Guys I can't even express how sorry I am! I know this chapter is late and I feel awful about it! I've just had so much going on it's crazy...this chapter is pretty long though so hopefully that makes up for it! I was having a bit of writers block but I now have a few ideas about what I want to happen! Anyway enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO OR THE SONG!

Annabeth's POV:

Graduation wasn't too far and surprisingly I wasn't too excited for it. Maybe it was because I was afraid of what happens after you graduate or maybe I'm sad to have to say goodbye again. Granted I haven't made many friends here but I'm sad to leave the ones I have made.

When you're a kid all you want to do is grow up and be an adult and when you're an adult you want time to stop or a least slow down. Don't get me wrong I'm excited for my future but I'm also super scared. I mean I don't know what's going to happen! I don't know if I'll still be friends with Nico and Thalia 10 years from now or if I'll get my dream job. I don't know if I'll even still be with Percy….the thought could make me burst into tears. The future is a scary thing but if I had my Seaweed Brain next to me it wouldn't be so bad.

I frowned when I realized that Percy never really talks about the future. I couldn't stop the dreadful thoughts that filled my mind. Does he not see a future with me? He says he loves me and I don't doubt that but he could change his mind?

I shook my head of these thoughts. I shouldn't be thinking things like that. I love Percy and Percy loves me…that's all I need to know, and with that I went to my last class of the day.

I sat down and started pulling out the needed items when I felt someone sit next to me. I turned and saw Aiden…the creepy guy from the store. He smiled at me but it was unsettling. I don't know what it is about this guy but he just gives me the creeps.

"Um….hi."

"Hey Annabeth."

"Hey…. I didn't know you were in this class?"

"Oh I'm not but the teacher's my uncle and he said I could sit in on one of his classes….so here I am."

Ok at least we know he didn't go creepy stalker on me and find out what classes I have.

"Oh nice…"

He smiled and nodded at me and we didn't talk much after that. I noticed throughout the class Aiden would scoot closer to me, only having me to scoot away seconds later. He would also whisper compliments to me, like how pretty I looked or how smart I was when I answered a question.

When the bell rang I couldn't move fast enough. I ran to the side of the school where my dad was supposed to be waiting for me. He invited Percy and I to dinner. After I graduated high school and didn't keep in contact with them my family realized how they treated me. I don't see my step mom that often but I sometimes receive calls from my brothers. My dad has really put the effort into building a relationship with me though, which I'm happy about.

He was going to pick me up then head to Percy's and my apartment to get Percy. When I didn't see his car I sighed and looked around. I don't think Aiden followed me, which is good.

"Hey Annabeth!"

I spoke to soon.

"Uh hey Aiden…."

"Why did you run out of class that fast? I wanted to talk."

"Um I'm waiting for my dad to pick me up."

I nervously pushed some hair behind my ear.

"Oh….Having a father daughter day?"

"Um sort of…. Percy is going to come with us"

" And Percy is your…..?"

"Boyfriend."

"Oh….how did that stay at home date go?"

"Great! It went…uh it went great."

"Yea I'm sure any date with you would be good."

He walked closer to me; I took a couple steps back. Distance is my best friend right now.

"Your boyfriend is a lucky guy."

"Uh…yea well I'm going to go call my dad and find out where he is…so…"

"Oh well ok….but I'd love to see you again. Maybe we can do lunch sometime?"

"Um….I don't know…I'm pretty busy…"

"But-"

I heard a car honk behind me and I saw my dad's car waiting for me.

"Gotta go! Bye!"

I practically sprinted to the car. I quickly opened the door and threw my stuff in the backseat before jumping in the front with my dad. My dad gave me a baffled look and his eyebrows rose in confusion.

"I'll explain but can we please just leave? Right now?"

On the way back to pick Percy up I told my dad about Aiden. I told him how we met, what happened today, and how uncomfortable the guy makes me feel. My dad surprisingly stayed silent and listened to me.

"Well sounds like he has taken quite the liking to you."

"Well no duh dad! But what do I do?"

"And this…Aiden knows about Percy?"

"Yes, I try to mention Percy whenever he tries to talk to me."

"Have you told Percy about this?"

"No…. I just don't want him worrying!"

"Annabeth if this guy makes you uncomfortable with his actions you should tell someone not just sit by and let it happen."

I saw Percy walking out the front doors to our apartment building and towards our car.

"Ok look if Aiden bothers me again I'll tell him ok? Let's just keep this between us for now. I don't want to ruin our dinner."

"Fine, but I'm serious. He messes with you again and you tell Percy so he can take care of it."

"Um excuse me I can take care of myself! Thank you very much! And you're making it sound like Percy would kill the guy!"

"Who exactly would I kill?"

I spun around in my seat and saw Percy getting in the back seat. I quickly plastered a fake grin on my face.

"Hey Percy! And no one don't worry."

Percy's eyebrows rose in suspicion and a genuine smile spread across my face.

"Really Seaweed Brain. Dad and I were just talking hypotheticals."

Percy slowly nodded then turned to my dad.

"Hello Mr. Chase how are you?"

"Great thank you. So where would you like to go?"

Percy's POV:

When we arrived at the restaurant I was happy to see not a lot of cars were there so we didn't have to wait long for a seat and it wouldn't be too noisy. When Annabeth stepped out of the car I instantly grabbed her hand intertwining our fingers. She looked down at our hands with a small smile on her face. I smiled and squeezed her hand and lead her into the restaurant behind her dad.

As predicted we were instantly seated and handed menus. I scanned through mine and finally decided on a bacon cheese burger. Mr. Chase got a normal hamburger and Annabeth got a chicken salad.

Our food quickly arrived and we dug in.

"So Annabeth how was school?"

"It was good Percy…I got my test back and I got a 93."

"Well that's good! Anything interesting happen?"

Annabeth and her dad shared a look and she quickly shook her head.

"Nope! It was pretty normal! What about your day?"

"Nothing really happened….Some guy fell in the school water fountain but that was about it."

"Was the fellow ok?"

"Yea Mr. Chase he was."

"Good, good."

We didn't say much after that. We just continued eating our food and making small talk. When we were done the waitress came over with the check. She winked at me and I put my arm around Annabeth's tense shoulders and kissed her hair.

"Jealous?"

"No of course not!"

I rolled my eyes and gave her an unconvinced look.

"Really?"

"….Maybe a little."

I smiled and nuzzled my face into her soft blonde curls.

"I love you."

"I love you too Seaweed Brain."

I was leaning in to kiss her but Mr. Chase coughed rather loudly. I awkwardly pulled away and removed my arm from around her shoulders.

"Dad!"

"Sorry Annabeth. Although I approve of your relationship doesn't mean I want to see it."

Annabeth rolled her eyes and grabbed my face and pulled me towards her. I gasped slightly when her mouth connected with mine. I enjoyed it for a couple of blissful seconds then pulled away. I smiled sheepishly at Mr. Chase's slightly amused and disgusted face. I shot a look to Annabeth, who was laughing quietly into her hand.

"Funny Annabeth. I thought children out grew their rebelish stage when they hit collage."

"Nah I just like making you uncomfortable Dad."

Mr. Chase shook his head and chuckled.

After much protest from both Annabeth and her Dad I was finally able to pay the check. When we were leaving the restaurant a voice called Annabeth.

"Annabeth wait up!"

I turned and saw a boy with shaggy black hair and blue eyes running towards us. He had an excited grin on his face. I heard Annabeth groan slightly beside me. She moved slightly behind me and grabbed my hand. I was confused, who is this guy?

"Hey Annabeth! I didn't know you were going to be here!"

"Uh yea…Hey Aiden."

'Aiden' pointed at me and frowned.

"Who's this?"

I took a step closer to him and glared.

"I'm her boyfriend. Who are you?"

"I'm her friend."

"Funny she hasn't mentioned you before."

"Maybe she didn't want you to get jealous like you are now."

"Or maybe you're not important enough to mention."

Mr. Chase came and stepped in between Aiden and I and gently pushed me back.

"C'mon Percy, let's just go."

I was about to protest but Annabeth stepped in front of me, her grey eyes pleading with my green ones. All the anger I felt towards the stupid blue eyed boy next to me faded instantly when I saw her.

"C'mon Wise Girl." I mumbled as I grabbed her hand and lead her to the car.

I could see Mr. Chase say something to Aiden then walk over to us. He unlocked the car and got in right after Annabeth. I snuck one last glance at Aiden and frowned when I saw him staring back at me. I glared at him and got in the car.

Annabeth's POV:

That was the most awkward car ride ever. It was almost deadly silent. My dad just tried to get us back to our apartment as soon as possible and Percy just stared out the window. I couldn't tell if he was mad at me or upset about what happened.

I kissed my Dad goodbye and waved when we got to the doors of our building. He drove away and I silently followed Percy into our apartment. He walked over to the couch and sat down. I stood by the door looking down at the floor and rubbed my arms, unsure what to do.

"So who was he?"

I looked up and saw Percy staring at me with an unreadable expression on his face.

"A guy I met in the grocery store."

"When?"

"The day I forgot to call and we had our stay in date…"

"Was he why you forgot to call?"

I could fell anger suddenly build up inside me.

"No! I didn't hear my phone ring and I spaced on calling you. He ran into me when I was about to check out. Why are you interrogating me?"

Percy stood up and rubbed his face before looking at me again.

"Because I want to know who this guy is and why you didn't tell me about him! He seemed to be pretty excited to see you tonight."

"I told you who he is and I didn't tell you about him because I honestly don't find him important. He has some weird crush on me or something!"

"Why didn't you tell me about him then?"

"I don't know! I didn't think I would need to."

"Well if some guy is following you around because he likes you I would like to know about it!"

"Well fine! Now you know about him! What's the big deal? Why are you so mad?"

"I'm mad because my girlfriend is keeping things from me!"

"No I'm not! Just because I didn't tell you about some guy doesn't mean I'm keeping all these secrets from you!"

"How do I know that?"

Suddenly all the anger I felt just vanished and was replaced with hurt. I looked down at the carpet, not daring to look at Percy.

"I can't believe you don't trust me…after everything we've been through….you don't trust me! With Veronica I gave you the benefit of the doubt and trusted you! Now when some stupid and unimportant guy comes into the picture you don't trust me. Real nice Percy."

I walked into the kitchen and grabbed my car keys and stormed past the speechless Percy and slammed the door shut behind me.

I knew I couldn't go to my parent's house or Thalia's or Nico's because then Percy would come and find me and honestly I didn't want to see him right now. I drove and drove not really sure where I was going until I could see a park up ahead. I pulled over to the side of the rode and parked the car. I got out, locked the doors, and made my way to the swings.

I gently kicked my feet causing the swing to sway back and forth. Ever since I was little I've always loved swings. My mom used to push me all the time. I sighed and looked up. My eyes locked on the brightest star in the sky.

"Oh Mom….what happened?"

The star twinkled in response and I couldn't stop the tears sliding down my face. I stopped swinging and put my face in my hands. Lucky for me no one was around to see me, a grown adult, crying her eyes out on a swing.

I sniffed and wiped away a few tears that were slowly running down my face.

I could hear my phone ringing and I saw Percy's smiling face on the screen. I ignored the call and put my phone back in my pocket. Ugh this is the down side of love. Sure when you guys are happy its great but when you're fighting it hurts like a bitch.

I looked back up at the sky and started to think about when I first told Percy about my Mom.

*Flashback*

I looked up towards the clear night sky.

"Do you like stars?"

"Yea."

"Why?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"Because I want to get to know you better."

"Why?"

"I find you interesting and want to know more about you…so please?"

I sighed and looked down at my hands. Percy looked a little confused and a little nervous.

"I like the stars because I tend to think easier when I look at them. They somehow calm me. My mom…she uh…she passed away and now I like to think she's a star looking down at me. I like to think she's still with me somehow."

"You know my dad passed away too…Same with Nico's. My dad was lost at sea. I got my love of water from him so whenever I'm near water I know he's with me. Same with your mom she may not be here physically but she'll always be with you."

I smiled shyly at him and looked back towards the sky.

"Thanks….so anything else you want to know?"

He smiled and nodded.

"Just the basics about Annabeth Chase."

*End of Flashback*

I'll never forget that night. Percy and I stayed up talking for what seemed like forever. And Thalia and Nico got together that night. I smiled and started to swing again. All those memories seemed like they happened a lifetime ago.

I again got lost in thought. I remember almost every detail on when Percy first told me he loved me. His face practically lit up when I said it back. I chuckled when I remembered after we said those three little words I ran over to a swing. I really must have a love for them.

*Flashback*

I brushed my lips briefly against Percy's then ran towards a swing. He grinned at me and I motioned for him to push me. He did and I turned my head to look at him.

"Mom said people will care about you if you let them…Thank you for pushing past my barriers Percy. It was about time I started trusting people again."

"Anytime Wise Girl. Besides if I didn't I wouldn't be here childishly pushing you on a swing."

"Shut up you know you love it."

"…Maybe."

*End of flashback*

I smiled slightly but it quickly faded when I remembered what happened not too long ago. How could he not trust me? I knew he was jealous but he has no reason to be! He's my Seaweed Brain! I love him! And I have since I was 17….He's the guy who broke down all the walls Luke caused and made me see love is not a bad thing. He's the one I opened up to about everything and the one who could make any situation better by merely smiling at me. He's my Percy. How could he not know that I care so much about him that I would never keep anything from him?

I was so lost in thought that I didn't notice another car pull up. I also didn't notice the guy who brought me here in the first place running towards me.

"Annabeth!"

My eyes snapped towards him and I didn't know how to feel. Relieved or frustrated. So I merely sat still where I was.

When he approached me he stayed about 5 feet away. His hair was really messy (He runs his hand through his hair when he's upset about something) and his eyes were wide when he spotted my probably tear stained face. He didn't say anything and we just stared at each other. I was about to ask what he was doing here but his voice stopped me before I could.

"Every long lost dream led me to where you are

Others who broke my heart, they were like northern stars

Pointing me on my way into your loving arms

This much I know is true

That god blessed the broken road that led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent, just passing through

I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you

But you just smile and take my hand you've been there

You understand, it's all part of a grand up plan

That is coming true

Every long lost dream led me to where you are

Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars

Pointing me on my way into your loving arms

This much I know is true

That god blessed the broken road that led me straight to you…"

I smiled when I heard the familiar song I sang to him all those years ago. I stood up from the swing, teary eyed and walked over to Percy. He held his arms open for me. I smiled and slapped him across the face.

"Ok….so maybe I deserve that."

"You think?"

"C'mon Wise Girl…You know I trust you. I trust you with my heart and everything else I could possibly give you."

"I know…you only acted that way because you were jealous."

He scoffed and put a hand on his chest.

"What? Me jealous? Yea right!"

"Percyyyy."

He sighed and grabbed my waist pulling me towards him.

"Ok maybe a little."

He smiled jokingly causing my own smile to form at the words I said earlier at the restaurant.

"Percy you know I love you why would you be jealous?"

"I don't know…I just got nervous when this…moderately… good looking guy knew you and was acting like you two were best friends and you never even mentioned him to me. I thought maybe you didn't say anything about him because you…liked him or something."

I scrunched my nose and shook my head.

"Ew."

Percy chuckled and leaned down to kiss me. I put my finger on his mouth to stop him.

"So you do trust me?"

"Of course I do. I'm sorry Annabeth I was being a stupid jealous boyfriend….I was just worried about losing you…I love you so much Annabeth. You don't even know how worried I was about you. About 20 minutes after you left I snapped out of it and went out looking for you. I called Thalia and Nico and they didn't know where you were. And neither did your family. I wanted to scream when you weren't answering your phone! Lucky for me I saw your beautiful blonde hair from the street, and I remembered your love of swings so I was able to find you but Annabeth I was so scared that you wouldn't want to be with me after how I acted….."

"Oh Seaweed Brain! Of course I still want to be with you."

Percy pulled me closer to him and rested his forehead against mind.

"Really?"

"Of course I do…Yea my feelings were hurt but I never stopped loving you. I couldn't even if I wanted to."

"I'm so sorry I never wanted to hurt you. I never want to hurt you…Seeing your tear stained face and knowing I was the cause….I just…..I'm really sorry Annabeth."

I gently kissed him and smiled when we pulled away.

"I forgive you."

"Really?"

"Yea really."

"I feel like you shouldn't…"

"That's the beauty of forgiveness my dear boyfriend! Whether you feel you deserve it or not you can still receive it!"

He smiled and pulled me into another kiss. It was much longer than our previous one and it was full of passion. I pulled away breathless and hugged Percy tightly. He instantly returned the hug and mumbled into my hair.

"I hate fighting with you."

"I know…I hate it too."

He kissed me once more and led me over to my car.

"I'll follow you home ok?"

"Ok."

Percy started walking towards his car but before he could get in I yelled.

"Oh by the way Seaweed Brain! You have a wonderful singing voice!"

He smiled and shook his head.

"It's only that good when I'm in the shower or when I'm singing to the love of my life."

Hopefully that was good? I'm going to try and update more I promise! Thank you so much for all who have stayed with me and been patient you guys are amazing!

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