Authors note

Hi readers!

I had a great idea of what could happen after House of Hades! its more of a fill in than a fan made version of the Blood of olympus. There is plenty of Percabeth in it and maybe a sprinkle of other cannon ships. Has a some detail of gore but not too much and this story is more of a hurt/comfort but has romantic stuff too. Not all fluff though! it would be what you would expect from the books but slightly darker. Plot already thought of and be sure for regular updates. :)

enjoy!

Bleeding out

Chapter one

Percy's P.O.V

I watched the sky as it darkened from a deep red to a royal blue. The stars shone brightly in the sky which only reminded me of a good friend who sacrificed his life for me and Annabeth. I owed Bob my life, I just hope he survived.

I was sitting alone on the side of the Argo II. My legs dangled over the side as I watched the waves of the sea brush past the ship. Before we left the camp fire, Reyna, Coach Hedge and Nico took off towards my home, Camp Half-blood. They took the Athena Parthenos with them and shadow travelled away. After we all got onto the Argo II, everyone went to bed, tired of fighting monsters for a day. I alone had stayed on deck, unable to sleep after the past events that occurred.

"Percy?"

I turned around to see the source of the voice, already knowing it belonged to Annabeth. My eyes landed on her eyes, her stormy grey eyes. They always seem to capture my attention first. She was still dressed but all of her injuries had healed from our time in Tartarus.

"You still up Wise girl?" I beckoned her to sit beside me.

"Yeah, I just couldn't get to sleep so I decided to carry on my designs for Mount Olympus and then see you." She said as she settled beside me. I put an arm around her and I felt Annabeth start to snuggle into my chest.

"Missed your architecture, huh?" I teased.

She gave a smirk. "Not as much as I had missed you."

She put her hand on my chin gently and turned my head to face her. "I love you seaweed brain" she whispered, our lips only a few millimetres away. "I love you too Wise girl."

We kissed and it reminded me when we were at peace after the war against Kronos. When we broke apart, a smile grew on our faces. I took her hand and led her below deck.

I walked Annabeth to her room, hand in hand. When I reached her door I gave her another kiss.

"Goodnight Annabeth."

"You too kelp head."

I walked into my room and immediately went to heal my cuts and bruises. After eating some Ambrosia I went to change into a spare set of pyjamas left in my closet. It felt nice to be back in a normal bed and on the Argo after what happened in Tartarus. Although we were travelling to Athens and eventually defeat Gaia, a part of me felt glad and at peace. Despite the fact that we could all die and fail our quest, I'd rather spend it with my friends than choose to stay safe but alone in the ocean like I was offered.

If I had chosen to stay in the ocean, I would've never found Annabeth again, recover the eagle, become a praetor or meet the rest of the half-bloods in the prophecy. I pulled the covers over me and turned onto my side. My eyes closed and a small smile drifted across my face, hoping just for once, everything to be ok for a while...and of course it wasn't.

Sorry for the short chapter! i only stop where it is appropriate!

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