To say Percy Jackson was excited was an understatement. Everyone could see the excitement coming off of him in waves - it basically drove the children of Aphrodite insane.
He had proposed to his longtime girlfriend Annabeth Chase, and she said yes! Percy had been in a circle of campers with his fiance as they heard congratulations, and soon the gods and goddesses of Olympus arrived.
Aphrodite looked jealous of Annabeth, and he had gotten a few threats from Athena, Demeter, Hera, and Artemis that if he hurt Annabeth in any way he was dead.
Ares and Hephaestus had told Percy that he was lucky to get the daughter of Athena as his future wife. Zeus and Hades sent the silent message of a glare saying that he better treat Annabeth with respect. Poseidon had the best reaction of all, saying that his future daughter-in-law was welcome to his palace - on Olympus or underwater - at any time and could always get blackmail on Percy (at which Percy turned five shades of pale).
Annabeth had disappeared soon after, causing the son of Poseidon to wonder where she went off to. So he went to Malcolm, Annabeth's half-brother, who explained she went into the woods.
Percy traveled in the woods, nervous. What if she was attacked by a monster and he wasn't there to help? He entered a clearing, but faltered at the sight that he saw.
Annabeth was there...with none other than Jason Grace. Now, Jason and Piper had broken up long ago, so Percy first suspected that the two were simply talking. But then he heard what Annabeth said.
"...I don't know why I married him Jason, when I should of married you instead."
"Annabeth maybe you should call off the engagement," Jason suggested. Annabeth paused, looking thoughtful.
"Okay, I will. I'll call it off the next time I see him," she said before kissing the son of Jupiter on his cheek.
"No need," Percy said quietly, but they heard. The two broke apart, both looking like a deer caught in the headlights.
"P-Percy it isn't what it looks like!" Annabeth tried to say.
"It isn't what it looks like?! It looks like the two of you are cheating behind my back! My best friend and my fiance! No, not fiance. The wedding's off," the son of Poseidon spat. His anger caused a storm to form above the woods, which drew the attention of the campers. The gods soon appeared, looking confused. But then they saw the cause of the storm.
"PERCY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Poseidon yelled over the storm. Percy turned around and looked at the assembled gods. The storm calmed down slightly as he took a deep breath before speaking.
"Jason and Annabeth were dating," he hissed, "I heard it all." Zeus looked at the two, who were soaking wet and shivering.
"Is this true?" the king of the gods bellowed. The couple looked up fearfully before nodding. Zeus glared at his son, obviously saying that they would talk about this later.
"Percy-" Artemis tried, but the son of Poseidon shook his head.
"No. I would just like to be left alone, if that's fine," he said quietly. The gods nodded in sympathy.
Percy disappeared, Mist traveling to his cabin. He looked at the pictures around his room and went into a fit. He pulled out Riptide and started swinging it around. The picture frames and pictures were sliced in two as the glass shattered.
He stopped when no more pictures were left, breathing heavily. He didn't cap Riptide, but instead turned it into a pen. He wrote a letter before packing his things in a bookbag. Percy set Riptide on the letter before exiting his cabin.
He broke into a jog, not paying attention to those who called his named to get him to return. He ignored them. Percy stopped by the barrier, looked at Thalia's tree and the Golden Fleece, before stepping over the barrier of Camp Half-Blood. He got onto the road and started walking.
He didn't look back.