Note: It's After the Olympian war, but Luke didn't die. Annabeth and Percy are dating, and they're like 18. A bit of an AU is that Athena girls have their futures chosen to them by their wise mother.
I don't Want to Marry You
Chapter 1: A Shocking Surprise
I was sitting beneath a tree. The sun was gleaming just over the lake in a perfect way that even I couldn't describe the serenity. Camp was my favorite place to be. Yet I wasn't in a happy mood. Once again, being a daughter of Athena, my privileges as a regular teenage girl are limited. This was crossing the line though. I was trying to do everything in my power to defy it or find a loophole, but to no avail. The Goddess of Wisdom should also be the Goddess of Stubbornness. I crossed my arms and faced the north end. It's the crack of dawn. I'm never up this early, but I couldn't sleep and needed time and silence to think. What am I going to do? How am I going to tell Percy? This is crazy, no young woman of the 21st century should be forced into this. I'm 18! I'm legally an adult. That didn't seem to matter to my mom. Apparently as long as her knowledge flowed through my brain, I had to take orders from her. I know I must sound like a whiny, spoiled, ungrateful, brat. I'm certainly not! This is beyond unfair and just because previous Demigods have done it before does not mean I should have to! Just because I believe in free-will and love. Okay, now I know I sound like an Aphrodite girl, but I really hate this. I hate this situation with the burning passion of one thousand white hot suns burning down on us. I hated this more than I loved knowledge or adventure. I hated this more than Tyson loves me and peanut butter combined! This was a pretty intense hatred pulsing through my veins and since I'm not too great at handling my emotions internally, I knocked on Percy's cabin door. I needed to tell him. Maybe it would get what felt like the weight of the sky (and I know what that feels like) off my chest.
A sleepy, bed head looking Percy opened the door.
"What…?" He asked his eyes half shut.
Normally, I'd laugh at such a morning look, but I really am furious.
"Percy." I stated.
He looked at me as if trying to figure out who in Hades I was. He really was useless in the morning.
"Annabeth?" He groaned.
I nodded furiously and he shrugged. "What could've I done wrong? I've been asleep all night."
I rolled my eyes. "It's not you I'm mad at."
"How could you get mad at something while you were asleep?"
"I wasn't asleep."
"Well why not? That's what night time is for… sleeping." He said drowsy.
"Because I couldn't, okay? I've been mad since last night."
"Oh." He yawned. "Mad enough to wake me up at 6 am…"
I sighed. "Obviously or else I'd never even try to put up with you in the morning. You're an oaf."
He chuckled and his smile was even cute and enlightening when he looked like he could fall over in a sweet slumber.
"I'll go get dressed and such and you wait right here." He mumbled as he grabbed a t-shirt and jeans off the floor.
He came back looking slightly fresher like he'd splashed water on his face and brushed his teeth.
"Hi." He grumbled as he took my hand.
"Hey." I said lightly now suddenly afraid to tell him. Better me than anyone else though.
"What's wrong?" he finally asked after a long pause that I'd filled with thoughts buzzing through my unrested head.
"Percy…" I said taking his hand lightly. He looked utterly frightened.
"Yes…?" He said timidly.
"I'm getting married. To Luke." I said quickly and it ended up coming out like "I'mgettingmarriedtoluke." I think he got it though, because his mouth hung open and his eyes were bugged out.
