Just so you all know, I have no intention of giving up this story. I have just been super busy these past few days and have had very little time to write. I'm sorry I actually have the rest of this story planned out, and after finishing it I would like to make a second story about Annabeth and Percy back on Genesis having children. Any ideas of how I could make that happen would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading

-3rd Person POV-

Back at the Chaos cabin, Percy and Annabeth walked through the streets of the city of Angels. Beautiful houses were everywhere and a blue light shone down upon them as they made their way to the Leaders home. Just as Percy had created a star to like the city during the day, he had made a moon to light the city at night.

This one he called Lux, the Roman name for light. It shown with a darker, colder light than the blue sun that dominated the day sky. Annabeth looked around at the houses the Angels lived in and sawed many Angels in them doing various things. Some were watching television, others were playing games, but most were just sitting in large group rooms talking. There was a large open area in between the houses and the Leaders house. Thirty of forty people were tossing footballs, playing soccer, or playing cards or chess at tables around the area.

Annabeth knew many of the Angels were outside the cabin in the camp. It made her happy to think that the two groups were getting along so well. She looked around at how well everybody seemed to be getting along and said,

"Percy I don't deserve to be a part of a group like what you are a part of."

Percy looked at her in confusion and asked,

"What are you talking about? Of course you deserve to be a part of us."

She shook her head and replied,

"Everybody in this army has done amazing things with their lives. I'm sure that trillions of people in the universe owe you are the Angels their lives. You people have dedicated your existence to protecting others. I fought in two wars, then did nothing. I unwillingly played a part in your exile, then rotted for centuries. I have done nothing worth being a member let alone a leader of this."

Percy stopped her by a bench and they sat down, he looked at her and said,

"Annabeth listen to me. Every member of this army has been given an amazing thing and none of us deserve it. Almost all of us were either on the brink of death, already dead, or doing nothing with our lives. Chaos, and myself after becoming the Commander, found the people in this army and gave them the opportunity to be a part of something far greater than anything they could ever do on their own. We are not a collection of good people chosen because we were extraordinary or special in some way. We are a group of people who were given a second chance to make a real difference in the universe, and it's a chance we all took and will forever be grateful for. Nobody here deserves to be here any more than you do, we are all equally unworthy. You will do amazing things with us Wise Girl, I can't wait for you to become one of us."

Annabeth smiled and replied,

"Are you ever going to stop overwhelming me?"

Percy scrunched his eyebrows together and asked,

"What do you mean?"

Annabeth replied,

"Just the general outlook you have. When you were mortal you turned down the greatest gift of all so that others could benefit. You are somebody of whom the world is not worthy. And the people in this army are the same way. They wake up in the morning thinking about how they can help others. I just hope I can be like that someday."

Percy smiled widely and said,

"When you see a planet on the brink of mass death, and you alone have the power to save them, or when you see a woman in a street that is an inch from death and you know you can give her new life, you see things differently. Your own life becomes worth much less, and you begin to love people you don't even know. You will come to know this. Anyway, the Leaders are waiting."

So getting up, they walked to the Leaders house and went inside. Walking up the stairs to the upper level, Percy realized something. He said,

"I just realized, you will be living here soon when on long missions. You'll need a room."

Annabeth smiled and said,

"Can I just have the room I stayed in last night?"

Percy nodded his head and while passing the guest room, he snapped his fingers. Looking to Annabeth he said,

"Now, when you go to bed tonight, imagine the exact room you want, step inside and it will be the way you want it. Don't worry about size, its magically set up to fit your exact desire."

Annabeth leaned over and kissed Percy. She meant it to be a short, simple kiss but the moment their lips touched she found herself wanting more. Pressing herself against Percy he wrapped his arms around her. They remained that way until somebody once again cleared their throat. This time Annabeth did not jump back, she slowly receded from Percy and looked to see the Leaders in Percy's chambers waiting for them. Luke playfully said said,

"Are we going to hang out or were you two just going to make out for the rest of the night?"

The rest of the Leaders laughed and Percy pulled Annabeth into the room to catch up on everything she had missed from the last five hundred years in the lives of some of her oldest friends.

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- Percy POV -

Three hours of hanging out and talking about old times, present issues, and the future, I was ready to spend the rest of the night with Annabeth. As if she senses my desire Aurora stood up and said,

"Alright we've taken up enough of their time, they probably want to spend some time alone."

She smiled but I knew deep down she trying not to show pain. Ever since I saved her life, her affections toward me have grown. I knew she had given up on us ever being together, but she still harbored feeling for me and was trying desperately to move past them. I was glad she had Luke.

The rest of them agreed, Silena and Leo yawned and the rest also looked ready to get some sleep. Aurora looked at me and said,

"With your permission I would like to speak with Annabeth briefly."

I replied,

"You'll have to ask her. I don't speak for her."

Aurora looked at Annabeth and said,

"Forgive me, I didn't mean to treat you as an object, its habit to address Percy first."

Annabeth pursed her lips and nodded saying,

"It's alright and yes of course that's fine."

The rest of the Angels stayed with me while Annabeth and Aurora walked out to speak.

Ten minutes last they walked in smiling, good I looks like they hit it off well enough. Annabeth sat down next to me as the Leaders went to bed. Looking down at Annabeth I asked,

"So how did it go?"

She curled up with me and I wrapped myself around her as she answered,

"It went well. She just wanted to make sure I wasn't secretly planning on breaking your heart. After getting past that detail, we had a great talk. She told me about how she was in love with you for years but realized you would never love her back. She told me about how Luke helps, he's good to her and she hopes one day she will completely move past you and be able to focus solely on him. She asked me to have patience though, she will always be devoted to you for saving her, but she says one day it will be no more than the devotion somebody has to a good friend."

I smiled and replied,

"She has a good heart and is more loyal than most people I know. She and Luke are good for one another."

We were quiet for a little bit, she was playing with my fingers on my left hand as I rubbed her back with my other hand. Once every few minutes one of us would look to the other and we would kiss for a moment. But for the most part we just laid there enjoying the company of one another. After about twenty minutes she looked up and me and asked,

"Is there really going to be a war Percy?"

I wanted to say no, I wanted to tell her that everybody would be safe and that I could make the evil disappear. But I knew it didn't work that way, I could not simply wave my hand and defeat the enemy. As much as I would love to do that, I still had to obey the Laws. I answered,

"Yes and I will not be able to fight it by myself. Chaos didn't send us to make earth's problems go away. He sent us to teach you how to defend yourselves. Unless the leader of this army personally stepped forward and challenged us, there is little more I can do than train them. If Chaos stepped in and fixed everybody's problems, the universe would be nothing but a machine, void of possible improvement and doomed to remain constant forever. His creation must defend itself. I don't like it, I wish I could wave my hand and destroy evil forever, but the free will of creation naturally reverts to evil. Chaos doesn't know why, he has theories, but every time he tried to fix the universes problems, evil evolved and endured. The only way to really keep it at bay is by acts of love and kindness. Teaching others to defend themselves, and spreading good in any way possible to help keep darkness at bay."

She was silent for a few moments. I guessed she was thinking about my answer so I just went back to rubbing her back. After a few minutes she said,

"Percy there was one other thing Aurora and I talked about."

O boy, I know where this was going but didn't at all want to go there. I asked,

"And what was that sweetie?"

She hesitated before asking,

"How… how bad was it?"

Visions of sleeping in alleys, eating out of garbage cans, and other acts of vagrancy I would rather not share came to mind. Talking about this would benefit neither of us. But she was now looking at me with pleading, beautiful gray eyes so I found my will cracking. Gods she had pretty eyes. I said,

"It was similar to the way you lived before Luke and Thalia found you, except that the desire of every monster within ten miles was to kill me. It's amazing I was able to stay alive. The more time that goes by, the more I'm convinced Chaos watched over me and protected me."

Her eyes darkened and filled with tears. I sighed and pulled her closer to me. She was freely crying now, shrieking slightly ever now and then. After a few minutes she had settled down enough to carry on a conversation. She looked back at me and said,

"Can I… can I see it."

I pursed my lips and answered wearily,

"Annabeth seeing that would bring you nothing but pain and grief. Why would you subject yourself to that?"

She got a stubborn look and replied,

"You are everything to me, I feel like you are a literal part of me. I need to see every facet of what I did to you to be able to forgive myself. If I sit here guessing at how bad it was then I may underestimate the pain you went through. Please show me so I can finally forgive myself and move on."

I deeply sighed, she was harboring guilt and clearly needed to let that go. If this was the only way to erase that guilt, well I don't want her seeing it but if it helps then so be it. I replied,

"Alright, but not tonight, it's late. Tomorrow after training I promise to show you everything between my exile and arriving back at camp. I warn you, I have seen true horrors in my position. You must be willing to watch people die if you want to know my past."

She shook her head and replied,

"That won't be the worst part, seeing you suffer will be. But I need to move on from my grief, and this may be the only way."

She yawned and stretched out on me, while stretching she mocked punched me. Smiling, I grabbed her hand and placed it against my face. She looked at me and just stared into my eyes. Gods she was gorgeous. I wanted to tell her so I said,

"You know, it's hard to concentrate on anything else when you are this close to me."

She smiled widely and put her head against mine and saying,

"I know exactly what you mean."

She closed her eyes and inhaled, chuckling I said,

"Still obsessed with my breath?"

She punched my arm playfully and said,

"You know I love the ocean, and somehow you smell a hundred times better."

I laughed and replied,

"Well I'm glad you are so enamored with my breath. Anyway you need sleep my love."

She made a sour face and said,

"Fine, but tomorrow you make good on your promise."

I nodded and pulled her up. We walked out of my room and to her room just down the hall. We stopped in front of her door and she closed her eyes, focusing on the kind of room she wanted. After a few seconds she opened them and stepped inside.

Our breath was taken away. When I said she could have any room she wanted, I had no idea this would be what she choose.

We were standing in a glass box, maybe twenty feet wide by forty feet long. The box was surrounded my water on every side and I realized we were under the surface of the ocean. I looked up and through the shallow water I saw Elpis, the sun I had made. I laughed and looked at Annabeth. She was staring up at the water in wonder. She looked at me and said,

"Thank you, I have always wanted a room under water."

She pressed herself against me and hugged me tightly, probably not wanting me to leave. I picked her up and carried her to her bed, setting her down and lying next to her. She cuddled up to me and I pulled the covers up over us. I found myself strangely desiring to kiss her so I asked,

"Hey Annabeth, would you mind if I kissed you?"

She looked up with a loving expression and didn't wait for me to start. She pressed herself against me, wrapped her arms around me and began kissing me. I still couldn't believe how wonderful this was. I found it was difficult to keep my mind from wandering to other things I also wanted to do. Thankfully though I found the will to control myself, as did she. We broke apart and went back to just lying with each other.

I laid there for a little while just enjoying being with her. After an unknown period of time I realized she had fallen asleep. So kissing her lightly on her forehead I carefully got up and went to my own room to go to bed.