A World of Monsters

Haec Est Mors in Sempiternum

"Better terrible truths than kind lies."

-Six of Crows

|Part One| Love of My Life

Damien held Kate close, swaying to the beat.

She looked gorgeous, her long hair pinned up, a long white dress on her, hugging her, her curves, her, her, her.

Marriage.

It was a weird thought, to think that he was a married man now, legally bound to the love of his life.

A song came on, Love of My Life by Queen.

Memories from high school came, his old friend Percy belting out Queen at prom, Annabeth laughing. The way he pulled her onto the floor and how they swayed, not unlike how he and Kate were.

"Remember back in high school when Percy would sing along to every Queen song he heard?" Damien asked, leaning close to her.

Kate smiled a bit, wistful.

"Yeah."

They hadn't heard from their friend, or even that entire group, for a while. The last time they had all been together was probably that summer after graduation. They'd moved west for college, he knew that but they'd disappeared after that.

"How old are they now?"

Kate tilted her head, thinking, "Mid-twenties, like us."

"I wonder how they are?"

Kate laughed, "Annabeth and Percy are probably as in love as ever. Jason and Piper are probably also still together," she smiled, her eyes shining, "I love you." she whispered.

Damien smiled, kissing her sweetly as the song began to end. When they pulled apart, the song was over, and they were ready to sit down.

They sat at their table, holding hands and talking. Their quite chatter was broken when two more people arrived.

Cameron and Sydney Dales, both looking gorgeous in emerald green, were smiling at them.

The couple had become rather successful, launching a clothing line together, that over the years since college becoming a very, very successful.

In fact, the entire group was blessed with success.

Damiens had released an album in his third year of college, which had quickly gotten very very popular. He was now in the process of making his second album and was very excited to do it.

Kate had gone into the detective career and had actually been fairly successful.

Seems her years of digging up dirt in school rivals had served her good.

They talked and drank, all giddy from the joy of the day.

They all took to the dancefloor multiple times, dancing well into the night, the silver moon shining through the high windows.

But once the party was over, and it was just the four of them left, their old friends were brought up.

They wondered where they were, what they had been doing the past eight years. Where they were.

They would not figure out their answer for a good long while.

Jason and Piper still lived in California, married, owning a dog.

Annabeth Chase lives in Boston, with her dogs and cat.

Percy Jackson is dead.

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