I'm pacing my home office. How could Annabeth not tell me any of this? What if I don't want my daughter to rule the world! Well, I do, it's a great honor, a little heads up would be appreciated.

I found out about when I was in the break room at work, the lights flickered, and the gods, as well as some demigods appeared on the break room TV that was so ancient, the gods would find it old.

I wasn't really paying attention, I had twenty six history papers to grade, but when I heard my daughter's name, I started listening. She looked so grown up, what was she now, 18? Man, she was tall. Almost as tall as Percy, who by the way was presenting their relationship in the wrong way. I mean, holding hands isn't the best way to show friendship, is it?

I hear a knock on the door. "I'll get it!" Bobby, or Mathew, no Bobby, call. I run to the door as well, still not knowing what to say to Annabeth.

The door is open, it's 5:03, she's uncharactaristaly late. And she's with Percy. "Come in," I say, trying not to show my frustration at them.

"Annie's here!" Mathew exclaims. "She really is!"

Annabeth laughs. "It's been so long since I've seen you two, wow! You've grown." Yeah, so has she.

"Five feet!" Bobby boasts. "And we're tall for our age. So are you, are you taller than Mommy?"

"Well my Mom is about twenty feet-" Annabeth replies. "Oh, but I'm probably taller than Helen." The twins drag her off to measure.

Meanwhile, I'm going to talk to Percy. "So, about that hand holding thing-" I start but then Percy cuts me off.

"Yeah, since Tartarus she's been having these panic attacks. We were both terrified that we'd have panic attacks during the presentation."

"Wait-TARTARUS?!" I ask, infuriated by what may have happened to my precious daughter.

Percy looks worried, "Oh, you didn't know... right...Well, long story short, she fell in there, I jumped after her. We nearly died. We nearly died again, and we came out, traumatized. Sometimes we have these panic attacks and only we can calm each other down.

I'll admit, I'm touched by that story, "And you risked your life for her?" I ask.

"Yeah, he also gave up immortality for me." Annabeth joins us. "And remembered me, even when all of his memories were erased."

Percy keeps looking more embarrassed. "You really did all of that for her?" trying to see if I can trip him up.

"100% True." Annabeth replies for him. "He's the best boyfriend ever, hands down." Boyfriend?

"Sorry, I think I heard you wrong, did you say boyfriend?" I reply, hoping I heard something wrong.

"Yep," Percy replies, "Ever since the Second Titan War. Minus the time I had my memory wiped by Hera, hate her."

"Seaweed Brain," wow, they have nicknames for each other. Don't really know how to process that information. I mean Mathew had a crush on a girl for like a day, but this is serious business.

"Don't make fun of her, she still has some powers left, and is certainly stronger than you." Annabeth reminds him.

"So about the positions you'll hold," I cut in, "If you're replacing Zeus and Hera's rankings, I understand that you're receiving your godly parents powers, but not rankings, are you getting..."

"Married?" Percy asks. "Not that I know of," he leans in so only I can hear, "between you and me, I was thinking of asking her in a few years, but not without your permission." Wow, I really don't know how to respond to that either, I mean, a few minutes ago, I just thought he was socially awkward. I appreciate him asking me, he's more of a gentleman than he appears to be.

"Not until you're 30," I'm about to respond, but then I realize the gods don't age, or maybe she'll age a lot when she becomes a god, err she's in the process of becoming one, and she does appear to be older than 18. "Sure," I end up saying. "Just wait until all of this has cleared over."

He looks incredibly happy. So happy he gives me a huge hug, then acts very embarrassed afterwards. "Thanks," he whispers. "You have no idea how much this means to me."

Annabeth stands there watching us. "You know I heard everything you said, right?" Percy and I are both a little embarrassed by that. "Oh, and I know that I'm probably ruining whatever proposal you have planned, if you have any, but if you ever think of "properly" asking me, you know you accidentally proposed to me when we were twelve, so you've waited long enough." She pauses for a second. "Yes. I mean, in a few years, but yes."

She looks happier than I've ever seen her, and I'm legitimately happy for her, but also confused. "What do you mean 'since we were twelve'" Percy asks, taking the words straight out of my mouth.

"We were tossing around an apple in the back of a zoo truck." Annabeth responds.

"Ah, the 'Good ol' days'" Percy responds. They both crack up, as if it were an inside joke. I decide to move to the couch, and gesture for Annabeth and Percy to do the same.

"Hey, no PDA!" Helen yells jokingly, and the twins laugh. All they were doing was- OH MY GODS THEY WERE TOUCHING. Sorry, why am I surprised, they kind of just got engaged.

I tried to change the topic. "So is the mist gone for good?" I ask.

"Hazel and a few of Hecate's children are going to try to rebuild it once she comes to full power, then we're going to erase all knowledge of the gods and goddesses and monsters from their minds. Y'know, to calm them." Annabeth responds.

Okay... "So no huge wars or anything else start, believe me, I am done with fulfilling prophecies and fighting stuff." Percy finishes.

Helen and the twins decide to join us, after a two hour long chat over why Annabeth was on national television, they still had questions. Most of them were yes or no. Some involved long stories, filled with sadness (RIP Zoë). Then the question I was dreading came about. "Will we see you again?"

Valete, My Queens!

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