A/N: tell me if you want me to make this one-shot into a story. the song is trading yesterday for you only, the tb&tt version
Blinding darkness surrounds me
And I am reaching for you only
"That's awesome Alyssa you got a quest?" Luke said in congratulations.
"Yeah I'm so ecstatic" I said swinging my legs over the edge of the roof.
"Your just fetching something for Aphrodite right?" he asked.
"Yeah it's a dress" I said.
"A dress?" he asked.
"Yep" I said.
"That's kind of unexciting" he said.
"But its high in my father's domain, only I can get there, he stole it for Oreithyia" I said.
"Won't your father hate you for stealing it?" Luke asked.
"He'll get over it, it's the least he can do after all" I said.
"Just be careful alright" he said giving me one of his half smiles.
"Of course" I said, "so will you be sending me off tomorrow?" I asked.
"I don't know sounds like it will be pretty early" he said. I flung my shoe at him, missing, of course.
"You're such a horrible friend" I said.
"You love me" he said shooting his smile up at me.
"Of course" I said jumping down from my perch on the roof.
This hopelessness that drowns all that I believe
Will be the one thing that I need
For you only
The next morning I woke and put on a halter top shaking out my golden wings I tied up my hair and headed out to where I would be taking off. Luke and Annabeth were there. After Annabeth was done lecturing me I hugged Luke goodbye.
"Come back" he said giving me an extra squeeze.
"Why wouldn't I?" I asked
"Alright Araminta we'll see you in a week" Chiron said. I flapped my golden wings and flew into the sky; it'd been so long since I was able to fly out of camp. It was an amazing rush. I flew upward until I reached my father's castle, Boreas. I landed and snuck in though, no one paid me any attention, and they were all busy. Aphrodite was exactly right, on the location of the dress. I slipped it into my sack being careful to not damage it.
"Who are you?" a voice shouted and I jumped. I looked up to see a huge muscled man with a beard looking at me.
"I'm Araminta" I said, "are you Boreas?" I asked.
"Yes, and what are you doing with that dress?" he asked.
"I'm on a quest from Aphrodite to retrieve it" I said shoving it behind my back.
"I wouldn't give that dress to anyone it's important to me" he said.
"But I'm, I'm your daughter, couldn't you let me have it for my quest?" I asked.
"Daughter? All of my children have golden wings, and you certainly do not have golden wings" he said.
"I do. see" I said stretching them out, "I'm the daughter of Lucy Hail, do you remember her?" I asked.
"Awe Lucy whatever happened to her?" he asked.
"She got cancer a few years ago and died" I said.
"Shame, she was such a good artist" he said.
"So I can go then?" I asked going to climb out the window.
"Well I'll need something in return for the dress" he said walking over. "I'll take your wings" he said pushing me out the window and taking my wings and I fell. I fell and fell and fell and fell. i began to cry, realizing how badly I didn't want to die. But I never blamed my father or Aphrodite, I could only think of blaming myself for not being quick enough. I hit the water and it all went black.
Keep on running farther, faster
Keep on searching for this haunting has an answer
And I know you will find me, in orbit
Did you know when you die you will be present for your own funeral pyre, or just funeral if you're not a demigod? I didn't that's for sure and when I stood there watching Annabeth cry and Luke place two coins on my eyes. I heard him whisper into my ear. "I love you" is what he whispered. I reached out my hand to comfort him but my hand passed right through and he rubbed the spot I'd tried to touch and turned around to comfort a crying Annabeth.
I got into the fields of Asphodel if you're wondering. Aphrodite thanked me for the dress by returning my wings to me. I went to the gates every day and waited for Luke to arrive, I didn't care if I had to wait 60 years to see him, I wanted to be there when he arrived.
Beckendorf died and i hugged the big lug when I saw him, happy to see a familiar face. He waited with me until a girl named Selena came and they left. I was happy for him. It was actually 7 years later, when I was talking to a girl who was trying to discourage me of waiting at the gates every day and to enjoy the afterlife, when he did arrive. He tackled me scaring the crap out of the girl and nearly crushing me in the process. "Araminta you made it into asphodel" he said.
"Luke, you're" I said, "you're really old" I laughed.
"I'm only 23" he said appalled.
"ew old man" I said. "And what happened to your face?" I asked turning to examine the new to me scar he had.
"I was scarred by the dragon Ladon" he said.
"You went up against a dragon?" I asked.
"I didn't finish my quest" he said.
"So? you still went up against a dragon, that's so cool" I said.
"You haven't changed" he said sitting up.
"Well I haven't aged if that's what you're wondering" I said.
"You're exactly as you were" he said.
"I'm not exactly as I was" I said.
"Oh?" he asked, "you're even wearing the same clothes you were in when you were alive, how have you changed?" he asked.
"I've become more patients" I said.
"How so?" he asked.
"I've been waiting for you at the gates every day for 7 years" I said.
"You- you have?" he asked.
"Just so I could do this" I said and with that I kissed him, I didn't care how much he had changed he was still Luke on the inside. He kissed back, and when he parted I whispered, "and it was completely worth it."
For I am breathing only for this.
For you only. For you only. For you only
A/N: just something cute I thought of. And something extra below.
"I was offered to be reborn today" Luke said, "I don't know if I should take it" he said as he stroked my hair. I was making a crown out of flower.
"You should do it, it sounds like fun" I said.
"But what if I forget about everything" he said.
"You'll remember when you die, I think that's the way it goes" I spoke trying to remember the myths I'd read about in books.
"And if I don't?" he asked.
"I'll beat some sense into you. Don't worry" I said.
"But you'll be here alone, I don't want to leave you here" he said.
"I'll still be here when you get back, it's not like I plan on going anywhere" I said.
"You're so selfless" he said.
"I like to call it care free" I said.
He chuckled, "so I'll take the rebirth then?" he asked.
"Yes you will" I said placing the crown on his head, "perfect."
I waved Luke off I wasn't allowed to see the whole rebirthing thing go down but he left with a flower crown on his head and a smile. Now all I had to do was find a way to fill my time for a couple of years before I could stand at the gates again and wait for Luke to return.
A/N: i also wrote this at three in the morning, so i'm really for my ridiculously shitty grammar, but i remembered to capitalize.
