This a prologue to a story I'm going to be writing after I finish Why me? I wanted to know what people thought about it. The chapters after it won't be long, this is just a super long introduction.

Percy Pov

"Percy, you know I love you. We went to hell and back together, but I can't stop you from being the best you can. I know what you're going to say, but I can't live with myself knowing I'm the reason you can't be a god. Don't bring up the hunters of Artemis again Percy. I know how you were when you thought I was joining. Please don't turn down anything for me. You saved the world twice, you deserve this, and I will always love you. Just remember, if you live something let it go." Annabeth walked away, leaving my heart broken.

That was 8 years ago. Things have changed a lot since that happened. I am now the god of tides, time, and of emotions. I haven't seen Annabeth once in those 8 years, as I'm very busy. This may be hard to believe, but I am currently in a relationship with Athena. She reminds me so much of Annabeth, and it feels weird to be dating her mother, but she's happy with me. After about 5 years I mastered my godly powers. I also became an Olympian, so now there are 15 of them, Hades and Hestia were given thrones.

Dionysus has finally ended his punishment at Camp Half-Blood, and all the Olympians are going to camp for his leaving party. Unlike the other gods, I choose to look my real age, so I'm 25 years old. I finally will be able to check out my cabin, and I hope it was designed well. There is obviously no one living there, but I just hope it looks cool and focuses on the god of tides stuff rather than emotions. I don't want it to look like a counselor's office.

Today at the meeting, the gods asked me if I would like another task. I am now also the god of heroes. My father is so proud of me, Zeus has so many Olympian children, and now he finally has one, with many tasks as well. My life is perfect, but I still miss my camp friends. I often go visit Hazel and Frank at the Roman camp, and see Nico a lot, he usually attends council meetings with his father.

Time skip to day of party.

I woke up, and willed myself to be dressed in a green polo, and some khaki shorts. I laced up some green converse, and headed out of my palace to the throne room. We were waiting on Hermes, and Apollo, as usual. It's hard to believe that I'm not the youngest god hear. Those two are like evil 15 year-olds. I teleported with the other gods to camp, and we were welcomed by Chiron, my second father. He was very happy when he found out I was to be the god of heroes, and since he is their immortal trainer, we would be spending lots of time together.

I searched the crowd for my friends who now lived in New Athens, and I saw lots of familiar faces. I saw Katie and Travis holding a little blue bundle, Piper and Jason, Piper sporting a swollen stomach. I also saw Leo and Calypso trying to douse out a little girl on fire, who I believed was theirs, and Chris pushing a little boy in a stroller, playing with a knife. Clarisse was next to him pushing another little boy in a stroller, holding a spear. I inferred that the two boys were twins. I felt weird to look at all my friends with families, so I searched for Annabeth, and saw her holding the arm of a little boy with black curly hair and grey eyes. She had moved on faster than I expected, this child looked at least 7 years old, and we had broken up 8 years ago.

Chiron and I took a stroll through New Athens, and showed me where I would be staying. We had a chat, and he gave me a tour of my cabin. Annabeth had designed it well, and it suited my personality. I went to the beach to chill before the party, and was surprised to see Annabeth's son there. I sat down next to him and we both just stared at the sea, and watched the tide. Annabeth walked onto the beach, and looked surprised when she saw her son and me there, but didn't say anything. She sat down next to him, and us three looked picture perfect.

The party was starting in ten minutes, and Annabeth and her son started walking towards the pavilion where it was starting. I held her back, and the little boy ran on ahead. I asked Annabeth how she had been, and apologized for not visiting camp. I asked about her son, and she said he was 7 affirming my thoughts, and told me his name was Luke Perseus. I was surprised when she said my name, but she said she had just named him after two great people.

During dinner, we could sit anywhere in the pavilion, so I sat next to Annabeth, and we caught up. We were best friends again, and there was no awkwardness like after she broke my heart. I wondered if it would be like this the whole time I was at camp. Talking to her made me realize how much I missed her once I had become a god. She asked me if it was scary sitting next to her mom in council meetings remembering the times she has yelled at me to stay away from Annabeth. It was weird explaining that we were dating, and for a moment there was pain in her eyes, but it was gone so soon it don't know if I imagined it.

I asked her who Luke's father was, but she said that Luke never knew him, and that he had never really seen Luke. After that relationship she had never been in another. Luke had demigod powers though, and was a very intelligent boy. Annabeth and I went over to sit with our other former fellow campers. I congratulated everyone, and it was like old times, apart from I was a god. Sitting with my friends how I wished I wasn't a god. We kept talking long past midnight, and only realized how late it was when we saw Luke asleep on my coat, using Annabeth's purse as a pillow.

Annabeth tried waking Luke up, but he was out like a light, and tried to pick him up. When I saw she was exhausted, and he was too heavy, I threw him over my shoulders, and walked back to their house in New Athens with one arm holding him, and the other around Annabeth. She opened her house, and I walked into Luke's room and put him down on his bed, covering him with a blanket and tucking him in. Annabeth gave me a hug, but we looked into each other's eyes, grey lost in green once more, and we kissed. Neither one of us pulled away, what had been a soft gentle kiss became more and more needy and intense. She was running her fingers through my hair, and I was swaying her hips. We were backing up, and soon we were in her room. (You can guess what happened here, but I'm not writing about it.)

I woke up in an unfamiliar room, with a weight over my chest. I looked over to see Annabeth cuddling me, and using my chest as a pillow. I automatically started stroking her hair, and she smiled to herself. Opening one eye she saw me looking at her, and started drawing circles on my chest. Moving upwards until she had her fingers on my collarbone. She then started tickling me under the neck, and had me laughing like crazy.

I heard an alarm and shook Annabeth awake, she quickly got on some clothes, while I teleported to my palace, and walked out of my room. I ran to the god cafeteria, and joined Athena, who was holding a plate of food for me. I sat down next to her, and thought about last night, pretending to listen to her.

Annabeth Pov

I walked into Luke's room, and shook him awake, I put out a blue shirt, and some knee length shorts next to his bed, and as he got dressed I ran into my room, and took a record breaking shower. Quickly I pulled my hair into a bun, and pulled on a shirt and shorts. I found Luke watching sponge bob, and grabbed some pancake mix and blue food coloring. I had gotten used to eating Percy's peculiar blue food, so that's how it was at our house. We sat down at our table, and ate our pancakes, before walking to the pavilion and giving offerings to Athena and Percy.

Luke ran off to play with his best friend, Amanda, who was a daughter of Apollo. I went over and chatted with Chiron, before getting set up for my sword fighting class. I taught sword fighting until lunch, and then gave Latin lessons to demigods wishing to know it. I was proud of my students, and after I had finished I watched Luke. He was showing the Athena cabin, that he knew how to solve for x, and the camps chalk boards were filled with mx+by equations. Him and Amanda wiped away the chalk, but then began clapping erasers at each other. They were the only 7 year olds at camp, and knew each other really well.

Once they had cleaned up, I took Luke to the beach, where we swam and then had a picnic. I took him home, and watched him take a bath, he had a glass of water, and then I put him to bed. Once I was sure he was asleep, I tidied the house and unpacked the picnic putting everything away. After that I went to sleep, ready for the routine to replay itself the next day.

Line break and time skip for a month...

A month after Dionysus left, Percy began his work at Camp Half-Blood. Automatically everybody loved his personality, and he had all the girls drooling over him. I could tell he was really uncomfortable by all of this, my seaweed brain will also be awkward around girls. Wait did I just say my seaweed brain. Annabeth, he's dating your mother, don't think like that.

I saw my mom appear next to him, looking 24 years old. It was weird to see my mother younger than me. My son, being the awkward person he is, ran towards Athena. He said hi to his 'Nanny Athena' and to Percy. My mom flashed out, obviously embarrassed by Luke's seen, but Luke kept talking to Percy.

I gathered my class for sword fighting, and we began to practice. Halfway through the lesson I felt sick, and ran towards the Athena cabin. I threw up my entire large breakfast, and sat by the edge of the toilet. I cleaned myself up, and left the cabin to find Luke sitting on the steps. I questioned why he was there, and he told me he thought I was sick. Percy was walking by, so I asked him if he could watch Luke for the rest of the day, and bring him home for dinner.

I went home and lay down, suddenly exhausted. I must have fallen asleep, as I woke up to a good smell wafting in from the kitchen. Pulling myself out of bed, and washing my face I walked into the kitchen to see Luke and Percy cooking dinner. Luke was standing on a stool next to Percy, and Percy was holding his arm and cutting some herbs. I must have startled them, as when they turned around I saw them quickly getting something. Percy instructed me to go back to bed, and they served me breakfast in bed.

The soup made me feel drowsy, and I must have fallen asleep yet again after breakfast. I woke up in the morning and quickly ran to the bathroom, throwing up for what seemed 10 minutes. Someone was behind me pulling my hair out the way, and when I looked over my shoulder I saw Percy rubbing circles on my back. I turned around, and we found ourselves on an awkward situation. Him holding my hair, and my hands on his waist. Luckily Luke called to me to see if I was okay and we separated.

That morning I went to the infirmary and then went back to work, to continue teaching I felt fine and if it was that bad I wouldn't feel good. After my Latin class I was called back to the infirmary and they told me some exciting news. I was pregnant again.

Percy Pov

I made sure Annabeth was fine, and went to Athena's palace. She had called me, and told me to come over for a home cooked meal. It was blue pancakes, and they were the worst I ever tasted. Like blue rubber, and sand. Ugh it almost made me puke the way they tasted. Annabeth's pancakes were delicious, she sometimes outdid my mother, and now I knew she did not get her talent from her mother. That reminded me of her, was she feeling better?

I got up to put up my plate, when Athena pounced on me. She tried ripping off my shirt, and ran her hands excitedly through my hair. It just grossed me out what she did. This was Annabeth's mom. I pushed her off my back, and teleported to Annabeth's apartment, not wanting to go to my palace, as that was where she would look for me. While Hephaestus had begun building my house furniture, which had still not been finished, I had slept there. Well I arrived at camp the previous night, and slept there that night, so why not tonight? I IM'd (Iris message text) Athena breaking up with her over text, I never wanted to see her again.

I woke up when someone jumped on me, I saw a mop of black curls, and ran after Luke, into his room, and began tickling him. Annabeth must have heard the noise, and walked in with a surprised look on her face. I had told her of the preceding night's events, and she said it was okay for me to have slept on her couch.

I altered my outfit and went to go make breakfast, when I heard her crying in her room. I walked in, and wrapped my arms around her shoulders telling her everything would be fine. She sobbed telling me that it wouldn't be fine, she was pregnant with my child. As if adding an afterthought she whispered again. I probably looked very shocked, I whispered back to her, Luke's mine. Wow you are a seaweed brain she told me. He has your face and color hair with my eyes and curls. Who else's child could he be? I felt so stupid, everything was falling into place. She had realized she was pregnant to left after she had let me go. She went into the mortal world wanting to get away from camp while she was pregnant, then came back with Luke 2 years later.

I went to the Olympian council room, and yelling at the gods, "You knew Annabeth was pregnant with my son, and now my son or daughter again. Why didn't you tell me? Did you know Athena tried seducing me last night? She knew her daughter had had my child the whole time we were dating and you said nothing. I missed the growing up of my son, because you were selfish." My voice was hoarse, and I angrily flashed out back to Annabeth's apartment.

The horn sounded and I teleported to the pavilion for dinner. I saw that Annabeth was there, and Luke was sitting at the Hermes table. She must have found it was finally time to stay at camp, since he now was the same age she was when she first came to camp. Everyone went to the camp fire and I sat next to Chiron, an Aphrodite girl called Reagan was giving me a seductive stare from across the campfire. I clicked my fingers, and she had a smiley face painted on her; that is one useful thing being the god of emotions.

After the songs had finished the symbol of Apollo appeared over 3 kids, which hadn't happened in a while. There was only 2 children in that cabin currently, and these kids had just arrived at camp. One other kid was claimed by Hephaestus, and then I made my move. A picture of a smiley face surfing a wave holding a clock appeared above Luke, and everyone became confused. Chiron ordered the crowd to be silent, and I explained Luke was my son. Being the seaweed brain I am I walks to the center next to the fire, and told Luke the famous words.

"Luke I am your Father!" Everyone burst out with laughter, and Luke and Annabeth hugged me in front of everyone. Of course I did a horrible darth vader impression to go along with it, but everyone was having fun at the camp fire. I even saw Hestia let out a giggle before she disappeared into the flames. Being the God of Heroes would be fun.