Chapter 9: Marry me

Disclaimer: I own no one but Zack and Order! PJO and the characters belong to Rick Riordan and the Chaos idea belongs to Wacko13 I think. Oh yeah forgot. The plot is mine!

I am really sorry guys. Laptop got virus so I got it to get fixed. Well now it's done, I'm frantically writing chapters. Keep reviewing! Here is another chapter so enjoy! Got my laptop back early! Cheers!

Percy pov

I woke up to an agonising pain arching through my back, I groaned in pain. My eyes fluttered open to see an anxious looking Order looking at me. "Is the medicine done yet?" I croaked my voice hoarse.

"Nearly, should be done in a few days. Just need to wait for the flower and my essence to mix together."

"Your essence?"

"Yes my essence is required. You don't know how much it takes to reboot a dead brain. Don't worry she will be fine once the medicine is administered." She told me soothingly. My doubts and worry washed away with her soothing words. She must be using some sort of magic.

"Wait how long have I been out?"

"100 days, the beast's poison was quite strong." I was taken back. I had lots of blessings, a broken bone would only take me a few minutes to recover yet this took me 100 days? That beast was truly powerful. "You got a nasty cut on your back, even I couldn't heal it."

No wonder my back hurt. WAIT? The cut is still there? Impossible! My blessings should have healed the cut in the matter of a few minutes yet here I am 100 days later still with this cut. "How?" I murmured, still too weak to yell.

"The beast has lots of powers, its poison was so powerful that even with your blessings and my powers, I couldn't heal it completely."

My eyes began to get heavier. This conversation is taking too much energy. I closed my eyes and drifted to sleep.

~~~~~~~~~~Dream~~~~~~~~~~

"We shall be there in 30 minutes! They won't know what hit them" A person I recognised as Ouranus.

"Yes the camp shall fall! Do not fail me my husband!" Gaia's ancient voiced echoed.

"What about the three Chaos soldiers I've heard about?"

"A spy has told us that 2 are currently occupied by other matters. The last one shouldn't be much of a challenge! She was once a spy for us, an incompetent in that matter!"

"Good, who will be coming with me?" Ouranus asked.

"You will have five thousand monsters alongside you but that's all. I am sending no more than half my army. In case you fail, we need backup monsters to launch an attack, this time their forces will be depleted and we will know their weaknesses." Gaia ranted onwards. I was getting sleepy. Wait, I am already asleep, silly me!

Suddenly Gaia looked straight at me. "Be gone unwanted visitor." With a wave of her hand, a wave of sand and dirt came crushing towards me

~~~~~~~~~~Dream End~~~~~~~~~~

I awoke to Orders touch. "You're finally awake Perseus." I growled. I didn't like being called my full name. "Ah feisty aren't we?" Order smirked amused. "Well it's time to distribute the medicine, I had a feeling that you would want to give it to Zoe yourself. Don't you?"

"Hell yes!" I jumped out of bed only to get swamped by a wave of agonising pain. I collapsed on the ground and begun withering on the ground in pain. "Argggg!"My scream tore through the air. If this was pain, the pain I endured in my bathe in Styx was a relaxing massage.

Order looked at me with pity. "Here I will use my powers to try to reduce the pain. However with something like this, you won't recover fully." She said sympathetically. She murmured a blessing, the amount of pain decreased but I was still in a lot of pain. I shakily got up and sat next to Zoe. The pain was gone, for now. Order handed me the medicine as I watched Zoe sleeping so peacefully. I gently placed the medicine in her mouth. She digested it. After a few minutes of nothing, I began to lose hope. This is when she suddenly glowed with a faint golden aura. Her eyes fluttered open. "Percy?"

My life was a whole again. My beloved Zoe was back with me. During the past centauries on this planet, I had set my priorities straight. I had totally gotten over Annabeth, however I still wanted revenge. I had loved Annabeth with all my heart and Gaia and her children had taken it all away from me. They will pay! Seeing Zoe awake made me jump with joy. All my pains, worries and stress disappeared instantly as Zoe mumbled my name.

"Yes Zoe, I'm here!" I grinned, tears streaking down my eyes. I pounced on her, hugging her firmly, never wanting to let go. Zoe put her arms around me and returned the hug.

"Percy, I can't breathe!" Zoe chocked out.

"Oh, sorry! It's just that your awake again and I never thought I will see you awake again!" I ranted quickly.

"How long was I out?" Zoe mumbled, gasping for air.

"A few hundred days….." I was cut off by Zoe. She pressed her lips on mine and begun kissing me passionately. Our tongues slid against each other as I sucked her bottom lip. I missed her familiar lips. Her arms swung around my neck as I wrapped my arms around her waist. "Never leave me again!" I whispered in her ears, causing her to shiver.

"I won't." Zoe said nibbling my ear.

"Promise?"

"I pinky promise."

I raised an eyebrow. "You still pinky promise?" I teased.

"Men, their so dense!Lady Artemis was-" I cut her off by pulling her into another exhilarating kiss.

"I was just joking." I murmured.

"I'm sorry, the hunter side of me jumps out sometimes. I've tried to stop it since I joined Chaos, but old habits die hard." She apologised, punching me on the shoulder playfully."

"Dinner with me tonight?" I asked nervous. I had a surprise for her tonight.

"Sure." She replied giving me another quick kiss.

"Ahem!" Order cleared her throat. "Get a room you two!" Order told us. We blushed and tore apart.

"Cut me some slack! This is a 800 or so day reunion!" I whined

Suddenly a black portal appeared and Chaos walked through. "Alpha and Delta, how have you guys been?" Chaos greeted us.

"Excellent, aside from the fact I've got a permanent injury and Zoe almost died. Aside from that it went fine, and I've got Order's blessing." I said sarcastically.

"Well, I would love to hear you whine about how bad your life is all day long, however I don't have the time. You know that sarcasm is the lowest form of sarcasm right?" Chaos replied jokingly. Zoe stiffened a laugh as she heard one of our useless bickers.

"Hypocrite." I heard Zoe mumble under her breath.

Chaos must have heard it because his face his face tinted pink. He must've realised Zoe's remark was true. "Anyway, you two need to return to Earth tomorrow because of a brewing war. Your reinforcement will arrive at the beginning of the battle. Anyway, I must be going now." He disappeared into his portal.

"Come on, we got a day to spend together before dinner!" I told Zoe as I held her bridal style. I climbed towards the forest to spend some quality together.

Zoe pov

"Are we there yet?" I asked for the umpteenth time. I was in his arms bridal style, as he carried me to a location he had discovered.

"Nope." He told me, popping the p playfully. "We are almost there my love." He told me soothingly.

"Since when did you become so cheesy?" I grumbled impatiently.

"Since my lovely girlfriend awoke from her coma." He exclaimed. "Well we are here." He announced. He placed me down gently, like I am the most fragile creature in the world. Percy had carried me up to a small alcove in the mountain. The view was breathtaking. In front of us was the view of a mountain jungle. Small clusters of cloud swirled bellow us, hugging the mountains gracefully. The cool mountain air tingled against my skin, the air smelt delicious, with the freshness of mint along with a hint of sweetness lingering in the cool morning air. The sun was rising in horizon, it looked like something you would only see in a film.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" I heard Percy murmur next to me.

"Yeah, it reminds me of the good time with the hunters." I murmured, still trapped under its beauty.

"Remember our first date?" Percy blurted out. Now that he mentioned it, he took me somewhere similar to this on our first date.

~~~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~

I shuffled down the hallway dejectedly. A wave of grief overwhelmed me as I mourned for one of my dead friends. Percy being the person he is came towards me and pulled me into a tight hug. "It's alright. It isn't your fault that Diana died." He murmured, stroking my hair soothingly. Percy had just recently come out of his state of lifelessness and yet he was already helping me get over my grief. "Come on, I will take you somewhere I discovered on one of my missions." He told me, grabbing my hand gently.

"Is this a date Jackson?" I asked annoyed, hiding my hope behind my agitated tone.

"Maybe….." he shuffled his feet awkwardly.

"Then it's a date!" I exclaimed, giving him a small smile.

Percy held my hand before teleporting us onto a mountain, just in time for the sunset too. "This is so romantic." I blurted out.

"I know right." He murmured. Suddenly he remembered something and let go of my hand. "Sorry." He murmured our face flustered deep red. I didn't know whose face was redder, mine or his. Suddenly I felt the urge to look into his sea green eyes. His eyes were so beautiful, it looked so inviting. Unconsciously we began leaning in. His lips met mine gently, he kissed me gently yet passionately, fireworks went off in my head as I felt sparks from our kiss.

"Sorry-" I began but he cut me off with another passionate kiss.

~~~~~~~~~~Flashback end~~~~~~~~~~

Our first date and kiss, the memory is still so clear in my head, it felt like yesterday. Percy and I spent the whole morning here, on top of the mountain, enjoying each other's company. In the afternoon he dragged me all over the place, exploring this new planet.

Time skip to Dinner

This was the first time we've spent time together alone for a whole day. Of course with Percy dragging me around, I grew tired from all the activities we did. From bush trekking and swimming to mountain hiking, we did it all. That night Percy put a blind fold and carried me bridal style to wherever our date was. After a few minutes of walking, he finally put me down on a chair and took my blind fold off. The sight was amazing, a table for two surrounded by hundreds of candles next to a beautiful lake. It was breathtakingly romantic. Percy looked nervous but was still enjoying himself.

The dinner was delicious, it was far better than any food I've tasted before. The food was exotic with vegetable, fruits, meat and spices that don't exist on Earth or anywhere else. "Who made this delicious dinner?" I asked. Whoever the chef was, I want to hire him or her to be my personal chef.

"I did!" He told me with a grin. I was taken back. Percy knew how to cook? And he cooks so well? From the look on his face, I knew his ego just got larger, can't have that happening.

"Excuse me." I pardoned myself. I went to the nearest bush and pretended to vomit. When I returned, Percy was looking at me with concern. His expression was so funny!

"I'm sorry." He mumbled crestfallen.

"Ha, I was joking! Just don't let your ego rise, the next time I praise you." I lectured him. He turned around embarrassed.

After the fabulous, ahem, dinner, we went for a romantic walk. He led me to the top of the hill and gulped nervously, sweat glistening on his forehead despite the cool night breeze. He turned towards me and planted one knee on the ground and knelt in front of me. My breath hitched as he took a box from his pockets. He opened the box to reveal the most beautiful object I've ever seen. He took a deep breath. "Zoe Delta Nightshade, I've known you for a very long time, you have stayed beside me when I was at my worst as well as when I was at my best. You repaired my broken heart, you taught me how to love and live again. I can't live a life without you. Will you marry me?"

Percy pov

I finally picked up my courage and gulped nervously, I was sweating like a pig, my face slightly pink. I took a deep breath, preparing myself. Facing Zoe, I knelt before her and took out the ring. I looked into her face for a moment before I opened the lid. I took a deep breath before continuing. "Zoe Delta Nightshade, I've known you for a very long time, you have stayed beside me when I was at my worst as well as when I was at my best. You repaired my broken heart, you taught me how to love and live again. I can't live a life without you. Will you marry me?" I managed to ask, without my voice cracking with nervousness. Zoe looked at the ring and placed a hand over her mouth, joyous (well I hope they are joyous) tears streamed down her face. "Yes Percy! I will!" she squealed. I smiled, the nervousness left me as I picked up my courage. I gently lifted the multi-million dollar ring from its container and slipped it on Zoe's finger. Luckily the ring didn't get stuck. I got up and kissed her gently. She replied with double my enthusiasm, almost knocking me over. I was so happy that my true love had married me. I was in total bliss.

Zoe pov

As his words left his mouth, I felt a wave of powerful emotions wash over me. I lifted my hand to cover my gaped mouth as blissful tears freely ran down my face. Percy my one and only true love had proposed to me. I felt waves after waves of joyous emotion rush over me. Among them, love and bliss were the most powerful. I felt my cheeks redden as a blush crept into my face. I don't know what came over me, but I squealed. Curse Selena, she influenced me too much, I am now too girly for my own good, I felt so shallow. I was pulled back to reality as I realised that Percy was still awaiting my answer. "Yes Percy! I will!" I squealed, my feminine side taking over. He took the ring out of the container, for the first time I realised how beautiful it truly was. It was a beautifully crafted golden ring. It had elegant silver veins running down the sides, the silver so pure it looked as if it was Chaos Silver. The words Zoe my angel, from Percy were engraved in what seemed like celestial bronze. A rather large diamond sat delicately on the top of the ring, it was bigger than the average diamond, but not so big that it ruins the rings elegant design. Several golden pearls were studded along the side of the ring. He slipped it on gently, the ring fitting on my finger perfectly. I smiled so wide my cheeks were starting to hurt. Percy leaned forward towards me and gave me a gentle, delicate kiss. I replied enthusiastically, kissing with all my love and passion. We almost fell to the ground as I pushed against Percy. My arms ended up around his neck and his around my waist. I blushed ever so slightly as his arms wrapped gently around my waist. Fireworks went off in the background as we kissed each other senseless. Sparks flew as we kissed, lust was in the air.

Percy pov

Zoe was ecstatic when I proposed, I was so happy, this day couldn't get better! How wrong I was. Of course Order couldn't resist lending her helping hand, setting off fireworks in the background as our lips met. "Zoe, let's go to our room, it's getting late." I whispered in her ear, causing a shiver to run through her body. That always happened when my warm breath tickled against her neck. I held her hand and led her to our bedroom.

"I love you!" I murmured to her as we entered our room.

"I love you too!" she whispered in my ear seductively.

I groaned. "Don't use your seductive voice please. I always cry in the inside whenever you tease me like this." I murmured in her ears playfully

"But I'm not teasing you! I really want to do it." Zoe told me sincerely.

"What? Are you sure?" I asked unsure.

"I don't care if it hurts, I want you." She told me seductively.

Important:

Let's not go into detail….. I might write a one shot on this scene if I get enough reviews demanding it but it is totally up to you guys to decide. I would put it on poll but I am already using my poll.

Personally, I don't think this chapter is good at all. I would probably rewrite this if I had the time. Hope you enjoyed this chapter of lovey fluffy romance. Review and tell me your opinions. BTW I will not repeat this. Zoe is OOC (3000th word whoop, longest chapter yet!) a bit…...This is because it's been hundreds of years and people change. If you want her to be more original tell me! Ok guys Peace for now.