The Funeral

Annabeth still wanted to believe it was a dream. It had been two days since the Battle of Manhattan had ended. Most of the demigods had died and among them was Luke. She had pleaded with Chiron and decided to give a proper funeral to Luke. She looked in the mirror. Her eyes had puffed up from all the crying. She wore a black dress.....a gift from Magnus, her cousin who was an einherjar..... Aphrodite had promised to make her love life interesting but she never wanted it to be this bad. She was on the verge of tears when she felt a cold breeze. She again looked in the mirror. He was there, standing right behind her. The handsome blonde guy, with the scar down his left eye. Eyes, his eyes they were no longer golden, they were back to blue. He again had those sad, lonely blue eyes. He was Luke, his Luke.

"Annabeth" Luke whispered.

She choked back a sob.

"I am sorry" Luke said.

"Sorry! This is what you say after all you have done...YOU JUST COME AND SAY SORRY!!!"

Annabeth couldn't decide whether she was angry or sad. Tears were rolling down her cheeks yet she was burning with rage. Luke smiled as if she was the favorite girl in his life.

"I had no other option" Luke continued, "I felt abandoned, no one cared about me. Dad...I felt like I was a disrespect to Dad. That's when Kronos started talking in my dreams...tempting me to let him take control of me. When I understood what was happening, it was already late. I am the cause of all your misery, I am sorry Annabeth."

" But you promised Luke.....You promised we all would be a family" Annabeth cried.

"But I never said I would be a part of it"Luke replied .

" Where will you be now?" Annabeth asked, " In Elysium?"

" Yes, but for a short period of time." Luke said, " Bianca and I have planned to start a new life."

" That means you will have to bath in the River Lethe..." said Annabeth, "So will you forget everything about our past lives?"

" I think so but I will never forget my beautiful girl." 

Luke winked as he said this and she never wanted him to leave.

" I have to go now" Luke said.

" But....." Annabeth started to say something but stopped herself.

" I love you " Luke said and kissed Annabeth on her cheeks. Annabeth closed her eyes , when she opened them Luke was no more. There was only the cold touch of his lips on her cheeks.

"Of course it was the mist..." Annabeth  thought.

Her tears had dried up. She felt someone wrap his arms around her. She turned it was Percy.

" It's time to go" said Percy, "Everyone is waiting..."

"Ok let's go" Annabeth replied with a broken voice. She washed her face as fast as she could and slowly whispered...

" I love you Luke and not as a big brother"

Percy took Annabeth's hand and they walked out of the room in silence.