This is a new story I'm trying out, i hope you guys like it!
Percy pov
Nothing was better then the beach at sunset. I laid in the sand, Annabeth right next to me her head resting on my chest. I tugged at her blonde curls playfully, they seemed to glow in the fading sunlight. She smelled amazing, like coconuts, everything was perfect. Annabeth turned on her side so she could face me. Her Grey eyes were so intense they stunned me into speechlessness. "I love you so much Percy jackson" she whispered softly before crashing her lips into mine passionately, we kissed in the warm sand. I smiled through the kiss. " what is it seaweed brain?" She demanded playfully pulling away " it's just, I love you too" I said a little bit sheepishly. Her face broke into a beautiful smile. Suddenly Annabeth was pulled off of me with such force that her head knocked back. I scrambled to my feet uncapping riptide. A large figure in all gold armor held Annabeth in a tight grip Kronos. "Let her go!" I demanded advancing toward him, but with a wave of his hand time slowed and I was frozen. "Don't worry hero, I'm prepared to make a deal" he whispered examining Annabeth as he said it, he was squeezing her so tight the pain became too much for her to fight back and she had gone limp. " what is it" I spat. " I'm willing to take you instead of her, will you take her place?" He asked mockingly "yes" I responded immediately putting away riptide. "Now put her down" my voice was steely I could feel the water tugging at my gut. " now now. Once I put her down, you must do two things. 1) you must give her your precious weapon 2)you must come with me willingly, if you try to fight me or trick me in any way, be sure that I will kill her, do you agree." His voice was snakelike "yes" I said determined to help Annabeth. With snap of his finger Annabeth fell sickeningly from where he had her levitating. Her body laid lip in the sand, I could tell many bones were broken. I rushed to her side she was barely conscious. Tears streamed from her eyes "Percy.. no" she choked on a sob. "Shhhh... I'll be okay" I whispered pushing back her hair and kissing her on the lips. Tears stung my eyes I didn't want to say goodbye, I was determined this wasn't goodbye. I took out my pen, riptide. "I Percy jackson give this weapon to Annabeth chase" riptide glowed reluctantly and I placed it in Annabeths hand. She was crying fully now screaming "someone help! Help!" But if anyone in camp heard, they didn't come. "I love you" I whispered before walking back to Kronos. "What now?" I asked coldly. Suddenly there was s pinch in my left arm everything slowed down and then turned completely black.
Annabeth pov
I continued to scream even after Percy was gone. Percy was gone. My heart ached I gripped riptide in my hand. I couldn't stand I knew slot of my ribs were broken, maybe an arm, or both arms. I clung to the sand where we had just sat so happy, so happy. My tears watered the ground, I sobbed my aching body convulsing violently. I held riptide close to my heart cradling it in both hands. It was getting darker and colder but I didn't care. I was just going to lay here and hope it was so horrible dream. " Annabeth?" A voice yelled filled with worry. Someone rushed to my side. Piper. "Oh gods" another voice said. Jason. They must have been walking together along the beach. I couldn't register them. Piper was trying to pry open my arms so she could assess my injuries and open my airway. I didn't care let me die. Percy was probably dead my now. "Annabeth what happened" I realized her charmspeak. I scrambled away from her painfully sitting up trying to gain my breath. Jason crouched next to me. "What happened" he asked full of concern. I stared at the water. I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out but a sob. I sniffed and unfolded my hands. Riptide glinted in the moonlight, piper inhaled sharply, her and Jason shared a glance. "Come on, lets go find Chiron" piper soothed. This time I let the charmspeak guide me. I nodded wincing as I stood "We need to take her to the infirmary first" jason said analyzing my injuries. They supported me like crutches and I walked in a daze to the infirmary. I got a lot of nectar and ambrosia, and my bones healed. But I couldn't sleep, every time I closed my eyes I had nightmares of that night. Chiron walked in his tail flicking nervously. He kneeled by my bed side I barely registered he was there. He stared at riptide glinting in the palm of my hand. Tears welled in his eyes, but somehow he held them back. I thought he was going to give me some false encouragement or ask me what happened, instead he said "take your time" my heart shattered. Hope was lost, Percy jackson was dead.
It's been three excruciating weeks. Today is the day we are going to burn his shroud. It's a beautiful shroud, emerald green with a trident in the middle, it shimmered like the ocean, and in it, just like the ocean, I saw his eyes. The whole camp was solemn. I tried to say something, but I couldn't get much out. "Percy jackson.I loved him, I still love him. When he first came to this camp, I hated his guts. He was so unbelievably dumb, but I learned that that stupidity was truly his overwhelming loyalty. Loyalty, he was so damn loyal. Too damn loyal. He had a way of rallying people behind him, everyone trusted him, he was a leader, the bravest hero I knew." I couldn't say more. I remembered the last time I was eulogizing him, I looked out into the crowd and he was there, back from Mt. St. Helens. But this time he wasn't there smiling ridiculously at my speech. The shroud burned beautifully and I watched until the fire was ashes and everyone was gone. Riptide weighed heavy in my pocket. We would be so happy. I thought blissfully. Suddenly there was a figure in front of me. I looked up brokenly. Athena, my mother stood wearing a white toga with gold trimming, her hair was braided down her side. "Mother" I gasped tears flowing. I rose she enveloped me in a hug. "Sometimes you need your mother, even if your mother is a god" Athena said sitting with me. Her smile was warm. "Tell me dear" she looked at me intensely. I told her everything that happened that night. Her eyes filled with worry, her eye brows knit in concern, but she listened until I was finished. "Loyalty, his fatal flaw" she mumbled looking off into the distance. "It isn't good that Kronos has risen so quickly" she remarked "about Percy Jackson, he isn't dead, hades has confirmed that his soul isn't in his realm." She paused reading my face. Percy was alive my mother was telling me that he was alive. " but I don't know where the boy is. My suspicion is that he has been taken outside of the gods realm. And in that case he could very well be dead, although I assume Kronos took him for some purpose.." thunder boomed over head. "Poseidon and Zeus are in conflict" she muttered "I must go" she stood eyeing me wearily. " remember you are a daughter of wisdom" "wait-" I wanted to ask her more but she shimmered into a flash. I looked away just in time and when I cleared my eyes she was gone.
Percy pov
I had almost escaped 8 times. Almost. I didn't know where I was, all I knew was that he kept me in a small shower sized stall that had hard steel walls. Something about the room sucked power out of you, energy was diminished, everything ached. Each day he would open one of the walls( there was no door, how he opened the walls don't ask) and he would then fight me. It was an unfair fight being he was armed and I wasn't it was just him trying to stab me and me dodging until he slowed time and stabbed me or twisted my arm until it broke, or a crowd pleaser injecting me with poison. All of these were excruciating and each should've killed me, but they didn't. My arm stayed broken, poison seared my insides, and open wounds ached. But I didn't die. He would show me images of Annabeth sleeping or eating. She looked like she was aching all over. I wanted to run and help her, comfort her tell her that it was ok. "Now don't scream or she will die, and you will watch it" I focused on the image of Annabeth as he smashed my left knee shattering the bone. Stars danced in my vision I swallowed my scream. "Don't you dare pass out jackson" Kronos whispered I stared at him straight in the eyes. "Good the girl lives another day" he mocked and the image of Annabeth disappeared into the darkness. But now I was running for my life, well hobbling. I didn't know where I was going. Everything was pitch black for a while until I broke out of the side of the basement of a hotel. I ran through the long fiercely and onto the New York City street all of my broken bones ached like no pain I've ever experienced. I assumed he was right behind me so I kept running. I had to get to my moms and Paul's apartment, they could drive me to camp, where hopefully they could heal me. I was running on adrenaline, stars threatened my vision. I could see my moms apartment now. I limped tears streaming I couldn't bare weight on my left leg, I didn't dare look at it. I limped in to the lobby of our complex and pressed the elevator button. I suddenly almost started laughing. Here I was waiting for an elevator in the middle of the night. I got on and pressed my moms floor. It just then dawned on me, I had no clue how much time passed since I'd been taken. Ding. I stepped off the elevator and limped to the door knocking feverishly. It was 1 in the morning would they even hear me. I banged on the door as hard as my broken elbow would permit me to. Bang bang bang. I can hear my mothers voice. I haven't seen my mother since before Hera sent me to camp Jupiter. I was supposed to be moving back in with her and Paul the day after I got taken. "Paul what is that" she sounded worried. "Probably just a drunk neighbor, go back to bed ill take care of it" he responded I continued to bang. I was glad my mother had Paul, so she wasn't alone. He was a cool stepdad. I heard the lock undo and the door swung open. Paul blofis was standing there in his pajamas and when he saw me his face went pasty white. "Sally" he called nervously. My mom came out of the bedroom. She looked and me "oh my god" she cried clasping her hand over her mouth. She ran to me assessing my injuries before enveloping me in one of her special hugs. "Oh god Percy, your hurt" tears steamed down her face. "I'm okay" I said but I wasn't I was barely holding on to consciousness. " I need to get to camp" I said. She nodded. "I'll take you" Paul said recovering from show. " I'm coming too" my mom took my hand. I needed my moms help walking to the car. She sat next to me in the backseat crying and examining my injuries muttering "how did this happen?" To her self. Paul was silent but I could tell he was tearing up a little. Being with them made me feel safe for the first time in a long time. It made me feel normal. Camp half blood grew on the horizon illuminated by moonlight. "Percy" my mom said tearfully as we approached the camp boarders. " come home" she was desperate. "I promise" I said tears welling in my own eyes. My mom was the most wonderful person in the world, I hated causing her pain. I hugged her again and then limped over the hill into camp.
I couldn't tell you how I got there, all I remember was waking up in the infirmary. Most of my bones had healed well. My knee was still wrapped in a soft cast but I felt way better. Except for I was starving. No one was around and I figured if I could run through the streets of New York City in the middle of the night with multiple fractures I could walk to the dining hall. I swung my legs out of bed. "Woe!" A voice yelled. I turned to see Grover running frantically towards me. "get back in that bed!" He yelled at me. I stood up and hugged him. "Missed you G man" I noted . I saw his face. "I missed you too Percy, we thought you were" he was getting choked up. " dead?" I asked he nodded. " I would hope you didn't think I would die that easy" he smiled. " regardless you are on strict bed rest" he said pushing me back down into bed. "But I just want to go eat" I complained. " also me and Chiron are the only ones that know your alive, and it wouldn't be good if you just strolled into the dining hall" he said. "I guess that would cause a fuss" I remarked and my stomach growled. "Annabeth! Where is she, you guys have to tell her!" I said frantically standing up again. "Percy she's really fragile-" " Grover please tell me where she is" Grover looked nervous. " your cabin" he said "but I really don't think-" " thanks g-Man" I shouted heading out the door and towards cabin three. It was extremely early in the morning and the sun was just rising, which was good because no one was wandering around. I got into my cabin, Annabeth was laying in my bunk her golden curls sprawled out on the pillow like a halo. Her eyes were puffy, she clung something, riptide. The pen glowed in her pocket and just like that I felt it's familiar weight in my pocket. Annabeths hand closed into a fist. Her eyes wearily opened. She sat up "who's there" her voice was broken. I simply clicked on the light, Annabeth gasped. She stood shakily, approaching me carefully. "Percy?" She asked hopefully tears welling in her eyes. I nodded placing my hand on her arm. She held my eyes in hers, studying me, and just like that her lips crashed into mine with over whelming passion, any pain I had melted away. Her lips were soft and warm, I imagined mine were dry from dehydration but none of that mattered, we were together. The small fountain in the corner of the room exploded showering us. She pulled away in a smile. "Your alive" she laughed "nothing can stop me from getting back to you" I said running my fingers through her hair. "Your hurt" she said examining my leg. "I'm fine" I said seriously. She smiled her grey eyes sparkling with tears. " Percy... what happened" I looked away for a minuet, but I told her everything, she sobbed into my chest. " shhh... what's wrong" I asked wiping her tears. "That should've been me." She cried miserably. "You shouldn't have had to go through that." She traced the fading scars on my arms. "No. listen, Annabeth I don't regret it, I would do it again if it meant saving you" I said defiantly wrapping my arms around her. I didn't know how to comfort her. I kissed her forehead and held her. We laid there together watching the sun rise. At some point we dosed off, but laying there listening annabeths breathing, knowing she was okay, that was all i needed.
Annabeths pov
It was 4:00 in the morning when I felt riptide shit out of my hand. I wasn't asleep, just laying in a daze of memories. "Who's there" I said nervously, I didn't know who would take riptide besides someone evil, or maybe a god, neither I wanted to deal with. The figure shifted and the lights cut on. My eyes adjusted and standing there was Percy jackson. He was wearing a camp shirt and jeans. His hair was perfectly wind blown and his eyes they were just as I remembered. They were deep green, sparkling perfectly in the night. I stood, I couldn't believe this was happening, my heart thudded in my throat. "Percy?" I asked he nodded resting his warm hand on my arm. I starred into his eyes, those eyes I knew so well. And so many emotions overwhelmed me at once, I crashed into him our lips moving together as one. It was perfect. His lips tasted like salted candy, the water fountain in his room exploded showering us and I couldn't help but laugh. My head was swimming in bliss "your Alive" I blurted drinking him in completely. He brushed his fingers through my hair studying me playfully "nothing can stop me from coming back to you" he said softly. He may be such a seaweed brain, but when he said that my heart leaped with love. Tears of joy prickled my eyes. I looked him over carefully. His knee was wrapped "your hurt" I said tracing the bandage. He picked my chin up gently staring straight into my eyes "I'm fine" he said seriously. I wiped a few tears. "Percy...what happened?" I asked cautiously. He was silent for a minuet I was about to say never mind but he started, and told me everything. He couldn't meet my eyes through the whole story. I couldn't help but break down. Sobs shook my body. I caused him so much torture, and after all he'd been through he still came back to me? Why? I buried my face into his chest, I could hear his heart beat, feel his breathing. He was strong, and I felt safe, but filled with guilt. "Shh... what's wrong?" His face was knit in concern. I pulled away, trying to calm down "that should of been me... that was supposed to be me... you shouldn't have had to go through that" I said miserably crying harder. "No. listen Annabeth" he grabbed my hands in his "I don't regret it okay? I would do it again if it meant saving you" he was serious. I melted in to him laying against his side feeling right for the first time since he'd been taken. He wrapped his arms around me and held me. At some point I dosed off in the comfort of his arms, it was the first good sleep I'd had in 4 weeks.
The night shifted to morning. I woke up snuggled against Percy. "Good morning wise girl" he said kissing my forehead lightly. I yawned "how long have you been up" I asked curiously. He smiled at me lovingly "not long" he seemed distant, his face was knit in determination, like he was trying to concentrate on something. I laid my head back down on his chest soothed by the steady rise and fall.
Percy pov
It wasn't every morning the god of wisdom personally wakes you. I was content laying with Annabeth when I felt a sudden jolt like my entire body got shocked with a shock pen. I stood up smoothly standing over Annabeth protectively, gripping riptide. Then I looked up into the fiery eyes of the goddess Athena. I bowed awkwardly. "Follow me Percy jackson, we need to talk" I followed her out onto the beach. The sky was still dark, stars glinting against it. I opened my mouth to seal but she cut me off "shhhh.. listen, I haven't come here to debate" I was quiet, Athena already hated me. "I suppose you know the disruption you've created amount the olympians" she said looking at me thoughtfully. The truth was I didn't know anything, except that the gods hadn't really helped me out too much lately. "No" I said "well there's quite a divide, of course your father backs you" "backs me?" I demanded a little colder then I meant. She huffed reading my faces confusion. "Half the Olympians, lead by Zeus, consider you too much of a threat." She explained "they have two solutions to this, 1) they will take you out of the memory of anyone who ever knew you, and you can live your life out as you please. 2) death, they suggest that we kill you" blood rushed to my head. The waves of the ocean crashed furiously on the shore salt spraying everywhere. "Calm" she soothed but anger tinged her words " and what side would you be on?" I asked bitterly tears stinging my eyes. " Zeus" she said guiltily. I looked at her coldly. " if you get a choice between the two however I would advise you to chose number one." She said thoughtfully. I thought about it hard. "Annabeth" I said and she nodded. " if you are erased from her memory she can finally move on, live a full life." Athena said and with that she disappeared. I walked back to bed, Annabeth shifted against me I thought hard about my choices. Of course I wanted to just die, but I also wanted to do what was best for annabeth, which in my opinion was stay alive. Had I really caused her more pain then happiness? Was I simply a dangerous burden? Just then Annabeth stirred. The morning sun was just seeping through the window illuminating Annabeths face, Gods she was beautiful. I kissed her forehead "good morning wise girl" I said and she smiled blissfully up at me. "How long have you been up?" She asked dreamily laying her head directly on my chest. " not long" I assured her staring out the window Athenas words racking my brain.
The breakfast horn blew. "Guess we should go" she mumbled and my stomach growled in agreement. I realized just then that everyone besides Annabeth and Grover thought I was dead. This should be a fun morning. Not that I didn't want to see any of my friends, but I couldn't wrap my mind around what Athena had told me or why she had told me it. I wanted to tell Annabeth, but something told me Athena might not agree with that choice. Annabeth got out of bed and decided to take a shower. I sat on the front step of the cabin pushing dirt with my shoes. And somehow when I looked up I was sitting on the floor of the thrown room on Olympus. "Woe" I stood dizzily. "Sorry, urgent" a voice said from behind me. Hermes. My father and Zeus were standing facing each other angrily. The tensions in the room were obvious. " it's all fine and heroic when it's your son, but when it's mine it's dangerous and threatening?" Poseidon roared "my son hasn't caused nearly as many crisis as yours, besides we know that your son was supposed to die in the original prophecy, we let him live, but it seems with him Kronos lives as well" Zeus spat back electricity raging around his body. "Uh hi" k said clearing my throat. Both gods turned furiously at me. "Hello Percy" my father smiled at me a sad twinkle in his eye. " good we may proceed" Zeus studied me wearily maybe regretfully. "The majority vote has favored that Percy jackson, son of Poseidon is too strong of a threat to the safety and well being of Olympus and therefore the world" Zeus begun. "However at the notice of the heroics the boy has displayed, we are prepared to offer more than death." "Thanks" I mumbled sarcastically "if you so choose you may assume a new identity, we will erase Percy Jackson from the minds of those who knew him, and you may live out your life as you please." I looked to Athena who was staring at me wearing her face stern "would I still be able to go to camp, live as a demigod even if I wasn't... me?" I asked hopefully. Zeus seemed to think about this hard. "No" he said finally but it was Athena who stood for me. "His identity would be concealed, we could disguise him easily, your aim would be accomplished to all beings he would be gone" she pointed "let the boy have something" she sat Zeus nodded approvingly "if it must be, yes you may still go to camp" "fine, then I chose that... but can you give me just one more day with my friends before they you know forget who I am and everything?" Poseidon nodded sadly. " of course" he said. And with that I was zapped back to camp sitting in front of cabin three.
Annabeth walked out smelling like tangerines. "Ready to eat?" She asked looping her arms around my neck. "Always" I smiled at her. My heart was pounding, this was the last day it would be like this. The last day she would remember me, the last day she would love me. If only you knew. I thought. I will always love you, even if you don't know me. We walked hand in hand to the dining hall. Everyone was pretty excited that I was alive, I can't tell you exactly what happened but somehow I ended up sitting with all of my friends, jason, piper, hazel, frank, Leo, nico, Grover, Tyson, and even Rachel dare. We all laughed and talked, told each other about our adventures and remembered times throughout our quests together. Annabeth sat next to me the whole time laughing and pointing out embarrassing things I did, only she called them cute. It was a perfect time. After a lot of catching up Annabeth and I broke off and went to the ocean for the day swimming and floating enjoying the sun. I wondered if Poseidon would still claim me as his son, or would I be unclaimed? I tried not to think about it, I just wanted to enjoy every last bit of today. "You know what seaweed brain?" Annabeth said as we floated along the waves. "What?" I asked "this day, this is perfect" she sighed turning onto her back letting the salt keep her afloat. " it really is" I joined her floating side by side. " normally this is when the really bad thing happens huh?" She said staring at the sky. My heart was beating fast, did she know? "Yeah, but not this time okay? This time we are going to live happily ever after" I said and then a thought occurred to me. Of course I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Annabeth. But I wasn't going to get to. When the sun started to set we came back onto the shore to watch it. I stood digging in my jacket pocket. There was a small ring, it was a promise ring, I had meant to give it to Annabeth the night Kronos showed up. "Annabeth" I said taking her hand in mine as we sat in the sand. "I love you more then anything. I'm more sure about my love for you then I am about weather Antarctica is real or not" she laughed "I love you too" she said. "Annabeth chase, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Even if our lives are constantly on edge. I want to move to new Rome in camp Jupiter and live in a small house, I want to have kids and a dog. I want to grow old with you and we can laugh about the good old days when giants tried to take over the world. We will have big thanksgivings and go to baseball games. And we will figure it out, because I love you" I slipped the ring onto her finger. It was silver with a single stone that was half opal half emerald. Annabeth was in pure shock, she examined the ring carefully and looked at me smiling ridiculously. "Yes yes yes, damn it yes Percy jackson" she said leaping into my arms and kissing me. "I love you"she said. "I love you too" I said back. Suddenly there were voices, piper, jason, Leo, frank, and hazel were coming onto the beach "hey love birds wanna help us start a fire ?"Leo called "can't you just use your fire hands trick and light it?" Annabeth called sitting up. Jason and frank were lugging firewood. Leo conjured a flame in his left hand grinning wickedly in the dancing orange light. "As a matter of fact I can. Leo lit the pile of logs and everyone crowded around. I stared nervously at the sky it was completely dark now the stats gleaming. I had until midnight, like freaking Cinderella. What would happen would I just poof away? My stomach crawled with nerves. There was so much I wanted to tell each one of them. But I let it go. We laughed told jokes and the whole time I held Annabeths hand feeling the promise ring securely on her finger. Eventually the fire blew out and we were forced to go back to our cabins. I walked Annabeth to the Athena cabin, we paused outside. "Are you okay seaweed brain?"she asked studying me in the moonlight. "I'm perfect" I lied and I could tell she didn't buy it. She looked thoughtfully off into the night. Then she turned, our eyes holding each other, knowing each other." Goodnight Wise girl" I said kissing her she turned hesitating at the door and said "I feel like everything is going to be fine" she said thoughtfully I smiled weakly "as long as we're together, everything is perfect" I said staring at her drinking her in " I love you" she said walking in to her cabin. "I love you too" I responded, but she was already gone.
I woke up in the throne room. The gods were just gathering. Aphrodite approached me "here, take these" she said sadly. In my hand she placed a container of colored contacts. "Thanks" I said pocketing them. "You have to wear those so people don't-" "recognize me. Yeah I got it" I said. Zeus walked in "it's been done, you are erased from all existence, no monster, demigod, or human know who Percy jackson is, the only ones who do are the gods" he said defiantly. I sighed. "Pick a name and we will bring you outside of camp. Remember you don't know about any of the gods or the camp, act as a new camper" Zeus continued. I nodded, I just wanted to get this over with. I put on the colored contacts, they were bright blue. I decided I would go by fin and I couldn't really think of a last name so I just went with smith and therefore I was Fin smith. Great. My father stood approaching me his eyes were filled with sorrow. We teleported, not my favorite mode of transportation to the base of halfblood hill. He looked at me, "Percy, you didn't deserve this" he said sadly I thought for a minuet before asking "will I still be a son of Poseidon?" I asked. "Know you will always be my son, even if I'm not permitted to claim you under these circumstances" my heart hurt. I at least wanted to be in my cabin with my old things, but I guess that wasn't going to happen. I nodded "thank you father" I said ready to bow, but instead he stepped forward hugging me close "my brother might not admit it, but you are the only hero Olympus needs" and with that he was gone. I stared at the hill, ready to act surprised. I ran up and over into camp, ready for whatever faced me.
Annabeth pov
I woke up with a jolt. The sun was just rising spreading light into the Athena cabin. I crept out as to not wake anyone up and sat on the porch. I was forgetting something I could feel it scratching at the back of my brain. I forgot something big. I sat there watching the sun and kicking dirt with the toe of my sneaker. Something was off, but it was just another day at camp half blood, right? It was then that I heard someone call "helloooooo?" I looked up to see a boy, about my age walking around camp. He had black hair blowing freely in the wind, he was tall, but lean and muscular, his skin was tan and smooth. I stood approaching him carefully feeling the hilt of my dagger. "Excuse me?" I said and he turned quickly. His eyes were bright heart-stopping blue, and his smile was genuine and trouble making all at once. "Hey, I'm Fin Smith, I'm kinda lost" he said running the back of his neck. I studied him carefully. He was wearing a black t-shirt and jeans. He looked normal, but there was something about him that radiated power, a lot of power. He could be a god in disguise, but why? Those eyes. They seemed to hold every part of my body at once lifting me off the ground. They were deep and welcoming, full of life. His eye brows were knit in thought, I recognized him studying me, no consuming me, as if he would never see me again, as if he'd seen me before. Had we met? No I would've known those eyes. "Okay I give up you win" he said dramatically blinking "what?" I said "staring contest" he muttered "anyway can you help me or-" he began to turn. I thought fast he was defiantly a demigod, if not a god, but nothing screamed monster. "Yes I can help you" he smiled "and who might you be?" He asked "Annabeth chase" I responded turning and walking towards the big house. He jogged a bit to catch up. "So what is this place a summer camp, boarding school, small religious town?" He asked matching my pace perfectly. How had he survived this long without getting killed by monsters or found my a satyr, even I could sense the amount of power he was giving off, and he had to be at least 17. "You'll see once we talk to Chiron" I responded "churro?" he said hungrily. "No Chiron, he's our... counselor" I said. We arrived at the big house and Chiron was standing on the porch, in full centaur form. "Holy horse man" Fin said stopping in his tracks. Although his face wasn't surprised more analytical like he believed it but he didn't know how. "New camper?" Chiron asked suspiciously studying Fin. I nodded. " is that churro?" Fin asked staring at me wide eyed, but he said it mockingly, like he knew it annoyed me. "Chiron. And yes. He will help you out." I said turning to leave. "See you around" Fin called back at me. I shook my head calling back "only in your dreams" before heading to the dining hall. Why could i not stop smiling. Fin was attractive yes, but so annoying and shallow. I didn't even want to see him again, but I did. I couldn't shake those eyes from my mind. He was charming in a stupid way. But that didn't mean that i liked him. I was so consumed in my thoughts I nearly ran into piper and jason. Piper took one look at me and sighed "who did you meet?" She asked mockingly. Jason raised his eyebrows and I immediately felt a flush of red swarm my cheeks. "No one" I said sheepishly. But daughters of Aphrodite knew a love struck girl when they saw one. "Tell us!" She pried. I rolled my eyes and said "it doesn't matter but I met him this morning he's a new camper" piper's face lit up "I bet you'll teach him all about the camp boundaries" she teased waiting on Jason's shoulder lovingly. "Seriously nothing" I mumbled but already felt my face break into a grin. I hadn't dated since Luke... and that wasn't exactly a great experience. We walked into the dinning pavilion and not long after We sat down he walked in behind Chiron looking around, smiling in a tiny bit of awe. He saw me and his smile for bigger. "Is that him" piper whispered a little bit dreamily. I nodded holding eye contact with him. "He likessss youuu" piper teased but something about it was genuinely serious. Chiron stomped his hoof in the front of the room quieting the dining hall. "We have a new camper. His name is Fin Smith. I trust you will make him feel welcome. He didn't know his godly parent yet, so he will be staying with the Hermes cabin." Everyone clapped pathetically and Fin got his plate of food. I watched him pause by the fire, he threw in a chicken finger and said something. Odd, why would he offer something if he didn't know his parent? How did he even know to offer something. I waved it off. He was going to sit at the Hermes table like he was supposed to until piper waved him over to us. "Your welcome" she said giggling. He walked over sitting directly across from me. "Hey I'm fin" he said to piper and jason. They smiled introducing themselves. "Hey fin did anyone tell you about capture the flag?" Jason smiled. Fin shook his head. " we are playing tonight, Hermes cabin has one flag and I believe it's the Athena cabin with the other" jason smirked at me. "So we are enemies now even though we were just such good friends" fin said looking at me mischievously. "You don't know a thing about me" I shot back. He looked like he was about to say something. "You'd be surprised how quickly you can get to know someone" he said staring at me intensely. I wanted to cave in, tell him my life story and fall in love. Keep it together. He turned his attention to jason and piper. "So who are your guys parents?" He asked between bites. "Aphrodite" piper said immediately. He smiled "the goddess of love" "how did you-" "I went to school you know" he said and piper blushed. " and you?" He turned inquisitively to jason. "Zeus" he said between bites. "Big dog on campus" fin smiled. Fin finished his plate and chugged the rest of his blue soda. "Hate to leave but I'm supposed to be getting a tour right about now. Many I'll see you guys tonight at capture the flag" "bet on it" jason called back as fin left. "Okay is it just me or does that guy radiate a lot of power like a godly amount of power" jason said nervously. Piper looked at him "do you think he could be a son of Zeus?" She asked jason. He shrugged his shoulders "'maybe" " no, I don't think he's a son of Zeus..." I said defiantly "why?" Piper asked "I don't know he's just... not" and with that I left to go practice sword fighting and plan strategies for capture the flag.
The day cooled into a hot night. We all gathered around in our armor. The teams divided. Jason was on my team, but piper was with fin. I stared at him while Chiron rambled off the rules. He wasn't wearing any armor or carrying any weapons. He was just there in a blue t-shirt to signify the team he was on and jeans. He mouthed "your going down" and I shook my head but I felt myself smiling. "Ready- go!" Chiron yelled and with that we were off into the forest. Jason and I took defense scaling the north side of the river that acted as a boundary. A few Hermes kids tried to get across but they were easy to beat, Jason and I were the best combat fighters at camp. Suddenly across the river fin appeared. Jason and I raised our weapons as he stepped into the river. "Is this even fair, the guys weaponless" jason mumbled. And just then fin reached into his pocket and pulled out a pen. I was going to laugh out loud until he uncapped it and it grew in to an awe inspiring celestial bronze sword. He held it comfortably. Something about the sword was familiar, where had I seen it? He charged through the water moving freaky fast. Jason was the first to counter him, with in three steps jason was disarmed his sword carried furiously down river in a current. What current I thought? No time for thinking I charged next I slashed he dodged I stabbed he sidestepped. It felt familiar. I was on defense the entire time, he moved fast as anything and my energy was fleeting quickly. The guy fought like a whirl wind, and I mean literally. Surrounding us was a mini hurricane of wind and river water. "Holy hades" Jason mumbled watching us fight I backed up tripping over a rock and falling on my butt in the river. He smiled at me and offered me a hand to help me up. "Aren't you going to get the flag" I asked standing completely saturated in cold water. He looked up, piper and some other Aphrodite girls were running across the boarder with the flag tight in hand. We stepped out of the river and I realized something, fin was completely dry from head to toe, even though we were both knee deep in water. I shared a glance with jason. I had a feeling who fin's father was and it wasn't good. It wasn't good at all.
Percy pov
Today had felt just like the first day of camp. I can remember wishing for things to be as easy as 12 year old me not knowing what a centaur was, but now it was like I was reliving that, only 17. I wanted to be with Annabeth, I wanted to tell her about all of our adventures that she doesn't remember. I tried to repeat things, I tried to trigger her memories. Fighting her in capture the flag brought back old times. Of course I should have probably let her win and not used any water power since I was supposed to be on the down low but I didn't really care, if Zeus wanted to fry me to a crisp and kill me then whatever. Annabeths grey eyes were widened in shock. "Your father..." she started. "Huh? Do you know him because I don't" I said staring at her. She shook her head and suddenly in the reflection of the water I saw a green trident glowing above my head. So the old man decided to claim me after all. "Did I get the god of farming" I asked disappointed. "Not a pitch fork, a trident" Annabeth corrected staring at the fading symbol "your dad is Poseidon god of the sea" she continued and something in her voice told me it wasn't good. "We need to find Chiron" jason remarked. "Come with us" Annabeth said and o followed her and jason to Chiron. I wanted to hold her hand or call her wise girl, but I couldn't, I also sometimes didn't respond to being called fin because my name is Percy. When we got to the big house Annabeth explained everything that happened and Chiron stood gravely. "Your first day and already a prophecy" she smiled weakly. "A what?" I asked. The old man simply handed me a piece of paper. I recognized Rachel Elizebeth Dares handwriting immediately. "A child of the god of the sea, isn't who he says to be, he must go south to seek what he finds, and use the key to unlock their minds, he will save Olympus with the tide, but not for long can he hide"yikes. Unfortunately I knew what it meant pretty much off the bat. But I wasn't supposed to know so I acted confused (one of my best talents) "what? A riddle?" I said handing it back to Chiron but he wouldn't take it. "Thats your guide, now you must go on a quest. "A quest?" I asked stupidly. Chiron nodded. "You may chose two others to accompany you" he said. "Alright I think about it" I said and left pocketing the scroll. I had to find Grover. I found him surprisingly fast , he was picking up litter in the forest and eating it. "Hey!" I called approaching him. He skittishly jumped back. "Bahh! Who are you" she said nibbling on a can. And then I had an idea. I tried to trigger the empathy link we had. "GROVER ITS ME PERCY. PERCY JACKSON" something glazed over in his eyes and he passed right the hell out. When he came to he looked at me wide eyed and then tackled me in a large hug. "Where have you been why couldn't i, why didn't I, what's going on?!" He asked frantically. I explained everything and his eyes got teary. "Perc-I mean Fin, that's that's horrible" he moaned. "It's okay, your the only person that knows... and if I can get your memories we'll.." "you can get Annabeths" he said solemnly and I nodded. "So will you come on the quest with us, like old times right?" I asked "hell yea!" He said taking a bite out of a tin can. I smiled genuinely for the first time that day, it felt so good to have someone on my side, someone who remembered.
Chiron was pretty shocked when I told him I was taking Grover, but he didn't question it. Annabeth was happy that I asked her to come as well but she wasn't at all surprised, it felt natural. "So the prophecy says I have to go south to seek what he finds. I'm looking for something in the south" I looked at Grover and continued "then it says and use the key to unlock their minds" Grover understood. I was going on a quest to find the memories of me. That sounded weird. I didn't think the gods would keep them, but I guess anythings possible when your an immortal being of power. "But the south could be anywhere from Australia to Texas to Mexico, how do we know where south is" "Key west!" Grover blurted out. Annabeth turned to him questioning and then realization filled her expression "he's right" she said "wait- how do you know?" I asked again "key west is directly south of mount Olympus" Annabeth said. I nodded "okay looks like we're going to key west"
So let me know what you guys think. I fully plan on continuing the story and giving it a happy ending :) Sorry for spelling errors and grammar errors I'm a horrible person