AN I Haven't updated in forever so I kind feel terrible. I had extreme writers block not to mention my life catch up to me. Anyways I should be back to typing more now also I almost have 200 reviews! :D Only took me what 19 chapters? Anyways only 5 or so chapters left in this story till it's over *tear* *tear* so as always even if you've never done it before REVIEW! :D Anyways yada yada I will give you a sneak peak.

~ Anna

Disclaimer: I do not own anything of the PJATO series.

(Third Person POV)

"Percy I'm so sorry.." Annabeth said from behind the door. Percy was just looking at the ground at the moment with his eye's glazed over with tears. He didn't tell people much because lets face it, when he told it, it was like he was reliving it. Annabeth stood behind the door immediately feeling guiltily for getting mad at him, but it was different because it wasn't like her mother was going to come back to life. She was crying because everything that happened so far this day even though it just started was horrible.

Annabeth's family 'forgot' to call her that her mother's condition was getting worse, but the problem was she barley even saw her mother so she well she almost wasn't sad which just made her miserable. And nothing added up correctly. She started moving the furniture that was blocking the door from everyone getting near her or even see her. She was in distress she as much as she didn't like to admit it she needed someone. As soon as she opened the door an inch it flew open and she didn't even have to look she could tell it was Percy. He had his arms wrapped around her and for the first time ever since the phone call she felt safe and protected.

"Percy what happened to your mom?" She spoke softly and she could feel his sharp intake of breath till he started talking again.

(Flashback!)

The little black haired boy this time sat in a hospital bed and his father sat at the foot of it. Usually his father was wearing a suit or a smile and this time it was neither. He wore a tired expression with his chin in his hands. His eye's were wide like he hadn't slept in days and to him it felt like he hadn't. He didn't think about time much, mostly because Percy's room didn't have a window and he threw the clock at a wall for beeping to much. And also more then before he had a very short temper.

He was thinking and those thoughts were moving so fast through his head they were more like half thoughts. But the ones that kept on going through were the complete ones and the worse ones. He thought about who he was at that very moment. And to him he was horrible, he was the worst guy he had ever met and there was nothing he could do to change that thought. Because it was concrete it was solid and there was nothing that could say he was a good father.

He didn't know his sons friends, what his favorite color was or even where he went to school in the first place. And Sally well be barely even touched upon that fact with himself. He always knew that she supported him because she was that kind of person, but he realized that he never really supported her. That one thing frustrated him to no return. Maybe just maybe when they got home everything could go back to normal, but that was false hope because somewhere in him Poseidon knew that nothing would ever be the same. And that was if Sally got better, which was doubtful. Sally was his one wife, and he didn't even know what was going on in her life.

And that is why he was sitting in his only child's room instead of his wife's. Because no matter how horrible it was to see Percy, it would be worse to see Sally. She was so strong all the time, but she cracked and now she was frail, helpless and he couldn't do anything about it. That's why he sat in his sons room with wide eye's from not sleeping in days till someone snapped him out of it. It was the young blonde nurse who seemed to never be able to shut up like it was impossible.

"Hi, um excuse me, but we need to try and wake up Peruses." She said starring at him with wide eyes because even though he was sleep deprived, starving, and hadn't taken a shower in about 3 days he was attractive to people. He swore under his breath quietly enough for the young nurse not to hear because his wife was in the other room dying and there was some nurse ogling at him. People sometimes just didn't know boundaries he thought quietly.

"His name is Percy," He whispered standing next to the bed. He hoped it would work because if he stayed asleep they would need to give him medication to wake him up and there were side effects. "Percy it-it's time to wake up now." Poseidon said sternly as her waited by Percy's bedside. Slowly Percy's eyes cracked open and then shut as her croaked out, "Dad can I have some water?"

He actually opened his eye's after that looking into piratically identical one's of his father with worry and confusion. A nurse ran out of the room to get a cup of water and two others came in to help him adjust the bed so her could sit up properly. "Dad what happened?" Percy spoke in a quiet weak voice barely hearable over all the machines that where running. He looked around for his mother not finding her in his room which caused his eyes to go wide with fear.

"Your mom's across the hall, but shes not doing to good." He said looking at his son and almost breaking down into tears thinking about life without Sally. He hadn't thought about her when she was a normal constant, but now he was worried and like any worried husband he couldn't get her out of his head. Percy tried to get up from his bed, but the nurses stopped him saying he could get up in a few hours when the doctor said it was okay, but until then he couldn't. Poseidon rolled him eye's because if he could wake his son up them obviously the son should be able to go see his mother.

"Dad will I get to see mom again?" He said quietly looking at the window even though it had the shades down it was like he could look through it. He closed his eyes and exhaled sound more like an old man then a young boy. And Percy did in his mind because someone his age shouldn't have to go though these things. In fact no one should because 'these things' sucked and they were always horrible. They would follow you for the rest of your life and never go away. They would cause you to wake up screaming in a cold sweat, but not remember why. And worst of all they would make you lose someone you loved and never get them back.

"You might get to say goodbye one last time."Poseidon closed his eyes tightly as if willing himself not to cry, at least not in front of his son who already looked so weak. Percy slowly fixed his stare at the window as his father walked out into the hallway and leaned on the wall. He slid down it with his hand over his eyes because now he could feel himself crying and he knew that he couldn't stop it. Not this time.

(Third Person POV)

"Well, did you get to say goodbye?" Annabeth asked slowly as Percy looked at her with his eyes that seemed dimmer now. She knew how it felt to loose someone now so she was actually kind of happy he kept this from her because before she wouldn't have been able to relate to it at all. And now she could help him and he would be able to help her in a way.

"Yeah I did, but sometimes I wish I hadn't.." He yawned from it being so early. Annabeth gave him a confused looked because she always thought that someone would want one last goodbye before they never saw someone again. That's why she was so hurt from her family. It was the one fact and regret that she never had the chance, let alone the opportunity to say goodbye. And here was her boyfriend that could help her though everything and he was almost sad that he got to say goodbye a final time and all of this confused her more then she could ever imagine.

"Percy why on earth do you wish you hadn't? All of the things you could've asked or heard, anything." He looked up at her knowing it would be hard to explain what he felt because he didn't do it much about his mothers death. In fact it was the one thing he avoided as much as possible and now he would have to go through the tedious work to explain it.

(Flash Back!)

Percy's father helped him down from his bed and across the hall to where his mother was just barley awake. She had her eye's open looking for her son and the man she felt as though she could love anymore, but she did it anyway's. She needed them, to see them just one last time because she knew that the end was nearer them ever before. She had thought about everything and had no self pity because she thought everything was her fault and this was Karma.

Karma was equal to what she was doing in her mind because she was ripping her son away from the only life he ever knew and now she was getting ripped away from the only life she ever had. But it was still not fair because her young baby boy would have to grow up without a mother to talk to when he get's home, or someone to take care of him while he was sick.

She looked into her husbands eyes when he walked into the room with there tired son who climbed up on the bed. "Mom please get better, I need you." He said quietly looking at his mother for some sort of recognition of his words. Her brown eyes looked into his and they were lifeless, and old something he had never seen in his mother before.

"Percy dear, it doesn't work that way, but I promise I will always be with you in your memories, never forget those. But for a few minutes I need to speak to your father. Can you go wait outside dear?" She spoke quietly to him and watched her teary eyed boy settle on the wall right outside the room.

"Sally I'm so sorry..' Poseidon said quietly hoping for his son not to hear him. "I, well I didn't know what was going on. If you just told me we could've made it better, or well maybe if I just listened.."

"It's not your fault." Sally said defiantly which made Poseidon's head to snap up. His face almost had the look of disgust, but not about what her, about what she said. He was disgusted with himself that he could make someone think that something that is clearly not his fault. "It's mine, I didn't need to run I could've just told you and I didn't even try. I tried to take your own son form you without even knowing, really what kind of mother does that?" She said sadly looking at him.

"You must be delusional because everything that happened is my fault and stop trying to convince me otherwise. I have to take Percy home soon so I'll let him talk to you." Poseidon walked towards the door, but was stopped by Sally saying something to him barely audible.

"Never let him think I was a bad mother," She paused looking at the window regretting her outburst. She could feel his eyes on her now so she decided to speak her thoughts some more, "This might be my fault just try and make him remember me as someone who nurtured him because I couldn't die without regret if he thought I was a bad mom."

"He doesn't need me to remember you perfectly." Poseidon said sadly sticking his head out the door to see Percy talking to a boy who had a cast on his whole leg all the way up to his hip. "Percy who's you friend?"

"His name is Grover he just had a leg surgery, can I talk to Mom now?" He said glancing into the room and then waving goodbye to his friend.

(THIRD PERSON POV)

"Percy I still don't get it.." Annabeth said looking at him. He sat down on her bed and looked up at her.

"Well when I was younger and even now I didn't have much to ask when I was there. It's not some big thing were you can find out anything and they give you words of wisdom. I your mind all you can think it how your never going to see this person again. And those times are the last you'll have with them and you would think you would want to make it the best moments possible, but you can't help them or anything else. It's a time of acceptance that feels wrong, but it feels worse to imagine not being there and being worry free." He was serious the whole time now thinking back again. But this time he didn't start talking about memories all he did was sit there with a glazed over look in his eyes. Like he was going to start crying even though inside he already was.

"Annabeth tell me about your mom." He said as she went and sat next to him on the bed and crossed her legs.

"She," She started, but paused thinking back too. "She was the best person you would ever meet. But not the nicest, not at all. She would push you the hardest, almost to your limits and then past them if she could. And she was good at it because when she gave you a push you did something you never thought you could. She expected more out of people then they could ever imagine giving her, yet she was never disappointed if you didn't reach the expectations. If you didn't try though she would get frustrated about her standards, but she would never lower them."

"Sounds actually horrible to be raised that way.." Percy said slowly looking at her to make sure she wouldn't start screaming at him. But all she did was remain still till she gave a slight smile and a little nod of her head. Which confused him because what he said wasn't always taken as a compliment or even agreed with.

"Well," Annabeth started,"it was all through Elementary I tired to get to her stander, but when Thalia moved away I started getting annoyed with them. I got into fights with her in middle school, but in the last month in my 8th grade year she developed cancer. She didn't know though till I was halfway through my freshman year. And for that type of cancer that was catching it early, but she started to have other heath problems and this summer it was the worst it's been in awhile."

"Why'd you come to the Hamptons if she was getting worse?" As soon as Annabeth heard the question she started thinking of an answer that didn't involve her looking like a coward, but she couldn't think of one at all. She knew the reason she had run anyway's was because she was scared, scared to see her strong mother weak and yet she was still trying to convince herself it was because she would rather be with Thalia. That her and her mother had grown apart and they had. "You don't have to answer that..." Percy said looking at her.

(WITH THALIA AND NICO)

"It's just not fair." Thalia said starring blankly at the blank screen of the TV with her head resting on Nico's shoulder. "None of this ever was. Annabeth's mom was like a god which makes it even worse that she would have to pass." Nico nodded along not knowing much about Annabeth's mother or what was going on, but from what he could gather so far she had died and she was a really smart person.

"Nico have you ever thought of leaving somewhere and never coming back?" Thaila asked suddenly, and Nico slightly jumped hearing that question out of the blue.

"No," Nico thought for a second gathering his thoughts because he had always thought about running away, but he always thought about coming back. Maybe because of vengeance or just curious to see what has become of people which is why he never ran away. He couldn't stay away from where he was supposed to be if he tried. "Not like that at least. I was always somewhere I felt comfortable and when I was younger after my parents got a divorce I thought it was my fault. So I thought about doing tons of things, anything to get them back together really. One of the things I thought about doing was running away because they would have to work together to find me. And I did run away for 2 days once."

"What happened? Did you parents want to kill you when you came back?" Thalia questioned now looking at him wondering what could've happened to him. He sighed and looked at her startling blue eyes with his dark drown ones that where almost black. For the first time she noticed that it wasn't just mischief in them it was also sadness.

"My parents?" He smiled sadly. "They didn't even notice I was gone. When I came though the front door I fantasized about seeing my parents sitting on the couch together worrying about me. But my Dad was in his study and well my Mom wasn't even at home." He glanced at the staircase because he hadn't even heard any noise out of Annabeth's room since Percy walked in. "That was when I just started leaving home and spending weeks at a time at Percy's house because his family life was even worse. His mother figure was a nanny who used to not even speak English which is why Percy had to learn French."

"That must've sucked when he first met her." Thalia too threw a glance to the staircase.

"Not really because after she started staying in the house even on weekends because she became a full time Nanny he already learned French. Then he used it on girls to get them to-" He stopped right there as if realizing what he was saying. Obviously it was something he didn't want to tell Thalia because he changed the subject pretty quickly. "So want to go check on Annabeth."

"What if we interrupt something?" Thalia said a bit worried at god knows what they could be doing.

"Then we make a joke and lighten the mood. Come on already." Nico said grabbing her hand and almost dragging her up the stairs to Annabeth's doorway. Thalia slowly turned the doorknob just incase they where talking. Then she inched the door open till she realized they were literally not doing anything. They were laying on the bed fully dressed sleeping. Percy had his arms wrapped around Annabeth protectively and she was snuggled into him.

"I kind of wish we caught them doing something and made a joke about it.." Nico said pointing to them. "Cause this is just boring.." Thalia rolled her eyes and grabbed his hand dragging him out of the room.

"No it's cute not like you would know what that means." She said walking into her room wanting to change out of her pajamas.

"What are you walking about because I obviously know what the word-" He was cut off by Thalia's door slamming closed behind her and also in his face.

AN Where I live it is currently 3:10 in the morning. I have school and sports tomorrow so I am literally just doing this to possibly make you guys happy. Review if you want to tell me something about the chapter, like if you hate it or have a gramatical correction. Anything helps the cause of me trying to get better at writing. PS I'm going to send a sneak peak of the ending of the whole story to the 200th reviewer! And then ask there opinion and if it is any good.

~ Anna