The next morning, Annabeth was super nervous, since she was going to Mount Olympus to tell her mother that she and Percy were engaged. Percy had wanted to come, but Annabeth had advised against it, seeing as to how it would be giving her mother the perfect opportunity to smite her fiancée on the spot.
So, instead, Percy had gone down to his father's kingdom at the bottom of the ocean to tell him about their engagement as well, since Annabeth couldn't breathe underwater.
When she arrived at the Empire State Building, she pulled out her own security card (Zeus had given her one for her work as Olympus's architect), and after saying hello to the doorman and making sure the elevator was empty, Annabeth headed up to Olympus.
When she arrived at the 600th floor, Annabeth walked towards the palace of Athena.
"Mom, you here?" Annabeth asked, glaring at the Athena Parthenos for all of the problems the statue had caused her.
"Annabeth, what a pleasant surprise. What brings you here?" Athena asked when she noticed the rock on her daughter's finger.
"As I am sure you have figured out from the ring, Percy and I are engaged." Annabeth said.
"And yet the boy did not have the courage to come with you." Athena said.
"He wanted to come, but I didn't want him to make himself vulnerable for you attack him." Annabeth explained.
"I wouldn't have attacked him." Athena protests, though her daughter can tell she doesn't mean it.
"Please mom, you hate Percy and you would not hesitate to kill him if you thought you could get away with it." Annabeth said, knowing how her mother thinks too well.
"So I might've tried to kill him. Where is he now?" Athena asked.
"Telling his father that we're engaged. I would've gone with him, except I can't breathe underwater." Annabeth said.
"I would've at least liked to give the boy my blessing ahead of time." Athena said.
"You and I both know you would've never given it." Annabeth said to her mother.
"Actually, while I still despise that man, he has proven himself worthy of you. Besides, while I may never feel it myself, even I know and recognize true love when I see it. I would not break your heart just because of my problems with Perseus's father." Athena said, surprising Annabeth.
"And Percy has shown that no matter what happens, he'd rather die before letting anything happen to me. The man fell into Tartarus to protect me." Annabeth pointed out.
Athena sighed, not believing that these words were about leave her mouth, but she said "If you are sure that this is what you want, while I do not approve in your taste in men, I will give your marriage my blessing."
Annabeth was surprised at this and said "Thank you mother."
"I expect you'll let me know when the wedding takes place." Athena said.
Annabeth nodded before taking that as her cue to leave.
When she returned to camp, she found that Percy was waiting for her.
"How'd your dad take the news?" Annabeth asked.
"He didn't have any problems with it, though he did say to tell you that if you break my heart, he won't hesitate to take revenge on your mother by killing you." Percy said.
"What does that mean?" Annabeth asked.
"You know that my brother Triton raised Athena right?" Percy asked.
And then Annabeth understood.
"This is about Pallas isn't it?" she asked.
Percy nodded and said "Even though it was Zeus's fault, dad blames Athena, since she's younger and an easier target that his brother in dad's eyes. After all, Zeus may have been the cause, but Athena is still the one who killed Pallas. That's actually what really triggered the feud. Part of the reason dad wanted to claim Athens and had his way with Medusa was to get even your mom. After all, thanks Athena, no offense to you or your mom, but Pallas's death kind of made him go ballistic. After all, Pallas was dead and Triton was devastated by it. That's why Athena has been barred from going to Atlantis." Percy said.
"I thought Atlantis was just a myth." Annabeth said.
"So did I, but it turns out, that's just the name of dad's kingdom." Percy explained.
"So anyway, your dad doesn't have any problems with us getting married?" Annabeth asked.
"Nope, honestly, I think one of the reasons he approves of our relationship is that he knows it pisses off your mom." Percy said.
Annabeth chuckled and said "Come on Seaweed Brain, we still have an entire wedding to plan. Better get home so we can start. We can tell our mortal parents later." Annabeth said.
Of course, news of Percy and Annabeth's engagement spread pretty quickly, not only in Camp Half Blood, but it had also somehow made its way to Camp Jupiter as well.
Hazel was so excited that 2 of her best friends were getting married. In fact, in her opinion, Hazel thought that if anybody deserved a happy ending, it was Percy and Annabeth. The 2 had suffered enough of the years to finally deserve to have a happy ending together.
She honestly hoped that someday, she and Frank would have what Percy and Annabeth have now. Sure they loved each other, but it was nowhere near the level of love Percy and Annabeth shared, but then again, not even Venus herself had reached the level of love Percy and Annabeth shared, no one did. The 2 of them were in a class by themselves.
"Nico, you feeling up for a trip to the underworld?" Annabeth asked the son of Hades after breakfast one morning.
"Yeah, why?" Nico asked, even though he was pretty sure he knew why.
"I want to let Luke and Daedalus that I'm getting married." Annabeth said.
"I'll pass along the message." Nico said, right before he melted into the shadows.