This is: Silence

Annabeth

Summary preview: Wedding bells may ring, but that isn't always a good thing.

-100DIWPJ-

On the 14 of June, in a church she had only stepped into twice in her entire life, there was complete silence. At the end of the decorative aisle was Percy, mostly relaxed with a sheepish smile on his face.

By the gods, it was a beautiful smile.

Annabeth glided down to the end of the aisle, stopped carefully at the end, smiling slightly at Percy.

Then she took her place as the Maid of Honor.

The wedding march began as Nicole Anders -soon to be Jackson- took her father's arm and started the trek down the aisle, looking nothing more than serene.

It was easy to find reasons as to why Percy loved her. Beautiful in a quaint way, talented with all types of technology, a shared sense of humor, and she had the Sight. It had made their relationship last and as time went on, Percy had fallen in love with her.

As she hadn't talked to Percy since she was twenty, this was all secondhand knowledge from Rachel. But it matched up well enough with her invite. A rushed phone call from Nicole herself, gushing about how great of friend her and Percy used to be. Nicole thought it was a great idea to have her as the Maid of Honor and wouldn't that make Percy so happy?

Annabeth had realized very quickly that she should have just said no.

But whatever had caused her to accept was forcing her to stand there and listen to vows exchanged, while she wondered just how much of his life she had missed and how much she would be missing after this was over.

The objection passed, the two kissed, and Percy was sealed away from her forever.

Annabeth looked away, refusing to let Percy see her gaze. He had avoided her as much as possible during the entire process. It hurt but Annabeth could understand.

Her sudden break-up must have hurt as well.

At the time, it had made sense. Distancing herself from everything in her past had included a confused and concerned boyfriend. He was too deeply ingrained with her memories (nightmares) for her to allow him to go with her.

And if she ever regretted her decision, it wasn't like Percy ever answered her Iris Messages.

Cheering forced Annabeth out of her thoughts. The deepest part of her heart that still held fondness for Percy tugged on her lips at the happiness on his face.

She would be okay with no longer being part of his life if she could remember this moment.

-100DIWPJ-

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Next chapter: Questioning

~ Anna/ Booklover98