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Never Let Me Go	By : Magma Category: M through R > Percy Jackson & the Olympians Views: 14687 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-Never Let Me Go
- 2-Together
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[A/N]
This isn't necessarily a continuation of the previous chapter.
It's set a year after the events of the Blood of Olympus.
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"Happy birthday, Percy..!", said the beaming faces of his friends, Roman and Greek alike. Annabeth set down an (admittedly lopsided) cake in front of him, blue frosting and all.
"Well, what are you waiting for..? Blow out your candles already," Jason teased, earning laughter from all of them, save for Annabeth. There was a mischievous quality in her eyes which Percy had grown to realize meant trouble.
"Alright, alright," he joked. "But don't I get a song or something? At least a, 'congrats for not dying a horrible and painful death yet?'"
"Congrats, Seaweed Brain, for not dying in Tartarus with me last year," Annabeth said dryly, though with a hint of a smile on her face. "Now eat the cake I made before the Ares cabin catches wind of it and crashes our party."
Convincing enough.
Percy grinned, pulling Annabeth down with him onto his lap. "What am I supposed to wish for? I have everything I need right here," he murmured, just above his girlfriend's ear.
"Honestly? I had no clue."
"What? You, Annabeth, don't know the answer something?" Annabeth rolled her eyes.
"Well, look around." She inclined her head towards everyone around them. Percy looked up at Jason, who had a smiling Piper in his arms. At Leo, swiping frosting from the cake when he thought no one was looking with Calypso glaring down at him, arms crossed. At Tyson, who had tears in his eye, and looked as if he was trying not to burst out in tears of joy. And Hazel and Frank, who were holding hands and sheepishly trying to avoid eye contact. Even Reyna and Octavian had shown up for the occasion, the former appearing more relaxed than usual, and the latter devoid of his teddy bears for once, his usual frown plastered across his face.
"C'mon, you two. At this rate, I'll get the next Great Prophecy before you're done blowing out these candles," Rachel Elizabeth Dare said, elbows propped up on the picnic table. Her brilliant red hair was wild as ever, blowing in a concerned Nico's face. Will stood right behind him, smiling, his arm across Nico's shoulder. At his feet laid Mrs. O'Leary, still vigorously working her way through an oversized bone.
Percy laughed, shaking his head. It really was true, he realized, as his eyes fell on a smiling Grover and Juniper. He'd always be happy as long as they were all together. They'd been through so much in their lifetime; enough to last them the rest of their days, whether they spent them in New Rome or New York City. And yet somehow he had a feeling their adventures weren't quite over yet.
But that was okay, he decided. As long as they were together.
He closed his eyes and wished for the one thing he wanted more than anything in the world.
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Later that night, Percy and Annabeth found themselves sitting at the edge of the lake, their feet dangling in the water. Above them, the stars twinkled like diamonds, dappling the lake with their pure white light. Even now, Percy felt the pull of the water as it lapped against the shore, beckoning him to slip away into its cool embrace.
"Look," Annabeth said. She pointed out a grouping of stars, away from the rest. "It's Zoë's constellation."
And it was. The Huntress was posed with a bow, like she was ready to shoot all the monsters out of the sky. Knowing Zoë, she was probably still hunting monsters, even in the afterlife.
"Wonder what she'd say if she was still here," he mused, leaning back on his arms. In the moonlight, he saw Annabeth's silhouette bright as day. Her usually hard, gray eyes had an unusual soft quality to them tonight, which Percy pretended not to notice as his gaze returned to the stars.
"We survived", Annabeth mutters, eyes still looking into the sky.
"Yeah, we did", Percy wraps his arms around her in a comforting embrace and kisses her hair. "Together..."
Annabeth settled in, leaning into him. "Together..."
They fell into a comfortable silence, both taking in the warm summer night. Around them could be heard the sounds of life; of crickets chirping, owls hooting, the wood spirits' leaves rustling in the breeze. If they listened quietly, the distant sound of laughter and singing could be heard from camp, where the other campers were currently having a bonfire.
"So..." Annabeth nudged him, snapping him out of his revere. "How was your party, birthday boy?"
Percy flashed back to earlier. About how he'd tried to blow out his candles and... nothing happened. "Greek fire? Really? Doesn't that mean my wish won't come true now?"
Annabeth quirked her head to the side. "Not necessarily, no. Though, that would be implying those wishes are actually real."
"Why not? For gods' sake, Annabeth, we're demigods. We survived Greek Hell."
"...Okay, fine. I'll give you that one," she murmured smiling, placing her hand on top of his. He entwined their fingers, his embrace tightening. Annabeth rested her head on his chest, sighing contentedly.
Quiet moments like these were hard to come by, and they enjoyed every second of it. Right there, with Annabeth in his arms, Percy's world felt complete. They knew what it was like to be apart, and so now they greedily spent every second of their time together, appreciating the moments like they were their last. Percy couldn't imagine anywhere else he'd rather be than here, counting the fireflies lazily drifting through the night, Annabeth right there with him.
Annabeth tilted her head to gently kiss his temple. She squeezed his hand tight before whispering in his ear, "C'mon. We should go rejoin the others now."
Percy pulled himself to his feet and wrapped her in his arms. "Do we have to? I'm having a pretty good time right here. Besides, can't dealing with Clarisse wait until later?"
"Mhm. She was at your birthday party earlier, you know." She said. She stood up on her toes to press her forehead to Percy's, their noses touching. Percy could feel her minty breath on his lips. "She was probably torn between wishing you happy birthday and slinking off somewhere after snatching a slice of cake."
But Percy wasn't really listening, so much as feeling her breath shape the words she was saying. Annabeth was beautiful. Her voice was beautiful, her heart was beautiful, her brain was beautiful... her everything was beautiful. And if his memory served him correctly, her lips were beautiful too and ohh so soft...
Percy leaned down to kiss her, effectively silencing whatever she was going to say next.
Kissing Annabeth could only be compared to the sensation of being completely immersed underwater. It was like falling backwards into complete, ensconcing tranquility, deadening him to all other sensations and sounds besides Annabeth, and Annabeth's lips, and the little soft noises she made. All his worldly concerns fell away the second they kissed.
Her lips also revived him, sharpening his senses to become extra sensitive to the hesitant touches of Annabeth's fingers trailing his sides, his neck, down his back, and up his chest. Of her stuttering breaths whenever they parted, because no matter who their parents were, they were still half-human, and needed to breathe.
Kissing Annabeth was warm. It filled him with love and happiness, bubbling up in his throat and forcing its way out in the little sounds of love and endearment he made every time they touched.
This kiss was gentle and comforting, the soft and sweet kind only longtime lovers could share. It spoke of history and time spent together, of lazy summer afternoons picking strawberries in the fields, of days spent drifting through the woods and oceans together, always together. It wasn't meant to lead to anything more; just a reminder that yes, I'm still here, we're still together, and I love you with all my heart. Because isn't that all what Percy wished for, earlier today? For them to stay together, no matter what. Together.
All too soon, they parted. Annabeth's cheeks were flushed with red heat, her hair askew. Percy thought that only made her look more beautiful. He reached out and tucked a stray lock behind her ear, brushing her cheekbone affectionately with the back of his hand in the process.
In the distance, Leo could be heard calling for them to watch out.
"Huh..?", Percy turned to see a bunch of smirking demigods stomping over to them.
"Aww look at you two love birds", teases Clarisse.
"Ohh, come on..!", Percy complains. "There's absolutely no privacy here is there..?"
"Stop getting so rattled up", Jason walks to them. "We're just trying to do you guys a favor"
"What kind of favor..?",asks a confused Annabeth.
They grin down at them mischievously.
"Why do I have a BAD feeling about this..?", Percy mumbles.
"You guys seriously need to chill out", Piper too..?
"Into the lake then..!", beamed Clarisse, an almost evil glint in her eyes.
Following her lead, the entire crowd picked them up, carrying them down the hill. Held above Percy scrambled to the side and caught Annabeth's hand. Annabeth was laughing, and so was Percy as they were carried back to the lake and with a huge cheer, dumped in.
Hands still held tight, they sunk in deeper and deeper.
Percy made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake and pulled Annabeth to him.
"Happy birthday, Seaweed Brain," she murmured, pulling him in for another kiss.
"Best Birthday Ever...", he grins against her lips, feeling her smile, too. She was thinking the same thing.
Their friends were right above, grinning from ear to ear in accomplishment.
"Yup. I'm NEVER gonna get tired of doing that..!"
"Clarisse..? You sure they'll be okay..?"
"Ohh yeah. Cuz when you're a son of Poseidon, you ain't got a hurry", Jason cuts in pulling Piper to him.
The pavilion filled with the laughter of campers and then slowly, lazily, they all made their way back to the feast.
And our two favorite demigods, were for the second time, having the BEST underwater kiss of all time...
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[A/N]
Yup. Percabeth forever..!
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