A/N: So this was written from when Percy and Annabeth were falling in Tartarus. Annabeth is voicing her feelings, and Percy comforts her. One-shot.
Annabeth's POV
"Annabeth, Annabeth are you okay?" Percy asked me, his voice filled with worry. I felt his hands tighten on mine as we fell.
"Yeah I am fine. My ankle hurts a little bit though." I groaned, the pain in my ankle intensifying by ten.
"It's okay…just focus on my touch." And that's what I did. I focused on Percy's hand on mine, and the sound of the air, whooshing past my ears.
"Annabeth…are you okay?" Percy asked yet again.
"Percy," I laughed. "You already asked me that Seaweed Brain."
"But I want to know…are you really okay? Like not physically, but mentally?" I stayed quiet. Was I really okay? I mean, I had just faced my biggest fear Arachne and survived. I was worried that we wouldn't make it out alive, or without being insane. I should be glad that I was falling with Percy and not on my own. And yet here I was falling into the deepest pits of Hell…
"No." I admitted. "I am scared Percy, so scared. But at least we have each other…right?" I asked the last part of the answer. "I mean, for now, it's my only consolation." Percy's arm came around my waist, pulling me closer.
"Yeah, as long as we're together." We fell in silence for a while, just relishing in being this close to each other.
"I love you Seaweed Brain." I stated.
"I love you too Wise Girl." Percy responded, pulling me close for a kiss. We stayed lip-locked for quite some time, making up for the eight months of being cruelly torn apart, making up for all the kisses we could've had, all the hugs lost, and the closeness we had been robbed of. And then we talked, exchanging stories of our friends, I told him what had changed at camp since he had been gone, and he told me about life at Camp Jupiter. We laughed, and cried, hugged and kissed for hours.
"You mean the world to me Wise Girl." Percy told me. I chocked back a sob.
"You mean the world to me too Seaweed Brain. I don't know how I survived those eight months without you." And I meant those words. And suddenly my fears melted right there on the spot. Because we were Percy and Annabeth, the ones who could do anything. Together.
A/N: Well…I am depressed now. I just came up with this while I was reading the ending again. HOUSE OF HADES COME OUT ALREADY! Rick really loves them cliff-hangers (No pun intended). Well I that's it for now! Love Emily
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