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AN: Wow, it's been a really long time since I've uploaded… Sorrypleasedon'tkillme!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter! :D
Annabeth, Grover and I walked out of the throne room and started to talk.
"Hey Grover, could Annabeth and I talk alone for a bit?" I asked him.
"Oh! Sure, sure," he said slightly flustered and wondered of. The both of us walked into an empty room that was close to the party. We could hear a dull buzz of people celebrating outside and I turned to Annabeth, satisfied that we wouldn't be interrupted.
"Ok Annabeth, what would be your answer to the whole immortal thing…" I asked her.
"Percy, I don't know," she began. "We're both, well I am, still pretty young to be getting married…" She looked up at him and he could see the uncertainty in her eyes.
"Annabeth, what is holding you back from saying yes?" I asked her, starting to feel desperate. She glanced down at her feet for a second, looked back up at my face, and ducked her head again.
"I, I," she tried to start but paused. I waited patiently for her to start talking again, now with a growing feeling of apprehension starting in the pit of my stomach. She looked up again, and I nodded my head in encouragement. "I," she started again, "I'm afraid." I blinked in confusion. She had said it in such a small voice I thought I heard wrong.
"You're afraid?" I asked the confusion definitely evident in my voice. She looked at me with some slight annoyance.
"Yeah, Seaweed brain, that's what I said." I blinked confusedly at her again. 'Afraid' I thought, 'afraid of what?' There were a few moments filled with nothing but me still blinking at her and Annabeth staring back at me expectantly with her eyebrow raised.
"A, afraid of what?" I managed to get out.
"Afraid of what could happen! I mean you've seen how the other gods are with fidelity to their spouse. They aren't the most faithful are they?! I mean if they were, then you wouldn't exist, would you?!" She burst out. I was still looking at her confused, when what she said sunk in.
"You're afraid I might cheat on you?" I asked her.
"Well, yeah." When I looked at her with a 'are you serious' look she burst out, "well can you blame me? Just look at all those other gods!" She was staring to get a crazy gleam in her eye and I felt like I had to intervene.
"Annabeth" I said in a soothing tone. "I would never, and I mean never, go looking for anyone else when I've already got you." She met my eyes, and I could see her grey eyes start to clear up and loose the crazy look. "Besides, I think you would kill me before I could actually do anything." An amused twinkle was in her eyes then and she playfully punched me in the arm.
"You better believe it, Seaweed Brain."
"Of course I do Wise Girl" She smiled at me, her eyes changed again giving me a deep look and I suddenly noticed her hand was still on my arm. My hand moved on it's own and brushed a stray piece of hair behind her ear and my fingers brushed her cheek. She leaned into my hand, which was now holding her cheek, and we seemed to be standing a lot closer than we were a few seconds ago. She took a step towards me, closing the remaining space between us. The distant buzz of the crowd seemed to fade out, as slowly the only thing my mind could register was the fact that I could feel Annabeth's warm breath puffing against my skin. I could feel my head lowering slowly until my nose was just brushing hers. Her eyes started to flutter close and I leaned closer until,
"HEY IS ANNABETH IN HERE?" Both Annabeth and I looked towards the door to see who had just barged in. Travis Stoll blushed furiously as he stared at the position he found the two of us in. I glared at him darkly for interrupting us and Annabeth calmly stepped away from me and said to Travis,
"Yeah, I'm here Travis." She looked at him expecting to hear what he wanted.
"Wha, I, umm," Travis was starting to wilt under the glare I was continually sending his way. "The campers are starting to gather to go back to camp."
"Ok, I'll be just out." Annabeth told him. He nodded and left, quietly closing the door after him. We turned back towards each other, and there was a short silence, both of us thinking about the moment we were both so caught up in.
"Percy," she said, a blush on her face, "Can you let me think about it? Just, give me some time."
"Yeah, sure Annabeth. I'll come around maybe in 2 or 3 days?" I asked her. She nodded her head in agreement and I started walking with her to the door. Before I could push the door open, Annabeth said,
"oh and Seaweed Brain?" She grabbed my arm and turned me around to face her. She quickly stood on her toes and kissed me on my cheek. She slowly drew her lips away and smiled sweetly up at me. My whole body felt like it was melting under her smile and I think I smiled back at her. I had pretty much lost all control of myself at that point.
"Bye Percy" She said as she pushed the door open and smiled again over her shoulder. She walked out of the room and disappeared behind the door. I stood there still smiling and staring at the now closed door. I shook my head to clear my thoughts, opened the door and half jogged to the entrance back to the mortal world, hoping to catch a last glimpse of Annabeth. I arrived just as the last of the campers were disappearing through the elevator. Ah, man, I missed Annabeth, I thought. I heaved a resigned sigh and went in search of where I would be living.
As I walked around, in search of where I would be staying I thought to myself, wow, I'm wandering around Mount Olympus. As a god! I added as an afterthought. I was wondering around for a while and I still hadn't found where it was. Argh, I should have asked one of the gods where it was! I gave myself a mental slap and continued looking around blindly.
I finally gave up and went back to the throne room looking for my dad. I had just gotten distracted by the little ball of water that held Bessie, when Poseidon walked in. He seemed surprised to find me in the throne room looking at the ophiotaurus.
"Oh! Dad! I was looking for you, do you know where I'm going to be staying?"
AN: Ok, so I know nothing really exciting has happened so far, but things will pick up next chapter! I promise! Till next time folks! Oh, and please review :)
