Chapter 2

Percy

I was glad I left that lunch table because no one talked to me for the rest of the week. I could tell she wanted to say something but always held back. She knew what that would lead to. Honestly part of me was slightly better that she was back, but I still haven't forgiven her for what she did.

Flashback

I was so excited to see Annabeth, with what she said in her note. It was all I could ask for and nothing more. I was walking up to her door in San Francisco while my family was out for a little while. They had called ahead so it was good, not that I cared. We came here for vacation and to see the Chases again. After 3 months since their move I couldn't wait to catch up.

I rang the doorbell and waited, hoping Annabeth opened the door. Her mother Athena, to my disappointment, answered.

"Percy, its been too long!" she yelled.

I walked into an unfamiliar house but it still felt like home.

"Where's Annabeth?" I asked.

"Upstairs and to the left. Her room is at the end of the hall."

"Thanks"

I walked up the stairs and down the hall rather slowly. I was nervous of what she would so when she saw me. I froze right outside her door and heard her voice but in response their was another more masculine one. I swallowed my fear and opened the door to find her kissing a guy.

She saw me and quickly pulled away, embarrassed and slightly scared.

"Percy! I didn't know you were here!" she said.

"After everything Annabeth, why?!"

"Its not what it looks like!"

"I thought you cared and you just left me in the dust."

She tried to speak but I cut her off.

"No, you don't deserve to explain, goodbye hope you enjoy yourself."

I slammed her door and ran with tears streaming down my face, where I was going I had no idea. I just ran.

End Flashback

I sat up quickly in a cold sweat slightly panicked, and I turned over and looked at the clock. It said 2:30, hopefully I could get some seep and that was the worst of the nightmares. They had been getting worse and worse recently and there is only so much I could handle. She just had to come back and make it worse, but at least it was Saturday and I wouldn't have to see her.

The only thing I had to do was swim practice but I considered doing something daring. I quickly shoved the thought out of my mind and I grabbed her note off out of my notebook. I read it over again and it made the pain better for a moment but the reality set back in. I needed help I was coming dangerously close to doing something harmful.

Annabeth

I opened the door to the school and sighed not really wanting to be here. Don't get me wrong I love school but only to the point of me having to be there, anything extra isn't necessary. The only reason I was there is because I got a note from the swim coach for some reason. All it said was he needed help with one of his swimmers in their self esteem.

Apparently I could help him a lot and me being nice, I obliged. So I stood in the school pool completely ridiculous with all the other swimmers waiting for the coach. Luckily Jason was apart of the team so I could at least talk to him.

"Hey Jason." I said.

"I see you took coach's offer." he smiled.

"Yeah I too nice to refuse especially in the sense of which he put it."

"You have no idea."

At that he walked in and instantly I knew why the coach wanted me to help. The person he wanted to help was Percy, and I could tell. He eyes were shrouded in exhaustion and on his wrists he had some of the smallest little red cuts next to small white lines. What had happened to him to cause this?

"Wait until practice actually starts." Jason said as if reading my mind.

I sat down on the bleachers and watched the team warm up and stretch but then Percy walked put. When he turned around I understood what Jason meant and others had noticed too. There was a huge scar running almost the length of his entire back, and it was quite noticeable. The freshman stared at him until the upperclassmen pulled their attention away.

But when they began to practice Percy outmatched them all despite being exhausted and blood deprived. He quickly finished his workout and started to get ready to leave but the coach stopped him and pointed over at me. He walked over not knowing I was there and sat on the bleachers and I moved down nest to him. He tensed realizing I was there but I wouldn't stop now.

"Hey." I said.

"Hi."

"You looked good in the water." I said.

"That was nothing he said."

I could sense a small amount of pride so I thought to myself that was one thing that could get his spirits up.

"You and me are having a day together." I said.

He looked over at me and stared, but his eyes were neutral, clearly he was thinking it over. I knew this was my chance to get in and try to save him.

"No buts I'm going to go get some stuff from my house and then I'll be over and I expect you to cooperate."

"Fine." he sighed.

He quickly got up and left hopefully he would let me into his house and I saw Jason coming towards me.

"Do you get what I mean now?" he asked.

"Yeah its just I had no idea, did his home life really get that bad?"

"I have no idea I never asked and he doesn't talk about it. All we know is to stop the newbies form staring. Though I am the only one he talks to other than coach but I have no idea why."

"I do." he looked at me, "Its because you know Piper and she is one of my best friends, he does it to stay close yet not enough to raise suspicion."

"Wow never thought of that, guess thats why your the smart one."

"I got to go better not leave him alone too long." I said.

I left and went home grabbed a few things threw it in a bag and ran out the door. I left a note saying were I was but I highly doubt my parents will even be home to see it, it was there for my brothers. I got in my car and began to drive thinking this is my first real shot after so long better not screw it up.

Here's the next chapter that you've been wanting and a fair warning moving into the next one is that it will get a little dark as we delve into what happened to Percy. It'll be rather long and sad so if it takes a while to get up don't get mad because its going to be deep. Also the reason shy I chose to go this way is because Annabeth being broken has been used a lot in the stories I read so I decided to take a new route.

Don't expect them to get together quickly because I'm reflecting my own personality into Percy ever so slightly so it might take a while for anything major to happen. Sorry but its how I want it to happen. Anyway enjoy and always review, I got the number I wanted so I'm going to try for 10 reviews this time.