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Annabeth's POV
I held my mouth tight as I tried not to barf. I tossed them a drachma.
"Thanks for the ride." I whisper, as the Grey Sisters taxi vanished.
Ugh, biggest regret in my life, next to dumping Percy; riding that horrible taxi again.
I sigh, it was the fastest way. I look past the strawberry fields, and run as fast as I can to camp.
The big Camp Half-Blood sign greets me, still the same. I smiled at it, I missed this place.
I ran past all the new campers, wearing their orange shirts, all confused. People were staring at me as I raced to the Big House.
"Isn't that Annabeth Chase?"
"She's the best friend of Percy Jackson right?"
"Oh my gods she's hot."
Some would whisper. Just as I would open the door, Chiron came out, a big grin on his face.
I tried to catch my breath as I held to the front porch of the Big House.
"Chiron, I- I came here as fast as I could. What- what's wrong?" I manage to say in between breaths.
"Annabeth! What a pleasant surprise! Look, you've grown so much and-"
"Chiron." I interrupt him. "WHAT. IS. WRONG."
Chiron looked at me oddly. "Uhm, Annabeth, nothing is. The borders are safe, it's just a regular day here in Camp Half-Blood." He said, and my jaw dropped.
"WHAT IN HADES?" I screamed, and almost all of the campers looked at me.
Chiron pulled me inside the Big House, and locked the door. He told me to sit down.
"Okay, relax, Annabeth. Tell me what happened."
I sighed heavily. "My phone rang at around 3 AM, it was an unknown number, but I knew it was a girl. She said that I have to go to New York as soon as possible. She said something was wrong with camp." I say as calmly as possible.
"So I rode the Grey Sisters taxi, which was still horrible, in only a shirt, shorts and bunny slippers, at 3 AM, to get here to camp." I finish, and Chiron strokes his beard, which he does when he's thinking.
"Maybe it was just a prank call." He suggested.
"Well, it could be, but, UGH! This would be the worst prank call ever!" I scream, as I massaged my head.
"Now, why don't you call your boss, tell him that you had to attend to something very important. Just fly back tomorrow." Chiron said, as he pat my back.
"Alright, thanks Chiron." I say, as I reached for the door.
It opened, pushing me back to the wall.
"Oh my gods, I am so sorry. Chiron, what happened!" the boy screamed, as I struggled to get up.
"What in Hades! Why don't you watch where you're-" I couldn't finish.
"Annabeth, what are you doing here?" Percy's face was full of confusion.
"I was supposed to ask you the same thing! And – oh my gods." I said, and Chiron and Percy just stared at me.
"Someone called you, right?" I asked.
He just nodded. "A guy's voice. And-and you too?"
"Yes. But it was a girl's voice." I tried to fit the puzzle pieces together.
"Yup, that was us." Two voices said, and right away, both Percy and I knew who it was.
Poseidon and Athena.
Percy's POV
We ran outside, and bowed to our parents. "Dad, what is happe-"
"Shush, come on boy, do your thing." He said, as he pushed me back to the Big House.
Meanwhile Athena was whispering something to Annabeth. Something like 'use your head'.
Chiron locked the door, leaving only the two of us inside the Big House.
I stared at Annabeth. Oh, so this was a set-up, to talk to her.
I scratched my head. "So look, Annabeth, I-"
"No, I get it. You-you love Madge now." She interrupted, staring at her shoes.
I forced her chin up to look at me. "No, Annabeth. It's not her. It was always you." I say sincerely.
Her eyes widen. "But, but what did I see last night-"
"It was a set-up, Annabeth. She knew that we were up to something at around that time. So she made me drunk, and kissed me. If you didn't slash the Iris Message right away, you could've seen me struggle to get her lips off me. We fought after. And I dumped her. Madge is well-"
"A bitch." We say in unison, and I look at her weirdly. "How did you know?"
"Matt told me everything he knew. And I called to warn you and tell you everything, but I guess that was a bad time." She whispered.
I sat next to her, and looked straight into her eyes. "I – I love you, Annabeth." I whispered, and I hear her gasp.
"I never stopped." I could feel my heart beating fast, I was so nervous on her answer. What if she didn't love me back?
Let me say, this was a better answer than a simple 'I love you too'.
She pulled my face closer to hers and kissed me. We weren't shocked, we got right into it. My hands stayed firmly on her cheeks and caressed it softly, making sure that this won't end fast. I feel Annabeth smile, as her hands go up to my hair, playing with it like it was grass or something. I carefully slip my tongue out and lick her lips, tasting the raspberry flavored lip gloss that I knew was her favorite.
My hand goes down to her shirt, almost pulling it up, when I remember that this wasn't our honeymoon; it was just our reunion-after-5 years-and a few days-of-missing-each-other phase.
We both gasp for air as we went apart. After about some 5-minute make-out session, I therefore conclude that Annabeth Chase is a better kisser than Madge.
Annabeth hugged me tight, interrupting my thoughts.
I pull her body close to me, doing my signature stroke-her-hair-when-she's-emotional gesture. She starts sobbing.
"You know how hard it was, to see you with her, both of you so close and in love. When you kissed in front of me, twice, I wanted to scream. I was so jealous." She said in between sobs.
I continued to stroke her hair. "Jealous? You're not the only one. I had this thing called a jealous bar, and during our double date, it overheated and exploded." I joked, making her smile, and laugh softly.
"Matt's a nice guy. He just did a test on you, to see your reaction. He said that you were still in love with me." She whispers, still smiling.
I kiss her forehead. "He was right."
I wipe her tears, and hold her hand, as we stepped out of the door.
Annabeth's POV
As soon as all saw us step out together, everyone cheered. I momentarily let go of Percy's hand to hug my mom.
"Thanks, Mother. You've been helping me all this time." I whisper.
She chuckles, pulling me closer. "Anything for my favorite." She whispers so only I , and not the rest of the Athena campers would hear.
"But, what about my work in San Francisco? And father would be-"
"I have disguised as your boss' boss and told him that you have resigned. And I have spoken to your father. He says that you can stay here in New York. Besides, Olympus needs some rebuilding again."
My eyes widen. "Really! But what happened?"
"Big Three fight."
"Oh that's bad. But really, thanks mom." I say, hugging her again.
I glance at Percy, who hugged his dad and got a pat on his back. "Nice going, son."
We were all having a great time, when we hear some loud screams from the entrance of camp.
Panicked, I bring out my bronze knife and Percy brings out Riptide, the whole crowd cheering and shouting in awe. Guess it was their first time to see us in action.
We nod at each other, and run to the sound of the deafening screams.
As we reached the entrance, I wore my cap, while Percy hid behind a tree.
There I found Grover, still in his fake legs, hauling two children about aged 12 to the entrance of Camp Half-Blood.
The boy had brown hair, and was screaming. The girl had blonde hair, and was trying to kick Grover away.
"Get off of me!" the boy shouted.
"Don't touch me! We don't know you!" the girl shouted too.
My eyes widened. It was Marcus and Martha, back in the library in San Francisco.
Their dyslexia, and the way they couldn't stop moving and arguing. I should've known.
I take my cap off, seeing that they were no monster at all.
I shimmer in front of them. "Ms. Annabeth!" they both screamed, as they ran to hug me. I laughed, as they still called me from my ID back in the library.
They were too old to act like toddlers, but when you find out that you're a demigod, you'll really freak out.
"What's happening, Ms. Annabeth! He's saying that we're some kind of, d-dem-demi-" Martha struggles to say.
"Demigod." I take her suffering away. "Come on, you two. I'll explain everything in the Big House." They nod obediently, taking my hand as we walk back to the Big House.
Grover catches up with us. "My gods, Annabeth. You should've appeared sooner. They've been beating me up the whole time." He says seriously, making me laugh.
Percy's POV
As soon as I see them talking, I run back to Chiron to tell them that there was no monster.
Chiron, Poseidon, and Lady Athena sighed in relief.
"Then who is it?" Chiron asked, and as if on cue, Annabeth and company arrived.
Annabeth knelt in front of them. "Marcus, Martha, this is Camp Half-Blood. This is a camp where demigods, like you stay. You are half-man, and half-god. One of your parents is a god. Do you have both of your parents at home?" she asked, and they both shook their heads.
"I only have my mom." Marcus whispered, his face full of confusion.
"I only have my dad." Martha whispered too.
Annabeth simply nodded. "Marcus, your father is a god. And Martha, your mother, is a goddess." She explained, hoping they won't get confused.
"Which is me." A voice came from the back, it was Athena. My jaw drops in shock, as well as Annabeth.
I stare at Martha's face. Blonde hair, and of course, those grey eyes that I haven't noticed all this time.
"I have claimed her, now." Athena whispered, opening her arms to hug her daughter.
Martha's eyes widened. "You, I've seen you in the library every time I visit there! You kept looking at me. And-and your voice, it sounded like the one in my head whenever I needed help." She finished, still in awe.
Without hesitating, she hugged her, and Annabeth smiled.
As soon as they released the hug, Annabeth scooped Martha up and hugged her tight.
"Hey there, little sis!" she squealed, and Martha was happy too.
"You, you're my sister?" she asked, and Annabeth nodded.
Martha laughed, she was so happy.
"Annabeth was a librarian in San Francisco, and we met these two kids there, that's why we know them." I said to Chiron and the rest of the campers, who were confused and did not understand anything.
They all nodded.
"Well, what about me?" Marcus said from behind, a little sad and jealous.
"Hmm, since your father hasn't claimed you yet, you should stay in the Hermes' cabin first." I said, and he nodded reluctantly.
"Don't worry, big guy, I'll go remind the gods back in Olympus to claim a child with brown hair and lives in San Francisco." Posedion says, messing his hair.
Marcus looks up to my father. "You, you're Poseidon? You're one of the coolest gods I know!" he said, and dad sticks a tongue at Athena.
Just as she was about to speak, Martha interrupted her. "Excuse me, Marcus. Athena's better. She's smart, she's the goddess of wisdom and battle strategy." She says, and Athena smirks.
"Well, Poseidon can control water and kill you all in seconds, and he can make tornados and earthquakes." He retorted, and I stick a tongue at Annabeth.
'Well, she defeated Poseidon and became the patron god of Athens, beat that." She answers back, and Marcus sighed in defeat.
"Alright, you win."
Martha smiles, giving a high five to Annabeth and Athena.
"Like mother, like daughter." My father and I said in unison.
Annabeth sticks a tongue at me, and I do the same.
Annabeth's POV
We were walking at the beach again, holding hands and enjoying the moment. The campfire was done, and were past curfew, but we weren't campers there anymore, so Chiron was okay with it.
"I'm glad Ares claimed Marcus awhile ago. At least he wont feel jealous and out of place now." Percy says, and I nod.
"Did you see the way he fought with Martha and insisted that he get the book, even if he was making a commotion already? Definitely Ares." I say, and we both laugh.
"Oh, and Martha was so adorable. When I was helping her pick her new weapon, she told me that she had a crush on Marcus." I said, and Percy chuckled.
"Oh, really? Marcus told me that he thought she was cute." He says, and we both smile.
"Wow, from the way they're starting, sounds like our love story." I say, and Percy agrees.
I stare at this certain spot in the beach, remembering that this was the exact spot where we laid on a mat, and I told him that I was leaving.
"Remember when we-"
"Shhh. Let's not talk about it." He interrupts me, and I just nod.
"You know, at the end, Madge was still a blessing." I say, and Percy stops talking.
"Huh? You hate her. Why?"
I face Percy. "If it weren't for her, we could've seen each other again in San Francisco, and realize that we still had feelings for each other." I simply say, and Percy sighs.
"Once again, you are right."
"Which is why I am called Wise Girl," I proudly say.
"But, what about our relationship. I mean, we're together again. I know you don't like long distance-"
I put my finger over her lips. "Everything's been settled. I'm staying here for good. And besides, I have some unfinished business in Mt. Olympus, needs a lot of fixing." I say, and Percy pulled me closer.
"Well, I too have some unfinished business, with you. 5 years is a long time, you know. These lips are getting dry." He says, and I smirk, my lips only inches away from his.
"Let me fix that for you." I say, closing the space between us.
Right now, I was happy, and I couldn't help but think, that after those endless nights of crying, screaming, and yearning for someone; we bump into each other, lock eyes, and fall in love all over again;
5 years later.
And, that was it for 5 Years Later! This was very fun to write. Now guys, would you like an epilogue? I'm sure you do! I have it written, nice and fluffy. 15 reviews, pretty please? Thanks for reading!
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