* Fredrick POV *Set one year after the 2nd Giant War*

I hadn't seen or heard from my daughter Annabeth since she told me her boyfriend, Percy was missing. She was coming here with him to visit for the weekend. I didn't know how I felt about the whole dating thing, but she seemed happy and when I met Percy Jackson he was on a quest to save my daughter, so I guess he couldn't be too bad. She was eighteen so I guess I didn't really have a say anyways.

My wife Helen was cooking dinner waiting for them to arrive, she had promised she would try to be nice. I helped my sons Bobby and Matthew with their rooms, when I heard the doorbell. That must be them. I rushed to the door and opened it.

I saw my beautiful daughter, she had more scars, her hair was longer and her eyes looked a tiny bit glassy, but she was here and I didn't care. I pulled her into a hug and she hugged back awkwardly. When we pulled back she said, "Hi Dad".

"Annabeth, I missed you so much," I said smiling. She smiled back.

"I missed you too".

Before I could say anything else a boy carrying two suit cases came up. He was muscular and handsome with messy raven black hair and sea green eyes. No way could this be Percy Jackson, I thought.

"Hey Mr. Chase," he said.

"Percy Jackson?" I asked a little skeptical. Annabeth and him shared a look and they laughed.

"Oh yeah, I forgot I was fourteen when we met. I guess I've changed a lot since then," He said.

"You don't say, Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth laughed as she reached for his hand and intertwined their fingers together.

"Whatever, Wise Girl," he said and kissed her cheek, she grinned at him.

"Well why don't you come in?" I asked. I didn't want them to start making out or something, I didn't know if I could handle that.

"Okay," Annabeth shrugged. She grabbed the biggest suit case from Percy and dragged him in the house. I followed after them.

"Where should we put our stuff?" Annabeth asked me.

"You still have a bedroom and Percy can use the guest bedroom across the hall from yours," I told them. They both shared a look and seemed to have a silent conversation with their eyes. Finally Annabeth looked away and said, "Okay". They both walked upstairs. I heard them both greet Matthew and Bobby, and then go to their rooms.

"Dinners done!" Helen called from the kitchen.

"I'll go get everyone" I said.

She nodded and I went up the stairs. I knocked on Matthew and Bobby's door, calling, "Dinners done!". They both ran down the stairs to the dinning room. I rolled my eyes and walked to the guest room, what I saw made me stop.

Percy and Annabeth were standing in the room hugging. " t'll be fine, Wise Girl. If you need me I will be right across from you," Percy said, rubbing circles on her back.

"I know, but it still makes me nervous," Annabeth said shakily. Percy lifted her chin and looked her in the eyes.

"Annabeth Chase you are the strongest person I know, if anyone can get through this its you," he told her sincerely. She put her face in the crook of his neck, with her arms wrapped tightly around his waist.

"I love you, Seaweed Brain," she said. I was not expecting her to say that.

"I love you too, Wise Girl," Percy replied easily. I was shocked at what I had just heard.I decided I would ask them about their conversation after dinner.

"Hey guys, dinners done," I said. Annabeth turned around and Percy wrapped an arm around her waist and she had her thumb hooked in his belt loop.

"We'll be down in a minute," She said, smiling at me. I nodded my head and walked down stairs, thinking about what I had just heard.

I sat down at the head of the the table, Helen on my left with Bobby and Matthew next to her. A few minutes later Annabeth and Percy come down holding hands. Annabeth sat on my right and Percy sat next to her. "Now that we are all here, why don't we eat," Helen said. Everyone started eating.

"So Annabeth how have you been?" I asked her. She shrugged.

"Okay I guess," She answered, "A lot of stuff happened last year, and it was pretty hard". I wonder what happened, but I had a feeling she wouldn't tell me, at least not right now.

"So how did you two meet?" Helen asked. Percy and Annabeth smiled at each other.

"At Camp Half-Blood, when we were twelve" Percy said. Helen smiled. "That's sweet". Percy smiled at her and laughed, Annabeth shook her head but she was smiling at her boyfriend.

"So how did you two get together?" Helen asked smiling. Well at least she was being nice and didn't seem like she was acting. I hoped it would stay that way. I knew Annabeth and Helen's relationship has been rocky, but I hoped they could fix that. I know Helen did too. She and I had recently had a conversation involving Annabeth, and Helen admitted she felt awful about the way she had treated her. I told her it wasn't to late to make amendments.

I think that Annabeth would like a relationship with her step-mother too.

"Well, I've had a crush on this idiot," Annabeth pointed at Percy, "Since we were twelve, he just would not get the hint, even when I kissed him when we were fourteen. So finally on his sixteenth birthday after we finished the second titan war I kissed him and we've been dating ever since," Annabeth finished. I was surprised to know that she had kissed him when she was fourteen, that was a little too young, I thought. Helen laughed.

"Well Wise Girl, your idea of hinting at me was to yell at me," Percy said, smiling at her. Annabeth laughed.

"Whatever you say Seaweed Brain," She kissed his cheek.

"EWWWWW PDA ALERT" Bobby and Matthew yelled. Helen, Percy, and I laughed as Annabeth rolled her eyes at them.

The rest of dinner the boys asked Percy questions about being a demigod. Helen didn't even seem to mind and was laughing at Percy's funny answers. I learned some things about demigods including that Percy was the only demigod child of Poseidon.

After dinner we all decided to watch Finding Nemo, which Percy seemed happy about, which I thought was weird for an eighteen year old. Annabeth didn't even seem fazed by this instead she just cuddled up to him on the love seat. Helen, the boys, and I sat on the couch.

Every so often during the movie, I would sneak a glance at my daughter to see if she was doing anything other than watching the movie. Most of the time when I would look over Annabeth was sitting beside Percy, as close as she could get, with her head resting on his chest and he would play with her hair, both with smiles on their faces, watching the movie. I didn't really like all of the touching, as it seemed they were always touching each other in one way or another, but at least they hadn't kissed since they got here.

After the movie Helen turned the TV off. "Time for bed boys. Your father and I have to talk to your sister." The boys both grumbled, but finally went to bed.

After the boys left I looked at Annabeth, who was currently having a silent conversation with Percy. I cleared my throat and they both looked at me. "So whats been going on?" I asked them. Annabeth kept looking at Percy, but she told me everything. How Percy was kidnapped, the Roman camp, Gaea, the mark of Athena, Tarturus, and the final battle. Percy would chime in when needed like what happened to him at the Roman camp, and when Annabeth would choke up.

As Percy and Annabeth finished, Helen and I just stared shocked at the two demigods. Annabeth and Percy didn't seem to notice our stares, as they were looking at each other with love filled eyes.

I couldn't believe all of that had happened. My daughter had grown up so strong, but what made me sad was that it wasn't me who made her strong. It was her boyfriend, Percy Jackson. Annabeth had told Helen and I about their quests and the second titan war, and I knew that Percy was a great hero. Annabeth had told me all about Percy after he had come to save her; I had asked and she told me all about him. Now that they were right in front of me, I could see that they really were in love. They balanced each other out. I was glad that my daughter had found him.