[A/N] Hey guys! This is going to be either a two-shot or a three-shot so keep an eye out of them! Hope you enjoy and please review!

Forever Together

Annabeth sat on her bunker on the Argo two. She was decked up in all of her armor her trusty dagger by her side. She had her head in her hands, thinking that the final battle was coming and things would be settled once and for all.

The other five of the seven and Nico had rescued her and Percy from Tartarus with them nearly losing Jason who took a knock to the head and passed out. His skull was very fragile after being knocked unconscious so many times in the past few weeks so a knock from a mere hellhound was enough to knock him out.

Annabeth sighed. This was it. She was on a plane to where Gaea was for the final clash where the fate of the world would be decided. Something like this made the titan war seem like the mere swat of a fly. And yet, so many had died. How many would be riding Charon's boat this time? Hopefully, everyone on their side would achieve Elysium. Of course, the best being that they remain alive. But how likely was that?

The gods were weak. Weaker than they had ever been before after a war that nearly ended them. In fact, if it had not been for Percy, they would have faded into nothing. Then, a thought hit her like one of Thalia or Zeus' lightning bolts.

Percy.

Would she lose him? Would the fates make it so? Would she let him slip through her grasp again after finally getting him back? She had been through an agonising eight months, feeling more pain than she ever had before. More than when her father remarried, more than when she felt like she was left out from the family equation and more than when she had lost Luke.

Percy had done so much for her. He had broken down her walls whenever she put them up and saved her so many times in battle that she had lost count. Subconsciously, she reached behind her head to finger the streak of grey hair on her head from when she held up the sky after being tricked by Luke. Then, she remembered that he had saved her then too. Groaning inwardly, she fell back onto her bed. One part of her armor was digging into her side but at that moment, she couldn't have cared less.

If she lost Percy again, she would not know if she would be able to take it. In fact, she might even think of committing suicide. She let out a sob when heart wrenching pain shot through her when she thought about what life would be like without Percy.

She closed her eyes and then opened them. To her surprise she was in a park sitting on a bench with Percy smiling beside her. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and delighted shrieks from children filled the air. A wide array of flowers were blooming and everything was serene and peaceful.

Percy slung an arm around her shoulders and she cuddled up against him, leaning and snuggling into his warm chest. It remained like that for a few seconds. But then, the change happened.

All of a sudden, the familiar warmth disappeared and Annabeth winced and opened her eyes as her back crashed into the hard and unforgiving back of the wooden bench. To her shock and horror, everything was grey, black or white. There was absolutely no colour in the world and there was no sunlight either. She looked up and saw gloomy and dark clouds blocking out the sunlight and warmth. She shivered and took in the sight of her surroundings. There was no happiness, no gleeful chatter. Everyone she saw was faceless and walked with a hunch, practically dragging their feet. There were no flowers or leaves, only withered branches or decomposing ones.

But the worst thing was what she saw a few metres away. Curiosity took a front seat and caution took the back of her mind as Annabeth walked forward. It was a gravestone. She kneeled in front of it and looked at the engravings:

Perseus Jackson
August 18, 1995- ?
Loving son, Loyal friend, Courageous hero and a Seaweed Brain
Died in the final battle against Gaea, sacrificing himself to save the rest of the world

It was as if time seemed to slow down. Annabeth clapped her hand over her mouth and closed her eyes, willing the horrid scene to disappear. "No… this cannot be happening. It can't! It won't! NO!" Annabeth covered her ears and shook her head, willing herself to forget everything she saw.

"Wise girl? Annabeth! Annabeth! What's wrong?" Annabeth slowly opened her eyes, only for her stormy grey eyes to meet a pair of familiar sea-green eyes. She let out a whimper of relief and a sob. Throwing her arms around her lover's neck, she buried her face into his chest as if trying to stop him from disappearing altogether. Percy hugged her tight and whispered soothing words while rubbing her back. After she had finally calmed down, Percy hesitantly asked, "What's wrong?"

"…It's nothing."

"Annabeth, you were crying and you hardly ever cry. It must be serious. So spill." Annabeth looked into his intense green eyes and felt her resolve starting to weaken but nonetheless held her ground. "I don't want to talk about it." Percy was about to protest but stopped when he saw her pleading look. "…Fine."

They stayed like that for a little longer, wrapped up in each other's embrace in silence. It was not an awkward one, more like one filled with understanding and unadulterated love. Finally, Percy broke the tranquility and asked, "Annabeth, can I ask you a question?"

"You just did, Seaweed Brain." She replied teasingly but stopped when she realised he actually used her name and not "Wise girl".

"…I'm not sure I wanna know, but shoot."

Percy began to twiddle his thumbs nervously and Annabeth knew that this was not going to be pleasant. "Annabeth. During the final battle, will you… *mumble mumble mumble*" "Say that again." "I said will you take Blackjack back to Camp Half-blood and not fight." His last few words hung in the air and Percy was unsure if she had heard him properly and began to repeat himself but was swiftly cut off by her.

"Why are you saying this?"

"I'm scared because I don't want to lose you. I would feel better if you stay there and wait for my return."

"And what about how I feel?" Annabeth whipped around in Percy's arms as they slackened and faced him defiantly, her eyes ablaze with passion and anger. The grey turned stormy like the skies during a thunderstorm. "If I did that and you didn't return, then I'd commit suicide. Not only would I lose my reason to keep living, I would also never forgive myself for simply waiting here. If you want to run away, then we'll run away together. If that's what you want to do, then I'm fine with it."

She finished talking and touched the centre of his chest with the fingertips of her right hand. Her eyes softened and a soft smile appeared on her face. "But, you know... Everybody taking part in today's battle is afraid, and they all want to run away. Yet, despite the fear, they still agreed to join. That's because of you and Jason... because the two strongest demigods in this world are leading them. Or at least that's what I think. I know that you don't like to bear responsibility and be in the spotlight. But I hope that you'll try, just this once, not only for them, but also for us... so that we can return to Camp Half-blood together and stay that way forever."

Percy raised his hand and clasped Annabeth's in it, placing it over his heart. "...Sorry... I… became weak for a moment. To tell the truth, I really wish we could just run away together. I don't want you to die, and I don't want to die either. We don't have to. We could run to somewhere far away like Singapore or Australia. Somewhere far, far away. It's fine if we do not return. I just want to be with you. I don't care where. As long as you are safe with me. The two of us… forever…"

"Percy… you know that I want that so, so much. It would be like a dream. You and me…" She burst into sobs as she cried out, "I don't want us to die! I want to marry you someday, have kids and watch them grow up as we grow old together! There are so many things we haven't done. So many places we have yet to see… and now… But. Gaea is Mother Earth, remember? She will eventually find us no matter where we are. Even if that means killing everyone else in the world first."

"So that means… no matter what we do, someone will end up dying." Percy ended up croaking out the last word. Annabeth nodded silently as Percy felt her tears starting to soak into his shirt. "So… in other words we have no choice but to fight." Percy's fears did not actually go away but how could he let it all out when Annabeth herself was trying so hard to keep it together? He then strengthened his arms and closed his eyes.

"I promise we will stay together. I will find you even if they tear us apart, no matter what. Because I am going to stay with you for the rest of eternity. Even death would not be enough to keep us apart."

They would be alright. Definitely. As long as they stuck together things would definitely turn out alright, right?

END OF PART