Another chapter! I'm sorry that I took forever to post this.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Percy Jackson series.

Percy pov:

I watch some other dead hunters walk in and I stare at them confused. Who invited them? I decide to let them stay. Annabeth is on the other side of the room and she looks beautiful. I admit that I got jealous. The way she said 'I miss you' to Luke made me feel angry. I felt she could only talk that way to me. That was selfish. I know she loves me and I would be stupid if I thought otherwise.

I look out the door and see Bianca and Michael walking towards the house. They are standing awfully close to each other. She laughs at something that he said. I stand in front of the doorway blocking their path. They look up and immediately blush. "Where were you two?" Bianca looks down and Michael starts to sweat. "Umm..." I smile at their nervousness and move out of the way. "Go ahead. I was just joking around." Bianca passes me with a grateful look but before Michael can pass me, I grab his shirt. "If you hurt her, I will hurt you so badly that you will be wishing for the fields of punishment. Got it?" He nervously gulps and nods. I smile at him and pat his back. "I'm glad you understand." He gives me a weak smile and goes inside.

I promised Nico I would protect Bianca. She died because of me. Now that I am with her again, I can protect her like I should.

I go inside and find everyone talking and having fun. I walk over to where Annabeth is. As she talks to Luke, I play with her hair. The curls bounce as I touch them.

Before I can react, Annabeth grabs me and kisses me hard. I almost stumble back but manage to stay standing. She pulls back after a couple of wolf-whistles. "What was that for?" I ask with a stupid grin on my face. She smiles and says, "I just really wanted to do that." Luke slaps me on the back and grins. "You got yourself a nice girl, Jackson." I put an arm around Annabeth and I kiss her head. "Trust me, I know."

Somebody puts on music and everyone is dancing. Surprisingly, Zoe asks me and dance and I look at Annabeth. She nods and I awkwardly place my arms around Zoe. She smirks at my discomfort.

"I couldn't help but notice that Annabeth had a nice ring on her finger." I blush and look down. "I didn't think anyone would notice," I admit. She smiles at me and says, "I thought I would never say this about a man but you are going to be a great husband. Maybe even a good father." I ponder her words and wonder if I really will be good enough for Annabeth. I love her but am I the best choice for her? "Think about what I said." She drifts off into the crowd and I find that Bianca takes her place. She smiles up at me and I look down at her.

I forgot that she had died so young. We move around a bit in silence. I find that she won't look at me as we dance and her cheeks are a light shade of red. I decide to break the silence. "I'll tell you my secret if you tell me yours." She looks startled at my voice. I can tell she is going to lie and say she doesn't have a secret, so I say, "Isn't Michael a little too old for you?" I raise an eyebrow and she turns crimson. "No he's not," she says with a slight edge to her voice. I hold up my hands in surrender. "I'm just joking. I'm happy for you." She looks up at me with eyes that remind me so much of Nico. How is he coping with my death?

"So what's your secret?" She asks and I snap out of my thoughts. "Oh yeah, about that..." She punches me in the arm and she is surprisingly strong. I wince and rub my arm. "I told you my secret. Now spill." I lead her into a random room and shut the door. "I'm getting married to Annabeth." Her face brightens up and she hugs me. Suddenly, she starts talking non-stop about the wedding. "We need flowers and dresses. Can I be a bridesmaid? I wonder where we will have it? I think-" I put a hand over her mouth. "Woah! Calm down." She stops talking and takes a deep breath. "Okay. I'm just really excited." I ruffle her hair and she smacks my hand away. She walks out of the room smirking at me.

Annabeth watches her leave and then enters the room. "What got her so excited?" She asks. I tell Annabeth about how I told her about us getting married and in turn she told me about her new boyfriend. "Michael? I may have to threaten him." I smirk and say, " Already done."

Annabeth smiles at me and wraps her arms around my neck. She kisses me and tangles her hands in my hair. I pull back breathing heavily. "We have guests outside." In response, she kisses me harder. "They can wait." I push her against the wall and I know I probably look like i was shocked with electricity.

"Wow thanks for that view." I hear someone say behind me. Basically, everyone in the party decided to come see us. Luke steps up and announces loudly, "It's a wonder that there aren't little kids running around here already." Heat rushes to my face and I set Annabeth on the ground. She tries to straighten her shirt but it's no use. Her hair sticks up from me running my hands through it. I probably look worse. I smile nervously at them.

"So...what's up?" Zoe rolls her eyes and Annabeth looks at me incredously. "Really seaweed brain" I shrug and I see the hunters looking away but not saying anything. I see Castor smiling for what seems like the first time. Bianca smiles evilly at me and I start to panic. What is she going to do? Then she drops a bomb.

"Annabeth and Percy are getting married!" Everyone goes crazy. Thanks Bianca. We get bombarded with questions and my head starts to ache. My main reply is that I don't know. We haven't really talked about it.

Annabeth looks at me for help and I put a hand up. "Look we're both kind of tired. Let's talk tomorrow." They grudgingly agree and leave. Silena gives me a wink on the way out and I groan. Tomorrow is going to be hell.

Annabeth sleepily climbs the steps, so I pick her up and throw her over my shoulder. She hits me a couple times with her fist but she's too tired to resist. I lay her gently in the bed and then lay down next to her. She snuggles into my side and I smile. Annabeth truly makes me happy. I watch as her breathing slows and she falls asleep. I get up quietly and shut the light off. I can only see her silhouette but her face burns fresh in my mind.

As I take my place beside her, I start to wonder why Annabeth liked me over all the other guys. When we were twelve, I was a loser who thought he could save his mom all on his own. I had a crush on her from the start. I then started to fall in love with her. What I never thought was that she would fall in love with me too.

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