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Chapter 21: Happiness and Heartache

Camp Half Blood

Annabeth's POV

Percy and I smiled at each other as we watched Triton and Calypso. Triton rose to his feet and embraced Calypso. They broke apart and then they leaned forward and kissed. Percy and I turned away blushing from the scene in front of us. We began to walk toward the big house, when I stopped and held Percy's hand. He turned and looked at me worriedly.

"What's wrong, wise girl?" He asked. My face was devoid of emotion as I remembered my thoughts over the past few days. I had worried so much about Percy, I wanted to do something to help him, but I couldn't. I knew he was terribly hurt over his family's death, but now that they were alive and well all I could think of was how much I loved him.

"Percy, over the past several days I've worried so much about you. I know you were hurting terribly. I felt so helpless not being able to help you." I said as I began to cry softly. Percy held my face in his hands and removed my tears. The light in his eyes that had been missing over the past several days was back and I could feel myself slip away as I looked into them.

"You helped me more than you know. In the back of my mind when I thought I couldn't go any further, you were always there. I felt your love and your concern that helped me get through. Without you I would have died." He said. I could tell by his eyes that he was telling the whole truth, that without me he couldn't have gone on. "Thank you, thank you for your friendship, your love and just being there." I smiled at him and I felt tears of joy run down my cheeks. Percy wiped the happy tears away and then he leaned forward and kissed me. It was like no other kiss that we had shared before it was full of love, happiness and need. A need for me that was so strong, one I never felt from him before. I knew he always loved me, I knew when he had the curse of Achilles that we were bound, but this was totally new and I needed it as well.

"Percy, let's get married." I said earnestly. Percy looked at me and smiled.

"We are engaged." Percy added.

"I know that seaweed brain, but let's get married this year not next." I said. Percy's eyes grew wide, but then he smiled broadly.

"What about school and our families?" He asked. I knew he would ask that.

"Of course we need to tell them, but they'll be OK with it and marriage will not get in the way of school." I stated logically. Percy smiled at my logical tone.

"I take it that you have a plan, oh wise one." Percy said. I smiled as I punched him in the arm. Instead of his usual act of pain, he grabbed my fist and held it in his hand then he leaned forward and kissed my knuckle. A jolt of electricity shot through my hand sending a shiver down my spine. I stared at him with a dopey smile on my face. He smiled and looked into my eyes. "I'll take that as a yes."

"Let's go find mom and Theseus then we'll IM our families." I said as I led him toward the big house. We walked into the big house, Chiron and Theseus sat around the large meeting table in the family room. We both sat down across from them. We were both smiling like love sick idiots, I guess.

"You two look like you got something to tell us." Theseus said as he smiled at us in return.

"We want to get married this year not next." I said matter-of-factly. Theseus's eyes widened and so did Chiron's.

"Really, what brought this on?" Theseus asked, but his face neutral does he have a problem with us getting married?

"Well the terrible event of this summer and the engagement of a certain brother of ours." Percy said.

"Triton and Calypso are getting married?" Theseus asked.

"Yes, we saw the proposal on the beach." I said. Theseus smiled and clapped his hands.

"I was thinking a double wedding might work" I said. Someone walked out of the kitchen and then I realized it was my mom.

"Double wedding?" Athena asked. Percy and I both smiled at her question.

"Yes, it appears that Percy and Annabeth can't wait another year to get married as they originally planned and now I just heard from them that Triton just proposed to Calypso." Theseus said. A smile crept across my mom's face, but I could also see worry in her eyes, what's going on?

"I knew you two couldn't wait till graduation." Athena said. Theseus sighed loudly. We all looked in his direction.

"Alright, I guess I owe you that vacation to Hawaii." Theseus said. They must have bet on us.

"Did you two bet that we would get married before graduation?" I asked.

My mom just smiled and gave Theseus an evil grin. "Your stepfather here seemed to think that the two of you could hold out, but I wasn't quite sure." Athena said. Percy and I gave her our hurt look. "Now don't give me that hurt look, if Theseus and I were in your shoes we couldn't have waited either." Percy and I both smiled at each other. "Have you told Frederick and Sally, yet?"

"No, we wanted to tell both of you first then we would tell them." I said.

"Percy, don't forget you need to tell dad." Theseus said. He still had that worried look on his face.

"Tell dad what?" Triton asked as he walked through the door with Calypso at his side. Everyone turned and smiled at the happy couple as they stood near the door way. "What's going on?" Triton had a worried look on his face and Percy started to laugh at his brother's expression. I gave Percy the glare and then elbowed him in the side he stopped laughing and gave me dirty look.

"Ahem, well it appears that Annabeth and Percy inadvertently saw your special moment." Theseus said as he gave Percy an amused look.

"Sorry Tri, Annabeth and I didn't mean to pry, but congratulations none-the-less." Percy said as he walked over and gave his brother a hug. When they pulled apart Triton was smiling as Calypso beamed from behind him. I walked over and hugged Calypso and then Triton.

"I wish both of you all the best." I said cheerfully. They both smiled at me in response.

"So you were going to tell dad that Calypso and I are getting married?" Triton asked.

"No, I was going to tell dad that Annabeth and I decided to get married this summer instead of waiting till next summer." Percy said. Triton smiled at Percy and then he looked toward Calypso who nodded in agreement.

"Well, why don't we have a double wedding then?" Triton asked. I smiled at the question.

"Actually, I suggested that earlier, but it's good to see that you agree." I said. Triton smiled and then he looked at Calypso who nodded again.

"We would both be very happy to have a double wedding with Percy and Annabeth." Triton said. Then we heard a loud noise from the kitchen. Mr. D ran into the family room with a happy look on his face.

"Did I just hear the words double wedding?" Mr. D said.

Chiron smiled at his friend and said, "I see that any mention of wedding or party still brings you running my old friend."

Mr. D smiled mischievously. "You can't have a wedding or special occasion without wine. That would be uncivilized." Mr. D said. We all laughed at his comment.

"Don't worry little brother, we wouldn't dream of that." Athena said. I saw Theseus face morph from one of amusement to a serious expression.

"Percy, you and I need to talk, everyone please excuse us." Theseus said as he gave a nod to my mom, who gave him a somber expression. Percy and Theseus walked out of the big house. Everyone turned toward my mom with curious gazes.

"Are you going to tell us what that's about?" I asked curiously.

"Well, Theseus and Percy need to gauge their abilities after everything that has happened. Also, Theseus told Zeus that he would speak to Percy about a special issue." Athena said.

"Do you know what this special issue is?" I asked worriedly. I saw the look on my mom's face. "You better tell me your scaring me now." She looked at me and then sighed deeply. Everyone else in the room looked at her with worry in their eyes as well.

"Percy isn't a half-blood my dear, he is more than that." Athena said.

"Yes, we know that he is Gaea's grandchild and one half of the supreme dioscuri." I said impatiently.

"Think about it, if his father is a god and his mom is a half-blood, what does that make him?" My mom asked.

"That makes him three quarters of a god." I said. I saw Chiron's eyes light up at that idea. "Chiron, what is it, you know don't you?" Chiron looked toward my mom and she nodded for him to go ahead.

"I'm afraid my dear that there have been only a very few who have been what you call three quarters of a god." Chiron said.

"OK, so Percy is unique that's nothing new." I said starting to get a little annoyed now.

"Annabeth, all of the people who have been three quarters god have been immortal." Chiron said. I froze completely Percy was an immortal, like Chiron.

"He's an immortal like you?" I asked.

"No my dear, I was given immortality as a reward, Percy is immortal because when he was claimed by Gaea the power that was always within him surfaced. He is now an immortal, its who he is." Chiron said.

"Mom, we can't get married. I can't marry someone who will never get old. I can't watch myself grow old, while Percy never ages, I can't do it." I yelled as I ran from the big house with tears in my eyes. Why did this have to happen? Why couldn't we be happy together? The Fates don't want us to be happy. All of these thoughts ran through my mind as I ran to my cabin.

Percy's POV

I walked out of the house with Theseus. He had a worried look on his face and I wasn't sure what was happening. We walked out toward the beach until we were far away from the house so that you could only see the second floor and above.

"Theseus, what's going on?" I asked. Theseus looked at me like the world was ending I had no idea what was so bad.

"Percy, I need to talk to you, Zeus asked me to speak with you about your powers." Theseus said.

"Is he concerned that I'm too powerful?" I asked. It would be like Zeus to be paranoid, but I thought he had changed.

"No, Zeus trusts you and I both. He knows we wouldn't try to over throw him, he wanted me to explain about the new revelations of our ancestry." Theseus said.

"You mean because Gaea is our grandmother?" I asked curiously.

"Yes, do you know what that makes you, you're not a half-blood when your father is a god and your mother is a demigod." Theseus said. I gave him a curious and then a worried look.

"What does it make me?" I asked impatiently.

"For most this would be a good thing, but I know it won't be for you." Theseus said. Now I was really worried. "Percy, when Gaea claimed you she awakened fully the power within you. Everyone who has ever been three quarters god has become immortal the day their grandparent claimed them." I'm immortal now, gods no!

"What about Annabeth, I can't be with her if I'm immortal. I can't watch her grow old while I stay the same. Dammit, I turned down godhood I don't want to be immortal. How do I get rid of this?" I said as I gestured toward myself.

"Percy, this isn't a disease that can be cured, you're immortal. This isn't a gift that can be turned down, its who you are." Theseus said. Theseus grabbed my shoulders and looked into my eyes. "Little brother, I'm so sorry." I just stared at him and then I broke away from his grasp and ran. I ran as fast as I could toward my cabin. I could feel the tears flow down my face as I ran. I lost Annabeth my life was destroyed. How can I live forever without her?

AN: I know drama, but I couldn't have this chapter be all happiness and light, could I?