Third Person POV
Making Memories
5 days later
"Anna sweetie time to get up" Piper said entering Anna's room. She saw the child lying on her bed with one of the many books in her room. She looked at Piper and smiled "Good morning Piper".
There it was again that sense of love in the room. Piper hoped it wasn't from Anna. It started 5 days ago when Thaila took Anna into the forest. The trio knew Anna meet someone, but as stubborn as Queen Athena, so was Anna. Anna placed her book down on her lamp table and looked at her aunt smiling.
"why are you in a happy mood" Piper questioning the child. She sat herself on the edge Anna's bed trying to get some type of sign from her.
Anna just gave out a big sigh and smiled "O nothing I'm just happy you're letting Thaila take me in the woods again". Piper smiled looking at Anna placing a curl behind her ear "yeah well….I hope you'll be safe Anna. Don't make us regret trusting you".
Anna smiled and placed a hand over Piper's "I'll be fine, I'll be with Thaila she'll protect me" Piper had a feeling she wasn't talking about Thaila, but she let it slid.
"Alright sweaty get ready and meet us down stairs for some food before you leave," Piper said getting up from Anna's bed. Piper again sensed such fondness and love for something. She sighed and before completely leaving the room she said, "Leo's making blue berry pancakes so hurry up or he well eat them all".
Anna laughed "Yum, be there in a minute" and with that Piper left the room.
"I don't care Leo you can't make your own fire in the kitchen" Piper heard Hazel yell at Leo.
"Then how am I supposed to light the stove?" Leo questions back.
"How about use a match!".
"Well-"He tried to fight back, but Piper glared at him "You know you can't use magic Leo, you'll put Anna in danger".
He sighed nodding going back to making the pancakes. Piper knew when it came to Anna there was no jock. He let the matter job, but that doesn't mean he liked it. "Is Anna coming down" Hazel said ignoring Leo's glare.
Piper nodded preparing a cup of tea; she still couldn't quite put her finger on the problem. How can Anna be in love?
"Pipes you okay," Hazel said seeing her conflicted friend go on over drive.
Piper sighed, but nodded "Anna meet someone that day and I want to know who he is. It's driving me crazy, we don't know if this is one of Hecate's tricks"
"Hecate doesn't know where Annabeth is we made sure of that," Leo said, but that didn't satisfy Piper "Yeah, but what if she's waiting for the right moment to strake. When Annabeth's at her most venerable".
No one answer as a banging sound was coming down the stairs.
"Morning everyone" Anna announced with joy. It gave the room a nice happy shine. It made Hazel forget of the anger she had on Leo and watched her daughter walked down the stairs.
"Hello my dear you hungry" Leo said preparing her plate.
Anna gave him a warm smile placing a kiss on her uncle's check. "I'm always hungry for your blue berry pancakes uncle". She grabbed the plate from his hand and sat on her place at the table.
"Now how come you're in such a good mood this morning?" Hazel said setting next to Anna on the table. Anna stuffed her mouth with pancakes tasting the warm blue berry in her mouth. She looked up and saw her family looking at her weird. She swallowed the pancake and gave them a shy smile "I beg your pardon".
Piper chuckled "All we want to know is what's putting you in such a happy mood. Not that we don't like seeing you happy. It's just well….we'll like to know what's causing this"
"Or who" Leo murmured, but Hazel elbowed him in the gut, but it didn't go unnoticed. Anna looked at her aunts and uncle they had the same look Percy had yesterday when she let out she had no parents: concern.
Anna sighed putting down her fork her smile not going anywhere "I'm just so happy that you're letting me go into the forest for the past few days. I've seen so many beautiful things and Thaila showed me wonderful….creatures" Anna was careful not to mention Percy's name. Thaila drilled the fact in her mind; Anna was not allowed to mention Percy in front of her parents.
"Well we're happy your happy Anna now hurry and eat Thaila should be here soon," Hazel said and Anna didn't need to be told twice, she hurried upstairs not saying another word.
"I still think we shouldn't let her out" Leo said cleaning the kitchen. He had gotten used to the cleaning and cooking he had to do in the house.
"I mean as you said Piper this could easily be some time of plan Hecate has to get to Annabeth". Leo hated thinking of Hecate planning something against Anna, she had done nothing wrong, yet the fates chose her. He was the only one out of the three that voted for Anna not to go back into the forest.
"Leo, as much as I want to question Hecate it's not her. She has already made the prophecy it is now the fates turn to see how the future is played." Piper said walking up to hold Leo and Hazel's hand "I knew it hurts, but we need Anna to choice what needs to be down".
Leo sighed, "Let's just hope her choice doesn't leave her heart broken at the end".
3 days later
Anna and Percy were walking around the forest on a warm summer day. They decide it would be a great idea to walk around the forest since they spend most of the week near the lake. A place where memories' were made.
Percy knew his parents were getting suspicions on where he was ever day, but he knew he could count on Nico and Grover to cover for him. Day after day he met with Anna, it was nice to have a friend treating him as an equal not a royal.
During the week, they found out more things about each other. Percy loves to sword fight and soon after, he was teaching Anna some moves with a stick. Anna would tell him stories of books she read and when Percy showed an interested in one of her books. The next day she brought it and read him her favorite parts.
He told Anna about his mother and father, how they were expecting a child. Anna told him that her parents left her with her aunts and uncle. It was weird to Anna telling someone else about her personally life, but she felt like a huge weight was lifted off her shoulder. She liked talking to Percy. Telling him what she felt and loving how he seems to care for her.
It was only a week and they were very close.
The held each other's hands walking around the forest. Not having the slightest thought on where they were heading. Percy liked holding Anna's hand they were soft and delicate compare to his massive hands. He knew it was just a friendly gustier, but how much he wanted to kiss her check. He come close to telling her he was a prince, but he would always over think things and never follow through.
"This is so beautiful," Anna, said softly looking around. All she saw were trees and flowers; they were far from the middle of the forest where most of the mythical creatures live. Around her, she saw squirrels and a deer around the trees just watching the two walk.
"Yeah it is" Percy said, but he wasn't talking about the trees. He looked at Anna with happiness he couldn't stop smiling.
"What's wrong" Anna questioned him.
Percy just shook his head smiling still. They walked around a bit more, he let Anna talk about the Greek myth she learned in her books. About the twelve Olympian and the stores she loved.
Percy knew all of the Greek myths, his grandfather honored the gods, and so it passed on to his children and so forth. All the bedtime stories his father told him were of Greek heroes defeating the monster and saving the day. He didn't mention it though he liked how Anna's eyes lit up when she was talking about something she loved.
"I would say my favorite goddess is Athena," Anna said and Percy smiled "Poseidon's better". Percy may be bias, but the thought of having the power over the sea was astonishing. What can he say he liked the water?
Anna laughed and they had a full desiccation on how Athena and Poseidon are better.
During their argument (which Percy was losing) a loud bang, come from behind the bushes. Everything became silent. Percy, being protective, pulled Anna behind him and brought out his ball-pen from his pocket.
Anna wasn't scared, but curious. Again, Percy pulled out that pen and it confused her on how that can help a situation like this.
"Percy" Anna said, "What are you—"
"Shh! Anna" Percy said trying to figure out where that sound was coming from.
Anna looked over Percy's shoulder and saw it was just a hare coming out of the bush. She held a laugh and walked passed Percy, ignoring his protest.
She moved the bush and showed Percy the little hare on the other side. He blushed a deep red "Well I…."
Anna laughed grabbing his hand "Why did you take out a pen" loving Percy's shy look. He smiled taking the pen back out. It was a regular old ball-pen it can't do any harm, Anna thought.
Percy was debating to show her the secret behind the pen. He looked into her grey eyes and saw wonder. He knew even if he didn't show here today she would push the subject till she knew.
"My dad gave me this pen. It was made from a powerful fairy it's enchanted so that it can take the shape of a pen and for I won't ever lose it." Percy says looking at Anna. "What can it do" she said curiously.
Percy smiled and uncapped the pen. It grew longer in Percy grasp. Anna starred at the shimmering bronze sword in Percy's hand. She didn't know what to say. She was amazed on how this could be possible. She wanted to question the logic, but she practically felt Percy's smirk. He was enjoying this, but she let him have it just this once.
"It's called Anaklusmos" Percy announced he recapped the pen and Anna watched as it turned back into a pen "but I call it riptide".
"I bet I can beat you at sword fighting" Anna challenged giving Percy her own smirk.
"You're on wise girl, but too bad you don't have a blade like mine," he said placing Riptide in his pocket.
"We'll see"
The next day Anna found a small dagger in the woods. She was excited to show Percy, but in the back of her head, there was that little voice telling her it wasn't a coincident.
Percy was eager to teach Anna a few moves. They spend the whole day like that and Anna could not have wanted anything else.
O, how the fates play there part in this world is one story that must be told.
A 10 days since Anna and Percy first met
"Mother would it be okay if I go back to the village tomorrow" Percy asked his mother picking on his dinner. He was sitting in the dining table with his mother, father, Grover and Nico. His brother Triton left that morning to his trip towards London. Nico usually stayed with his cousin seeing his two only sisters were out in the world and his Father was always far too busy. The Jackson's were happy to have Nico and him being around helped Percy a lot.
Sally put her fork down looking at her son "Again, but you went just got back and you went yesterday and the day before that", she said quite annoyed. She looked at her son who didn't seem to see the problem as she did.
"Yeah…There's still so much I want to see and do in the village," Percy stated stuffing a pieces of meat in his mouth. The queen looked at Nico and Grover. She saw Nico roll his eyes at his cousin, and Grover not meeting anyone's eyes. She looked at her son still eating like normal. As if he does not give his mother gray hairs.
"What is so important in the village that you have to go back". Percy just stuffed himself with food hoping to avoid the topic. Grover and Nico looked at their friend with curiosity on what he was going to answer.
"Um you know….Stuff," Percy answered looking at his food suddenly not hungry anymore.
"What kind of stuff" Sally said.
"Mom it's just stuff" Percy protested trying not to answer this question.
Sally looked at her son quit annoyed now "Percy answer the question what are doing in the village".
Grover and Nico looked at Percy and his mother back and forth like Ping-Pong balls. They didn't know what to say or do. They both try to sneak out of the table, but Sally snapped her fingers.
"No one is going anywhere tell Perseus tells me the truth," Sally said still looking at her son.
Percy looked everywhere, but his mother's eyes. He couldn't lie to her, yet he can't tell her the truth. What if she disapproves of his decision, What if she doesn't let him see her again. He has been having the best time with Anna.
Here in the castle he has to act proper and serious. That's hard for an ADHD boy such as Percy, his father would always scold him to act appropriate. With Anna he doesn't need to worry about that. He can act like himself without getting in trouble and he wasn't going to do anything to take that away.
He tried shrugging his mother off, but when she called his real name, he knew she was angry. Sally always tried not to use her son's name. When she dose it's never for a good reason, but that still doesn't get him to spill out the beans though.
Nico watched his cousin with pride. He actually thought Percy would buckle up and tell his mother. He was the biggest mommies' boy in the entire kingdom. Not that it was bad, people respect the prince for that, but he couldn't lie to her.
Nico had meet Anna once when the two invited him and Thaila on a walk. Anna seemed nice, but she can be pushy. She talked a lot which annoyed Nico, but Percy he loved hearing her voice. Nico knew his cousin won't say, but he was acting like a love stuck puppy and everyone saw it.
"Mom I…."Percy said, Nico looked at his cousin knowing this is it. This is when he tells her the truth "I like seeing the sun set gathering". Nico grin; sitting back in his set properly. Grover took a deep breath, which made Nico chuckle.
"Really" His mother said quite surprise "how was it" Sally said resting her hand on the table. She knew her son was lying he never was the best lair, but she played along wanting to hear what her son had to say.
Percy cleared his voice "It was nice. Everyone gathered near the fountain in the middle of the town and the people play music dance a little. They pry to the gods sacrificing food. It is nice and I want to see it again."
Sally didn't know what to say Percy would not meet her eyes as his checks colored. She looked at her husband who was looking down at some papers on the table not faze at theirs sons actions.
Sally sighed and gave her son a brave smile "I suppose it's alright".
Percy finally met his mother's eyes "Thank you mother" Percy said with the one of the biggest smiling she had ever seen on him.
"Okay you boys go up to bed you had a long day" Sally announced the three nodded and walked up stairs.
"Stupid" Nico murmured to her son slapping the back of his head. Percy groans in pain and chased Nico all the way up stairs with Grover laughing behind him.
She smiled and heard her husband chuckle "Well you settled that well".
Sally gave her king a playful glare "You were listening and didn't say anything".
Poseidon smiled and held his queens hand "I learn long ago not to interrupt you and Percy when you have these takes. You both start yelling at me for not taking their sides."
Sally smiled and looked at the stairs the boys just ran up "Do you know what's wrong with him".
The king nodded with a soft smile "As I said, Percy has that glow. A glow my mother said I had when I meet you my dear" Sally looked at her husband confused "Peruses is in love".
"How…." Sally was confused can her son really be in love.
"He may be in love or he cares much for the girl. If he's like me, he won't even know he has these feelings for the lucky girl not yet anyway." Poseidon looked back at his speechless wife.
"But he has an arranged marriage Poseidon" Sally said nervous
"I had an arrange marriage and I soon found my true love" Poseidon said gesturing to his first wife squeezing Sally's hand.
Sally rolled her eyes at her husband "Poseidon you meet me after Amphritme dead, Percy had meet his love now. He will be hurt when he finds out about this marriage."
Poseidon wanted to speak, but his wife wasn't finished "And Annabeth, O Poseidon, love is the only thing that can save her. That fates declare that Percy h-".
"And when the day comes he'll meet Annabeth. As you said my love, the fates are at work, let things play out".
Sally sighed and hugged her husband resting her head on his firm chest "I just hope he doesn't get hurt".
Sorry I hadn't update wanted to take a little break and forces on school.
I love on how this is going and that so many of you like it as well. Just a quick reminder, I am not the best writer and I know that I make mistakes and I always try to fix it before uploading a chapter. I don't mind the advice you guys give me it helps me improve on my writing skills. Just remember that I am human.
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