Percy's POV
I had no idea what happened. I ran across the street with my girlfriend hot on my trail, her dagger in hand. "Annabeth, stop it!" I yelled over my shoulder. If she heard it, she didn't show it. I crashed into a man and fell to the ground.
Annabeth caught up and was about to stab me when I pushed her away. "Wise Girl, what's happening?" Her eyeballs were white, her usually stormy grey irises gone. She lunged and trued to stab me but I sidestepped the attack. "Wise Girl!" I yelled again. She tried to stab me again. Tears started to swell up in my eyes. What in the name of Hades is happening?
I took out Riptide and uncapped it. (Or her, according to Annabeth's cousin, Magnus' sword.) I blocked her attacks, not knowing what to do.
After a few attacks, I managed to disarm her. Then I noticed her eyes. They were now the color of flowing lava. Annabeth laughed in a very un-Annabethly way. "Perseus Jackson." She said. I raised Riptide defensively. "Who are you? Get out of my girlfriend!" I demanded but whoever it was controlling Annabeth, just chuckled. "Oh Perseus. I have great plans for the Olympians. And for you." The being controlling Annabeth walked over to her dagger and picked it up. I dropped into a defensive stance, ready for a fight.
Then she stabbed herself in the chest.
The mortals around us screamed in fear as blood rushed from Annabeth's chest. "Wise Girl!" I ran towards her and knelt down next to her. She looked at me, her eyes back to normal. "What h-happened S-seaweed B-brain?" She gasped. I shook my head. "I don't know." She held my hand. "I-I just want you to move on. Promise me..." Her head lolled to one side, dead.
I didn't know how to react to this. Something happened to Annabeth, like she was possessed.
Whoever possessed her also made her commit suicide.
Police sirens rang around us. I knew we had to go or else I would be in deep shit. So I picked up Annabeth, bridal style and ran.
We were in Manhattan so I ran to my mom's apartment. When I got there, my mom gasped. "Percy, what happened?" She asked, covering her mouth with her hands in shock. I gently put Annabeth down and clenched my fists. "I don't know." I looked at Annabeth's lifeless body and made a silent vow to take revenge on whoever did this. I don't give a fuck even if it was Chaos, the creator of the universe. But what did it say? I have great plans for Olympus.
I sat down and put my head in my hands. Annabeth was dead. The girl I went through Tartarus with got possessed by someone or something. And now she's dead. I cried until I got too tired before falling asleep.
The next day, I woke up in my bed, waiting for Annabeth to knock on my door and yell at me for being a Seaweed Brain. I waited and waited on my bed, refusing to accept the events that happened yesterday. Maybe it was a prank. Yes, it definitely is a prank. I assured myself.
An hour passed and I paced around the room. I couldn't take it anymore and went outside. Annabeth's body was wrapped in grey cloth like a burial shroud. "Percy." My mon called out from the kitchen. No, it's a prank. I told myself again and again. I went inside the kitchen and my mom out down whatever she was doing. She looked at me sadly. "Percy... you need to take her to camp to finish the burial rites." She said with a tear in her eye. "No, it's a prank..." I said, but at this point even I knew it was true. My mom shook her head. "You know it's true, Percy. I don't want to believe it too. She was such a nice girl. She didn't deserve whatever happened to her. But you have to move on. Annabeth wouldn't want you crying over her everyday." I shook my head and went into my room.
I silently wept in my room for Zeus knows how long. Annabeth is dead. Why? How could she be dead? We were supposed to finish college and go to New Rome and live a happy life. The image of Annabeth and I sitting in a café on a date slowly burned away. So did the image of us watching our kids chasing seagulls on the beach. A steely resolve replaced my previous anguish. Annabeth told me to move on. She would kill me if I didn't honor her request. I smiled at that. I will kill whoever possessed her. I slowly walked out of my room. My mom was nowhere in sight. She was probably at the library. I gently picked Annabeth's body up. "I will avenge you. I swear it on the Styx." I whispered and thunder rumbled in the distance, indicating that the oath was sealed.
The car ride back to camp was a blur. I didn't remember Annabeth's shroud burning up in flames and the condolences from the other campers.
I went to the big house and found Chiron sitting in his office listening to some boring, old classical music. Percy involuntarily cringed when he heard it. "Chiron." He said while entering the office. Chiron looked up and smiled sadly. "Percy, my boy. I feel sorry for you." I shook my head, holding back my tears. "I just want to tell you that I won't be at camp." Chiron looked surprised. "Why?" I blinked a few times to get the tears out of my eyes, then continued. "Annabeth and I wanted to finish high school. She would want me to finish high school even if she was…." My voice broke and I looked down, hiding my tears.
Chiron nodded understandingly. "Very well. Just be careful. And if you find any demigods, protect them from harm." I nodded and exited the Big House.
I returned to my mom's apartment. Paul was there, and as soon as he saw me, he wrapped me in a manly hug. "Percy, are you okay?" He asked as soon as he pulled away. I nodded. "Yeah." My voice was raspy after hours of crying. But I had to be strong. If not for Annabeth, at least for my mom, Paul, and my friends.
"I'll go to school tomorrow as usual." I told Paul before going into bathroom to take a bath.
An Iris message appeared in front of me when I got out of the shower. "Ah!" I yelled as I covered myself. I looked at the person in the message and saw my dad. "Percy." He said solemnly, but there was a small smile on his face. "Dad!" I yelled as I got dressed. He was now smirking. My face was definitely redder than a cherry. Sure, he was my dad, but still. "Are you okay, Percy?" He asked. I nodded. "The daughter of Athena didn't deserve this. But that must be her fate. Percy, I need you to promise me that you will move on." I was suddenly wondering if I could break her out of the Underworld.
"Percy." My dad said again and I was jolted back into reality. "Yeah?" He looked at me as if he was reading my mind. "Do not go to the Underworld to find her. She belongs there now. There is nothing you can do to change that." He said sternly. I sighed and tugged at my hair. "Fine." My dad gave me a small smile before swiping through the mist, breaking the connection.
After that, I went to sleep.
The next day, I woke up to the smell of pancakes and maple syrup. I got dressed and walked out of my bedroom. "Percy." My mom hugged me as soon as she saw me. "Paul will be bringing you to school with him." She told me before I sat down and wolfed down the pancakes. I didn't even notice that they were blue. Paul walked out in holding a briefcase."Are you ready for school, Percy?" He asked while sipping his cup of coffee. I nodded before shouldering my backpack and followed Paul out of the door.
After about twenty minutes, we arrived at Goode High School. "I'll see you later Percy." Paul said before walking off towards the teachers lounge.
"Where do I go now?" I muttered under my breath as I walked into the gymnasium. The principal gave some announcements that I could care less about.
After the announcements, we headed for homeroom. When I got to the classroom, I saw her.
A girl with brown hair sat at the back of the class. She fiddled with her pen like she had ADHD, and she occasionally tapped her finger against the table. She was very pretty, but that wasn't why she caught my attention. Her eyes were kaleidoscopic, just like Piper's and other children of Aphrodite's. Things just got a little more interesting for me.
Jane's POV
After those boring announcements the principal gave us, I walked straight to homeroom. I sat down at the back of the class, like always and fiddled with my pen. I have ADHD and Dyslexia. What can you expect?
Then a boy with sea green eyes walked in. He seemed a bit older than me, but he kept staring at me and frowning. Like he recognized me. Now that I think of it, he seems familiar. I saw him in a dream, I think. I tried to remember the dream I had roughly two years ago. He was in a large room, holding what looks like a bronze sword, fighting a giant man wielding a scythe. Eh, couldn't mean anything. I mean, who fights with a sword nowadays anyway? Just grab and AK48 and mow down you opponents.
The boy sat down next to me and eyed me up and down. "What are you looking at?" I asked. He shrugged. "I'm new. Just wanted to make some friends." He held out his hand. "What's your name?" I took is hand. It was rough, and it was calloused, like he did alot of rough work with it. "My name's Jane Huntress." His eyebrows raised in surprised before a small smile appeared on his face. "Huntress, eh? Name's Percy. Percy Jackson."
A/N First fanfic here, so no flames please. This isn't a Chaos fic, but it does involve other gods. Let me know what you guys think. FushFicker, out.
