Author Note:
Hello people of fanfiction! TheWolfAngel here with a new story for you little ones. I just wanted to do a story based on the end of Titan's Curse, and what would have happened in a few different points of the PJO and maybe HoO series', for example: what if Annabeth had joined the Hunters?
All of these won't be directly connected, so it is basically a collection of AU Pertemis oneshots, my favourite!
Since I'm such a massive shipper, this story will be Pertemis, but don't worry; giant hints of Percabeth as well.
SOOO. I guess... story time? Welcome to What If...? Chapter 1, action!
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO, how do I know this? There are no dolphins swimming in my back garden. Enough said. All of the paragraphs in italics at the very beginning are quoted from the Titan's Curse.
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What If... Annabeth Had Joined The Hunters?
Percy's POV:
"Annabeth is right," Artemis said. "Which is why I must first make a reward. My faithful companion, Zoë Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And I intend to choose one. But first, Father Zeus, I must speak to you privately."
Zeus beckoned Artemis forward. He leaned down and listened as she spoke in his ear.
A feeling of panic seized me. "Annabeth," I said under my breath. "Don't."
She frowned at me. "What?"
"Look, I need to tell you something," I continued. The words came stumbling out of me. "I couldn't stand it if... I don't want you to -"
"Percy?" she said. "You look like you're going to be sick."
And that's how I felt. I wanted to say more, but my tongue betrayed me. It wouldn't move because of the fear in my stomach. And then Artemis turned.
"I shall have a new lieutenant," she announced. "If she will accept it."
"No," I murmured.
"Thalia," Artemis said. "Daughter of Zeus. Will you join the Hunt?"
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I stood aside from the celebrations, watching as nymphs, gods and goddesses partied. They probably had no idea what this was for, and they wouldn't care anyway; they'd do anything for another chance to dance drunkenly.
I could feel Annabeth watching me, but I was trying my hardest avoid talking to her. Which sounds really childish, but I just couldn't look at her without that sense of abandonment and betrayal haunting me. I was still replaying what happened again and again.
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Thalia walked off after the meeting to go and re-meet her new sisters. I was still in shock from Annabeth not being who Artemis meant.
"Hey, Percy?" Annabeth said. "I'm going to do something, wait for me, will you?"
"Okay, 'course." I muttered, and watched as she smiled before walking down the same path Thalia had walked with Artemis just moments ago.
A few minutes later, while leaning on a post and feeling as if I was only a second from nodding off, I heard Annabeth running back in my direction.
"Percy! Percy!" she yelled, due to the large distance still between us.
"What?" I yelled back, and gained a few unsatisfactory looks from the dozing nymphs nearby.
"I got in!" she grinned. "Artemis allowed me to join to be with Thalia. I mean, I just got her back, so I didn't..." she slowly trailed off, as if she also felt my heart plummeting into Tartarus.
"What's wrong?" she questioned, the picture of innocence. "Aren't you happy for me?"
"Why?" I got out, my voice sounding painful even to my own ears. "Was my company not good enough?"
Annabeth's hands flew to her mouth, her eyes filling with tears. "Oh my Gods, Percy. I'm so sorry, I didn't think -"
I let out a strangled cry; her forgetting about how I would feel felt even worse than if she had just deemed it unnecessary.
"Percy, please -"
"No." I murmured. "Don't. Just go. Be with Thalia. She's all you ever needed, anyway."
"Percy!"
I walked away.
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I couldn't take it.
I turned away from the party and walked briskly towards the Gardens of Dionysus, trying to ignore Annabeth's attempts to get my attention.
"Percy!" It didn't work.
"What?!" I yelled.
"I wanted to say sorry. I don't want to leave on bad -"
"Save it." I snapped. "You're not meant to be talking to me anyway. I'm a guy; I'm a bad influence on sweet little girls like you. So you better leave me alone before I end up tainting your pure heart."
I didn't wait to see how she would respond. I left once again for the gardens, in an even worse mood than I was the first time.
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I sat silently. Listening to the babbling water that poured from Dionysus' mouth in a perfect arch.
Suddenly I felt another presence sitting next to me. So silent that it took me but a few second to name them.
"Lady Artemis," I acknowledged, I was in no mood for my usual sarcastic behaviour. "How may I help you?"
"I believe it is how may I help you, young hero." she replied. "What seems to be troubling you?"
I struggled to think up an answer; as I could hardly say 'I have a dreadful feeling that I may have fallen for your newest recruit, no problem though; the last time I talked to her I insulted the Hunt's whole belief. So I doubt she's in any mood to run off into the sunset.' That just didn't seem as if it was the right thing to say to this Goddess.
"I'm just having a few... problems. I don't think it's anything to that I could talk to you about, but I appreciate your concern."
"Of course." she said simply. "But I believe that my Hunters, old and new, find me a good listener. If you ever feel like you need some proper advice, just Iris Call me. Okay?"
I looked at her, really looked at her. This hardly seemed like something she would do for everyone, let alone a guy. I felt quite touched; privileged. I watched as a pleasant, light breeze swept her hair from her shoulder and made her auburn locks shine like fire in the evening sun.
"Okay."
I could feel us leaning in. I could feel panic rising in my chest but the warm feeling I felt everywhere else just seemed to overpower it.
It only lasted a second.
But in that second, I swear that my entire body was on fire.
I could see the same panic I felt in her eyes, there was guilt there too. But above all, I could see a coy satisfaction. It was if she was glad it had happened. As she pulled away I could see a sparkle in those same eyes that matched her hair so well I felt the sensation of drowning for the first time. I didn't mind at all.
"Make sure you do."
Then she ran off, back towards her palace to introduce her two newest recruits.
Annabeth's betrayal didn't seem so bad anymore. I was definitely going to call.
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So... how did it go? Did you like? I hope I didn't just write 1300 word for you to just tell me "THAT WAS AWFUL!"
R&R to tell me if you want more of these oneshots. See you next chapter, TheWolfAngel, signing out.