Hera's Curse

Hera told Annabeth she would regret what she had done, and so the curse was set in place

This is an a/u story and will not follow the books or the movie.

Disclaimer

I do not own the rights to this story nor do I claim to in any way shape or form, this was for fun and nothing more.

This story will be from Annabeth's and Poseidon's point of views.

Annabeth's point of view

"You will regret this Annabeth Chase, you will regret this very much." Those words are words that I will never forget. They are words that are etched into my mind that each day I hear in her harsh voice. Words that haunt my dreams.

Words like that coming from a god or goddess for that matter need to be remember, for when they curse you your life is never the same.

Perhaps I should start from the beginning. My name is Annabeth Chase, I am 27 years old and I am a half-blood. That meaning half god half human. My mother is Athena Goddess of wisdom. Ten years ago my half blood friends and I saved the world and the God's from destruction. You see this half blood named Luke, son of Hermes { messenger of the gods } let this Titan named Kronos take over his body. Kronos got all these other half bloods, monsters, and Titans to follow him in a war against Zeus and the other Olympians. It was very horrible, friends died, and so much changed that day.

Though Hera's curse had started before that, it took full affect on me the day the war ended and we won. Nothing like letting your curse take affect on someone who just helped save your butt and save the world. Despite that, despite all I had done she would not take the curse back.

First thing she did was take the person I loved the most away from me. Percy Jackson son of Poseidon he was the real hero in it all, he saved us all. In the end after it all, the gods gave him a choice to become a god or stay a half blood. I was sure he would choose to be a half blood after all he did know how I felt about him. I mean I never really told him, but he had to know.

I was so wrong, he never looked back at his friends or anyone. I remember his words just like Hera's.

"Yes Lord Zuse I would like to be a God Very much." I remember those words so clear. I remember nearly falling over as my heart leaped out of my chest.

I also remember the look on Hera's face, her smile then the way she looked at me. Her smile told me this was all her doing. I knew then my life was over, it would never be the same.

I remember leaving and seeing Hera and Aphrodite {Goddess of love} speaking and laughing. I knew then something was going to happen, but never guessed it would mean my mother and Percy falling in love and getting married.

I was so angry it took all I had to redesign Olympus. Witch I did in five years, thank you very much. Oh by the way I am an architect. Now five years later, oh and two Godly children for my mom and Percy; neither of witch I have spoken to in five years. I still have Hera's curse, every time I start to get close to someone they always leave me. She always takes them from me, now let me just say she never kills them. She just finds some way or another to break us up. Hear I am at 27 years old and all alone and I know I will be for life, and with my luck problem beyond that.

Tonight I am sitting alone on the deck of my home { I designed it } eating dinner, and watching the fire in the fire pit burn. I tossed a corner of my burger in the fire " For Apollo, followed by a few fries for Hermes. Of all the gods Apollo, Hermes and Poseidon are the only ones I ever speak to or see. Of the three Apollo and Poseidon I see and speak with quite often. Though I would have to say I speak more often with Poseidon.

I sat back and ate my dinner looking out at the water, oh I forgot to tell you I live in North Carlina on the beach. I thought if I got out of New York things would be different, maybe she would forget me. Yeah right. After dinner I pored a shot of rum in a shot glass was about to down it { yes I drink I am over 21 } when I realized I had not tossed anything in the fire for Poseidon. I tossed the shot of rum in the fire, watched it blaze up and said " For Poseidon. " I pored myself another shot downed it followed by another for Poseidon, though this time I said nothing as I tossed it in.

I sighed sat back ready for another when I heard " I really despise rum" Now if you do not know anything about half bloods let me just say you never sneak up on one of us. You see their are always monsters chasing us { they want to kill us } so sneaking up on one is a very bad idea. That being said I reached for my knife { no not the one Luke gave me, I had a new one Apollo had given me a several years ago. } knocked the shot glass and the rum off the arm of the chair. The rum hit the deck and shattered along with the shot glass. I jumped up and yes I stepped right in the glass, and before you ask I was not wearing any shoes.

"Dam you!" I hissed "Don't do that." I was now hopping on one foot towards the back door to see what damage had been done to my foot.

I heard him sigh his arm go around me guiding me towards the door and into the kitchen. "Sit" He ordered and I did I already cursed at him. Had I been any other half blood or mortal he would have struck me down, or turned me into a fish. Hay maybe a fish would not be bad. I felt the water and knew as soon as it touched my foot the wound was healed.

"You know sneaking up on a half blood is not a good idea" I said as I stood up, walk by him and grabbed a new bottle of rum also a new shot glass.

"I hardly think you are even fast enough to get even the slightest hit on me." He was right about that, he was one of the big three.

"Be that as it my, you nearly gave me a heart attack"

"I know C.P.R."

"Great" I said not really knowing how to respond to that.

"Anything other then rum?" He asked walking over to the cabinet and looking in. "Ah this will be much better he said grabbing a bottle of Bourbon taking the rum from me and grabbing a second shot glass. "Come on lets go sit on the deck and talk."

"Let me get shoes first."

"No need, glass is cleaned up"

"Thanks"

We sat down and he pored the shots, I downed mine he sipped his.

"I saw Hermes today, he told me about the other day. Want to talk about?"

"About what, how I am going to spend the rest of my life alone. That every time I meet someone she finds a new way of breaking us up."

"Were trying."

"You know she will not lift it" I said turning to face him

"I am going to go and speak with Zeus about the picture."

"Great she will curse me for that"

"No, Zeus has forbid en her from doing that"

I said nothing just looked at him and stared at his sea green eyes.

"Do you know what it is like to know you will never be able to have someone hold you, love you, have a family. You may not have a wife or a queen, but you can can find someone to fill that emptiness even if its for a short time. I will never have that, never know any of those feelings."

He stood and knelt in front of me taking my hand in his. "Your right Annabeth I do not know what it is like, but you are not alone."

"Friendship is not the same thing."

"No it is not, but having friends is the one thing she can not take away from you. We will always be here for you." I pulled my hands from his and reached for the bottle. His hands went over mine pushing them down.

"Don't Annabeth that is not the answer, it will not fix the problem."

"No but it helps with the pain." I pulled from him and took the bottle, poring myself the shot. "If your my friend then just sit with me and let me do this." I was about to drink the shot when he took it from me.

"As a friend I can not let you do something that could hurt you."

"It will only hurt hurt me if I decide to get in my car and drive down the rode, or take a swim." I added just for effect, though I am not sure why. Like I could drown in the ocean with the God of the ocean swimming next to me.

I reached over and took the bottle and took a long drink from it. I stood and walked over to the edge of the deck and starred out at the ocean. He walked over and stood next to me and remained silent. I wanted to ask him what he was thinking or if I had made him mad. I really did not want to make him mad, he was after all one of three people in the whole world I felt I could talk to. I turned and looked over at him, his expression was one I did not understand. I could not read anything in his expression. It was as it was completely empty.

"I am sorry" I said to him trying to smile, though it was very hard to do so. He looked at me confused.

"For?"

"I guess being rude, I mean I have not been real nice to you today."

He tilted his head took the bottle from me and sat it down on the other side of him.

"I think you have a little too much tonight, your not making any sense. You have not been rude, you dealing with a great deal of emotions and you are not sure where to place them."

I sighed and turned looking back at the house. "Thanks for always being their for me. I am just not sure how to deal with everything anymore."

"I do not think their is an answer for any of it at this point and time. Just know their are those of us who are your friends and we are their for you no matter what."

I knew he was right, knew their were those who stood beside me and would fight to defend me if they had to. I just wanted to see an end to this, some sort of light in the darkness I felt when I was alone at night.

"I think I would like to get some sleep now, I need to get up early and drop off some plans to a possible client."

He smiled at me and walked me into the house. "Get some rest."

"I will" I am not sure why I did so but I gave him a hug. I watched him as he left walking into the sea then disappearing in the waves...