Hey guys, sorry I took so long with this but I am still sitting in hospital and I finally convinced someone to bring me my laptop cause I was about ready to throw my tiny ass phone out the top floor window after I beat it with a sledge hammer and threw it in a crematory. Anyway it took me some time to surf through my song list and online I finally found the perfect song. Can you guess what it is and no there is no hint in the title and yes not all the chapters will feature the name of the title? Prepare for fluff and drama.

It Had Begun Again With A Simple Hello

Percy had left a few minutes ago, shortly after RED (as Percy referred to her) had been collected by her fiancé and she could see that this Octavian character didn't like Percy at all. Size wise he was scrawny and wasn't as attractive as Percy (no comparison at all in Annabeth's mind) and he was seriously weird.

When he arrived, Rachel was still walking around with Percy's shirt on and of course the guy got all threatening but the weird thing was that he threatened to gut Percy's teddy bears like tuna if he even so much as looked at Rachel in an inappropriate way.

Percy didn't look intimidated at all and when Annabeth walked in and Octavian noticed all of the pictures of her and Percy all round the apartment and he seemed more relaxed but that didn't stop him from giving a final glare at Percy after Rachel gave him a peck that was a few centimetres away from Percy's lips.

After that Percy put on a shirt, phoned the pizza place and said he would be there in twenty minutes to collect it because he felt like going for a run and he didn't want to pay extra for the delivery when it was a few blocks away from the apartment.

When he left Annabeth decided that it was time to settle back home.

Now, when it came to her clothes and cupboards, Annabeth was a calculated and neat person when it came to organising her clothes. She had pulled open the doors of the cupboard and all the draws of the dressers and looked at the space she had.

Admittedly she hadn't expected almost all of her old clothes to be here, almost the exact way she left them. She didn't know if she would fit into most of the outfits so she would definitely have to go shopping for clothes at a later date (something she greatly dreaded).

Annabeth set to work, pulling each item of clothing out of her bag and laying it on the bed and she meticulously folded each piece of clothing before she placed in the place she wished it to go whilst at the same time she looked through all her old clothes.

One outfit particularly caught her eye, well it wasn't an outfit but it was the packaging that encased the item of clothing that lay beneath it. She was hesitant at first but grew a pair and pulled the dress bag out the cupboard and laid it on the bed.

In truth she hadn't looked upon this dress in years. The last time she did was two years before she ran away from her problems. This dress entailed a sweet story of the young love that brewed between her and Percy when Percy snuck her out of her seventeenth birthday party and did the most reckless seaweed brained thing on the planet.

He snuck her onto a yacht club party.

She smiled to herself as she gently pulled the zipper open, not wanting to catch the fabric of the dress that lay beneath the cover. When she pulled open the cover like she was opening double doors did she reach inside and pull out the dress from its protective case and gazed upon it.

It wasn't anything fancy, it most certainly wasn't a designer dress, and her family wasn't rich. They got by and it was her mother and father that chipped in their savings to buy this dress for her. She wasn't into dresses but they hadn't been able to buy a dress for her for her sixteenth so they made it up to her on her seventeenth.

She found it sweet when her mother spoke like a sales woman when she described the dress. Annabeth could still remember the exact description she gave. It went something like, "With a flair for the dramatic, this beautiful rich platinum coloured, one shoulder chiffon dress is ruched and ruffled to perfection. Features include a crystal accent on the shoulder that links a sweeping shoulder train. Accessories include a simple pair of low heels perfect for you."

It certainly was beautiful. The dress had almost like a ruched belt around the waist with it following the width of her waist. The bust of the dress had a diagonal ruche that led up to her left shoulder which had the crystal strap that wasn't too small but too big either. The sweeping train was flowing and floated delicately in the air when she walked and it reached no further than the hem of the dress which was right above her knees. The colour itself almost reminded her of silver but mixed with grey to soften the colour but it was still rich in tone.

Annabeth fell in love with this dress and she wasn't even a dress person and Percy certainly thought she looked gorgeous in it. She smiled as she sat down on the bed and held the dress between her hands and she sat there staring at the dress as her mind drifted to one of her favourite memories.

"Percy, this is a crazy idea." Annabeth whispered firmly in Percy's ear as she tried to keep her composure. Was this idea of Percy's nuts? Hell to the yes it was. From him sneaking her out from her own party to taking her to an all night ice cream parlour to attempting to sneak in to a yacht club party.

"Just trust me Annabeth. I have a plan." Percy said as the line they stood in moved forward as more people were allowed into the yacht club.

"A plan? From that seaweed filled brain of yours?" Annabeth said with widened eyes as she looked at the bouncer who was checking the list of guests. "We are going to be arrested and are going to go to jail and jumpsuits do not suit me Percy. I hate orange and jumpsuits." Annabeth said in almost a panicked voice.

What had she gotten herself into when she became friends with this mad hatter over here?

"Will you be quiet and just follow my lead!" Percy yell/whispered as they got to the front of the line. Annabeth felt slightly awkward as Percy's arm went around her waist. It was a very intimate move and it made Annabeth's cheek flair since she had developed a crush on her best friend.

"Name please." The big burly, body builder of a bouncer asked as he looked up at them with a curious eye.

In that moment, Annabeth's bag fell to the floor. "Dammit." Annabeth said, thinking she had dropped it accidently and most of its contents sprayed out all over the floor.

"Allow me to help you miss." The bouncer offered as he knelt on the ground, placing the clipboard on the floor and knelt down with Annabeth and Percy as they collected her stuff. When they had collected everything, they all got back to their feet.

"Thank you so much sir. I honestly hate handbags." Annabeth confessed honestly as she shouldered her bag and smiled gratefully at him.

"No problem, miss. Now name and tickets please." He asked and Annabeth froze but then she watched as Percy handed him what looked to be two invitations. The bouncer smiled and looked on his list and at the invites and smiled. "Welcome sir." He said to Percy as Annabeth stared at Percy in disbelief as he smirked. "You can go right in."

Percy smiled as his hand gently pressed into Annabeth's lower back as he urged her into the party. Percy led her over to a quiet corner and when they were there, she finally spoke up. "How in Hades name did you get us in?" Annabeth asked in disbelief.

Percy smirked he tucked his hands in his tuxedo pockets, "I may have taken some reserved tickets for a wealthy business man by the name of Triton Olympia."

"Your brother is invited to this party!" Annabeth said in disbelief.

"I had no idea. I just grabbed the first two invites and they happened to be Triton's invites and the other day he mentioned that he would only be attending this party on behalf of dad and it would be after ten when he gets here and right now, it's-" Percy said as he looked down at his watch and smiled, "-only six thirty-two so we have a few hours to kill before they catch us."

With that, Percy grabbed what looked to be champagne flutes filled with what Annabeth assumed to be champagne and handed a glass to Annabeth. "I am not old enough to drink Percy and neither are you." Annabeth squeaked as Percy shook his head.

"My older brother doesn't drink so they flew in a couple of cases of chamdor which is sparkling fruit juice just since he doesn't want to look senior wimpsalot in front of dad's yacht club buddies and of course his girlfriend Khione who has refined tastes." Percy said as he took a sip from the champagne flute and smiled. "It's specifically requested on the ticket so that benefits us perfectly."

Annabeth was just in awe. Maybe Percy wasn't as much as a Seaweed Brain as she originally thought and that caused her to smile brightly at her best friend who for a moment was the genius of the two of them.

Percy saw her smile and grinned as they chimed flutes and Percy smiled as he said, "A toast to the birthday girl." Annabeth absolutely, one hundred percent knew the real reason she had a crush on him. He thought about her, he cared about her, he was everything she needed. She smiled as Percy said, "Happy birthday, Wise Girl." He whispered softly as he tucked a strand of her blonde princess curl behind her ear which caused her breath to hitch and her body to freeze when his hand brushed against her cheek.

He downed his drink and placed the flute down and grabbed Annabeth's hand and grinned, "May I have this dance, Duchess." He said when the music started play and it was a fun upbeat tune that had Percy in a dancing mood.

Annabeth gained control of her wits and finished her flute of sparkling fruit juice and grinned at Percy, ready to have fun. "Oh my, what a marvellous tune?" Annabeth said in a British accent as she curtsied. "Why yes my prince. I would be honoured to dance with you, your highness." She said in a playful tone as the two giggled and ran right onto the dance floor.

Annabeth smiled to herself. They danced like maniacs in a place that was dressed to the nines to a song she couldn't remember. It was the best night and she would never forget how he moved.

She giggled at the memory of Percy getting down on the dance floor with her when a hand touched her shoulder, practically scaring her out of her wits as she shrieked and fell off the edge of her bed and onto the floor. "Annabeth, are you alright?" A concerned Percy asked as he crouched down in front of her and helped her up off the floor.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Annabeth said, waving off Percy as she picked up her dress off the floor. "I was in my head and you gave me a fright." Percy chuckled at Annabeth which caused her to frown.

"You reaction was funny." Percy admitted out loud which earned him a slap upside the head which only made him chuckle even more.

"You just like pushing my buttons, don't you?" Annabeth said as she crossed her arms over her chest. Percy had a cheeky smile on his face as he nodded. "I hate you Perseus Jackson. You are the bane of my existence." Annabeth said in an angry yet playful huff as she turned her back to Percy and started packing her dress away in its bag and then she felt arms go around her waist and pull her up straight.

She could hear Percy's breathing as he rested his chin on her left shoulder and held her against his body and she sighed in happiness. Nothing felt more right than being right in Percy's arms. "I am sorry, Wise Girl." He whispered softly as she leaned back into him. The nickname was the icing on the cake.

"I can never be mad at you, Seaweed Brain." She said softly as she sighed.

"You remember what happened the night you wore that dress?" Percy said as he looked down at the dress and Annabeth could just see the smile gracing his face from the corner of her eye.

"I remember Percy. You snuck us into a yacht club party and for fun we pretended to be a duchess and a prince. We were dancing and dancing and just having a good time." Annabeth said as she just loved the feel of being in Percy's arms; she felt safe in his embrace.

"Getting there was just as fun and a there were a few sad moments. We were 17 and crazy, running wild and on the way back we stopped at the pier and I tried to skip rocks on the ocean which I still suck at." Annabeth chuckled, Percy doing the same with her as they remembered the wonderful memories they shared. "And of course you were too busy being worried about college and SATs on your birthday and of course about your mom being sick was really getting to you."

Annabeth smiled sadly as looked at the dress and remembered her mother. "You said to me, "Look at you, worrying too much about things you can't change," as you attempted to skip your rocks." She said softly as she turned round in Percy's arms and looked up into his eyes, her hands resting flat against his chest and his hands remained locked around her waist.

"You talked about how you were going to lose her and that you should drop out of school to focus on helping her at home and taking care of her." He said as he held gently onto her, recalling the events of that night.

"And you said, "You'll spend your whole life singing the blues if you keep thinking that way," as you pulled me into a hug and I laughed." Annabeth said with a sad smile on her face. "I wondered when you became so philosophical and so wise-"

"-and I said that I learned it from you." Percy finished her sentence with a smile as he reached up and cupped Annabeth's cheek and wiped away her tear that she didn't even know had fallen. It was an automatic reaction when he saw her cry or saw her upset. "The night ended in a way I never expected it to."

Annabeth looked up into his eyes and remembered when he finally snuck her back into her house through her window and then before Percy left, they shared a moment and stared into each other's eyes and then Percy leaned in and brushed his lips against Annabeth's.

"We... kissed." Annabeth said hesitantly as she looked up into his eyes. "And then we told each other that we liked each other and that is the day were started Percabeth according to our friends." Annabeth said with a laugh which didn't elicit a reaction from Percy like she thought it would.

Next thing she knew, Percy had cupped her face in his hands and leaned his forehead against hers which caused her breath to hitch. She hadn't been in this close proximity to him in years, it just made her emotions and feelings swirl into an explosion of confusion. She felt like she was seventeen again and falling in love with him all over again.

"You know I loved you from the beginning didn't you?" He asked softly as he looked into her eyes. She nodded at him as she looked deeper into his eyes, searching for what she was hoping was still there.

Love and it most certainly was.

"You hurt me badly Annabeth. I blamed myself for losing you, for not trying hard enough to fight for you when I shouldn't have blamed myself." He whispered in a broken tone, the pain in his eyes almost killing Annabeth and ripping her heart in half in the most violent way possible. "You broke me, and broke my trust Annabeth." He said as his got softer, as if he was desperately fighting to contain himself.

"I know." Annabeth whispered guiltily, her eyes filling with tears as she reached up and placed her hand over Percy's.

"I want there to be an us but I don't know if I can be in a relationship yet Annabeth." He said as he closed his eyes. "I need time, I need space. I still need to heal." He said as Annabeth's heart literally screamed in agony inside her chest as it crumbled into nothingness. She knew this was coming, she just didn't expect it to hurt so much.

"I...I understand." Annabeth said as she dropped her hand to her side and tore her gaze away from his and pulled away, fighting the tears that wanted to fall over the edge of the of her eye lids like a rapid pouring waterfall. "If it's not too much trouble could you please just bring me a slice or two cause I have to finish un-packing." Annabeth said slowly, her breath hitching each word she spoke as she turned her back to him and started packing the dress away.

"Sure." He said in a tone that matched her. She heard his footsteps and then she heard them stop and Percy spoke up, "I still want us to be friends but I just need time." He said in a soft voice before he closed the door. The minute she heard the door click signalling that her door was closed did she break down and let the tears fall from her eyes and fought the sobs that wanted to claw their way out her throat.

She knew she deserved the cold shoulder she received; she deserved the turndown he gave her. She deserved every ounce of pain and gut wrenchingly painful quilt that coursed through her veins like liquid nitrogen. She deserved it for hurting and betraying him the way she did.

She loved him and to her he was worth the pain. It was a start that he stated how he felt and at least they were sort of acquaintances but the friendship was going to have to wait and when Percy was ready, she would be there waiting until he was to begin again.

Seriously guys, you must be trying to kill me with the number of reviews you write for me like Holy Sweet Mother of Rhea I love you guys. I can't believe I have written five chapters and you have given me over a hundred and fifty reviews. Thanks for all the reviews for the last chapter which was awesome so thank you all. I am glad you enjoy my story. I will do my best to get the next chapter out as soon as possible.