Hey everyone,

Sorry for leaving for a couple hours, I had art class and I can't really do this and draw at the same time.

I'm back now, though! I've been eating these Girl Scout Thin Mint Pretzels and they're so freaking good. Oh my god. Totally recommend them.

I might come back and edit later, because I know that now that a couple months have passed I know that my writing is better. No huge major changes, though.

Oh and... WE HAVE OUR FIRST FOLLOW AND FAVORITE!

Thank you so much to CherryWick! I appreciate you so much. 3

Well, get ready for some Percabeth angst.

Oop drama.

(Disclaimer: I don't own these characters)

PERCY POV:

It killed me to see Annabeth with Luke. Sure, he didn't seem like a bad guy, but he was talking to Annabeth while I wasn't.

Which my clenched hands had apparently decided was unforgivable.

Grover headed off to spend time with his vegetarian friends. I didn't think I could ever give up bacon, but it did disgust me to see people eat seafood.

I was happy for Grover, having finally asked out Juniper, a willowy (see what I did there) red head that Grover had had a crush on for months.

It was obvious to everyone except those two that they liked each other, and I was proud of him for making the first move.

They seemed like they would be genuinely good for each other.

The way I wanted to be good for Annabeth.

I knew she was out of my league. Sure, my ego had been boosted by the number of girls and guys that asked me out everyday.

But I was nowhere near Annabeth in the looks department.

She was, hands down, the most gorgeous girl I'd ever seen. More beautiful than Rachel, which I didn't think was possible. She was perfect.

And I was the messed up abused kid from the poor part of New York.

I knew I wasn't good enough for her, but it still irked me to see her with Luke. I let out a sigh when he walked away, but my heart clenched when I saw Annabeth smiling after him.

I didn't know what had caused me to be so captivated by her, but now that I was hooked I couldn't get enough of her golden curls and stormy grey eyes.

I wanted to be around her. I wanted to talk to her every minute of every day.

Grover had called it love. I called it a crush.

"Percy!"

I turned around to see Jason jogging up to me. "'Sup."

He looked nervous. "Um, I just thought you should know. Pipes just told me that Annabeth and Luke had a date later."

I couldn't breathe. "What?"

"I'm sorry, bro. I know you really like her."

"I don't like her. We're just friends."

"Liar. Piper can tell from a mile away."

"Does everyone know?" I was sure my face was bright red.

Jason chuckled. "It's kind of obvious you two have a thing for each other."

"Annabeth has a thing for me?"

Jason smacked his forehead. "Oh my gods, you are oblivious. I thought Piper was exaggerating. Yes she likes you. I gotta go to Calc. I'll see you later."

"Yeah, bye," I mumbled. I didn't know what to think. If Annabeth liked me, then why was she so quick to dismiss our almost-kiss? Why was she going on a date with Luke? Why hadn't she said anything?

I walked to Annabeth and Thalia's dorm, for our study session. It turned out that I was actually good at Greek History, and I got to hang out with Annabeth, so I had taken to looking forward to it.

It had become the highlight of my day.

But today when I walked into Annabeth's pristine side of the room, avoiding Thalia's chaotic one, Annabeth was wringing her hands nervously.

Her long, slender fingers threaded through each other in a mesmerizing way. I wondered absently if she ever played the piano.

"What's wrong?"

She looked up in worry. "Percy! You're here. Um, can we talk?"

I frowned. That's never a good sign. It took everything I had to nod slowly. "Yeah, sure. What's up?"

She paused for a couple seconds, but they seemed like an eternity. She took a seat on her bed, and I sat beside her. Eventually she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"I think we should stop our deal."

Have you ever been shot in the chest by a pistol? Me neither. But I was sure it couldn't be worse than this.

"Uh, can I ask why?"

She finally met my eyes. Her guilty grey orbs drew me in. "I have a date later. With Luke Castellan. And I can't really go on a date with him if I'm fake dating you, right? So… yeah."

For maybe the first time, Annabeth didn't know what to say. I didn't know either.

Goddamnit. I had let another girl in who didn't actually care about me the way I cared for her.

My guard went up in a millisecond.

Annabeth noticed, because as soon as I forced a cold indifference into my eyes she frowned at me and opened her mouth to ask what was wrong.

"I knew you were selfish," I muttered. Good Percy, I commended myself. This was all a mistake, but it's over now. No one can ever hurt you again.

"What?" Her voice was quiet, betrayed.

"Selfish. What, are you deaf now too?"

"I'm not-"

"You're cutting off our deal so I can be fed to the wolves. So you can go on a date with a perfect little Ken doll."

"Luke has substance. Why are you being such an ass?"

"Why are you being difficult?"

"If you thought so badly of me, why did you almost kiss me?"

"Please. You were the first person in that room so dismiss that as nothing. Besides, I was just bored. Why else would I kiss a dumb blonde?"

I regretted the words as soon as they left my idiot mouth. Annabeth's eyes darkened and she narrowed her gaze at me.

"Dumb blonde?!"

"Annabeth-"

"Get out."

"I swear I didn't-"

"I said, get out."

I sighed. I got out. I breathed in the cool October air and wondered how it had all gone wrong.

The cold oxygen filled my lungs but I still felt like I couldn't breathe. I didn't know how to fix this. How to fix any of this.

She was so beautiful and I knew I had hurt her. The betrayal in her eyes was impossible to miss.

And as soon as I was without her, I realized Grover was right.

I was in love with Annabeth Chase.

Aww man. Poor Percy.

He really messed that one up. lol.

I don't know what to write now.

Oh well.

Thanks for reading!

-wdw