CHAPTER 7:

Percy POV

Piper continued. "You guys will get married in a few years, on the anniversary of the end of the Giant War, and mom is SUPER excited about it, by the way." Me and Annabeth were blushing. I shoved my hand into my pocket, feeling the velvet box with a ring in it. The ring was gorgeous, Tyson made it for me. It was a silver band, enhanced with Celestial Bronze and Imperial Gold, with the words 'Wise Girl and Seaweed Brain Forever XOXO' engraved into it. There was a huge diamond in the middle, surrounded by emeralds, pearls and these really pretty gray jewels I found that sparkled just like Annabeth's eyes. I've been waiting for the right moment to propose.

I mean, I'm not ever going to love anyone more than Annabeth. And since demigods don't live long anyways, I might as well make the best of it, and we would get married early. Right? My thought process was interrupted as Piper continued.

"Mom also said that your first kid would be a boy with curly black hair and gray eyes. He would be incredibly smart and could breath underwater. You would name him Charlie Beckendorf Jackson after the original Charles Beckendorf." My eyes filled with tears at that, but I knew that the name was perfect.

"Then, you'd have a pair of twin girls, they would have blonde, straight hair and sea green eyes-the only difference would be that one would have sea green eyes with gray flecks in them, while the other would have sea green eyes with dark blue flecks. One would be name Zoë Bianca Jackson, and the other Silena Rachel Jackson. Named after our lovely oracle Rachel and the original Zoë Nightshade, Bianca di Angelo, and Silena Beurageurd. They would be very smart, and could communicate with horses and other sea creatures." Tears fell down my cheeks at those names, and I noticed them falling from Annabeth's eyes, Nico's eyes, Thalia's eyes, and Clarisse's as well.

"Then there would be another boy named Michael Lee Jackson who would have messy black hair and gray eyes, he wouldn't be very smart, but would be able to control water a little. He would be named after Michael Yew and Lee Fletcher." More tears.

"Lastly, there would be a boy with messy blonde hair, and gray eyes with green flecks in them. He would be a great architect, and be able to make very minor storms. His name would be Luke Chiron Jackson. Named after, of course, Luke Castellan and Chiron." Now, Thalia and Annabeth were full out sobbing, and I pulled two of my favorite girls closer to me, and they cried into my shirt, as I tried to wipe tears from my own face.

"Also, you would have a goldfish named Ethan, named after Ethan Nakamura, and a small cat named Bob. I'm not sure why, but mom said so." Piper finished. Now, Thalia and Nico froze, and Annabeth and I just ran into our room. We collapsed onto the bed and just cried.

A few minutes later, someone knocked on our door. I hastily wiped my tears away, and opened it. Thalia and Nico were there. They threw their arms around us, and we cried together.

After a little while, when we were all cried out, we sat up.

Annabeth hiccupped. "The-the names a-a-are per-er-erfect." She choked out. We nodded in agreement.

To try to release the tension, I smiled. "Well, Wise Girl, looks like we'll be having 5 kids in the future." I say, bumping her shoulder lightly. She blushed, but smiled.

"And they'll be perfect." She whispered.

"And don't forget our loyal goldfish Ethan, and the small cat. Bob." I say, and a few more tears leaked out.

Nico cleared his throat. "Is Bob named Bob because of the Titan Iaepetus that we threw into the Lethe?" He asked.

"Partially." I answered. I explained about the cat, named Small Bob, and they both nodded. Annabeth shivered slightly, because it reminded her of Tartarus.

I kissed her temple. "I'm right here. We're okay." I whispered, and she relaxed.

Thalia cleared her throat. "I need to tell you something that Piper and I found out earlier today…" She began. She turned to me. "Juliet likes you, like like-likes you." I blushed heavily. "And she wants to break you two up."

Annabeth glared. I smiled slightly, and kissed her cheek.

"Impossible." I state. "I love Annabeth too much, and our fates are intertwined for the rest of our lives." Annabeth smiled and kissed me this time.

Thalia nodded. "That's what I thought you would say, I was just warning you."

After a moment, Nico spoke up. "Thanks." He whispered.

I looked at him, confused. "Thanks for what?" I asked.

"For naming one of your future daughters after Bianca." He whispered. I hugged him tightly.

"I still feel bad, because it was my fault that she died." Thalia slapped my cheek. It didn't hurt; after all, I've been through worse.

"Perseus Jackson! It isn't your fault! Bianca didn't blame you and you know that!" She whisper-shouted to me. I sighed.

"I know Thals, but it's in my nature to feel bad. Fatal flaw, remember?" I asked, and she rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. Let's go. The mortals already left, and we have school tomorrow, and the meeting on Olympus." Thalia retorted. She hugged Annabeth tightly, kissed my cheek (what, I'm her cousin!) and kissed Nico's cheek also. He fist bumped me and hugged Annabeth.

"Sweet dreams, I hope." He whispered as he left.

Annabeth and I took turns showering and changing. We climbed into bed. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed her once.

"I love you Wise Girl. Sweet dreams." I whisper drowsily.

"Love you too, Seaweed Brain. Sweet dreams." She replies, just as tired.

We fall asleep, and for the first time in a while, had no dreams at all.