AN: I had a little writer's block. That's why this update is late. I do have a new Hunger Games story called 'A Mistake' so if you're interested please check it out. Sorry about any spelling/grammar mistakes and sorry if this chapter is rubbish.

Chapter Twenty-One

Saturday

Annabeth

Saturday comes way too fast. How is everyone going to react when they see Percy and me? And what are they going to think of Ocean? I'm so nervous. Part of me wants the day to go faster so we can get the reunion over and done with. Another part of me wants the day to go slow and hope that it will never come around.

Unfortunately, the hours pass quickly and I'm forced to get ready. Being four months pregnant I'm starting to show and my clothes are getting tighter every day. Percy went to our home in San Francisco a few days ago and packed all our clothes and personal belongings that we wanted to keep.

All the furniture we put up for auction, along with our home, has been sold, making us more money to help fix up the care home. Percy had told me to go buy something comfortable to wear for both Ocean and me for Silena's party. So, Ocean and I went clothes shopping yesterday.

Now, here I am, standing in front of the hotel rooms' mirror, wearing a long white maxi dress that is decorated with all types of colourful flowers and silver sandals.

Normally, I would never wear dresses but I want to look nice and dresses are the only comfortable thing to wear when pregnant. My hair, I decided, to put up in a nice but messy bun.

Ocean is dressed in a bright yellow summer dress with her blonde hair tied back into two braids. Percy decided to wear jeans and a blue shirt that makes his eyes pop out. He looks so much like he did ten years ago yet at the same time he's different. He's a man now.

"Mommy? Daddy said it's time to go," Ocean says, tugging on my hand.

I smile down at her and hold her small hand in mine.

"Okay. We don't want to be late, do we?" I reply, trying not to sound nervous. I lead her out of the bedroom and into the living area where Percy is sitting on the couch.

"You ready?" he asks.

"As ready as I'll ever be," I say.

"Let's just get it over with," he replies and takes my free hand before we head to the door.

Once outside I can't help but be glad I am wearing a dress in this hot weather. It hasn't been this hot since we got here but this weather is perfect for a party.

Percy hires a cab and we get in and give the driver the address Thalia gave us over the phone. It's crazy being able to talk to her after all these years though we barely talked before since I was a mute.

It doesn't take long, maybe fifteen minutes, to get there and by the time we arrive I'm so nervous I feel sick.

"Calm down," Percy whispers as we get out of the taxi.

"What's wrong, mommy?" Ocean asks, staring at me in worry.

"Nothing, honey. The baby's making me feel a little sick, that's all," I lie.

"Naughty baby," Ocean scolds, rubbing my belling. "You be good for mommy!" My eyes meet Percy's and we both smile.

"Let's get inside. This is the house," I say and turn towards the house.

It's big, but not bigger than the care home, and is pink. Of course it is, this is Silena's house, after all. The garden is filled with pink and red roses and there's an archway over the gate before you walk up a stone path and up to the red front door.

Percy and I look at each other with amusements in our eyes. "Come on," Ocean speaks up and drags us through the gate and towards the door. I gulp and bite my lip as we reach the large door.

"You knock," I tell Percy.

"No, you knock," Percy replies.

"Stupid mommy and daddy. I'll knock," Ocean squeaks before banging the door with her small fist. Percy and I smile at each other again.

Ocean, I'm sure, will help with any awkward silences.

I hold my breath as I hear a familiar voice from inside yell, "That must be Thalia and Nic-"

Silena doesn't finish her sentence as she opens the door and notices it is not who she thought it would be. Her face pales and she puts a hand over her mouth, her eyes wide.

"Hi," I greet, nervously.

"Well, you look older," Percy says and I glare at him.

"Obviously she'll look over, Seaweed Brain. She's not a teenager anymore," I say and roll my eyes. Ocean giggles. I watch Silena as she looks from me to Percy and then down at Ocean.

She jumps a little, just noticing our daughter and she let's out a weird sound, half squeak-half sob.

"I… you… but…" Silena mutters before yelling, "Guys, you'll never guess who's here!"

"Who is it?" I hear someone yell from another room.

"Come see for yourself," Silena calls back, not taking her eyes off us.

I listen to the loud footsteps, letting me know a whole crowd is coming to the door to see who it is. This will be interesting… Everyone gasps when they see us, obviously surprised. Who wouldn't be? They haven't seen or heard from us in ten years!

"Surprise!" Percy says weakly, trying to break the silence. And then everyone is shooting questions at us and dragging us inside.

"Where have you been?"

"Why didn't you call?"

"Mommy, why is all da people bein' silly?" Ocean asks, confused. Everyone stares at her in awe before they start shooting more questions.

"You have a child?"

"You have a bump. Are you pregnant?"

"How old is she?"

I don't answer the questions as too many people are asking different things. Instead, I just smile and squeeze Percy's hand.

"Guys, give them room to breath!" Thalia's loud voice yells from the front door, letting everyone know she's arrived along with Nico and their baby. Everyone falls silent except for the baby in Thalia's arms who starts crying.

"Great, I made her cry," Thalia mutters.

Nico rolls his eyes and takes the baby from his wife. "You don't like your mommy shouting do you?"

"Thalia! Nico! It's Percy and Annabeth! We haven't seen them in years!" Silena nearly yells.

"We bumped into each other at McDonalds the other day. I told them about the party and asked if they would come," Thalia exclaims. "Let them sit down and then we can all catch up."

We do as she says and Percy and I sit down on a loveseat while Ocean sits on his lap, staring at everyone. I can't believe how different everyone looks. It's crazy.

"So, where have you been all these years?" Silena asks, her face back to its normal colour.

"We stayed in my moms' old cabin at Montauk for a few years before we moved to San Francisco," Percy explains.

"Why did you leave?" Grover asks.

I sigh before replying, "We wanted to be together but the rule was stopping us. So, Percy suggested running away and we did."

"Do you regret leaving?" Luke asks.

Both Percy and I say at the same time, "No."

"When are you going back to California?" Rachel asks.

"We're not," Percy says.

"We saw the care home on the way to Chiron's grave and we decided that we were going to fix the place up and move in," I add. "What happened to it anyway?"

"When Chiron died someone needed to take over. This guy moved in but he was a drunk. The inspectors came to look over the house and they said that we'd have to move to another care home. We all got split up," Juniper replies.

"That's terrible," I mutter.

"People started vandalising. Some even snuck inside to have parties. None of us knew about it being abandoned until we came back and none of us would be able to afford buying it and fixing it up," Thalia says.

"I convinced him to fix it up instead of us getting married," I reply.

"You'd rather work on a house than get married?" Travis asks.

"We already feel married. It's only a piece of paper, right? Besides, we want to do this for Chiron."

By the end of the night we've caught up and are like old times.

AN: No cliffhanger and I know it's not great but I wanted to update soon. Next chapter is going to be a few months maybe a year later when the house is finished and all the kids are moving into the care home. Not many chapters left until the end!

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