"This date was perfect Perce, Thanks. I had fun," I said, staring at Percy, who looked over at me, smiling.

"No problem, Annabeth. I had fun, too. Especially volleyball with the Anderson's. You creamed us."
I laughed at that. "I told you I would. I played on the team in San Francisco. I was debating between track and volleyball, but ended up choosing volleyball."

"Really? I didn't know that. You should try out for Goode's team. I'm sure you'll make it."

"I didn't even know Goode had a team."

"We do, and they're pretty decent actually."

"Oh, well I'll check it out." We sat in silence for a few moments.

"When are your parents shipping your car out here?" Percy asked, breaking the comfortable quiet.

"Don't want me riding with you, Seaweed Brain?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

His eyes widened, and he shook his head furiously. "What? No! That's not what I meant," he managed to get out.

I laughed, and nudged him. "I'm just teasing Percy. Chill." He visibly relaxed, and I gave his hand a little squeeze. "I think it should be here in a week or so, but until then, you're stuck with driving me."

He shrugged, showing me that he didn't have a problem with driving me. We reached the apartment a few minutes afterwards, Percy pulled into a parking space. He took my hand once we climbed out of the car, and we headed into the apartment.

"Mom, we're home!" Percy said. We didn't hear a reply, so naturally we began to worry.

Percy and I immediately rushed through the apartment, looking for Sally or Paul.

I rushed into the kitchen, looking for any sign of a monster, and I noticed note on the dining room table.

Percy and Annabeth,

I went out with Paul. Will be back before midnight. Hope you had fun on your date.

Love,

Sally

"Percy! It's ok, Sally left a note!" I called out to Percy.

I heard him sigh in relief, and his arms wrapped around my waist. He kissed my cheek, and then let go of me.

"I'm going to go change," he said, walking out of the kitchen..

"K, me too." I walked into my room, and pulled out a pair of black pajama shorts and one of Percy's old Camp Half-Blood t-shirts. The shirt was from when he was fifteen, but he grew out of it by the time he was sixteen. I don't think that boy ever stops growing. It's my size now, so I basically stole it from him. I walked into the kitchen and sat down at the dining table, resting my head on the cool glass. I heard Percy walk into the kitchen, and I mumbled a 'hey, but didn't raise my head.

"What's wrong?" he asked me, rubbing me back slowly.

"Nothing. Just tired." I felt his fingers massaging my temple, and I was already feeling better. "You're good at this," I told him.

He chuckled. " Yeah, I hope so. I do it for my mom a lot."

"What time is it?" I asked Percy, finally lifting my head up. He pulled out his phone from his pocket, and checked it. Now, you may be wondering why Percy and I have cell phones, considering the fact that we are demigods and monsters can easily track us, but our cell phones are iPhones that Leo Valdez worked on, so that they couldn't be tracked by a monster.

"11:14"

I stood up and wrapped my arm around Percy, who hugged me back and pulled me closer. I stood on my toes and tried to reach his mouth. He looked at me, smirking, and I slapped his shoulder lightly.

"You're too tall," I said, frowning. He still made no effort to lean down so that I would be able to kiss him.

"Or you're too short," he said, poking my ribs.

I glared at him, and slapped his hand awat. "I am not short! You're just a freaking giant! What are you? Like 6 feet?"

"6'1'', but close enough, shorty." I continued to glare at him, but after five years, I guess my glares lost their effect on Percy.

"Oh, shut up and lean down, you idiot," I said, kissing his jaw.

"Gladly."

He tilted his head downwards, and I grinned triumphantly, bringing my lips to his. He removed one hand from my waist, and brought the other one to my hair. I locked my arms around his neck, and leaned into the kiss, deepening it. We pulled away, and he rested his chin on my head.

"I love you," he breathed out.

I grinned. I love hearing those words. It feels as though my insides ignite and I'm flying whenever he says those three words.

"I love you too, Seaweed Brain," I murmured against his chest.

"We should go to bed," he suggested, kissing my forehead. I nodded, and pulled away from his arms, walking to my room.

"'Night, Percy. Love you!" I yelled once I was snuggled under my comforter.

"'Night Annabeth. Love you too!" he yelled back. I smiled, content, and let the blackness overcome my consciousness.

I ran through the woods, desperate to run away from…whatever was chasing me, but I found myself running at the slow pace of dreamers. I cried out, screaming for help, but to no avail.

I heard yells and curses, and Percy and Luke appeared in front of me. I watched as Percy fought Luke. They battled for what felt like hours, while I was being held captive by a powerful, invisible force.

I felt a blade dig into my back, and screamed in pain and desperation.

"Percy!" I cried, breathing heavily, but he hadn't heard me. I continued to scream, struggling against the force, but made no progress in escaping. A strong wind enveloped me, and my shouts were muffled into unheard whispers.

I began to shake in fear as I realized that Percy was losing the battle against Luke.

Suddenly, Luke's blade was pressed against Percy's Achilles' heel. Percy turned to me, and mouthed 'I love you', and Luke cut Percy.

I woke up panting, and sweating, and wiped the tears that were streaming down my face. I sat up, crying for a few minutes, until I could think again.

I couldn't bring myself to go back to sleep, knowing that nightmares would plague and corrupt my mind. The nightmares had gotten worse. When I was in San Francisco, I had similar dreams, but I was always vaguely aware that I was only dreaming and Percy was in New York, safe, but now, they feel so real, and I can feel pain.

I slid out of bed, tears still falling from my eyes, and walked into Percy's room, breathing out a sigh of relief as I saw his sleeping figure.

"Annabeth?" he mumbled groggily.

"Yeah, I had a nightmare, so I wanted to make sure you were okay. Sorry for waking you up." I said, moving closer to his bed.

"It's fine. Do you want to sleep in here?" he asked me, as he sat up and leaned against the headboard.

I nodded, and climbed into his bed. He wiped the tears from my face and kissed my forehead.

"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked, concern filling his voice.

"It wasn't anything new. I just dreamed that Luke had stabbed you in your Achilles' spot, and I had to watch it happen. I couldn't do anything about it, Percy! I just had to stand there and watch you get killed! I felt so helpless and every time you got hurt, I felt like I was breaking!" I was sobbing again, and Percy pulled me into a hug, murmuring comforting things in my ear.

"That won't happen, Wise Girl. I'm never leaving you. Ever. I love you, and I'd be an idiot to let you go."

I smiled sadly at him. "Thanks, Percy. I love you, too."

"Now, sleep." He said, kissing my lips softly.

We lay down on the bed, and I rested my head on his warm chest. I blushed as I realized it was bare, but Percy never sleeps in anything but boxers, and I knew better than to be bothered.

I drifted off into a nightmare-free sleep, with my last thought being: He loves me and I love him. That's all that matters.

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