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Percy's POV

Speaking those words was like having my heart being torn out of my chest. I'd never spoken of Mom's death, to anyone. Not even Grover, my best friend, or Nico, my younger cousin. Only Luke and I knew about it, and I was content to keep it that way. Then, when I have my revenge on him, only he'd know what was coming.

But I felt like I could trust Annabeth with anything, with my life. When I told her, her expression soften so much I thought that she was going to cry. She reached out wiped a tear from my cheek. "I would say that I'm sorry, but I know that won't mean anything to you." She said gently. She was right. I hate it when people say sorry for things that are out of their hands.

"When we were twenty, there was a woman that we both loved, but she loved me. Her name was Atalanta, and she was proclaimed to be the most beautiful woman on the island. She looked a lot like you, but with caring, crystal blue eyes. Luke got so mad that Atalanta loved me, instead of him and he threatened to kill my family. Atalanta and I didn't think that he'd carry out his threat, but when she refused him, he murdered my mother. Atalanta told me that she couldn't let Luke hurt my family any more, and that she loved me more than anyone. She agreed to marry Luke, and on the day of their wedding, Luke discovered that she could never bear a true loyalty to him, and he pushed her off the balcony and she fell to her death.

"He blamed me for it, saying that I'd killed her to get revenge on her for leaving me. But I was on my ship at the time, and no one believed him, so he blamed Mom's death on me instead. I was found guilty and sentenced to a hanging.

"On the day, I made a daring escape with the help of my crew, and became a notorious criminal wanted for murder. A year later, I came back for Luke on a ship that he thought was the Princess Andromeda. I had a plan, to make him believe that I was dead and that my ship no longer sailed the seas. After a huge battle, we sunk the ship, and I was effective in making Luke believe that I had died when the 'Princess Andromeda' sunk. Tales were spread that my ghost sailed the seas on a ghost ship, searching for Luke to have my revenge.

"I did come after him, many times, but only carrying out petty things that would make him believe that he really was being haunted, things like painting messages to him with blood. "

I took a deep breath. Annabeth was a good listener, but this would be the hardest thing to tell her.

"Then I found out that he was marrying you, I heard rumours that you looked like Atalanta, and that was why Luke wanted to marry you. Determined to make sure he would never marry my Atalanta, I decided to kidnap you, show Luke that I would never stop making his life misery for what he put me through. He doesn't deserve to die yet, not until he goes through the same pain as I did."

After a minute, I finally looked back at Annabeth, and she had tears running down her face.

"Percy, I had no idea. I'm sorry-"

"I don't want an apology."

"No, that isn't what I meant, I thought you were just using me to make Luke jealous, I had no idea that he would've done that to someone."

"Exactly," I said. "No one imagine that he would murder his own wife."

Annabeth's POV

Percy really had saved my life. Would Luke have done the same to me? Was there something wrong with him? Had all those years of Percy's ghost tormenting him driven him mad?

His story made me remember where I'd heard his name before. I'd never believed the tale of the ghost ship, but my little brothers did. People would tell stories of the pirate driven mad with heart-ache and the want for revenge, whose ghost wouldn't rest until he found his lover.

IT had also occured to me that Percy had called me beautiful by comparing me to Atalanta. I couldn't help but be flattered, he'd said I was as beautiful as his only love. But was she his only love? I cursed that voice. No, Percy wasn't in love with me.

Percy was staring at his feet. I never would've thought that I'd feel sorry for a pirate, let alone the one that kidnapped me.

"Why don't you go get some sleep." He said, getting to his feet. "We can keep training tomorrow."

I grabbed his outstretched hand and he pulled my to my feet. My foot caught in a crack and I stumbled forward, into Percy's chest. Percy looked down at me, out faces inches apart. His eyes were so brilliant in the light of the moon, and I thought he would kiss me again, but he whispered, "Have a good sleep Annabeth." Then he walked back down the stairs and into his cabin below.

I sighed and made my way to the bunks.

The Princess Andromeda sailed soundlessly in the night, making small ripples in the water as it's bulk disturbed the surface. I stood at the prow of the boat against the railing, above the figurehead. Strong arms were wrapped around, a head resting contently on my hair.

A soft breeze blew over the ship, carrying the familiar of the sea.

"I could get used to this," I whispered, and the man kissed my cheek. I rested my hands on his, leaning back into his muscular chest. I felt so safe in his arms, like nothing could touch me as long as I was wrapped in his embrace. This is what its like to love someone, I thought blissfully.

"I love you, Annabeth. I've never loved someone like this." The man whispered to me, and looked back into his face. His dazzling green eyes sparkled, the surface of the water reflecting in them. I rose onto my tip-toes and kissed him, and his lips twitching into a smile as he kissed me back.

"I love you too, Percy." I breathed when we pulled away.

Suddenly, there were footfalls behind us. "Well, isn't that touching." A voice cooed, but there was no mirth in his tone, only a cold bitterness, like the words made him sick. "I see you've stolen another woman from me, Perseus Jackson."

Percy tensed at the sound of his real name, and turned to face Luke, releasing me from his hold.

Luke was standing a few metres away, and he held a strange weapon, one that I'd never seen before. It was the length of a short-sword, and it looked sort of like a miniature cannon. "What's that?" I asked, Percy standing in front of me protectively.

Luke smiled. "It's expect that you'd know, Miss Annabeth. After all, you're mother invented it."

He held the weapon up and took aim. "This will be the last time you will breath, Perseus." He snarled, then the weapon fired. There was a loud BANG, and Percy staggered. A flower of red was starting to spread over his chest. He stared down and his red shirt, and then looked up at me one last time. I saw in his eyes, a sorrow that made me feel weak. They were dulling rapidly, and Percy took one more step back to steady himself, before his legs stopped supporting him.

"PERCY!" I cried as he toppled over the railing into the sea below.

I ran to the rails and peered down, my tears pouring into the water. Luke grabbed me from behind, taking me in his arms- it was more of a possessive grip than a comforting one- and started pulling me away. I screamed out Percy's name until my throat was raw and no more sound came from my mouth, and I cried till I had cried my eyes dry. I kicked and thrashed until Luke was swearing at me to stop being a bitch, and finally I came to terms with my lose.

Percy was dead, and I was left with Luke. The monster.

I shot upright, tears on my face and pillow. I hastily climbed down and ran to the hatch. I know it was a dream, but this was more. I'd never felt something like that.

I sprinted to Percy's cabin, and slipped inside. Holding my hands out in front of me so that I wouldn't run into anything. When I found the bed, I crawled in next to Percy, and he subconsciously wrapped an arm around me.

His arms made me feel safe again. Luke would never tear us apart.

As long I was with Percy, I would be as indestructible as he seemed to be.

Awww, writing Annabeth's dream nearly made me cry! :C

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