Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson.

Percy's mind seemed to shut down. He gazed, unblinkingly, down at the very expensive ring nestled between his fingers. The band was silver and wove over two diamonds, in-between which a beautiful emerald sat.

Percy was vaguely aware of the fight occurring just ten feet from him but he couldn't bring himself to care very much, even though it was the person he considered a younger brother being the one who was getting beaten. His breaths were coming in short, shaky gasps as he tried to comprehend what this meant. He had noticed, during the reading, that Anna had been fiddling with something small in her hand but he hadn't given it much thought. Now, however, it was all he could think about.

Was this why Anna had been so distraught over his disappearance. He knew it would be extremely hard - he almost lost his mind when Annabeth had been kidnapped and that was only for a short while – especially now that they had begun dating, but this would explain things a little better.

Percy was jostled back when a small and familiar hand wrapped around his arm, shaking it slightly. He snapped his head around to Annabeth who was looking at him in concern. His mind was still moving sluggishly which made him too slow to hide the ring. Annabeth's grey, sharp eyes zeroed in on the beautiful object before they became as large as drachmas. Her face became a deathly shade of white and she seemed to share Percy's problems with breathing.

"I-Is that…?" Annabeth whispered, as if she were afraid that talking any louder might make the ring disappear. Percy swallowed hard, dislodging a particularly large lump in his throat, and nodded. Annabeth gave a soft, shuddering gasp, her eyes taking on the tell-tale signs of wetness. "Then…" She slowly turned her head toward her future self who, along with Thals, was still beating up Nick.

Percy grasped her hand, squeezing reassuringly. "I know." He, too, spoke no louder than a whisper.

Annabeth reluctantly tore her eyes away from Anna and looked beseechingly at Percy. Her tears barely held back. "Do we ask…?"

Percy bit his lip hesitantly. He didn't want to bring attention to Anna, especially if she didn't tell anybody about it, but he didn't think he would be able to continue reading until he knew the whole story. He wouldn't be able to stand reading about his future self who had proposed to the girl he knew since he was twelve without knowing how or when. After all, apparently he was taken in just two months, which means sometime during those two months he proposes. TWO MONTHS! He had to know, he had to understand. Looking at Annabeth, he knew she felt the same as he did. He nodded.

Nobody noticed their exchange, everyone's attention was dedicated to the two girls beating the snot out of the son of Hades. Anna was gripping Nick's hair and was bending his leg at a very uncomfortable angle while Thals looked to be trying to tie Nick into a pretzel. Apollo and Hermes were sharing a bag of popcorn they had poofed up, Ares was cheering on the fighting, Athena was looking disapprovingly at her daughter, Poseidon, with anger written on his face, was cheering on the girls, Hades was glaring at the girls but he didn't intervene, he knew it wouldn't fully stop the girls, and the other Gods were just looking bored.

Jason, Piper and Leo were looking at the girls in shock. They hadn't seen Anna like this since they first met her and she threatened them with death unless they handed over Percy Jackson. Grover was looking satisfied as the young boy continued being pummeled. He, too, was extremely angry that the boy never told them where Percy was, as he could see that is what happed by the futures' reactions. Sally and Paul were staring at the scene in shock, along with Rachel. They were unsure on how to react. Tyson was just sitting and grinning, not really knowing what happened but was prepared to jump in if it looked like Anna was getting hurt. He liked Anna, she was his friend, and he knew his brother cared for her above almost anything. He wouldn't let her get hurt.

Percy shook his head at the scene before yelling, "Everyone STOP IT!"

The fighting, along with all sound, ceased as they turned toward Percy. Percy, however, only had eyes for Anna. He looked at her desperately, eyes wide and hand slightly shaking, he held the ring up. "Explain Anna. Now."

Anna looked at the ring and her face turned white as a sheet. The others noticed the ring as well and looked confused, excited, angry and baffled before they, too, turned to Anna for an explanation. The only ones who didn't seem surprised were Thals and Nick. Nick looked depressed while sporting a black eye and bloody nose while Thals bit her lip and tried to prevent her tears from falling. Anna started shaking as tears welled in her eyes as she looked at Percy. "I-I don't th-think that would – "

"NO ANNA!" Percy cut her off, his voice turning slightly angry. "I want a straight answer. I deserve a straight answer." He looked toward Annabeth. "We deserve a straight answer."

Anna looked like she was about to fall apart any second but Percy didn't let up. He couldn't. He had to know. Anna took a deep breath.

"It was during our two month anniversary." She began, whispering as though she couldn't make herself speak any louder. "Percy, my Percy, had set up a romantic picnic on the beach with roses and candlelight. It was romantic and fun and comforting. We started to talk about the future and we both wondered if we would even have one. So… he made me a promise." Her tears were cascading down her face like tiny waterfalls. "He… he gave me this ring," she pointed to the ring, still held by Percy, "and promised me that whatever happens, we will be together. The ring is a promise for our future. Mine and Percy's future." She sobbed.

Percy's hard expression crumbled so fast it gave people whiplash. "Anna… I'm so sorry. Not just for making you tell us but for… for breaking my promise." He looked down, tears stinging his eyes.

Annabeth gasped. "No… Percy…-" she was cut off, however by a brilliant white light and a voice, a voice everyone in the room knew. For it was a voice that had just spoken previously.

"Meet my friend Terminus! He's a God!"

And there, standing atop a Giant, was a slightly battered, bruised, bloody and OLDER Percy Jackson, holding the head of a statue above his head before smashing it down onto the Giant below him, rendering him to dust.

When the dust cleared, older Percy (Perce) was standing in the same spot, still holding the statue head as he looked around in a slight daze. His gaze reached Hera and he growled at her before continuing his observation of the room. He noticed how there were two Nico's and Thalia's and a younger version of himself and Annabeth. He flexed his fingers on the head when he saw her. He reluctantly looked away from her and turned to his father.

"Dad, what happened?"

Poseidon said nothing. He just continued to look at his future son with shock along with most of the room. Perce began to become impatient when a shaky, scared voice penetrated his ears.

"P-Percy?"

He whipped around, knowing that voice anywhere. There she was, gripping a pillar like it was her lifeline and staring at him like she would a ghost of a loved one.

Perce's voice became strained as he croaked, "Annabeth…"

They surged forward. Anna wrapping her legs around his waist as her hands went to his hair and Perce's hands went to her lower back to keep her up. They kissed.

They had no idea how long it had been and they didn't care. All that mattered was that they were together again. After several minutes, or hours, they didn't know, they separated. They refused to let go of each other but they knew that Perce needed to know what was going on. Anna dragged Perce over to the couch where their younger versions were sitting and joined them. Percy was looking at Perce and Anna with wide eyes, Annabeth was as well.

Aphrodite was crying at the love she felt from the two future teens, Poseidon was grinning at his son's happiness, Athena was scowling and the rest were simply bored.

"So…" Perce looked around the room, "what'd I miss?"