Percy
I just heard the most horrible words of all time. Well, except for the fist great prophecy. I shudder just thinking about it. Anyway, the new prophecy I was currently terrified of went along the lines of
Wisdoms daughter walks alone
The mark of Athena burns through Rome
Two born leaders strive to reign
Seven await great loss and pain
One shall walk a different path
Children of death suffer earth's wrath
Heartbreak, danger, and return awaits
Sons of the sea bear intertwined fates
Sons of the sea? That's me! And… Frank? And that's the rest of Ella's prophecy!
A very angry, very pretty girl with multicolored eyes and choppy hair interrupted my thoughts.
"Annabeth, Percy, you guys have to come to the senate meeting. Reyna's tireless."
The moment I've been dreading has come. Octavian is going to have his chance to trash the Greeks.
Annabeth saw the look on my face and asked, " What's wrong?"
"Well, you see, there's this guy Octavian, and he hates the Greeks. Unfortunately, he's a very effective speaker, so-"
"Perce, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Piper's a charmspeaker."
I stepped back to look at her. She was so beautiful, with her gray eyes and blonde hair. I thought back to the time she fell off a cliff. I cant believe she survived that. I don't know what I would do without her. She completes me.
I realized how late we were for the meeting. Great. First day of being praetor and I already did something wrong. Will I ever learn?
"Percy?"
"Yeah Annie?"
"Do you remember two years ago when I thought you were dead?"
"Yeah."
"Where… where were you marooned?"
I couldn't lie to her. She deserved to know. " On Ogygia. I was with… Calypso." I whispered the last word. I remembered thinking that she would always be my biggest what if. But now, being with Annabeth realized that there was no other option. I need Annabeth. Without her, I'm just… nothing.
"Percy… Did you love her?" She said the words like they were hard to get out.
"I… I did love her. But even though I didn't know it then, I love you more. That's the reason I left. I couldn't bear the though of never seeing you again. The kiss you gave me before you left, that was the motivation I needed to leave. And if I ever end up on Ogygia again, and I have the choice to stay, I won't I love you too much."
Her eyes filled with tears. She pulled me into a hug. " I love you too."
I smiled at her. " We are seriously late."
" Well then, we better get going."
And with that, we walked hand in hand to the senate house.
Little did we know that the senate meeting had already started, and it wasn't doing to well.