Chapter 24

Percy POV

The sunshine's harsh rays beam down on my back as I walk down the street away from the mall, deciding to walk home though it is very far away.

I kick a few stray rocks as I go along, and they skip down the street.

I finally feel the betrayal Annabeth always felt when I messed up, and it hurt.

A lot.

This is all such a messed up situation, and it feels like everything is falling apart around me. I still have Nico and Jason, but they are starting to pay attention more to Piper and Thalia just like I paid more attention to Annabeth.

Zach is smart, he's clever, and he knows how to get to you.

Once he has a goal, he doesn't stop, and I don't think he ever will.

Though what I don't understand is why he keeps trying, and he keeps failing. The school year is coming to an end, and he is running out of time of trying to Annabeth.

But Annabeth and I are also running out of time to get our shit together, and Zach knows that.

I approach my house and dig out my keys, shoving it into the hole and thrusting the door open. I didn't realize I was sweating until the cold air hit my face.

I then hear voices in the kitchen. I can pick out my mom's, but the other one is unfamiliar.

And a man.

I walk quietly into the kitchen and stand in the doorway, looking at the scene in front of me.

My mom was hand in hand across the table with a man.

It was my English teacher.

-.-.-.-

Annabeth POV

"Have you guys seen Percy?" I ask approaching Jason and Piper who are sharing a milkshake.

"No, why?" They ask.

"Well, I may have caused him to be a little mad," I say shyly, shuffling my feet on the floor as their eyes widen.

"Annabeth! What happened?"

I explain to them as they listen, their focus never breaking. Their faces change as the story goes along, from surprise, to anger, and then to sad.

"You fucked up," Jason finally says after a moment of silent and Piper whacks his head.

"What he means is," She starts, shooting a mean look at him, "we can't do anything for you, just like we couldn't do anything for Percy when he messed up too. This is your problem, and you need to fix it yourself."

I chew on my bottom lip, processing what she just said.

"Well, I will," I said and she smiles, "if I can just find out where he went."

-.-.-.-

Percy POV

I clear my throat and they both whip their heads towards me.

"Percy," My mom breathes, and all color on her face fades, as does Mr. Blofis's.

"Mom," I say to my mom then turn to Mr. Blofis."Mr. Blofis."

"Percy, we can explain," My mom says, separating her hands from Mr. Blofis's and reaching out towards me.

"There's no need," I say, my voice surprisingly emotionless considering everything that's been going on. "I understand you were lonely, and that I wasn't enough for you. But don't worry mom, you deserve all the happiness in the world, considering me, and my dad."

"Percy-"

"I'll be up in my room," I say, cutting her off, "Don't worry about me, I need to get myself together."

I grab a Coke from the fridge and walk out the kitchen, stomping up the steps and getting into my room. I close the door gently behind me and lay down on my bed, staring up at the ceiling, not even opening my Coke.

I wait for the laughing and the talking to come back and close my eyes.

Images of everything that's been going on fill my mind from the day Calypso and Daniel walked through the school doors.

The laughter and talking and happiness fill my ears as I fall into a deep sleep.

-.-.-.-

Tap.

Tap Tap.

Tap.

I sit up in bed, and it's dark. I pick my phone off of the night stand next to me and turn it on.

12:37 a.m.

My mom let me sleep through dinner?

Tap.

I furrow my eyebrows and walk towards my window, where the tapping sound is coming from. I open my window and look down.

I see a flash of blond hair as the chilly air hits my face.

Annabeth.

She puts a finger to her lip and gestures for me to come. I frown and duck my head back into my room, pulling on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, throwing on a jacket.

I walk back to my window and close it, grabbing my phone and keys off the night stand and walk out of my room, tip-toeing down the hall and down the stairs. I open the front door and close it quietly behind me, locking it.

I turn to see Annabeth standing there, her hands in the pockets of her jacket.

It's the beginning of spring, so of course it's still a little cold at night.

She looks stunning in jeans and a jacket, and her curls fall around her shoulders. Her grey eyes were shining in the moonlight, and they looked silver. Her cheeks were flushed slightly from the cold.

"Hi," She says, her voice sounding hoarse like she was crying.

"Hi," I say and she gestures her head for me to follow her.

I fall into step beside her, though she keeps her distance as I so desperately want to stand closer to her.

You're the one who broke up with her.

Yeah I know that, thanks little voice in my head.

She clears her throat and says, "I wanted to talk to you."

"Okay."

She bites her lip as we walk across the street to the park. We find a bench and sit down in it, Annabeth still keeping her distance.

She places her hands in her lap and crosses and un-crosses her finger s over and over again in her lap. I study her as she nervously thinks of something to say.

I notice the slight upturn in her nose, the shape of her long eyelashes as they curl up, and the delicate curve of her jaw I so desperately want to run my lips across.

You broke up with her.

Thanks again, little voice in my head.

"Well, I just wanted to say I'm sorry, and I didn't mean what happened today and-"She cuts off and puts her head in her hands.

"Hey, it's ok," I say, placing a hand gently on her shoulder.

"But it's not, and you know it's not. I finally feel the pain and guilt you always felt when you messed up, and it sucks. I finally understand how selfish I was when I thought you didn't feel the pain, and I wish I could take everything back."

She took her hands away from her face a little bit so that her voice wasn't muffled and stared at them, refusing to meet my eyes.

"Me too," I say quietly and she finally looks at me, her eyes a little wet.

"What?" She asks and this time I look away, studying a tree that looks healthy and a strong.

"I feel the same thing when I broke your heart. And it hurts. As much as being the one who broke the heart."

I look at her to see her turn her head back to her hands and once again places her head in her hands.

"Everything is just so fucked up," She says, her voice muffled by her hands.

I sigh and face her. I remove her hands from her face so she's looking at the ground, and then gently cup her cheek to face me.

Our eyes meet, green on grey.

(A/N: This next part isn't a lemon or citrus but it gets really descriptive so if you don't like that kind of stuff read on until the next Author's Note you see. This will be the T rated part and the part after the next author's note is the part for the other people. Don't say I didn't warn you.)

I cup her other cheek and lean in, pressing my lips against hers. I can feel her tense up with surprise at first, before leaning in more, and scooting closer. I pull her onto my lap so she's straddling me and move my hands from her cheeks, down her body until they stop at her waist, where I squeeze her closer so there was no space between us now. I can feel her shiver and smirk against her lips. I can tell she doesn't like my triumph because she moves her hands from my lower back up to my hair, where she runs her hands through it and tugs on it a little, causing a low growl to come from my throat. She parts her lips to breathe, but before she closes them again my tongue slides in her mouth and she almost jerks back from surprise.

Then it's full on tongue and teeth and lips. She nibbles on my lower lip and I groan, feeling her smirk in triumph this time. Her hands run down my chest and stomach before going under my shirt, her fingers finding my scar from the shark attack and tracing them lightly with her fingers, causing me to shiver. But I don't like her triumph either. My lips leave her lips and trace down her jaw line, down her neck where I nibble a little bit on it, causing her to gasp.

"Percy," She whispers and throws her head back as my lips make their way to her collarbone and she shivers again.

I trace back up to her ear and whisper, "I win."

A clap of thunder breaks us out of our little trance and we look up at the sky, the clouds dark and the rain threatening to fall. Then it does and we look at each other and smile.

Her eyes were shining and her hair started sticking to her cheeks and neck. I kiss her one more time before she wraps her arms around my neck and leans her head on my shoulder, and I can feel her breath on my neck.

"I love you, Percy," She whispers.

"I love you, too," I say, placing a kiss on her nose, causing her to smile. She closes her eyes.

And I knew that nothing would ever become between us again.

(A/N: And here's the other version for everyone who didn't want to read the T rated one.)

I cup her other cheek and lean in, pressing my lips against hers. I can feel her tense up with surprise at first, before leaning in more, and scooting closer.

She wraps her arms around my neck and climbs into my lap so she's sitting bridal style. I run my hands through her hair.

A clap of thunder breaks us out of our little trance and we look up at the sky, the clouds dark and the rain threatening to fall. Then it does and we look at each other and smile.

Her eyes were shining and her hair started sticking to her cheeks and neck. I kiss her one more time before she leans her head on my shoulder, and I can feel her breath on my neck.

"I love you, Percy," She whispers.

"I love you, too," I say, placing a kiss on her nose, causing her to smile. She closes her eyes.

And I knew that nothing would ever become between us again.

I AM SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRY GUYS.

It's been more than a month since I last updated for this story and I am so sorry.

I am on summer break but I have been going to a lot of overnight and all day camps. But starting today I have a two week break before I go to another overnight camp so I'm going to try to get in as many updates as I can.

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