AU: Hey guys, sorry I didn't update a few days ago, I was kinda busy with summer and all. Anyways, a very controversial chapter here, but it isn't the end I assure you. I still got a few more things up my sleeve so Read and Review guys!

XXII- Three Words

As soon as Chiron said those words I immediately ran towards the big house stumbling a few times on the way. I needed to be with him before everything crumbles away.

I finally reached the big house which felt like miles away. I ran inside towards the room where Percy was held. I opened the door and saw him struggling, gasping with every breath.

He looked at me and his eyes widened. Those green orbs filled with pain and despair. I couldn't meet his gaze any longer.

I ran to his side clutching his hand letting him hold on to dear life

"It hurts Annabeth!" He shouted in between his breaths. The heart-rate monitor connected to him was going crazy.

"Hang in there Percy! Please!" I pleaded tears flowing down my cheeks creating wet puddles into his clothes.

"Please make it stop, please!" He pleaded to me it made me feel pathetic.

"I wish I could Percy, I just wish I could" I holding his hand even more tightly.

He struggled from the pain and I just stood there and watched as I can't do anything to help him.

I cried and I cried holding his hand telling him to be strong. It was ironic though, I was the one that was never strong. I was the one that was always in need of help I was the one that needed to be told to be strong because frankly, I was the one breaking down.

"Annabeth, this is it" he told me trying to hold back the pain although you can tell it from his face

"No it isn't! You can get better! Chiron's gonna find an antidote and we'll be together" I answered back although I was trying to tell that to myself.

He gave a half-hearted smile "We both know that's not going to happen."

"A girl can dream right?" I answered trying to give him a smile but couldn't muster the strength to do it.

"I guess she can" He let out a sigh

"Ask to be reborn, ask for Elysium Percy. It's what you deserve" I answered trying to gather myself together.

"I'll keep that in mind" He answered trying to let out a weak laugh.

I noticed that he wasn't struggling as much. But his heartbeat was declining.

"I'm going to miss you." I said looking down at him.

"We'll see each other again, I'm sure of it." He answered back his breathing now going very slowly.

He pulled me in giving me a kiss, a kiss that worth everything, a kiss that felt the world was gone and you're stuck at that moment forever, a kiss of goodbye.

We broke apart our foreheads touching. I was looking into his eyes and he looking into mine, for what felt like an eternity we just stood at that spot not moving, not even blinking.

It felt like everything just stopped and clicked into place. Like everything was going in slow motion. He opened his mouth.

"I love you, Annabeth" He said now in a weak and raspy voice

He never said those words to me, this was the first time, and I knew this was going to be the last.

"I love you too, Percy" I answered back trying to hold back my tears.

"That's all I ever wanted to hear" He exhaled closing his eyes.

Then just like that, he was gone. My friend, my acquaintance, my savior, my love. Percy Jackson, was gone forever.