( A/N: This is the second story I'm going to publish. I give special thanks to my new friend and beta reader; pippy2468 claimed by Hades, thanks for the suggestions. Annabeth's POV for all current situations)
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning. ~Ivy Baker Priest
"Good-byes make you think, they make you realize what you've had, what you've lost, and what you've taken for granted."
I was walking down the beach, like I usually do whenever I miss Percy. I spent the entire winter vacation searching for him. I found no trace of him nor the other camp, I'm starting to lose hope.
I found the spot where we used to sit, and I sat down.
*flashback* (Percy's POV)
Camp went late that summer. It lasted two more weeks, right up to the start of a new school year, and I have to admit they were the best two weeks of my life.
Of course, Annabeth would kill me if I said anything different for sure.
Anyways, I'm now waiting for Annabeth, outside my cabin. I finally finished the song we've been writing. The song we wrote together.
'Hey seaweed brain,' Annabeth said.
'Hey wise girl,' I replied
'So, you finally finished it, huh?'
'Yeah,' I handed over the music sheet. 'Here it is'
She took it and I told her to wait while I go get my guitar.
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'I'm back' I said. 'The guitar wasn't tuned so…yeah, you know what happened next'.
I sat next to her on the front porch of my cabin. I told her to sing it because it was suited for a female voice. And besides, Annabeth's voice is so much better than mine. I started strumming.
I said remember this moment, in the back of my mind
the time we stood with our shaking hands
the crowds and stands went wild.
That part symbolizes the defeat of Kronos. The entire camp rejoiced. It was nice to finally feel secure after all those years of worrying whether I would die by his hands.
We were the Kings and the Queens
and they read off our names
the night you danced like you knew our lives
would never be the same
I remember the time when I danced with Annabeth on Olympus; how I told her that I owed her a dance, and then she brushed off that little stand of hair from her face and said yes.
You held your head like a hero
on a history book page
it was the end of a decade
but the start of an age
Annabeth wrote that part.
Long live the walls we crashed through
how the kingdom lights shined just for me and you
I was screaming long live all the magic we made
and bring on all the pretenders
one day we will be remembered
Yeah, we crashed through many walls. Olympus was rebuilt and a hero's party was held. Ahh, I remember how Aphrodite decorated it.
I said remember this feeling
I passed the pictures around
of all the years that we stood there
on the side-lines wishing for right now
Grover was the one who passed the pictures; I don't know how he had them. One was our picture on our first quest, then Polyphemus fighting me and Tyson. Seriously how did he get pictures of those?
We always hoped that it would be a happy ending, and it turned out it was. *
We are the Kings and the Queen
you trade your baseball cap for a crown
Again, for Grover, he became 'Lord of the Wild' but WE were the kings and the queens.
When they gave us our trophies
and we help them up for our town
I remember when I and Annabeth won our first chariot race together; she kissed me on the cheek. Iwonder if she still remembers.
And the cynics were outraged
Screaming this is absurd
Cause for a moment a band of thieves
In ripped up jeans got to rule the world
Long live the walls we crashed through
How the kingdom lights shined just for me and you
I was screaming long live all the magic we made
And bring on all the pretenders
I'm not afraid
Long live all the mountains we moved
I had the time of my life fighting drakons with you
I was screaming long live the look on your face
and bring on all the pretenders
One day we will be remembered.
Yeah, I remember the drakons.
Hold on to spinning around
confetti falls to the ground
may these memories break our fall
will you take a moment, promise me this,
That you'll stand by my forever
but if god forbid the fates should step in
and force us into a goodbye
if you have children some day
when they point to the pictures
please tell them my name
tell them how the crowds went wild
tell them how I hope they shined.
I don't know why Annabeth wrote that, it was like she was assuming we would separate. I would never let that happen. Never.
Long live all the mountains we moved
I had the time of my life with you
Long, long live the walls we crashed through
how the kingdom lights shined just for me and you
I was screaming long live all the magic we made
And bring on all the pretenders
I'm not afraid
Long live all the mountains we moved
I had the time of my life fighting drakons with you
I was screaming long live the look on your face
and bring on all the pretenders
One day we will be remembered
Yeah, like Mt. St. Helens.
I continued strumming the chorus and finally reached the finishing chord.
'Good song,' I said while strumming.
'Yeah,' she replied 'I agree'
'But don't think like that, wise girl'
'Like what, seaweed brain?'
'That I'll leave you. Because I never will, Annabeth. I never will.' I kissed her and then we left my cabin and my guitar and walked to the beach.
*end flash back*
I'm holding Percy's guitar, trying to play our song. He thought me how to play it. And every time I play it, it just makes me sad.
I shouted at the sea, hoping that he will hear me.
'You said you'll never leave me! Where are you now, Percy?' There was no response. Just another loud wave.
'I will find you, Percy. I will. I promise.'
(A/N So you liked it? Please review!)
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