Well, here's the last chapter, as promised. Happy New Year, by the way! It's 2010 and it promises to be a good year :D I'm sorry if this becomes a bit ooc. I tried, and it was hard to put in some decent fluff and keep them in character. I tried though, I promise. But here's hoping you like it. Review!

I led her to my car, a deep blue Toyota Camry. We drove for twenty minutes, the drive taking about twenty minutes less than usual thanks to the lack of New York traffic. We pulled up to my house and I parked the car on the street. There was a solitary light on that shone through the front window welcomingly. I took Annabeth's hand and pulled her up the steps. I unlocked the door and we were accosted by the smell of freshly baked cookies as soon as I opened the door.

"Mom!" I called, knowing that she was still awake. She said she wouldn't go to sleep until she found out how Annabeth was doing.

Sure enough, my mom came hurrying down the stairs only moments later.

"Annabeth!" she cried, hugging Annabeth so tightly that even I winced.

She hugged Mom back. "Hi Sally."

My mom had convinced Annabeth to just call her Sally a long time ago.

Mom glanced at me over Annabeth's shoulder briefly, and the look she gave me meant that I had to tell her everything as soon as possible. I rolled my eyes.

"Mom, can Annabeth stay here for...a while?"

Mom let go of Annabeth and smiled at her. "Of course. And I was just making cookies so you two can have some."

"Lay off mom," I muttered. "We're not twelve anymore."

"I'd love a cookie Sally," Annabeth said graciously, casting a look over her should at me that plainly said, And you'll have one too.

I exhaled loudly.

Mom ignored me. She smiled and went into the kitchen, emerging moments later with a plate of blue cookies. She placed the plate in Annabeth's hands.

Annabeth nodded her thanks, then looked around. "You've got a beautiful house."

Mom smiled. "Thank you dear. Percy picked it out."

I shook my head and grabbed Annabeth's arm. "Alright Mom, we're going upstairs now.

"But what about Annabeth? Where's she going to sleep? I think you should give her your bed Percy..." but I didn't hear the rest of her sentence because I had dragged Annabeth up the stairs and into my room.

Annabeth glanced at me. "Where am I going to sleep Percy? And I don't have pajamas or a toothbrush or anything." She set the massive plate of cookies on my dresser and looked at me expectantly.

I sighed, flopping down on my bed. "I guess I didn't really think about that." I looked up at my ceiling, trying to find patterns in the roof.

Annabeth picked up a cookie and bit off a piece. "Mmmm...I haven't had one of your mom's cookies for a long time." She began walking around my room, looking at all the movie posters and wall hangings of the ocean. "I like your room Percy."

I laughed a little. "My mom designed it. She refused to let me paint it black and put up gothic art."

Annabeth glanced over at me, raising an eyebrow.

When she said nothing, I lifted my head, looking at her. "I'm kidding. I like it. It reminds me of the place I feel most comfortable."

Annabeth nodded. "Yeah, it's nice. Much nicer than that room in Tyler's apartment..." she shuddered.

I winced, sitting up. "Alright, I have one rule for this room. Don't mention that...guy."

Annabeth smirked. "Perseus Jackson, are you...jealous?"

I hesitated, then muttered, "Maybe."

Her smirk softened to a smile and she finished her cookie while walking over to my bed. Then, much to my pleasure, she kneeled on the bed, legs on either side of mine, and wrapped her arms around my neck. My stomach did backflips.

"Don't be jealous Percy," she whispered. "I was only with Tyler because I needed something to take my mind off the fact that I hadn't seen you in so long. The only reason I stayed with him is because he threatened me. I didn't love him."

"You should have called." That was the largest sentence I could manage at that moment. Annabeth was messing with my mind, the way she smelled like cookies, the way she was sitting on me, the way her eyes were locked with mine.

Annabeth obviously realized this power that she held over me, but she didn't do anything about it. She was good that way. Instead she just laughed, and I loved hearing that noise, I had missed it.

"You are such a Seaweed Brain," she said, pushing my hair out of my face and kissing my forehead. "I guess I could have called, but somehow that never worked. Ty-I mean, that guy," she giggled a little at my reaction, "didn't really want me calling anyone. He was really restrictive." Her smile faded and she looked away.

This snapped my out of my inability to speak coherently. "Hey, Annabeth, don't think about him, alright." I didn't like it when she wasn't smiling. I wrapped my arms around her waist. "You don't ever have to see him again, so just forget about him."

She nodded, and she smiled again, but just a little. "Thank you Percy." She rested her forehead against mine. "Thank you so much."

"N-No problem," I stuttered, my mind starting to spin again.

She laughed, hugged me, then got off the bed. She went over to the plate of cookies, grabbed a couple, then came back to the bed. She sat beside me and broke off a piece of one of the cookies, resting the other on her knee.

"Open your mouth," she said, holding up the piece of cookie.

I frowned. "Annabeth, I-" but I was cut off, because as soon as my mouth had opened the slightest bit, she had shoved the cookie between my lips. I sighed in resignation and ate the stupid piece of cookie. She grinned and gave me the rest of the cookie. I took it.

We lay back on my bed, both looking up at the ceiling, pointing out shapes to each other that I had been searching for earlier. The next time I glanced at my clock, it was two in the morning. My mom had long since gone to bed, and we had mostly finished the plate of cookies when Annabeth turned to look at me.

"Percy, I have to get out of this dress."

I sighed. "You should have told me that before my mom went to bed. She could have given you something to wear." I pushed myself off my bed and went over to my dresser. "I can try and find you something," I said as I began to go through my drawers.

I came across a t-shirt and a pair of pajama pants. I knew they would be way too big on Annabeth, but it was the best I could do. I turned around and handed them to her.

"I think there's an extra toothbrush in the bathroom under the sink too," I said as she took the clothes from my hands.

She nodded. "Alright. Thanks. I'll be back in a few minutes." She disappeared out my room door and into the hallway.

While she was gone, I changed into my own pajamas. I still wasn't sure what I was going to do about the sleeping situation. We didn't have a guest room or anything in my house. I didn't have much time to contemplate this though, as Annabeth returned fairly soon.

As I had predicted, the clothes were huge on her. She had cuffed the pants quite a bit, and my shirt hung to her mid-thighs. She had let her hair down and now it hung around her shoulders softly. She still looked absolutely beautiful.

It was difficult for me to leave the room to brush my teeth, and when I finally did, I brushed my teeth in about a minute, washed my face quickly, then returned to my room. Annabeth was lying on my bed, playing absently with a snow globe that my mom had insisted on putting in my room. A couple of orcas swam through liquid filled with blue bits of sparkles the same color as the walls of my room. She smiled as she shook it and the sparkles went into a flurry again.

I walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge. Annabeth glanced at me over the snow globe.

"Hi."

I smiled a little, shaking my head. "Hi."

She rolled onto her side, set the snow globe on the table beside my bed, then grabbed my arm and pulled me onto the bed beside her.

Once I was lying down, she turned off the lamp on my side table so we were shrouded in darkness with only the moonlight leaking through the window, then she moved closer to me, her back against my chest. I wrapped my arms around her obligingly. She sighed happily.

"Percy, I love you," she said quietly.

I smiled and hugged her closer. "I love you more."

She shook her head. "No you don't."

"Yes I do," I stated.

"Didn't your mother ever tell you that girls are always right?" Annabeth teased.

I nodded. "Yeah, but I'm right on this one."

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Whatever Percy." She didn't say anything after that. We just lay there, remembering what it felt like to be together until I my eyes began to close. I hugged Annabeth tighter, and then I drifted off.

Annabeth's POV

I noticed when Percy fell asleep, because his arms around me loosened a little. I slipped out of his grip and off the bed, careful not to wake him. Moonlight shone brightly through the window, and I walked over to it, looking out at the street where the occasional car passed by.

Thank the gods that I wasn't stuck with Tyler anymore. The last six months had been hell. I had missed Percy so much. I glanced over at him. He was smiling a little, probably having a good dream. His hair was sort of in his face. I walked over and pushed it away from his eyes.

I was hyper-aware of how good he smelled. He obviously used really good smelling aftershave. I sat on the edge of the bed and played absently with his hair. I wondered if he'd ever want to marry me. I knew that I wanted to stay with him for the rest of my life. I would never be happy with anyone else.

I lay down again, this time facing Percy. I traced his jaw line with my index finger. I moved my finger to his lips, touching them lightly. I smiled a little and ran my fingers through his hair. He shifted and made a weird little noise. I leaned forward and kissed his nose.

"Sleep well Percy," I whispered, manoeuvring back in between his arms. I closed my eyes, feeling completely happy and completely whole, and soon I fell asleep too.

The END! Well, how was it? Review, let me know! I have another Percy Jackson Fanfic in my mind right now, I'm going to try and write it soon, so keep watch for that if you liked this one. REVIEW! Happy 2010!

~theSunlitEarth