To My Best Friend
Poppy opened the aged letter carefully and gingerly held it in the light of the afternoon sun. The handwriting was neat and meticulous: the letters were in straight lines and the print was orderly. The blue ink was smeared in a few places around the edge, but other than that, everything was in order. Poppy scanned the words on the page.
Percy,
I would like to start off by saying I really hope you are alive. I have never hoped for anything so badly in my entire life. I am not the only one, Grover and Tyson are distraught, I have never seen Chiron so unhinged, and your Mother…well she is nearing hysteria. Some campers have even begun to make funeral arrangements.
It is different here without you, Percy. I cannot explain it, but canoeing on the lake is not quite as much fun, nor is volleyball, or Greek class, or scaling the lava wall, or capture the flag. If just feels like there is something missing, something huge.
Well, if you are dead, then there is something that I need to get off my chest. Percy, I think I might be falling for you. It sounds so stupid, and crazy, but that kiss in the volcano sent me reeling. It might just have been the fumes from the molten rocks or the heat, but I felt something in my heart, in my head, in the pit of my stomach. Something that makes me tingle all over my body. If you are gone then I have lost my best friend, my partner in quest, and the boy I might be in love with all at once.
I know I could never tell you this in person, that is why I am writing you this letter. So, please come home, alive, that way I don't have to deal with the repercussions of dealing with your death. I will be waiting for you to just show up one day, hopefully soon.
Annabeth
Poppy immediately recognized the names in the letter. They were the most famous demigods of the last century. They had lived and died over 100 years ago, leaving behind a legacy that will last an eternity. Their quests and battles are the main topic of the songs sung around the bonfire each night. And, in her hands, Poppy was holding a letter that had actually been written by these characters of legend. She carefully returned the letter back into its envelope and quickly grabbed another. She wondered what else could be hiding in these old envelopes.
A/N: Thank you so much to everyone who has read and reviewed. I was overjoyed at the positive response to this story! It has been a while since I have actually written for my fanficion and this is a good way to get back into the habit without trying to commit to 2,000 word chapters. I am so glad you all have enjoyed it!
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I do not own any of the non-original characters, Rick does.