Hey everybody! This is chapter 14 ofHeal My Scars. Now here's a little downer; I am impatient as well, and I am not sure if you guys are, but don't you want Annabeth and Percy to kiss? Now, my downer is that it's going to be a long time before they actually kiss. So um…hope you guys still have hope; feelings will develop in the story, and I promise you that kiss you've been waiting for, will be the best kiss yet.

Anyways, hope you enjoy; please review! :D

Percy POV:

Ever since I broke up with Rachel, I became stronger.

And even Rachel's embrace hadn't healed my wounds from my heart. Her embrace showed love and compassion, but it has never made me feel the way Annabeth does. I don't know what's wrong with my mind, but ever since Annabeth slowly healed away the pain, I began to fall closer and closer to her.

And every day, she gets beautiful.

And every second, her smile is much more attractive than last time.

I have to admit it was strange of Annabeth to be this way. She looked much more beautiful. And I noticed that with her grey eyes and blonde hair, since grey was darker than blonde, it totally stood out.

And now, I had to give myself a mental slap before I noticed it was early dawn, and Annabeth was sitting on the porch, staring up at the night sky.

"Hey Annabeth," I said, and she smiled at me.

"Hey Percy…" she said, and I smiled.

"So…what are you thinking there?" I asked, making her smile a bit.

"Just about my life. I wonder who you were in my life as well as Luke. Was Luke somehow special?"

"He gave you a kiss. Who knows?"

"But I just don't feel that connection with him," she said, frowning. Then she blushed, staring at me. "Don't think this as if I like you; I still think you quite stupid, but every day I wonder who YOU are. You just seem like a major factor in my life. I don't know why, but you just do."

I smiled.

"And this dagger," she said, holding the dagger. "It feels so good to give it a touch. But I don't know why I would be drawn into a sword."

"That's because you loved to sword fight," I said, making her smile at me. It was so beautiful…wait, PERCY JACKSON, WHY ARE YOU ACTING THIS WAY TODAY? WHAT IS YOUR STINKIN PROBLEM?!

"Really?" she asked, a gleam in her eyes.

"You…hey! You're leading me to your past!"

"I can't help it," she whined, and I stared at her. "I don't know why you won't tell me. You're making me feel as if my life is empty.

"That's because I don't want you to…"

"To…"

"I just don't want you to get hurt okay?" I said, but I knew it was different. I knew because of that same night when she lost her memory, that day when she saved her life just for me…if she hears that I went with Rachel, she'd hate the guts out of me.

And I simply can't leave her because she means something to me.

"Percy? Can you at least tell me who you were?"

"Well," I said. "That's the reason why I can't answer your all so memory question."

"Did you do something wrong to me?" she asked, her face scrunched up into a worried expression.

"Annabeth-,"

"If you did something wrong to me…" she said, and her eyes softened. "I won't mind."

"Excuse me?"

"It's the past," she said.

"You're creeping me out here," I said, laughing. She smiled.

"Why?"

"You'd always be that girl who would like fight till the end."

"I still do."

"No you don't."

"Oh really?"

"Want a bet?"

"Sure."

"Then what do you propose?"

"I don't know."

"Oh, I know what will definitely make you lose."

"What? I can defeat a bear! I can actually make someone be very injured. I can-,"

"I don't like you okay?" she said, and that stung just a little bit. "But hear me out. I bet you can't do this. Kiss me."

I felt this strong connection, and I closed my eyes. I came closer by the second till-

"Don't," she said, and I opened my eyes. We were so close to each other; her eyes stared down at my lips as I stared at hers. My mouth was ever so close to her lips. I was ready to kiss her. I was ready to fully show her how much I cared for her. But she didn't want it.

Weirdly, I felt hurt.

I felt like I was dejected. I felt like she didn't like me. I am glad but at the same time not glad she lost her memory. What if she likes Luke? What if…possibly…she might hate me after I tried to kiss her?

I stayed at that same position, feeling deep down hurt. Finally, when she turned her eyes towards mine, she smiled.

"So you are brave, huh?" she said, and squished my cheeks.

"AAHHH! What are you doing-,"

"You're cheeks are so squishy!" she exclaimed, laughing as I tried to propel away from her. I was squishing her cheeks until I felt a hand shove me down the porch. I saw Annabeth getting dragged away from Luke.

"Let her go!" I said, but he got her up the horse.

"LET ME GO!" Annabeth shrieked, but he wouldn't listen. He rode away, Annabeth hanging on for dear life. I tried to run, but a horse is faster than a demon. And I will admit that because I am not specialized in running. I specialized in water…purifying lives…saving the forest…and being me.

But just because I can't run fast…

Doesn't mean I don't know how to know the basics of a demon.

Are you set brain?

Set.

Annabeth POV:

"LET ME GO!" I cried, and when we arrived at the forest, he took my hands and stared straight through my eyes. "Annabeth Chase…why are you acting this way, huh?"

"Excuse me-,"

"Ever since you met Percy…you're acting different."

"Excuse me, if you can leave me alone-,"

"Do you even remember me?" he asked, and I stared at him.

"Luke. That's all I know."

"Annabeth-,"

"I am feeling VERY uncomfortable that you disrupted my play time with Percy. I would like you to let my hand go."

"ANNABETH-,"

"My wrists hurt," I whispered, and he let them go.

"Annabeth…" he said, tears falling down, and I knew the moment he cried I whimpered. He just looked so sad. I couldn't help but feel his pain. But why?

"Annabeth, I'm Luke. Luke Castallean. You have to remember me!"

"I don't need to. I don't even know who you are-,"

And he pulled me close to him. I stopped saying a word, shocked from his sudden embrace. I couldn't even move; it felt like as if I was paralyzed.

"Annabeth…I love you."

And right when he leaned into me, I slapped him.

"ANNABETH-,"

"You rotten beast. How dare you touch a girl without her consent?" I cried, terrified of Luke.

"Listen to me-,"

"I can't! You're weird! How can you just embrace someone by yanking them towards the horse to the forest, making them utterly confused of what's happening when finally you propose for a kiss?"

"If you'd hear me out, I'd appreciate that."

"If you'd let me go to Percy, I'd gladly appreciate that."

"Look, we were really good friends Annabeth. And I loved you for who you were. Ever since we had that sword fight match…you seriously won my heart. So for years, I stayed being beside you, trying to protect you from the dangers of the world. And finally, you are gone away to some other guy so called Percy, trying to break away from me. What have I done so wrong? Why…do you have to hurt me all the time?"

Okay, is he forcing me to like him?

"Luke…are you telling me to like you just because you were my friend?"

Luke blushed, and was attempting to say something before I cut him off.

"Luke…you can't just do that," I exclaimed, and he looked down at the floor.

"YEAH!" I heard a voice behind us. I turned around, seeing Percy who blushed immediately. But I wasn't weirded out Percy came out of nowhere.

I was relieved.

"PERCY!" I said, hugging him, and pointing at Luke like a pre-schooler. "He's bothering me."

"Don't touch Annabeth…EVER…" Percy warned, and Luke gave him the stare.

"Oh, are you seriously challenging me?"

"Maybe I am."

"Oh, it's on!" Luke shouted, and shoved Percy. Percy got a scar on his cheek, and I covered my mouth with my hands. I stood in the corner, trying to stop the fight. When I touched Luke, he pushed me, causing me to fall towards the ground. A stupid splinter buried through my skin, causing me to squirm in pain.

And then, right before my eyes, Luke fell down.

"Don't ever mess around with Annabeth," he said, and I saw Luke, with bruises and his lip was leaking out blood.

"PERCY-,"

And Percy grabbed my wrists. I first thought he was casual about it, but when he stared at me, his eyes were serious. His eyes…it stared at me sternly. His grasp was not too tight, but his hands held a firm grip on my wrists. He dragged me towards Luke's horse.

"HEY! THAT'S MY HORSE-,"

Percy smirked, which I thought was so hot. Wait…excuse me? Why am I thinking that way?

"It was a very bad choice for you to bring this horse," he said, and got up. Before I ever was going to the saddle, he literally scooped me up, and before Luke can ever run towards us, the horse galloped away, Percy not even holding my hands. I turned back, seeing Luke who had his fists clenched. But the part that made things more sad was his eyes that showed how much he was in pain.

But before I ever was going to cry because I knew Percy was mad at me, and that Luke made me feel so uncomfortable, I felt a hand touch mine, so caring...so loving.

Hey everybody! I updated! So hope you guys like it; please review! I worked extra hard on it so…yeah.

Please review! Tell me how you like it! I will, on the next chapter, just dedicate a few of my folks that reallymade me happy. Please review! :D