I own nothing
Percy pov
Annabeth and I were down at the beach this evening watching the sunset. We had been together for about a month and almost the entire Athena cabin hated with a few exceptions with the newer kids, some of the older ones had postponed their judgment, and others still hated me with a passion. We had been talking about where we were going to go this week during summer solstice.
"Well I might take a break and go home but I don't know yet" Annabeth had told me
"Know about what?" I asked her
"Whether my dad will be back" she said
"Where did he go" I asked
"They went to Japan for a year on one of his job calls" she said
"Does he like it over there" I asked
"Some he just doesn't like the language and the food" she said laughing
"What about you" she asked
"Well I don't know yet I haven't decided" I said with a grin
"What's there to decide about?" she asked
"Before I answer I have a question for you" I replied
"And what would that be Mr. Jackson?" she asked
"While we were apart you didn't happen to go to Greece to see the Parthenon, did you" I asked
"No, why" she replied with a grin
"Well I might just have 2 round-trip tickets and permission from a certain Lord of the sky to make a few flights that week" I said with a grin
"Really" she asked
"And I was wondering if you would do me the honor and accompany me there" I answered with a grin form ear-ear.
"Yes, of course I want to go" she said
"Good we leave the Friday before Summer Solstice" I told her
She was practically bouncing with excitement "I love you so much" she said while gripping me in a bear hug.
"I'll see you tomorrow sometime" I told her
"Where are you going" she asked
"I've got to run to my see my dad for a minute" I told her
"Well I'll come with you" she said
"You can't this time we have something that we need to discuss" I told her
"Really and what would that be?" she asked cocking an eyebrow
"Can't tell it's about some business we discussed a while back" I said grinning
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow then" she said pecked me on the lips and went away. But I had seen the look in her eyes it had clearly said I know you're lying but I'll let you get away with it this time.
With that I went to my truck and start toward Olympus. I needed to talk with a certain goddess of Wisdom. It was a twenty minute drive and I took the peace in and thought about what I was going to do. I guess that they called me seaweed brain for a reason.
"When I got to the Empire State Building I used my card and went on up. She was waiting for me in her temple and I couldn't tell what she was thinking.
I bowed "Lady Athena" I said
"Perseus Jackson" she regarded me
"I know you don't like me, I deserve it, but I love your daughter as you do" I told her looking her in the eye
"Yes but you broke her heart didn't you" she said coolly
"I did it for her though as you know" I said
"Yes, so what is it that you would ask of me" she said
"I would like to have Annabeth's hand in marriage" I told her
"What have you done to make you think, that I would give you that" Athena replied
"Lady Athena, you and I both know I love your daughter and I believe she fills the same way" I said
"Yet, you left her for five years, and broke her heart" she said narrowing her eyes
"True, but we both know that I only did that for her own good" I said
"Then, why not stay away, like you did at first, I'm sure there are other fish in the sea, that don't have to be my daughter" she said with a grin at her own joke
"Because I love her, and you and I both know that I would give and do anything for her" I said starting to get angry
"You, say you love her, well prove it, tell me things about her that only her love would know" she said
"shelves being right, can't stand when people try to tell her what to do, she loves architecture, in the morning she grumpy as a minotaur and twice as stubborn, she thinks that she can do the best at everything, she's loyal to a fault, loves for me to tell her how much I love her and how dear she is to me, when she sleeps she often dreams of the building she designed with me and her together, she'll do anything or the ones she loves, she's the kindest person on the planet, and she won't give up on anyone that's dear to her" I said really starting to get angry
"Oh, I see, you know about her and appear to love her, but what will you do if I say no and don't give you my blessing?" she asked
"You already know, but I'll do it anyway, I gave up five years of me being in her life, I won't do again, I trying my best to do this the right way, my lady, but if you insist I will marry her anyway" I told her as serious as I could
"What would your father say?" she asked
I don't care what he says if either of you do or do not approve I'm going to do this and you know it, so please give me your blessing" I said
"If I did, how would you propose to her?" she asked
"I plan to propose at the Parthenon in Greece on the evening of the summer solstice" I told her
"And what of the ring" she inquired
"It is currently being made now in the forges of Lord Hephaestus himself" I stated
"What will it look like" she asked
"An embroided trident with and owl overlapping with a diamond in the middle" I said
"Color"she pressed
"White gold" I answered
"You seem to have gone into great detail, even before my permission" she stated
"Annabeth once told me you always had a plan" I told her
"Fair enough you have my blessing" she told me
"Thank you, my lady" I told her
With that I began the long wait to get back to Camp, and start planning for my proposal.
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