alligator skies
summary: Her smile glitters in the sun, and half-triggers memories.
pairing: PercyAnnabeth (au postSonofNeptune)
rEvIeW rEpLiEs:
Ten-Faced—What was fast? You're welcome:)
blue sea glass—Thank you. I was hoping people would like the last line; I'm fond of it myself.
SnowCrystals—Another Percy and Annabeth that I hope you'll enjoy.
Sunny in Wonderland—What kind of Rachel in love? Teenage, I'll-do-anything-for-you? Or what?
Wonderstruck Pen—Thank you. : D
Nightkill—Octavian is love.
ten. ghost in the stairs
Do you remember me? she wants to ask, but the look on his face is enough.
So she does what she's good at: she runs.
.
The woods are a quiet place.
"Annabeth Chase," he says.
"Percy Jackson." Her reply cuts through the air—sharp, like a knife, like the dagger that she wields. The blonde shine in her hair seems to have diminished with her hope for their relationship.
"I loved you," states he.
"I am well aware, Percy Jackson."
He pauses, looks up from the ground, which he was interested in moments before. "I'd like to know why, Annabeth Chase."
She almost smiles.
.
"Tell me . . . more." His hunger for knowledge of his former self is overwhelming, destructive. "Tell me more of this . . . boy you fell in love with."
"Man," she corrects. "You are a man." He rolls his eyes. "You are—were—are, maybe . . ." She has done that many times since they have arrived—correct herself. So she takes a deep breath, readies herself. "You were a fool, Percy Jackson."
"A fool, how?" he asks.
She says, "You nearly killed yourself on several occasions."
"Then I still am a fool."
She punches his shoulder. "You're right."