Betrayal

Percy POV

"So, you know what he said?" I asked Jason.

"What did he say?" Jason looked like he was stifling a laugh.

"He said 'you're not my type'." We both laughed and got smacked upside the head our respective girlfriends.

"You shouldn't make fun of Nico like that!" Annabeth scolded. Piper nodded her head in agreement.

"Sorry, it's all in good fun." I replied.

Jason yawned. "I think I'll be going to sleep now." He glanced at Piper.

"Me too." Piper said.

"Just don't do something funny. Remember, you're still kids." I joked.

Both of them blushed. It was an old joke, but it always made them flush red.

After they both went away, I turned to Annabeth to say something, but was suddenly interrupted by a loud scream coming from the forest. I looked in the direction, uncapped Riptide, and ran towards the sound, Annabeth on my heel. When we reached the location, we saw a kid my age was cowering and screaming like a girl, all because a mere dracanae was running towards him.

I sighed in annoyance and ran towards the dracanae. It saw me, but too late. I had already slashed at its midsection and the monster had dissolved into monster dust.

"Is this some kind of joke?" I mumbled.

I looked at the kid and saw he was surrounded by a couple of campers. I walked towards them and listened to what the kid was telling them.

"I killed an entire horde of monsters." He then pointed towards me. "And that kid was just standing there watching."

What?, I mentally laughed. All right, kiddo, you've had your fun.

Everyone turned their eyes towards me.

"Wait, you're serious?" I asked him.

Clarisse growled at me. "You were always a coward Prissy."

"Whoa, whoa, there was no hor-"

Chiron interrupted me. "Percy", he said lightly, "I expected more from you. Can you come by the Big House later and discuss what you did?"

Even you, Chiron?

"Okay...", I replied hesitantly.

I walked away, back to my cabin, but I saw the tiniest trace of a smirk on that kid's face.

I don't like him.

The cabin door opened. I expected it to be Annabeth, but the kid that I saved walked in.

"Oh, hello", I greeted.

He sneered at me. "Is that any way to show your respect toward superiors?"

I remembered that Chiron wanted to speak to me. "I have to go talk to Chiron, but before I go, just know something. Just know you aren't my superior. I'll be back later."

I walked toward the Big House.

LINE BREAK

"What?", I asked sharply.

"I said that since you failed your duty to save new campers, you are being voted by the entire camp of exile", Chiron repeated.

Exile? Whoa whoa, I'll be banned from camp? Camp's my home! I can't be banned!

"Please go back to your cabin."

I nodded numbly.

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The kid's name is Darren. I call him Smelly Darren. He's like the camp's version of a bully. Seriously, the guy is a complete jerk. He doesn't know how to wield a sword, can't use a bow, doesn't have any water abilities, and smells like a sewer. And guess what? The campers still kiss his butt. He boasts that he is the best demigod ever and that he is better than me, Percy Jackson.

What hurts me is that he is slowly getting all of my friends into his side. Even Annabeth has started to keep her distance from me, which I didn't think would happen.

I was walking through the forest searching for some kind of monster. I was really frustrated, and the only release I have is killing monsters. I heard people talking so I glanced around until my eyes landed on a girl with familiar blonde curls and a boy with short black hair. I hid behind a bush and listened to their conversation.

Wait...what is Annabeth doing with that jerk?

"I love you, Annabeth." Darren told her.

Ha! Sorry, kiddo, she's my girlfriend! I expected Annabeth to beat the Hades out of that kid, but instead she kissed him.

"I love you too, Darren." Annabeth replied.

My heart broke into a million pieces. The love of my life, taken by that kid. Darren crossed the line; there was NO way I was going to take that lying down. I stomped towards them.

"You crossed the gods damned line, Darren."

Annabeth stared at me, while Darren smirked.

"Get lost Jackson, didn't you hear? Annabeth loves me, not you." Darren smugly said.

And that's when I saw it. It was a spray bottle that I recognized. Whenever he'd spray it, people around him would smell it and he'd brainwash them. The only known cure was death to the wearer.

I stabbed the kid straight through the stomach with Riptide.

"What the HADES, Jackson?!" Annabeth screamed.

"Annabeth, the kid will not be missed. You know why? Because of that damn spray bottle near his neck."

The effects wore off. I felt the air get a little clearer.

Annabeth approached me. I stepped back, my subconscious telling me that I shouldn't be here anymore, that they all hate me regardless.

I knew that something was off. She was Annabeth Chase, architect of Mount Olympus. She set standards.

LINE BREAK

I had expected it to wear off, but the campers still hate me. They think I planted it. Even after I killed Darren, they all kiss his butt. Even when they don't have a reason to.

I decided that it was enough and that I was finished with all this demigod stuff. I was going to go home to my mother. I packed my backpack with all my clothes and useful supplies.

I went outside the cabin and saw Annabeth weeping at Darren's tombstone. I bit back tears: even if she didn't like me, it pained me to see her in this condition.

Whatever. I'm done.

I looked back once more and smiled sadly at the camp I used to call home.

In the distance, I heard a voice I recognized as Chiron's.

"Percy Jackson has henceforth been exiled. Please get him out of his cabin."

"Goodbye home." I mumbled sadly. I turned back and went back to my mother's apartment.

LINE BREAK

I walked to my apartment and saw that the door was already opened. I noticed that there was something off, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I furrowed my eyebrows and walked inside.

"Mom?" I shouted, looking around.

When I opened the door to the living room, I fell to my knees at the sight I saw. My mother Sally Jackson was lying dead on the ground and my step-father Paul Blofis was lying a couple feet away, dead as well. I had my head in my hands as I kept on weeping about the death of my parents. They were the only ones who loved me, and they were no longer there to make me feel loved. Now, I had no reason to live this miserable life anymore.

I got to my feet and went out of the building, running as far away as possible. I soon realized that I had been running non-stop for hours. I ran into a forest with tears cascading down my face like a waterfall. I didn't look carefully where I was running and my feet landed awkwardly on a stone. I tripped. I fell face-first on a big rock and it hit my forehead. Immense pain took over and I accepted it with a smile on my face.

"At least I can get out of this nightmarish hellscape." I mumbled as I fell into unconsciousness.

A/N: I saw something along the lines of this on MatrixReloaded98's fanfiction profile and I decided to finish it since he's been inactive.

I've also modified his version of it and found the original on Wattpad. I did try to contact him, and he responded with the following message:

"I did try to upload this onto fanfiction, only making grammatical changes, but I got a ton of hate. If you're going to edit my version, make it so that it's more original. I'm sick of the haters."

So, I guess I'll stick to my word on this one.

~ ApexSack (with the help of MatrixReloaded98)

Hey guys, Matrix here.

So a lot of you guys gave me hell in PM, so I'm gonna work with ApexSack here on creating a more unique version.

I said I'd adopt the story in a certain part of the story (around a chapter in the 30's) because I didn't like the ending. ApexSack here also hates the ending, luckily, so we'll be able to go ahead and make it our way.

Check out the original story here: story/36913840

~ MatrixReloaded98