smthng to make up to you percabeth fans after the last chapter!

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37. Eyes

Annabeth decided she liked Percy's eyes the best.

It was one of the few things about Percy that had never changed. He was always getting older; reckless as the sea. But his eyes stayed the same sea-green color.

Annabeth had never really cared for the stereotypical girls who thought about their boyfriends' looks all day, but it was hard not to notice Percy's handsome face. It was why Annabeth got so jealous; few girls could resist that face.

It didn't help that everyone wanted to be friends with Percy. He just had a charming persona, and you couldn't ignore it.

Annabeth certainly couldn't, anyway. From their first meeting, she had been painfully aware of his easygoing nature and somewhat funny remarks. But, at the time, Luke seemed like the better man. Percy was just a boy, not even worth befriending, especially considering the fact that he was a son of Posiedon.

But when she grudgingly decided it was okay to let that Seaweed Brain into her heart, he became a larger part of her world than Annabeth had anticipated. It didn't take long for Percy to become her best friend. Not even Thalia could compare to Percy. It was annoying, but Annabeth wasn't going to let him go; she cared too much for him.

And then he saves her life. Over and over. Of course, Annabeth does the same thing. It's not an option; she has to make sure those eyes stay with her.

That's what Annabeth tells herself. She doesn't like Percy; she just thinks he's kind of cute. Like a puppy. Or a baby seal. Yes, that's more appropriate.

But Annabeth is always running after Luke. She doesn't even know why. Luke is Annnabeth's first love; her only love, Annabeth corrects at the time.

But that black-haired friend is in the background, just waiting for Luke to push Annabeth down so that he can catch her.

Neither one knows that's happening, though. Not yet.

Annabeth doesn't know who feels it first. That fluttery feeling that is signaling so many warning bells, telling Annabeth that she shouldn't be feeling that towards Percy; it should be felt towards Luke, poor Luke, who has somehow fallen to the dark side. Not that it's his fault.

Percy thinks it's his fault, though. That just makes Annabeth mad. Percy doesn't know Luke that well, he doesn't know what a good person Luke is.

That green-eyed Seaweed Brain is just being stupid and stubborn.

But that's how Annabeth comes to the conclusion that maybe Percy does like her.

He's only saying such bad things about Luke because he's jealous of him. Because Annabeth like Luke more.

It's nice, though, knowing that someone cares enough for you to be jealous.

Annabeth has never seen Luke care for her like that. But he does care for her. Annabeth thinks so.

But then she kisses Percy, and she starts thinking that maybe Luke isn't as important as Percy is to her. Annabeth has never kissed Luke before. Any boy, for that matter.

It's kind of funny, Annabeth thinks, that the boy that she shared her first kiss with was going to die anyway. If he didn't die in that explosion- and Annabeth argues with anyone who says that he did- then he'll die on his birthday, anyway. Everyone can feel the numbers ticking away, to the day Percy will die.

But it's not today. Percy comes back to witness his own funeral. Annabeth hugs him and can't believe what an idiot she's been, because she knows where he was.

On a stupid island. With a beautiful girl.

And now Annabeth is constantly saying the wrong thing, and they are both getting mad at eachother, and it's pulling Annabeth and her best friend apart.

What does it matter, Annabeth thinks one night. He's going to die anyway.

Butshe's going to try her hardest to make sure that doesn't happen.

And then the two loves of her life are fighting and Annnabeth's heart shatters when she realizes one is going to die, and all she can think is that she can't let those green eyes leave her here alone.

So Annabeth does what she's always done; think. How could Percy have come so far, but die at the end anyway? Unless the second part of the prophecy wasn't talking about him...

And then Annabeth knows that Luke is going to die. He has to.

Thankfully, he kills himself. Percy doesn't do it. Annabeth doesn't know if she'd be able to stand it, seeing him kill Luke.

And then they kiss underwater, and those innocent sea-green eyes are watching her and Annabeth knows she made the right choice in staying with Percy, the boy with the beautiful eyes, because that's who she loves.

hope you enjoyed!

haha, no clue WHAT I was doing on this one, gaise. It started off describing Percy's eyes and ended with a summary of their troubling story on how they got together. I added the eye thing in there a couple of times to keep it in-theme.

anyway, PLEASE REVIEW, SA, AA, FAVE, etc! (seriously, I'd love some more reviews! haven't gotten many recently, just curious if anyone's still reading xD)