Love Me, Hate Me, But I Promise You Won't Break Me
A PJATO Fanfiction
By: xXxDaughteroftheKingxXx
AN: In honor of the Son of Neptune, I wrote this! I kinda want to write a SoN story, but... Yeah, there are a LOT of them out there, no? Cliché now...
Disclaimer: Don't own PJO; Rick does.
2. You asked me what was wrong, and I smiled and said, "Nothing." Then I turned around and whispered, "Everything."
"Stupid Seaweed Brain," she mutters, kicking a rock angrily. "Stupid Hera. Stupid, stupid, stupid." Thunder rolls in the distance, and she looks up, glaring. "Go ahead, Hera," she spits. "Let's see the world be saved if you strike me down right now." Thunder rolls even louder, but she continues to trudge through the muddy woods, every now and then feeling a drop of rain on her neck.
"Something wrong?" a familiar voice asks, startling her.
She whips around, pulling out her knife, then sighs as she sees who it is. "Oh. Percy. It's just you." she says, calmly putting away her knife. "What are you doing here?"
He shrugs, and her heart skips a beat. He looks different, yet… not. The Romans—curse them—changed him. He was so… unlike himself. Crueler. Meaner. Stricter. "Dunno," he says. "Just felt like taking a walk. It's dangerous out here, you know."
She lifts her head up stiffly, glaring. "Oh, you think I can't handle a couple of wolves?" she snaps.
He raises his hands defensively. "Sorry, didn't mean to offend you." She sighs, rolling her gray eyes. "Something wrong?" he asks again.
A smile spreads to her face, but fades as quickly as it got there. She sighs, before whispering, "Nothing."
"Oh, okay then," he says, somewhat… disappointed? "We should probably get back."
She nods. "I'll… I'll meet you there, okay? I'm gonna stay out here a little while."
"Okay, night… uh, Annabelle, right?" he guesses.
Her heart clenches, and she shakes her head. "It's Annabeth." she says shakily.
"Right. Annabeth." he repeats. "Night, Annabeth." With that, he turns and runs back towards the academy, never once looking back.
Tears spring to her eyes, and she sighs, walking glumly to the Argo II. "Oh, Percy," she murmurs. "If only you knew… Everything is wrong with me. And it's all your fault."