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I got up slowly and returned to my room, not sparing the man I loved a single backwards glance.

Chapter 24: A Subtle Way Of Getting Answers

Percy's PoV-Woah!

I stared at Annabeth, she was relaxing on the bed, watching tv. I sat on the arm chair in the corner of the room, I couldn't seem to wrap it around my head that she loved me, me of all people. She was everything to me now and I was uncertain, not about her, not about us, but about the future. What I wanted most was a family, I wanted to be something I never had-a father. I didn't know how to tell her that, of course I wouldn't get her pregnant without her consent, I could never do that. She glanced my way and gave me a smile that sent my heart pounding, I smiled back. She brought her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on them, she really enjoyed that history channel...thing.

"Annabeth?" I asked.

She turned toward me again, waiting for an answer. "Yeah?"

"Ummm, well..." I began but stopped myself.

She sensed my discomfort and turned the tv off, she got off the bed and sat on my lap instead. She was sitting on me sideways so we could see each others faces clearly, she had her arms tight around my waist. I put my hand on the small of her back to keep her from falling and she shivered slightly.

"Just spit it out, Percy," she urged.

She poked me in the side with her finger and frowned at my expression. "Let's play a game." I decided.

"What kind of game?" she asked cautiously.

"Well, we each ask each other a question and you have to answer all of them truthfully."

"That doesn't sound like a game." I remained silent. "Alright," she sighed. "You go first."

"What age do you picture yourself married?"

She thought about it for a second. "23," she answered.

"Why?"

She smirked. "Uh-uh-uh, it's not your turn. Umm, what do you prefer-coke or pepsi?"

"Definitely pepsi. It has so much more flavor than coke, it kind of defeats the purpose of pop if it tastes like water."

"Yeah, I see where you're coming from."

"Okay, so, how many kids do you want?"

She stiffened at the question and her eyes searched mine suspiciously. "Why do you ask?"

"Hey, it's not your turn to ask the question!" I whined.

She sighed. She continued staring at me but she had more of a thoughtful expression now. "Umm, probably 3. Two boys and a girl."

"Hmm," I hummed thoughtfully.

"What are you thinking about getting me pregant?" she asked jokingly. I didn't answer her. She froze completely and the smile quickly faded from her face. "You aren't thinking about getting me pregnant, right, Percy?" she asked, now in alarm.

"Well..."

"Say it!"

"Yeah, but not until you're ready. What I mean to say is, I want to have kids soon but maybe not until we get older. I mean you turn 18 tomorrow and that's just not old enough. Right? Right. So yeah, but I do want kids...soon."

"Percy, you can't possibly expect... I'm 17! I'm way to young for that. How could you even think about that?"

She jumped from my lap and moved to a corner at the other side of the room, she crossed her arms over her chest and glared at me. "Annabeth," I sighed.

"No, I can't talk to you right now. And I swear if you got me pregnant...I'll kill you." she said, dead serious.

"You're not, I promise." I answered hastily.

I walked toward her cautiously and went to put my arms around her but she ducked out of reach. "No. Don't you dare touch me right now, Perseus Jackson!"

I stopped. She was definitely angry if she used my full name, things weren't going to well.

Annabeth's PoV

I couldn't believe him! Sure, I did want to have kids someday but not until I'm old at, like, 30! He obviously didn't realize how sensitive I was to that particular subject but I was too angry to try to understand. I rubbed my hands furiously over my face and ran into the bathroom, I locked the door and sat on the toilet.

I sat there for a few minutes, trying my best to keep my face blank. Then there was a soft knock on the door. "Annabeth," Percy's voice said through the 2 inch thick wood. "Let's talk about this."

I remained silent.

"I love you." he said.

Silence.

"I gave up immortality and a luxurious island for you."

Silence.

"I don't know why you're so angry." he said. I got up and leaned against the door to better hear him. I slid down it at the exact same time as he did. "You know I would never do that, never."

Silence.

"Please," his voice was so gently that I almost came out. Almost, being, not quite.

Silence.

"I want to be a dad, Annabeth. I can admit that. I can't wait, it gets my heart pounding when I think about it. I want to be the father of a living, breathing creature, I want to take care of it....I want to be a father to him like I wish my dad was to me."

Silence.

Percy's PoV

I gave up and just sat there, leaning my head on the door. Then, all of a sudden, it opened and I saw Annabeth's legs standing beside me. I licked my lips despite myself and stared at them, they were tan and...lucious. I wrenched my eyes away and instead looked up at her, she was staring down at me.

She then decided to kneel down next to me, and kiss my cheek once, very swiftly. "Does that mean I'm forgiven?" I asked.

She thought about it, taking her sweet time. "Yeah, almost."

She then did something the surprised-and hurt me-greatly. She curled her hand in a fist and punched me between the legs. Hard.

I groaned and cupped my hand over my throbbing organ. "Owwwwwwww," I moaned. "What was that for?"

"I was thinking that maybe if I punched you enough down there then you would either lose all feeling for it and not want sex anymore, or become infertile, that way we don't have to worry about pregnancy."

"Why don't you just get your tubes tied?" I snapped.

She just smirked and ruffled my hair. "Oh, Percy, you have a lot to learn."

With that, she plopped back down on the bed and resumed watching the history channel thing like nothing happened. She was one confusing girl, never giving me a straight forward answer, that was one of the reasons I loved her so.

Alright, that chapter is finished. I had such bad writers block so this was pretty much just a filler chapter that meant pretty much nothing. It probably won't even be mentioned again until the sequel. So I have something important to say: would anyone like to beta read for me. I want a beta b/c I want to have someone give me a second opinion on my chapter. I am not a reader of this story, only the writer so I do not know what you guys like or not. Also, the person who DOES decide to beta for me, gets to know what happens next and where I plan on taking the sequel. Review, please, and I want you to know that the next chapter will be fast in coming. Remember: Reviews make updates come faster. Just saying... Okay, that's all for now, Mel out.