A.N/This is an AU one-shot, based on the song I'm Already There by Lonestar. Ok so Percy joined the Army and is being deported to Iraq.

Annabeth's P.O.V

"Percy, Percy stop!" I giggled as he tickled me.

"Not a chance Wise Girl."

I rolled over so I was on top of him. We wrestled and laughed for hours. "Ok we need to stop the kids are sleeping" I whispered.

"Fine" He reached out his hand and I took it. He pulled me up so we could lie on the couch.

I laid my head on his chest as his arm snaked around my shoulders. He gently touched his lips to my forehead.

"I'm scared." I spoke softly into his shirt.

"Annabeth, scared?" He mocked.

"Shut up!" I slapped his shoulder.

"Seriously, tomorrow you're leaving, for a year." My voice broke.

"No, stop, it'll be ok trust me."

"What about the kids, especially Hallie, she's such a daddy's girl."

He laughed, "She'll be fine and so will the other two. What about you?"

"I don't know, I mean a year, without Seaweed Brain." I tried to sound calm, but inside my heart was being wretched in two.

"Percy, I…I," I paused and a tear fell down my cheek.

He hugged me tighter, "We've been through rough times, this'll just be another day, you're strong, and you'll be all right."

"Stop acting like it's nothing, this hurts me Percy. I won't be fine; I'll have work, the kids, and Olympus, but no one to come home to." I was on a roll now, "I've been dreading tomorrow since you first entered the Army. Just I've been through a lot and it seemed like so much up until now, nothing matters except being with you. We haven't spent a week apart let alone a year. What am I going to do?" I could've gone on for years except for stupid tears decided to leak from my eyes at that moment. I grabbed a handful of Percy's shirt and just sobbed.

"Annabeth, I'm sorry; I have to go. But it's not even time yet, let's focus on the moment, just today."

"We have to sleep, you know."

"I know." He kissed my lips and was going to pull away, but I grabbed his neck and put so much force into this kiss. We lay down and just kissed and hugged. I cried and he did too until we fell into a blissful sleep.

(Morning)

I felt a tug on my shoulder and someone touch my forehead.

"Annabeth, it's time."

"No," I moaned, "Please."

"I'm sorry." He spoke softly.

I shot up from bed and kissed him with all and possibly more force from last night. I felt a tear slide down my cheek; he broke away from the kiss and wiped away the tear.

"Goodbye, Annabeth."

"Goodbye." I couldn't even get the whole word out.

Percy hugged me one last time before heading out the door.

(Many months later)

Annabeth's P.O.V

I was playing with my 3 kids and all their toys on the ground. I heard a soft ringing and put down Sophia and Nestor. I stalked over to the phone and said "Hello," in monotone.

"Annabeth?" said a familiar husky voice.

"Percy!" I practically shouted.

"Hey, I finally got to a phone."

"I'm so happy to hear from you."

I heard Hallie, my 2 year old daughter, toddle over to me. "That's Daddy." She said matter of factly. "Can I talk?"

"Of course darling," I said in pure joy, Percy called!

Hallie whispered into the phone "Daddy when are you coming home, Momma's very sad without you and I have no one to play fishies with."

I didn't hear a reply from Percy, but Hallie smiled, satisfied and went off to play with Nestor and Sophia again.

I grabbed the phone and threw it up to my ear. "Percy I've missed you so much."

"I've missed you too, it's no fun here."

I giggled just happy to hear his voice even if it was a lame attempt at a joke.

"I wish I could be in your arms" I whispered, "I just want to kiss you again. It's so strange having no one to come home to, besides the kids. They remind me so much of you, especially Hallie. They all miss you, but not as much as me. I want you home."

"Annabeth, I miss you too. But remember that I'm always going to be with you wherever you go, no matter what. I could be the wind, or the sun, maybe a shadow. I'll be in your heart."

"I love you Seaweed Brain."

"I love you too."

We chattered for hours on end, laughing and crying over silly events. Random things have happened that I've been dying to tell my husband and now I could. He told me of everything happening to him in Iraq, I was just ecstatic that he was ok.

I loved to hear him but I wish I could actually see him, touch him, and gaze into his green eyes. I really love him.

It's hard to go on without someone close, but life goes on and I can go on without him, but that doesn't mean I won't scream for joy when my Seaweed Brain comes back.

A.N/ I hope everyone thought it was a pretty good oneshot. If you didn't get it, then Percy and Annabeth's children were Nestor, Hallie, and Sophia. Nestor means wisdom, Sophia means wisdom, and Hallie (Hallimeda) means thinking of the sea. So I might write another chapter if people actually think this is an OK one-shot. If I write more it'll be Percy's P.O.V of this chapter, or the day Percy comes back, maybe even both.