The Fall

We had defeated the Titans when they tried to destroy Mount Olympus in New York City. We managed to pacify Gaea back into her slumber and destroyed her children, the giants, before they could destroy the Olympian Gods at their roots in Greece. Yet, it felt like we were just jumping from one crisis to another, and I couldn't shake the feeling we were approaching another. For once I would like to just sleep in and relax with my beautiful girlfriend.
My name is Percy Jackson, and I am the half-blood son of Lord Poseidon, God of the seas, earthquakes, lord and creator of horses, blah, blah, ect. My girlfriend is Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, Goddess of wisdom, warfare, and other important things. Her mother is my fathers biggest Olympian rival going back to the founding of Athens. So every time we engage in a heavy make out session, I always have a horrible feeling that Athena might just turn me into a shrew or something.
You would think helping Annabeth recover the Athena Parthenos and healing the rift between the children of the Greek and Roman aspects of the Gods would have earned me a few brownie points with Athena. HA!
After defeating Gaea, with the help of 5 of our friends, we stayed in Greece for 3 days. It was mainly my insistence that we take a couple days off. I would never tell Jason and the others that I wanted us to stay in Athens because I loved the way Annabeth's stormy grey eyes lit up walking in the ruins of the ancient city named after her mother. Best boyfriend ever award goes to Mr. Jackson.
You see Annabeth is an aspiring architect. After the second Titan War, her mother got her a cherry gig as the lead architect for the reconstruction of Mount Olympus. Kronos left the place a mess. She spent several months on the project. I never got to see the fruits of her labour because of Hera, but that's a much longer story for another time.
I was just happy that on our return trip to Camp Half-Blood we had no chaperone. Coach Hedge, our Satyr Chuck Norris mega-fan, had accompanied Nico DiAngelo, Reyna, and the Athena Parthenos back to Camp after the House of Hades and the closing of the Doors of Death. This meant that the boys and girls could stay together in their cabins aboard the Argo II. After enduring Tartarus with Annabeth, there was no way I was going to pass up some quality relaxation and spooning time with my girlfriend.
Maybe I should have rethought that.
Demigod sleep almost always yield dreams or nightmares. Foreshadowing of future events, something that's happening now, the past, visions of the Gods speaking to us, or any combination of the above. We had just got settled into my bunk. I brushed the blonde hair off of Annabeth's neck, kissed her neck lightly a few times, and said "goodnight."
She reached behind her, ruffled my thick, unruly hair a little, and gave me a soft, content sigh.
I smiled, placed an arm over her waist, buried my face in her lemon soap smelling hair, and passed out.

The next thing I know I am standing in an enormous white marble hall with 12 thrones in a U shape. Immediately I recognized it as the Gods throne room on Olympus. I turn around smiling expecting to see my father. Instead I see a beautiful Goddess wearing a classic ancient Greek sleeveless dress with piercing grey eyes. Athena.
"Hello, Percy Jackson. We need to talk"
Uh-oh. I tense up. It's never a good thing when the mother of your girlfriend invades your dreams to have a chat. #demigodproblems.
"Uh.. Hi Athena. I, uh, swear I haven't do anything other than kiss your daughter." I shouldn't have even said that. Athena had told me years ago that she did not approve of my friendship with her daughter. She had warmed up a little to me after we defended Olympus from Kronos. But, we had only been dating for about 2 months before Hera kidnapped me for 6 month, so I honestly did not know if she would be angry that I was sleeping in the same bed as Annabeth.
"That is why I brought you before me. Even in our recently incapacitated state, we could still monitor what was occurring in the mortal world, and I have always kept a special watch upon you."
I shifted uncomfortably as she spoke, afraid that maybe she was going to forbid me from seeing Annabeth anymore. That was simply unacceptable to me. Annabeth was not simply my girlfriend. As corny as it may sound, she was a part of me. As surely as I could function without an arm or leg, I would still be missing a huge part of me if she took away the woman I love. I’ve gone to Tartarus and back for her, faced Titans and Giants by her side, but I knew the one thing I could not beat was her mother.
"You showed great courage and loyalty toward Annabeth when you fell into the pit with her." She continued, "Remember your fatal flaw. You would save one friend sacrificing the world in doing so. You were lucky this time as neither of you alone would have been able to seal the Doors of Death from that side, even with the help of that Titan or Giant."
"Bob.."
"What?"
"His name was Bob, Iapetus, the Titan. I treated him poorly. I never visited him. I was never his friend. I showed no wisdom in my actions toward him before our fall. I wrote him off and never thought of him again until we needed him. I am ashamed he could not say hi to the stars."
I held Athena's eyes for a moment. They seemed to shift to what I could only assume was surprise before switching back to a piercing gaze.
"No matter his name or your failings. You put the life of one person ahead of the whole of the world."
I realized that Ih had stopped breathing for a moment. It felt like a month before I finally exhaled. I knew what was coming next, and that did not make me think things would become any easier.
"It is the only wise course of action to forbid you from seeing my daughter anymore."
My heart stopped. I knew Athena did not like me, but this was going to devastate Annabeth.
I managed to stammer out something that sounded like "Athena," "no," "please," and something that might have sounded like "applesauce."
Don't ask, I don't know.
"I understand, child, that sometimes the wise thing to do is not always the most easy or pleasant thing. I have conferred with you father.."
Now, my brain was in panic attack, shut down mode, but hearing that she was doing this with Poseidon kicked me into a rage.
"My father!? He has agreed to rip out my heart and that of your own daughter? How dare you! After all we have done for you. After all the blood, sweat, torture, and lost friends.. I can't.. I.."
My voice puttered out as my knees buckled under what felt like the weight of the sky was pushing down on me. Trust me, I know exactly what that felt like.
Athena held up her hand. "I would hold thy tongue. I will not suffer your arrogance as Ares may."
A yelp escaped my mouth, but I spoke no more.
"If you are done, may I finish what I was saying? Your father and I came to a decision. Your actions and the love you share with my daughter have mended the rivalry between us. We therefore have judged that this once, the wise course of action may not be the best course or action."
I was barely registering what was being said to me. My eyes and cheeks were a flood of tears. However, I was beginning to the impression that maybe she brought me her for something other than splitting Annabeth and me up.
"Please, stand and face me."
Slowly I rose. My legs were still like jelly after holding the imaginary weight of Ouranos. I lifted my head and stared straight into her eyes. What I saw shocked me.

Notes

So... my first published fan fiction. Let me know if you like it. I currently have another chapter and a half written if you like what you see.