Hey guys! If you are new, welcome, and if you've come from Knelt By Her Notebook (my other story, check it out!) then welcome back! Here is the first chapter of my new story!

Disclaimer: My name's not Rick, nor is it Riodan. I'm just doing this for fun!

The last time he saw her, it was raining. They were in a crowded train station, and she was about to leave him. Forever, he thought.

He had never deserved Annabeth Chase, he decided, and in his mind, the best way to solve this problem, was to cut ties.

"This isn't going to work out." He remembered saying to her. He was lucky there was bad weather. It made the tears look like raindrops. "Annabeth, I think we need to let go." His expression was neutral, except for the small droplets coming from his eyes, which could be mistaken for rain.

She had looked up at him, with sadness in her eyes, and replied. "Yeah. Maybe."

"I just don't think it was ever going to work out." Percy continued, knowing what he was doing. God, he was such an idiot, but that didn't matter, because Annabeth had a future. Percy didn't. Annabeth was going to college in New York City. Percy wasn't. He was stuck here at community college, while Annabeth was going to fulfill her dreams. She couldn't have a boyfriend weighing her done. Plus, they'd been having problems for awhile.

"Yeah," Annabeth eyes hardened, not the soft sadness they were before. "Maybe," she repeated.

Before he had the chance to say anything in response, the train came into the station. He helped her with her bags, chivalry wasn't dead after all, and then the train pulled away from the station, almost in slow motion. Like it was trying to tell him this was a bad idea. And it was. Annabeth was the best thing that had ever happened to him.

Hours later, he got a text from Thalia. "You're a real jerk, you know that?" It read.

He ignored it. One, because it was true and he knew it, but also, because he didn't want to have to fight Thalia. He didn't want her to confront him either.

Another one came in minutes later. "You made Annabeth cry." It said. Percy felt his heart tighten a bit. That's not what he wanted. He wanted to break it off, and so Annabeth would be perfectly happy after. Like nothing wrong had happened. She looked fine when she got on the train, hell, her expression wasn't giving off any external doubt.

"I didn't mean to," he began typing, and then deleted it. "I'm so sorry," He typed again, but knoxed that one too. In the end, he decided it was best just not to respond after all. There wasn't any right answer.

He took a shower, thinking it would wash off all the… everything, he'd been feeling.

It didn't work. He instead cried, hoping the water would wash away his tears.

This could only be described in one word: Pathetic. He was the one (the idiot), who broke it off in the first place. He was the one that was the jerk in this situation.

But somehow, he was the one who found himself in the "crying" situation. He wasn't supposed to feel like this, was he?

That was stupid. He could feel however he wanted to feel. And if that meant torturing himself, it meant torturing himself.

Shit, he was so tired. Drained, parched, whatever, it didn't matter. He really needs to get himself together- fix this, get Annabeth back.

He picks up his phone, and begins typing words into it. He doesn't know what to say, what can he say? He types a couple messages and deletes them. "I made a mistake." He wants to say. "A really big one."

He switches to his mobile calling app, and types in her number, which he knows by heart into the device. His finger hovers over the call button, but he doesn't press it. There's something stopping him from pressing him. A part of him that knows this wasn't a mistake, and that he should let her move on.

She needs to move on. She needs to move on from him. Move on from their hometown. Move on from this life. Annabeth deserves so much more than this. She deserves California- where she's going to college. She deserves to get away from their little town in New York. She deserves to go somewhere big- where she can be remembered for what she truly is- a strong, independent woman.

But God, it's so hard to let her go. She needs to go yes. She needs to let go, she can't be the person waiting for her boyfriend to call when she's at a party. She can't have him calling at all hours of the night just to say "hi." She needs to live life. Live through college.

And Percy had thought he would do that too. He had a scholarship for college. He had the money all set up. The swimming was going well too. But then his mom got sick. Now he had to take care of her. That's why community college was the best choice. Even though his mom told him not to- that she'd be fine.

Annabeth had said it was his choice. That this entire thing, it was up to him. She hadn't mentioned a hint of breaking up, just that they would have a long distance relationship.

Percy knew the success rate of that, and didn't want Annabeth to go through the pain and suffering he had heard other couples having.

And after thinking about it for a while, he broke it off. He thought that he'd feel better, knowing Annabeth's future was secure, and not held down by a needy boyfriend.

But no, he just felt like shit. And Annabeth was apparently crying too.

He knew he was doing the right thing- because even though it wasn't the right thing for him, it was the right thing for her. And that was all that mattered. As long as she was secure, as long as she was happy, he would deal.

And maybe slowly, his heart would mend too.

First Chapter! I'm so excited to be starting another story! I love writing fanfiction and sharing it with you guys, especially seeing you guys enjoy it.

(Also, I'm sorry for breaking Percabeth up, but don't worry, they'll get back together, this is a Percabeth fanfiction after all)

Next chapter will be posted Wednesday, and the update schedule will be the same as Knelt by Her Notebook was, Monday's, Wedensdays' and Fridays.

Anyway, let me know your thoughts! I'm dying to hear what you guys think in the reviews.

TheLil'Lion