Awake
Annabeth is awake more than she sleeps. She can`t bear to slip into mindlessness for fear of the dreams that follow. So she sits up and searches, pulls out options and choices, because a rescue is now, and a failure is unacceptable.
He`s gone.
She doesn`t cry, won`t cry, and can`t bear to sob for one minute longer. So, Annabeth gets up from her perch and walks to the sea.
There`s something calming in the pounding surf, a peaceful lullaby that never ceases to amaze her. Annabeth calmly sits on the usual rock and dips her toes in the sea, her hair tossed like a ship in a storm. Her eyes aren't angry today; not frustrated or begging. Just tired, and curious for what lies beyond.
She lifts her curious eyes to the moon, it`s luminescent eyes draws her to it. The moon ray shines across the water; free and unhindered, so unlike herself that she begs to be there, reaching to the ends of the earth.
Where Percy is…
But still she stands strong, on the rock in the sea. Like the waves her emotions shift, change and fluctuate with the tide. She is the moon in the silent sky; the stars that will guide them home.
Tomorrow they`re leaving
Tomorrow, she`ll see him
But tomorrow is a day of mystery, a day where everything could go wrong.
Or a day where everything will be alright.
So when she leaves, she`ll kiss the world goodbye.
And start the daybreak fresh.
The sky is still black, and the world is still dark. But she sits on their rock, and awaits the day to rise. Slowly, the horizon changes color, black to grey, grey to pink, and pink to gold.
Eos has risen, she says to herself. There is someone watching out for me.
Silently, someone sneaks out of the shadows, but Annabeth doesn`t notice. A man sits down beside her, invisible to her knowledge
His face is sad, permanently marred. But his calm eyes shine as she watches her hopelessly lost in thought.
He wishes he could take her hand, hold his little sister`s hand and reassure her one last time.
But he can't, he and I both know he can`t.
Above his left ribcage, a scar remains. The single stab that ended his life.
His hand rests on it, a ghastly hand on another shadow. One of many, unknown to the world of the living.
Luke Castellan wants to die.
Not for himself, but for her. The deep ache inside her that can`t be satisfied by him anymore.
Because of the mistake he made.
Because of the sorrow he caused her.
Because of the man that took over his role.
But Luke doesn`t despise Percy Jackson, no matter how much he wants to. He almost envies the son of Poseidon, a life and romance that he never had.
A lifetime of Annabeth was a life worth living.
But now he was missing, and for the second time in her life, Annabeth Chase sits alone. Waiting for her knight to arrive with the sunrise, pick her up and say that everything will be okay.
And for the second time, I wish that she won`t be disappointed.
She still sits, her chin in her palms, the destiny of the situation waiting to be discovered.
But Luke still stays
And Annabeth still waits.
And I still I hope that her dreams won`t be misinterpreted.
Because of all things, dreams are what`s kept them alive all these years. Gave them a reason to believe for this long, and what gave Annabeth and Luke the courage to stay.
Annabeth doesn`t notice Luke, but they both wish that she could. To have a person to lean on when all hope seems lost.
By this time, the sun was partially raised, lighting up her face. Another visitor appeared in the sand
It was time to go.
Luke gave her one last smile and returned to the underworld, but to this day Annabeth could have sworn she heard a single sentence, spoken by an unseen voice.
Luke only spoke two words, words that meant the world to him
I`m sorry
Annabeth turned around and just caught a wisp of shadow before a figure caught her gaze.
Chiron stood before her, his face grim
She understood the message; they knew each other that well.
It was time
She quietly stood up and walked back to camp, her heart heavy. Chiron walked at her side.
He put his hand on her shoulder, and she boarded the ship alone.
But the only thing was, she didn`t look back. Didn`t need to
Because she was going at last.
Yes, Percy would be all hers in a matter of hours.
But Luke watched
And Luke wondered
If someone care about him that much, as to risk the world to rescue him.
But they couldn`t, this I knew. Luke never let people in the way Percy does, didn`t trust people as much. It was a shame, really, how he lived and died believing that no one loved him.
Annabeth left
And Percy waited
Because today they would be together, and today their lives would change
To be the best day of the century
The day they could be together
The day with no goodbyes
Little prelude to Oh Darling I Wish You Were Here, but hey, better late than never.
Tell me what you think
-Silence Nevermore
