Here's another chapter! I am sorry there isn't a whole lot of Percabeth, but there will be in the next couple of chapters!
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Chapter 3
Annabeth's POV
"Who are you?" I asked after I pushed away from his hug. He stared at me blankly.
"Are you kidding?" He asked with humor in his tone of voice. Then he reached for my hand.
I pulled my hand away before he could lace our fingers together. "Do you think something is funny?" I told him. He stared at me blankly yet again. I turned towards Thalia and asked, "Where's Luke?" She just took my hand and dragged me to get my food and said that we would talk about it later. But I didn't want to talk about him later.
Thalia placed our plates on the Athena table next to each other, I'm surprised Chiron let her sit next to me since we can only sit at the table of our parents, well the Gods. Before Thalia could sit down next to me, the boy with black hair, sea-green eyes, and tan, warm hands grabbed ahold of her forearm and lead her away from me. That was rude. He took her behind a tree and started asking her questions. I managed to hear what happened to her memory and how do I fix her. Fix me? Whatever that is supposed to mean. I just turned to the food that was on my plate and starting to dig in.
Thalia walked back over and sat down next to me. She stared at me as I ate. She didn't even touch her plate. "Ummm, is something wrong?" I asked as she continued to stare at me.
"Let's go see Chiron when you're done." she replied with a smile. I get that I can't remember anything since I was twelve, but why is it so important for me to "get my memory back" or "fix me". I just nodded, trying to fuse some of the tension that was being created. I looked up again from my plate and instead of Thalia staring at me, it was that boy. I met his stare and I could see tears in his eyes. He was sitting with Grover at the Poseidon table. He looks about my age that I am now, twenty-one. And judging by his strong muscles, I'm guessing that he is now the sword fighting teacher. But he's mortal, a demigod. I don't know how long we have been staring at each other but I was trying to put a name to his face, but nothing comes up. He sighs as if reading my head that I don't remember him and he went back to playing with his food.
I finally finished my food and Thalia immediately took me to see Chiron.
"Annabeth, can you tell me your last memory?" Chiron asked me.
"The last thing I remember was going here to get filled in on a quest that I was going on with Luke and Thalia." I replied.
"I see," he responded. "That happened about nine years ago... and you have only been asleep for five... the golden fleece may have healed your body, but not your brain. Percy told me you hit your head on the ground when you fell but I didn't think much of it..." he sighed as if my memory loss was all his fault.
I tried to remain silent as I thought of his name. Percy. Percy. Percy. "Umm, Chiron?" I asked.
"Yes dear?" he responded.
"What is that boy's last name? Percy what?" I continued.
"Jackson. His name is Percy Jackson."
"Yes... it sounds familiar but I am not sure from where." I paused for a moment before I realized where I had seen his name. "That's it! Percy! Percy!" I shouted sounding excited that I remembered his name.
"What do you remember about him?" Thalia and Chiron asked.
"Well, when you told me that I had been asleep for five years, I looked up at the ceiling and there was a note on it. How it got there? I have no clue... but on that note, it said: Dear Wise Girl, I know that you aren't OK... And I have been trying to convince myself that everything will be alright. But I know this sounds ridiculous, but just in case you can see, well I want you to see this note. And I want you to know that I love you no matter what happens. But umm yeah, if you see this, there is an owl stuffed animal in the top drawer in you're dresser just in case I forget to give it to you when you wake up. Because.. Well I'm writing this note after you have been asleep for three years. But umm yeah, I just wanted to let you know that I will never forget you, Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena. And I haven't and won't stop coming to see you everyday." I caught me breath after remembering all of that. Then I finished, "Love, Seaweed Brain, Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon."
Thalia and Chiron exchanged glances. Probably hoping that I had remembered more to him than just a stupid note he had written two years ago. I bet they were expecting me to choke up when I recited the part where he had said that he loved me. But I don't remember who he is. And all I know is that I love Luke. I cleared my throat and then asked, "Where is Luke?"
Thalia and Chiron exchanged looks yet again and whispered something too quiet for me to hear. Then Thalia cleared her throat and began to talk to me. She told me that Luke had turned bad and let a titan spirit of Kronos take over his body. They then told me that Silena was in love with him and acted as a spy to help Kronos's army. She was a traitor. Luke was a traitor. Finally they told me that in order to kill Kronos and send him back to Tartarus, Luke had to kill himself. So in the end, he died a hero. Just like the prophecy said: a hero's last breath. Or something like that I can't really remember it all that much. So Luke is dead? Tears started to form in my eyes at the thought of him being dead. I wiped my tears away before anyone could see them.
Luke didn't love me, he loved Silena. Or from what I have been told. Way to kill a person's mood after waking up from a five year sleep. No one has told me what accident put me to sleep but I'm too afraid to ask, because maybe what put me there wasn't a wise choice, and after all... I am Athena's daughter... So Seaweed Brain loved me? But the real question is, did I love him?
