Part IV

The week was almost up when we got the call. Leo had found something the woods. Actually, Festus had found it and brought it back. The dragon had tried to use it as a chew toy, but it wouldn't dent. Leo noticed and took it away from him. Festus was sulking.

Anyways, Chiron contacted the gods, but instead of going down to see for themselves, they sent representatives who would be less prone to fight over the mysterious thing.

Poseidon was sending me since I was already on land.

Grabbing a shirt from my closet, I sighed and looked at myself in the mirror. Annabeth smiled at me and kissed my neck. She looked me up and down and then smirked.

"Oh…yessss…I know exactly how lucky I am."

I huffed and shook my head. "I'm the lucky one." Removing her hands from around my chest and torso, Annabeth went and relaxed on my bed and looked up at me.

"Are we going to get married soon?"

I frowned. "I think we should graduate first, don't you? Then, once you and I get jobs, we can move into an apartment in New York and get married, raise a family…" I winked at her.

She smiled and then frowned. "Will your immortal family even let you get a job?"

I rolled my eyes. "Everyone's always overreacting about them. Amphitrite is not going to kidnap me! Sheesh…" She scowled.

"You've got to admit that she is a bit obsessive about her newest son."

I sighed and shrugged. "Whatever, Poseidon isn't going to do anything bad by Mom. She would kick his ass. So would you."

Annabeth smirked. "I sure as hell would." She stretched slowly and got off my bed. "After we check this mystery machine out, I'm gonna have to go back to California."

I sighed and nodded. My eyes brightened. "I'll visit you! Current and Delta can bend time while traveling like the centaurs can."

Annabeth blinked. "Who?"

"Oh! Current and Delta are my hippocampi."

Annabeth nodded and then frowned. "Better not let Blackjack hear that. He's already afraid that you've forgotten about him."

I bit my lip. "I'll spend some time with him when we visit camp."

Annabeth nodded and then moved over to me near my dresser. "Percy…don't you think it might be a better choice if you came back to the land side for school? The Mers can't teach you things about the human world like humans can."

I frowned and looked at my reflection. "I'll talk to my father about it."

She nodded and then wrinkled her nose. "How soon will I have to come back for court training?"

I snickered and kissed her nose. "Next break." She nodded and then leaned against me.

"It's just us."

"Just us."

"No wars."

"No in camp strife."

"No quests."

"No gods wanting to kill us."

"That was your fault."

"You're the one who pissed off Hera. I just got pulled in."

"Well, you're the one who pissed off Ares, Dionysus, Zeus, Hermes, my mom, and Persephone."

"Persephone?"

"You told me about the keys of death, remember?"

"Oh. Right."

She chuckled and kissed my cheek. I bit my lip and then sighed. Might as well get it over with. "Triton told me that Calypso was staying at the camp with Leo."

Annabeth froze. She slowly looked into the mirror to catch my gaze. "She's gonna be at camp?"

I nodded.

"Well shit."

I shrugged. "I don't think it'll be all that bad. After all, you know I love you."

"Yeah, but does she love Leo?"

"Annabeth…"

"What?!"

"Relax." I smiled at her in subdued exasperation. "Don't be so protective of me. Calypso loves Leo."

"SHE CURSED ME!"

"Annabeth! She's immortal. She was in despair. She was jealous. Please note that the last two statements are in past tense."

Annabeth glared at me and then huffed. "She bloody cursed me."

I sighed. "Come on. We need to get to camp."

Annabeth scowled but walked with me. I kissed my mom goodbye, promising to see her before I returned to Atlantis. After hugging Paul, Annabeth and I left.

:IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This is the last Princelet. I know, sad day. However! The next thing you guys will see is Enigma. Keep an eye out for it. It will be in the cross-over section.

Title: Enigma

Crossed with: The Hobbit (Books)

I promise that, as best as I can, no characters will be OOC. No character death either. That's just sad… I can't stand angst.

Please check it out and give it a try. I know a lot of fans don't like crossovers, but these two actually fit pretty well together!

Thank you so, so much for all your wonderful reviews! If some of you decide to stop reading here, then I'm sorry. I honestly think the sequel will be enjoyable for all of you.

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Response to certain Reviews:

Many have expressed concern about being able to understand the context of the sequel, seeing as it is in Middle Earth. I think that you could get past without reading the Hobbit and still be able to understand Enigma.

However, if you guys do have any questions, feel free to ask. Or look it up. Tolkien Gateway is an excellent resource to use. ; D

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