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Chapter 2

Percy's POV

I couldn't go to sleep so I went out to the front of the ship and watched the stars. They seemed to shine brighter as if they wanted me to recognize them and name them. Easily I could Annabeth had drilled it into my head, pretending to get frustrated if I got one wrong. A smile tugged at my lips then I remembered… she was dead. My shoulders slumped back against the mast. I closed my eyes for a moment but sooner or later I opened them and saw Piper staring at me with pity.

"Sorry, I thought you were asleep," she said looking up at the stars.

I just shrugged, "Whatever, I'll just go back to my room."

As I got up a white light shone on us like an alien's tractor beam before I knew it the other demigods and I were in the throne room of Olympus. Even though the gods had promised to add the minor gods thrones Annabeth's constructors hadn't yet finished building them all yet so now only the 12 Olympians' thrones were there. The last time I had been here the Titans had turned the place upside down and made it look like tornado hit it but in the 10 months that she had been working on it was truly something to gape at. I couldn't help but smile in pride thinking that Annabeth had done all of this.

I only stopped thinking of this when Zeus/Jupiter called to Jason, "Jason Grace, for all your efforts to Olympus it is only obvious to return you to your praetor-ship." Out of the corner of his eye he looked to me almost silently pleading that I agree with his father. Hastily I nodded, but honestly it was the council at Camp Jupiter's decision (wasn't it?)

It didn't bug me that much because everyone besides Octavian would be overjoyed.

Next, Pluto triumphantly said to Hazel, "Rise Hazel," (but she was already standing) "in order to reward you I have decided that the gems you find will no longer be cursed."

Hazel simply stared in shock I could have sworn I saw her pinch herself.

Each one of the demigods rose to obtain their rightly deserved awards. Finally, Zeus sighed and my father called on me. His eyes beamed at me like he couldn't ask for a better son but I didn't think he should be proud of only me.

"Son," he said still smiling proudly. He was about to continue but I quickly blurted out, "Father the only award I will accept is for Annabeth to come back." My voice chocked when I said her name. It seemed only fair to ask because just because she was gone she doesn't deserve recognition? All the gods looked at me like I was deranged, maybe I was. Hades expression looked almost like pity maybe even for himself because he was going to explain to another snobby hero that not everyone can have a second chance of life. And Aphrodite looked at like she wanted to start cheering and crying at the same time.

I got tired of waiting, "So!" I asked probably a little too harshly. Zeus was the first to speak followed by Hades. They went on about the circle of life how heroes have tried but tragically failed in the process. They used word but "no" which seemed inconsiderate to me. I was shaking with anger and though gritted teeth I asked, "Is it freaking really too much to ask after you offer me immortality and anyone could have been brought from the dead if we hadn't closed the Doors of Death!"

"If you wanted immortality why didn't you just say so?" Zeus asked indifferently.

"I don't want that I want Annabeth, she died for you and you can't even bring her back?"

Athena was cringing at the sound of Annabeth's name momentarily I felt guilty for causing her this pain but then I wonder why wasn't she arguing with me to get her favorite daughter back? This was such bull why didn't they just bring her back?

Zeus started again, "When you have a reasonable award picked out, please take the time to visit us." The sarcasm in his voice disgusted me this is what Annabeth died for I thought…these ingrates. The meeting was announced "adjourned" and we were sent back to the Argo II.

Within 12 hours, we landed in Camp Half-Blood where the Romans demigods were offered to stay for the next couple of days. Telling Chiron and Malcolm (Annabeth's half brother) about her was easier then I thought it would be. I bet from my expression everyone could tell what had happened how I felt and that anyone with brains should avoid me as much as possible for the next couple of months? Years? I didn't know. Someone must have called my mom and explained because the day after arriving at camp she Iris-messaged me and asked if I wanted to come home for a while I said no because I had some other plans…