So, this is the original Crack Cocaine. Obviously, it's very different, and in my opinion it's not as good. But I thought I should post it because I haven't updated any of my other stories. I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for reading! ~NikiD1233

The air was tense. Two people were at Central Park in the middle of the night, one glaring heatedly while carrying a suitcase and walking, the other's eyes pleading.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, please forgive me!" the young woman begged while walking after the young man.

He didn't even acknowledge her, he just kept walking.

Most men would think the man was a fool. The girl was beautiful, nobody could deny that, with her blonde hair, curled like a princess', and her analyzing grey eyes that oozed power and strength.

But still, the man ignored her.

Now, lets not forget the man, he was beyond handsome. Most girls would instantly be intrigued by the sight of him. The man looked wild, with his messy black hair and sea green eyes that crashed and swirled like the powerful waves. There was also the fact that the man has a heart of gold, the courage of a lion, and loyalty to a fault. How could you not fall under his spell?

"Percy, please! I'm sorry! Let's just go home and-"

The girl was cut off by a bitter laugh as the man, Percy, stopped in his tracks.

"Go home, Annabeth? What home? The home where another man sleeps on my side of the bed every time I'm not home?" he asked as he spun around to face the girl.

The girl, Annabeth, just stared into his eyes for a moment, begging, and he stared right back into hers, his eyes crashing and his jaw clenched.

After a moment, he let out another bitter laugh.

"Is it still me that makes you sweat? Am I who you think about in bed? When the lights are dim and your hands are shaking as you're sliding off your dress?" he asked, his voice cold.

Annabeth stayed quiet, seemingly entranced by his eyes that swirled with his fury. She didn't need to answer anyway, he already knew the answer.

"Then think of what you did, and how I hope to the gods he was worth it.

When the lights are dim and your heart is racing as your fingers touch his skin." Percy hissed.

"Percy, I'm sorry, just he-"

"I've got more wit, a better kiss, a hotter touch, a better fuck than any boy you'll ever meet, sweetie you had me. Annabeth, I was it, look past the sweat, a better love deserving of exchanging body heat in the passenger seat. No, no, no, you know it will always just be me." Percy said softly.

"Percy, I'm sorry. I love you so much, and I'm sorry I messed up." Annabeth said softly.

Percy stayed silent for a moment. He walked up to her, stood so close that they could feel each other's breaths on their faces, and looked into her eyes.

Annabeth was sure he would forgive her.

"Is what we have really love, Annabeth?" he asked quietly.

Annabeth was shocked.

"O-of course it is, Percy. We love each other, we always have..." Annabeth trailed off.

"Are we in love, or are we lying to ourselves?" Percy questioned, and his eyes looked as if he was starting to realize something that was always there.

"Percy, what are you saying, do you think that we aren't in love?" Annabeth asked quietly.

Percy started to smile a maniacal grin that made Annabeth uncomfortable.

"It all makes sense now Annabeth, I can't believe I never saw it before!" Percy exclaimed.

"Percy, what are you talking about?" Annabeth asked, still uncomfortable by Percy's grin.

Thankfully, it started to fall, and Percy let out another bitter laugh.

"It's hilarious, the fact that I, Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon, 'Seaweed Brain,' realized it before Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena, 'Wise Girl." Percy said harshly.

"What fact, Percy? What fact?" Annabeth asked, her voice slightly rising.

Percy looked down at her, a malicious grin on his face. He bent down to whisper in her ear.

"That we were never in love." he hissed.

"But Percy, we do love each other. Sure, I cheated, I made a mistake, and I'm sorry! But remember all our good times? Our first quest, to get Zeus' master bolt back? Traveling the Sea of Monsters? The Labyrinth? We saved Olympus together, twice!" she listed desperately.

Percy smiled softly at her.

"You forgot the quest I went on to rescue you, when I held up the sky for you." He whispered.

"See! We do love each other!" Annabeth exclaimed.

Percy shook his head, as if he got off track and want to clear his head.

"Oh now I do recall, we were just getting to the part. Where the shock sets in, and the stomach acid finds a new way to make you get sick." Percy said quietly, his face now an emotionless mask.

It slightly scared Annabeth that he knew exactly how she had felt.

"We never loved each other, Annabeth. We just lied. Lied to each other, lied to ourselves, lied to everybody. We never loved each other." Percy stated.

Annabeth shook her head.

"No, no we do love each other, Percy. We do!" Annabeth screamed.

Percy shook his head.

"You are in denial." he said simply.

"I AM NOT IN DENIAL! WE LOVE EACH OTHER, PERCY! ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WI-"

"If you loved me, you wouldn't have cheated." he cut her off.

Annabeth froze. That was true. The realization hit her hard. Then, she couldn't stop seeing how right he was.

"We were never in love, we lied and convinced ourselves, and then we got addicted to each other, we got addicted to our lies." Percy continued.

"Y-you're right. We became addicted..." Annabeth trailed off.

Percy grinned.

"Baby, you're the crack to my cocaine, I guess that's okay, because I never loved you anyway!" Percy sang.

Annabeth grinned and laughed, and Percy started laughing too. After a few moments, they stopped, the grins fell, and they just looked at each other.

"Is this goodbye then?" Annabeth asked.

Percy nodded slowly.

"Yeah...I guess it is. I mean, I guess I'll see you around and stuff but...we need to move on. We need to stop lying, and we need to get over our addiction. We need to grow up." Percy said quietly, still looking into Annabeth's eyes.

Annabeth nodded slowly. Percy leaned down, his lips almost brushing against hers, a small smile gracing his lips.

"One last kiss." he murmured right before his lips met hers.

It was a slow and tender kiss, some would say it was loving, but the two had already established that. Although it looked loving, if anyone had seen this kiss, they would all have known it was to say goodbye.

The second the kiss ended, Percy looked into Annabeth's one last time, then turned around and started to head for the city lights, while Annabeth watched him slowly disappear. Once he was gone, Annabeth slowly walked towards their old apartment, now her apartment.

They finally put an end to their addictive lies.