💖💖Percabeth in love: After the War💖💖

Telling the Demigods

There, standing in front of me were Leo, Calypso, Nico, Will, Piper, Jason, and a very surprised looking Paul.

Piper grabbed my hand. "Oh my gods! Congrats girl! Let's see the ring." They oohed and aahed over the ring and Leo asked, "Where are Hazel and Frank?" That was a good question. I spun around and motioned for them to follow me into the living room. Frank was laying on the couch, dark circles under his eyes. His eyes were closed but you could te'll he was awake from the creases on his forehead. Hazel sat at his side and held his hand. I saw the 1950s girl in her. An old housewife worrying over her husband. I smiled. They were the cutest couple. Then I noticed that she had her left hand placed protectively over her stomach.  There was also an engagement ring glinting on her finger. I would talk to her about it later. Sally rushed around in the kitchen, preparing coffee and cookies for everyone. Leo pulled a giant plate of nachos out of his tool belt.

Calypso looked at him with a disgusted face. "You just had breakfast."

"What?" he pouted, "No gathering is complete without nachos." She just rolled her eyes at him and went out to the balcony with Sally to look at her moonlace. I sat down next Percy. He smiled at me and laid his head in my lap. Paul was bouncing Estelle on his lap. Nico stood in the corner casting moony looks at Estelle.

Paul looked at Nico. "You can hold her if you want." Nico took Estelle and summoned a none rattle from out of the ground. Estelle took it cheerfully. Paul looked extremely uncomfortable. I couldn't blame him. Calypso was out with Sally making the moonlace grow, Leo was self combusting and juggled balls of fire, Percy sent bigger balls of water to extinguish the fires, Jason was experimenting with making sparks fall over him and Piper's heads, Piper's hair was braiding and unbraiding itself, Will was radiating light and providing warmth to the room, Hazel had summoned a ruby and was running nervously, and Nico had his none rattle. I felt bad for Paul but it was just the world that he had been forced to live in.

"Hey Hazel I see you have a ring on your finger and saw that your hand is not leaving your stomach." I grinned at her. She looked at me and sighed. "Well I guess I better tell you all. Frank and I are getting married and are expecting a baby in seven months." That meant that she was already two months along. There was much exclaiming over this and we settled on planning out who was going to do what in the wedding. We also talked about me and Percy's wedding and Hazel and Frank's baby's room. We talked for hours until finally it was dark out.

Percy looked at me and yawned. He got up and walked out without a word. We all gawped at him. Everyone turned to look at me in confusion.

I put my hands up. "I have no clue. Let me go and talk to him." I walked out and heard music playing in the entrance hall. I realized what the music was. I groaned. It was Chiron's collection of Dean Martin. Percy grabbed me by the waist and we started dancing. I loved this music. It was the music I grew up hating but it still reminded me of my very first home. Camp Half-Blood. The safe haven for all half-bloods. I was only seven when I came there and twelve when I got my first quest. Imagine a scared seven year old running away, all alone, and hiding in a trash can. I was one of the lucky ones. I was lucky that Thalia and Luke had found me. Now it was my turn to stop Gaea again and find another half blood girl. I was going to continue what Thalia and Luke had started. We danced together for almost an hour when Piper, no doubt sensing some romance going on in the hall found us and gasped. She ran back to the living room and every one spilled out into the hall, watching us dance. We stopped a dancing and everyone stared at us. Sally, Piper and Hazel had tears in their eyes. 

Sally and Paul took Estelle to her room, the rest of the demigods and Calypso came and smooshed Percy and me into a giant group hug. They got off of us and gave us hugs and told us congratulations. Only Hazel and Frank were left. We went out to the balcony. The wind was picking up. Frank gave me a hug and shook Percy's hand. He turned into a Pegasus and hovered by the railing. Hazel gave Percy a big hug. She turned to me. Tears streamed silently down her face. She gave me a big hug and slipped something cold and heavy into my palm. She cupped my face in her hand and gave me a smile. Then she turned and mounted Frank. They flew into the dark, New York sky.

Percy turned to me and looked at my hand, "What's that?"

I looked at the object Hazel had slipped into my hand. It was a blue-gray spinel owl. The same gemstone that was on my ring. On the back there was a quote: 

Hera erased his mind but you are always in his heart. Never doubt the love he feels for you. I love you and I believe in you Wise Girl

Love, Hazel

I clutched the owl to my heart and cried. I looked at Percy. We had been through hell together. Literally. My first quest had been with him. I had snuck out of Camp Half-Blood with him. We had had gone through everything together. Hazel is right. I tackled him in hug and he wrapped his arms around me. Then we helped ourselves to a giant bowl of blue ice cream and went to bed. This was probably the best day of my life. Second only to when we had gotten out of Tartarus but still...

So this chapter has a better ending than the other one but it's still good. Keep waiting for Chapter 3- which will be a little about Frank and Hazel's wedding and their baby.

XOXO-ClaraShrews