Chapter 5

I didn't even close my eyes…I just stared at the bunk above me thinking about what Annabeth said about love, about me. I waited and waited for my alarm to go off to tell me that I needed to go fix everything because I knew I had archery today with Annabeth, I just knew if I could get her to listen everything would be better…I would be better but I was wrong way wrong…

I walked down to archery practice after breakfast and saw Annabeth helping a little girl with her bow she couldn't be older than 11. I smile at Annabeth but she just rolled her eyes and went on to the next kid. We signed up to teach 10-12 year olds archery for a few hours but it felt kind of awkward because of what happened last night.

"Hi everyone my names Annabeth" she said to all the kids with a big smile on her face…she looked so beautiful it made my almost pass out she nodded towards me

"Oh …I'm…uh Percy" all the kids laughed so did Annabeth

"Alright let's get to work me and Percy will demonstrate" she nodded at me I walked over to her smiling but she just looked away

"so I'm using Percy like he is one of you a person who has never done archery" she said all the kids nodded she grabbed my hand I could feel my face getting red she put me in the position of shooting an arrow her hand still rested on mine final she finished explaining to the kids and whispered let go in my ear so I let that arrow go not even looking where it hit the target my eyes never left Annabeth's… she wasn't looking away it was as if our eyes were locked I wanted to kiss her but then a little girl said "are you guys in love?"

Annabeth turned towards the kids I was praying to the gods she would say yes we were in love but all she said was "there was a time where we were but people make mistakes so we are not"

A little boy raised his hand "could you guys be in love again?" she shook her head "you know I'm not quite sure yet you see Percy and I made some mistakes that hurt the other in hard ways"

A little girl raised her hand "do you think Percy still loves you? She turned towards me with a tear in her eye I wanted to hug her and tell her I loved her but I said nothing she turned back to the kids alright guys that's it for today go to your next activity. All the kids waved good bye and walked away.

She turned to walk away to but I grabbed her arm more tears rolled out of her eyes

"Annabeth…"

"you know Percy…I just" she stopped on her words as more tears came out I pulled her closer praying she would hug me or kiss me . I whipped her tears she finally gave in and hugged me crying on my shoulder I kissed the top of her head when I realized that I was now crying as well

"Annabeth…" I whispered

She look up into my eyes, she looked so beautiful with tears in her eyes

"You know how yesterday you asked if I would love you forever?"

She nodded still not letting go of me, witch I'm not complaining I loved holding her but more tears ran out of her eyes as if she thought I would say I didn't love her

"I will always love you and if you don't love me anymore I guess I can try to move o…"

My words were stopped by her perfect lips when she pulled away way she said something that surprised me…

"Your never leaving me" she said with a smile I was about to kiss her

"But … I don't know if we can be together right now" she said with a tear down her face

"Annabeth please don't leave me"

"I'm not leaving you we just need sometime…"

She leaned up and kissed my check and whisper "I will always love you Percy Jackson" in my ear tears streamed down my face and she let go of me and ran away whipping her tears.

For 5 hours I sat in my cabin with my back against the wall and the door locked thousands of tears streamed down my face just replaying last night and this morning in my head. Many of my friends came by my cabin to check on me from time to time but I never moved , never unlocked the door and never said a word I guess Grover and Leo must have went and talked to Chiron because I heard his voice with a knock on the door

"Percy its Chiron you need to come out okay?" I didn't say a word

"Percy you missed all your classes today can you at least tell me why?" I didn't say a word

I could hear Chiron sigh "Percy just try to come soon and when you do come to see me" more tears ran down my face

After about 2 more hours I looked out the window to see all the cabins where dark everyone must have gone to bed I thought my stomach growled I missed dinner and lunch , I sat back down against the wall my eyes finally stared to close when I heard a knock on a door and a familiar voice say…

"Percy Jackson are you crying over me?"

"Depends who it is?"

"Shut up seaweed brain and open the door so you can hug me "

I opened the door to see Annabeth's beautiful grey eyes

"Well'' she says

"Well what?" I asked

She whipped my tears "forget the hug and just kiss me before we both start crying more tears" she said with a big smile on her face I leaned in and felt her warm lips touch mine I could have stayed there forever just holding her in my arms and kissing her beautiful face. She slowly pulled away

"Gods I love you Annabeth" I said she smiled a turned to shut the door but she also locked it I was so confused Annabeth hated me this morning now she was locking my cabin door. I felt her lips on mine she pulled back again "I love you to seaweed brain" she whispered I fell back on my bed with her lips locked to mine pulling her down with me she slipped her hands under my shirt so I pulled it off and threw it across the room . After what felt like 2 hours Annabeth was laying in my arms sleeping so I pulled the covers over us and kissed the top of her head. (Only Percy's shirt came off no other clothes)