Disclaimer: I do not own PJO, Rick Riordian does. I also do not own Used to be by Arrows to Athens.

Thanks to DarthGranola, AwesomestPerson, bookstobiasever, and KjasperFanT for reviewing. This story made it to 50 reviews, I never thought it could get that far. Thank you!

It's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.

- Lord Alfred Tennyson: 'In Memoriam:27'

Annabeth Jackson

July 12th 1996 to April 7th 2017

She was a beacon of light for anyone who knew her.

She was a fighter until the end.

Percy and Rosie would visit her grave every Sunday.

On her death bed, Annabeth told Percy to live a new life, have a family and move on. There was no moving on from Annabeth Chase but Percy promised he would try.

Since the day Annabeth knew her cancer was terminal, she made the command decision of not going to college. What was the point of wasting her last few years of life in a school that was preparing you for a career that she would never need?

She ended up traveling around Europe sightseeing (she still had to keep in check with the doctors. Luckily her cancer wasn't close to the last stages (yet) so she was allowed to go). Of course Percy tagged along too, much to Annabeth's astonishment (and nagging him about how he should go to college instead of running off with her).

Not that she would ever tell him, Annabeth was very glad he decided to come with her. Going to Europe alone is boring. It is better to share the experience with someone you love.

They visited all the best landmarks, all the important battlefields, museums and even a few palaces. They spent most of their time in Greece (the Parthenon was Annabeth's favorite) but then they moved throughout the rest of Europe. There were a few limitations, Annabeth couldn't go hiking and she got tired easily, but overall they saw everything they wanted to see.

A year later, Percy proposed to Annabeth in Rome (while they were at the Colosseum). At first she had no clue why Percy would propose to a dying girl but Percy made it clear that he would want to spend every last moment with her no matter how short that time might be.

Annabeth said yes with all her heart. She might have cried a little too.

When they got back to America, they got married right away. Why waste time, right?

Their honeymoon was in London. They visited all the sites. Annabeth even got to visit Blackfriars bridge, which had been on Annabeth's bucket list ever since she read The Infernal Devices.

London was where they first meet Rosie. She was just a baby, abandoned in an ally to fend for herself. Annabeth feel in love with her admittedly and so did Percy. They quickly got custody of her and headed back to the states. It took them the plane ride home to think of a name. They decided on Annabeth's favorite flower, Roses.

Rose Anna Jackson

Rosie grew up to be an adorable little toddler, she had curly black hair and the bluest eyes, so blue that they could have almost been violet. Annabeth thought it wasn't fair that she wasn't going to see Rosie grow up to be a beautiful woman.

Two years later, Annabeth went into the hospital for good. Both of them knew it was the last time for everything. The doctors tried everything, massive amounts of chemo, new drugs but nothing would prolong Annabeth's life.

The weeks before her death, Annabeth was out of it most of the time (delirious and sometimes even hallucinating) but she never forgot Percy (or Rosie).

Their last words were "I love you".

Percy was crushed when the heart monitor stopped. He might have said a few choice words, possibly broken a few things but she would always be alive for him, Annabeth would live in his heart. Percy would never ever think of her as dead.

Annabeth thought she left Percy with nothing, that he would be alone, when she would finally leave them both for good. But Annabeth left Percy with everything. Annabeth left him with the power to go on, to fight. She left him with Rosie, who he'll protect and love until he too passes away.

Annabeth Chase didn't write a book, she didn't go to college, yet she was still the most successful person anyone has ever met.

Because Annabeth left Percy with the ability to have hope again when no one else could. She is the reason Percy wakes up in the morning even if she is not there to greet him. But even so, Percy can never go back to the way things used to be.

Take a breath; take a long look around

Before you step-

'Cause the tide is coming.

Swallowing the ground-

And there's no way to tell if we will drown tonight,

Or we'll be found tonight...

So as the waves come, let 'em take us-

When it leaves it's hard to know,

But I will not let you go.

I hope that fate will forgive us for tempting the sea.

I hope that they won't forget us-

No we cannot go back to the way it used to be.

-Arrows to Athens: Used to be

So this was the last chapter (I might have had something in my eye while writing this). I hope you guys liked it:) This story is offically over. I hope you guys enjoyed reading it. This is off topic but I am thinking of writing another story. It would be Percabeth with pirates AU kind of thing called Dust and Gold. I am still far away from posting the first chapter but this is just a heads up for the future. This is the summary (which is still a work in progress):

Summary: A pirate ship, a sarcastic captain, a wrong hostage. Things never go according to plan so what does this mean for Captain Percy Jackson and his hostage Annabeth? Will the pirates get away with a kidnaping or will everything come crashing down on the Captain's head?

Happy (early) Birthday Percy Jackson and DarthGranola!

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