Hey everyone! This is DaughterOfLupaxmx here, and I have to apologize.

I'm very sorry for not updating this story for like... two weeks! I know... You must hate me. I'm quite known for uploading often, but schoolwork has gotten the best of me. I fear I'm turning into Annabeth! D: jk... :P

No questions for now as I am a sleepy head; and I'm, in bed right now, with my laptop out, writing this onto a story I wrote like... 6 hours ago now. Soooooooooooooorry! ...Apology accepted? c:

Ok. I made a huge time gap because I feel like it would get boring without it. Don't worry, I'm going to do flashbacks into her summer holiday during the next chapters. This story will run until I get bored of it - no time soon, don't you worry :L

Off you go now, read on. Don't forget to pop out a review though! :D They help motivate me make to write more often. The main reason for not posting was because - get this - i have over 2.2k views, and only 26 reviews... that sucks guys. C'mon!

Behind Closed Doors

When It All Went Wrong

5 Months Later – 1st day back from summer holidays.

I hurried off to my classroom, managing to avoid him. Don't even think about him, Annabeth. He doesn't deserve it…

"Hey Annie. How was your holiday?" Piper asks, as I sit down in my seat – right next to her.

"F-fine." I say, giving her a look that clearly says, I'll tell you later. It takes all my willpower not to just break down right there and then.

"Well, mine was so cool! I went to Thailand, and when I told Thalia, she though I said I'd gone to Thalia." I laugh along with Piper, but from the look in her eyes, she's not as cheerful as before.

"Ok, class. Sit down, and be quiet. Today we'll be learning about the verbs in the Greek language…" I started to zone out. I already knew all of this! Percy taught me how…

I frowned, and looks down at my notebook, where I'd unconsciously been sketching a drawing of my boyfriend; Leo.

"You really should sell your drawings, Annie." I hear a voice behind me say. I didn't have enough strength these days to punish them for the nickname.

I turn around, to see my friends; the Stoll brothers. The complete pranksters of the school – along with Leo.

"I already told you guys; I'm not selling my work!" I told them this nearly every day… why couldn't they get it in their heads? One night, my mum had actually woken me up in the morning, only to have me shout in her face, 'I'm not selling it!'.

"Whatever…" They muttered, turning back to their work – which was currently devising a new way to mess up Drew Tanaka's – Pipers' half-sister – hair.

I carried on with my doodle, then signed my name at the bottom. I'd often sketch out Leo, in different positions, or with different facial expressions. He was the only one who got to keep every drawing I made of him. I only gave my other friends one or two of the drawings.

I glanced at the clock. 10 minutes until class was over. I started packing away my things – as did everyone else. They all took me starting to pack up, as a cue for them to start packing up.

The bell went, and everyone jumped up from their seats and raced out the door.

As usual, Thalia was waiting outside the Greek classroom.

"Hey Thals." I say, linking arms with her, as we head towards our lockers; which were right beside each other.

"Hey Wise Girl. How was your holiday?" That was it. I burst into tears. "Oh no! I'm sorry, Annabeth! What did I do? Oh, tell me!"

"It's nothing. I'm being stupid. Ignore me." I say, violently wiping away my tears.

"You could never be stupid, Annie! That's why we call you Wise Girl!" She goes for a laugh, but instead, I squeeze my eyes shut in an attempt to not cry. I fail miserably, and a few loose tears slip free.

Thalia leans forward to brush them away.

"Don't call me that." I say quietly, and stuff my books into my locker.

"Oh, Anniebells!" She'd taken to calling me that when she'd misheard my name the first time we'd met. "What's gotten you so sad, that you can't be called Wise Girl? You love that nickname!"

"Correction; loved." I mutter, grabbing her arm, and dragging her into the girls bathroom.

"Tell me." She demands, serious now. She would give a footballer two black eyes if it meant I was happy.

"Over the… the summer, Percy had been… he'd been starting to avoid me. I… I thought it was nothing. I went to his house one day – the 17th of July. I'd always come to his house that day. Since… since we were six, the 17th of July had been our favourite day; the day we'd met." I say, tears threatening to spill again. Thalia motions for me to continue. "I went over to his house… and Sally – his mum – let me in. She went to get him; saying he'd been in a bit of a mood lately. When he came out… Salle gave us time alone – just like she usually did. Gave us 4 hours alone together. Just us. When Percy saw me… his eyes filled with… with… I can't describe it. Fear? Yeah… fear and sadness." Thalias' eyes widen. "He told me… he told me to…" I couldn't take it. The tears spilled down my cheeks like a waterfall. Thalia gave me a hug, and rubbed my back.

"Do you want to stop? You can tell me another time…" Thalia starts, but I cut her off.

"No. I need to tell you. He told me to… to go away. To leave him alone. Act as if we'd… as if we'd never met!" I burst into another wave of tears. Thalias' eyes showed pure rage.

"And he had the nerve to kiss me…" She mutters.

"What?" I say, completely gobsmacked. Percy, kiss Thalia?

"He kissed me. You know. You walked in on us with Leo – that day at the beach." She says, and I remember stumbling upon them about to kiss.

"Oh… yeah, I remember."

"Wait. Does this mean… you won't have a sword-fighting partner?" Thalia asks, her eyes filled with something I couldn't place.

"Yeah." I say, completely distraught. "What d'you say, Thals? Want to learn to sword-fight?" I ask her, and her eyes widen again.

"Me? Are you sure that's safe?" She jokes, and I chuckle at her.

"If you want to learn, I can teach you. Maybe get you… half as good as him by the end of the year." I do the calculation in my head, and nod slightly to myself.

"Really?" She says, excitedly. "Ok. This'll be fun."

"You have to ask your parents though. It can be dangerous." I say, looking at her seriously, and I know she's thinking of that time with Piper…

"Ok. Let's go inform your boyfriend. He'll have some competition now!" Thalia laughs and it's her time to drag me somewhere – the lunch hall.

Sorry for it being so short! It's about 1,000 words long... don't blame me if it seems short!

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~Rose (DaughterOfLupaxmx)