ANNABETH POV:

By the time we finally reached the house I had tanked down the entire bottle of honey whiskey.

I could feel the familiar buzzing feeling that I get when I drink this much, but it wasn't enough. I could still remember everything, all the problems and the hurt and the pain. They were still here. I needed more alcohol to forget.

Percy turned off the bike and tilted his shoulders to glance at me.

I took of my helmet and handed it to him.

He took it and rested it in his lap.

"Annabeth?" he asked

I sighed and answered, "What?"

"You feel like telling me why you ran off like that?"

"Not really" I sighed leaned my forehead against his back so I could hide the tears that would soon be coming.

"Come on Annabeth, I don't like seeing you like this" he whispered as he leaned back into me.

"You barely even know me Percy, how could you hate seeing me like this?"

"You know what I mean" he whispered turning his gaze to the stars above.

"Actually I don't"

"Well it doesn't take a mind reader to see something's wrong" he mumbled.

" Its…it's just something I don't want to talk about right now. It's something that I want to forget… I need more alcohol." I said as I threw my leg off to get off the bike letting the tears slide down my face.

I began to walk to the door when I felt a hand rest on my shoulder.

I turned and looked at him.

He stood in front of me with his hands stuffed into his jean pockets and his hat still resting backwards on his head as it tilted a little to the left.

I quickly turned my head to the side and used my sleeve to wipe off the tears rolling down my cheeks.

"I just need to forget" I croaked using both of my hands to hide my face.

I felt Percy pull me in and wrap his arms around me resting his head upon my own.

I rested my head against his chest and let out a sigh.

"Why did he have to go back to her? Why does he insist on getting hurt" I sniffled.

"He just doesn't get it. It's not only him who gets hurt. It's me too. I hate seeing my older brother so vulnerable. He's supposed to be strong and I'm the one who's supposed to be vulnerable. I'm the one who's supposed to be going back to relationships that I know aren't right for me. I'm the one who's supposed to be calling in the middle of the night crying my eyes out. Not him" I cried into his chest gripping his shirt tightly.

He tightened his grip around my body and spoke.

"Listen, I know that it looks bad, but I swear it's not. Right now your brother is so happy, and you should be happy too. Sure she may have broken his heart in the past but that is in the past. What they are going through is love. They know that they aren't right for each other but they insist on making it work." He whispered.

"How is that love? That isn't love" I yelled as I looked up to him.

"That is love Annabeth. Love is strange, and works in mysterious ways. Ryan and Reyna are so happy together. They make their relationship work, for better or for worse. They overcome obstacles together, by doing that their love blossoms; it gives them a reason to be together." He whispered as he began to stroke my hair.

"I just don't understand. And I don't want to understand" I said as I pushed him away from me.

My hands stayed on his chest as I looked up to him.

"I just don't get it" I said as I shook my head.

"Love is when you're faithful to each other… How could he love a girl that wasn't faithful to him?"

"Because he can forgive her" he said as he gripped both of my hands with his.

"Forgive… How could he ever do that?"

"Because he knows that she isn't perfect and he can accept that. He knows that there will be mistakes along the way. And they either can deal with it together or not."

"That's just… I just can't" I said as I ripped my hands away from his, while the tears still fell.

"My brother may be an idiot, but I sure as hell won't be" I said as I turned around and headed to the house.

I opened the door and walked straight into the kitchen.

To my right I saw exactly what I needed. I opened up the cabinet and saw some sky vodka. I reached for it and opened the bottle. This is exactly what I needed right now. It will help me with all of my problems.

Before I was able to take a swig Percy came and grabbed it out of my hands.

"Hey!" I shouted as I reached for the vodka.

"No!" he shouted as he held it out of my reach.

"I need that!" I shouted jumping to reach the bottle.

"No you don't! Alcohol isn't the solution!" he shouted back.

"Yes it is! It's exactly what I need right now!" I yelled as tears began to pour out of my eyes.

"No its not" he said gentler tone.

I sighed as I hung my head down.

He was right, alcohol isn't the solution. But it's the only solution I want to do. Maybe I'm overreacting but maybe I'm not. I just couldn't understand. I broke it off with my boyfriend once I found out he cheated, why couldn't he. I know what he felt when he found out that Reyna cheated. I just didn't understand why he would go back to that pain. Why he would endure so much just to stay with her. I hated the feeling when my boyfriend cheated so I broke it off. So why couldn't he?

"I… I just can't deal with this right now" I whispered in defeat.

"I just need to forget Percy… It would make the pain go away..." I sighed looking up to him.

"I just need to forget" I whispered as I shut my eyes letting the tears roll down my face.

I felt Percy's hand cup my face and wipe my tears away.

"You don't need to forget. What you need to do is accept it and move on" he whispered lifting my chin up to face him.

I looked deep into his piercing sea green eyes.

"I can't" I whispered shaking my head.

"I just can't" I repeated as I pushed past him and walked up the stairs into the nearest bedroom.

I walked in and collapsed into the bed shutting my eyes tightly.

I heard his footsteps behind me, but he didn't do anything. I guess he just stood there for a while then turned around and left.

A few minutes later I heard the door slam and the motorcycle roar to life.

He left as I waited for my mind to slip into a period of sweet, sweet bliss.

A/N: Hi guys! Long time no see! I hope you guys like this story so far! And i promise i will try and update all of my other stories within the next couple of days. I have a million of excuses of why im so late but i don't want to bore you guys! So, instead ill just promise to update more! Thanks for reading! And please Review! Give me some ideas you want to see in this story! Id appreciate it! Thanks!

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