Um…hi you guys. Hehe…PLPEASE DON'T KILL ME, I'M ALREADY A GHOST! I'm so sorry for not updating for a long time and leaving you guys in suspense. Anyways thanks for all the reviews I got! So, all of you guys guessed and none of you got it right. HINT: THIS PERSON (THE LEADER) IS NOT FROM THE PERCY JACKSON OR HEROE OF OLYMPUS SEREIS. THE OTHER PERSON, WELL MAYBE HE IS ;)

Disclaimer: I sadly don't own the PJO and HoO series. Uncle Rick does.

Percy's P.O.V

I glanced at Annabeth as she picked up a photo. She looked beautiful with her casual clothes. Her curly blond hair was in a messy ponytail lying on her shoulder. She read the photo and paled. Her gray eyes widened in a mixture of horror and shock.

"Annabeth…are you okay?" I asked. Of course she isn't, Perce. I thought to myself.

Instead of talking, she shakily handed me the photo, covering her hand over her mouth, as if she was on the verge of tears.

I took the picture away from her cautiously, not wanting to disturb her from her thoughts.

Wisdom's daughter walks alone

The mark of Athena burns through life

We snuff out her angel breath

Who holds the key to knowledge

Annabeth Chase stands gold and pale,

Won through pain, from her dark past.

I set the picture down, and let out a shaky breath.

"Annabeth…I'm so sorry." I said. I pulled her to me, hugging her. Her head was on my chest and I heard small sobs. I kissed the top of her head without thinking, but it felt right. When I kissed her, her sobs seemed to lessen.

"It's going to be all right, as long as we're together." I said soothingly, calming her down a bit.

Luke looked between Annabeth and me.

"What…what's going on?" He said cautiously not wanting Annabeth to cry all over again.

"He-the man who's stalking us-he knows everything about me. He's been stalking me since I was little." Annabeth said while removing herself away from me.

"What?" Luke asked confusion written across his face.

"I barely told anyone about my past; only you, Percy, and Thalia. I didn't even tell you guys about all of my past."

"He probably overheard you talking about your past to one of us." Luke said while thinking.

"No…no one knows my whole past. I only told you about my mother leaving, but that's it. I never showed any signs of being sad while talking about that to you guys. The only time I showed how pained I was, was when I was younger." Annabeth said for sure the man has been stalking us since we were little.

"Well, then what're we going to do about it?" Luke asked unsure.

"We have to be one step ahead of them. We can't let them get to us." I said.

"That's a good idea Seaweed Brain." Annabeth said with a faint smile playing on her lips. Her soft, plump, pink lips I could kiss-

"What the heck is 'Seaweed Brain'?" Luke said disrupting my thoughts.

"Uh…it's a nickname." Annabeth said with a faint blush on her cheeks.

"We never had nicknames." Luke said angrily.

"It's like a friendly nickname. You never gave me a nickname." Annabeth countered his remark.

"Oh, so I see, you give this guy you've been friends with for a little over a month a nickname, and not someone who you've been dating for years." Luke said bitterly.

"Says the person who cheated on me." Annabeth shot back. I wanted to say something to stop their argument, but I had a feeling it was just going to get worse.

"Don't bring that into this-you know what? I'm leaving. See you guys later. I need some fresh air." Luke said getting up and leaving.

Annabeth just glared at the spot he was at before he left. Why did he suddenly flip out like that? Is he okay?

"I guess it's just you and I." I said nervously scratching the back of my neck. We all know what happens in the movies when there's a boy and a girl in a room alone…I don't think that needs explaining… Wait, why am I thinking of this?! Annabeth and I are only and always will be friends. You know…we don't always have to be friends…maybe we can be more-"

"Yep, it is." Annabeth said looking at her bed thinking about…stuff.

"So…um, what should we do? I don't want to read any more of those creepy notes." I said.

"Um…Percy, can I show you something?" She asked. I sat up a little straighter wanting to listen to what she was going to say.

"I'm all ears. I'm going to there for you." Always.

"I don't even know why I'm telling you this because I met you about a month ago, but I still feel like I can tell you anything." Annabeth said though it seemed she was talking to herself mostly.

"I'm just that awesome." I said wanting to make her smile.

She smiled a bit and took a deep breath. "Well, when I was younger, there was this crazy man who loved my mom. I think he's our stalker. Anyways, he always used to send her all these flowers and chocolates and my dad got jealous. He turned out to be cheating on my mom 4 months after my mom was getting all those love letters and such. My mom…well, she was devastated and she didn't know what to do. She was going crazy and hated me. My dad never really loved me like parents are supposed to, but my mom did. When she started hating me too, I ran away. I eventually went back home, but by then, my mom left our family forever."

"I-I didn't know that. I'm so sorry."

"You shouldn't be." She said looking at her guitar.

"You know...I guess that's why I want to be an architect. Not only because my mom was, but because I want to build something permanent. When Luke cheated on me…I didn't know what to do."

There was a moment of silence before I spoke up. "Do you still love your mother?"

"Of course I do. Though I haven't seen her in a long time, I have memories of her. I remember she used to sing this song to me right before I would sleep. Do you want to hear it?" Annabeth asked smiling brightly at me.

"I'd like that." I said grinning.

Annabeth went over to pick up her guitar and songbook. She started to play the chords and they were beautiful.

I remember tears streaming down your face
When I said, "I'll never let you go"
When all those shadows almost killed your light
I remember you said, "Don't leave me here alone"
But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight

Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound

Don't you dare look out your window darling
Everything's on fire
The war outside our door keeps raging on
Hold onto this lullaby
Even when the music's gone
Gone

Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound

Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh
La La (La La)
La La (La La)
Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh
La La (La La)

Just close your eyes
You'll be alright
Come morning light,
You and I'll be safe and sound...

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh oh oh

Annabeth finished with tears in her eyes. That song…it was beautiful.

"Annabeth…I love it! It's beautiful!" I exclaimed.

"Thanks. My mom wrote it. She told me that she always had a soft spot for music." Annabeth said smiling with tears in her eyes.

I walked over to her and hugged her. We pulled away a little and I could see her whole face. Her gray eyes were sparkling from tears and her lips were parted. My eyes flickered from her eyes to her lips. I cupped my hands in her face. We both closed our eyes and leaned closer and closer until we were millimeters apart.

"WE'RE BACK!" Piper and Calypso screamed from downstairs. Annabeth and I jumped away from each other and looked anywhere but each other.

"Hey Annabeth, I had an awesome time with Leo-"

"WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?!" Piper cut off Calypso when she went upstairs and to Annabeth's room.

"Are you guys…together? THE PERCABETH FLUFF JUST GOT REAL HERE!" Calypso and Piper squealed.

"No, we're not. We were just…playing around." Annabeth said her face comparing to a tomato.

"Playing around? Playing around? It still looks like you guys have your clothes on." Piper stated smugly.

"Eww, Piper. Don't think like that. I only meant we were playing games." Annabeth said blushing even harder now.

"Okay, right." Calypso said nodding and smiling.

"Well, I'm leaving. Bye you guys." I walked away. Leave it to Calypso and Piper to ruin everything.

So, how was the chapter? The song that Annabeth played was 'Safe and Sound' by you know….TAYLOR SWIFT. I know this chapter came pretty late, and I'm sorry about that. Is Luke jealous? THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW. (WELL…THEY MIGHT). Are you mad at Calypso and Piper right now? I am. Okay…30 reviews for the next chapter? Is that too much to ask for? PLEASE REVIEW FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER! LUV YOU :)