Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune

By Haunting Shadows

Prologue

Words: 1,351

Annabeth Pov (Story will mainly be in Percy's)

Disclaimer: everyone knows the drill.

Please review. Constructive criticism wanted. I changed the end.

This Chapter is inspired by Snow Patrols Chasing Cars.

A freezing breeze hit me, I shivered and I pulled my jacket closer around me. The ocean was choppy tonight and I could just imagine Lord Poseidon would be angry with Hera for demi-god-napping his favourite son. The sea wasn't green tonight but grey and I wasn't quite sure whether that was a good thing or not. On one hand it would have been nice to have a reminder; even if the ocean could never be as deep as his eyes as to what they looked like. On the other that might have made me depressed enough to jump into the ocean if it looked like Percy's eyes. Percy. It brought me physical pain to even think his name. I know I sound like a stupid Aphrodite girl. But then again I had good reason I thought as I stared out at the ocean I remembered the last time I'd been out here. With him...

Flashback

I laid on the sand feeling it between my toes, this might seem weird to anyone who's been to New York in the winter, but this was camp half blood and the weather was nice unless one of the Olympians was very and I mean very pissed. The moon was brilliant tonight, in the cloudless sky, a beautiful smattering of stars dotted that endless obsidian sky. I heard the soft crunching of sand beneath feet. I didn't turn I knew who it would be. There was a soft sound as he sat beside me, for a minute neither of us acknowledged the others existence on this lonely spot. No one else in the entire camp ether came here because they all knew this was mine and Percy's spot. I felt the cool brush of his fingertips trail from my jaw to my temple. Before threading through my hair and running them through it. His palm finally settled on my cheek his thump stroking lightly. I turned into his palm my eyes half closing, to be met by his. Those eyes deeper then the ocean. Filled with so many emotions, the dominant being sadness. It was six months to the day since the end of the war with Kronos. Six months since so many heroes had died. The day had been a day of mourning and that had been why I went there. Of course I should have known he would have the same idea. I smiled him with his hair as dark as a raven wing, apart from that one grey streak and his perfectly tan skin. I looked back to the moon.

"Beautiful" Percy stated simply.

I smiled and rolled over to make a remark about how Artimis was an eternal maiden to see him gazing at me. The words died in my throat. "Kiss me Annabeth." He murmured.

I frowned. As much in that moment I loved him and wanted him and needed him. It just wasn't like Percy to ask. He would usually just have kissed me. Almost as if he could read my mind he began "Annabeth you have to understand. I need to know these past six haven't been a dream that we did defeat Kronos. That you didn't die that I'm not dead. That I'm not just a weirdo locked up in a mental asylum. Because quite frankly that's more plausible then everything that's happened to me and you. We saved each other more times than I can count. You're the person that saved me from the Styx. I know now that if I had become a god I would have just faded like Pan because you wouldn't be there beside me wise girl. I love you more than you can ever know. So kiss me Annabeth"

All I could do was nod meekly; I was terrible with emotions even worse than Percy usually was.

He leaned down and kissed me at first it was a soft, tender and loving kiss, it didn't stay that way for long soon it became fiercely passionate yet at the same time he remained incredibly gentle. I felt our body's shift so he was hovering over me; our body's pressed up intimately, his hands on either side of my head and mine in his dark, overlong locks.

The kiss continued to build until I had to pause for air; he just kept kissing down my jaw my neck, before he tugged lightly on the hem of my t-shirt.

My eyes widened in shock "We can't" I protested weakly even though I wanted this as much as him, I was cut off by him sucking lightly on the skin beneath my ear.

"I know" he said, before going back to kissing my lips "but when has that ever stopped us before" he was right. For once. So I let him take my t-shirt off. The dominant memories of that time was the pain that he took away, the pleasure he replaced it with, the love he gave me and it was like he gave me a piece of his soul to keep safe. I was more than happy to give him a piece of mine in return and I knew I could never be whole without him again. I hoped he felt the same way.

After that he helped me get dressed, treated me so gently and tenderly it was like I was something so fragile he thought I would break at any second. I remembered a random phrase I'd read the gods know where, it went 'why is it before making love you help each other get undressed, yet you don't help each other get dressed? It's because no one gives a dam once you're fucked' I smiled lightly to myself. "I love you" I whispered.

"I love you" he replied not I love you to which he might have just said because I said it.

Then the reality of what we did hit me "Percy we didn't just do that. I mean demigods c-c-c-ant do that without protection or or or" I was hysterical by this point.

"Annabeth shush" he said as he looked me straight in the eyes. "We'll deal with that when it comes to that, right know you need to go back to your cabin, it's late" He glanced at the moon low on the western horizon. I nodded and turned and ran up the beach. I turned back to look at him he mouthed the words "I love you goodnight my Anna" I smiled and happy tears came to my eyes. I turned knowing I could face anything as long as he loved me and was by my side. "I love you seaweed brain" I mouthed back. That was the last time I saw him.

Flashback over

Tears streaked down my cheeks, not happy ones this time.

"Annabeth" I heard a voice say. I turned round to see a blurry image of Piper "Oh Annabeth" she said and came up to hug me, "We'll find him Annabeth"

I looked up and whimpered "That's not it Piper" her eyebrows furrowed "I'm pregnant"

"Percy's" she asked clearly shocked. I just nodded. She looked shifty "Annabeth i got a dream fro my mum. She said that we needed all the gods to be united. She said she had already started with a a joining of wisdom and waves. We gotta get you to the big house" she finished looking like she wanted to run for the hills.

"I'll be a minute" I said. She looked at me for a moment before taking off towards the big house. I had convinced myself not to stab the messenger (Piper) but the next time i saw Aphrodite not to mention she was next on my list to make statues for. Shed be in for a suprise.

I looked out to the ocean to see it greener then I ever had before and I could almost imagine he could see and hear me when I said "I'll find you Seaweed Brain and by the way Aphrodites mine." then I turned and walked after piper as a sea breeze lifted my hair and caressed my cheek.