Little thoughts of his kept his mind whirring as he watched her sleep.

If she said yes,they could move in together,live a nice life in a nice house,with maybe a child or two running around. At least he could make sure she was safe,and not live in the shadow of fear anymore.

But if she said..no?

It seemed like a million years ago that he was planning to propose to the love of his life. When he heard she was impaled with a sword,his heart stopped for a moment,and he couldn't think of anything,except getting to her in time. She wasn't a complete immortal,and she can still die.

He gently ran his fingers through her slightly tangled black hair. She was his angel,his Penny. Everytime he expressed on how much he loved her,she would ask the question;

"Apollo..I'm not exactly perfect..I'm not beautiful or have the character of most girls...why do you love me?"

He would always kiss her and reply;

"Because you're imperfect and I love you for that."

On instinct,he bent down and kissed her gently. Soon,the time would come for him to get down on his knee,with the ring.

He thought about the times they had together,centuries ago, before she was reborn as daughter of Poseidon. They hated each other,sworn to be enemies. They bickered all the time,until they learn to love. But when she had died,sacrificing herself for him,he lost it. He wasn't stable. He was a wrecking mass of destruction,using his Sun Chariot to cause draughts and deaths all over the world.

He couldn't loose her again. He wouldn't accept it.

His hand raced towards her, entwining with her thin,soft fingers. Her facial expression was peaceful and calm. He always woke up with her on his mind,and went to sleep with his thoughts about her. Of course,he couldn't be the over protective boyfriend of hers. He had to give her some freedom too,but the very thought of someone else capturing her heart haunted him.

She was attractive;both inside and out. As the years passed,he had seen guys try to catch her eye,but she looked at nobody but him. He always thought about what he would actually do if Penny Jackson did fall in love with someone else. As long as she was happy and smiling,he would accept it. He didn't want her to get hurt.

He ran his fingers through his hair,frustrated. She didn't seem to understand how much she meant to him. The very thought of her getting a mosquito bite made him want to track down the mosquito and kill it,how would he keep her safe? She was a reckful girl,who can't stay in one place. She always had to be on the move,and that's what scared him.

"Apollo?" She muttered. He looked down,to see that her eyes were half open and looking at him. He frowned.

"You've only slept for an hour."

"That's more than enough."

She gently pushed herself upwards,sitting up straight. It didn't seem to hurt,because she didn't wince.

"Does it hurt now?"

"Not really. Just a tiny pinch whenever I move."

He could never tell when she was telling the truth. She always wanted people to know that she was fine,and that nothing hurt,but Apollo knew better.

"So...when am I allowed to get out of sickbay?"

"Well,I'd like to say you should stay in here for a year-"

"Apollo-"

"But that depends Sunshine. I'd say about a week or so."

She nodded slowly,deep in thought. He took her hand and gently squeezed it,still stuck in his own depressing thoughts.

"I'm going to be fine Apollo. Really." She said,reading his expression perfectly. He sighed and closed his eyes,pressing the back of her hand on his lips.

"Someone did this to you." He muttered.

"Apollo," she sounded exasperated "Please."

He looked up and regarded her green eyes,which were silently begging with him. Maybe he was going way to over the top. He smiled apologically.

"My bad,Sunshine." He said. Her expression relaxed,but he didn't. When he found out who did this,he swore that,that person would wish he or she was never born.

They sat in silence for a long time.

"Remember the first time we met?" She asked,tilting her head and smiling. He couldn't help but break into a faint smile too.

"It seems like a million years ago."

"That's because it was a million years ago."

"True. I hated you a lot though."

"As if I didn't. Your ego was as big as Zeus's lecture when it comes to sky disasters being more spectacular than water disasters."

"Hey! Okay,that's kind of true."

She laughed and when it died down,he leaned forward and kissed her swiftly,the world disappearing as he did so."I love you Penny.

"I love you too Sunboy."

I'm only giving out this spoiler because the story is kinda lame so far,so I'll just say it. You're seriously gunna hate me for the next chapter. REVIEW!