So here is the 3rd chapter. I am going to finish Could Never Imagine before I update this one again. I should be finished my other story and working on this one within the next week. I hope you enjoy, see you again soon. :-)

Starts as Percabeth, will eventually be Percy x Apollo.

Important thing to note... This will be yaoi (boy-boy). Don't like? You do not have to read.

Disclaimer- I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus series. (One can dream though) All rights go to the proper parties.

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Percy POV

The king of the gods looked at each of us in turn. "We have called the five of you here to receive your gifts."

I felt my eyebrows furrow. There were six of us. I could see the same confusion in the eyes of most of my friends. The only ones who didn't look confused were Annabeth and Hazel. I saw the daughter of Pluto take a quick half step behind her boyfriend.

Annabeth leaned over and whispered in my ear. "They can't acknowledge her. If they did, she would have to go back to the underworld. Ignoring her is their gift." I felt my eyes widen. I had forgotten that Hazel was technically supposed to be dead.

Zeus continued speaking as though he hadn't noticed our reactions. "You have done the gods a great service and as such, you will be blessed. My son, step forward."

Jason's eyes widened as he stepped forward and bowed. Hera nodded at him, "Jason Grace, son of Jupiter and my champion, you have made a powerful promise. You swore to a goddess that you would see to it that all gods and goddesses receive the proper recognition. You have sworn that you will build temples to all of the gods. This promise was too large for you to make. You will not live long enough to see your promise fulfilled."

I watched as Jason looked around nervously. I was worried for the golden boy; I felt my hand twitch towards my pocket. It was a stupid reaction; there is no way in Hades that I could fight off eleven gods at once. "Child of Rome, the council has come to a decision. For your efforts in stopping Gaia, you shall be given extend life. Like the centaur, Chiron, you shall be granted immortality for so long as you are needed. As long as there is a god or goddess that is not honored, you shall be immortal."

I stared at the stunned son of Jupiter and I felt a smile stretch across my face. I laughed and Jason seemed to come back to himself. He shook his head in shock and bowed lowly, "Thank you, this is a great honor."

Hera smiled at him, "You are deserving of this. Daughter of Athena, please step forward."

Jason stepped back and I gave Annabeth's hand a quick squeeze as she stepped forward and bowed. I smiled and patted Jason on the back. He looked like he could not believe what he had just been told.

I turned my attention back to my girlfriend and saw Athena smile at her. "Annabeth Chase, my daughter, we seem to be in need of an architect once more. You were named the official architect of Olympus but that will no longer be enough. There are many temples that must be built and the council would like for you to design them. We have chosen to name you the Architect of the Gods. From this moment on, all architectural requests of the gods shall go to you to design as you see fit."

I felt my smile bloom even larger. I knew exactly how much such an honor would mean to my girlfriend. Annabeth looked at me in pure happiness, "Thank you mother." Annabeth stepped back and I kissed her cheek.

"Good job wise girl."

"Frank Zhang, please step forward." I looked over at Ares who was smiling at his son. "You are Praetor, you already have my blessing, and so we have decided that we shall allow you one request so long as it is not to large." With that said I felt all the Olympians look at me and I smiled guiltily.

Frank looked shocked. He bit his lip and looked around as he tried to decide what he should ask. I saw him glance at Hazel and his eyes widened.

"Father, I would ask of the gods to bring the soul of Hazel Levesque back from the underworld."

I felt a smile spread across my face. I glanced at Hazel and saw her eyes widen as she realized what the son of Mars had said. Out of everything that he could have asked for, he wanted his girlfriend to be able to live without fear.

I saw the gods frown and look at each other. Zeus shook his head and Ares sighed. "That is a large request. We can do many things for you but what you ask is too great." I saw Frank's shoulders slump. Ares had opened his mouth to say something else when he was interrupted.

"Perhaps we should give him a little time to think." I looked at Aphrodite and saw her smiling fondly at the Roman. I could tell that the goddess of love wanted to grant his request. "Piper, the council has decided to grant you one request as well. Is there anything that you would like to ask of us?"

I heard Piper gasp and saw her eyes light up. Her mother had clearly given her a silent cue but I wasn't certain as to what it was. I definitely didn't understand it. Piper bit her lip and stepped up next to Frank.

"I would ask that the same soul be brought back to life."

I saw Aphrodite smile and turn to the council. Zeus frowned and I was positive that he was about to say no again but the goddess of love interrupted. "Two great heroes ask only to free one soul. It has been done before; certainly we can make an exception."

Zeus started to stroke his beard. I bit my lip and I felt Annabeth grab my hand tightly. It would be amazing if she could freely live again. I knew how much she worried about being sent back to the underworld. Yes, the gods had chosen to ignore her right now but if she ever did anything to even annoy any of them, she could easily be sent back to the underworld.

Zeus sighed and I felt a stab of pain in my chest. Aphrodite opened her mouth but before she could speak Zeus looked back at us. "Very well, the council shall grant your requests." I saw the king of the gods glance at Hazel before he looked away. "We shall send a message to Hades to release her soul."

I smiled and glanced at the daughter of the underworld. She had tears of joy running down her face. Frank and Piper bowed before they stepped back. Frank immediately wrapped his girlfriend in a hug.

"Percy Jackson, step forwards." I froze and glanced at the king of the gods. Annabeth gave my hand a reassuring squeeze. I stepped forward and bowed. "It seems once again that we are in your debt."

I looked around me and saw that all of the gods were smiling at me, though Ares smile made me quite nervous. His smile seemed to say he was about to go on a killing spree and I was going to be his first victim. I felt my heart start to beat a little faster due to nerves.

My father smiled at me. "My son, you have proven your worth time and time again. We once offered you godhood. You refused our gift in favor of ensuring that all demigods were treated fairly." Poseidon glanced around at the members of the council before he looked back at me. "You have done more than any other demigod in history. You have surpassed even Hercules, and as such we will do what has never been done before. We are offering you a second chance at godhood."

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Oh crap...

I froze. I didn't know how to react. The first time that I had refused I had been an instant away from being incinerated. I gulped and looked around me. The gods were smiling at me as were most of my friends. I looked at Annabeth and she had one hand covering her mouth and the hand that was holding mine tightened painfully.

In that instant I could practically see the two paths before me.

If I was to refuse, I would stay mortal. I would never have to leave my friends or my mom. I would move to New Rome and one day, I would marry Annabeth. We would have children and train them to be great heroes. I would spend the rest of my life fighting monsters and trying to attain peace.

If I was to accept the offer of the gods I would live forever as I was, in the peak of my life. I would become the lieutenant of my father and be able to spend the rest of eternity with him. I would never have to worry about sickness, old age, or anything of the sort again. I would become a god and everything that entailed, including leaving all of those I loved behind.

I took a deep breath. I looked into the gray eyes of the woman I loved and gave her a small smile. I knew that no matter what I decided, I would always question what if...

The king of the gods cleared his throat and brought me out of my reverie. "We know that this is an offer that you will need to think about and so the council has decided to give you a chance to consider if godhood is something that you want."

I turned back to Zeus in confusion. "What do you mean?"

My father smiled at me, "You are going to be granted godhood for thirteen months. Come the winter solstice of next year, you will return to Olympus and give us your answer."

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Wouldn't that be just under fourteen months though?"

Athena nodded, "Yes. Your immortality shall fade on December first. We are giving you three weeks in which to get reacquainted with being a human before you decide."

I've been mortal my entire life, I am pretty sure thirteen months of godhood won't make me forget what it is to be human...

I bit my lip. Their offer was incredibly generous. I knew that no one had ever before been given the chance to think about whether or not they wanted immortality, of course no one had declined before either. It was a choice that had to be made immediately. I knew that if I declined, they would never offer again.

I looked at my friends and then the gods. The gods were offering me a chance to decide with no strings attached.

I smiled, "I will accept your generous offer of a chance to decide."

My father beamed at me. I looked at Annabeth and she gave me a shaky smile. I could tell that she was happy that I hadn't decided anything yet. I gave her a wink and I squeezed her hand.

"Very well," Zeus nodded at me and looked Poseidon. "Brother, I trust that you will teach Perseus all that he will need to know?"

My father opened his mouth to respond when Aphrodite cut him off.

"Forgive me for interrupting, but I have an idea." Judging by the surprised expressions on the other gods faces, she didn't usually come up with any plans. "Forgive me for saying so Poseidon, but you are quite busy. Not only do you rule the seas but you're also a member of the council. Percy is going to need someone who will be available to help him twenty-four hours a day."

The god of the seas glared at her and I felt the Earth shake slightly. "Are you suggesting that I would be unable to be there for my son?"

Aphrodite smiled indulgently and flipped her hair. "Of course not, I am just saying that we currently have someone who would be better for the job. Someone, who has as much knowledge on godhood as any of us and currently has nothing better to do."

Everyone looked confused. Eventually Zeus broke down and asked the question that everyone was thinking, "Who?"

The love goddess laughed, "Why, Apollo of course."