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Hand in hand, Percy and Annabeth walked to the throne room. Percy would never stop being amazed at how wonderful Olympus was. Now, since Annabeth had started working on it already, it looked even more amazing.
Huh. It's looking pretty good. Maybe if I were to just add a shrine here, and a tapestry there… Percy smiled at Annabeth. Her ideas were brilliant.
Surprisingly, there were four gods, sitting and arguing in Ancient Greece. Zeus, Aphrodite, Poseidon and Athena looked slightly pleased and a bit sympathetic when they saw Annabeth and Percy enter.
Kneel, Seaweed Brain. Percy knelt to the gods alongside Annabeth.
Zeus grunted, Athena stared coldly at them and Poseidon nodded his head in reply. Aphrodite sighed and placed her hand on her chest, almost tearing up while smiling.
"Rise, Heroes of Olympus. Tell us why you have come at this point in time." Zeus grunted.
"Lord, we have a problem we hope you could fix. I can hear Annabeth's voice loud and clear in my head." Percy said. You mean my thoughts. You can hear my thoughts.
"My ladies and lords, Percy means that he can hear my thoughts inside his head. He hears every thought I think, and it is driving him crazy. It is also somewhat invading my privacy. Would you please be so kind to fix this for us, although we did nothing to deserve your infinite greatness?" Annabeth rephrased Percy's sentence.
"It is driving him crazy because he cannot bear to hear intelligent thoughts because his head is full of kelp, just like his father's." Athena said while staring at Percy. Percy swallowed.
Mother. Not now, please. Percy nodded vigorously, which made it look as if he was agreeing with Athena rather than agreeing with Annabeth's thoughts. Athena narrowed her gaze.
"Boy, you must not impose yourself upon my daughter. If you wish it to be so, it is only fair that Aphrodite gives the two heroes of the century a hard time. Dealing with her thoughts is only one of the many stresses you will encounter."
"Mother, no." This is illogical and unnecessary. Please, fight for our happiness; don't you think we deserve it? Annabeth was shouting in his brain. Percy tried to speak up, but Athena was not done.
"Or, you could leave my daughter to more intelligent minds. Give up your love to secure your happiness, as well as hers. If you give up a hero's life, you will also give up that tragic ending. Choose intellect over love, and my daughter will not suffer."
Percy was stunned. She didn't really mean it, right? She is just trying to scare us away. It will work for a year or two, then they will leave us be. Don't worry, I've seen it happen before. Percy decided to trust Annabeth.
"Athena, peace. Perseus, Annabeth, it will not be like that. Aphrodite will simply give you two a series of tests for a year or so, and see if your love is worth living to its fullest, or leaving with a tragic ending." Poseidon clarified.
Called it. Percy smiled despite himself. They were giving them a chance! A chance to live a good life!
"Father, thank you. Athena, as much as you do not trust me, I would give my life for your daughter, and I respect her with all I have. Please forgive me for falling in love with Annabeth. But I do feel that our love is a special one. Please.."
Percy's voice trailed off. He heard Annabeth worry that had something to do with Tartarus, and she sympathized for him. Percy stood tall, not wanting to disappoint Annabeth.
He's being strong for me. Gods, I love him.
A moment of silence. Then, Athena spoke up, looking down. She spoke out loud, yet under her breath.
"Child, I know. I love Annabeth; my favorite daughter is in good hands. As much as I hate to admit it, she has the right to love you. I fear that you will cause her death, since you are her weakness. Having a weakness like that is so…ungodly. And so unreasonable." Athena's voice turned hard.
It's ok Mother. You can let a bit of emotion show. Gods, she called me her favorite daughter. Percy was shocked that Athena had feelings. Yeah, he knew it was stupid, but she never really expressed them in any form except for anger (at least towards Percy).
"Thank you, my Lady." Percy said sincerely.
"This does not mean I will be keeping my eyes off you. I am watching you, Percy Jackson." Percy almost smiled. He was surprised that Annabeth had nothing to say.
He looked over to her, and realized that her thoughts were no longer in his head! He swiftly turned his head to Aphrodite, who winked in between dabbing her eyes.
"I will be making your love life a bit more interesting, but for now, you have passed your first test. Congratulations, Percabeth!" Aphrodite shrieked, while clapping her hands.
Athena rolled her eyes, Poseidon smiled, and Zeus grumbled.
"Next test is coming soon, demigods. Be prepared." Poseidon looked directly at Percy, then to the ground. Percy felt a chill up his spine, not sure if he wanted to face the next challenge.
"Thank you, so much. We are eternally grateful." Annabeth bowed to each god/goddess. She looked a Percy, and Percy followed her example.
They walked out of Olympus, hand in hand.
Hey guys! If you enjoyed this chapter, read on. Next chapter is full of awesomness.
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