Hey guys! Thanks for all the reviews last chapter. So, this is the end. :( I'm crying a little, I'll be honest. After 70 chapters, I feel like everything has gone so quickly but it still feels like yesterday when I started this story. You guys have been so awesome and I couldn't have done this without you and your support. We've had a few flames, and a wonderful amount of constructive critics, and I feel like it really paid off in the end. :) I had so much fun writing this story and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it. The results from my poll are in as well. The next story I write will be a Percy Jackson werewolf AU. I hope you guys check it out! It'll be posted sometime by the end of the month. If anyone wants me to PM them when I post chapter 1, let me know! I don't have a title yet, or else I would've told you. I'll also probably put up another poll soon. So if your favorite option isn't the werewolf AU, you have an opportunity to vote again! :) I'll stop stalling and get on with the fluff. I own nothing but please enjoy this finale chapter. :)
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Percy's POV
But for me, Zoë Nightshade was the only woman on my mind.
Zoë's POV
It was two years after the new Olympian council came to order. Some said that what we did wasn't the right thing; we were replacing cruel dictators with slightly kinder ones. However, anything was better than the reign of terror that Zeus was ushering in.
Percy, my occasionally idiotic boyfriend, had sent me a message earlier to meet him at this cabin on Earth. We had just finished a regular meeting with the new Olympians, so we were already on our home planet. Percy sent me the coordinates to this place, a place I had never been before, and said he'd meet me soon.
The spot I was at was a rickety cabin on the ocean. The cabin itself was really small, only for about three people at most. Spiders and cobwebs dotted the corners. If he brought Annabeth here, I doubt she would've enjoyed it.
I wasn't jealous of the love I knew Percy held for Annabeth. Part of him would always love her, but she was unreachable to him. Choosing rebirth... And now that he's an immortal, and the heir of basically the entire universe, any relationship between them would be complicated.
Part of Percy would always belong to Annabeth, and that was completely understandable. I could only hope that I held the rest.
I was sitting on the feeble steps to the small cabin when I caught sight of Percy walking towards me from further away by the shore. Hopping up, I dusted myself off before walking towards him.
His hood was off, letting his black hair get ruffled by the breeze rolling off the ocean. He smiled at me when he saw me, his white teeth flashing in the light reflecting off the waves as he picked up the pace, jogging towards me.
"Zoë!" He exclaimed gleefully, wrapping me up in his arms and spinning me around when he reached me. "I'm so glad you're here!"
I laughed when my feet returned to Earth, slightly shocked at first by how excited Percy seemed to be. "Of course I'm here, you idiot! Why would I stand you up?"
His green eyes sparkled as his cheeks dimpled from his stupidly adorable grin. "I don't know! But I'm really glad you didn't."
"So you keep saying." I eyed his outfit. "So, whats the occasion?"
In in the message Percy had sent me, he had said to wear "something nice". I had donned an ankle-length royal blue dress, fit for the summer season taking place in the Northern Hemisphere of Earth. The straps were two billowy slices of the same cloth that made up the dress's skirt, just thick enough to support the light weight outfit. I was just goad I had decided to wear silver sandals instead of heels.
Percy himself was a sight to behold. Chaos himself had to have done something to make him look so... Dashing. Not that he isn't always, because he is, but he looked particularly so that evening. He had on a navy blue pair of dress pants and a matching jacket over a plain white shirt. The whole outfit was tied together with a royal blue tie that almost exactly matched the color of my dress. He couldn't of known what I was going to wear though!
Percy smiled at me. "If everything goes right, then I hope this will be a very special occasion."
I raised an eyebrow. "Ok... Do you care to elaborate?"
He nodded enthusiastically. "Yes! But first, can you close your eyes?" I looked at him dubiously before complying.
A few seconds passed. Then, "Okay, you can open your eyes now."
I peeled back my eyelids to gasp in surprise.
Percy Jackson was kneeling in front of me in the sand, no doubt getting his nice navy blue pants all sandy. His hands, shaking slightly, were clenched around a box with a ring perched inside of it.
The ring itself was simple but still so beautiful. It was made up of two bands intertwined together, one silver and the other gold. They weaved around each other, creating a two-tone braid. There weren't any fancy stones in it, but the ring took my breath away regardless.
Percy looked nervous. "I know we haven't been together for that long," he started, "but to me it feels like forever. When I first met you, I thought you were stunningly beautiful. But you were a huntress then, and we could never have been together. Now, however, the fates have stopped hating me as much and they're finally letting me be happy. Zoë, I love you. And I hope that the fates have shown me to a woman that wcane love me as much as I love her."
Unsble to resist teasing him, especially when he looked so nervous, I raised my eyebrow as I grinned at him. "Are you trying to propose to me?"
His eyes widened. "Um... I think so. I don't think there's any other kind of custom that involves kneeling and holding a ring. There isn't, right?"
I laughed, unable to stop myself. "I don't think so."
Percy looked instantly relieved. "Oh thank Chaos." He cleared his throat. "So, Zoë Nightshade, will you do me the honor of being Mrs. Jackson?"
For a moment, I pretended to ponder it, watching Percy pale ever so slightly. I crumbled quickly, throwing my arms around his neck. Percy fell back from the sudden weight on him, but caught himself swiftly.
"Yes! Yes, I will marry you!"
I could practically feel Percy smiling against me. "Really?"
I was too elated to be sarcastic. "Of course, you idiot!" Pulling back, I took in his big goofy grin before crashing my lips against him.
A moment later, we pulled apart for air. Percy leaned his forehead against mine. "I love you, so much," he whispered.
I smiled softly. "I love you too."
THE END
Well, that's all folks! Can't say I'm not a little disappointed that it's over. I'm kinda sad. But I'll post a new story soon enough! So that'll be good. It'll be posted by the end of the month, just a reminder. Also, let me know if you want a PM to let you know when the first chapter is posted! No clue what it'll be called, so don't ask yet! ;) I had so much fun writing this story for you guys. I really enjoyed the process, and I hope you did too! :) Thanks so much for helping me with this. I couldn't have done it without you guys! I hope I'll see some familiar usernames on my next story. Thank you, and I hope everyone has a wonderful day/week/month/year/life! :)