I decided to finish and upload this chapter today before I go to sleep ^_^ I'll dedicate this to laura3pjhghphoO. About your review? Well, what am I doing to Percabeth? I'm breaking them up ^_^ hehehe, and am I serious about this shit? Yeah, I think it'll be a lengthy break up. This chapter will explain ^_^ hahahaha. So I dedicate this to you :D

PS thank you for reading so far. Hopefully I won't be dragged to the fields of Asphodel for boring all of you.

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Chapter V

Annabeth's Point of View

Girl's room.

One day left to School

Ugh. I can't believe Percy! One moment he was by car's trunk, and the next he was gone! It was as if he was chased by screaming freaking girls! Well, whatever, I am not going to get his suitcase for him. I MEAN. AFTER EVERYTHING HE SAID ON HIS BIRTHDAY AND HE HAS A NERVE TO LEAVE ME WITH HIS SUITCASE! Does he expect me to give it to him?!

I finally see the girls in view and their coming closer fast. I was relieved. All I want is to lie down.

When they arrived at the doorsteps they hugged me tightly. Uhm, okay, I missed them too. So I hug them back

"You okay?" Lacy asked.

"Uhm, yeah, why wouldn't I be? Hey anybody got the keys?"

Katie mumbled a yes and opened the door and we went inside.

"So, where have you all been?" I asked them. They shuffled.

"We went to Percy" they say. I wonder why. If I'd known I'd given him his stupid case.

"It'll be okay, Annabeth. He's a jerk anyway"

"What?" I asked bewildered.

"Don't worry, Annabeth. Don't even defend Percy. He's an idiot for breaking up with you!" Mitchel says.

"Yes! And will make sure you won't bump each other in school! Let him miss you! Let him realize what he had let go!"

"Wha? But I don't want to avoid Percy." I say giving them an incredulous look. What's gotten into them?

"Wait didn't he break up with you?" –Mitchel

"He did" I tell her smiling of the memory.

"And weren't you crying on the phone?" – Katie.

"What?" And suddenly I put it together. They thought that Percy….Hahahahahaha.

"What did you say you were doing with Percy?" I ask with a grin.

"We heard he broke up with you and we saw him acting like he didn't care!"—Mitchel

"So we, kind of chased him and almost ripped the door of his room apart"—Kayla

"He deserves it, Annabeth, for breaking up with you"—Katie

I laughed. So he was chased by screaming freaking girls! No wonder he disappeared so suddenly.

"What's the matter, Annabeth"

I took a deep breath to stop laughing. "Well, let me tell you…"

Annabeth's POV

New Apartment

August 18

"Annabeth," he had said, and suddenly I understood him. Sometimes I understand his gestures, sometimes his nods, or smiles, other times his eyes. We rarely needed so many words. But when he said my name? Gods, it was as if every ounce of Aphrodite's domain put into my name. I understood, not perfectly, but I did understand, what he felt, who I am to him. My name never sounded so right. I understood. And the understanding kind of made…me, well blush.

"I want to break up with you"

What?! My eyes widened. And my heart. Gods. It acted as if I wasn't breathing, the way it was crushing itself. But you know why it was so painful? If I was suffocating, I had the reassurance that if I find a way to breath, I could feel okay again. But then right now? I don't even have the reassurance to reassure my panic because, how can you un-suffocate when un-suffocate meant breathing but you're heart is acting as if you're suffocating WHILE you're breathing?!

But wait. The way he said it was…strange. But the hurt in my eyes was undeniable

"Percy!" Paul scolded.

"Honey! How could you?! If that's how you feel, I've raised you better! You should know how to do it properly"

Percy seemed to realized what he said as if he wanted to say 'I love you' but what came out was 'I wanted to break up you'

"Annabeth," he strained to say. There it was again. The emotions in my name. So why does he want to break up with me?

"It's not what you think, Annabeth," another break up line. I back away unconsciously

"It sounded wrong Annabeth. It's not you or us. It's just…" and yet another break up line. I wince

"It's me...I…I.." IT'S ALL A BREAK UP LINES! I fight the tears that wants to come out. Percy notices. He always notices.

"I WANT TO COURT YOU!" He shouted it as if he couldn't get the courage if he didn't shout it.

Wait. What did he say again? He lowered his head facing the floor as he said it…because he was hiding a blush!

"I…I told you, didn't I? I want to cherish you…and…well after everything, I just realized, you know, after the first war, we just hastily got together. Sometimes I get this urges to bring you chocolates for no reason or flowers or you know stuff like that…do you still not understand? Gods, you're not making this easy for me," he says all in a stutter.

I quietly chuckle. I am never going to make things easy for you, seaweed brain. My heart was now telling me to tell Percy 'GO ON ENTERTAIN ME WHILE I RUN A MARATHON'

He groaned as if hearing my thoughts…about the making things easy. Gods, it would be embarrassing if he knew the marathon thing O/O

"Anyway, whenever I think of it, I…I always think, if you're my girlfriend, then I should've done that before already! And I felt…felt worthless, you know?" he gulped and was turning tomato read. "So…I want to court you. Take things slow. Show you how much you m-m-m-m-mean to me. Letyouseehowmuchpreciousyouare," oh, it's acting up again. But dear seaweed brain, do go on - is what my heart says. My brain however was malfunctioning. Gods, the things his words do to me.

"I w-w-w-w-want to…w-w-w-w—w-w-w-w-oo, you. S-s-s-so I thought I'd s-s—s-st—" I couldn't take it anymore

I kissed him. Just a peck on his lips to shut him up. I whispered in his ear, "calm down, Percy." And kissed his ear.

He took a deep breath. "So I wanted to break up with you for all this. And I wanted to do this with my parents, to ask for their permission, and yours," he said looking from his parents to me.

"So, uhm," he said. Taking both my hands and closing our distance. "Annabeth Chase, may I court you?" he says and I hug him and breathed yes. He hugged me and I could feel he was relieved that everything went well. He released me and turned to his parents.

"Mom, Paul? This person is—," He was cut short.

"Yes" "Of course" they said both at the same time.

And he hugged them and then hugged me. "Before school," he whispered. "I want to ask your father's permission, and your step mom, then we can go and ask our father and your mother," he says and at the mention at my mother he kind of winces but takes it like a man. Hahaha, she's still scared of her. I kiss him and say "Of course"

Annabeth's Point of View

Dorm

Oneday to School

"…And that's what happened" Annabeth laugh.

"Oh my gods!" they squealed and started to talk but kayla interrupted

"But why were you crying when we talked to you on the phone?"

"Well, I wasn't. I sneezed from some dust, got my nose clogged, and had my voice sounding weird for a moment. And then I told you that Percy broke up with me and then you suddenly cut the call" I laughed.

"But, why did Percy said you needed us?"

"Because I did! I was so tired from the trip, and then Percy suddenly disappeared, which I reckon is because you chased him, so he wasn't there to get my bags for me. I mean, seriously, after saying all those courting and stuff he couldn't even offer me help with bags? And then when I got to the door of our room, nobody was there and I had no key so I had to wait! I am so so tired" and to emphasize I collapsed in the bed.