Annabeth was excited. After all, it was her wedding day! She was getting married to Jake Mason, a son of Hephaestus. She never would have thought of it earlier, but while she was looking for Percy, he stood by her side. He was amazing at architecture and he was protective, just like Percy. She missed Percy, she missed his smile, his laugh, the way his eyes lit up when he loved something. But Percy was gone. He broke his promise, and he never came back. It has been a few years since he went out to find his brother Tyson who had ran away from the forts of Poseidon when it was attacked by demigods that still were following Kronos. Poseidon easily disintegrated them but in the wreckage, Tyson got lost. When Percy heard the news, he was scared and left immediately to try and find Tyson. He turned to Annabeth and said, his sea green eyes sad, "I'll come back. I promise." They kissed, and that was the last Annabeth had heard of him.
But enough about Percy, she was getting married to Jake Mason! She couldn't help but feel like she was betraying Percy, but she pushed those thoughts away. Percy was gone. He was gone the moment she burned his shroud. She willed herself not to cry, and then wondered why she was so emotional. She was sure she was happy. Jake was the perfect guy, he cooked,, he cleaned, he was smart and brave. Just like Percy. She shook her head, it was too late to back out now! And Jake was too nice for her to just leave him at the altar! Thalia barged in, to be met with a thinking Annabeth (big surprise). "Annie! It's your wedding day. You were supposed to marry Kelp Head though." She mumbled the last bit, but Annabeth still heard her. "Don't call me Annie." She retorted. Thalia grinned cheekily, and Annabeth sobered up. Percy always had that grin. Thalia noticed "Annie's" somber expression, and she looked at her cautiously, the grin gone from her face. "What's wrong?" Annabeth mumbled a nothing, but under Thalia's scrutinizing glare, she stared at her dress and spoke a little louder. "Seaweed Brain always grinned like that." They both stared at the wall for a bit before Thalia (once again) broke the silence. "Well, I was supposed to come here to tell you you have about.." She looked at the clock. "30 seconds before you need to walk down the altar." Annabeth shot to her feet and walked out the door. She didn't really like her dress, but Jake said it was beautiful so she wore it anyway. It was really puffy and made her feel like a mushroom cloud, but it was too late now. She was at the aisle, smiling at her dad, then at the altar, grinning at Jake. He was smiling at her, and lifted her veil as she blushed. The gods refused to come, they said something about Aphrodite, but there was Jake's family and her family. Jake didn't have the nicest family, but she loved him so she didn't care. The priest said the formal sayings to begin the weddings, which she didn't pay much attention to and stared at Jake. The priest then said "Speak Now, or forever hold your peace," and she held her breath, but the music kept on playing and nothing happened. She couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.