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Annabeth POV

My lips barely brushed his before I realized what I was doing...

What was I doing? How could I be so stupid? So vulnerable? How could I go just throw away everything I have protected inside me for all these years and give them to someone that I don't even know?

I pushed him away lightly as I heard the door knock furiously. I tensed, terrified it would be Matt. He hasn't been home for two whole days now. And I don't think he is going to ever come back.

Almost immediately, the door swung open, and Percy was standing in front of me.

His eyes were lifeless, his face like he had just awoken from the dead. His hair was messy, falling over his beautiful sea green eyes that were now dark, replaced with despair, and hurt.

"I have never seen someone so low." He spat slowly, making every word cutting through me. Jason's face was unchanged, maybe even bored.

"Even for you." He told his brother, his tone was piercing, menacing.

Jason walked up to him. "Why would you care? Annabeth isn't your girl any more...She was actually about to kiss me." He said cockily.

Percy looked at him for a while before he whispered, "I hope you rot in hell."

Jason let out a small chuckle, his ominous laugh echoing through the house. "If I'm the one who gets there first." And with that, Jason hit Percy's shoulders as he strided out of the house, leaving it empty.

Percy's fists unclenched, his face turned solemn and he stared at me.

"Is what he said true?" He asked lightly.

I looked at my hands. "I-I-I...," I began," I don't know."

His mouth was half-open, and he was trying not to cry.

"Did you kiss Drew?" I asked slowly, scared I already knew the truth.

"No." That word bounced off the walls and into my head, echoing so loud that my head started to hurt.

I cringed at that word, and I my heart breaking into a million peices, shattering as a peice of glass. I felt a sharp pain of regret. I regretted that I ever hurt him. That I screamed at him. That I ever got in a fight with him.

"Oh my God, Percy..." I started.

"I don't need to hear it Annabeth." He snapped. "I know you love me. But it's obvious you have feelings for Jason too... and I don't want to be there when you make the choice."

He turned around and started heading toward the door.

"No, Percy." I begged. "Don't make me choose." I put my hand on his arm, trying to keep him there with me.

But he shrugged it off and left me there in my house as I stared into the never-ending void of darkness outside.

I sank down on my knees and let out a cry of anger and anguish.

It had to be my fault. It was my fault that I lost the only person I ever loved, and fell so easily for was my fault that my only parent that I had left was gone, because he didn't want me. Because I was a disappointment for a daughter. And it was my fault that I was sitting here, watching every person I ever cared about leave in every way thought possible.

I was absolutely done with this place. I've been hurt, abandoned, and seen so many people I love walk through that door and in one way or another ever come back. I fumbled with my hands, opening the drawer, trying to find a match.

I'm done. I thought, striking the match and watched it burst into flames.

Percy POV

I didn't care anymore. If Annabeth wanted Jason, let her have him. I knew I couldn't trust anyone anyway.

Even so, I couldn't leave her house. I couldn't leave her alone. Not like my sick excuse of a brother. I saw a single light flicker on in the living room, and I paused, my heart beating out of my chest. I knew exactly what she was going to do. I ran as fast as I could into the house and saw her holding a sinlge match, her face ghostly.

"Annabeth!" I cried. "What are you doing?!"

She turned to face me, her face white as snow. "I'm done Percy. I'm done here. I don't want to live here! Everything reminds of Mother, Matt; everyone who's ever walked through that door and NEVER came back!" She sobbed.

I could smell lighter fluid surrounding the house. She was planning to burn her house down!

"No, Annabeth don't. You don't know what you're doing right now. You need a home. You need to have a place to call home." I said calmly, trying to reason with her. One move and this house would light into flames, and there was nothing I could do about it.

The match continued to burn brightly, taunting the house with a bright dance.

"No I don't! I haven't had a home since Mother died. I don't need this!" She shrieked, picking up a picture of her family, of when they were together and threw it down onto the floor, smashing it completely.

"And I don't need this either!" She kicked her diary off the table, and into the wall, leaving a huge hole.

"And I sure as HELL don't need this!" Annabeth picked up one of Matt's beer bottles, still lying on the ground and threw it, missing my head by an inch.

The fire burned down all the way into her hand and she dropped it, with me stomping on it quickly to extinguish it.

Annabeth looked around, taking everything that she had just done. That she had just said. She fell onto her knees and held her head. "It hurts so bad!" She screamed. "Make it stop!"

"I don't want this life! I don't want it!"

I ran over to her and put my arm around her. "Shhh... Annabeth stop. I got you." I nuzzled into her hair, closing my eyes and singing lightly into her ear.

Whoa...
Here you are down on your knees again
Trying to find air to breathe again
And only surrender will help you now
The floodgates are breaking and pouring out

Here you are down on your knees
Trying to find air to breathe
Right where I want you to be again
I love you please see and believe again

Here you are down on your knees again
Trying to find air to breathe again
Right where I want you to be again
See and believe...

('Again' By: Flyleaf)

Annabeth cried and cried until she fell asleep to my arms. She needed me. I couldn't leave her now, no matter who or what she chooses. I can never leave her. And I couldn't let her leave me.

Annabeth

I woke up in my bed, with Percy lying next to me. I suddenly remembered the night before.

I totally broke. I had no idea what I was doing last night.

Slowly and as quietly as I could, I crept down the stairs, trying not to wake Percy. I saw the bottle and picture smashed onto the ground, pieces of glass everywhere.

Shattered like glass. I thought, laughing dryly to myself.

The diary was on the floor, pages ripped out and scattered through the house. The hole in the wall was deep, like all the scars that I could never take away.

I looked at the burnt match that was still lying on the floor. Maybe it would be easier. No one was here to stop me. One flame and all this pain would be gone. But I stopped myself, telling my head over and over that Percy was here, and I couldn't ever hurt him.

I slammed my fist into the wall, groaning in frustration. Frustration and anger.

I heard a click and a hatch fell open from inside the wall. Carefully, I walked over to the hatch and pulled it open, watching the dust fly into the air. It was a small music box, and with trembling hands, I turn the knob that made the ballerina in the middle turn.

I recognized the song, a song my mother used to sing to me every night to get me to go to sleep. I sang along with it faintly.

Without warning, right as the music stopped, the bottom of the box flung out, revealing a thin sheet of paper. So fragile, like it would break if you breathed on it. I picked it up as cautiously as I could, like handling a poisonous snake.

I started reading the scribble, but elegant writing that I recalled to be my mother's.

Dear Annabeth,

You know I cannot stay with you forever. You know that God has a plan for each and every one of us on this Earth. And when our time comes, God will be there, waiting. This is why I am writing this to you.

I let out a shaky breath, realizing all this time, Matt was hiding this from me.

I shoved that thought aside and started reading again.

If you have found this letter, then it means that I have passed on. But I only want to say this.I love you more than everything on this Earth put together, Annabells. Don't you ever think otherwise. I want to stay with you forever and hold you in my arms. But that's impossibility. The world is a cruel place, Annabeth. And if you haven't found that out yet, then you will, in some part of your life. And if you have realized, I can't be there for you all the time, even though you want so desperately for me to be.I want you to know that no matter what happens, I am always with you. Always. And even if you can't see me, know that I am there. If there was one piece of advice that I could give you for surviving this unfair life we have... it has to be to follow you heart. Where ever it takes you. I know you will always make the right decision. I know you are a beautiful, young, independent girl who will and can take on whatever challenge is thrown in her way. You will always be my Wise Girl. I love you Annabeth. More than you could ever know.

~Mother.

I folded the piece of paper as carefully as I could and smiled at the music box. She wasn't gone. Now I know. It wasn't her fault to leave me.

I closed the box and held it close to my chest, letting out a tear of joy for the first time since I was 8.

And with that thought, I put the music box onto my drawer next to my bed, smiling to myself.

It vanished when I realized what was gone. Or, who was gone.

All gone, besides a single, crinkled note.

I made Annabeth go a little crazy... LOL. So yeah, hope you liked it and PLEASE KEEP REVIEWING! (Even if ur guest) :D

PS: I heard from a review that the breakdown was somewhat like the vampire diaries... that SUPER scary because I haven't gotten the chance to watch that episode...lol just to let you guys know! Sorry for the confusion?
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