( Before you read this i would like to give a shoutout to KoalaLover-ABC-123 she had been such a Huge help with this story and i reccomend reading her stories! and Merry Chritmas everyone or happy hoildays)

Luke's POV

I leant against the brick wall and sighed. If she was going to take any longer, I was going to have to leave. Seriously, what was taking her so lo-

Suddenly, a flash of red, white and blue swung around the corner and leaped towards me.

'Sorry, I took so long, Lukey! This creepy guy was hitting on me!' The voice whispered seductively. The girl threw her arms around my neck and I squeezed her waist.

'Well, I just guess I'll have to forgive you!' I rolled my eyes and leant in, kissing my secret girlfriend passionately. She giggled and I smiled.

Annabeth didn't have to know.

Annabeth's POV

Dear Diary,

It has been two weeks since Percy and I's fight, and I haven't seen him since. I'm starting to get really worried, but Luke's telling me to calm down. He's been very good about the whole situation, but Piper's been acting weird whenever I mention him, so I feel like everyone (except Luke) has turned against me.

Until next time,

AJC

I sighed and put my dairy on my bedside table. I picked up my phone and decided to text clock read 3:25pm. It had been a long day. I sighed again and messaged Luke.

(Annabeth - 3:25)

Can you come over?

I waited a few minutes and threw my phone one the carpet in frustration. Usually Luke answered me straight away, but now even he was acting strange.

Images of Percy came flowing back into my mind as my head hit my pillow. His sweet smile that would make the room ten times brighter, his gorgeous sea green eyes and his untamed raven black hair.

I stared at the ceiling and watched my fan go around and around and around...

I shouldn't be thinking like this! It was like mentally cheating on Luke, which wouldn't be fair to him and our perfect relationship filled with trust and love. Well, sort of perfect.

My thoughts were cut off by a door being slammed shut, the sound ringing throughout the mansion. I got up from my bed and walked down stairs to see Thalia pacing down the hall.

'Thals, what's wrong?' I asked gently. She glanced at me slightly and went back to pacing, mumbling things under her breath and her footsteps getting louder.

'Thalia, what`s wrong?' I asked again, but with a firmer tone laced in my voice.

'I don't know, Annabeth!' My god sister spat, suddenly turning towards me. 'Maybe my cousin has locked himself up in his room for two weeks and no one has seen him, not even his own mother?!' Her voice got louder with every word she spoke until she was screaming at me. I was about to shout back at her but regained my composure.

'You should calm down. Shouting at me won't get him out of his room.' I spoke calmly. 'Maybe we could make some blue cookies? I know Per-' I stopped and dove to the side as Thalia through a book at me.

'ANNABETH! Is your nose still in a damn book?!' Thalia's blue eyes sparked as she yelled at me. I kept silent. 'The reason my-my kelphead of a cousin is locked up in his room is because he's in LOVE WITH YOU!' Thalia shouted.

I stared at her. H-he loved me? The sea prince was in love with me?

Suddenly the events of the past two weeks rushed back to me, but through a different perspective. Luke had kissed me in front of him, and Percy tackled him because he was jealous.

I couldn't believe it, but there were so many signs that I had missed. Percy loved me, but I loved Luke. Or at least I thought I di-

'But you were to blind to see it because you were too busy kissing that jerk, Luke!' Thalia interrupted my thoughts, her anger enveloping her words.

'H-how do you know all this?' I asked weakly.

'Piper, Jason, Leo; God, the whole school told me! Didn't you hear what Percy said to you?! Or were you too busy sucking Luke's face?' She screeched.

'Don't talk about Luke like that!' I defended my boyfriend, even though I wasn't quite sure if I should. My emotions were everywhere and my mind was all in a jumble.

'Oh my gods, Annabeth!' Thalia said through gritted teeth. She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration.

'What's the big deal? Why are you so frustrated that Percy and I had a fight? I'm with Luke and I'm happy and I thought you would be happy for me!' I yelled at Thalia, my emotions bubbling up inside me.

You're not happy with him, Annabeth! You were meant to be with Percy since you were kids!' Thalia tried to explain, the volume of her voice lowering slightly.

'I can't fall in love with a prince!' I shouted hoarsely. I felt the tears in my eyes, but I couldn't let them fall.

'You can!' Thalia said desperately. She was trying to confuse and play with my emotions, and I wasn't going to let her.

'No I can't! There's more than just a fine line between royalty and commoners, and I stand on the opposite side of royalty!' I cried, suddenly letting the tears stream down my face.

'No you don't! You're a-' Thalia started to argue back, but stopped herself.

'I'm a what? A royal servant then?!' I questioned, not thinking about the possibilities of my god sister's sentence.

'NO! YOU'RE A PRINCESS! YOU'RE THE PRINCESS OF ATHENS AND HEIR TO THE THRONE!' As soon as those words left Thalia's mouth I knew they were true.

I saw two little kids running around a huge garden and two adults watching them over tea. My mind flashed to another memory to a little girl with flowing blonde locks lying on the floor and reading a book. The silence was interrupted by the neigh of a horse and a boy with raven black hair tapped at a window, yelling my name.

But how could I remember these things, these people, if I was only six-years-old?

I opened my eyes for a split second and saw Thalia running towards me. I could feel my legs collapse underneath me and the last thing I heard was a child's voice calling my name and the sound of someone tapping at the window.

Then I fell into eternal darkness.

Thalia's POV

After I revealed the secret that I wasn't supposed to tell Annabeth until she turned eighteen, the room was filled with a deafening silence. As if in slow motion, I saw Annabeth's knees buckle and she slowly fell to the ground.

I raced towards her and caught her head just before she hit the floor. Her body weighed more than usual, probably because she was unconscious.

What was I supposed to do now?

I carried Annabeth to the sofa and put a blanket over her shivering body. I grabbed my phone and scrolled through my contacts. I called Piper, Jason, Nico and, finally, Percy. I explained the situation to them and they all agreed to come immediately.

I sat in the armchair and put my head in my hands. Tears fell on my knees as I wondered what was wrong with my best friend.

Why had she just fainted? What if she was dying or wouldn't wake up? Did I need to call a doctor?

I heard banging on the large wooden doors and knew it could only be my brother.

'It's open!' I called, my voice cracking due to the large lump in my throat. Piper and Jason sprinted into the room. They both rushed to my side and rubbed my back.

'Thals, it's okay. Just tell us what's happened since you called.' Piper said soothingly. I nodded shakily.

'N-nothing. J-just her lying there, hopefully breathing.' I whispered through my tears. Piper made a 'tsk'-ing noise and Jason rolled his eyes.

'Overreacting much?!' He murmured and we all chuckled, our eyes only on the Annabeth's sleeping figure.

A few minutes later, the front door slammed again. We all jumped in surprise and looked at the doorway to find Nico and an unfamiliar boy standing there.

'Look, this is important, okay? I couldn't just not come!' Nico argued quietly.

'Yeah, but head injuries are important too!' The blonde boy said. His blue eyes turned to Piper, Jason and I and his face brightened. 'Hi, I'm Will! I don't mean to intrude, but I had Nico as a patient and he ran away. I sort of had to follow him.' He finished sheepishly. Piper shook her head accusingly at Nico as I took a step towards Annabeth.

'Did you say patient? Does that mean you're a doctor?' I asked eagerly.

'Well, in training. But, yeah.' Will said modestly. I motioned for him to come forward and he seemed to understand. He knelt beside the lounge and examined Annabeth, making sure to check her pulse and breathing pattern.

'She seems to be all fine. She was probably just in a state of shock.' He concluded after a tense few minutes. We all cheered quietly as Percy burst through the room, panting.

There was a collective silence in the room as we all turned to stare at him. His raven black hair was (as always) messy, and his clothes were rumpled. His eyes were shining with surprise and worry as he stared back at us.

'Hi.' Percy said awkwardly, raising his hand in a half-wave. We all advanced towards him. Jason patted him on the back, Nico high-fived him, Will shook his hand, Piper fixed his clothes while muttering a hello and I slapped him across the face before hugging him.

'We've missed you!' Piper exclaimed.

'I haven't.' A new voice said. We all turned to the direction of where it came and saw Luke standing there, leaning against a marble pillar.

'Get out of my house.' I said through gritted teeth. Luke shrugged and took step forward.

'No.' He answered smugly. 'I heard my girlfriend was hurt, so I think I should be able to see her.' Luke turned to Percy and his snobby smile fell from his face.

'What is he doing here?' Luke muttered, pointing at Percy with an accusing finger. Percy took a step forward and everyone prepared themselves for an explosion. Instead he calmly stared Luke in the eye.

'I was invited, unlike you.' The sea prince said simply.

A deep growl escaped from Luke's throat and he leapt towards Percy.

Percy's POV

As soon as I saw Luke coming towards me I dodged to the side and saw him crash into the wall. He knocked over a small table and the pot of flowers that was on top crashed to the, shattering into pieces. A ceramic shard cut across Luke's face, from the bottom of his left eye to his chin.

Blood dripped down his face as he screamed in agony and cupped his face in his hands. I stood up and panted heavily. Everyone in the room was staring at us, the only sound was Luke's cries of pain.

Thalia approached him and helped him up. We stared in a stunned silence as she took a step back and glared at him.

'Once again, get out of my house.' She said through gritted teeth. Luke limped out of the room and turned towards us.

'This won't be the last of me.' He spat as he slammed the door behind him.

We all stood there and stared at the broken pot when I remembered Thalia's phone call. I looked around the room and saw Annabeth on the couch, looking like Sleeping Beauty.

'What happened?' I asked to no one in particular. An unfamiliar blonde boy with blue eyes tried to explain the situation, but used words I didn't understand. All I could process was the words 'Annabeth's fine.'

I nodded slowly. Nico was about to say something, but was interrupted by a BANG! We all ran to the window and saw that rain was bucketing down and lightning was flashing through the sky. A smile crossed my face when I realised that a certain someone may even have gotten caught in it.

'Well it looks like we're crashing here tonight.' Nico stated., glancing at Thalia for affirmation. She nodded in agreement and instructed us all to grab things from the linen cupboard.

A while later, we were all in the living room, covered in blankets and pillows. We sat around the fireplace to warm up and everyone was talking and laughing. I, on the other hand, only stared at Annabeth's sleeping figure.

'You alright there, Percy?' I snapped out of my trance and saw Piper's eyes filled with concern.

'Sorry, what were you saying?' I asked, completely dumbfounded.

'You're really quiet over there. Are you alright?' Piper questioned again. I smiled at her tone, it was like she was talking to a five-year-old.

'I'm okay, Pipes.' I answered, using my childhood nickname for her.

Piper nodded unsurely, but everyone started the conversation back up again. I, once again, drifted away, my mind only on one person.

As the fire started to dim, everyone started to get sleepy. I noticed that Jason was cuddling Piper, holding her as if she would disappear at any second. Thalia was snoring lightly, a packet of chips still in her arms. Nico and Will were curled up next to each other, their faces almost touching. I smiled softly, knowing that my friends were all at peace.

I stood up and walked over to Annabeth, softly sitting on the edge of the sofa. I stared at her beautiful face and brushed a stray golden curl from her face. My smile dropped when I realised that I would soon have to look into her eyes, and see that piercing, yet gorgeous, grey.

Before I could comprehend my own actions, I leant forward and felt my lips touch Annabeth's. Her lips were warm and soft and I didn't want to let go. When I did, a sharp pain hit me in the heart.

I couldn't believe a jerk like that had Annabeth wrapped around his finger. He didn't deserve her. I remembered when I had left after our fight and had messed up my room. There was shattered glass on the floor from broken photo frames, ripped papers and homework, my swimming medals and trophies were scattered across the floor and there was even a dent in my wall.

And the whole cause of this was Luke's hand roaming around Annabeth's body as he kissed her.

I didn't realise I was crying until I felt a soft hand touch my cheek and wipe my tears away. I looked down and saw those stunning grey eyes I had been intimidated by a few mere minutes ago.

'Nice to see you're awake, Princess.' I whispered and a smile stretched across Annabeth's face.

Annabeth got up and we both headed to the veranda. The stars were winking at us, like sparkling diamonds, and the moonlight shined down on us. We both just sat there in silence, needing a breaking from Thalia's snoring.

'Percy, I'm so sorry about two weeks ago! I was so blind to not see the signs and I should have realised.' Annabeth blurted out, breaking our comfortable silence. She took a deep breath and continued. 'I was hiding from how I truly felt and it was a really stupid move.' She stared at me and I could the sorrow in her grey eyes.

Instead of replying, I hugged her. A question burned in my mind so I leant closer to her ear.

'What do you men 'truly felt'?' I whispered. Annabeth broke the hug and eyed me guiltily.

'I've known Luke since I was seven and I loved him because of how much he cared for me. Even though he only loved me as a little sister, we somehow ended up together, but I had to break up with him when I moved here. When I crashed into him in the hall, all my old feelings came rushing back, but my new feelings for you collided with it and then everything went all wrong. I'm so sorry, Percy.' She exclaimed, now looking at the ground regretfully.

'If you liked me, then why didn't you tell me?' I asked in curiosity. Annabeth sighed.

'Percy, you're the heir to the throne' you're a prince! Back then, I was just a normal teen, but now I'm suddenly royalty, but I have no crown or country to rule!' She babbled. I chuckled and lifted her chin with my finger.

'I don't care if you're royalty or not, I love you for who you are.' I murmured. Annabeth's face broke into a grin. 'Now come on, everyone else has probably woken up by now. I'm sure Thalia will be cranky because she hasn't had breakfast!' I said cheekily. Annabeth laughed and shoved me playfully as we headed to the kitchen.

Annabeth cooked a batch of pancakes (the only thing I can cook is two minute noodles!) and I hugged her from behind, resting my chin on her shoulder. A few minutes later, the whole group walked in, groaning and yawning.

'Morning Percy, Annabeth.' They all said sleepily, before realising what they had said. They stampeded towards us and enveloped us in tight hugs.

'It's good to have you back, Perce!' Jason said, fist-bumping me excitedly. All the girls were hugging Annabeth and I heard Piper ask what was going on between us. Luckily, before she could answer, breakfast was ready.

We all served ourselves many blue pancakes (my favourites) and dug in. At one point I dropped my fork, and when I poked my head under the table I saw two people holding hands. I popped my head back up and saw Will and Nico sitting next to each, trying not to act suspicious. I grinned in their direction until Nico gave me a weird look.

'What are you staring at?' I just shrugged and stuffed my mouth with pancakes, making my cousin roll his eyes.

'That's, uh, a whole lot of syrup you've got there, Percy.' Will said in amazement. Everyone turned in my direction and Annabeth gasped.

'You're drowning them!' She complained;.

'Hey, I can't drown, and neither can my pancakes!' I said. Everyone laughed and kept talking until the doorbell rang.

'I'll get it.' Jason exclaimed, and raced to the door. He came back in a matter of seconds holding a stack full of letters.

'Well, are you waiting for an invitation? Open it!' Thalia cried impatiently.

'Okay, okay! You're so pushy!' Jason muttered, earning himself a shove in the ribs from his sister. He opened the letter and we found out it was an actual invitation. 'Well, you guys ready for a party in two days?' He asked.

We all looked over his shoulder and read the invitation about…

My 18th birthday.