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It was a windy Sunday morning when I was sitting at home watching TV.

The snow has mostly melted away, and the sun was finally shining.

It was actually warm enough to wear shorts and a T-shirt.

I finally could sit and relax and not have to worry about anything... or so I thought.

I heard three quick knocks at the door.

"Coming!" I said, hurrying to answer.

"Hello." A musical voice chimed.

My mouth dropped and I slammed the door in his face. I could feel my temper boiling. It's okay for him to bother me at school... but here? Doesn't he know when to back off?

He knocked on the door again, and when I ignored it, he walked right in.

"Did I tell you that you could come in?" I asked, furiously.

He opened his mouth as if he was going to say a stupid remark, but closed it again. It was replaced by that breathtaking smirk he always had.

"No," I said anyway, "no I didn't. Now get out."

I pushed him back with my hands, but he didn't budge. The second time I did it; he caught my hands and forced me to look into his eyes.

"Come on, trust me. I won't do anything, or hit on you or whatever... unless you want me to." Percy replied with a straight face, but his eyes were smoldering.

"Plus, you wouldn't be mean to your new neighbor, would you?"

I yanked out of his grip. "My neighbor?" I spat.

"Yeah we just moved in yesterday... didn't your dad tell you?"

Like he ever tells me anything, I thought bitterly.

I couldn't explain the rage I felt inside right now.

"You already turned me down twice... please let me make it up to you." Percy promised.

I sighed, still unbelievably angry, but picked up my jacket and my phone. "Let's get this over with. What else to I have to lose?" I snapped.

He looked at my with concern for a while but then went with me toward the car.

We started on the road and he glanced over at me. I was on edge, not being able to sit still.

"Where are we going?" I asked anxiously. I kicked myself for forgetting to ask such a simple question before we left.

"Are you okay? You look sick," he asked, totally ignoring my question.

I took out the little mirror I always kept with me. I did look sick, a sickly pale.

My eyes, which usually have some kind of light in them, were dead grey.

I looked so different I scared myself.

"I'm fine," I lied, putting away my mirror.

"If you really want to know," Percy began, "I was going to head to the beach, but the place where no one really goes to swim."

I looked over at him surprised, relaxing a little. "I thought you were going to take me to a bar or something."

It worked-he laughed. "That could be arranged..."

I scoffed, wrinkling my nose at the thought and pushing him lightly.

We rode quietly for around twenty minutes, both deep in our own thoughts.

After a while he stopped, and got out of the car. I got out and stood next to him.

The ocean was dark and gloomy, almost as grey as my eyes. The waves weren't very high, as if they were sad.

Unintentionally, I loved it.

Percy and I quietly walked onto the cold sand, and sat down close to the water. His eyes were darker, almost blue.

"I don't think we should have come here." he whispered.

"Why? This place is beautiful..."

He was close to tears; the most vulnerable I've ever seen him.

"A year ago, Percy said, choked, "I took my little brother Mason to teach him to swim."

I sat watching him remembering the gravestone I saw the other day.

"He was all I could ask for. He looked like me, but his hair was lighter, and he always smiled. No matter what came his way... and it was all my fault he died." He cried.

"Mom told me not to bring him here but I had to be a stubborn brat and not listen to her. Now I lost both him and my mother."

"I-I'm so sorry. How did you lose Mason?" I stuttered, at a loss for words.

"The waves were so unpredictable that day. I should have watched him but I turned my back for just a few seconds... and he was gone. I went home to tell my mom, to ask for forgiveness but she didn't care about me anymore. She never called me her son again. She sent me off to live with dad but he works all day and I have to take care of myself. I haven't been to this place ever since." Percy ended with a rush, like he was remembering a million memories at once.

"I still remember the horror in his eyes before that wave came and took his life."

"I'm so sorry Percy... I've been judging you this whole time..."

And those were the last words we said to each other for a long time.

The breeze from the ocean was blowing away the tension.

"Why were you so upset when I told you I was moving in next door?" he asked all of a sudden, interrupting the silence.

I could actually feel my eyes darken."I don't wanna talk about it." I sighed

"But I told you!" He pouted like a little kid.

I grinned, but it vanished almost instantly.

"I guess I was just surprised, and partially because my dad didn't tell me anything about you moving. And... I just didn't want to become hurt again." I whispered.

His eyes scanned my face. "How?" Percy asked gently.

I brought my knees up closer to my face, letting my head rest on them. I put my hands around my knees, as if it was a protective barrier for myself."My mom... She died when I was younger. I've never exactly had a real mother. That all I could ever want in life."

I told him, close to tears. I let my blond curls fall over my eyes, so he couldn't see the hurt.

"And Matt? I'm embarrassed to call him my father. He's been in jail more times than I can count... but he's all I have left." I cracked at the end, gasping for air.

Percy put his arm around my shoulders, letting my head rest on his. "I'm so sorry." He told me, his voice muffled pressed against my hair.

We sat there for hours, but I didn't care. I found someone who understands me. And I understand him.

"We should be getting back." He said quietly, realizing that it was almost dark.

I nodded silently, not ready to be away from him yet.

"Thanks," I grinned at him after he drove me home.

"I'll see you in school tomorrow."

I started getting out of the car until I heard my name again.

"Annabeth?" he asked

I turned around, his face inches from mine.

I gasped loudly as he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and I backed away.

"Sleep tight." He said, amused at my expression.

I got out completely, blushing like crazy.

He backed out of my drive way with a quick wink and parked at his house right next to mine.

That was going to take some time getting used to.

I walked into my house in a daze, and put my back against the door as it shut.

Because there were three things I now know about Percy Jackson.

1. He does have a sweet, vulnerable side.

2. He understands me as much as I do him.

3. I am uncontrollably and undeniably in love with Percy Jackson.

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