I was stunned. I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe that this day was already here. "Percy…" I mumbled, staring at him. He had let go of me and landed down on one knee and I could feel my heart creeping into my chest. I could feel Poseidon's presence around us and somehow I knew that mom was watching too. When Percy reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring I couldn't speak. My mind was one step behind my body. My body was kneeling with him and my mouth was coiling its way into a smile. He smiled back at me while my mind tried to catch up, but it wasn't coming through. My mind couldn't grasp it.

"Beth…?" There was a nervous edge to his voice. I leaned down and kissed him. It was all I could think of to do. I kissed him, one hand pressed against his cheek. "Should I take that as a yes?" I nodded, pulling his face back to mine. He kissed me for a second and then pulled away, taking my hand. "I... Annabeth. "I want to meet destiny head on. I don't want to procrastinate. I love you… and I will take care of them." His last line was barely a whisper as he slid the ring down my finger. "Are you crying?" He snickered.

"Shut up Seaweed Brain." I muttered, knotting my hands in his hair. "I love you."

"We should get back." He said, pulling me up… He grabbed my hand and led me back up to the beach.

"Where have you two been?" Grover asked in his bad liar kind of way. He and Juniper were sitting at a table with Thalia, who was raising her eyebrows at the ring on my finger.

"Now I thought you said you weren't engaged." She mused, standing up. I rolled my eyes, walking over to her. "Congrats, Annabeth." She said, hugging my neck. "And Percy?" She said, turning to him.

"Yeah?" Percy answered wearily.

"Watch out. Annabeth's my friend. Don't dare hurt her." She said, smiling.

"Don't worry." Percy muttered, looking me over from head to toe. "I'll take care of her."

"You better... well I better be off." She hugged me again and then knelt down to grab her bow that was leaning against the wall behind her. "Now. You call me. I better be a bridesmaid."

"We'll see." I joked, waving her away. "Bye."

"Love you Beth.." Percy muttered, kissing my neck.

"Gods Perc.." I muttered, laughing.

"So she said yes?" Grover clarified through a mouthful of food.

"Yes I said yes! You thought I would say no?" I asked, lunging myself at him. I threw my arms around him, laughing. "Crazy Grover." I pulled away and turned to Juniper who was beaming at me. "You were in on all of this too weren't you?"

"Yes." She said almost shamefully.

"Gods I love you!" I said, hugging her.

"Someone's in a huggy mood." Chiron said appearing behind Percy and patting him on the back. "I take it she said yes."

"Was I the only person not in on the secret?"

"Pretty much." Percy said, nodding quietly.

"Nice Percy." I muttered, looking at Chiron.

"Very nice. It wouldn't have been half as fun if you knew." He teased, laughing at me.

"Well... this is a one of a kind thing.. very unique." Chiron said, looking us over.

"What do you mean?" Percy asked, looking puzzled.

Juniper was nodding her head and Grover was biting the edge of his cap.

"Campers have dated since the camp was built. There has never been any regard to the slight blood line relation. When you go to battle with people and train with people and spend the whole summer with people there is bound to be some sort of romance. The facts are that there hasn't been one relationship that made it to marriage in the history of the camp. Our lives are dangerous. Someone would die before their prime or the couple would be driven apart due to the stress of the terror surrounding them. There hasn't been two demigods get married for centuries... and we already know there will be some... conflict." Chiron said gravely.

"Conflict won't stop me." Percy said defiantly.

"I know." Chiron said, pulling out a smile. "Your brave Percy, perhaps foolishly brave."

He glanced over at me and muttered, "Maybe." Chiron laughed and trotted off. I looked around and the party was dying down. Only my cabin mates remained, cleaning up, happily.

"I'll walk you to your cabin.." Percy muttered, pulling me into the darkness.

"Annabeth?"

I watched his profile as we walked and found myself thinking about how beautiful he was.. "Yeah?"

"Are.. are you sure about this?" His voice was barely a whisper.

For a moment I thought that maybe in the darkness of a moonless night he was having second thoughts. The thought made my blood run cold. "Of course... aren't you?" My voice shook with fear and he pulled me closer to his side as we neared the Athena cabin.

"Absolutely." He muttered, steering her to the door.

"Your only seventeen." I muttered, my nose touching his.

"I won't be... soon." He said, laughing at me. "It won't be long." We weren't talking about his birthday anymore.

My fingers grazed his face and I muttered, "Will it?"

"No." He promised me, nodding to the door. "Go to bed."

I turned to the door and stepped inside just in time to hear him wish me goodnight.

"Annabeth?" It was as quiet as a whisper in the night and I sat up built right in my bed.

My mother was standing in the middle of my cabin. "Mom?"

"Hello Annabeth." She said, sitting down on the bed beside me. "Your getting married?"

I looked at her, smiling slightly. "Yeah.. I am."

"To Poseidon's boy?"

I nodded, laughing to myself. "He's got a name mom."

"I know."

"You don't care... do you...?" I asked her, playing with the edge of my blanket.

"He asked me you know... your father too. But he came to me before you two left New York for the summer."

"Gods I really was the last person to know."

"Yes... but that's how it's supposed to be."

"You don't mind?"

"No.. Your happy?"

"Very."

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