I will live through the day 2

by Celine Evelyn

The following fan fiction is in Percy's P.O.V .This is a story of how Percy manages all the stress after all the horrid experiences in Tartarus and the events following in The House of Hades. Follow Percy through his struggle to readjust back into his normal demigod's life. Percy discover new powers, discovers more about his self and finds comfort where he least expect.

1. Chapter 1

PERCY POV'S:

I felt bored staring at the ceiling where the lamp swung back and forth with harmony with the Argo 2. We were at the ocean heading towards Athens for the final battle with Gaia a.k.a queen dirt face (no pun intended, she is the mud, quite literally). Anyway being at the ocean usually relaxed me but today it was nothing but a discomfort like The calm before the storm or maybe it was just me feeling extra hyper (than usual) after that strange double espresso Leo gave me stating that as his job as 'the supreme commander of the Argo 2 , Super-sized ,Bad boy supreme ….blah blah blah ' to make sure that all his passengers were vigilant throughout their Monster watch , or maybe he just felt pity on my state after what I had gone through in that 'Pit' (tartarus) with Annabeth.

I scoffed at that thought. It there was anything I hated more than Tartarus was the word 'pity' itself. Ever since Annabeth and i returned, the other members of the prophecy were treating us as if we were made of glass that might shatter if prodded. For God's sake! , we survived the place which even Gods were terrified of. We beat the odds and came back alive, A feat which no immortal (except the monsters) much less a mortal could has ever achieved and Yet we did it, but for what. I felt sick of how I and Annabeth were being treated and maybe it was the fact that I wasn't ready to face the reality of how much Tartarus has really affected and changed me. I felt more anger and raw power within me. I felt like I was on the edge of something that would tear everything apart, all I need was to be pushed. Maybe some part of me had hoped that things would go back to normal after the pit, that everything would be like it was before it turned to shit, that was what kept me going through Hell but now I wasn't so sure. I needed to move on and face the fact that I was changed, that things were different now but I was stuck.

I sat up on my bed, deciding that I won't get any sleep with my mind stampeding like a dozen Pegasus through hell. I needed action so I decided to join Hazel and Frank on their midnight monster watch and maybe wipe some unfortunate monsters hides to blow off some steam.

Remember the saying: "Be careful what you wish for". Yeah! That's what happened.

I grabbed Riptide following my instinct that I would really need it later tonight, jumped out of my bed and left my room.