νεκρός || Annabeth Chase x Fem!OC

Vol. 4-28: Erm yeah buddy there was a SECOND one of those

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"OOWWWWWWW!" Toliver successfully tackled me, knocking me flat on my ass. It didn't hurt, technically, but if I had been alive, it would have definitely hurt. "GET OFF ME!"

Rhiannon ran over to me and swiped my left shoe before running off with it, peeling down the horseshoe of cabins. Toliver ran after her as I struggled to get to my feet, feeling off-balance with only one shoe on.

My dad sat nearby and just raised his eyebrows. "That didn't hurt, Tempest."

"It hurt my ego!" I told him. I decided not to run after my siblings. If they got impaled with a spear, it was their own fault. I walked over to my dad and sat next to him. In the strawberry fields, Edith and Cosette were working with dryads to get some for us.

Campers kept filing in from New York through various means- taxies, the camp vans, busses. They saw my family and watched all of us fondly, but also a little weirdly. I guess it was strange for them to know all of us were dead, and we had been dead for a long time. I guess it was also strange for them to see me actually with a family.

"So," my dad said, looking at me gently. It had been so long since I sat next to him. Even though he was dead, I could smell faint coffee grounds and tobacco, which is what he always smelled like. "The um... The pretty blonde girl..."

I brought my knees to my chest and hesitated. I forgot to consider the fact that I kinda still had to come out to my family. I never expected to see them again, let alone get a whole day with them and be able to introduce them to the people I love. I looked at him nervously, but saw his gentle smile and crinkled eyes, making my heart swell up.

"I saw the way you look at her," he told me. "It's the same way I look at Edith."

I looked down at my feet. "I love her, Dad."

"Okay." I stared at him. "I don't care who you love, Tempest. I just want you to love."

Tears filled my eyes. "I... Even though she's a girl?"

"Why would it matter that she's a girl?" he asked. "It matters if she loves you back. Does she?"

I looked at the U of cabins and saw Annabeth leaving the Athena cabin. She wasn't wearing her armor anymore, and she'd freshly showered. My siblings stopped in front of her and she realized they had my shoe before snatching it and running off with a laugh. Rhiannon and Toliver chased after her, and I smiled as I turned back to my dad.

"I think she does."

Edith and Cosette approached us with a big bowl of strawberries. "We got some snacks!"

Edith let Cosette carry the bowl and I outstretched my legs, letting her sit on my lap. Edith sat next to my dad and he kissed her cheek, making her laugh gently. I smiled at them, looking forward to sharing something like that with Annabeth.

"So, who is who?" Edith asked, looking at all of the people. "Who are your friends?"

"Well, um... You saw the boy with the black hair, green eyes?" I asked.

"Oh, yes. He had very lovely eyes. I distinctly remember that."

"That's Percy Jackson," I said. "He's one of my closest friends. And there's a satyr with curly brown hair-"