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Percy didn't know how he felt about kissing Rachel. It was a weird experience, It felt good, of course, all kisses did. But it didn't give him the same tingly feeling he felt whenever Annabeth-

No, he couldn't think about her. It was unfair to Rachel. Heck, he swore he'd seen her behind him after he kissed Rachel, but of course, he hadn't. He thought he was going insane.

"How was that?" Rachel asked him, after a minute of silence after their kiss.

Percy smiled, turning the sides of his mouth up. "Good," He said, and it was. Percy loved kisses, kissing was good. It was safe. People were easier at leaving relationships if all that was shared were kisses. That's probably where Annabeth and Percy went wrong. It would have been easier if they just kissed.

Rachel smiled at him- no beamed, and he felt so shitty at the moment. He felt like he was taking advantage of her.

But maybe it was the other way around. Rachel had coerced him into doing this, knowing he still was completely over his ex-girlfriend. It was perfectly normal that she would expect conflicting emotions and feelings to happen.

It wasn't that he didn't like Rachel, physically nor personality wise. She was a great person, and good-looking too. Freckles that dotted across her face, bright, wavy, red hair, startling green eyes, not like his own. His eyes were like the sea. Her eyes were electric. She had a strong build, and most of all, she was nice. Funny, smart, driven.

She and Annabeth were actually really similar, it was weird.

But for some reason, he didn't get the same feeling around her as he did with Annabeth. Even when Annabeth and him were fighting, even when they had arguments, even these past couple of days, he'd always felt this way about her. It never stopped.

No matter what situation he was put in, no matter what she did to him, he'd still love her-

He couldn't say that, he couldn't think. Shit, this was really not going well. Rachel was looking at him expectantly, so he leaned in, and kissed her. And what made everything worse, what made him the dumbest prick in the universe, was that he thought about Annabeth.

He remembered telling her once, "Do whatever you want with my heart. Tear it down, break it, rip it into shreds, I don't care, I'll always love you."

He had never imagined it would turn into something like this. Thinking about another girl when he was kissing a perfectly amazing person.

Why couldn't he just love Rachel? What the hell was wrong with him for not loving her?

He felt her gasp, and pull away, grinning. "That was nice," She said, "I didn't know you liked to kiss like that."

"I-" Percy hesitated, wondering if what he was going to say would hurt or help him. "I usually don't"

Rachel positively beamed. He felt even more shitty about himself. She was a great person. Why couldn't he just love her? "Am I an exception?"

Percy looked away, feeling his eyes water. At any moment now, tears would fall down his face, and he couldn't let Rachel see that. He couldn't do that to her.

"Yeah." Percy said weakly, "I-" He stuttered, "I'm so sorry Rachel, I gotta go. I'll text you." He got out of his seat, abruptly, aware of what a douche he was being. "We can set up a date tomorrow, or something, but I have to go. I'm really sorry."

"What happened?" Rachel said. "Why do you have to go?"

"I forgot about something," He told her. "Obligation, someone's…" He trailed off, trying to think of a way to finish that sentence, "cat?" It sounded more like a question than an explanation.

Rachel looked quizzical, and then her expression morphed into worry. "Okay," she said, "I-" Was there something more she wanted to say? "Text me Percy, okay?"

Percy nodded, and then rushed out of the bar, and ran back to the restaurant to grab his car. He booked it there, and opened his car. Looking to the side, he noticed a figure- one that vaguely looked like Annabeth.

Was there something wrong with him if he could tell what his ex looked like from a silhouette? Probably, Percy decided, but remembered what he had told himself earlier. He was going to leave her alone. That would be his best bet to closure.

Honestly though, what the hell was closure? Did it work, because Percy was damn sure it hadn't on him. He'd tried to get closure for the last six years and none of it had worked. It was stupid, everything about this was stupid, and made him mad.

He got into the car, and slammed onto the steering wheel. "Goddamnit!" He shouted out loud, not caring who would hear. "God-fucking-daminit!" He continued to shout. "Why can't I not get over this girl?"

"What the hell is wrong with me?" He said again, dropping his head to the steering wheel. He didn't say anything for a while, but a slight tear fell down his face, just a small one.

And then a voice. "Nothing's wrong with you." It's eerily recognizable, silky, smooth, soft. He can't put a name to the voice yet, but he knows he's heard it before. Someone is outside of his car, speaking to him.

He should be creeped out by this, he should just drive away quickly, but he's not. Instead, he responds. "How do you know?"

The person sticks their tongue. "I don't know. You just seem like you're having a bad day. Everyone has bad days."

"It's not just a bad day. I think something's wrong with me." Percy tells the person, it sounds like a girl, but he doesn't want to assume. "I haven't been able to get over this girl for six years. It sucks. And now I'm trying to get into a new relationship, and everything sucks."

The person stops. "Yeah, I understand." They sound like they really do, like they genuinely understand, that they've been through what he has.

"Right." He tells them, and then starts his car. The person backs away, and Percy pulls out of his spot, wondering what the hell is going on with him.

So, Any ideas on who that mysterious 'person' was? Also, I'm so sorry for this chapter, I can't lie to you and say that I didn't want it to be so sad, because I did, and for some weird reason I like writing angst, but it turned out this way, so… yeah. Also, please don't kill me. Remember: if you want another chapter, you need me to be alive to write it! Like I said, happy stuff will come in a while...

Also, online schooling has taken away some writing time for me, but don't worry! I'll still be updating consistently- that's my promise to you. I'm not going to give up on this story. Is anyone else doing online schooling right now?

Anyway, I hope you guys are safe and healthy!

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