At Mercy to the Sea ［Rewriting］

[UNEDITED] XXXIII- At Mercy to the Sea

Annabeth's POV

I feel my chest growing heavier as I lift my body up on to the cliff-side. The rocks felt smooth to the touch of my hands. Any misplace and my body will fall onto the sharp, jagged rocks of the stones below us. I would jump off now but I'm afraid that the man behind me would fall after me. I can't let him follow me where I need to go.

The throbbing in my head starts to increase as the voice that keeps repeating the same phrase starts getting louder.

You promised you would return. Your dead is done, you have to come back.

I silently promised it that I understood and that I would return. I just needed a few more minutes. A few more minutes until I reached the top. I needed to say something before I had to leave him forever.

The throbbing in my heads keeps increasing, my vision starts to blur but I force myself to keep moving forward. I can do this, I will make it to the top. I force my hands to grip around the dark blurred object above me as I pull myself up. I should feel the icy waters of the Aegean Sea pounding on my back. I should feel the water run down the spine as it leaks down my body. I don't though, even though my head is throbbing, I feel a warmth around me.

I reach my arm up to the sky one more time as a drape around the last grip and I pull myself up over the edge. I laugh to myself as I find the irony in what I was doing. I climbed all the way up to edge just to jump back off. I look out to the clear blue sky and think about it again. The sky was blue and clear, the perfect day for picnicking.

This isn't suicide, is it? I don't want to leave this world, and enter another without him. I still have someone to hold on to when times are hard. No this isn't suicide, it's repaying a debt. I should have died in that castle with his parents. His parents are now gone, but why am I still here?

I was here because his life would have been taken unfairly. I was here because I had a chance to change his future into his destiny. This isn't suicide, it is returning back to where I belong. I have to go back because I no longer belong here. I have a feeling if I stay any longer I wouldn't exist. The tips of my fingers already had a hollowed feeling. The body that I currently have is borrowed, I can't stay in it for too long.

I just need a little more time so I can talk to him one more time.

I saw his hands reach over the edge. I don't take it and help him up because I'm afraid. I'm afraid if I contact him more then I need to, it will change my mind. I'm afraid that I can't live without him. I'm afraid of what needs to be done, so I sit there on the edge while my prince pulls himself over.

When he sees me he opens his mouth to say something. I stop him before he can try to change my mind. I know that I haven't said my plans out loud but he knows me and I know he knows what is going to happen.

"Sea Weed Brain, I know that you love me and I love you. We can't be together though. I'm not part of your world anymore. We thrive in totally different places. I want you to know that you can find a happily after. I know you think you love me but we are still young, and first relationships rarely work out. Rachel is a great person and I know that you can find happiness with her."

His voice was rough as if he hasn't had a good night's sleep in days. "My Wise Girl, I do love you and I know that this would work out. I understand you don't understand my world of finery and royalty but I know you can adjust. I love you and I understand that Rachel is a good person but she will never make up for you."

"You don't understand, what you need isn't me, I can't be with you any longer."

You promised you would return. Your dead is done, you have to come back. The hollow feeling in my finger started spreading up my arm.

"You can, we can face this problem together, it will be alright." His voice was so sympathetic urging me to follow him.

You promised you would return. Your dead is done, you have to come back. I need to get back.

The north wind blew through my hair covering my eyes. My eyes felt hot as steaming tears rolled down my cheeks.

"You don't understand! I can't be with you, I'm already dead."

"No your now, I still care about you. Your not dead, I won't believe it."

That stubborn king, just won't let go. I guess there is no more explaining. I quickly leaning forwards and I gave him one more passionate kiss. The empty, hollow, dead feeling that followed me ever since I arrived go replaced with a burst of life.

"Keep on living, you'll see me in my next life."

The people watching us from below would have said that I was falling. Falling helplessly towards the endless rocks that stood below. Though it may look like that to them, it was something else entirely to me. I wasn't falling. I was flying.

I was flying through the air, a sense of completion and satisfaction filled me. It made me feel light as if I was floating. I knew that he was watching my form above, but we wouldn't come after me. I finished my part, and I need to finish the rest of the promise.

For the first time in days, the thundering voice that echoed through my head changed.

Welcome back, thank you for returning.

Instead of the throbbing feeling in my head, I felt lighter than ever. I felt my mind and spirit detach itself from my vessel. I closed my eyes right before the impact on the rocks below. I felt a similar sensation for my new home. The rushing of water was all I could hear.

In the very depths of my mind, I could feel the cold water on my body, as the sea carried it away. There is nothing I can do about it anymore, the reminisce of my life before is at mercy to the sea.