Okkay, here is my last Christmas chapter and I have a feeling you are all going to LOVE this chapter! Like legit ;]
"Mommy.. Grandma and Papa gave me a piece of paper" Ali said holding a piece of paper sadly.
"Well should we read it?" I asked.
"I guess" She said even sadder walking over and giving me the piece of paper.
"It seems your present has become a little misplaced. We accidentally left your present in the garage miss Ali!" I read. Her eyes immediately lit up.
"The garage?" Percy asked. I looked at him knowingly. He looked at me with even more confusion.
"Shall we go check Ali?" I asked hopping of the couch.
"Yeah!" Ali said jumping up and running to the garage.
"What is it?" Percy asked walking by me.
"You'll just have to see" I said walking faster to catch up with Ali. She was already standing in the garage looking at a big something covered in a sheet and a huge bow.
"Is that it?" Ali said smiling.
"I think it is dear" I said walking over by her with Percy.
"Can I take the sheet off?" Ali asked.
"I guess" I said. She ran over and pulled the sheet off as fast as she could. When the sheet was off and she realized what it was her eyes went wide and a huge smile spread across her face. Under the sheet was a pink, Barbie, corvette. Ali size.
"AHHHHH!" She finally yelled jumping up and down. I started laughing as did Percy.
"I think she's happy" He said smiling.
"Can I drive it in the driveway?" Ali asked.
"If you put a coat on and daddy goes out with you" I said.
"Daddy pleaseee?" She asked.
"Sure bug, go out your coat on" He said laughing as she happily ran in to get her coat.
I looked over at Ali in the living room watching Rudolph the red nosed reindeer with Jake. She was in black leggings and the red and green shirt Santa had got her. I looked a the timer over the oven as it dinged and opened the oven up. I grabbed my oven mitts and grabbed the pan with the ham for the dinner tonight. My mom, Poseidon, Nico, Kati, and Chiron were coming over for Christmas dinner. Thalia and Blake (sadly) had to go to Joan's for dinner. Poor Thalia.
"Thank you so much Thalia" Percy said walking into the kitchen and setting the phone back on the table.
"Thank Thalia for what?" I asked him as I closed the oven.
"Oh nothing" He said with a huge smile on his face. What?
"Ok then.." I said looking back to my Christmas cook book.
"Can I borrow the car?" He asked leaning over the island.
"Yeah the keys are hanging by the coats." I said.
"Wonderful!" He said walking over to Ali and kissing her head then grabbing the keys and walking to the garage.
"Wow.." I said getting the ingredients for the stuffing out of the fridge. Suddenly my cell started to ring.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Annabeth!" A woman's voice said.
"Yes who is this?"
"Rachel!" The voice said.
"Ohmygods! Rachel? I thought you were in Greece!"
"I was! I just got back into NY!"
"Well how was it?"
"It was amazing, I got to go to Delphi and your moms Parthenon? WOW!"
"Oh I know" I said blushing.
"Yeah well I'm in town and I have Christmas presents for you and little Ali, could I stop by really quick?"
"Well were having dinner tonight with a couple people, you should come!"
"I wouldn't be intruding?"
"No! Come! Percy's here too!"
"Are you sure?"
"Of course." I put the phone out. "Ali you want aunt Rachel to come tonight right?"
"YEAH!" She said turning around smiling.
"Well ok I guess I will, what time?"
"Were eating at 5:30"
"I'll see you then"
"See you then Rach, bye!"
"Bye Annabeth!" She said hanging up.
I looked at the table. There were just enough table settings and more then enough food. I had a red table cloth with gold chasers and white plates. The centerpiece was a bouquet of red and white carnations. Perfect.
"Ali do you wanna put sprinkles on the cookies?" I asked walking into the living room.
"Yeah!" She said jumping up from watching one of her Barbie movies.
"Kay, then you have to put something a little nicer on for dinner. I put the little blue dress on your bed, you can get it on right?" I asked walking into the kitchen with her.
"Yeah" She said hopping up on her stool and started spilling red and green sprinkles over the already iced cookies.
"Everyone dinners ready!" I said to the mass of people sitting in my living room.
"Oh should we open presents after dinner?" Nico said pulling out his present for Ali, who was on his back.
"NOW!" Ali smiled.
"After dinner Ali" I said laughing.
"Fineeee" She said as Nico walked into the dining room.
"Where's Percy?" Kati asked as she sat down by Nico who was sitting by Ali.
"I have no idea. Earlier he was acting really weir, then he asked for my car and drove away." I said setting the corn on the table.
"Oh shit Annabeth.. You don't think" Nico said.
"Don't think what?" someone asked from behind me. I turned around to see my mom and Poseidon. And I started to cry. That's why Percy wasn't back. Because he was gone again. No, no, no. But I couldn't stop thinking it. Or stop crying.
"Hello?" Someone yelled at the door. Rachel walked in and saw me.
"Annabeth what's wrong?" She asked as she put the presents on the counter. I couldn't answer. She looked around.
"Percy" Nico said.
"Oh Annabeth, Gods I'm sorry." She said hugging me.
"I think maybe we should go." Nico said.
"No.. Stay please. I'll be right back" I said running upstairs. I ran to my room and collapsed on the bed crying. The last few days had been o wonderful. I'd been a fool to think maybe he could stay forever. I heard shouts of "Percy" downstairs. Wonderful. They were probably all talking about me. The crazy lady with a dead boyfriend. I heard someone walking up the stairs. Why did someone have to come up. I really wasn't in the mood. The door knob turned and the door opened. I hid my face in the pillows before whoever it was could see me.
"Annabeth?" The person asked. I looked up to see…Percy.
"Percy" I said bringing on a whole new wave of tears. I hid my face in my hands.
"Annabeth? Babe what's wrong?" He said sitting down rubbing my back.
"I thought you were gone again." I muttered leaning on him.
"Don't worry, I'm here. Everything's gonna be fine." He said wrapping his arms around me. And for a moment, everything was.
"Mommy can I peasseee have another cookie?" Ali asked.
"One more Ali" I said as Nico grabbed her one and she gobbled it up.
"Well I think its present time." Nico said.
"Pesants?" Ali asked.
"Here Ali you can open ours first" Kati said handing her two packages. She ripped the paper off the first one. It was two dvds. Great more movies.
"Thank you Uncle Nito and Aunt Kati!" She said hugging them both.
"What are they?" Percy asked.
"Barbie Thumbelina and the New Tinkerbell mobie!" She smiled holding them up.
"Are you gonna open the next one?" Nico asked.
"Yeah" She said already ripping open the next one.
"SPARKELS!" She smiled holding up a Tinkerbell art kit with.. Sparkles.
"Oh boy" I said laughing.
"Here ya go Ali you can open mine next" Rachel said giving her a medium sized box.
"COOL!" Ali said holding up a Disney Princess GloDoodle.
"Hey Ali, How bout before you open Grandma and Grandpas presents you get the presents for everyone else from under the tree." Percy said.
"Okkay" She said hopping down and running to the living room. She came back with a bag of presents that I had put under the tree for everyone. She got Nico to help her read the name so she could pass them out. First was Rachel who got a scarf. Poseidon who we got a 'worlds best grandpa' shirt with a picture of him and Ali on the front when they went to the beach this summer.
"Wonderful!" He said laughing kissing Ali on the head.
My mom got a 'Worlds best Grandma' shit with a picture of her and Ali at the science and industry museum.
"Its prefect Ali dear" She said hugging her. Ali took out the next present. Nico pointed to Kati.
"Here auntie Kati" She said handing Kati the pink sparkly bag.
"Ali picked the bag, and one of the gifts. You'll know which one" I said to her.
"Ohh I see" She laughed. She pulled out the two boxes. One smaller then the other. She opened the small on first. It was Bobbie Brown pink shimmer blush. It was extremely sparkly. Ali picked that one out.
"I love it Ali" She said smiling.
"Thank you!" Ali said as Kati opened the next one. Out rolled a box of Michael Kors Very Hollywood.
"AH! I love this!" She said looking at the perfume box.
"I remember you saying you liked it" I told her.
"Its perfect!" She said getting up and hugging Percy and me.
"This ones for you uncle nito!" Ali said handing it to him. He tore the wrapping paper off the clothes box.
"Saks? Nice" He said opening it up to pull out the black hoodie.
"Marc Jacobs? Score" He said hugging Ali. "Thanks guys, I love it"
"Your welcome Nico" I said. Next Ali opened her presents from my Mom. A Disney Princess Digital Camera (the ones that are like waterproof and made to never break) and a little polka dotted Little Marc Jacobs dress with a Burberry Pea coat. Poseidon got her a cute little Juicy Couture pink bathing suit and a Little Marc Jacobs pink and blue cover-up. I wear she has a million bathing suits from that man.
"Thank you Grandma and Grandpa!" She said hugging them.
"Your welcome dear" My mom said. Ali walked back over and looked in the box where all the presents had been. She reached in and pulled out a little box wrapped in silver and tied with a gold bow.
"Momma there's one more present, its for you!" Ali said running over and giving it to me. She then ran back and jumped on Nicos lap, she looked at me expectantly.
"Well open it" Percy said smiling. Confused? Yeah me too. I tore back the gold bow and the silver wrapping paper to expose a small, black velvet box. I opened it up, and my breath caught. Inside was a ring. I had three diamonds, two smaller one, the middle one large. They were all princess cuts, and the band was platinum. I looked over to Percy to discover he was kneeling on one knee looking up at me. I think that's when I started to cry.
"May I?" He asked gesturing to the box. I handed it over to him.
"Annabeth Chase, I know I'm not always here when you need me, but I love you. And I want to spend the rest of my life with you." If I wasn't crying before I most defiantly was now. "Will you marry me?"
I was speechless. I didn't know what to say. I mean of course I knew what to say. I just couldn't get a noise out. I opened my mouth and I could see everyone lean a little forward in their chairs. I looked at Percy's eyes. They were smiling. Of course he knew the answer.
"Yes!" I yelled hugging him. He stood up and pulled me into a kiss as everyone clanked their glasses.
"Yay!" Ali yelled. He took my hand and slid the ring onto my left hand.
"It's beautiful" I said looking at it.
"Oh lemme see!" Kati said walking over. I held my hand up to her. "Ohh that's gorgeous."
"Congratulations man" Nico said high fiving Percy.
"It fits perfect too. Percy how'd you know what size to get?" I asked him.
"Thalia" He winked. It all made sense now.
"Yay! Yay!" Ali said running up and hugging me.
This really is the most wonderful time of the year.
We were all sitting in the living room watching "It's a Wonderful Life" well Ali and Nico were playing in her three story Barbie dream house which she had set up in the living room earlier this morning. Kati was sitting on the love seat with a glass of wine, Rachel on the recliner and Percy and I were on the porch.
"When do you think the wedding will be?" Kati asked twisting her hair around.
"Well I'd like it to be next winter. With all the snow it'd be so pretty. But with Percy.. Ya know" I said.
"Yeah, the winter would be-" Rachel started, then cut off abruptly. I turned to see what was happening and saw Rachel slumped over in her chair.
"Rachel?" Percy asked getting up. Suddenly she sat straight up.
"Ali come here" I said ushering her towards me. She ran over and jumped in my arms.
"Nico" Kati whimpered. He got up and walked over and out his arms around her. The green oracle breath spilled out of Rachels mouth and she looked at Percy.
"A baby comes your way,
But it's father cannot stay" She started.
"Unless a soul gone astray,
Is put to rest to lay.
You have a week to do the task at hand,
Or father will never again,
Venture to the livings land.
If the task is completed,
In the admitted,
A pass to the livings land will be forever granted."
She finished a slumped down again. We all looked at her for a minute until she came to.
"What did I say?" She asked us sleepily.
"A prophecy about Percy" Nico said.
"Was it good? Or bad?" She asked scared.
"I'm not sure"
***Kay so as you seen in the prophecy. Their having a baby. Should it be a boy or a girl? You guys get to decide! There's a poll on my profile to pick your choice! I'm not counting comments! Only the poll!
Yes? No? Tell me please! Review!
