Annabeth POV
The doorbell rings. Aiden! Annabeth has a weird feeling in her stomach, like it's being squeezed by an invisible hand. She wipes a lock of hair from her face and walks to the door.
"Hi."
"Hi, Annabeth, how are you doing?"
He says this as he steps inside without even asking. He kisses her on the cheek and takes his coat of.
"Soooo," Annabeth says "I'll go get that homework. Do you want to eat or drink something?"
"No, thanks."
Annabeth walks to the living and takes her homework that's lying on the couch. When she turns around Aiden is standing right in front of her, smiling. He has that twinkle in his eyes that make her shiver. His face is only inches away from hers and she can feel his breath as he whispers;
"Does this bother you, Annabeth?"
"Not really…" She whispers back.
He leans in and all of a sudden his lips are on hers. It's a really soft kiss. It makes her feel warm inside. He puts his hands on her back, and slowly he lets them sink to her lower back. Her hands are in his neck, playing with his hair. He pulls her closer until their bodies are pressed against each other.
The kiss gets heavier… A little too heavy for Annabeth. His hands are all over her, and trying to get underneath her t-shirt. "Aiden…" She tries to pull back but he doesn't stop. "AIDEN, PLEASE, JUST STOP!"
"Come on, Annabeth! I thought it didn't bother you…" He starts kissing her again. Now he's kissing her neck. Annabeth pushes him away with all the strength she has.
"Get away from me, Aiden! I told you to stop! Get out now!"
"Annabeth… Don't be stupid… Come on, I'm sorry…."
"Just get out!"
"Can I at least get the homework?" Annabeth can't believe her ears… She turns red and starts yelling at him;
"Are you kidding me?! Just get out! And don't you dare approach me anymore!"
Aiden looks disappointed for a moment, but then he just grins and walks towards the door. She slams the door behind me. Then she starts crying… She leans against the front door and lets herself fall on the ground sobbing. How could she let him do that? How is that even possible?
She sits there for a long time. Or maybe it are just a few minutes, but to her it feels like hours. She keeps crying and sobbing…
All kind of thoughts go through her mind. Maybe it's her fault… Maybe she shouldn't have been so nice to him. Or maybe it's not normal she's so shocked? Do other girls think this is alright? Maybe it's all her fault. She keeps crying. Then, in a moment of lucidity, she decides to call Percy. He's the only one she can think of right now.
P-Pe-Percy?
Hmmm, yeah… Annabeth? What's happening? I was sleeping… Do you know what time it is?!
Yeah, I'm so sorry Percy… It's nothing… Go back to sleep…
Wait! Annabeth, are you crying? Is everything alright?! What happened? Are you okay?
Noo, nothing's alright… Aiden came over and… you know… he just…
He didn't hurt you did he? I'm coming over, hang on, I'll be there in 20 minutes!
Annabeth holds back a sob as she hangs up. She sits there, leaning on the door, for 5 more minutes. And then she walks to the living and sits on the couch. It's doesn't last long before she's curled up and sobbing.
She hears the door opening and closing. For a second she's scares it's Aiden coming back, but then she realizes it's just Percy. She gave him the key to her apartment a few days ago. He walks in but she doesn't look up. She can't see him until he squats next to the couch and touches her head.
"Annabeth? Are you alright? Talk to me…" He says with a soft voice full of worries.
She turns around to face him, and when she sees his face she starts crying even more. His sea green eyes are staring at her.
"Come here." He pulls her out of the couch and makes her sit on his lap. She rests her head on his chest and puts her hands around his waist. They sit there for a while, he strokes her hair and whispers soothing things in her ears. "It's going to be alright, Annabeth, I'm here now… It's going to be alright."
Annabeth finally looks up at him and tells him what happened. He seems furious. Like he would just go to Aiden and punch him in the face. His face is all anger. He just sits there staring at nothing for a moment but then he looks her right in the eyes and says: "Annabeth, I won't let anyone hurt you again. You're safe now." He pulls her closer to him and they hug each other tightly.
Percy POV
I think Annabeth finally fell asleep. She's snoring a little. How cute… I drag her to her bed and I put her sheets over her. As I walk out I hear her moan; "Percy?"
"Yes?" "Could you stay here, please? I'm going to have nightmares, I can already feel it."
"Of course, Wise Girl, of course." I lay down next to her and turn around to face her. We look at each other for a while, until she takes my hand as she closes her eyes and sighs. A few minutes later I feel myself gliding into the universe of dreams.
But dreams can turn into nightmares very fast. That's what happens to Annabeth. She wakes me up by screaming and crying. "Please, STOP! Help me! Please!"
"Annabeth! Annabeth!" I try to wake her by shaking her a little but it doesn't seem to work. I have to shake her really hard before her eyes fly open and she stares at me with tears in her eyes. She looks like she doesn't know where she is, or who she is. She sees completely lost.
Then she starts crying again. The tears roll down her face as she comes closer to me and lays her head on my chest while sobbing. The rest of the night she sleeps, but it's a nervous sleep, and sometimes she starts talking. I can't stop thinking of how beautiful she is and how much I care about her. When she's hurt it's like I can feel her pain through my whole body.
