Forever And Always
A/N: And I update this for the first time since my hiatus! So I decided that this will be only Percabeth, so rejoice my darlings! However, I will take requests for pairings. Without further ado, let's start! (I'm not going to bother with a disclaimer, since it is highly unlikely that a thirteen, soon to be fourteen, year old would own this awesome epic!)
"Annabeth, dear?" Chiron said over the IM link.
"Yes Chiron?"
"There's an offer I would like to propose. Could you call Percy please?" Annabeth did what was asked. They were in their apartment, having finished their honeymoon at Disneyworld in Florida (A/N: Sorry for the mistake last chapter and thanks to the reviewer who pointed that out!) and spent ages having fun, both in the day and night.
"Chiron." Percy greeted his teacher with a smile.
"Percy, Annabeth, I would like to give you a proposition. Since you are both very experienced campers, i-I would like you to stay on… as teachers. Percy can take up swords skills and canoeing and you Annabeth can take Greek mythology and close combat. So, how would you like it?"
They both stared with their mouths agape. Then they burst out.
"Chiron, of course-"
"How could we refuse-"
"We will, we wi-"
"Calm down demigods!" They shut up. "As you have accepted, you will have to move to Camp at least for majority of the year."
Percy nodded, "Of course. I can lock up our apartment and I am sure Annabeth wouldn't mind doing her work from Camp." His wife nodded.
"Well, that's settled then. How soon can you get back?"
Percy and Annabeth grinned at each other.
A little less than an hour later, Percy and Annabeth swooped down on Blackjack's back, enchanted luggage (which probably looked like lumpy colored clouds to mortals) floating behind. They were met by their friends, the girls wanting to know what went on and the boys being… well, boys.
"We've all been offered positions here at Camp: me, Nico, Piper and Leo! Jason, Frank and Hazel need to go back but they'll be visiting from time to time. Reyna talked to Chiron and he said she can take up spear throwing once she and Leo are married!" Thalia grinned from ear-to-ear. Annabeth smiled and hugged her best friend. "It's good to be back." She then detached herself from the rest of the group, thinking. There was something she needed to talk to Percy about. She'd found out about it only yesterday and she knew the sooner she told him, the sooner his shock would wear off.
"Perce, there's something we need to talk about. Meet me at our spot in an hour's time. At 6."
He looked confused but nodded and walked off to see Chiron about their new cabin by the beach. She sighed and went off to prepare.
She took a blanket from her cabin and went to talk to Piper, who was in her and Jason's cabin. "Pipes, there's something I need to tell Percy but I need to get him in a good mood first. Can you help me get dressed for a picnic?"
She squealed. Although not as girly, she was a daughter of Aphrodite after all, it was in her blood to act like that. "Of course I will Annabeth! Come on, we need to dress you fast. Wait a minute, I'll ask Travis and Connor to help with food and then I'll be right back."
Annabeth sat down on a beanbag and waited while Piper fixed up with the Stoll brothers. She had begun to tap impatiently when her friend whirled in again. She grinned and held up a hairdryer. "Get in the shower." Annabeth knew better than to protest, she wouldn't get her way. She was marched into the bathroom and into the shower. She happily washed her hair with the lemon-scented shampoo and conditioner and then massaged her body with a creamy shower gel.
She stepped out and wrapped a fluffy, white robe around herself and tied another around her hair. Piper was waiting for her in one of their many, private dressing areas. She held out a body lotion and once Annabeth was done, she did her nails and dried her hair, allowing it to fall naturally around her shoulders. She smiled and took out a dress, causing her friend to gasp appreciatively. It was a light silvery-grey summer dress, with a pearl-white ribbon tied beneath the bust. It flowed out and stopped just above the knee. Piper had even put out a pair of silver owl earrings and wrap-around silver heels. Annabeth smiled gratefully at her friend and put on her outfit. They went outside together where Piper handed her a basket laden with food and drinks.
"I hope everything goes well Annabeth."
"Thank you Pipes." Annabeth walked towards the beach, basket and blanket in hand.
She'd just set up everything when Percy ambled towards her, his face lighting up with delight at the spread. "Wise Girl, you did all this for me?" he teased.
"Of course not, I just wanted to rub it in your face as I feasted on this lot." She gestured to everything. Percy pouted as he pulled her in for a kiss. They pulled away after a while and she made him sit, handing him a plate with sandwiches and crisps and cracking open a can of Coke for him. She put some food on her plate and they ate silently, savoring the atmosphere. When they finished, Annabeth pulled out ice-cream from the cold box and handed him one. Percy grinned over the blueberry gelato. She cleared her throat. "Percy, there's something I need to tell you." Now that it had come to that point, she was chickening out. Almost but not quite.
Percy's smile faded slightly. "W-What is it? Are you divorcing me? Is that it? Don't you love me anymore? I prom-"
"SEAWEED BRAIN! WILL YOU LET ME SPEAK?" she shouted then took a breath, "Why would I want to leave you? I love you right? It's something else."
Then she mumbled something. "What did you say?"
"I said I'm pregnant." She looked down at her hands. Percy sat shell-shocked for a second and Annabeth's lip began to tremble. That shook him out of it. He got up and pulled her up, then embraced her and gave her a long kiss. "You just gave me the best news of my life," he whispered to her. She looked up with shining eyes and he noted how beautiful she looked in the mellow light of the setting sun, as if she were shining brighter than Apollo. "I-I thought you might not want the baby."
"Annie, how could you think that? Ever since I've loved you, I knew I wanted to have a family with you. You've made my dearest wish come true."
Annabeth kissed him. He tasted her vanilla lip-gloss, mixed with the salty taste of her tears. He tenderly wiped them away, showing all his love and hope for the future in the gentle caress of his hand. "I'll be with you Annabeth, forever and always."
A/N: Awwwww! Percabeth fluff! I'm open for pairing requests… just tell me what you want. I put up a new story too; 'Look Out Ladies, Here I Come!' so check it out! Till next time!
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