Hey guys! I'm sorry if the story hasn't been legible. My fanfiction account has been freaking out, but I will manage to get this story posted. Enjoy the first chapter! The next update will be on Tuesday!

Percy was broken. While everyone else had found a sense of peace, Percy wandered with a broken heart, a broken mind, and a broken soul. No one noticed for a while, especially after he announced that he would be moving home immediately after the war. Now, being forced out of the house to "socialize" by his mother, it was evident to everyone at camp that there was something wrong with their hero.

Percy spent the majority of his time in his cabin, occasionally forced out by Annabeth and Jason to participate in camp activities and to eat meals. He would sit at the table, quietly picking at his food and occasionally smiling when it was expected of him to participate. At the end of the day, Jason came to camp regardless of whether or not he and Reyna were visiting to help Percy through the night with his nightmares. Sometimes he awoke the entire camp with his bloodcurdling screams. However, there seemed to be something else that wasn't quite "normal" for the son of Poseidon.

Annabeth, Percy's ex-girlfriend and best friend, was the first to notice her friend's odd behavior. She brought it up on a Saturday, when she was having lunch with her friends and her girlfriend, a new tradition at Camp Halfblood. Relaxing into Piper's side, she looked around at her circle of friends: the Roman troupe who were visiting for the weekend including Leo, Hazel, Frank, Jason and Reyna, Will and his boyfriend Jake, and finally Nico di Angelo with his friends Alabaster and Ethan. They were an extremely odd bunch, but Saturday was the day Annabeth decided to bring up the sensitive topic of Percy.

"I think we need to talk about Percy," Annabeth started, interrupting a heated debate between Nico and Frank over which Mythomagic character had the most power.

"What about him?" Jason piped up, after effectively silencing the quarrel.

The rest of the group turned to face Annabeth, waiting for an explanation, "Has anyone noticed his odd behavior?"

"You mean that he hardly talks to us?" Alabaster said with a roll of his eyes. "We all know he can hardly socialize anymore."

"Or that he is twice as aggressive during training?" Frank muttered under his breath.

"No," Annabeth said. "I meant the scars."

Everyone in the group cast glances as each other, except for Nico, who was staring at the ground with an unreadable expression.

"He does have scars," Reyna began. "But I haven't noticed anything different."

"They're fresh," Annabeth replied. "When I go to check on him, or he meets me for lunch by the lake, his scars are reopened, or there are new lines. I've asked him about them before but he only shrugged and said he didn't want to talk about it. I think someone needs to talk to him, get him help."

Jason lifted his hands in retreat, "I already take care of the nightmares. I don't need another job."

"Well, someone has to do it," Annabeth said. "Jason and I can only do so much."

"I'll watch him," Nico muttered.

Everyone turned and stared at the Ghost King. Nico had filled out nicely in the past few years, gaining a muscular physique and a healthier olive complexion. However, the group still questioned his feelings for Percy. They still believed he wasn't over him, and Percy still believed that Nico hated him.

"Ummm…" Leo hummed nervously, "Do you really think that's a good idea, Nico? I mean… you can barely handle being in the same room with him."

Nico rolled his eyes, looking annoyed, "Just because I said I was over him does not mean I don't care about him enough make sure he's okay. Besides, I can spy on him without being noticed."

"You snoop on him?" Leo questioned curiously.

"No!" Nico replied a little too quickly. "I'm just… I can hide in the shadows. Son of Hades, remember, fireball?"

"Oh," Leo replied. "Right."

"So everyone is okay with this then?" Annabeth asked, to which everyone replied with nods affirmative gestures. "Go fix our Sea Prince then, Ghost King."

"Now?" Nico said, with a raise of his eyebrows.

"Yes, now. Before he does something dumb while Jason and I aren't around," Annabeth replied.