Thanks for all the reviews guys! And to answer the question, 'when will you update College Drama,' I will when it feels right. I don't know where the story is going because every time I try to write in it the story makes no sense. Anyways, I promise I'll try.
Chapter 2
Athena looked down at her watch which magically appeared on her wrist. It was a bronze strap with a golden face. An owl was in the middle while its wings pointed at the numbers, being the watch's 'hands.'
"You have seven minutes son of Poseidon. Zeus does not care for tardiness but proceed with your questions." She said this lazily with a hint of bitterness, as if my very presence annoyed her.
I looked at the war goddess in front of me. Brown curly hair flowed down her head and cascaded down her shoulders. She no longer wore her battle armor but had replaced it with a white blouse and tight blue jeans. Even though she was no longer in her battle gear, I still gulped with nervousness. Yup, she was intimidating alright. Her dark grey eyes were like her daughter's but Athena had a bitterness to them. Annabeth's were normally cheerful unless Luke was the subject then her eyes were sad.
I then asked my question. "Lady Athena, how long will it take Annabeth to finish the 'new Olympus?' She gave no intention that I'd fazed her with this question like I'd hoped. Instead, this evil grin appeared.
"Perseus, if I had to estimate how long it would take me, a goddess, I'd say about twenty years. For Annabeth? Who will probably work day and night until it's completed? Closer to forty years." The grin just grew larger as my face fell.
"But…Lady Athena, forty years? She won't get to start living until she's fifty-six! That's hardly fair to anyone!"
"Ah, but Perseus, she'll get to build something that's permanent. That last generations, not just years. Isn't that worth a few years?"
I then saw Athena's plan.
I was going to lose my best friend either way. Even if I didn't become a god I couldn't have Annabeth. I then thought of something that probably would have made Annabeth drool in envy.
"Lady Athena, say Annabeth does this, she builds Olympus. Then twenty years later she dies of old age. She would be forgotten. Yes, Olympus would be her gift to the world always. But what if she lived always? She'd be the Architect of Olympus, your daughter, forever an immortal." Athena's eyebrows raised but she said nothing. I was on another role though.
"Even if we had another war, Annabeth could rebuild any part of Olympus at any time. She'd always be available. Wouldn't that be a good thing? She'd even get to live her life instead of just blue prints." I said as I finished my thought up speech.
Her godly aura had dimmed slightly. She looked deep in thought. "Perseus its time." And she disappeared.
On my way back to the throne room I saw Annabeth waiting against a random wall. She still looked shocked and fearful but when she saw me she tried to fake a smile for me. This gave me strength and I smiled genuinely back at her.
When I caught up to her I stopped and looked down. She was wearing normal clothes for the first time in a while. Well normal for Annabeth anyway. She had a dirty, torn, bloody camp Half-blood shirt on with her denim shorts that went to the tops of her knees.
"Percy," She finally spoke, her voice a shattered glass window. One more crack it seemed would make all the pieces crumble to the ground. "Know that whatever choice you make; you're my best friend, always."
I smiled at her again, "Right back at you wise girl" this time her smile was real. "Let's head on back to the throne room." I watched her nod and I walked away. Her feet fell in sync with me after two steps. I noticed her hand when it bumped into mine. "Oops, sorry Percy." She blushed as I turned my head to see her. Then she really got red when I grabbed her hand and locked our fingers together as we walked.
I took it as a good sign when she smiled and didn't move her hand away.
At the door we paused only for a second. Our unlinked hands reached out and pushed the doors open. We didn't care who saw us at that moment. It was just Annabeth and me. We were seen by Aphrodite first who smiled and changed into her twenty foot tall form. She looked beautiful even big. Her face apparently was changing to what I considered beauty because it landed somewhere between Aphrodite's own face, Annabeth's and a little bit of Rachel's.
We only unlinked our hands when she was ordered back to her mother's throne by Zeus. Athena sat in her throne but wouldn't look at me. Annabeth gave me one last sad smile as I turned to the big three. Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades.
"I have decided that I will accept your terms. In doing such I expect you to honor our agreement immediately." As soon as I said this I collapsed onto the marble floor.
I woke up but my eyes couldn't open. It was as if they weighed a thousand pounds each. I heard some lady yelling and a man equally distressed yelling back at her. I blocked out other conversations around them and listen to the argument.
"What do you mean? My son is up there and he is in danger! He's been up there for hours!" The woman shrieked. I recognized the voice. Sally Blofis. My mother was yelling at Olympus' security guard. I couldn't help but laugh. When this happened I felt a pressure in my head. Then a tiny voice.
"Please be okay, I know you can make it. To whatever god is listening, Please don't let Jason die."
However weird it sounds, I recognized the voice in an odd way.
Reyna. I'd never met her before in my life but I knew her.
She was Jason Grace's best friend.
Jason Grace had just defeated a titan and was now on death's door. But wait, someone is healing him. He seemed so far away. But something was familiar about him.
Before I could listen or 'see' more a voice shook me from my awkward sleep. It was my mother's voice. This time gentle and soothing like I remember. "Percy! Oh gods, Poseidon, whoever. Please let him live!"
It was weird but it felt as if my mother's voice was in my head and not spoke aloud. I opened my eyes to see my beautiful mother's eyes in tears. But she smiled immediately and nearly crushed the life out of me with a hug when she noticed I was awake.
A quick chapter. Okay, so random questions for you guys.
Would you rather have longer chapters once a week or short chapters like this every other day?
If you would put Percy with any goddess how would you do it? And who would you choose? (I have ideas on what I'm doing to satisfy the Percabeth fans so don't stop reading this please!)
What do you think the 'voices' are?
Not a question but a request! Please review YAY!
