Chapter 1

7 years ago

Percy's POV

"I'm sorry, Percy. I can't do this anymore! I can't pretend that everything is okay! We are just too different. I can't stay! I have to leave. One day you will forgive me," Annabeth says to me before walking out of camp. 'I can't believe she did that to me, after all we had been through. She found a way to hurt me. Why, Annabeth, why?' I thought to myself that night. Why did she leave me? Yes we argued, but every relationship has its ups and downs. She left on the night, I was going to propose. But that was all over now; I had no idea what to do with the ring. I will probably just sell it. It has no worth to me now. The diamond was in the shape of an owl. Her mother's symbol. Athena. Athena and my father, Poseidon, had finally just accepted our relationship. Why did the fates have to do this to me? What had I ever done to harm them? I knew they weren't happy about the relationship, but they had agreed as parents to stay out of it. They wanted to see their children happy. Hah! That turned out well!

Annabeth's POV

I broke up with Percy. I had too! The constant fights where starting to upset me. I also heard rumours about him and Rachel. The rumours where saying how Percy didn't love me. He loved Rachel, and Rachel loved him. I had doubts in my mind. "Percy are the rumours true?" I asked him one night. He looked shocked. "No! I love you! Remember that Annabeth. I love you! Always have, always will," he said to me. I believed him. Well, I did until the next day. I wanted to surprise him at work when I heard him telling Rachel "Don't worry! She doesn't suspect a thing!" I was confused. I couldn't help but listen in. "Good" I heard Rachel say, then she continued by saying "She'd hate me if she knew what we have been doing! Oh, thanks for paying for dinner a few nights ago!" I was heart-broken. The rumours had been true. That's when I saw them hugging. I couldn't stand this anymore. I burst the door open. The two figures broke apart. "Well don't you two look comfortable?" I said with, coldness, anger and jealousy in my voice. "Annabeth, it's not what it looks like!" Percy said to me. "It's exactly what it looks like! The rumours are true!" That's when I realised, I wasn't good enough, I wasn't rich enough, I wasn't pretty enough. My anger and jealousy came over with a new emotion – sadness. "I'm sorry, Percy. I can't do this anymore! I can't pretend that everything is okay! We are just too different. I can't stay! I have to leave. One day you will forgive me," I say before walking away…. And that was the last time I hoped to see Perseus Jackson.