I am sorry for the long wait but I haven't been very motivated. No reasons. No explanations. Just that. *That's probably just a clever way of saying I couldn't be bothered to write* Please don't hurt me… :D

Oh yeah, and I changed the name!

Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson, but I do own this plot and I ever find out that anyone stole it, I will come to said stealer's house and stab them with my sword.

"Percy, you have to apologise."

I slumped back onto the sand next to Annabeth, "I know, I will when I wake up. I would much rather be with you."

She looked down, "You didn't tell me you had a girlfriend."

I bit my lip, "I'm going to break up with her."

Annabeth glared at me, "Percy! Don't break up with her because of me!"

I ground my teeth together, "Why not."

She pushed a strand of hair behind her ear, "We can never actually be together. You know that right? You can't keep living in this dream world it's unhealthy. It's not real… I'm not real."

I placed my hand on her cheek, "I would rather spend my entire life dreaming with you, than be awake without you."

"Percy, don't break up with her."

"Annabeth, I will do whatever you want me to do." I smiled.

"Wake up right now and apologise to her, then I want you to stay awake until it is actually time for you to go to bed." I noticed that she was chewing her lip.

I sat up and moved closer to her, I crouched beside her and kissed her slowly when I pulled away, I nodded, "Of course."

I leant in to kiss her again but she placed her hand on my face and pushed me away, "Uh uh, don't try to tempt me with your kisses Percy. Wake up now."

I pouted, "But I don't want to wake up."

A guilty emotion flickered across Annabeth's features, so fast that I thought I had imagined it. She smiled, "I tell you what, you go to sleep at your normal time, once you wake up then I will kiss you."

I nodded, "Okay." I quickly sneaked a kiss on the lips and she glared at me, "Hey! Stop that!"

I laughed and ran towards the ocean, once I dived in I was awake.

I sat up in bed not feeling as light and care free as I did while I was dreaming. My eyes were watering and I rolled over to see what time it was on my phone. I turned on the phone and it read: 5:45.

I groaned, I still had at least 3 or 4 hours until I could sleep again. I stood up, groggily. Now I had to go and apologise to Rachel.

I stepped out my room and made my way to her bedroom, I knocked on the door, "Rachel? Are you in there."

I heard the muffled sound of her voice through the door, "Go away."

I bit my lip, "Rachel, I'm here to apologise."

There was silence and then she spoke, "Come in."

I slowly opened the door, and it revealed Rachel lying face down on her bed, wearing her over-sized 'I 3 Roma' t-shirt and yoga pants. I glanced around the room and saw that there was a photograph of me stuck to the wall with several darts embedded into my face.

I bit my lip and took a step towards her, "Rachel?"

"What?" She mumbled with her face still buried in the pillow.

I swallowed, "I'm really sorry, for acting the way I did. It was rude and wrong and I hope you can forgive me."

Slowly, she sat up and I saw that her face was tear-stained, I rushed forward and wrapped her in my arms and she melted into my hug.

"I'm so sorry, Rachel." I whispered into her ear.

She pulled me closer to her as she began to shake, I kissed her cheep, "Please don't cry Rachel, It's okay, I'm so sorry. I- I love you."

She froze and pulled away, shaking her head, "No Percy… not that."

I frowned as I wiped the tears from her cheeks, "What do you mean?"

She shook her head, "I can't do this. We can't be together… not like that."

I looked down, "But I love you."

She cupped my chin with her fingers and pulled my chin up so that my eyes met hers, "No, you don't. Think. You don't love me like that."

I bit my lip, Rachel was my best friend. That was all I ever wanted her to be. I loved her. But I didn't love her. I nodded, "You and me, together we are perfect, but not this kind of together."

She smiled and nodded, "I have loved you since as long as I can remember but I was just too blind to see that it wasn't like that."

I grinned, "You were probably blinded by my good looks."

She ruffled my hair, "Keep dreaming, Jackson, keep dreaming."

I laughed, "How about you and me go get dinner… As best friends!"

She bit her lip playfully, "Hmm, I might be busy. With all the hot guys that want to go out with me."

I pretended to pout, "Oh, well I guess I will just spend the night alone eating chocolate chip ice cream and watching The Notebook."

She tossed her bright hair back over her shoulder, "That is like so totally lame, like I can't believe you would like even like do that."

"Well," I began, "At least I'm not a slut."

Rachel dropped her jaw in mock disbelief, "You did not just go there. OMG that is like so totes- Percy what are we doing?" She smiled.

I laughed, "I don't know…" Slowly, a smile spread across my face, "But I'm just glad that everything is perfect again."

She smiled, "Me too. So how about that dinner?"

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I climbed into bed, after a lovely dinner with Rachel with a smile across my face. I almost didn't want to go to sleep. Almost.

I shut my eyes and I was alsleep.

Annabeth's face loomed over mine, "Boo."

I jumped, "Ah!"

She laughed and pulled me up from the sand which I had been laying on previously, "I'm so glad you patched things up with Rachel!" She smiled, "You guys are such cute friends."

I laughed, "Right. So what are we doing today?"

She shrugged, excitedley, "I don't know you tell me. Boyfriend."

I smiled, "Oh I get it, I leant forward and kissed her. She fell back onto the sand and I leant over her, our lips still together. This was a passionate kiss, filled with emotion and with that kiss I wished that I could stay asleep forever.

I never wanted to wake up.

When she pulled away I smiled down at her, "You're so perfect." And she was. Her face was without a single blemish. Her eyes were bright and intelligent. Her lips were full and kissable. Everything about her was perfection.

She looked up at me, smiling, "Stay with me."

I frowned, "Of course, I have to sleep, don't I? It's a normal part of life."

She shook her head, "No, stay with me forever. Never wake up. I know it's selfish but-"

I crashed my lips to hers and whispered against them, "Forever."

I felt the sides of her mouth turn up against mine and she whispered, "Forever."

We lay in the sand for what felt like hours just kissing and talking and it was perfect. She was perfect.

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"So how long have you known Rachel?"

I looked down at Annabeth, whose head was resting on my chest, "Huh?"

She rolled her eyes and sat up, throwing one leg over my legs for no apparent reason, "How. Long. Have. You. known. Rachel?"

I took her hand and began to play with her perfect fingers, "About… 15 years."

She nodded, "Oh and did you love her?"

I shrugged, "I always had a crush on her but I only really loved her as a friend."

Annabeth smiled, "Does she still love you?"

I shook my head, "No she told me she just loved me as a friend."

She frowned, "Are you sure? She could have just been saying that."

My jaw dropped, "But… she… I…"

Annabeth laughed, "Percy… relax. You know we can ask her if you want to."

"Really how?"

"Well," She began, "we can create a copy of her using the brush, the copy will have her thoughts and her personality and her feelings."

My eyes widened, "Really? Well let's do it."

She nodded, "Okay. Get the brush out and I will show you."

I pulled the brush out from my back pocket and pointed it into the air, Annabeth came up behind me and placed her hand over my hand which held the brush, "Close your eyes." She whispered into my ear, "Imagine her."

I shivered and I felt her lips brush the shell of my ear, "O-okay."

Annabeth guided my hand and began to form symbols with the brush.

Rachel.

I

Her bright red hair.

L

Her animated green eyes, which always made me smile.

O

The spray of freckles across her button like nose.

V

Her small ears, that stuck out a bit, which she always felt self-concious about.

E

Her lightly freckled hands, they always had splotches of paint all over them.

Y

Her laugh, which consisted of snorts and gasps for air.

O

Her height, and how she was taller than most guys which made her uncomfortable.

U

Rachel.

I spun around, "You love me?"

Annabeth looked down, "Yes, Percy Jackson. I love you."

She loved me ?A girl like Annabeth Chase, loved me? I looked up at her, "B-but… I mean… I… I love you too. But… you love me? I-"

"Percy? Where am I? Who is that girl? What the hell is going on?"

I spun around to see Rachel Dare staring wide eyed at me and my jaw dropped, "R-rachel." I looked back at Annabeth, "It's not actually her is it?"

Annabeth shook her head, "No, an imitation of her. Don't worry she will have no recollection of this."

I gulped and nodded, turning back to Rachel I tried for a smile, "Hey Rach."

She glared at me, "What the hell? Of course I'm real! Who is that girl? She loves you?"

"Do you still love me?" I blurted out. I glanced back at Annabeth who nodded, smirking.

Rachel frowned, "What? Percy, you're my best friend! Of course I love you!"

I bit my lip, "No that's not what I meant, I-" I turned to Annabeth and shook my head, "No, you and me, we need to talk about what happened before and Rachel doesn't love me that's stupid. Get rid of her."

"But… if you mean love you as in love you love you, then yes I do."

I spun around, "What?"

Rachel frowned, "I'm so confused. Why did you ask me that? And I still don't understand who that girl is. You know she actually looks so much like that girl you painted! Oh my god! It's her! What the hell! Am I dreaming?"

I felt sick, I turned back to Annabeth, "Get rid of her."

Annabeth grinned, "Percy she loves you! What are you going to do?"

I crumpled to the ground and placed my head in my hands, "I don't know. Just get rid of her. NOW!"

Both girls crouched at my side, Rachel's worried face stared down at me, "Percy are you okay? And what do you mean get rid of me? Where am I?"

I looked to Annabeth who was expressionless, "Percy, I did this for you so you could talk to her. Are you going to talk to her about that or not?"

I rolled over and placed my hands over my ears, I groaned as both girls fired questions at me simeltaneously. I tried to breath but it was becoming impossible. I rolled over again, and saw the two girls staring down at me.

Annabeth was had a smug expression and was laughing at me, while Rachel was looking extremely worried. A cool hand went to my forehead and I realised that Rachel was taking my temperature, so I swatted her hand away from me.

I looked up at the sky and my vision began to blur. The whole world seemed to be spinning, my ears buzzed and then everything went black.

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"Percy are you okay?"

I opened my eyes and saw Rachel staring down at me, "Rachel? What's going on?"

She frowned, "Well, you started screaming in your sleep and that woke me up so I came in to see if you were okay and you were drenched in sweat and crying and screaming. So I felt your temperature and you were burning up and then you woke up."

I took a deep breath, "No… you were… I was… Weren't you…" I trailed off, not knowing what to say. It must have all been a dream, "So that's all that happened?"

Rachel nodded, "I think you must have been having a nightmare. Do you want to talk about it?"

I shook my head, "No."

She frowned, "O-okay, well sleep tight."

I didn't answer.

"Percy?"

"Annabeth!" I jumped up from my bed and wrapped my arms around her. I noticed that we were in my bedroom. I usually woke up in the sand.

She smiled, "Are you feeling better? You woke up for like two minutes and then you went back to sleep."

I shrugged, "Yeah, I guess. I'm just glad that I am awake and with you."

She licked her lips, "Whatever."

I frowned, "So… can we talk about what you said before?"

She shrugged, "Sure. You love me."

I slowly nodded, "Yes. So we are officially in love?" I laughed but Annabeth ignored me. I placed a hand on her shoulder, "Hey? Are you okay?"

She glared at me, "Piss off. Can't we just make out or something?"

I wasn't sure why she was being especially mean today but I sort of wanted to make out with her so I dismissed the thought and kissed her.

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After kissing for a particuarly long time, Annabeth pulled away and smiled. I frowned, "What?"

She laughed, "It's just… I prefer you when you are kissing me, because then I don't have to listen to you talk about stuff I don't care about."

I froze and blushed, I felt so embarrassed. I had had no idea that I had been boring her, I went to say something but then thought twice and decided not to. I sat there in silence, blushing furiously and feeling like I was the naughty child waiting for the principal to punish them.

She looked thoughtful, "I mean… you're pretty hot, but you don't really have much brains up there," She knocked me in the head hard, "if you know what I mean. So I don't really find you very interesting."

I moved my head a fraction, to indicate I was nodding. She screwed up her nose, "Well I am tired, I'm going to bed. Bye."

She turned and left my bedroom, without even looking back. I slumped back into my bed frowning, as much as I wanted to follow her, I felt that this would make her hate me even more. And I so desperately wanted her approval, so I didn't. I stayed in my bed and fell asleep.

So you all must be super confused about this chapter right? If anyone doesn't get it you can PM me or ask what the hell was going on in a review and I will gladly let you know. Well, most of it. Please refrain from asking me things like, "Why is Annabeth being mean?" (unless it is a rhetorical question) because I will not answer because that would give it away.

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