A/N: Hey guys! And must I say whew, it's good to be back! School's starting in a week for me and I guess it's kind of ironic that I'll be less busy once school rolls around. Isn't that right Percy? *Rolls eyes* Gosh Percy, do you think you can stop being a seaweed brain for once?! Haha just kidding, we all love you just the way you are *wink wink*

*Luke's POV*

I guess things were pretty messed up right now… wrong, pretty was probably the understatement of the century.

Gosh, Thalia wouldn't even give me a chance and now that things were unrolling just the way she wanted them too, she couldn't have been any smugger.

I watched as Annabeth sat in a corner, opposite of Percy might I add. She held a book in her hands but lowered it on to her lap. She couldn't read… I knew she couldn't. It was a habit I knew she had. She was tense, I could tell by the way her shoulders were stressed and how she bit her lip.

"All in good time Luke" I thought to myself.

The statement was of familiarity, after all the queen of heavens had said the same to me.

I remembered the day still… when I was resurrected. It was unnatural; something that sent shivers down my spine as I thought of it. But it was the only way to get her back. My fist clenched unconsciously when I thought of the fallen battle when I asked Annabeth whether or not she loved me. I still remember how she looked at Percy like he was the only one that mattered at the time. It stung, even more than the fact that I had just stabbed myself to defeat Kronos.

Annabeth telling me she didn't love me was unsettling to me. I could feel that my spirit wasn't at peace, and maybe it was that, that had intrigued Hera. She knew the feeling, wanting to keep someone you love at bay, closer to you. And so we struck a deal.

"You know that I can guarantee nothing Luke, whatever happens next is in your hands."

I closed my eyes and slowly opened them, feeling my ghost body dissipating and hardening into a figure. It felt weird to think that I could breathe again. I had lungs, dear god. Feet, that I don't know… I could use to walk.

I slowly unclenched my fist. I did this for Annabeth, no regrets, no take backs.

And it was with that, that I mustered my courage and walked up to the person that despised me the most right now.

"Annabeth, can we talk?"

I knew she was pissed by the way her knuckles turned white, practically looking as if she could rip the book to pieces and frankly me.

She didn't speak, she gave me a tight nod and followed me outside while Percy got up, prepared to follow but Thalia, grabbed his arm letting him know it was okay.

"Listen Annabeth, I'm so sorry. Doing what I did, I never meant to hurt you."

She looked away, her eyebrows knitted together, and I knew right then and there that she wouldn't forgive me.

"I was desperate. To see you and Thalia. I thought I could start a fresh and I realized that having Hera take away your memory wasn't the right way to go. And I'm sorry, I know how hard this must be for you, but all I want you to hear is how sorry I am."

I didn't know if she accepted it, or whether or not she heard anything at all. She had a thoughtful look on her face.

"I accept your apology Luke."

My head whipped towards the direction of her small voice.

"You do?"

She nodded but something told me that it wasn't it.

"But I don't think I can forgive you or forget what you've done."

Our eyes locked and I noticed her grey eyes, today piercing but holding a gloomy storm inside them.

"What you did wasn't right Luke, you altered my life completely. I'm a mess because of you right now. I can't even look at Percy-"

Her voice cracked on Percy, I knew we hit a sore topic.

"I can't even look at him right now without feeling awkward, or like I'm to blame for this."

And that's when her tears flowed. Annabeth Chase, the girl who never ever cried was crying. All because of me.

"What kind of jerk am I?" I thought to myself. "I thought I could protect you Annie, but I was wrong. In the end it was me that hurt you the most."

"Gods, Annabeth. This is all my fault…"

I took a step forward but she only took a step back.

"Don't touch me Luke. I-I'm sorry, j-just don't."

She ran away before I could comprehend what had happened. I kicked the rocks on the ground and threw a pebble as hard as I could into the lake.

"Maybe this is what I deserve. I'm such a creep."

I ran in inside the house, telling them that Annabeth ran away. I couldn't do this on my own; she would never answer me in a state like this.

Thalia was shocked. Percy was fuming, as he came up to me.

"If anything happens to her, I swear-"

Thalia cut him off, recovering from her state of shock.

"Annabeth is the toughest girl I know. She'll handle herself fine. Are you guys going to stay here and fight or help me look for her?"

Percy snapped out of his trance and walked out the door not before a splash of water hit me in the face. Well, he was a son of Poseidon after all.

"Thals-"

"You did something you shouldn't have Luke. And looks like Karma coming back and biting you in the butt when you least expect it to."

The door slammed shut, leaving me wet, dazed, and shunned. So this is what I get.

A/N: I know it's so cheesy and gosh, I hate how vulnerable I made Annabeth seem in this. Sorry about all this mushi-ness but I really feel that I needed to do this to express and make my point across. Until next time, my munchkins!