Leo

It's been a year since the whole Annabeth thing and Camp was nice. It really was.

The city within Camp was finished as of May. It was late August. Percy had stayed year through. After this summer Percy was giving the camp to Nico.

Eventually it was August 19. Second to last day of Camps Summer.

It was Percy's followed. Yes, we followed.

But earlier the year Percy had fully transfered over to a woman which we were all proud of him. Name is still Percy, still call him a he. But it made things a bit easier especially with what he wore.

The two demigods were laying down in the grass by the stream. I could quite hear what they were talking about but I did hear this.

"It's kind of ironic." Percy told Luke.

"What is?" Luke asked.

"Today." The son of Poseidon answered. "My birthday and your death day."

"Oh yeah, that's today, isn't it?" Luke said. "That'd make sense. It's when you turned 16."

That birthday mustve sucked.

They talked a little more and after maybe 10 minutes it was silent between the two.

Which is when he took and apple from a bush and threw it to Percy. Who caught it and thought for a moment. Grover, Clarisse, and Thalia were just kind of in shock at the moment as Percy smiled and gave Luke a kiss and he placed a ring on his boyfriends finger. Jason, Reyna, Frank, Hazel, Piper, and myself just utterly confused.

"What just happened?" I asked.

"I'm confused." Reyna agreed.

"Look up what it means to throw somebody an apple in Greece on your phone." Thalia told her brother.

So he did.

"An old Greek custom." The son of Jupiter read off the screen. "Alike to smashing plates at wedding is that, when in a relationship, to throw somebody an apple is a way of proposing marriage. If caught and known to be proposed to the answer is yes. If caught and dropped its undecided and if discarded of instantly or not meant to be caught, it is a no."

We thought for a second.

I mean, its a Greek camp.

Luke threw Percy an apple and he caught it. Then Luke put a ring on his boyfriends finger.

So they're engaged.

But anyways later that day at Piper's place her dad sent her a link to a YouTube video and decided to show us, too. A song. But he though the girl looked familiar.

It was Annabeth.

At her sight we all fell silent.

Because it couldn't be more obvious she had been crying right before recording.

"Alright.' Annabeth said. "Let's do this."

For a second or two the channel name appeared on screen and back to her.

"Hey, everyone." Annabeth went on. "It's Annabeth. And you're probably wondering why I look like total shit right now which will be answered.

"But as some people know." She started to explain. "The past 3 years and mainly the last year and a half have been really hard for me. Emotionally speaking. As of three years ago I lost a lot of people I had been close to in an incident at my mom's in which I had lost the second and last person that had taken me in after running away. The following summer hadn't been too bad. It could've been worse. But over the year after that summer everything went downhill with small things here and there and June of last summer I made a really stupid decision that costed me a home, my mother, all of my friends in New York, and my relationship. I was sent home the next day back to California and started applying for colleges. Still none have accepted me. But on the 4th I ran into 2 people from New York and was basically told that if I didn't leave them alone until they reach out to me, if that'll happen, and stay out forever."

She stopped for a moment and closed her eyes, a tear falling.

"Shit." Annabeth said. "It's not personal until you cry, right? But anyways. I didn't go back as I was requested. I haven't gone back. And don't put gate towards that person in the comments guys. I did deserve being told that. I did a few stupid things I didn't even think about. But I thought that maybe before I cut off ties and at least tried to come to peace with more than likely never seeing anyone again after a little over a year of waiting I'd do one last thing in their name. For them. So here's just a little something I wrote for all of you guys back in the City. I hope you all like it and I'll see you never."

The song was called Mixed Up and it was basically saying that yeah, I fucked up and it is hard. I'm looking for help. I'd change it if I could and I'm just kind of looking for help and I'm just lost at the moment. Trying to let go.

By the end of it we were all crying.

Now you feel guilty and shit. And the message Piper's Dad told her was that she was a good artist. Would it be smart to sign her on a label. For some reason she looks familiar.

And after the song just a small message.

"And by the way.' She said. "Happy 19th Birthday."

Even Luke had been crying.

Luke.

The guy she nearly killed.

Of course, this is when a selected group of people got a long ass message from her basically saying that it was said last year pretty much, but goodbye. She's see us once in never but if we needed her she was a text or a call away. Out of who was with us; Percy, Luke, Grover, and Thalia got the message.

"Fuck." Luke said. "Why can't my weak spot be like food and not family?"

"Because you know exactly what she's going through." Percy suggested.

"And it fucking sucks." Like agreed. "First time in ten years I kind of want to go back to Westport."

"What's Westport?' Piper asked nicely.

"Where I lived until I was up and out." Luke explained. "Found a few idiots and another idiot brought us here. 12 years ago. I was 14."

"Thank you." Thalia commented. "Because I wasn't crying. Bring back a shit ton more memories, why don't you?"

Thalia has been here once before when Luke was at camp. The fourth last year.

"She agreed to leaving.' Luke said. "Sorry."

Thalia slapped him upside the head.

"Ten years later." She commented. "Still an idiot."

"Wait." I said. "But you two barely know each other."

"And how well do I know Annabeth?" Luke asked us.

"Just about not at all." Jason answered obviously.

"Keep dreaming.' The son of Hermes informed us. " because those idiots were Annabeth and your sister."

It was silent for a moment.

"We fucked up, didn't we?" Percy was first to speak.