(Chap – 2)
The Quest.
Author`s note:I do not own Percy Jackson or any of its characters. Only the story is mine. The last chapter was written in the view of a third person, but from here it is going to be in Percy's point of view. There you go now!
'Umm…' Annabeth said.
She was confused and also overwhelmed. I could tell that just by looking at her eyes. Well, it was a thing to be befuddled about because the gods don`t ever talk directly to their demigod children. And when they do, it means that something is serious.
'It is important, my child. You need to decide. Are you ready to undertake this quest?' Athena asked.
She glanced back at me looking for some sign or anything that would help her in this. But no, I was not going to interrupt. This would be completely her choice. She will decide what she wants. That was when I realized she was still staring at me.
'Annnabeth, this is going to be entirely your decision and I will be at your side no matter what happens.' I assured her.
She nodded and turned back towards her mother. Athena was waiting for the answer and she was growing impatient.
'I am ready' She replied.
'Good.' Athena smiled. 'This will be like any other quest, having two other companions; it will be led by you.'
'Okay.'
'To succeed in your quest, you have to rescue this other demigod child of mine. He has divulged from his path, you need to bring him back safely to Camp Half- Blood.' Athena said. She looked as if she was in pain. She must have really liked this child of hers. Her hopeful eyes were fixed on Annabeth believing that she will save this child.
'Mom.' Annabeth said. 'I will - do my best to save my- brother. I will ensure - that he returns to - Camp Half-Blood safely.'
Her voice cracked as saying this was hurting her. But I could not understand that why would she be upset. Her mother came down here, herself to assign her a quest. Her eyes were filled with tears, it looked like she was about to cry.
'I have talked to Chiron; he will brief you about it. Whatever you do, know this, every step ahead of you lies danger, you will have to fight hard to survive and it is not going to be easy, not at all easy.' Athena warned.
'I will do my best mother' Annabeth assured.
'I believe you, dear. Do not disappoint me.' She waved her hand and disappeared into white smoke.
And Annabeth collapsed down hugging herself.
'Annabeth!' I cried. 'What`s wrong?'
'Percy, I feel like Athena is not proud of me, she does not love me.' She said her voice crackling and full of disappointment.
'No, Annabeth. She is proud of you, and you know it too. She wouldn`t have assigned you as the Official Architect of Olympus otherwise.' I assured cradling her into my arms.
'Percy, didn`t you notice? She never addressed me by my name. She never-' and then she started sobbing.
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I don't know for how long we sat there, Annabeth snuggling and sobbing into my chest and I comforting her. At last, she finally stopped crying. Her eyes were red and puffy because of continuous crying. Her nose and cheeks turned red.
'Annabeth, I am sure that loves you. Otherwise she wouldn`t have given this quest to you. Believe me. I saw that hope in her eyes that you will succeed in saving your brother.'
'I`m sorry, Percy. It's just that-'
And I leaned in for a kiss. I decided it was the best that I could do to get her out of this depression. She hesitated at first, and then kissed me back passionately, my hand on her waist and her hand on the back of my neck. It was the most beautiful feeling. I had the perfect girl in this world, I needed nothing else.
'Better?' I asked, gazing into her storm grey eyes.
'Loads.' She smiled. It was good to see her smile after such a long time of crying.
'Oh! Percy, we forgot!'
'What?' I asked.
'Chiron would be waiting for us! Come on, we are already late. It has been a long time since Athena left.' She said pulling me along.
I had completely forgotten in all this mess that Chiron wanted to talk to us. He would be waiting for us right now and is not that patient centaur. Being a teacher he respects the values in life very much. And one among them was punctuality.
'Alright. Let`s go.' I said.
Oh dear, we were in trouble.
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