Hello. Once again thank you to all my reviewers and readers. Sorry for the wait, I just got out of school. Well, here we go!

When I fall off of her, I land on my back. I close my eyes, thinking back to the first time I saw her.

It was in an alley way, back when we were about 15. Of purse we had seen each other before, but when I was 15, I got the news about the gang. And, if course, she was just unlucky that night. How many things changed that year, including me.

And, of course, memories of our "last" meeting, which came with the sound of guns and blood. Sometimes, I say to myself when I think about it, man up, or some shit, but I can't. That little "stint" put me in the hospital for weeks along with others, and almost killed her.

Her. Annabeth. The girl with grey eyes, a big mouth, and a personality to match. But her personality has diminished, I can tell, when I open my eyes and see her sitting against the wall, holding her face. The scares in her wrists tell me what I need to know.

I lock onto her eyes, even when they flit away from me. She pulls up her sweatshirt, but I lean forward to push it back down. Damnit, she was doing it again.

Every time we were left alone together, she would make me all gushy and stuff. Gang leaders do NOT get mushy just because of a girl. But I did and I hated it.

Not to mention I was rash and protective of things that were mine, including my friends. But, she wasn't mine.

" What did Luke do to you?" She turns her eyes up to me and give me the death glare. "Which time?"

Okay, I'll admit that stings. But I give her a glare, and she stops with the big mouth. "Did he get you again," she hisses at me and hugs her knees and shakes her head no. "He'll try."

At that she breaks, her voice becoming louder by the word and cracking along the way.

"You don't think I know that?" Even not living here for a while, her signature New York accent comes through when she yells.

"I know you know I know."

"Why do you care now?"

"I always care!"

"Not back then!"

"Yes I did!"

"Not really!"

"What did you care, back then?"

"I cared more than you!"

"Kiss my ass!"

"Spoken like a gangster!"

"At least-"

"I almost DIED!"

"But you didn't!"

"How would you know? I was shot and fell-"

"I KNOW! Who did you think pushed you off the building to save your ass?"

We stare at each other, breathing heavy. She gives me this, look, still hugging her knees and against the wall. I turn to leave.

"Don't tell Thalia. Not yet."

I nod, not even turning my head. I walk out, closing the door behind me. She's lucky, she's got me. And I'm going let Luke get her this time. She's mine.

How was that? Well it's not over. For being so nice and waiting so long, here's a short. : ) enjoy.

Percy pov-

When I walk into the warehouse and see her talking to everyone, I break.

She's Luke's, even if I want to think that we have her on our side. But we don't, and she just can't walk on in when she feels like it.

I walk over to her were she's perched on the arm of the couch, talking to Nico. I grab her arm and drag her up the stairs to the room. She shouts profanities at me but doesn't struggle.

Another slap in the face on Luke's part, she was a sweet good girl at first, but he changed her into something ugly.

When I closed the door, I let go and she sat down in the middle of the room, leaning back on her arms, hat hiding her face from me.

"Why are you here?" No need prancing around the subject with Annabeth. She, even if I would never admit this, was the smartest person I know. Well, my mom's up there to.

"Thought I'd drop by."

She stands up and walks to me. "Is that a problem?"

"Yes." I step forward so we are about 5 inches apart, breathing the same air. Oh yes, she was dangerous.

I still couldn't see her face, other than her lips. "Why do you were that hat all of the time?"

Before she could object, I knocked it off her head. She stood in front of me, her grey eye blooming wide.

Her eyes always stole my attention, but this time an angry red hand mark caught my eyes. "He hit you."

She looks down. "You were right,he got me."

She's mine know. And I will get you Luke.

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