I AM SO SORRY I TOOK SO LONG TO POST THIS CHAPTER, ESPECIALLY WITH A CLIFFY. I have barely even been in my house the past couple of days though, so I hope you all LOVE the last chapter (technically the epilogue) of this story.

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Annabeth POV

"Percy," I called, "Can you hand me that bag?"

We had been on decent terms since the funeral, but we both settled with the fact I was moving. I had to go back to my family and get a better education for college and I would kind of need my parents to help pay for it. Percy needed to stay with his mom and get into college as well. And while I had a chance to get out of the gang, he was stuck in Riptide. However, I had gotten him to help me pack. Especially since my arm was still in a sling so I could only do things one-handed. We were in my room, shoving stuff in random bags and boxes.

"Why?" he mocked, "I told you that you aren't moving."

Okay, we settled things for the most part. But as it came closer to me leaving, he kept trying to pretend I was making this some sort of act.

"Really?" I challenged, "How could you even stop me?"

"Well…" he stepped forward and pressed his lips against mine. I put my good arm around his neck and kissed back. In the mean time, he reached behind me and grabbed something off my bed. When I pulled away he ran out the door, holding my car keys in the air. "You can't leave without your car!"

Not having the energy to chase after him, I grabbed the nearest pillow off my bed and stepped into the living room where he was still running for the door. Just before he could grab the doorknob, I chucked the pillow at him single-handedly. It thumped against the back of his head and plowed his face into the still closed door. He got up clutching his nose that had just started clearing up from swelling. I felt bad until he reluctantly came back and I saw that he was fine.

"You're violent," he pointed out as we walked back into my room.

"Tell me something I don't know," I remarked and began unloading my dresser into a cardboard box.

Coming up behind me, he wrapped his arms around my waist, "Why do you have to go?"

I sighed, "Didn't we already have this discussion? Besides, it would be too late to stay now."

"So," he said awkwardly, "Does this mean…we're over? That these past few months were nothing?"

"I would hate for us to break up like this. Do we want to try a long-distance relationship?" I suggested.

He nodded, "It would be better than not having you at all. If you get mad at me or forget about me though what if you go off with some other guy? I wouldn't have a way of knowing."

"Believe me," I told him, "I wouldn't cheat on you. Plus, my parents frown upon cheating, so I'd be dead if even they knew. And I have Thalia watching you so I don't have to worry."

Since I was moving, Thalia decided it would be easier just to merge Riptide and Aegis. It was exceedingly awkward at first, but they got used to each other. Also, Nico seemed to do everything in his power to make sure Thalia was cool with everything. Can anyone say crush? She's still not over Luke though, but she just needs time.

Anyway, he smiled and continued packing, "This still kind of sucks though."

"Why did you agree to help me pack if you're just going whine the whole time?"

He shrugged, "Because I'm an awesome boyfriend."

I rolled my eyes even though he spoke the truth.

The next day I left and was swarmed with goodbyes. I had to agree with Thalia that if I didn't tell her anything important about my life with my family, she could come hunt me down. The Stoll brothers gave me a whoopee-cushion to use on my two little brothers at home as a going-away gift. Once again, it's frightening to think I have some of their blood in me. Even Rachel gave me a hug as a farewell.

Percy couldn't even find anything to say. For a good five minutes we simply stood outside of my apartment hugging. Just before I left, he gave me a quick kiss goodbye and gave me a plate of blue cookies his mom had made. She was almost as upset as him that I was leaving.

I didn't lose touch with Percy though. Almost every day we'd call or text each other. On my first day of school, he sent me a picture of himself that had a caption 'I doubt any of the guys in your class will look as good as this'. He was right. Not only that, but someone had complemented me for his grey hoodie I hadn't even realized I had been wearing. Some nights when we would call each other really late, he would fall asleep and I could hear his snoring through the phone. Long-distance relationships usually don't work very well, but we made it work.

Occasionally, we'd send each other little gifts. His were usually an old article of his clothing that I could wear and remember him by. He even sent me sneakers once. Kind of weird, but definitely something he would do. I would send him pictures of me and my new school friends. He claimed he loved to see what kind of people I was around. I knew he just wanted to see what kind of guys I was around.

One day, I really took notice of two pictures on my dresser. One was a picture of Thalia, Luke, and I. We were sitting on the couch in my old apartment with our feet propped up on the coffee table in front of us. We all had our arms around each other and were smiling at the camera we had propped up on the TV. Next to that picture was one of me and Percy. We were sitting with my head on his chest at our spot in the park. It was ironic to see the two pictures next to each other.

Smiling, I picked up the pictures and put them in a cardboard box that fit them perfectly. I scribbled Percy address on the top of it and threw in a note. It read 'Some things aren't supposed to work out. We must be a lot luckier than I thought.'

So it's a happy ending, but not a super cheesy one.

I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK OF ALL OF YOU. Tomorrow, I will be posting an author's note. It will have a few different summaries for stories I'm thinking about writing. If you could all read it and pick the one that you think sounds best, that would be great. I hope you all loved this story and you pick another one tomorrow for me to write.

Thanks again,

Gingerkid73.