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The Only Exception
She never thought she would feel that way. She told herself that falling in love was ridiculous. It wasn't her thing. But when she had to deal with her first heartbreak, she promised to never fall in love. Ever.
But him, he was different. When she meet him she thought he was obnoxious, annoying. But as she got to know him, she noticed that he had a kind heart. No, Annabeth. You don't want your heart broken again, she had thought.
They soon became friends. Best friends. It made her happy, knowing that there was someone that cared about her.
She tried and tried to tell herself to keep away. To stop the feelings growing inside of her, but it was useless. Her heart wouldn't listen.
Then, that day came. The day when she thought he was dead. She had to deal with a pain worse than heartbreak. Lose. It burned in her heart, knowing that she might never see him again. But when she found out where he was.. It changed.
She had kissed him. She wanted him to come back, and she finds out he was in that island. He had chose to stay longer, to leave her with the worst pain possible. She cried when he tried to explain and she ended up yelling at him. Another heartbreak. This time, it hurt worse.
That night, she told herself that she needed to-no that she should leave him alone. Forget about him. But it wasn't easy. That year, that summer, was the war. She had to be by his side. They always pictured fighting together. Beating the titans together. Without her or him, it wouldn't be the same.
They fought side by side, always checking if the other was alright. But then, she arrived. She couldn't help but glare at him. Why would he tell her to come here? He acted surprised, so surprised she had to believe him.
Being a daughter of Athena, the wise thing to do was help the mortal girl get safe to the ground. Yes, even thought she hated her, it was worth it. She wasn't the type of girl to let someone die.
When she saw him, saw him stab himself she felt horrible. But the question he asked, caught her off guard.
" Did.. Did you.. Love me?", he asked.
She found herself looking at Percy and answered, " No."
She finally understood. She never loved him that way. It was just the pain of losing someone, it made her feelings move around like a puzzle. All she had felt for him was the love a girl would feel for her big brother. Simple as that.
" Happy Birthday, SeaweedBrain," she said.
He looked confused and then smiled.
" Leave it to you to forget your birthday", she said while laughing.
" You made this?", he asked gesturing to the cake.
" Yeah, well Tyson helped", she said.
He nodded. They ate in quiet but he decided to break the silence. He told her about his dip on the Styx. How he had thought of.. someone. It made her curious.
She joked around with him trying to get him to tell her even though she already knew the answer.
Something took control over her and she pressed his lips to his. My first kiss.., she thought. It was sweet, but it was cut short.
" Finally!", someone yelled. She noticed Clarisse and her friends watching.
They took them to the lake and threw them in. She felt his hand grab hers and she could breath. It was amazing.
He pressed his lips to her once more and she smiled.
She realized something. Something important. She might have promised herself not to fall in love. To never let her feelings towards someone grow that big. She didn't want her heart broken. But he.. He was the only exception. Percy Jackson was the only exception.