A Happy Ending for You and I

DISCLAIMER: I am obviously not Rick Riordan, so I cannot say that I own Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus. This is a work of fanfiction.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I listened to “Canon in D” by Johann Pachelbel, and I thought, “The characters in ‘Heroes of Olympus’ never get a happy ending, do they? How about I give them one?” And thus, this story was born. I will make it up as I go along. A plot line is formed in my head. It is mainly a Percabeth fanfiction, but there will be other *CANON* ships like Jiper (Jason and Piper), Frazel (Frank and Hazel), and Solangelo (Nico and Will).

With that being said, sit back, relax, and enjoy, please!

Chapter One: The Happiest Moment of My Life (One of Them, At Least)
Percy and I held hands as we walked along the beach. The sun was setting in the distance, casting a beautiful golden light over the shimmering waves. We had been discussing our future, but awkward silence rang after I suggested leaving Camp Half-Blood early to stay at his mother’s house. I knew he seemed upset about the whole “leaving Camp Half-Blood to stay with his mom” idea, but it was the best one I had at the time.

“Hey. We don’t have to leave if you don’t want to,” I reasoned, finally breaking the dramatic silence.

He glanced down at me, happiness returning to his face.

“I would like that. I don’t want to say goodbye to this place just yet,” he said in a low tone.

I smiled back at him. We kept walking until we reached Camp’s boundaries. Then, we turned around and began walking back to Camp. We laughed as we talked about funny memories, like the that time I snuck up on him during Capture the Flag when he was helping Charles Beckendorf.

“So, are you doing anything interesting this weekend?” Percy asked me finally.

“No, not really. Why?” I responded.

“Could you come by Cabin Three tonight?” he requested. A pregnant pause ensued. Finally, he added, “I’ve got something I want to show you.”

It seemed as if the final part was just an afterthought--something he hadn’t intended on saying originally.

“Yes, of course I could,” I promised.

Percy laughed in glee and dropped my hand. He skipped forward and twirled around. I have to admit, he’s pretty cute when he’s happy (or rather, if he’s feeling any emotion, he’s cute). He looked back at me. A mischievous smile played across his lips. I laughed along with him, and I followed him to the dining pavilion.

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I ate my food in complete silence, anticipating what Percy was going to show me. The sun had almost completely set across the horizon. It was now in the twilight hours. Soon, it would be dusk, and the beautiful moment he had told me about would soon be upon us.

I finished off what I wanted to eat, then I scraped the rest into the fire for Athena. I watched the sky eagerly. I felt a hand tap me on the shoulder. I turned around to see that it was just Percy.

I laughed and said, “You scared me!”

He hummed his contentment. He grabbed my hand and led me away from the dining pavilion and the rest of the campers. He threw open the door to Cabin Three: his cabin. Magnificent purplish-blue light flooded in through the large windows overlooking the sea. Stars twinkled in the sky above us. Dark pink lined the ocean horizon.

I smiled as Percy dug through his things. I noticed that he told me to turn around. He had a black box in his hand. It was the kind that held important jewelry. My heart skipped a beat when I realized what was going to happen. I already knew the statement with which I was going to answer.

Percy knelt down on one knee and opened the jewelry box. Inside it was a gold ring with a small diamond embedded in the middle. He opened his mouth and asked the question I was longing to hear for so long.

“Annabeth, will you marry me and be my bride?”

“Of course! Of course I’ll marry you!” I exclaimed.

Percy’s expression was surprisingly calm. I expected it to be brighter, happier. But I could tell all of his emotions in his eyes. He was running around, screaming words of success inside his head. He took the engagement ring out of the box and slipped it onto my ring finger. I pulled him up and embraced him. I gave him a long kiss.

It was one of happiness and “I’m so glad we made it this far”. Percy pulled away to take a breather. I wholly understood. I needed a breath, too.

“Today, you made me the happiest man alive,” he announced.

My psychotic-like smile grew even wider. “You made me the luckiest woman on the face of the earth,” I shot back.

With that, Percy held me in the longest hug I’ve ever seen him hug.�