Disclaimer: I don't own PJO.
I think this will be the last chapter… It depends on if ya'll want me to go on.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
"Aw, look at them," I heard someone say. I had fallen asleep on Percy. I kept my eyes closed to listen to the people. I could hear Percy's heartbeat. It was slow and steady, so he was probably asleep.
"Should we wake them?" I new voice asked.
"I think we should," said yet another voice, "embarrass them."
"Percy," said the first voice, "Annabeth." They nudged my shoulder. I guess they did the same to Percy, because he roused.
"Annabeth?" he muttered. I opened my eyes. Percy was looking down at me.
"Hello, guys!" said Sally sitting on the couch.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Percy asked.
"Well, you two just looked so cute, we had to wake you up to tell you about it." My mom laughed. My dad and Paul had gone into the kitchen.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"Eleven twenty-four." My mom answered. I was really tired. I groaned and put my face against Percy's chest.
"I'm tired." I muttered into Percy's shirt. He chuckled, and our moms laughed. I heard them leave the room. Percy picked me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist and rest my head on his shoulder. He carried me to the bedroom. He gently put me down on the bed. I got under the covers, and Percy got in next to me. I fell right back to sleep.
When I woke up, Percy wasn't there. He was probably eating. I went into the kitchen and found that I was right. Percy ate a piece of frozen pizza.
"You know, you could heat that up." I said looking at the pizza. Percy shrugged.
"Oh, well. You want some?" he asked.
"No thanks. I'm going to have some breakfast food." I went to the cabinet and got out some cereal. As I was pouring it into the bowl, I realized that something was missing. "Where are our parents?"
"They went to the Statue of Liberty, I think."
"Oh," I sat down and started eating. Percy sat down with me, and the doorbell rang. Percy went to answer it. Whoever it was came in, and they were coming into the kitchen. It was Grover and Juniper.
"Hey!" I said.
"Hey! We need to talk to you guys. Thalia is on her way here." Juniper said as she and Grover sat down at the table. Percy sat next to me as we waited for Thalia. There was a knock.
"I'll get it." I said. I let Thalia in, and we sat down at the table.
"What's up?" Thalia asked.
"Well," Grover said, "We're, um, moving."
"Where?" I asked.
"Washington." Juniper said.
"DC?" Percy asked.
"No, Washington state." Grover answered.
"When?"
"Today."
"What?" I asked.
"Why didn't you tell us earlier?" Thalia asked.
"We didn't want you guys to be upset." Juniper said. We took them to the airport and said goodbye. When we were back at our apartment, Thalia went home.
"Well," I said, "that was sudden."
"It's okay," Percy answered, "we can visit them." I nodded. We went to Central Park. We held hands and strolled. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, and it wasn't too cold. Just a little chilly. Percy and I were walking, and we found this little part of the park that was so peaceful. There were no people in our spot. Trees were all around us, and we sat on the ground.
"What are you thinking about?" I asked Percy.
"Bananas." He answered. I laughed.
"What?"
"Bananas." He confirmed.
"Why?"
"Does it matter what I think? I don't think you should be laughing at my brain." I laughed again.
"What were you thinking about bananas?"
"I was thinking about their shape. Why are they curved?"
"I don't know. Why are they yellow?"
"I don't know, but they start out green." Percy reminded me. I looked at him. He made me so happy. I couldn't help myself, and kissed him. He kissed back almost immediately. He put his arms around my wait and pulled me closer. I put my arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. Our tongues wrestled, and Percy gently pushed me to the ground so that he was on top of me. He pulled back, gasping for air. He brushed a strand of hair from my face, and helped me off the ground. I sat in his lap, and looked at the sky. We pointed out pictures in the clouds.
"See that one?" Percy pointed at the sky. "It looks like a heart." My eyes followed his finger.
"Yeah, it does. That one looks like a clown's face." Percy chuckled.
"Annabeth?" He sounded serious.
"Yeah?" he helped me up. My hands were in his, and he looked me in the eye.
"I love you." He said. I smiled.
"I love you, too." We had said this, and meant it, many times, but this was different. It was deeper. He got down on one knee.
"Annabeth, I love you so much. More than anything." Percy pulled out a small black box. "Will you marry me? Please?" I smiled. Was this really happening? I was at a loss for words, so I nodded. Percy laughed as he put the most beautiful ring I have ever seen on my finger.
"All I get is a nod?" He asked jokingly. He gave me a soft kiss.
"Yes."
