Percy Jackson And Sadie Kane: A Forbidden Love

Chapter 16

Nobody's pov

"Annabeth." Percy whispered.

"Hey Percy." Annabeth's ghost smiled at him. Percy just gaped at her.

"Hey Nico." Annabeth turned to him.

"Hello Annabeth." Nico said, looking at Percy who was trying to form coherent words.

"Bye Nico." Annabeth said with an edge to her voice. Boy, she was scary even when she was a ghost. And Nico was THE ghost king.

"Uh...oh yeah. I'll leave you two alone." Nico walked off, tripping as he did. Annabeth turned to Percy, and a sad smile appeared on her face.

"Congratulations hero. I heard we won the war. I always knew you could do it Seaweed Brain." Annabeth said. That's when Percy found his voice.

"No!" He shouted.

"Percy..." Annabeth started soothingly.

"No Annabeth! I didn't do anything. All...all I did was fail you." Percy said, tears now starting to stream down his face.

"Percy, what are you talking about? You could never fail me. You are the best person in the world Percy. You can't fail anyone. I...I was the one who failed YOU." Annabeth said.

"How could you even say that?" Percy asked, practically yelling.

"You...you had this big plans about settling in New Rome and having a peaceful life and I had go about being stupid and not very strategic and getting myself killed. I'm so sorry Percy. Nico told me what happened afterwards. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to do this." Annabeth said, all in one breath.

"Mean to do what?" Percy asked.

"Turning you into...this. You were not like this Percy. You were my optimistic, sarcastic, reckless, fun loving, defiant, upstart Seaweed Brain. Now...now you are a totally different person. Your eyes have lost their light, their playfulness. You've faced so much. Your mental state. Your time at school. All that! And I'm the cause." Annabeth said.

"No. No. You...you can't blame yourself for that!" Percy said.

"I won't blame myself if you change back to the original Percy. Forget me." Annabeth said.

"Forget you? Annabeth, that would be like forgetting how to live." Percy said, voice cracking.

Annabeth had very cleverly turned the tables around. One second, Percy was blaming himself for her death and the next, he was convincing her that nothing

was her fault. Once a daughter of Athena, ALWAYS a daughter of Athena.

"Fine, don't forget me. But don't live on my memory forever. Move on. Just imagine that I've moved away to another country...far far away from you." Annabeth said.

"Don't be silly Annabeth. I can't move on." Percy said.

"Ugh! Nico was right. You are impossible. Be serious Percy. Too much loyalty is bad for you. I mean, I'm dead and even I've moved on." Annabeth said, clearly frustrated.