Next chapter! Just a warning but this chapter may get a bit anguish-y near the end. Not sure how much though..

Hannah Cha and : Rachel left willingly, even if she was kicked out by Piper and Silena. Percy doesn't care where she went and is just glad that she's gone cause she's a major stalker in this story.

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Chapter Twenty Eight

Percy's POV

Silena walked back into the room a few minutes after she had left it. "And last but not least, Percy." She said, not even having to draw the name. I don't wanna be last! I whined in my head. All the other guys had been sworn to secrecy so I had no idea who I would be going into 'heaven' with.

"Come on, hurry up. We're playing spin the bottle after this." I groaned.

"Isn't this torture enough for you?" She paused as if considering the idea. Finally she shook her head.

"Nope, not enough. Now hurry up, I want to play spin the bottle!" I sighed, pulling the blindfold she handed my over my eyes and stepping into the closet slowly, so I wouldn't run in to whoever was already in the closet. I reached out, searching for the other person. My hand closed around something soft and squishy.

"What do you think your doing!" My hand was smacked away quickly. Uh, ah that was. . I gulped, waiting for my death that was sure to come. "Look, I know we're suppose to make-out but your not doing that. Got it?" I nodded quickly.

"Uh, y-yeah. No problem." I stuttered out before she had a chance in injure me. I heard her sigh. "There's only one person who I'd let do that, and he might not even want to." I heard the girl mutter under her breath, probably meant for only her ears but I had to ask anyway.

"Who do you want to do that?" I asked.

"D-do what?" She asked, playing dumb. I sighed, stepping a bit closer to her so that Silena couldn't hear what she was about to say, if she answered me at all.

"Look, just tell me who it is you like. I might even be able to tell you if they like you back. I'm not going to tell them either." She sighed, giving in.

"The one that I like is. – "

Annabeth's POV

"Look, just tell me who it is you like. I might even be able to tell you if they like you back. I'm not going to tell them either." The other occupant in the closet said. I sighed.

"The one that I like is – I don't even know why I'm telling you this." I said, shaking my head, almost loosing my nerve. Taking a deep breath I continued. "I like Percy." I whispered his name so low that I wasn't sure that the guy had heard.

"P-Percy?" He asked. I cleared my throat awkwardly.

"Uh, y-yeah. ." I felt a hand brush my cheek as it tangled itself in my hair.

"Princess curls. . ." Percy? It had to be; no one else had ever said my hair looked like princess curls except for my dad.

"Percy? I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean too – mmhp." I was cut off as his lips crashed into mine. Percy's arms went around my waist as he smiled against my lips, I couldn't help but smile also. Kissing Percy was amazing. It was the kind of kiss that could drive every other thought from your head, forget all your worries and fears. I almost forgot why I couldn't let myself do this – almost. I pulled away reluctantly.

"Percy. . Percy I can't" He was trailing kissed down my neck and across my collarbone, making this extremely difficult. "I can't do this. ." Percy pulled away from me, I could see the hurt in his eyes as he pulled the blindfold off, even in the dim light.

"Annabeth, why this again?" I could hear the pain in his voice, begging me to reconsider. "You just said you like me back. You give a jerk like Luke a chance, why not me?" Percy's whisper was barely audible over my own pounding heart. I've asked myself that question a million times Percy. I don't know. . "Liar, you know perfectly well why you won't give him a chance." My brain spoke up. It was right I did know, I just didn't want to admit it.

"Percy. ." I spoke feebly. "No, it's – "

"Why! Please Annabeth, I need to know!" His voice was so desperate. Maybe. .? No! No, I-I can't, not again. Taking a deep breath I tried to explain.

"Percy, Luke – He hurt me, but you. You could hurt me so much more. I. . I Couldn't – " Percy shook his head.

"Annabeth I would never hurt you. I'm not like Luke, I wouldn't do that." He assured. I nodded.

"I know that Percy. . But just the thought of something like that ever happening – It scares me." I was breathing hard, and every breath stung. I never told anyone my feelings like this, I felt vulnerable. "And I hate feeling this way. I hate feeling so. . So weak." Percy made a strange choking noise in the back of his throat.

"Is that how I make you feel? Weak?" He was backing away from me, it was like he didn't even want to be near me anymore. I felt a wrenching in my chest. This hurt, it hurt too much.

"No, that's not how you make me feel. You make me feel so good most of the time. Like I'm perfect – which is so far from the truth – you make me happy, I'm happiest when I'm with you. I feel so loved, and safe with you. . So alive. . ." I trailed off, letting him take what he would from what I'd said.

"Then why? I don't understand." Percy spoke so softly I almost didn't hear him.

"You could take that feeling away just as easily as you give it." I whispered. "You could leave, for whatever reason, or I could have to move again. Or whatever you feel for me could die, fizzle out like it did with me and Luke. Then where would I be? Alone, again." I felt a single tear slide down my cheek as I spoke.

"So your solution is to not give me a chance at all. You won't let me prove you wrong?" He didn't sound like Percy. He sounded, broken. Like there was no hope at all. Hallow.

"Percy, there are somethings we can't control.. no matter how hard we try." I sighed. Like how I feel about you.

"That's what I mean! I can't control my feelings for you. No matter how hard I tried to forget you after you left I couldn't. Annabeth, I thought I would never see you again, but now we have a second chance! People would kill for an opportunity like ours." He was getting frantic, trying to get me to believe him.

"I've loved you for a long time Annabeth." I stiffened. Luke had said something very similar when he asked me out. It wasn't long before he was sleeping around with other girls.

"What about every other girl at school who claims to 'love' you? The people in my life that claim to love me never stay for long. My own mother told me she loved me with all her heart before she walked out of my life forever! My dad said he loved me, yet he blamed me for her leaving! Things still aren't the same between us, even if he did re-marry." The tears were flowing freely now, nothing stopping there.

"Annabeth, you used to be my only friend. You were the only thing that made elementary bearable for me. I can't even count how many times you stood up for me, or kept me from being bullied by those idiots who thought they were cool. I've known you longer than anyone." Percy was holding me by the shoulders, making me see the truth in his eyes.

"Just because I say I love you doesn't mean I'm lying, or that I'm going to leave you. I don't care about all those other girls, there's only you." Seven minutes must have been over long ago but still no one had interrupted. I bet Silena planned all of this to get us together. Damn, it's working though. I thought, laughing slightly.

"What?" Percy asked quickly, worried that I was laughing in his face at his confession. I shook my head, still laughing.

"Silena staged this all, she must have." Percy seemed to think this over for a few moments, then shrugged.

"I'm not all that upset about it. Are you?" I shrugged also, laying my head on his shoulder and pulling him closer.

"No, I think she did a good job actually." I stated smirking.

Maybe I could give Percy a chance..

WOW! Three whole pages.. longest thing I've written in a long time. Not to sure about the ending but it's okay I guess..

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