Stay With Me

New Rome

Annabeth's Point of View

I paced outside of Percy's classroom, waiting for him to finish his test. In New Rome, SPQR Academy is College, they have 5 choices: Architecture, Sword Play, Oceanography, Writing and Navy I had (Obviously) chosen Architecture and Percy had chosen Oceanography. Again, he tried to get on my nerves by taking a longer course,3 years instead of 1. Then again, I had taken the longer course of Architecture, but did he expect me not to do it?

When I thought his Standardized Oceanography Final Exam was taking way to long, the door opened and Seaweed Brain, himself walked out the door with a huge grin slapped on his face. "Hey," he said, "It went great!"

"Hey yourself," I said I wrapped him and a hug and he rested his chin on my head

"I love you" he whispered. Then we kissed. And I am not talking about a casual, public kiss, I am talking about a passionate, sweet and loving kiss.

"I missed you, so much" I said. We hugged for a few more minuets, then he broke his position

"I'm going to clean out my dorm, then I'll meet you at the house?

"Yes" I answered. Then we parted ways.

I turned the corner and waded through seas of tour groups and Legionaries. When I finally made it to my locker, it had been vandalized, no doubt by Octavian's girlfriend Marie. It said GRAECUS SCUM!!! OCTAVIAN'S DEATH WAS YOUR FAULT!!!! But I knew that was a lie, because The Senate had voted that Octavian was a total nut job, and that he had broken way to many laws, even for a time of war. I whispered "Anoichto" and my locker swung open revealing pictures of Percy and I, sketches of our house, and pictures of our house. I took them all down and grabbed all of my books.

I closed it and then walked away. I started to run, because I didn't want to keep Percy waiting. When I made it to our newly made house, Percy was waiting for me, leaning against the porch railing.

Percy's Point of View

21.

I could not believe it had been 5 years since I left Camp-Half-Blood. I stumbled around the corner and ran up the stairs to my dorm. It looked empty, like my bedroom back in New York. I piled up my books and posters in a box.

Then I carried the box out to my new house with Annabeth. I walked outside and by the bay. I remembered the day Annabeth and I had scouted the Bay Area, looking for the perfect spot. When we'd found it Annabeth had found foundation layout plan, gotten a hold of three different contractors, and had supplies to build a whole apartment building. We'd settled on a 3 bedroom house with 2 bathrooms and an open floor plan.

I set my box in the Master Bedroom, as I unpacked it I found the engagement ring I had bought for Annabeth months ago. I set it in my nightstand and stocked my shelves with pictures of me, Annabeth, Leo, Calypso, Hazel, Frank ,Piper, Jason and finally Will and Nico. Piper and Jason had a little girl Julliette Reyna Grace,Will and Nico adopted a little girl Mika Di Angelo, Hazel and Frank had a little boy, Ethan David Zhang (who was only a few months old), Leo and Calypso had a little boy, as well ,Milo Hector Valdez.

But what was I going to do? I didn't know where to propose to Annabeth, on the sidewalk, fancy restaurant? Then it hit me. I could propose to her on the beach, at sunset, with the coral and pearl ring.

Then I stepped outside on the porch to wait for Annabeth.