, but soaked, my dad opened the door. He had a look of outrage when he saw us, laughing and shuddering at the cold. He knew that even if he scolds me, I wouldn't care enough. He just sighs and grabs towels from the nearest bathroom and offers them to me, and the green-eyed boy beside me.

Minutes later, we were sitting on the couch, watching a corny soap opera, when he turned to me and said, "I love you, Annabeth. Never forget that as long as I'm with you, nothing can go wrong."

I smiled at him. "I love you, too."

I knew then that I would never try to get away from him again. He was my shelter, my comfort; not my downfall. When he said that nothing can go wrong, I believed him, only because he was my Seaweed Brain, Percy.

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Lots of love,
Aimee