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Okay. What the heck was with you guys and thinking that was the last chapter? Nope. We have a bit more to go.
Tou guys will know when the story's over. Mostly because there will be a long boring speech at the end. And I will mark the story as complete.
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Annabeth wasn't going to give up.
She went to the Palace of Hades (again) to beg him for help. She didn't care if she had to fade instead somehow, or if she would never even see him again. She just couldn't imagine a world without Percy.
She pleaded. She begged. She wanted for there to be something he could do.
Something. Anything.
Hades had replied:
"I can try to help you. But it will be risky. A very close call. As you know, it takes me half a year to make enough potion to heal one mortal soul. That is, when I do it properly. Percy has about one month left until he fades completely. I can speed up the process in which I create the potion, but the results may vary. The pain may last even longer. Of course, that is the best case scenario. Worst case scenario is that it speeds up his fading. But I shall try and do it correctly, and as fast as I possibly can. This is the best chance you have."
Annabeth took the offer.
What choice did she have? There was a chance of healing Percy. She was willing to take the risks. It was better than nothing.
When she told the rest of the seven, they were all elated at the idea of Percy living - or staying in existence. Whatever it was called.
Even Percy didn't seem to care about his slim chances. He was so happy throughout the entire conversation.
She wasn't as enthusiastic as the rest of them. There were so many things that could go wrong. She just couldn't get the idea of Percy fading away into nothing out of her head.
Leo told them to follow him. He apparently had an idea. Annabeth shuddered at the thought.
As they were leaving the room, Percy called to Leo. "Hey, we'll catch up!"
And he proceeded to hold Annabeth back as the others left.
Really?
She didn't want to talk. She just wanted to get Percy healed. That was really all that mattered.
"Hey, I'll be fine," Percy said, yanking her out of her thoughts.
A hot bubble of rage started to inflate inside of her.
"But what if you're not?" Annabeth snapped. "What if you're gone forever? You said we would always be together! You lied!"
"Annabeth, please listen to me!" Percy half yelled. "Do you think I asked for this? Do you think asked to be shoved in the Acheron?!"
"Y-no! That's not what I'm saying!" Annabeth shouted, raising her voice.
"Oh, yeah?" Percy yelled, raising his voice, too. "You don't even care about how I feel! You don't have to go through with it! You don't have to live it!"
"At least you don't have to watch someone you love go through it!" Annabeth screamed. "How do you think it feels to watch you scream?! How it feels to wonder if your other half will stay in existence?! How-"
She was cut off by Percy's lips on hers.
The anger that had been rising in her chest melted. Her head cleared.
When they pulled apart, Annabeth collapsed into Percy's arms, burying her face in his neck. They both sank to the floor, Annabeth sitting in Percy's lap as he wrapped his arms around her tightly.
He ran a hand through her hair. "I know you're scared. I'm scared, too."
She felt tears trailing down her cheeks. "I just don't want you to leave me."
"I never will, Wise Girl." He pulled away and looked into her eyes. "We're staying together."
This time she kissed him. Fireworks went off in her head. She rapped her arms around his neck as he rapped his around her waist.
Annabeth didn't know how long they were like that, but they finally broke apart when a voice behind cleared their throat.
They awkwardly broke apart to see Leo standing in the doorway.
"While you guys were being friendly with each other - which was for quite awhile," he said with a grin, "we managed to put a little something together for you."
He motioned for them to follow, and they did, hand in hand.
She wasn't going to let the slim chances get the best of her. They had had slim chances before, so why was this any different?
They walked outside, and Annabeth couldn't believe what she saw.
755 words. Do you even care?
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