And here's the epilogue that I wanted to write, with a sneak peek at the sequel; M.A.D. If you guys like it I will make a story out of it!
Disclaimer- No tengo Percy Jackson.
Annabeth's Tory Birch flats made a slapping sound as she pranced down the marble hallways.
She smiled at people in greeting, even high-fiving Kenny the janitor, as she made her way to her office.
A lot had changed in two years.
After a six month stay in California, Percy and Annabeth decided that it wasn't for them and moved back to New York.
Okay maybe they had other reasons.
For starters, Annabeth realized why she had left California in the first place.
She hated it there.
San Francisco was fine, but LA was just too artificial for her.
Not to mention the monsters.
As soon as they had arrived, they were attacked.
And the second they came after her son she had, had enough.
They left as quickly as they came.
Annabeth quit her job and started her own firm, one that had grown extremely popular virtually overnight.
And then there was the fact that she was married.
With four kids.
That's right folks, they added to their little brood.
Grace, who had dark brown hair and grey eyes, was the smartest two year old you'd ever meet. And Annabeth wasn't just saying that, it was true…
Connor, who had curly jet black hair and green eyes with flecks of grey in them, was about as dumb as a post. Percy kept telling her that it was too early to tell with a ten month old, but Annabeth could see that he was making out to be just like his father.
And then there was David.
Annabeth had no clue what he was going to be like, seeing as how he was yet to be born.
Yup, Annabeth was expecting.
Eight months along, and looking like a whale.
But she didn't care.
As she locked up for the night, she was overwhelmed with the feeling of pure joy.
And that's the feeling that she lost when she walked into her house.
Grace was pulling Tyler's hair with a vengeance, Connor was chewing on Zeus knows what, and her stay-at-home husband was nowhere to be found.
"Percy!" Annabeth shouted before yanking Grace off her brother.
"Happy Anniversary!" Percy shouted, seemingly appearing out of thin air.
Shit.
Annabeth had forgotten.
She had never been one who was good at remembering things like this.
"Happy Anniversary."
Percy smiled and kissed her before whispering,
"And I don't even care that you forgot."
That was the beauty of marrying your best friend.
They knew you inside and out.
"So what's on the agenda?" Annabeth asked, still trying to wrestle Grace from Connor's hair.
"Well, since I couldn't find a babysitter I figured we'd do dinner here."
Annabeth raised an eyebrow at him; dinner was never an easy feat with these kids.
"Just follow me."
Annabeth grabbed Grace's hand and followed her husband out onto the terrace, where five bowls of spaghetti waited.
Percy pulled out the chair for Annabeth as she took her seat.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Annabeth asked as her children sat down.
"I just love you a lot."
"I love you too Seaweed Brain. Happy Anniversary."
"Happy Anniversary."
And once again, Annabeth felt that feeling of joy overwhelm her.
Her life was perfect.
Too bad things don't ever stay that way.
And that's really it folks! It's been a pleasure writing for you and I'm glad that I got to take this journey with so many of you!
Here's a sneak peek at M.A.D which is set about 8 or 9 years after this story…
Annabeth barged through her front door, happy to be home after such a long day.
Unfortunately no one else was there.
Percy, she assumed, was at the pool. He had just begun his hard-core training for the Olympics and he usually wasn't home until around eight.
David and Connor were most likely at the pool as well; they both were obsessive about water and spent every day at the pool.
Grace was probably at the library. She was the most studious 12 year old on the face of the planet, even beating out even her mother at that age.
Tyler was… Well, Annabeth wasn't entirely sure. Tyler was being the typical 17 year old, and giving his mother all sorts of things to worry about. Tyler was rebelling, hard. He spent every second he could away from the family. He was one of the reasons that Annabeth and Percy hadn't told their other kids about their heritage. It just put too much stress on them.
Annabeth didn't dwell too much on it though; she would just finish the designs for a new restaurant that was opening.
But as Annabeth reached into her bag she realized something.
She had left the plans at the office.
Annabeth sighed and decided she would just run to the office and come back.
Little did she know that was the last time she would see her house for a long time.
Maybe if she'd known how things would turn out, her day would've been much better.
She was, however, oblivious to the fact that she was being watched by a stranger in the bushes.
"She's on the move sir." The unidentified person whispered into a walkie-talkie
"You know what to do." A man's voice echoed back.
And with that the stranger closed in.
Well, that's all I'm giving you folks! If you want more then go to my profile and take the poll! I love you guys!
KK