Sounds Like the End

The girls thanked and left the troops in Hedge's village. Going back to Gleeson and Mellie was hard enough, but knowing that Leo was waiting for Calypso was horrid.

What would they say to him? That Calypso probably won't be back for a long time? Because that was the truth. The trio reached the cottage around lunch time. Knocking on the door, they had expected Mellie, Gleeson, or even Leo.

Not Percy.

Percy threw his arms around Annabeth the moment he realized it was actually her standing in the doorway.

"Annabeth! Annabeth! It's you!" He cried, holding her tightly.

"Percy." His name was all she could say as tears started down her face. She had missed him. She had needed him. She wanted him. She had to tell him.

"I'm pregnant," She blurted, much to his surprise as well as Gleeson's as he overheard from behind her fiance.

"That's amazing." Percy held her a little more delicately, tears streaming down his face. He was going to be a father.

"I slept with another man."

Silence fell over the group.

Piper grabbed Hazel's hand and pushed Gleeson inside, leaving the couple outside. As much as she wanted to comfort Annabeth, she knew that the two needed time to process what the blonde just said.

Percy felt his heart sink as the words hit him. Never in his life did he imagine Annabeth saying that.

"Is the baby not mine?" He stuttered, willing himself not to take a step back from the love of his life.

"The baby is definitely yours," She said, part of the weight lifting off his shoulders.

"Why?" He managed to say after a while.

"It was the only way out." The words jumbled in her brain. She had so many things to tell him. That she loved him and only him. That it was for their baby and the kingdom. That it pained her so much to have left her friends behind.

She was surprised when Percy enveloped her in an embrace.

"I love you, Annabeth. I just wish I had gotten there before that could have happened."

The two stayed there a while despite the chilly evening. Annabeth didn't feel nauseous and Percy wasn't overwhelmed with worry. They were in love and love trumped everything wrong.

"Lets get married."

"What?" Annabeth looked at Percy in surprise. "You already asked me to marry you."

"No. Now." Excitement stirred inside the Princess for the first time since her mother's death. Could she finally be married to Percy?

"Lets do it."

Percy smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Tomorrow. First you should rest." The blonde nodded as she realized how exhaustion was starting to take its toll.

"Yeah, that's a good idea." The two started to go back inside when Annabeth stopped her fiance. "What happened to Piper? Why isn't she with her family?"

Percy's heart dropped as he told her.

Annabeth couldn't quite believe what she was hearing. Her best friend had come far after something so traumatic. She was in so much pain and Annabeth didn't know just how much she had needed the comfort.

"I'll see you in the morning, Percy. I need to spend some time with her."

Percy agreed as she left to find their friend.

The next morning, Annabeth, Piper, and Hazel were sat inside the cottage as Mellie braided flowers into the bride's hair. The night before had been spent in tears, love, and chaos as the trio made the Princess' wedding dress.

"This should have happened months ago," Hazel was saying.

"So many people should be here," Annabeth mumbled to herself, faced flashing in her mind. Calypso. Her mother. Poseidon and Amphritite. Reyna and Hylla. Naomi. Silena and Clarisse. Jason and Caden. Malcolm and Kayla. She would have wanted them all there for her. Even Leo was gone. He left the night before when told about Calypso. Not a word to anyone.

Piper placed her hand on her friend's shoulder. "It's fine, Annabeth. We'll have a formal ceremony later if you want. This is purely between you and Percy, not anyone else."

The Princess nodded. "You're right." Her panic subsided. The girls all stood as Hedge's yells could be heard out in the garden. He was the one marrying the pair. He must have been getting impatient.

"Lets get you married." Piper hooked her arm with Annabeth's.

Annabeth forced a smile on her face despite everything. It was still her wedding day.

To be continued in Dream Fearlessly...

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