Chapter 13: Amber

"EGG NOG!" Leo shouted, hugging a container of egg nog. "If it is possible for me to love anything more than I love cocoa, it would be egg nog!"
"Ummmm, Hello?" I said. "I think your noggin is made out of the nog." Leo stuck out an arm and pulled me until my nose was flat against his chest.
"And Amber Valdez!" He finished. I forced my head away from him chest.
"Are you proposing?" I asked him. His grin vanished.
"Would you say yes if I were?" He asked eyeing me.
"Yes," I would, but we are too young.
"Then," Leo got on one knee and pulled a ring from his pocket and held it up. "Will you marry me?" Everyone stared.
"NO." I said. "Try again in five years. AND WHY IN HADES DO YOU CARRY AROUND AN ENGAGEMENT RING?" Everyone looked at me. "FYI, I never yelled this much until I met Leo."
"She makes a point." Percy said.
"Wise words, Perseus, wise words."Annabeth said. But Percy didn't know this.
"Okay," Percy said, freaking out. "Who let Athena in?" He frantically looked around at the ceiling.
"I," Annabeth started. "Stand corrected." Percy calmed down, nodding. Leo stared at the ring, still on his knee.
"It's not an engagement ring. It's a nemo ring I found lying around." Percy jumped and grabbed the ring from my boyfriend and went and sat in a corner talking to it and kissing it.
"I feel bad for him and Annabeth. But," I said "I love Percabeth."
"I don't know what a Percabeth is," Annabeth said. "But, I know I like it."
"It's your ship name."
"Ohhhhhhhh" Annabeth said.
"You don't know what I'm talking about, do you?" I asked and Annabeth shook her head. I explained. And Percy walked to Annabeth and got on one knee.
"Wise Girl, will you marry me again?" Percy asked
"I already said yes, Seaweed Brain." Annabeth said.
"I know, but I love hearing the love of my life, the future carrier of my children, the woman I'll grow old with, say yes to marry a stupid guy like me." Percy said. Annabeth wiped a tear. "I love you Wise Girl. I have to tell you something."
We all looked at him as he got up. "I have been acceted to go to a very good college to become a marine bioligist. I will attend once I graduate high school this year."
"You... Are... Taking High School classes." I asked. Percy nodded.
"I... I've been taking online classes since last June. I graduate... This April." I hugged my half-brother. I kissed his cheek.
"I'm so proud of my brother. I'll miss you when you go off to college, Kelp Head." I let go of him and Annabeth kissed him.
"Which college, Kelp Brain?" Annabeth asked.
"Yall?" Percy asked
"Ya'll?" Leo asked. "There's a university that means 'you all?' ''
"You mean... Yale?" Annabeth asked. Percy lit up.
"Yeah, that's it." Percy confirmed "Where are you all going?"
"Yale!" Annabeth jumped into his arms, crying tears of joy. "We're both going to Yale." She kissed his cheek.
"I'm gonna go to Camp Jupiter's college and live with Hazel." Frank said.
"I'm..." Leo started. "I'm going to some New York community college to study to become an engineer or mechanic..."
"M-my Leo i-is goning to college while I finish High School?" I asked, now I was crying. I hugged my boyfriend. "I'm gona miss you."
"Jason and Piper are going with me, too." Leo said.
"At least you'll have... f-familiar f-faces around c-college." I cried into his shoulder. "I'm so happy for you and proud of you. I'll m-miss you."
"That's why I'm gonna invite you to live with me in an apartment a block away from the college. What do you say, Sea Girl? Live with me?"
"I-I don't know, what about my mom and twin?" I asked
"We'll still live in Manhattan." Leo said. I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned my head to see Alex.
"Go with him, I'll take care of mom. She'll take care of me." He said. I wiped a tear.
"I-I'll live with you, Forge Boy." I said, hugging Leo.
"What happened to McShizzle?'' Leo asked me in a whisper. I smiled.
"One condition," Alex said. "No hanky-panky." Everyone laughed.
"Unless we marry, which I doubt." Leo said "Unless we're at least 18 and 20. Cuz, It's illegal to have sex unless we're both minors or over 18. Or if we're married. Like, if Amber's 17 and I'm 19, if we get married, it wouldn't be illigal."
"Okay," Nico said. "Can we not talk about this, Hazel's ears are too young!"
"Hey, I'm from the Forties!'' Hazel said. "THE FORTIES! I've heard and seen it all! I got MARRIED! I gave birth, I had IT! With SAMMY! My best friend's boyfriend's great-grandfather! AND I'm older than you. You were born in the sixties!"
"Yeah," Nico argued "But, who brought you back to LIFE!?"
"Call it even?" Asked Hazel.
"Agreed." Nico shook her hand. "Never speak of this again."