Chapter Twenty One.

Oh, it's the last chapter! *Sobs* I'm okay, I'm okay, I am okay!

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At the very moment, Annabeth, Jason and Sally were catching up on things, Annabeth and Sally refused point blank to let go of Percy's hand and after a few minutes of silent, Annabeth gasped.

Everyone turned to look at her but she only pointed to where Percy lay. They all had a grin on their face that would put the Cheshire Cat to shame because Percy's eyes were fluttering open.

A few seconds later, Percy was awake and sitting up (as best he could with three broken ribs), staring at Sally in disbelief. "M-Mum," He croaked with tears building in his beautiful eyes.

Sally nodded with tears running down her face, "Yeah sweetie," She smiled and sniffed. "It's me."

Despite the pain he felt at that moment, the pain in his ribs that burned more whenever he moved and the splitting headache that throbbed greatly was nothing next to the ache Percy had felt the last few months over the worry of his Mum.

Percy sat upright in the bed (thankful that he had kept his clothes on and not one of those weird hospital gowns) and wrapped his arms around his Mum. "I missed you," He whispered, sobbing into her shoulder.

"Me too," Sally said softly. "Me too."

Suddenly aware of Annabeth and Jason standing awkwardly as they watched the pair's small reunion, Percy cleared his throat and pulled away, hiding a wince as he laid back on the bed.

"Are you okay, Percy?" Annabeth asked sympathetically with worry written on her face.

"Yeah man, that was scary," Jason commented from the side of the room. "Finding you like that."

Percy hadn't thought about that at the time. After Gabe had beat him, Percy thought that he'd lay there unconscious for a while and then when he woke up, he'd deal with the pain and patch up the wounds himself.

If Jason hadn't found him, would Percy still be laying on the floor bleeding out? Would he even of made it out alive? "I'm alright," Percy answered. "Thanks." He turned to Sally, "Is Gabe...?" He trailed off.

Sally smiled, "Gone?" She guessed. "Jason called the Police, their sending out investigators to the apartment today but until further evidence is found, Gabe's being held there. Although, the odds aren't exactly in his favour at the moment."

Percy nodded. He wanted Gabe in jail, not because of what that monster did to him but because of how he had treated Sally. Hurt him? Fine. Hurt Percy's friends and family? You better run.

The teen was extremely loyal to the people he loved. Some people considered that a flaw but Percy never saw how that could be. If protecting the people you love was a flaw than so be it and if that was the case, Percy was the most flawed person there was.

Annabeth grinned from the chair beside Percy's bed, "If you're feeling up to it, we could work on that essay tomorrow."

Over the weeks the two had known each other, that had become a sort of joke to Percy and Annabeth. She would say something about it, Percy would roll his eyes and call her a Wise Girl.

"Shut up, Wise Girl," Percy snorted. Annabeth's grin managed to grow even larger, she was right.

There was a high pitched squeak, the three teens turned to Sally who was blushing furiously. "You two have nicknames for each other?" She smiled. "Cute!"

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THREE WEEKS LATER.

Percy and Sally had returned home from the hospital, Gabe was in jail, Sally had started working on a novel and she already had an editor and publisher at hand. Yep, everything was starting to mend.

After the two arrived home, the following day at school, Annabeth had mustered up all of her courage and asked Percy if he would like to go to the dance with her. He - much to Annabeth's surprise - had said yes.

She was completely ecstatic. As soon as Piper found out, she and Annabeth decided to go shopping for dresses. Of course, Piper had asked Jason. Their crushes for one another was the worst kept secret in school.

Piper had bought a beautiful rich purple dress and she had her dark hair curled and parts pinned at the back of her head. Jason had almost had a heart attack when he saw her.

Annabeth wore a sea green short (but not too short) sleeveless dress with silver flats. Her golden princess curls were ponytail free and cascading down her back in waves. Percy thought she was breathtakingly beautiful and even made a Greek Mythology reference when he saw her.

"Aphrodite would be jealous of you right now."

So, as the two swayed to the slow, soft music playing in the hall, Annabeth was pointing out how funny it was to see Percy in a suit. "You should wear it more often. The colour looks good on you," She laughed.

It was true. Percy looked hot in the smokey grey suit, though Annabeth would never admit that out loud. The whole night, people had been saying how adorable it was that their clothes matched each others eyes.

Percy smiled and spun Annabeth around then pulled her close. "I love you," He breathed.

Annabeth felt a blush cover her cheeks as she replied, "I love you too."

Without knowing it, Percy and Annabeth both leaned closer to each other and their lips connected. Sparks flew, Annabeth felt herself smiling against the kiss. They both pulled away, breathless.

Through all the pain, all the secrets, all the lies, all the heartbreak, here they were. Together and although that nothing could ever be perfect, they had each other.

And that was their own perfection.

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*Sobs* And that's a wrap!

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Let me know what you thought of this! I may or may not make a bonus chapter (it'll be short maybe 600 words, give or take a few) for this. Actually, I think I will so look out for that :)

Also, I'm having an incredibly hard time coming up with a good story idea for my next Percabeth fanfiction so if any of you have any ideas, please let me know! :)

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Ro x

"Sometimes all you need is an imagination to turn the darkest days into the brightest."