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Annabeth POV

I sat there, staring at my battered grey converse, afraid that if I looked anywhere else, I'd hallucinate again. Then it hit me.

Running to the closest classroom, I peered inside, but found myself staring into utter darkness. It was as if the whole room were filled with creeping shadows, stalking around in every corner. I backed away slowly, and tried to still my shaking hands. I was really loosing it. I had come to school on a weekend. But why was the school unlocked?

I tripped over my feet, slamming the front school door behind me as I busted out of the school. Someone was here, and they were following me. I was playing right into their filthy hands.

Thalia was waiting for me outside with her new car. I smiled widely, happy to see someone I trust. "Oh my God, you can't believe what has happened to me today." I told her, letting out a heavy sigh, reaching for the car handle.

She slapped my hand hard, pulling my arm back into a wrestling lock. "Don't. Touch. My. Car." Thalia said slowly through clenched teeth. Her electric blue eyes were blazing, her nails digging into my wrist.

"Ow, Thalia, let go! You're hurting me!" I screamed as I felt her lock my arm tighter behind my back.

"Why would you care? You've already lost everyone you've ever cared about." She asked, her tone dripping with venom. "Percy, your Mother, your Father-or should I say Matt?" She spat his name like she was disgusted with it. "I'm surprised you haven't joined your mom yet by now. Wouldn't you want to?"

And that was true. I did want to. I wanted to forget the pain of getting up every day, the pain of knowing every one that I had ever cared about was gone. But I had already been there. I've already been to the part that I broke so hard that I tried giving up my life. But that is not going to happen again.

I twisted my body around so that I was out of her grip, so that she was the one in the lock.

"Agh!" She screamed in anger, kicking me in my shin, trying to get me to release her.

"This is NOT how this is supposed to be!" She shrieked. "How is this possible?! You are hurting me!"

I furrowed my eyebrows, still holding onto her tightly. She was right. How could I be manipulating a hallucination? I closed my eyes as tight as I could, relaxing every single muscle in my body. When they snapped open, Thalia, and her car were gone.

I actually hurt a hallucination. A hallucination that I couldn't control-or that I thought I couldn't.

What was wrong with me?

Remembering Matt's car, I climbed into the over-sized vehicle and started home, fighting back tears the whole time.

As I arrived home, I almost stopped breathing. Percy was sitting on my doorstep-his foot was tapping intensely, as if something were bothering him deeply. The moment his gaze locked on mine, he started toward me, one foot after another. I couldn't take it. Not another one.

Getting out of the car, I stood my ground. My jaw tightened, and my hands were balled up into fists.

"There you are!" Percy exclaimed, "I've been looking for you everywhere!"

He reached out to touch my shoulder but I cringed, and he put his hand down.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Don't. Touch. Me." I told him, closing my eyes and getting ready for any attack he was planning to commence.

"What are you talking about?" I heard his confused tone ask me, his voice smooth as butter. It was easier not to look at him.

"Stop hounding me!" I demanded. "I can't take it anymore!"

Something inside me just lost it. I knew the real Percy was gone. He was long gone. He wouldn't have come back to see me. But I didn't care anymore. "You know what?" I chuckled breathlessly, "I don't care if you are real or not." I pressed my lips against his roughly, closing my eyes once again.

His actions took my by surprise. He kissed back, tangling his long fingers in my locks-pushing me up gently against the side of my house. This wasn't a hallucination. This was real. He was real.

Percy POV

All the memories flooded in my mind at once. It was like a huge explosion, my whole life flashed in front of my eyes, as if it were a movie. I remembered Jason, and how he had been the one to betray me, to try to kill me. No, not kill. No matter how much he bluffed then, it wasn't true. He was waiting for the right moment. He was waiting for the moment where I'd rather welcome death myself, than to burn in the hell I'm living in.

I remembered my Mother, how she shot me down, and just left me with my Father, the busy workaholic.

And most important of all, I remember the only girl I ever loved-Annabeth Chase.

Every kiss, every touch, every thing I have ever promised her came running through my mind. It was like a dam had just been demolished, letting out all the water at once.

I could feel her warm lips against mine, her desperate hands tugging on my hair. Loosing myself, I pushed her gently against the house, kissing her tan neck. Feeling her shiver lightly, I didn't care about anything then and there. All I cared about was her.

"Miss me?" I mumbled against her throat, only getting a giggle in response.

I met those leaden eyes, which were slowly melting from my gaze. Annabeth flung herself around my neck, hugging me tightly. "I missed you so much."

I scowled all of a sudden, and pushed her back. "Where's Jason." I demanded, and I could actually feel my eyes darkening. It was not a question.

She shook her head. "I don't know." Her face clouded over, and her eyes turned dead. "Get away from me!"

Annabeth was not looking at me. She was looking behind my shoulder, her position rigid. Glancing around wildly, she gripped onto the first thing she saw, which was the umbrella from the car.

I looked behind me, but there was nothing but a patch of grass there. I didn't know what she saw, but I knew she couldn't take it. She was clinging onto her head, her knees buckling. "Get out of my mind!" She shrieked into the sky above.

Running over to her, I tried to use my most soothing voice. "Annabeth, listen to me. Listen to my voice. There is nothing there. I'm here, and I'm not going to let anything hurt you okay?"

She screamed, shaking her head no.

"Listen to me!" I demanded, putting my hands on both her shoulders. Whatever was telling her to resist me, it was fighting well. I've never seen someone so strong not be able to control anything. She was crumbling to pieces under my hand, and I couldn't do one thing about it.

After a couple of seconds, Annabeth's head drooped, her body collapsing into mine. I kiss her forehead lightly, murmuring softly into her ear, even though she probably couldn't hear me. "You're gonna be alright."

I looked up for the first time, only to see a note pinned to the front of her door. Being as delicate as I could, I rested Annabeth on the car's back seat for a moment and ripped the note off the door.

The hand writing was familiar. Too familiar. It was something I've been damned to know my whole life.

'When you're ready...Come and get it, brother.'

I watched Annabeth, passed out on the leather inside the car. I didn't care if he hurt me, but now, he's taken it to the level where I can't turn back.

Not anymore.

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