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Percy's POV

"He did what!?" I growled. Who did Josh think he was anyway? To hit her? He didn't realize how lucky of a guy he was, to have a girl like Annabeth and then treat her like crap. It just wasn't right.

"I know. It took everything in me not to kick his ass, but I didn't want to get him even more worked up." Her voice was raspy, probably from crying last night. The bitterness in her voice was inevitable and it made my heart ache just to think about everything she was put through. "You know that I'm gonna kill him, right?"

She sighed from across the line, "Please don't interfere Percy. I can fight my own battles, you know that."

I did know that. Annabeth was tough, almost tougher than me. She was smart too. Smartness was something I was seriously lacking.. "Fine, I promise I won't."

"Pinky promise?" I almost laughed from the juvenile request. "Pinky Promise." It was enough to at least reassure her.

"I'll see you later today right?" She asked, her voice filling with a little more of her usual pep. "Definitely." I smiled as I thought of what had happened between us in the past. Were we in a relationship now? She hadn't mentioned it yet, so i didn't want to bring it up. she probably wasn't even into me..

As I hung up the phone, my thoughts were one big whirlwind of confusion. Sure, i had promised I wasn't going to beat up Josh for being an asshole, but I really really wanted to. In the long run it would help her out! Kind of..

I let my feelings towards Annabeth get the better of me as I (without even realizing it) got into my car and drove to Annabeth's apartment. The lazy bum was probably still there watching sports reruns on TV.

I took a deep breath as I knocked on the door. It was going to be hard to concentrate on acting civil around him and not jumping him and snapping his neck for what he did.

Josh opened the door wearing plaid pajama bottoms and a ratty tshirt. "Oh, it's you." He paused, "I'm unsure whether I want to invite the guy my wife cheated on me with into my house."

I held back a laugh, "Wife? She was only your fiance." To have a wife cheat on you, I had been there before.. A pit formed in my stomach. I remebered what i had felt like when Charlotte cheated on me with some rich bastard and how miserable I was. It kind of made me a hypocrite now.. I felt almost sick doing this to another dude, but then again he had hit her.

"You don't know shit." He grabbed me by my shirt, hoisting me up in air. This guy had a temper, and a bad one that is. "No need for violence and language Joshy." I said and he dropped me.

"Shut it, Jackson." His face was growing redder by the second. Ticking him off wasn't going to be a good idea. I was going to have to ease into the conversation.

"You hit her." So much for easing into the conversation. Face palm..

Josh folded his arms across his chest. "No I didn't." It was a flat out, pathetic lie.

"Why don't you say that to the hand print on her face." I growled.

The lying little weasel! How dare he? I was growing angrier too and soon this was going to be a fight.

"Shut the hell up and leave." He pointed down the hall. "I said leave!" I stood there, my feet planted on the ground. I wasn't going to leave till this guy learned a lesson.

"Get the hell off of my property."

"Last time I checked you didn't own the hallway."

"Don't be a smart ass you filthy cheater."

I punched Josh. I punched him square in the face. And then proceeded to throwing my arms around his neck and strangling him with all of my force.

'Get off me." He shouted and threw me off, I hit the wall, making a loud thud. As he came towards me and punched my gut I got up in time to miss the next one leaving Josh to punch the wall. "Shit." He breathed and rubbed his hand.

I delivered another blow to the jaw, a little blood forming at the corner of his mouth. I was going to win this fight I was sure of it.

"Percy! Josh!" Annabeth shouted and ran down the hall to us, her blonde hair loose and waving side to side as she ran. She jumped onto Josh's back and tried covering his mouth since he was swearing quite loudly.

"Ouch!" She shrieked, her hand now bloody from a bite.

"You creep." i pushed him into the wall with all my might.

"Stop! You're going to get thrown out!" Annabeth warned. I didn't listen I continued to beat at him until he was bloody and motionless.

"Rot in hell, Jackson." Were his last words before he passed out.

Annabeth hugged me with force, but then started punching me in the arm and stomach. "I told you not to come!"

I grinned, "you knew I was, huh."

"Why else would I be here."Her grey eyes showed concern for me. "He could've hurt you pretty badly." She said and I took her inmjured hand. "i completely took him down. Look." Josh was slumped against the wall.

"Your nose is bleeding." She commented. Sure enough it was.

I pulled her close to me. I could hear her heart beating against my chest. "It doesn't matter. What matters is that jerk is never going to touch you again."

"I guess you're right. Just know that I hate you right now."

"No you don't." I smiled and kissed her. Blood was smeared above her lip from my nose. I only did this because I love her and anyone who was a threat to her is going down.

I finally updated :P Haha. i'm so so so excited to write the next chapter. It's got some Charlotte in it and it's going to be crazzzzzy.

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