The next thing I knew, we were racing down the highway as fast as the car could go, the black shadow following us. I swerved right and kept driving despite complaints from my fellow quest members.
"Urgh! Gosh, Carystus. And I was just getting to the good part of my dream!" Annabeths grey eyes found mine and her brow crinkled, "Hey, you okay? You're looking kind of pale." I gritted my teeth and took another sharp turn to the left down Lexington Avenue, causing Thais to get squashed against the window. Her eyes snapped open and she yelled to be heard over the whine of the engine.
"What is it?!"
I eyed her through the rear view mirror and tried to sound calm when I said "One." I didn't. My voice cracked halfway through the 'O'. Thais swallowed nervously. When we met, we had decided to keep track of how many monsters we would encounter, so instead of screaming 'Hydra' (#78) we could simply call out the number instead.
"Though luck surviving this time." She muttered. Oh, how encouraging of her, really. That totally gave me a nice boost of self-esteem. She could tell the look in my eyes was telling her exactly that. I did a rapid U-Turn and continued driving, and One followed right behind. I reached into my bag with my right hand and took out a small box.
"Uh, Thais... If we don't make it through this I'd rather have it happen as a couple." I murmured, opening the box. A small, delicate band of silver sat in a cushion on velvet, and a tiny Sapphire gleamed from the center of a nest of cream pearls. Thais just stared, her eyes wide. My heart thudded in my chest, Please say yes, please say yes. She slowly brought her hand forwards and I slipped the ring onto her ring finger, and she nodded, smiling. I let out a breath I didn't know I had been holding, then turned back to the road. An awkward silence filled the car and Percy took a deep breath.
"You may kiss the bride?" He managed.
I heard about two seconds of every ones laughter before the car burst into flames.
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Carystus
FanfictionI've always wanted that same father-son relationship that the other campers have (even if their parents are gods) But maybe its too much to ask when I'm Chions son?
