Annabeth's POV
After he helped me up I thought he would be the one. Thalia cleared her throat and he looked away and blushed.
"Hi, I'm An-" I started before he cut me off.
"Yeah I know who you are." He said still not looking at me.
"Oh. Well, I just wanted to thank you for saving my life." I said.
"No problem. Oh and mom, dad is looking for you. I'll leave to go find Crystal okay? Nice meeting you Annabeth." He said then turned to kiss Thalia on the cheek and flashed out.
"Mom? He's your son?" I asked her.
She didn't reply she just nodded her head. We stood there in an awkward silence before she finally said something.
"Look Annabeth, I have to go, Percy's looking for me." She said then left me there. I knew I would probably be playing with fire, but I think he might be the one I'm looking for. And I didn't even get his name. I left to try to find him since no one here really wanted to talk to me.
Theseus' POV
She's beautiful, that was the first thing that popped into my head before I snapped out of it. This was the girl who cheated on my dad. His first love but I was thankful because she unintentionally got my parents together but, I couldn't help but think like mother like daughter. I knew of the first Theseus, my uncle. Athena broke his heart just because he was a mortal and she was a goddess, she broke his heart too and led to his downfall. Even in my time, the future, Athena and Poseidon get together, but she cheats on him with Ares, making an enemy out of Poseidon and Aphrodite. Those calculating grey eyes scared me, I was scared that every generation would get their hearts broken, but I didn't want mines broken by the same one who broke my dad's. But that made me wonder, Grandpa Chaos told me that if I went back in time, I'd find the one girl made for me and I'd know it was her because I'd feel a force bringing me to her. I walked around and kept thinking about it. It can't be Annabeth because I didn't feel anything. When I stopped walking I was in a garden outside my father's palace. And sitting on the bench was Annabeth, but that's not all. I started walking and I felt a force. I was scared it was drawing me to Annabeth but I walked right past her. She looked up and smiled at me, but my body felt like it was in autopilot. When I stopped walking, I was face to face with a beautiful girl. She had long brown hair that led up to her back. Warm, gentle, soft baby blue eyes with light freckles across her face. She was the one I've been looking for. I smiled at her and she smiled back. A smile radiating warmth, comfort and love.
"Hi, I'm Theseus." I said.
"Hi, I'm Jennifer. Daughter of Apollo. You?" she said.
I felt nervous and took a breath and said, "Son of Perseus and Thalia."
She nodded her head and I offered her my hand. When she took it, an electric current went through my body. But it wasn't a bad one, it was one of delight and I'm sure she felt it too by the expression on her face. We walked around the garden arms looped and talked about our lives. It was wonderful. We talked for what felt like minutes but ended up to be 3 hours. I walked to the palace she was living in.
Before she went inside she said, "Theseus, thank you. I had a great time."
I smiled at her and said, "Me too."
I heard the door close and I turned around to head back towards my house. As I was walking, I heard a creak sound. Then I heard footsteps coming towards me faster and faster. I turned around and all I say was a blur of brown. I noticed it was Jennifer and before I could say anything she kissed me. I was shocked then I kissed back. When we couldn't breathe anymore, we pulled back.
"Thanks again for tonight, good night Theseus," she said leaving me in a daze. I still saw fireworks behind my eyelids. That was the best kiss I've ever had. And something told me to hold on to her, and that she wouldn't betray me. Ever. I was still thinking about how our lips moved together in perfect harmony as if they were made to be together. Wait a second; made for each other… she's the one. Gramps, that sneaky old primordial, I could've sworn I heard a faint Hey! In the back of my mind. I was away realizing I probably looked like a creeper standing and staring at the house that Jennifer walked in.
When I walked to my house, I saw mom and dad on the couch watching Lucky One in the living room and Crystal was dancing in the kitchen with earphones in while making a cake. I tapped her shoulder and she screamed. I laughed at her and she glared at me.
"What do you want?" She asked annoyed.
I know it was kind of weird but I wanted to impress Jennifer so I needed advice.
"I need advice… for this girl that I met." I said. I could feel the heat in my cheeks when I saw her eyes widen before her lips formed a smirk.
"Who is she?" she asked.
"I'm not telling you." I said. This was a mistake; I should've asked an Aphrodite girl.
"Fine, have it your way. MOOMM! Theseus has a girlfriend!" she yelled.
My eyes widened and I jumped and tackled her covering her mouth but it was no use. My mom and dad were in the kitchen.
"Who is she Theseus?" she asked.
"Jennifer. She's a daughter of Apollo. She has baby blue eyes and long, soft brown hair and she's just amazing." I said. I cupped my mouth after I realized what I said.
My dad lifted his eyebrows and Crystal elbowed me in the stomach knocking the breath out of me. On other cases, I would've been angry but I was happy that I could hide my bright red face.
"Theseus has a girlfriend! Theseus has a girlfriend!" Crystal yelled.
"She's not my girlfriend." I said but a voice in my head whispered, yet. I blushed even more, if that was possible and I walked to the fridge to get a bottle of water. After I got it, I drank some and felt the color in my face die down. Finally, his embarrassment is over.
"So, did you kiss her?" My mom asked and I already knew my face got bright red again.
Crystal gasped. "You did?" I nodded.
I heard my dad say, "That's my boy," before getting whacked upside the head by mom. I quickly left to my room and closed the door. Before long, I fell asleep, dreaming of the baby blue eyes demigoddess.
Annabeth's POV
After Thalia and Theseus left I went for a walk to find Theseus. I found a garden even more beautiful than Persephone's and sat down on the bench looking at the flowers taking in my environment and looking at the forms of life. We were only a couple days until Percy and Thalia got married. I heard footsteps and looked up to see Theseus. I smiled at him and I noticed he had a scared expression on his face and he looked as if he couldn't even control his body. I was going to go help him when I saw he got a little relaxed but stopped to talk to a demigoddess. I wondered why I didn't hear her come in. I stopped in my tracks when I saw them leave arms looped together and let them be. I turned and walked out only to find my mother and Lord Poseidon lip locking. That's her enemy, she hated him, but I envied them because they reminded me so much of me and Percy. I turned to leave and then I heard mom said my named. I just sprinted out without turning around, despite her calling me back. The tears streamed down my face as I remembered what she said about me disgracing her. I saw a tree and I stopped and took a breath. I knew how to deal with this.
"I, Annabeth Chase, renounce my parentage with Athena, goddess of wisdom and battle strategy."
Thunder boomed in the background and I knew it was complete. It started to rain and I could feel my knowledge decrease a bit, and my eyes decrease in intimidation to a dull grey. I cried again and slumped against the tree until I heard Lord Poseidon calling my name. I waited until I hear it become faint before I sprinted. I didn't know where I was going, but I just knew I had to get out of there. I hit someone's chest and fell down. They helped me up and apologized. I didn't look up because I didn't want to seem week but I thought the voice sounded familiar. Without a second thought, I threw my arms around the person and cried. He stood there nonmoving before he patted my back and whispered soothing words into my ears. I then recognized the voice. I lifted up my head and gasped.
"Percy?" I whispered out in a raspy, broken, croaky voice. I cursed myself for sounding so weak and broken but that's exactly what I am.
He nodded but I could tell he didn't recognize me. "Yes, do I know you? What's wrong?"
"It's me, Annabeth." He tensed and backed up.
Was gonna stop there but I'm not that mean. (:
But then he said, "No matter how much you hurt me and Thalia, I can't stand to see women cry now." He sighed and said, "What's wrong."
I was surprised but after I saw how he was staring at me waiting for an answer, I told him everything. From what my mom said, to what I just did now.
He looked surprised then said, "Annabeth, you look different, let's get you to a house. I nodded my head and whispered a thank you. He summoned a blanket and asked me if I wanted a house to myself or if I wanted to have a guest room in his house.
"Percy, why are you doing this?" I said.
He looked at me with sad eyes and I could only see one fourth of the mirth that was once held in those beautiful sea green eyes.
"I was mad. Not mad, pissed beyond anything I've ever known. I wanted you to suffer the same way I did, but then, when me and Thalia got together, the sufferance I wanted you to go through faded away and I was just upset. But when you hurt Thalia and she forgave you, it made me rethink things. I don't want to spend the rest of my immortal life harboring anger towards you guys no matter how much pain and betrayal you've done against me. I want to be happy with my wife and kids and that's what I plan on doing." He said sincerely.
I couldn't help but be jealous that Thalia still had the most perfect man in the universe but I shook my head and said, "Guest room please, I don't want to be by myself."
He nodded and opened a vortex to his house. After I stepped in, he showed me to a room and told me if I ever get hungry just say the food I want and this room will give it to me. I nodded my thanks and started to wonder why Lord Poseidon was calling me. I didn't think on it too much. My nose was stuffy and my throat had started to hurt. I was getting sick and I just wanted some rest. I ate and went to bed falling asleep very fast. I woke up around 1:30 am. I opened the door and went to the kitchen.
I saw a girl there and asked her, "Hey sorry to interrupt you but how do I get a glass of milk?"
She looked startled before asking me, "Who are you?"
"I'm Annabeth." I said.
Her eyes widened before narrowing at me, "As in Annabeth Chase?"
"Yeah," I said and she yelled at me and yelled curses and told me that I was unwanted here. She told me that I would just cause her father more emotional pain. And that I was a disgrace to my mother's name and unwanted anywhere. She kicked me out and I had nowhere to go. I was homeless and hungry and thirsty. I cried again and just my luck, it was pouring outside. I went to find comfort by the same old oak tree that I cried at before and used the blanket Percy gave me and used it to sleep on the mushy, soaked ground. As every drop of water fell on me, my tears flowed never ending. Remembering everything that happened between her and everyone the tears never ceased to flow. Until she had no more tears, she fell asleep in the cold, wet rain, underneath an oak tree.
"ANNABETH!" I heard Thalia's voice call but my voice was so hoarse that I could barely talk. I tried to stand up but my legs failed me. I collapsed and fell face first in the mud twisting and breaking my ankle.
"Oh my Chaos! Annabeth is that you?" I heard her worried voice cry out.
I felt someone pick me up, so I could tell it was a guy. So it was either Percy or Theseus. I heard a snap and I felt the mud on my face go away. The emotional and physical pain I was in became too much to bear. I felt the blackness of unconsciousness creeping up on me, but I invites it in. but as my vision was blurring, I saw blue eyes. Theseus. And I was out.
Thalia's POV
After Percy came back from the guest room, he told me about Annabeth and everything he said and offered. I was proud of him for helping out and forgiving one of the people who almost destroyed his life. We went to sleep and I decided I would go check up on Annabeth later. I woke up around 2:45 am and went to check on Annabeth only to find her room door open and the covers rumpled up on the bed. I walked downstairs and say Crystal in the kitchen. I asked her if she had seen Annabeth and she told me that she threw that 'skumbag whore out because she was only hurting Percy and disgracing her mother's name even more.'
"What have you done?" I yelled at her before running upstairs to wake up Percy. I told him and he just looked at Crystal with the 'this is not over yet' look. He woke up Theseus to ask him to help us find her. We opened the door to find it pouring outside. I hoped in vain that Annabeth hadn't been out here in this weather for too long, but I knew she had been out here for about an hour or more. We split up and I yelled out to her.
"ANNABETHH!" I screamed but heard nothing. Then I heard a faint thud. About 50 feet away was a lump of mud. I ran up and saw it was Annabeth.
"Oh my Chaos! Annabeth is that you?" I asked but still I heard nothing and flipped it over. It was her. I called for help and Theseus got there first. He picked her up and I snapped my fingers cleaning the mud off of them both. I talked to Percy and Crystal I their heads to tell them that we found her and were heading to the infirmary at our house. Annabeth started to move her head and opened her eyes a crack and looked at Theseus. He looked down at her and a faint smile traced her lips. Then, her head was propped against his shoulder and she lost consciousness. Her appearance scared me. She was pale as a ghost, skinny, her ankle was twisted in a weird way and her eyes were dull and she lost that glow she once had. She looked so weak and broken. Chaos appeared before us and healed Annabeth but she was still out cold. He had a grave look on his face and he said something that made my ichor run cold. How would I tell Annabeth? She'd blame herself. She'd go crazy.
"Thalia, Athena is…"