Ok, this is chapter four for all you fans out there.
I don't know about you guys but I been realizing that I have completely left out Tony the little bro! So in this chapter, he will show up and Percy will find out that he has TWO kids. One he never knew about and Tony will meet the father he never had.
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Okay, it's 9:00 AM so I don't have a lot of energy so I'm going to give one shout-out and that goes to: KingJupiter for telling me how to
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Disclaimer: Once again, I turn 12 in a month and Rick Riordan is older than that, I think. I don't own PJO
Annabeth's POV
I whipped my head to the left, dying to see who wanted to see me.
There stood the most handsome man I have ever seen. He was tall with broad shoulders. He had messy black hair that I loved to run my fingers through and sea-green eyes that I could stare at all day. He was wearing a leather jacket and jeans.
Percy. The man I have been missing for ten years. Ten freaking years! The love of my life and my rock.
I (somehow) jumped up and into his arms. He held me tight while I cried and said, "Oh my gods, it's you. It's really you," over and over. He rubbed my back in a comforting way, just like he used to do when I was distraught.
He was the same. He had the same playful flame to his eye, but it held more guilt and wisdom. His arms felt the same; warm, comfy, safe, and familiar. His smell was the same too. He still smelt like the sea and beach and like his mom, Sally's (A/N Don't worry, Sally will be come soon!), blue chocolate chip cookies that he would have her bring to our house after we got married.
Slowly, I pulled away from his arms to ask him a question. The warmth of his arms left me immediately, but this was important.
"Percy, can you promise me something?" He nodded. "Promise on the River Styx to never leave me again?"
He put up his hand. "I, Percy Jackson, promise on the River Styx to never leave you unless you want me too or it's for the safety of our family."
I dying by the end and Percy frowned.
"What's so funny?"
"Seaweed Brain, you have to put up your RIGHT hand, not your LEFT hand!" I laughed. It was so good to have him back.
He sighed, put up his right hand, and said the whole thing over again. When he finished, he looked at me.
"Was that good enough for you, Wise Girl?" He said.
"Hmm, not quite, you are missing something. Something at the end of the speech," I said, acting like I was thinking about it.
"Oh I know what I missed!" he said. He leaned down and kissed me after ten years of being apart. I responded quickly, putting my hands in his hair. It was soft and gentle, good enough for me to finally to come to the conclusion that my husband was right in front of me. Percy pulled away after hours, days, weeks, or possibly years. I couldn't tell; I was in Isles of the Blest. He had on his goof grin that I had missed so much.
"So, I'm guessing you never gave up on me?" he asked, his intense green eyes staring into mine.
"Never, I couldn't give up on you," I answered truthfully. "So do I get to know what happened to my husband for last ten years?"
The guilt in Percy's eyes had almost gone away, but it came back when I asked him.
"Annabeth, promise not to get mad at me. I had no memory so I couldn't help it," he said quietly.
I nodded. "I promise on the River Styx I won't get mad at you." I said, grabbing holding of his hand. This seemed to give him confidence.
He explained on how his memory got wiped when he got hit in the head and he went into the town and Emma found him. He had to change his name and look so he wouldnt be 'found'. They soon started dating and got married. He started getting dreams and his memory came back. He spent months trying to find Alex or I. He left once he found our address. He left the note and I'm guessing Emma understood. He was walking and he saw the whole accident happen, he was that last man I saw. He left as soon he hung up the phone. He told me his whole encounter with Alex. And now we are here.
"I'm so sorry, Annabeth. I had no memory or-," he tried to finish but I cut him off with my lips.
"Percy, it's fine. Don't worry about it. As long as you are here now, it's fine," I said, my hand stroking his cheek.
Percy grabbed my hand off of his cheek and held it in his own. "I still can't believe I missed ten yeas of Alex's life. Has anything happened in the ten years that I should know about?" he said, almost jokingly.
I thought it would be a good time to mention his son. "Uh, Percy-" I said, before the door slammed open and in walked in Tony.
"Mom! Oh my gods, are you okay?" he asked, rushing over to my bed, completely disregarding his father.
Percy was paralyzed. He stared at Tony in shock. "M-mom? Annabeth?" he asked, looking between me and Tony.
I sighed, I knew this would be hard one, Percy and Tony. Percy never knew he had a son and Tony never met his father.
Tony looked at Percy. "Mom, who is this man?"
"Tony, I would like you to meet Percy. Percy is you father."
I know I shouldn't have said it so fast, but
it just slipped.
"Annabeth, I have a son? You raised my daughter and son without me? I am the worst father ever," Percy said, letting go of my hand and walking over to Tony. He kneeled down in front of him, observing every part of his son.
"Mom, what are you talking about? My dad is dead, right?" he looked at me with those eyes that looked just like Percy's. He was trying to act dumb, but I knew he knew that that was his father standing in front of him right now.
"Honey, your father never died. He lost his memory so he didn't remember us for nine years. He disappeared before I knew I was pregnant with you. That's why he doesn't know you," I said softly.
Percy looked at me with shock. "How long did you figure out after I left?"
"Two weeks."
He ran his hand through his hair. "So I missed ten years of Alex's life and Tony's whole life. So I guess I have some catching up to do?"
I grinned. "Yep, pretty much, Seaweed Brain."
Tony finally came out of his shock and said, "So, you're really my dad? Am I going to have a dad for the next 50 years of my life?"
"Hopefully," he said. "But that's up to your mom, if she wants me or doesn't want me."
I looked into those eyes that brought so many memories back. From I the first, "You drool in your sleep" to him rescuing me from Kronos' army to when I first realized how much I loved him and kissed him in the Labyrinth, to the underwater kiss to when he went missing for months to seeing him again to falling into Tartarus to getting married and having our first child to hearing him go missing from Chiron. It was all in my head, and I realized one thing.
"Percy, I can't live without you. I need you in my life; without you, I'm a wreck," I said, two tears falling
down my cheeks.
Percy stood up and walked over to me. He cupped my cheeks, wiping away the tears with his thumbs. "Don't cry. I'm here now, Alex is fine, Tony is fine and we can live the life we lost when I went missing. We can be one big happy family. I promise." He leaned in and kissed me, full of love and passion and I have to say, it was the best kiss ever.
We pulled away laughing, when Tony said, "Ew!"
I frowned. "What happened to Alex?"
The door opened and Alex poked her head in. "I heard my name." She slowly walked in, towards my bed. Then she called, "Group hug!"
Tony and Alex hugged my right side while Percy hugged my left, laughing at his daughter's childness (A/N Is this even a word?).
This is the life I have always wanted, I thought.
We were still hugging when I heard the door open and I heard footsteps. I thought it was the doctor so I peaked my head over Alex shoulder to say hello but it wasn't the doctor.
It was Sally and Paul Blofis.
Percy straighten at the sight of him mom and step-dad. His eyes flashed back forth between them, him face emotionless. Then, his shoulders relaxed and a grin spread across his face.
"Mom, Paul. Long time no see," he said calmly.
Sally lunged forward, wrapping her son into a bone-crushing hug. She cried into his shoulder while Percy wrapped his arms around his mom, rubbing her back.
Minutes after, Sally pulled away and looked at Percy, seeing if her little baby has changed, which he hasn't.
Percy realized this and laughed. "I didn't change mom. I'm still your little momma's boy."
She laughed softly, then glancing over at me. She gasped when she saw all the injuries I had.
"Gods, Annabeth, I don't talk to you for two weeks and look at what happened." Sally said.
I chuckled; it was true. The last four times I got hurt, I didn't talk to Sally for two weeks prior the accident. Sally has always seemed to be my good-health charm.
"Annabeth, it's good to see that you are okay. We were really worried that something really bad-," Paul said before I interrupted him.
"Paul, don't worry about me, please. I think your step-son is more important right now," I said.
Percy looked at his step-dad with fake hurt. "Yeah, I thought I was more important. I mean, I have the dashing good looks-," We all bursted out laughing.
Tony wiped his eye like he was crying. "Wow, I didn't know my dad was a comedian. Now I know why I'm so funny. Thanks Dad."
Alex snorted. "Sure you are, little bro. Whatever puts you to sleep at night (A/N That's my famous line!).
I smiled: one big, happy family at last.
Okay
folks! That's enough for chapter 4!
Sorry for the really long wait. Even
though I'm only in middle school, I have a lot of homework! But now that soccer
is completely over, I should be updating more.
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