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Story: No Stopping Fate: Reading Divided Soul

Chapter 37: Meant To Be

Third Person POV

Mount Olympus – Throne Room – One year prior to the Lightning Thief

"Who wants to read the next chapter?" Nico asked.

"I want to read about more Percabeth," Aphrodite said as she motioned for the book.

Annabeth's cheeks burned red.

Poseidon sighed. "I'll read," he said. Nico stood and handed the book to the lord of the seas.

Aphrodite pouted on her throne. "I wanted to read," she said.

Poseidon grinned at Athena. The goddess of wisdom rolled her eyes. "You can read the following chapter," Poseidon said as he opened the book.

The night sky was clear and the stars shined down upon the son of Poseidon. The Argo II flew towards the original Mount Olympus and the battle that would follow. Percy sat at the bow of the ship with his legs dangling over the side. He would normally be scared of such heights, but his time as Scipio had changed him. He no longer feared his uncle's domain. He might be wary of it, but this new Percy was scared of only one thing, the loss of his friends, family and the people under his command.

"He should be afraid, flying in my domain," Zeus said.

Poseidon smirked. "You want to go tell him that?" he asked smugly. Zeus grumbled under his breath.

This day had been the craziest of his life, which was a lot to say. His memories had been restored, but his life was far from what it was before. He was a Greek and a Roman; a hero and a leader. Would he ever be the young man that fought in the second Titan war? Right now he felt so much older and wiser than that boy. He still had Scipio's memories, but he knew they were false. However, he held onto many of them; the memories of training at military school and his training with Mars. He held onto the discipline and the singular drive to help others. He was a hybrid; a cross between a Roman and a Greek. He was told by Mars, his father and even Athena that he was the best of Rome and Greece. A child of the big three; the most powerful demigod to ever live, but all he wanted was to help his fellow demigods. That was his ultimate goal.

The demigods in the room all smiled at Percy's thoughts.

He was broken away from his thoughts as he felt a familiar presence behind him.

"You're up late Wise Girl," Percy said as he smiled at the thought of the young woman he loved.

Annabeth smiled.

"How can he do that?" Leo asked. No one had an answer.

Annabeth stood behind him. She smiled at his nickname for her. "I could say the same thing for you," Annabeth mused.

Percy grinned. "Couldn't sleep, it's been a pretty long day."

Annabeth sat down beside him. She leaned against his shoulder. She was so happy that he had his memories back, but she was a little afraid that her Percy was gone forever. "Yeah it was. Thank you for saving my life."

Athena watched her daughter closely. She was happy that she was reunited with Percy, but she shared the same fears as her daughter.

Percy's grin widened. "I owed you. I guess we're even now."

Annabeth frowned. "Was that the only reason you saved me?"

Percy's grin disappeared. "Of course not; I'd save you anytime."

Aphrodite squealed. Many of the gods flinched at the noise.

Annabeth's smile returned. "I just wanted to make sure."

Percy chuckled lightly. "Don't worry."

Annabeth stared at him curiously. "Worry about what?"

Percy's face became serious. He looked into the grey eyes of the daughter of Athena. "I'm still Percy."

Annabeth nodded. "I know, but I can tell that you have your doubts."

Poseidon frowned at the thought of his son doubting himself.

Percy sighed. "I would be lying if I said otherwise. I have all my memories, plus Scipios'."

"How does that make you different?" Annabeth watched her boyfriend closely. She could tell that he was more confident than the old Percy, even after he had bathed in the Styx the first time.

"I'm not the boy who liked to sleep late. I don't have a problem with school, except for some of those silly kids and the monster teachers." Percy smiled as he thought about Mrs. Dodds. Normally he wouldn't smile when thinking of her, but he wasn't afraid of the Furies, not now. They should be afraid of him.

Hades groaned. "Alecto won't like to hear this," he said. Nico grinned at his father.

"I'll miss the goofy son of Poseidon." Annabeth looked at him warily. She wasn't sure that he would appreciate the sentiment.

Thalia looked at her best friend with a mischievous smirk.

Percy laughed. "Yeah, I'll miss him too." She smiled; even now, Percy could still surprise her. "I guess that's part of maturing. I always felt like part of me was missing before. An important part; I suppose I found that now."

"Scipio was a rather impressive demigod." Annabeth gave Percy a mischievous grin.

Percy's eyes widened. "Yeah, well… I guess… he was… I mean… I was… ugh" Percy threw his hands up in the air in exasperation.

Annabeth smirked at Percy's awkwardness. The old Seaweed Brain was still there.

Annabeth laughed at her boyfriend. "I guess my Seaweed Brain is still in there." Percy pouted slightly at her statement, which only made her laugh harder. Annabeth laced her arm through his. "Don't worry; I like you much better than Scipio."

Percy sighed. "I think you like to get me flustered."

Annabeth gave him a happy smirk. "I told you before that I'm never going to make things easy for you. Why would I stop now?"

Athena's face lit up at her daughter's words. A daughter of Athena would never make things easy for a man, especially a son of Poseidon.

Percy gave her his crooked grin. He turned toward her and stared into her eyes. He looked deeply into her grey eyes making her cheeks turn pink. Percy's face was only an inch away from hers. His green eyes were bright and shined brightly in the moonlight. Annabeth was mesmerized by how beautiful they were. "I promise to be there for you and never abandon you." Annabeth smiled warmly as he spoke. "You're the only person in the world that makes me feel the way I do now. I… I love you."

Aphrodite squealed even louder this time. The gods and demigods all had ringing in their ears.

Annabeth's eyes widened. She felt her heart flutter. She couldn't believe he said that, but she knew what she felt. The smile on her face widened. "I love you, too."

Percy's face brightened. His white teeth shined as his smile stretched across his face. "Thank the gods." Annabeth laughed.

"Were you worried?" Annabeth gave him a questioning glare.

"No, I know you can't resist me," Percy teased.

Nico gave Annabeth and Thalia a devious grin. Annabeth rolled her eyes and Thalia sent him the death glare, but the son of Hades never flinched.

Annabeth rolled her eyes as she elbowed him in the ribs. She held her elbow as if it had been hurt by hitting her boyfriend's invulnerable side. Percy turned toward her with a concerned look on his face. "Are you okay?"

Annabeth laughed at his concerned face. Percy frowned. He knew he had been played. "Got you Seaweed Brain," Annabeth gloated.

Athena smiled at her rival. Poseidon returned the gesture; he was happy that his son had someone like Annabeth in his life.

Percy crossed his arms over his chest and faked an angry face, but he couldn't hold it for long. He began to laugh along with his girlfriend.

"You two seem to be getting along pretty well," Piper said as she stood behind them. Percy and Annabeth stopped laughing as they turned to watch the daughter of Aphrodite.

"You're getting better at sneaking up on people," Annabeth praised.

Piper smiled at the compliment. "Thanks, Gwen helped me," Piper conceded.

"I'm glad the Greeks and Romans are getting along," Percy said.

Annabeth stared at Percy when he said Greeks and Romans. She had a strange sensation; a feeling that Percy was holding something back.

Poseidon stopped reading. He turned toward his rival expectantly. "She's figuring it out," he said. Athena nodded.

"How did you find out you were Roman and Greek?" Annabeth asked.

Percy looked at her curiously, but Annabeth could tell he was worried. "I told you. Lady Styx told me," Percy explained.

Piper watched the couple talk. She began to turn to walk away. "Piper, stay right there," Annabeth said. Piper stopped. She turned to look at her friend with a curious expression on her face. Annabeth didn't know why she stopped Piper, but something in her mind told her to. "Percy, you're not telling me… I mean us, everything." Annabeth looked at Piper when she said us.

"Not nice to lie to your girlfriend," Nico scolded. Thalia eyes lit up mischievously.

Percy looked down at his hands. He hadn't sworn not to tell her, but he didn't know how to, but he knew that Annabeth wouldn't give up. "I'm not the only child of both Rome and Greece."

Annabeth's eyes widened. "Who?" Annabeth asked.

"I found out that Luke was a child of Hermes and Mercury," Percy said. He hoped that this piece of information would satisfy her. "That's why he survived his bath in the Styx."

Hermes flinched at the sound of his son's name. He wished things had turned out different, but the Fates wouldn't allow him to change the future.

The information didn't surprise her that much. She always knew that Luke was more powerful than a normal son of Hermes. Even with the changes that Percy had gone through she could still tell he was holding back.

"You're still holding something back," Annabeth said.

"Your daughter is very perceptive," Poseidon complimented as he looked at Athena.

"She's the brightest of my children," Athena said.

Percy sighed. Piper looked at Percy expectantly. She loved a good secret and she knew this was a good one. "Luke and I aren't the only ones," Percy conceded.

Piper couldn't hold her excitement. "Who else?" Piper asked.

"She's definitely a daughter of Aphrodite," Apollo whispered to Hermes. Hermes chuckled softly.

Percy watched the daughter of Aphrodite, but his gaze returned to Annabeth. The look on his face must have given him away. Annabeth just stared at him in shock. "It's me," Annabeth said softly. Percy nodded. Annabeth was surprised, but somehow she had always known that she was different from her other siblings. "Who else?" Percy looked at Piper. The daughter of Aphrodite just stared back with a surprised look on her face.

"That can't be right," Piper exclaimed.

"I didn't know how to tell either of you," Percy said. "Lady Styx told me and then Athena confirmed it."

"I don't feel different," Annabeth said.

Athena looked at her daughter sadly. "You're not different, just special," she said. She sent a glare to anyone that would even think of arguing with her, none did.

"I don't think you have to. You're both the most powerful demigod children of your parents," Percy explained.

"Shouldn't we both feel different, like you?" Piper asked.

Athena wore a thoughtful expression. "Percy had his mother to be with him. Annabeth and Piper had long periods of time where they could only rely on themselves, besides Percy is a child of the big three, it takes longer for their abilities and powers to develop," Athena explained.

"I was raised by my mom and I relied on her for so long. She didn't know I was of both lineages. She raised me to be carefree like a Greek. I guess the memory loss; the false memories and the training have changed me more because I needed more help to get my Roman side out. You and Annabeth have both been on your own for a long time. Piper, your father was always too busy, so you were left to rely on yourself. I guess that helped to bring out your Roman side," Percy explained.

Athena's mouth hung open in surprise. Poseidon's hand moved up to her mouth and closed it for her. "Close your mouth you'll catch flies," he whispered. His hand lingered on her chin just a little longer than was necessary. Athena's face was crimson. She cleared her throat before she sent a glare toward her rival.

Annabeth just stared at him. It made sense, but it was strange having Percy explain something logically to her. "What do we do now?" Annabeth asked.

Thalia leaned over toward her best friend's ear. "He really is different," she whispered.

Annabeth nodded, but for once she didn't feel scared about that. She thought this more mature and disciplined Percy was impressive and very attractive.

"Embrace the side of you that is Roman. I'll be glad to help you and the Romans will as well," Percy said.

"They won't think of us like a couple of freaks?" Piper asked worriedly.

Percy shook his head. "They won't; we're special. We can bridge the gap between Roman and Greek. We can bring them together. They can finally be at peace, and maybe in the future the need won't be there to divide demigods into Greek and Roman groups," Percy explained.

The gods all stared at the book. "Could he be correct?" Hera asked.

"I don't know," Zeus replied.

Athena and Poseidon both shared a knowing smile. They knew if anyone could do it, it would be Percy.

Annabeth couldn't help but feel proud of Percy. "You're right," Annabeth said.

"I don't know what to do," Piper said.

Percy smiled at her. "I think Jason would be happy to help you figure it out," Percy said.

Jason's cheeks reddened as he thought of helping Piper.

Piper's cheeks reddened before a smile stretched across her face. "Thank you," Piper said before she ran off to look for Jason.

Annabeth stared at her boyfriend. He was a leader now and a good one. She was so proud of him. "What about me?" Annabeth asked.

Percy placed his hands on her shoulders. A jolt of electricity shot through their bodies at the touch. "I think that we'll need a lot of personal training," Percy said with a mischievous smile on his face.

Aphrodite squealed again; this time a wine glass that Dionysus had in his hand exploded before he could take a drink. Zeus glared at his son.

"Sorry father," Dionysus said sheepishly.

Annabeth's face brightened at the sight. "That sounds pretty good," she said. She put her arms around his waist and pulled him closer to her. "We're the same now."

Percy's crooked grin widened. "You're right as usual," Percy said as he leaned his forehead against hers. "I love you daughter of Athena and Minerva."

Annabeth's smile spread across her face. "I love you son of Poseidon and Neptune," Annabeth said. They leaned forward and kissed tenderly.

Aphrodite was about to squeal but Hephaestus cut her off by kissing her. Aphrodite was shocked at first before she melted into the kiss.

Thalia, Nico and Rachel all poked fun at Annabeth causing her face to heat up until she looked like she had severe sunburn. However, it was all in good fun. Annabeth laughed with her friends afterwards. Athena felt immense relief because her daughter was happy; it had been a long time since she saw her smile so much.

Poseidon read ahead. He smiled at the thought of his son and the daughter of his rival. He was happy for the both of them.

No matter what life through at them this couple would survive. That was clear to their parents and their friends. Percy and Annabeth or Percabeth as the Aphrodite cabin called them would endure. That is the way of true love. Even with battles looming large in the distance these two would find a way through.

Aphrodite pulled away from her husband with a broad smile on her face. She couldn't agree more with the book. Percy and Annabeth were meant to be together.

AN: A lot more Percabeth, plus a revelation. Stay tuned more to come.