The End of Hell

The Sun in the Sky


Ok so I'm actually having a ton of fun writing this story. I find myself thinking of small details while I'm at work and it's super hard to not switch over to my writing platform and just start typing away at my ideas.


Disclaimers: I do NOT own the Percy Jackson series, or any subseries. All characters belong to Rick Riordan.

I also do not own the Greek gods. No one does, except themselves.

Trigger warnings in this chapter:

Mention of scarring

Suggestion of self-harm


As Jason walked towards the pavilion, he saw a small blonde running towards him with an urgent look on his face. Knowing that face well, he turned towards him.

'Will Solace', his mind provided. Recognizing kids was easy when you were ex praeter to 300 plus campers.

"Hey Will, did you need something from me?"

Jason saw the look of surprise for the half second Will had it on his face, and felt a small sense in pride. Most likely, Will hadn't realized that Jason knew who he was, much less his name. People liked to mention that a lot. Being a camper in a camp full of heroes, especially with big ones like himself, Percy, and Annabeth, most smaller campers that haven't been able to go on quests think they aren't noticed. That was the exact reason why Jason started making sure he noticed, and remembered, all of the campers he could.

"Yeah actually, I was hoping you could help me with Percy."

Percy again. What was going on? Something was definitely happening with Percy, and from the look on Will's face, it wasn't good.

"Well, I guess that depends on what it is. Percy and I are close, so if you're trying to date him, I don't know how much of a wingman I can really be." Jason deadpanned, in a joking manner.

Will's face turned a bright red at that, and he started sputtering. Really? He had been joking, but ok. Will had a crush on Percy. But why would Chiron ask him for help with it?

"NO" Will finally managed to get out.

"But you have a crush on him, right?"

"I...Well… Not the point. I'm worried about him."

The teasing Jason felt was immediately replaced with a mix of curiosity, and anxiety.

"What's going on? Chiron mentioned something too."

"Ah, I wasn't sure if anyone else had noticed, if I'm honest. No one else really saw the scars but me."

Scars? But monsters had been lying low ever since Gaea's defeat, and the closure of the doors of death. Even as a child of the big three, Jason had barely fought anything in his quest to find Leo. Sure, he'd stumble across a stray hellhound or two, but that was it. And Percy was way better than Jason alone. Sure Jason could hold himself well in a fight with others, but Percy was a much better fighter when he wasn't worrying about others. Percy's healing ability with the water made sure his scars, while not gone, were faded to the point that unless you knew where they were, you could not see them at all. If Will had seen them, something was definitely wrong.

"Scars?" Jason asked, "But monsters have been lying low."

"That's exactly what I was thinking as well. I thought maybe it was self-inflicted, but that's physically impossible unless he can somehow reach his back."

"Wait wait, back up. Why would it be self-inflicted?"

"I don't know. It was just a thought I had."

"What on earth could have caused it?"

Will just let out a sigh in reply, shaking his head, with confusion clear on his face.

"I have absolutely no idea. I've been trying to talk to him about it for a while and…"

All of the sudden, Will trailed off, and his head snapped to the left with a look of panic on his face. Even without his glasses on, Jason could see a blurry shape taking off in said direction.

"PERCY NO" Will shouted, running after the blur. After a second of confusion, Jason ran after him.


"Shit"

That's all that was going through Percy's mind. He had left the pavilion to find Will and Jason talking. Staying in the shadows was easy enough, but getting close enough to hear the conversation was hard. Percy's heart sank the more he listened. So Will HAD seen the scars. And that's why he was getting close to Percy. As soon as Percy heard that, he took off. No set direction in mind, but he found himself moving towards one of his only safe havens left: the ocean. He dived in without a second thought, and willed the water to push him towards the deepest part of the lake. He sat there for a good couple of minutes, just trying to catch his breath. For whatever reason he couldn't. No matter how hard he tried, he could not breathe. Finally, Percy decided to just close his eyes, and try to relax. And then he felt Will enter the water, miles away, but still in the water. He could feel the reverberations of Will calling his name, and not long after, Jason joined him. He tried to focus on their words as much as possible, but the panic he felt made it almost impossible. Eventually, he just tuned everything out and tried to think of ways to calm himself down. The easiest solution he could think of was to dig in the ocean, and try to find as many sea shells as possible. So he started digging, and counting. After about 10 minutes, he had managed to find 30 shells, and his breathing had calmed down considerably. He could no longer hear Jason and Will, but he could still feel their presence. It didn't matter. They would leave soon enough, and Percy could sleep here as long as possible.

"Will."

Will turned his head to the blond next to him.

"Maybe we should just let him be. It's been hours, and it's starting to get dark out. I'm worried about him too, but he can stay down there forever if it suits him. I don't think he will though. Give him some time. He has to come up eventually."

Will sighed.

"I know, it's just… what if he thinks I've been trying to help because I'm a doctor? I mean, that was the original reason, but now that I've gotten to know him, I really want to help. He's such a nice person, and whatever's going on, he definitely doesn't deserve it."

"Come on. Let's get back to our cabins, and dry off a little. We'll talk more tomorrow, and hopefully we can talk to him as well."

Will sighed one more time, but obediently, if not reluctantly, took Jason's hand, and they moved towards the shore.

Before leaving, he sent a prayer to his father. Just a simple one. Two words.

"Help Percy"


When Percy woke up in the morning, he was still at the bottom of the lake. After a minute, the events of the day before came back to him. Will was using him. He quickly felt for the son of Apollo's presence, but he couldn't sense it. Good. Maybe Will had finally left. Quickly, he swam upwards towards the surface, and started walking along the shore towards his cabin. Thoughts swirled through his head, sending him deeper and deeper into despair. Knowing his train of thought wasn't going to help, he tried to change it.

Was that really why Will had gotten so close to Percy? Because he was a healer, and Percy was just a patient? And there he had thought he may get another friend. But why would he? He was worthless, and didn't deserve friends. He knew it.

Percy stopped. No. Percy didn't know it, HEhad told him that. And if he said it, it was bound to be a lie.

Wasn't it? After all, it was true with Will. It was true with most of his friends actually. They had all hated him at first. It was only when he put up the charade of 'Fearless Leader' that they had started calling him friend. Even Annabeth had only thought of him as a pawn until he had gone on that quest with her.

Shaking his head, Percy headed towards his cabin, intent on locking himself in for the day to avoid two blondes. One of which was in front of his cabin.

Wait. In front of his cabin?

Percy's head snapped over to where his cabin was across the way, and sure enough, Will was sitting on his cabin's steps.

Shit.


GUYS I'M SO SORRY I'VE BEEN SO BUSY WITH WORK AND MY LAPTOP BROKE AND UGHHHH I PROMISE REGULAR UPDATES FROM NOW ON.

Well, at least I won't go silent for... 4 months again...

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