AN: So, new story! (: I read Twenty Boy Summer (amazing book!) and it inspired me to write this!
Summary: They were called lucky. Lucky to be alive. Annabeth didn't think so. They were supposed to tell her before the trip. He didn't make it that far. Now, as they go on the Absolute Best Summer Ever (a.k.a. ABSE), she may finally have to tell her best friend that she was dating her dead brother.
It was a year and a month ago today. Actually, in an hour and 20 minutes it would be exactly a year and one month. A year and one month ago when horror struck. A year and a month ago when her world turned upside down.
A year and two months ago, everything was absolutely perfect.
It all started on her birthday.
She was at her best friend's house. The two families were basically blood related.
Her best friend, Anna, and her brother, Matt, were practically raised with Annabeth since they were babies.
She referred to their parents as 'Aunt' and 'Uncle' and the same went for them.
They were inseparable.
So here they were in Aunt Rachel and Uncle Ben's yard, hanging out while her dad failed at getting the bonfire started.
They came out with a cake that was decorated all Hawaiian like. She felt a tap on her shoulder and found a handful of cake being thrown at her face.
She wiped her eyes and found Matt with a smug look tugging on his beautiful face.
Annabeth would never admit this, but she had loved him since the fifth grade.
"You're dead, Matthew!" she screamed, throwing a huge wad of cake at him.
The rest of the night proceeded like this, with the rest of their family laughing in the background. By the end of the night the cake was a huge miss happen.
They were told to go in the house and clean up.
They were by the sink just cleaning up when Matt asked her what she wished for her birthday.
She told him to buzz off because telling the wish would spoil it.
He smiled and said he had an idea of what her wish was, then did something that changed her life.
He kissed her.
They decided then that they weren't going to tell anyone until Matt told Anna on their vacation, which was a few weeks away.
They went outside so the others wouldn't grow suspicious.
The rest of the night they tried to act normal, sneaking a few winks here and there when no one was looking.
They fooled their own families.
As the night ended, they met each other outside of her house.
That night turned into all nighters with him every week, then to ditching Anna every once in a while for little bits, just saying they got lost.
Then they went out for ice cream.
Matt was driving, Annabeth in the passenger side, and Anna in the back.
They were rocking out to their favorite song, Don't Stop Believing.
Matt put his hand on Annabeth's leg. Winking at her from the side.
She couldn't help but think how awesome her life was, and that she never wanted this moment to end.
Then there was a crash.
When Annabeth woke up to a white light. The nurses immediately ran to her side, asking her questions of her condition and how she was feeling. Her parents were gripping both her hands and crying.
Then Anna and her parents walked in.
All their eyes were puffy. Anna had a cast on her right arm and a huge cut on her eyebrow. She figured then that Anna will never have half her eyebrow again with that big of a scar.
"Where's Matt?" she asked, when she finally found her voice.
Aunt Rachel and Uncle Ben broke down into tears. Anna left the room.
"No," Annabeth whispered.
The nurse then said,
"You girls are so lucky to be alive."
AN: What do you think? It will eventually be Percabeth, but it will have a little Annabeth/OC, but I still seriously love this story even if it isn't all Percabeth.
I highly recommend that you read Twenty Boy Summer. It changes lives I tell you!