Coming To Terms

"I am sorry to inform you Mr. Jackson but you have Cancer."

Cancer I thought to myself numbly. I was going to die, it was to late and my mom, Paul and I didn't have the money to pay for treatments, well maybe they could scrape by but then they'd be in a boatload of dept. I can't let them do that for me. Gods what about Annabeth, how am I going to tell her, and Grover and everyone at camp… I won't tell them, I should probably just leave, let everyone forget about me. I'll leave a note though for Chiron thanking him for all he did for me, to Grover for being the best friend I ever had, Nico to tell him not to give up, the rest of the 7 and Annabeth. Gods I can't just leave a note for Annabeth, I have to tell her and my Mom.

I left the doctor's office sulking. I mean I survived Tartarus and now only a little more than a year later I am going to die not for my friends but for nothing. I always assumed I'd die saving Annabeth or someone I loved from a monster and just not be strong enough, in a way I am. Cancer is a monster that kills millions of mortals and apparently demigods like me. I guess I was right and the Fates are using barbed wire for my thread. No use complaining though and I quickly went back to my apartment in Manhattan with my mom and stepdad. I was meeting Annabeth at camp later today and I wasn't looking forward to it anymore.

I am sitting alone in my cabin thinking about how I am going to tell Annabeth when I hear a knock on my door.

"Percy, I am coming in," she yells and I just look down as the door opens and I see her walking into my cabin. She quickly shuts the door and sits down next to me. She kisses my cheek and continue to look down. She takes my face in her hands and says, "Tell me what's wrong, Seaweed Brain." Softly.

I let out a shaky breath and say the words I wished I never had to say, "Annabeth I think we should break up," she looks at me hurt but with controlled eyes.

"Why?" She asks as I try to tilt my head away but she keeps her grip on my face forcing me to stare into her eyes.

"I'm not good for you Annabeth; I am just going to hurt you." I replied sadly, telling the truth. My disappearance hurt her so much my death will be even worse.

"Perseus Jackson what is the real reason because you are way too good for me and could never hurt me." I winced and made some horrible noise at that last part. I was going to hurt her, I couldn't help it but I just can't control it.

I mumbled, "Ihavecancer" quick enough thinking that she wouldn't understand. I was wrong though because she just looked at me and started murmuring, "no…no… this can't be happening" I looked at her staring into her eyes, "I am so sorry Annabeth."

She whispered, "How long?"

I quickly responded, "I just got diagnosed today." She looked slightly happier, probably thinking that I still have time and can still be saved. She looks up at me hopefully and I say, "I'm not getting treatment Annabeth, it would leave Mom and Paul in too much debt, and besides I don't matter that much anyway." Annabeth looked at me with fury in her eyes.

"YOU SELFISH LITTLE BASTARD, YOU THINK YOU ARE BEING SELFLESS AND GOOD BUT YOU ARE JUST BEING AN IDIOT!" She screamed at me, "YOU PROMISED THAT YOU WOULD NEVER LEAVE ME BUT YOU WON'T GET TREATMENT BECAUSE IT WILL BOTHER OTHER PEOPLE. WHAT WILL YOU DO JUST SIT HERE AND DIE. AND WHAT ABOUT ME, WHAT ABOUT US? DID YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT HOW I WOULD FEEL? PERCY I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THAT I DON'T EVEN LIKE IT WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN MY FIELD OF VISION. PERCY I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU, YOU ARE A PART OF ME." I flinched after every word. "Percy, why do I not matter enough, do all your plans for us in New Rome, going to college, getting married, having kids, does none of that matter enough for you to save yourself?" She was crying by the end of all that, openly sobbing into my chest.

I replied softly to her, "Annabeth I am not going to just sit here and die, I was thinking I should probably go, leave everyone to think I got killed by a monster or something. I thought about how you would feel and everyone else but mostly you Wise Girl. That is why I told you we should break up, you could find someone else someone better for you then I could ever be, be happy with them, live your life with them and just knowing that you would be happy would bring me peace. All I want Annabeth is to have a future with you but I can't, not anymore. I'm sorry Annabeth but you know I can't put my mom through seeing me get weaker by the day and mom and Paul being so deep in debt and then the chance of me not even making it, so no I won't let them try to get me treatment and who else would I look to I can't expect anyone else to make that big a sacrifice just for me." Annabeth stared up at me in shock.

"Percy this isn't selfless, it's stupid. You can still have a life and what about Rachel and Piper's families, they are both loaded and all the other wealthy demigods in the world Percy. They can pay for your treatment. Percy you have sacrificed so much for others it is all you ever do. Gods Percy you saved the world TWICE, you protected your mom from Gabe as much as you could, you literally took the weight of the world from me and so much more yet you still take it on yourself to put the weight of the world back onto your shoulders. Others can make sacrifices for you Percy. You don't all ways have to be the one sacrificing to make other's lives easier."

I looked down at her and said, "Others shouldn't have to make sacrifices for me." I was about to continue but Annabeth cut me off.

"Percy you saved the world, now let the world save you." She had tears in her eyes. I didn't want her to have to suffer with seeing me so weak for a time but, she is right I can't leave her I love her way too much.

"Ok Annabeth, I'll let others make the sacrifice for me, I won't leave you, and I love you." And with that I kissed her. She kissed me back and said, "I love you too Percy and you are not getting away from me, never again."

Ok so I am so sorry for not posting in such I long time for anything. I promise I am going to keep writing with my other story I swear I will post another chapter in that this weekend. I hope you enjoyed the story. Really sad but I hope I stayed true to the characters. Read and Review please and if you want message me I will try my best to respond.