Hey everyone, got some inspiration from two songs this time, the main one is what gave this chapter it's title. It's entitled Mine by Phoebe Ryan, beautiful song, it really is and fits the storyline so bloody freakin perfectly but I had gotten the inspiration as well to describe Percy's character in this chapter from a wicked song that I'm gonna leave you guys to guess and try figure out what it is. Anyway, hope you enjoy the chapter everyone.

It Had Begun Again With A Simple Hello

It had been a little under a week since Annabeth and Rachel had been honest with each other and sorted out their heads and Annabeth had to say that their friendship was honestly blooming beautifully. It was what their slowly blooming friendship that had both of them decide that they were going to go out for drinks on Friday Night.

Thalia and Nico had been invited along with Rachel's fiancé Octavian and Percy was coming of course and they were all going to meet there. Annabeth was just about finished getting ready, and was finishing up her make-up and hair since it had been a long time since she had gone out and had some fun for once.

She was wearing a pair of dark denim boot cut jeans that could be considered skinny jeans with the way they hugged her long legs, making them look as sexy as hell. She had on a pair black open toed heels with an ankle strap to secure them that gave her a little more height, accentuating her legs and outfit even more.

To go with it she had a white high waisted white crop top that had a sweet heart neckline and no straps on her shoulders and with it, she wore a black leather jacket that just gave her a whole another level or ten on the sexy scale and it was a suited accompaniment to go with her slightly curled blond hair that she left down and left it naturally. Her make-up was all natural because she didn't like make-up really but tonight, she just felt like wearing a little.

When she was happy, she let out a little breath and exited the bathroom, making sure that she had her phone and wallet in his pockets as she exited her bedroom and headed to the kitchen where she found Percy standing there, dressed in a pair of jeans, sneakers, a plain white shirt and a blazer. Casual was always Percy's style and she really liked that.

"Took ya, long enough. Thals and RED are blowing up my phone, asking where the hell we are..." Percy kind of froze midway through his word because he had turned round and his jaw had practically dropped to the floor because his eyes landed on Annabeth.

Annabeth couldn't help but giggle as she walked forward and cupped his chin and closed his mouth that was agape, smirking as she wiped the little bit of drool that was coming from the corner of his mouth, "It's rude to stare and drool, Seaweed Brain. Wouldnt want you to catch any flies." She said with a chuckle as she patted his cheek playfully. "Come one, let's go, don't want to be late."

She walked over to the door and opened it, waiting for Percy to follow her but his eyes followed her, his body clearly shocked from the sight of Annabeth but his eyes were filled with a strange predatory like quality that made him look a little hungry. Annabeth had to fight the blush on her cheeks, sure she had been confident moments ago but when Percy looked at her like that, it left this wanton feeling inside her, the last time Percy looked at her like that was when a dude blatantly flirted with her in front of Percy.

"You coming?" She asked with a gulp, suddenly feeling her cheeks heating up as she watched his green eyes darken with that same look which in all honesty confused her. She didn't know why he was looking at her like that.

"Yeah," Percy said, looking away for a moment before grabbing his car keys and walking towards her. He took the door from her and held it open for her, his intense gaze meeting her own as she looked up into him, feeling almost timid and shy beneath his gaze. "Let's go." His voice was stoic which slightly worried Annabeth.

"Are you alright, Percy?" Annabeth asked softly, feeling timid and shy beneath the intense gaze. "We don't have to go if you want. We could stay here and go out another time, if you want." She suggested, her voice and tone uncertain if that is what he wanted to hear.

Percy shook his head and smiled a soft smile, "I'm alright. Just a little shocked to see you with make-up is all."

"You sure?" She asked again as she stepped outside, Percy following her, locking the door behind them as he gave a curt nod.

"yeah, no come, let's go before Thalia roasts me again for being late." Percy said as he offered her his elbow which Annabeth happily took as he led her to the elevator.

Club Mt Olympus

This club was most certainly one of the most frequented clubs in all of Manhattan, probably in the whole of New York. You had to know people to get in and because of not only Rachel's status but her fiancé's, it was easy to get it. Annabeth felt a little sorry for the long queue that extended round the block, leading to the entrance of the club, a legit bouncer standing with a clipboard, looking ready to punch people's faces in.

"Name?" The big guy asked, he was burly, large and downright terrifying as Annabeth and Percy stood in front of him, having jumped the cue.

"We're with the party of Dare." Annabeth answered softly, a small smile appearing on her face, "Annabeth Chase and Percy Jackson." She remembered that that is what Rachel had informed her to tell them when they arrived at the entrance.

"Welcome." The recently discovered Argus, his name was on his name tag, answered as he undid the clip that held the red rope and opened it, stepping to the side. "They're in the V.I.P wing, the host will take you to them." Percy and Annabeth nodded as they stepped past him towards the door, "Have a good evening."

The minute they stepped through the curtains, they were greeted by a real part of note. There was music pulsing through speakers, the sound reverberating and bouncing off the walls, deafening all chatter that people would have to shout to communicate with each other. Flashing lime lights rocked on, flashing in bright patterns that changed color with the music beat. The dance floor was full of people, all shapes and sizes, dancing and drinking without a care in the world.

It was exactly how Annabeth had remembered it to be.

As stated by Argus, the host, a woman who was dressed in a pantsuit, looking professional and yet deadly in her heels, with her hair pulled back into a tight bun, a head set on. "Evening, allow me to take you to your friends." She said in a deep voice, turning on her heel and already walking off.

Percy looked at Annabeth as she linked their arms again and followed her through the crowd. The woman was a raging banshee, shoving her way through the crowd of already intoxicated dancers that crowded the floor and making people feel her presence, she was a bouncer and maître d' combined into one package. Annabeth could see many guys giving her sideways glances as she walked past, not sure how to feel at the guys giving her hungry eyes.

She looked to Percy and saw he had a stoic expression on his face but she couldn't see his eyes because even in heels, he was still taller than her but she could tell by the slight tension in his arm that he was annoyed by something and Annabeth sadly had no idea what would be an annoyance to him. She just let it go and gave his hand a gentle squeeze, causing to look at her.

"I'm excited about hanging out with you and the others tonight." She said with a genuine smile, sparking up a conversation to distract him from whatever was bothering him.]

When Percy's smile appeared, she was honestly relieved as he grinned at her. "me too. I honestly haven't been out and had fun for a very long time. Never really wanted to go out because I didn't really feel like it." Annabeth nodded in understanding, back in California after she left, she never really ventured out, not once. It was all work, no play and a whole lot of brooding and loneliness on her side of the spectrum.

Before Annabeth could answer, she heard her name being called and instantly grinned when she saw Thalia and Nico seated with Rachel and the man who was obviously her fiancé, Octavian.

Thalia looked good in her ripped jeans and black tee, opting for a casual yet slightly seductive appeal to her tight skinny jeans that accentuated her ass, obviously much to Nico's disapproval cause one thing about Nico Di Angelo is he was possessive and didn't take kindly to others ogling over his girl who never took any notice of it. Nico was dressed similarly, black jeans and a white shirt with a black skull on the front.

Rachel looked completely the opposite of his she usually looked when it came to work, she had opted for a pair of ripped denim three quarter jeans and a frilly red blouse with her hair down and frizzed out but she looked really good. She grinned when she spotted Annabeth and immediately came over and gave Annabeth a big hug, much to Percy's surprise.

He was surprised when he came home to see Rachel and Annabeth chatting like they had been best friends for years instead of having just met and taking an instant disliking to each other. "Girl, you look smoking. Bet you had already got some eyes from a whole lot of these fine gentleman." Rachel yelled over the music, causing Annabeth to throw her head back and laugh.

Percy didn't look all to impressed by that comment as Annabeth answered, "RED, did you already forget you've got yourself a piece of ass that gave you that healthy sized rock that is on your finger." She answered with a cheeky grin as her gaze zeroed in on that gigantic princess cut diamond that adorned her fingers.

"Thank you for reminding her. I was getting tired of doing it and I'm her fiancé." Grumbled a new voice and it belonged to the blond hair man that wrapped his arm around Rachel's waist. She had seen said fiancé in multiple pictures and articles but seeing him up close and personal was certainly something to experience.

He was relatively skinny but not sickly kind of skinny and he had these crazed looking blue eyes and his skin was paler than Nico's and Nico always looked like he was fading or something. But the thing was he was near identical to Luke, from the way his hair was cut and shaped to the pointiness, he was a near carbon copy but he wasn't as handsome as Luke but he had his qualities that obviously made Rachel love him. He was dressed in Jeans and a purple shirt with this angry look on his face as his gaze met Percy's.

"Octavian, I'd like to introduce you to Annabeth." Rachel said with a grin as I smiled at Octavian but his gaze didn't leave Percy's, "And of course, you know Percy."

"Jackson." He acknowledged in a cold tone, his voice conveying an obvious dislike towards the dark haired man.

"Octavian." Percy said in an equally cold tone but it filled with a lot of annoyance in it. "Can we agree to be civil for the evening since it was the ladies who organized the evening."

"As long as you don't make a move on fiancée, then we will be just fine." Octavian growled, his voice hard and icy as he stepped closer to Percy, the two glaring each other down.

"I need a drink. Come on Tavy, lets go get something to drink." Rachel said calmly, defusing the situation by grabbing Octavian's hand and leading him away, causing Percy to growl.

"Percy, are you alright?" Annabeth asked timidly, her hand reaching out and touching his shoulder but Percy jerked away, causing Annabeth to gasp as he stormed off. Annabeth stood there frozen as she watched Percy walk to the bar and order himself a drink, sitting as far away from the others as humanly possible.

Annabeth wandered why those two seriously held a grudge against each other. Percy had told her nothing about him and Octavian and she was a little hurt and confused by his outburst and anger. She let out a dejected sigh as she made her way over to the others and sat down, gazing sadly at Percy who wouldn't even look their way. "Is everything alright between you two?" Thalia inquired curiously, glancing subtly at the pissed off man who was drinking a beer by himself.

"He and Octavian exchanged a few words and when I asked him if he was alright, he jerked away from me and just stormed off." Annabeth answered as Thalia set a glass of red wine in front of her best friend. "thank you, I think I'm gonna need this." Annabeth said, taking a drink of the red liquid. "Do you know why those two hate each other with a passion?"

"I wish I knew what Kelpy's problem was but I don't know what him and the piss biscuit over there have against each other, personally it ain't my business but I don't know what has crawled up those two's ass and died." Thalia answered as she took a swig of the beer that she had in hand. "He'll cool off, give him some time."

Annabeth sighed sadly, nodding at her friend's suggestion, "I hope so because I have really been looking forward to coming out with you guys all week."

"Don't worry, Annabeth. It's not the first time Percy and Octavian have brought hell to a casual event such as the one we're having now." Rachel interjected herself into the conversation, taking a seat next to Thalia as she drank a sip of her Bloody Mary she had ordered. "Octavian is crabby because of work and gets pissy all the time. He'll cool down and become more sociable once he's had a few drinks."

Annabeth nodded as felt slightly hot in this crowded, heated room, deciding to remove her leather jacket, fluffing out her curls and pulling out her hidden ring on it's chain that was tucked in her shirt. She held it in her hand, looking at it with a heavy sigh, her gaze flicking over to Percy who was glaring at his bottle of beer. He looked over at her but the minute their gazes met, he looked away, instantly making Annabeth feel hurt and heartache in that moment.

"Hey Annabeth, what is that ring exactly?" Nico asked curiously as he joined the group, bringing Annabeth out of her stare to focus back on the others.

Annabeth sighed, looking down at the simple, beautiful elegant ring, the ring that for her was a symbol of the past. "This is the ring that Percy was going to propose to me with before all the shit went down." Annabeth answered softly as she played with the ring. "guess you could say that I found gold in the wreckage, put it on a necklace and kept to remember how much I lost and could have had if I hadn't lost everything."

Annabeth felt like she was going to cry again, talking about the ring, it was sensitive subject matter for her but she honestly couldn't blame herself from feeling the guilt she was feeling right now.

"Why do you wear it on the necklace. I would have thought you would have chosen to take it off, when you and Percy started talking, move on from the past?" Nico said in a soft tone.

Annabeth hadn't looked up from the ring, a heavy sigh leaving her lips as she spoke, "Its a reminder of the past but its what keeps me hopeful that I can pull it together and fix things between Percy and I. I guess, I'm holding onto the broken pieces of my hearts debris in hopes that when I put it on properly, that everything is going to be okay." She said in a soft tone, glad that it wasn't too loud so that they could hear her because she didn't feel like yelling. "I wear it like a message so I don't forget it, keeping it cause I know that its mine and it shows that my heart will always belong to Percy no matter what happens."

The others were silent, Thalia especially. When Annabeth looked up, Thalia was looking down at her lap, a sad look in her eyes as Annabeth downed her glass of wine. "What are you guys anyway? Are you dating? Are you seeing other people? I mean, what's going on with you guys?" Nico inquired, causing Annabeth to look at Percy who was still hunched over, having another sip of his beer.

"I honestly don't know. He says he want to work things out with me, that he wants to be with me but every chance I try and ask what we are doing, he just clams up on me. I cant blame him, I fucked everything up, that doesn't mean I never stopped loving him." Annabeth admitted, it felt so good to finally say those words out loud because she had been keeping it in, trying no to blurt them out and make Percy uncomfortable but its not like wanted to hear them. "He said he doesn't know if he loves me anymore and I honestly love and miss him so much. I'd take being just friends but he pushes me away and it hurts."

Rachel looked over at Thalia who glanced at Percy and then back at RED. The two had come to a mutual agreement when they arrived to be on their best behavior and try to get along since Annabeth explained the whole situation to Thalia and how things were but Thalia never realized just how much the situation not only affected Percy but Annabeth as well. Before she had spoken with Annabeth, she would have turned round and said that Annabeth deserved to feel this way but now... she honestly felt bad for her best friends.

She knew how much they cared about each other but hearing Annabeth say that Percy didn't know if he loved her anymore, she had to feel sorry for her friend who looked about ready to cry in this moment as she tucked her ring back behind her top and took Thalia's nearly empty beer and finished it.

"No point in having a pity party. I'm here to have fun and I intend to, even if I'm hurting more than I did the day my mother died." Annabeth let out a chuckle as she stood up and breathed in. "I'm going to dance." Annabeth stated and before anyone could argue, she walked off and found herself in the middle of a crowd, shaking her body to the loud music without a care in the world.

In all honesty, she just wanted to forget for one night about all her problems, forget about all at overwhelming emotions she had been feeling for the last few weeks since she had arrived back, her head and heart hurting from it all. This was her time to just let go of all her cares in the world as she swayed her hips, tossed her hair and rocked her body to the music in the crowd.

As she moved with the music, she had multiple people come and dance with her, mimicking her movements or doing completely moves but they were all women and then a man approached her. He was young, devilishly handsome and just had a sex appeal quality to him that could drive any girl insane with his perfect model like face, dressed in leather and dark brown hair.

Annabeth smiled, feeling slightly flushed at the thought of a guy approaching her and asking her to dance but the young side of her couldn't resist the opportunity. Its not like Percy cared. He was too busy brooding and hating her and unsure if he wanted her as something more in his life than just a live in ex which is the only way she could describe it.

The young man offered her his hand and she took it, and the two started dancing together, just simple movements. Her hands were on his shoulders and his were settled on her hips as they rocked to the music, the occasional twirl and dip throughout their dance to the slow paced song that was playing.

And then it changed, the gentleman had a much less gentlemanly side to him, pressing his chest against Annabeth's back, shamelessly grinding his hips into hers, Annabeth not being a stick in the mud, followed his rocking hips in perfect synch as his hands trailed up and down her sides. In that moment, Annabeth felt free of all her troubles, she felt as if she didn't have anything to worry about but as she moved to the music, she couldn't help but glance across the floor, her eyes instantly landing on Percy who was watching her with this intense, hungry and predatory gaze that looked almost possessive.

He looked stark raving mad and it made Annabeth freeze.

She needed to go and calm down, she just wanted to have an escape so she excised herself and headed over to where the bathrooms were. She just remained in the hallway that lead to the bathroom, feeling a lot cooler in this empty passage where she could attempt to gain her bearings. She didn't know why the look Percy gave her affected her so much, she felt like he was about to march over and eat her alive.

"What the hell were you doing Annabeth?!" A familiar voice growled, causing Annabeth to look up and see a down right steaming Percy Jackson marching his way towards her. His body language was tense, his muscles practically ripped like they had expanded cause his shirt looked considerably tighter than she remembered. He still had that same possessive look in his eyes when the rest of his face told her that he was angry as he now towered over her.

"I don't understand what you mean, Percy?" she said in a regular voice after she gulped and gained a hold of her bearings in that moment.

Percy let out a dry chuckle before he spat out, "Really, so you willingly let that douche grind on you like a dog in heat." His voice was deep and demanding an answer which made Annabeth's heart start to race and her knees go slightly week. One thing that she always loved was seeing Percy angry, it was a major turn on because Pissed off Percy was a hot kind of Percy that she rarely saw.

She shook it off and glared at him, "I was just having some fun. It's not like you wanted anything to do with me since you blew me off like a one night stand or something." She answered back, pushing off the wall and standing tall as she glared right back at him. "You were enjoying your pissy party and I wasn't going to let that ruin my night."

"That doesn't mean you can go and dance with another man. You're mine." He said in a possessive tone. Annabeth couldn't decide if she liked the sound of him claiming her as his but she wasn't his. He hadn't shown any signs of wanting to be with her again. He hadn't put a label on them. He hadn't even acknowledged if they were going to ever go out on a date or not. It was a sad reality that she wanted to happen but that's the truth. She wasn't his.

"I am not yours, Percy. You haven't once acknowledged me as anything more than a friend. If I was yours, you would have had the balls to tell me if you wanted a relationship with me or not." She spat back, anger coursing through her veins as she spoke. "I've been patient with you Percy but I don't know whether or not I'm going to wait around for you to want me forever. If you don't want me again, tell me know because then I can move on with my life instead of wasting my time waiting for someone who doesn't want me back."

She made a move to walk around him but her back met the wall with a thump with Percy's arms trapping her against the wall as he looked down at her with a deep level of anger and this look of want and desire and hunger, like he was going to devour her like an animal. He was breathing heavily, his eyes never leaving her face, his body suffocating close but Annabeth didn't care because she was frozen in surprise at Percy's suddenness.

Before Annabeth could blink, Percy's lips descending on hers with a fiery passion, and a bruising force that made Annabeth groan from the suddenness but the feel of his lips on hers felt like heaven and hell all at once. It was like an addiction that she couldn't rid herself of, but she reveled in the feel and kissed him back with the same pent up frustration and hunger he was kissing her with.

He was kissing her with everything in him, like his life depended on it. It was feverish and undeniably hot and it made her feel like he was devouring her as his hands threaded themselves in her hair and pulled on her locks causing her to groan at the feeling of him tugging her on her hair in an attempt to try and get her closer. Percy separated their lips for a moment, panting heavily before saying in a breathy tone, "What are you doing to me?" he groaned before he kissed her again, his hands moving down her sides, causing a moan to leave her lips as he hitched up one of her legs and wrapped it around his waist and pressed his body right into hers, pinning her to the wall.

She couldn't comprehend what was happening in this moment, all she could think about was his lips on hers and how addictive they were. It had been so long since she felt his lips on hers, tasted the saltiness of his skin mixed with beer and spearmint chewing gum. She could barely remember the last time that she was allowed to perform the act of threading her fingers into his black locks that were silky and felt like satin under her fingers.

It was heated and hot in the room even though the hallway was colder than a freezer. She was unable to come up with a single thought, the feel of his body and lips pressed against hers overwhelmed every single one of her senses. She needed to come to her senses and find out why Percy was performing an act she had dreamed of for such a long time but because it was happening, it was hard to want to stop.

Percy reluctantly tore his lips from Annabeth when they both gasped for breath, Percy leaning his forehead against hers as they looked into each others eyes. The possessiveness in Percy's eyes was still there but it held tenderness and dare Annabeth thought it, love. "Do you understand now?" He said in a deep husky breath, causing Annabeth's heart to race at how much the sound of his voice appealed to her, "You are mine. No one else's. Got it."

Annabeth nodded, trying to catch her breath as she took in the appealing appearance of Percy's swollen lips and messed up hair that she had threaded her fingers through when her senses were just overwhelmed by him. "What does this make us then?" She asked timidly, unsure of where they were going to go from here in this moment.

Percy didn't hesitate with his answer, "I can't take not being able to kiss you. I lost my shit when I saw that guy approach you and I nearly walked over there and punched him because no one touches what's mine. I want you Annabeth. I want what we had. I feel like an idiot because it took seeing another guy touching you to make me realize that the only person I want doing that with you is me."

Annabeth's heart was singing sky fucking high at the words as Percy spoke. Even with the possessive dangerous look in his eyes, he reached up and cupped her cheek with such a contrasting tenderness it made her fall harder for him even more than she already had. "You have always been a Seaweed Brain." Annabeth said with a smile, causing Percy to grin at her.

"I know but I've always been yours, even if I tried to deny it." He said in an honest tone, gently stroking her cheek with his thumb as he looked down at her. "I want us to give us a second chance. I'm going to take you out and im going to be a hesitant pain in the ass in the beginning but I still see a future with you, Annabeth."

Annabeth felt like crying as she leaned up and brushed her swollen lips against his, smiling against his lips. "Sounds like the perfect plan to me."

"It's means we're not going to be able to do this for a bit." Percy whispered against her lips as he kissed her tenderly right back.

"I know, that's why I'm enjoying it whilst we can before the others find out." Annabeth whispered as she pulled away and smiled up at him. "You have no idea how addictive your lips are do you?"

"you don't know how addictive you are." Percy said as he ran his hand gently up and down the side of her jean covered thigh, causing her breath to hitch as he nudged his nose against hers. "When you walked out, I wanted to lock you in the apartment and keep you all to myself. I didn't want to share you because you looked so breathtaking and then I was an idiot with Octavian because the prick has been in my head for a long time and I just didn't want to get hurt but I can't keep myself away from you anymore, Annabeth."

"If we go home now, will you tell me why you and Octavian want to kill each other?" She asked softly, massaging his scalp softly, to sooth him at the mention of Rachel's fiancé's name.

"Yes, I will tell you everything because before we go anywhere with our relationship, we need to air out every skeleton in our closets." Percy whispered as he closed his eyes, nudging his nose against Annabeth's cheek. "I don't want anything coming up and surprising either of us."

"Neither do i." She agreed in a soft tone as Percy placed her foot down but kept his hands on her hips, pulling away and putting a little distance between them but not too much. "Let's go. I'll text the others later cause I don't want them to insinuate anything about my appearance if you leave to fetch the car whilst I go tell them we're leaving."

"Same goes for me." Percy said as he took her hand in his. "Come on, let's go have the talk we've needed to have for a long time."

Annabeth nodded, squeezing his hand in hers as she took in a deep breath and prepared herself for the hard hitting questions that were to come because now she could finally get all the guilt off her chest, confessing the truth to Percy would bring them a fresh new start that they both needed. She prepared herself for the conversation as they walked through the crowd and slowly made their journey back to the apartment, both nervous about the talk and both relieved to have it happen.

Time would tell where they would go, but after this talk, maybe things would be better but they had to talk first and that is what they were going to do.

Well that was long and certainly a mission to write in just one week but i pulled it off, even with my hectic schedule so gotta give me credit. i hope you enjoyed the chapter because i put a lot of time into it, and its the longest one by far so let me know what you think, and dont forget to try and guess what song was used to describe Percy's character. the clues are there. Good luck everyone, see you when inspiration hits again. Love you all, review, review, review. See you all again when i see you.