Warning: Slash

Pairing: Luke Castellan/ Percy Jackson

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Translation of English to Greek was by Google Translator

Disclaimer: Don't own Percy Jackson.

"Why don't you just leave bastard?!" Annabeth screeched.

"What did you say?!" The six immediately turned towards the source of the angry voice.

It was Percy.

...

"P-Percy!" Annabeth stuttered.

Sea-green eyes narrowed into a harsh glare. Percy stalked over towards them and asked angrily, "What did you just say?"

"U-umm… U-umm... I-I…" Annabeth couldn't form a coherent answer and her body started to shake due to fear.

The ravenette seethed, "Tell me, why did you say that?" Percy could not believe Annabeth had just yelled those words to Luke. He knew the grey-eyed girl had feelings of love for him, but he already told her he couldn't return her feelings. He just never told her the true reason. It has already been a month since the she confessed and was rejected by him. Percy thought Annabeth would be able to let go a little by now, but that obviously wasn't the case.

"BECAUSE YOU SHOULD LOVE ME!" Annabeth screamed loudly and desperately. "I loved you first! I am the one who is always there for you! I'm the one who always goes on quests and succeeds with you each time! I'm the one you trusted enough to tell where you Achilles' spot is! I'm the one who deserves all your love! What has Luke done for you?! Nothing! Absolutely nothing! He betrayed and left you! He hurt you! Why do you still love him?! He should mean nothing to you after what he has done! He-"

"Annabeth!" Percy yelled loudly. The grey-eyed girl stopped ranting at hearing her name. The ravenette knew most of what Annabeth said was true, but still… He loved Luke no matter what. The blue-eyed adult was his everything. He would do anything hold onto him. Absolutely anything. It hurt to be without his love. The one month without Luke, after the blonde had sacrificed himself, Percy broke down. Everything just seemed dark. Nothing in the world seemed to be beautiful or bright. Just dark and terrifying. Now that Luke was back, the ravenette was determined to keep him by his side forever. He just couldn't be without him anymore. It was too painful.

Percy breathed unsteadily. "I know you were always there for me during the difficult times and I trust you immensely, but you don't know everything."

"Then tell me everything!" Annabeth shouted.

Percy ran a hand through his raven hair and replied frustrated, "You wouldn't understand."

"Give her a chance." Unexpectedly, Luke said that.

Percy asked uncertainly, "Are you sure?"

The blue-eyed adult responded calmly, "The gods already understand and they are beyond stubborn. Why can't Annabeth?"

"Okay…" The sea green-eyed boy answered reluctantly.

He said, "Just so you know, Luke loved me first. We have been together since about a few weeks after I was claimed by Dad. After the pit scorpion incident," both Luke and Percy cringed at the mention of the first betrayal, "a few months later, Luke came to see me and things went off from there. We would meet secretly over the years, but never at camp."

Annabeth asked confusedly, "Why didn't you ever tell me?"

Percy sighed and responded, "What am I suppose to tell you? That I'm in love with the enemy and I have been seeing him for the past years. How am I supposed to know how you will react? Seeing how you just did now, do you really think I would have wanted to tell you?"

"Because I am you best friend and might have understood better if you told me earlier, before I realized I was in love with you." Annabeth said softly.

"I'm sorry, but you know I can never return your feelings. You are my best friend and like a sister to me." Percy replied quietly.

Annabeth nodded her head and said, "Please just give me some more time. I… I still love you and I did for years now. I will try to let it go…" She turned towards Luke and said, "I'm… sorry. I'm frustrated and angry because I wasn't the one Percy loves. I shouldn't hate you because of that. You were the one who raised and took care of me as a child and was there for me. I'm sorry…"

Luke got up from his spot and hugged Annabeth for a few moments before releasing her. He said, "And I'm sorry for hurting you in the past. I also betrayed your trust and broke our relationship. Please forgive me?"

Annabeth nodded and said, "I forgive you… I said I did back on Olympus… I'm gonna go…" She turned around and walked away from the group. No one chased after her because they all knew she needed her time. Love is painful, especially when it is unrequited.

The rest of them decided to disperse and meet again later at the campfire.

…

Night was rapidly approaching. The reddish-orange evening sky was quickly being covered by the midnight sky and hundreds of shining stars. All the campers, except for Hephaestus', who were preparing for the fireworks show were sitting around the campfire and singing songs, which was led by the Apollo kids.

Annabeth, Rachel, Grover, Nico, Thalia, Luke, and Percy were sitting together with Percy on Luke's lap. The blonde had to admit he missed life at camp. He forgot how much fun and enjoyable it was, but that was soon coming to an end. Only a few more hours before midnight and Luke will have to leave the one he loves. Only a few more hours to make the remaining time special and unforgettable for his Sea Prince before he would have to return to Elysium. Only a few more hours…

…

Finally it was time for the fireworks. All the couples separated from each other and found a special place to watch the fireworks with their loved one. Luke and Percy settled down at the beach on a blue and white picnic blanket in each other's arms.

The fireworks were beautiful. Colors of the rainbow blasted into the air forming different shapes and scenes.

Luke said, "Percy, I have something I want to give you."

The ravenette tilted his head and asked, "What is it?"

The blonde reached into his pocket and pulled out a necklace and placed it around his love's neck. It was a silver chain with a large, silver key hanging from it. The key had miniature sapphires and diamonds on the front with a medium sized pearl in the middle of it. On the back of the key, there were words inscribed in Greek.

"Για πάντα και πάντα. Σ 'αγαπώ, Πρίγκιπα Θάλασσα μου." (Forever and Always. I love you, my Sea Prince.)"

Tears started to trickle down Percy's cheek. He hold the key tightly in his hands and whispered, "I love it…"

Luke smiled gently and said, "You hold the key to my heart." Percy blushed cutely at the cheesy line. "I meant to give this to you for your 16th birthday, but obviously it couldn't happen, so I am giving it to you now. I really mean what it says on the back. Forever and Always. I love you, my Sea Prince."

Luke leaned in close and pressed a passionate kiss onto the Percy's rosy lips. The ravenette wrapped his arms around the blue-eyed adult's neck and tangled his fingers into the silky blond hair. Luke wrapped his arms around Percy's waist and slowly moved dthe younger boy down until the sea-greened-eyed boy was on his back and the blonde was onto of him, never breaking their lips apart. Neither could remember the world around them, but just themselves. They couldn't concentrate on anything, but each other's kisses and touches that left a burning trail on their bodies. The fireworks in the background couldn't even distract them, but only made it more romantic.

As the fireworks ended, the two lovers released each other.

Only a few minutes were left.

Luke hoisted himself up from the ground and lowered a hand to assist Percy up. The ravenette took the offered hand and stood up. The sea-green-eyed boy looked up to gaze into the ice blue eyes. He could see love, but also sadness. Percy raised a hand to caress the older boy's cheek and asked, "Luke, what's wrong?"

The blue-eyed adult placed a hand over his love's. Staring into the sea-green eyes, he said, "No matter what, I am always by your side, physical or not. No matter what, I love you."

Tick Tock. Tick Tock.

Percy was filled with worry. He asked anxiously, "Why are you telling me this?" He realized he didn't need hear an answer because he could see it. Luke's body was starting to shimmer from downwards to up and slowly disappearing. He screamed fearfully, "Are you leaving me?!"

Luke's face was full of sadness. He said, "I am always here. Always watching over you. I am never leaving you."

"Then why are you disappearing?!" Percy shouted with desperation.

"I was only granted one day with you and my time is soon coming to an end." Luke responded calmly, but solemnly.

"Why didn't you tell me?!" Percy yelled. Tears were streaming down his cheeks now.

"All I wanted was to see you smile. That's all I wanted. A day with you full of happiness."

"You're leaving…"

Luke leaned down and placed one last precious kiss onto his Sea Prince's lips.

Luke's body was gone in a matter of seconds. His last words before he disappeared completely would always be engraved in Percy's heart.

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"Remember Percy, I love you. Forever and Always."

Don't worry! This story isn't over yet, but it will be the next time I update. On my next update, I will be updating two chapters because I couldn't decided which ending I wanted to write about more, so I will do both. One was my original, the other was the one I came up with a few weeks ago. So look out for it.

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