Annabeth

With two full time jobs and a boyfriend, life got insane fast.

I couldn't tell Percy or Piper about being a hacker, Piper would put it on her channel and Percy would flip out.

I didn't get enough sleep at night and work was becoming insane. Mr. Yarden thought I was ready to become the manager of the third floor. He quickly fired Jessica Rue for some reason and I got majorly promoted. It meant that I had my work to do and had to check through everyone else's. With that promotion did not come pay raise. With inflation and taxes going up, paying rent got harder and harder. Hacking didn't pay very well, but it was better than nothing.

"Annabeth! Percy's out in the car, are you ready?" Piper asked. She came into my room wearing a dark green dress that complimented her eyes very well. Her hair was done in a loose braid with feathers weaved in.

"The Cherokee Ancestry Banquet is tonight, I have to go- unfortunately." She hated those heritage banquets that she was part of, her father owned one of the Native American Preservation companies.

I wasn't anywhere near ready, I had no idea what to wear- that's where a blessing known as Piper McLean came in.

She chose a silvery dress with a blue sash around the middle. She did my hair and makeup, to this day I'm not really sure what she did.

Percy stood outside, waiting to open the passenger's side door. When I walked out the door he gasped.

"A-Annabeth," he stuttered.

"Do you like it?" I asked, twirling so the knee-length skirt poofed out a little.

"It's so- you!" He exclaimed.

"Thanks."

We got in the car and he took us to Central Park. We had a special place in the gardens there.

We walked around for awhile. I would've worn flats if Piper said it was just a walk, but she knew what was going on and said to dress formally.

We got to my favorite spot with all the carnations, pink and blue carnations were my favorite.

Percy started, "Annabeth- do you want to hear a joke?"

"Sure, why not," I replied.

"Knock, knock."

"Who's there?"

"Mary."

"Mary who?"

He got down on one knee and said, "Marry me?"
I gasped, tears started welling up in my eyes.

I nodded. "Yes, Percy, of course I'll marry you!"

He put the ring on my finger and picked me up to spin me around, then he kissed me.

Little did we know that in about six months the rest of our lives would start.