A/U: Unless I have a serious breakthrough, this will be the last chapter. I'm just not feeling it anymore. Let's hope that this chapter's a good one.
Three weeks had passed since Percy had 'kidnapped' Lizzie and took her to Camp Half-Blood. Once Sally had come and picked them up, (Percy drove home himself because he had to get his Prius back), the family sat down and had a long conversation ending with a trip to Social Services. They talked with the family who had adopted Lizzie and found that they were not the right family for her; they were just in it because they had been paid to, and they hated children and beat the ones they already had. After that interesting visit, the Blofis-Jackson household, including Lizzie, went to the courthouse and reported the couple. In a few days, Sally and Paul went out and left Lizzie in Percy and Annabeth's protection, as she was spending the week with them. The three teenagers spent the evening sitting around, just talking or watching movies. Around ten o'clock, Lizzie fell asleep in front of the Little Mermaid, her and Percy's choice; of course, Annabeth had no choice but to watch along. Percy noticed her curled up in the chair and got up to carry her back to her room.
"Percy," Lizzie mumbled sleepily. "Can you stay with me? I don't wanna be alone." How could anyone resist that?
"Sure, Sweetheart. I'll always be here for you. I guarantee it." Once Lizzie's eyes had drifted back closed, Percy, rubbing small circles on her back whispered, "Swear it on the Styx."
When Sally and Paul got home, they pulled Percy aside and told him that they had gotten him and Lizzie both early birthday presents. "How would you like to have a little sister, Perce?"
Ecstatic, Percy whooped and jumped around, before realizing that Lizzie was asleep and he quieted down. "How'd you do it? I thought we had lost her. Oh my gods, I gotta tell Lizzie!" With that the eighteen year old tore down the hall and soon yells of excitement came from Lizzie's room.
Percy soon came out hauling his new little sister on his back, singing, "It's the best day EVER! It's the best day ever," Soon Lizzie joined in and sang the ridiculous song with the brunette.
Lizzie jumped off of Percy's back and scrambled to give Paul and Sally huge hugs. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she exclaimed happily. "I'm so happy that, out of the millions of girls in the world, you chose me to be your daughter. I love you."
Lizzie's new parents just smiled brightly and hugged her back saying, "There is no one else in the world we would rather have as our daughter, Lizzie. We love you too, and the thought of you going away to that abusive family, we couldn't stand it. We had to bring you home." Paul lifted his daughter up and looked her in the eye. "I hope you know that we will punish you, give you chores, make sure you do your homework," That one got a giggle coming from everyone; they knew that they had nothing to worry about with the 'Whiz Kid.' "But, we will also love you, be here for you when you have bad dreams, we will never let you feel unwanted again."
Lizzie buried her face into her father's shoulder, then pulled Sally and Percy in for a family group hug. "I hope this family lasts till kingdom come," she whispered.
That night, as Lizzie and Percy cuddled in his bed, the older child of the sea kissed the younger's hair and said, "Lizzie, you've always been more than a friend. You've always been family."
A/N: Now, wasn't that a sweet ending? I'm sad to see this story go, but I have other ones posted for your great fangirl/fanboy pleasure:
-The Quest of the Four
-Long Last
-It's Love
-Lost and Found
The last two are about Once Upon A Time, and the first two are Solangelo.
Happy Reading! ~KorenBlofis