Right Now
Hi guys! Well after my failed attempt at a prequel where I thought I had a good story but I really didn't as my reviews showed and life got in the way and I kind of forgot about it so I gave up. But you all kind of know what happened and I thought I should move on and give Percabeth a chance at some happiness. I also want to say that this story is written in a world where Blood of Olympus happened, but Leo didn't die etc.

Anyway, I have finally written the first chapter to my sequel to "Right Here." This story takes place 8 months after "Right Here." It will chronicle the lives of Percabeth through marriage, kids and other curveballs that the Fates throw their way. I am also exploring the lives of some other characters and I should warn my readers that everything with the other characters don't always end up happy. You have been warned. I hope you guys like it and I will try to do my best to make it exciting! Oh and if you have questions or comments PM me or if you are a guest message me on tumblr:youseethingsandyouknow. PLEASE REVIEW!
~Riptide14

Summary: For those who have happened to stumble on this story, this is the sequel to my previous story " Right Here" (probably should read that story before this one)

After solving their own issues of the past, Percy and Annabeth must balance their relationship and learn how to protect their new family in a dangerous demigod world. How can they protect those they love from the forces that have threatened to destroy them?

Chapter 1: Percy
The problem with living in an apartment with your OCD girlfriend is that most days you get into a fight about the littlest things. Thankfully I have done nothing yet to set Annabeth off so today seems like it's going to be a good day. Today was going to be the day that I finally proposed to Annabeth. I would have done it sooner but life got in the way…again.

Two months ago, Annabeth and I were sitting in our apartment when we got an Iris messaged from Chiron telling us that he needed us to get to camp as soon as possible. When we arrived we were once again thrown into the world of quests and monsters, which neither of us were two happy about seeing as we just started to live a somewhat normal live. The mission was simple. We needed to go stop some lackeys of Kronos from getting some scroll to resurrect him. Apparently they were still sore about losing the war and thought that if they got this scroll, they could somehow how win another war. We thankfully got the scroll and destroyed it, but while we were in the cave fighting the Kronos supporters, one of the monsters caused an earthquake. The cave collapsed in front of the only exit out and Annabeth and I were stuck in the cave. The Kronos supporters killed themselves with the collapse so we didn't have to worry about that but we started to worry about the oxygen levels in the cave. We tried everything to get out but there were too many rocks for us to move and it looked like we were going to die in there. Both of us felt like we were back in Tarturus and we both started to revert back to those dark times after we escaped. Looking back now, I can't believe how bleak it looked and how we were starting to count every minute until we couldn't breathe anymore.

"Annabeth, we can figure something out. There has to be some opening that we can push some rocks out of. Or I can try to conjure some water again. Maybe I wasn't trying hard enough last time!" I said as I tried to remain optimistic for Annabeth but we both knew that this was the end. We would die down here and there wasn't anything we could do to get out.

"Percy, stop. If these our last moments together I don't want to spend it pushing rocks around. " Annabeth quietly said as she place her soft hand on my cheek.

She had a point. We had to be trapped for two days now and I could feel the oxygen escaping me. We were going to die down here either today or tomorrow it was just a matter of time. I looked at her and Annabeth brushed some hair from my face and she cupped my cheeks as she softly kissed me. I kissed her back and eventually our kisses became more passionate and desperate because we were desperate. We were desperate for more time and we had to cherish every second of it. And that led us on the dirt floor, loving and grinding on each other, frantically trying to make every moment count. It was hard to breathe but every moment loving her was perfect. When we were finished, we laid in each other's arms, taking in every piece of each other. We finally decided to change back into our clothes because I wouldn't want to be found dead and naked. I had some self-respect.

We sat there holding each other's hand and waiting for death. But luckily it never came. With the help of our friends, Frank, Hazel, Leo, Jason and Piper, they were able to find us and get us out of the cave. Both Annabeth and I rested at camp for a week or two and then went back to our lives, trying to get back to the normal we found before the mission.

Since our near death experience, no matter how hard we tried to forget what happened, Annabeth and I have been on edge lately. Actually I should rephrase that, Annabeth has been on edge lately. She is moody, tired, emotional, and usually always hungry. I don't know if she is just stressed from her job or what but I wish we could stop fighting every moment of everyday. That is why I am determined to make tonight a nice evening with no fighting. I came home from work early and decided to set up a nice dinner. I put together some candles and set up our little kitchen table and ordered some dinner because I can't cook.

Everything was ready and perfect when Annabeth walked through the door looking very anxious. I walked over to the door and she completely blew me off and headed to the bathroom. Worried, I followed her to the bathroom and asked through the door.

"Annabeth, are you ok?"

She didn't answer and then I heard a shaky gasp. I asked again, "Annabeth?"

Annabeth opened the door and looked at me with wide eyes. I never saw that look unless she was scared, which had me worried.

"What's wrong?"

She showed me a small stick with a plus sign. I had no idea what it was and asked, "What is this?"

Annabeth laughed slightly and said, " Seaweed Brain…I'm pregnant."

I looked up at her and I am sure my face was exactly like hers was a couple of moments ago.

"What? R-Really?"

She nods with tears in her eyes and says, "I know it's unexpected and we are young but it would explain why I have been on edge lately. I know that I have been difficult these past couple of weeks and I realized that I wasn't my hormones or anything that was wrong with you. I mean I yelled at you for cleaning the dishes the other day, so I knew something wasn't right because usually that is a miracle. But I threw up for no reason at work today and that got me thinking so I bought a test just to see. I need to go to a doctor to confirm it but I am almost positive. I mean I should have noticed it earlier when my work slacks were a little tight. Percy, are you alright?"

Was I all right? I was ecstatic. The girl who I wanted to spend the rest of my life with was carrying my child. Sure, we were just out of college and still figuring out our new lives out but my life is always complicated so this isn't too much of an issue. T

"Wisegirl-." But I was so happy and speechless that I couldn't say anything else. I gently picked her up and held her close as she laughed into my shoulder and hugged me. I pulled pack and set her down lightly as I kissed her softly.

"I love you."

She smiles and says, "I love you too."

Tonight didn't go as planned but it was perfect. Everything that is happening right now is perfect.

Annabeth

"How did you not know you were pregnant? You are two months along." My doctor looks shocked and Percy laughs a little and tries to hide it after I shoot him a look.

" I don't know it's just been really stressful at work and I thought the symptoms were because of that."

"Well, at least you know now. But everything seems fine. Just try to cut the stress out of your life and take it easy."

Being a pregnant demigod, I don't know how I am going to take it easy. Percy and I just found out that we need to go to camp and we are going back after this appointment is finished.

"So when can we find out the gender?" Percy asked.

I look at him and he says defensively, " What you don't want to find out?"

"I kind of wanted to be surprised." I answer and he nods as the doctor answers.

"In a couple of months, right now the fetus is too small to tell anything." The doctor says as he turns the lights off and goes to the monitor. The nurse lifts my shirt to reveal my very slight bump and puts some cold gel on it. The doctor rubs a wand on it and says as a tiny beat pounds out of the speaker, " That's the baby's heartbeat."

I smile and look up at Percy, who looks at me with an expression of joy and pure love, a look I have never seen before. Sure, he looks at me in a similar way but this look is only a look of a father, one that I rarely saw when I was a child. I grab his hand and notice some of the scars of Tarturus on his arms. This child and our new life is our chance to start over and to continue to heal. We have been through so much but I can't believe we have gotten this far.

When we are done with the appointment, we both hop in our small car and race to Camp Half Blood. Well actually I shouldn't say we raced. We probably could have lost in a race to grandma in the next car seeing how slow Percy was driving.

"Oh my gods! That grandma is beating us in the next lane! Can you go any faster!"

"I don't want to hurt the baby Wisegirl!"

"Percy! Drive faster!" I roll my eyes and now he finally picks up the pace.

When we get to camp, we get out and go to the Big House and we enter in the middle of a war council meeting.

"Sorry we are late we caught some traffic." I say as we quickly sit down and everyone's eyes are trained on us.

Chiron nods and says, " Well to go over what you two missed, the resurrection of Kronos will not happen thanks to Percy and Annabeth who destroyed the scroll."

Everyone cheers and claps for us and we both blush and smile even though we both would rather not talk about that mission. Even though it did lead to the conception of our child, I don't see the need to bring up the subject but I fake a smile anyway.

Leo hoots and says, "Yah Percabeth!"

Everyone laughs and continues to cheer until Chiron dismisses the campers and Percy asks, " So we drove all this way just for some clapping?"

Chiron shakes his head and says, "Well no…Rachel wanted to see you both. She had a vision about something that she wanted to confirm.

As if Rachel heard her name being called, she storms into the room and races towards me, "I knew it! Congrats Annabeth!"

My face feels red as I whisper angrily at Rachel, trying to keep my secret from the others.
"What! How did you know! It can't be that noticeable!"

Piper asks, "Is what noticeable?"

I sigh and hold Percy's hand. He smiles down at me and gives me the go ahead to tell our news, "Well Percy and I have some exciting news to share…. I am pregnant."

Everyone in the room has three reactions; shock, happiness and Leo who says, " I knew you guys did something in that cave…you guys seemed so weird when we saved you!"

Piper and Hazel run to give me a gentle hug and Jason gives Percy a clap on the shoulder.

Rachel says, " Well I only knew because I had a vision-" Suddenly, her eyes go green and she holds my shoulders as she looks directly in my eyes.

A child of the Sea and Wisdom
Shall face all odds on her father's judgment year
She will destroy the father of the cosmos
But this hero shall fall.

Rachel comes back and stumbles at little and I hold her up. Her green glowing eyes disappear and she looks at Percy and I. I feel like I want to go toss my breakfast because this can't happen. Not to my child.

Percy tries to lighten the mood and says, "Well I guess we are having a girl."

I nod and try to smile but all I can think about are the lines of the prophecy, "Her father's judgment year…that was when you were 16. It's going to happen when she is 16. She is going to face Chaos who is the father of the cosmos."

I look at him and he has a worried expression. The blissful face that I saw in the doctor's office has turned into pure terror, only one that is of a parent and one that I have seen on his own mother's face. This is not going to happen to our child, it can't. But if it does then we need to keep her safe and away from this world that her parents were born into. She will never learn the fear of running away from screaming monsters in the dark or the pain of seeing one of your beloved friends fall in combat. My daughter will never have to learn how to hold a weapon or outwit a god like I have had to. She will never experience this life because I will try with every being in my body to keep her away from this life. If I can protect her from this camp and this world then maybe I can stop the fates.

"We need to leave. It's been great seeing you all but we need to get back." I say as I grab my coat and start towards the door.

"Annabeth, we need to discuss this." Chiron says as follows me with Percy and the others following him.

"There is nothing to discuss. I know the way this works Chiron because I have lived it. She will come here when she is 12 or even younger and train to fight a war that she might die in. I know that the lines of prophecies are misleading and there is nothing that says my daughter needs to live here and be in contact with the gods and this world. If I can keep her away from this life as long as I can then I will. So from here out I would respectfully as if you would leave Percy and I out of the gods bidding. I just want my child to have a normal life."

Percy comes towards me and puts a hand on my shoulder, "Annabeth, Chiron might be right. Maybe if we stay here we might be able to protect our daughter. She is my child too."

I look at him and he should know that I would not back down from this.

"Percy, you didn't grow up here. I did and I know that I don't want this for my daughter. I want her to experience the outside world and not have to learn what we had to learn. Now I am tired and emotional and I just want to go home. So please would you stop trying to make me change my mind and please take home your pregnant girlfriend."

Percy looks at me with his determined sea green eyes and I know he isn't going to drop this either but either way he sighs and says, "Alright."

We say our goodbyes to our friend and silently drive home to our tiny apartment. As soon as we enter our door, Percy tries to gently bring up the subject again but I can't discuss this anymore. I walk into our bedroom and lay down on the bed. Tears start to flood my eyes and eventually I feel Percy's warm hand rubbing my arm.

"I know you don't want to talk about it so I won't bring it up right now but I just want you to know that we aren't done talking about it ok?" he says quietly as he kisses my shoulder and I nod.

"Can you just hold me please?" I ask through my tears and he wraps me in his strong, scarred arms.

We lay there in the comfort of each other and silence until Percy whispers, "I love you."

And then I realize that I'm not really looking at what is truly happening. Percy and I are having a baby and whatever is going to happen in the future we can't solve that right now. It's in the future and we need to focus on what is happening in front of us. We are starting a new life and we are getting a chance to be happy. We are having a baby girl and I am so happy. I am happy that out of everything that has happened in my life and in the life that I lead, the one good thing that came out of it is that I found Percy. I found a guy who makes me happy and who I want to be with forever.

"I love you too." I turn over and face his beautiful face and press my face into the man that I love because that is the only thing that is keeping me grounded. Love brought me to where I am now and love will save my daughter.

Jason

After Annabeth and Percy leave in a rush, the others and I are still standing in the war room in confusing and sadness. Our two best friends basically said that they wanted nothing to do with our world, which implies that they don't want to be around us. I understand that Percy and Annabeth are upset and nervous about being new parents but that doesn't give them the right to just abandon us after everything, especially since it was us who saved them two months ago.

"Well, that was interesting." Leo mutters as he plays with his tool belt.

"They didn't mean it. Annabeth was just overwhelmed and she has a lot to process. They will be back. This isn't the last time we will see them." Hazel says confidently and the anger inside me starts to bubble up. But I don't understand why I have so much anger. Sure, I am hurt but I understand.

"They meant it. They abandoned us and we should just all except it!" I yell and everyone jumps at my outburst. I then storm out of the Big House and walk over to a bench to try and calm myself down. I don't know what's happening to me and I don't know if it just because I am stressed or if there is something more. Hopefully my temper will go away.

After a moment, Piper comes over to me and I can tell she is worried and upset.

"What happened back there Jason?" She asks gently as she sits down.

"I don't know. I guess I am just overwhelmed with everything and what happened with Percy and Annabeth set it off." I answer as I run my hands through my hair.

"Are you sure it isn't something more, this isn't about-."

"No, it's not." I snap, as I look up at Piper and she looks hurt, which I feel awful about because she doesn't deserve my anger especially after these last two months. I hold her hand as I answer gently, "It's not about that. I'm better now. How are you with everything."

"It's. It's bittersweet. But I am happy for them. I really am." She answers quietly and I nod and rub her hand with my thumb.

"I'm sorry I snapped at everyone. I don't know why I did."

"It's ok. Sometimes we can't always hold our emotions in. But Hazel was right. They just need some time to figure out what is going to be best from them."

"I know. So what do you think about staying the night here and going back tomorrow?" I ask and Piper smiles and says.

"That would be amazing."

I kiss her softly on the lips and after we break apart, I pull her up with me and we walk towards my old cabin so we can sit up on the roof like we use to as kids. Although things are different from when we were teens, it's still Pipes and I against the world and that will never change. All I can hope is that whatever today's outburst was it wasn't something that will come back and haunt me. I already have too many ghosts as it is.