As Percy walked the streets of Olympus he couldn't help but smile when he thought of his time with Hera. At first, he had been skeptical about spending time with Hera, seeing as his track record with her had been rough, but as he spent time with her he became more comfortable. When he had started telling Hera about all of his quests Percy had been slightly uncomfortable telling her about some events, but by the time he was finishing telling his story he felt completely comfortable and Confident.
Then when Hera had told him about her life, he felt happy that she was willing to tell him about her feelings about events. It showed that she trusted him enough to be vulnerable, something that made Percy feel oddly joyous. For some reason, the thought of being Hera's friend made Percy overly happy and excited.
When Percy got to the elevator he pushed the button for the bottom floor. As he stood in the elevator he thought of what he was going to do now. After a few seconds of debating, he decided the visit him mom before he went to camp. When the elevator opened with a ding Percy got out and walked out of the Empire State Building. He began walking to his mom's apartment.
When he arrived at his mom's apartment complex he climbed the stairs and walked over to his mom's door. He knocked on the door twice and waited. After a few seconds, the door opened revealing his beautiful mother. She smiled, slightly surprised and crushed Percy in a hug.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were going back to camp two days ago?" Sally asked.
Percy's mood instantly dropped and he sighed. "When I left last time I was here I saw Annabeth. I went to catch up to her, but before I could she stopped at someone's house. S-she kissed him, mom. She cheated on me." Percy said as tears streamed down his face.
Sally's face showed shock. She had thought Annabeth was perfect for Percy, she definitely never thought she would cheat on him. She snapped out of her shock and pulled Percy into a comforting hug, whispering comforting words into his ear.
After a few minutes, Sally pulled back and led Percy into the living room where she sat them down and held Percy as he cried. They pulled back after a while as Percy wiped Away his tears. They sat there in silence for a while as Sally held Percy's hand comfortingly.
"What are you going to do now?" Sally asked.
Percy just shrugged and stood up saying, "I'm going to head back to camp, try to avoid Annabeth as much as possible. Other than that I don't know."
Sally nodded and hugged Percy one last time. Percy said goodbye before leaving and catching a cab. He told the driver the address of camp and made up a story about doing some community work for school. When they got to Half-blood Hill Percy got out and paid the driver before heading up the hill. Percy walked past Thalia's Pine Tree and towards the Big House.
He saw Dionysus and Chiron sitting down and playing Pincho on the porch. Chiron was in his Wheelchair form and was holding some cards. He raised his head when he heard Percy's footsteps.
"Percy my boy, I'm glad to see you back. I was getting slightly worried about you." Chiron said with a smile.
Percy smiled back and said, "Yeah, just wanted to let you know I'm back."
Chiron nodded and went back to his game as Percy left. As Percy walked he looked around camp. Memories of him and Annabeth hanging out flashed through Percy's mind every time he looked at something. Tears welled up in his eyes as he looked around. Seeing all of the memories of him and Annabeth were making him think of her cheating on him. He quickly walked to his cabin, not looking up, hoping to avoid any bad memories.
When Percy got to his cabin he walked in and slammed the door shut before walking over to his bed and flopping down on it. He buried his face into the pillow and cried. Sadness and depression were the only emotions present as he laid there, crying into his pillow.
After a while, Percy heard a knock on his door. He quickly shot up, out of his bed. He splashed some water from his fountain on his face and dried it, leaving no trace of him crying. He put on a smile as he opened the door.
His smile instantly dropped and was replaced with a glare as he laid eyes on the demigoddess in front of him. "What do you want Annabeth," He spat.
Annabeth's smile turned into a look of confusion and hurt. "I just wanted to say hi to my boyfriend." She said, hurt evident in her voice.
"Your boyfriend is in New York," Percy said, intensifying his glare.
Annabeth looked at him in confusion, what did he mean her boyfriend was in New York, he was right there. Then horror spread through her mind. What if he knew about Derek. 'No, he couldn't know about Derek. I made sure he wouldn't find out.' Annabeth thought to herself.
"W-what a-are you talking about?" She stuttered.
"I know about Derek," Percy snarled, his eyes flashing with anger.
"I-I don't know what you are talking about," Annabeth said desperately.
"Don't try your bullshit with me Annabeth. I saw you with him," Percy growled.
"I-its now what you think." Annabeth tried.
"Just go away Annabeth, leave me alone," Percy said angrily as he slammed the door shut.
Annabeth pounded on the door, trying desperately to explain to Percy, but he didn't listen. After a few minutes, Annabeth ran to her cabin crying. When Annabeth left, Percy slid down the wall and tucked his face into his legs and sobbed. As mad as he was at Annabeth, it still hurt him a lot to break up with her.
As he sat there crying his mind raced, thinking about all of the good times with Annabeth. He cried harder knowing that he would never be able to have those good times again. His thoughts were interrupted when he heard voices outside of his cabin. He furiously wiped his eyes and got up. He wasn't close enough to the fountain to get some water before the people got to his door. He heard someone knock on his door so he opened it.
Clarisse, Nico (He was visiting to oversee the construction of the Hades Cabin), Malcolm, Connor, Travis, Katie, and Will were standing outside of his door. They noticed his puffy, red eyes and were instantly concerned.
"What happened with you and Annabeth?" Malcolm asked.
Percy looked down and held back the tears and choked out, "We broke up."
Many of them gasped and their eyes widened in shock. "W-why? You two were perfect for each other," Katie asked.
Percy sighed and rubbed his eyes, "Annabeth did something unforgivable, so I broke up with her."
They all frowned at his vagueness and Nico asked, "What did she do?"
Percy sighed again, "I can't tell you."
Nico's frown deepened, "Why can't you tell us?"
"Cause I'm too damn loyal for my own good," Percy said with a dry chuckle. "I'm tired, I'm going to bed, I'll see you all later," Percy said.
Most of them nodded hesitantly, uncertain about leaving Percy alone, who knows what he will do when his loyalty is broken, it is his Fatal Flaw.
Percy shut the door as soon as his friends began walking away. He walked over to his bed and flopped down on the bed. He used his power over water to dry his pillow as he laid his head down. He slowly drifted off to sleep, thinking of what he would do now. He couldn't stay at camp, there were too many memories of him and Annabeth. He would end up breaking down a lot more than he would like. As much as he wanted to, he couldn't stay with his mom. He didn't want to endanger her more than he had to.
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The next day Percy woke up at 8 Am. He was surprised, he slept through most of the afternoon yesterday. He grabbed one of his backpacks he uses for quests and began packing his stuff. He grabbed all of his clothes that were strewn across the room, his Minotaur horn, some ambrosia and nectar, and the dagger that he kept under his pillow. He slung his backpack over his shoulder and walked out of his cabin. He decided to talk to Chiron before breakfast so he jogged over to the Big House. When he got there he knocked on the door and waited.
A few seconds later Chiron opened the door. He was in his wheelchair form and had pink curlers in his hair. He looked annoyed before he noticed who it was. "Percy, my boy. Come in," Chiron said with a smile.
Percy nodded and followed Chiron over to one of the chairs. He sat down and Chiron seemed to notice the backpack for the first time. He frowned and asked, "Are you going somewhere?"
Percy nodded and began explaining, "Yeah, I'm leaving camp for a while. I don't know how long I'll be gone. I can't stay here right now, something happened and it's just too painful to be here at the moment."
Chiron was saddened by the news. He truly cared for Percy and was sad that Camp Half-Blood was a place of pain for Percy. He nodded and asked, "Where will you be going?"
Percy sighed, "I Honestly don't know."
Chiron nodded again, "Very well. I wish you luck."
Percy thanked Chiron before running down to the dining area. He got there before anyone so he grabbed some food and quickly ate it. He grabbed some sugar cubes and began jogging to the stables. He opened the gates and walked in.
Hey boss, whatcha doing here? Blackjack asked
Percy smiled at his Pegasus. "I need a lift to New York, think you can take me?"
Blackjack puffed out his chest proudly. Of course, I can take you to New York, I'll get you there faster than any other Pegasus can. He said proudly.
Percy laughed at his friend, "I don't doubt you."
Before we go, do you have any sugar cubes? Blackjack asked while sniffing Percy.
"You know these things are going to kill you one day, right?" Percy asked jokingly as he held out a handful of sugar cubes.
That's just an old mare's tale. These are perfectly fine. Blackjack neighed.
Percy chuckled and shook his head as he jumped onto Blackjacks back. They rode out of the stables and shot off into the sky. As they flew towards Olympus Percy told Blackjack about the past few days. When he told him about Annabeth cheating on him Blackjack almost fell from the sky. He threatened to trample her the next time he saw her. Percy couldn't help but smile at the loyalty Blackjack had towards him.
They landed on top of Percy's mom's apartment. He told Blackjack to stay there and quickly went down the stairs to his mom's floor. When he got there he walked over to his mom's apartment and knocked on the door. A few seconds later the door opened revealing his wonderful mom. She smiled when she saw him and pulled him into a comforting hug. She brought him into the living room and sat down on a couch.
"How are you holding up?" Sally asked, not even bothering to ask why he was there.
Percy sighed and leaned back on the couch and said, "I've been better. I left camp because it holds too many memories of me and Annabeth."
Sally nodded and put a comforting hand on Percy's leg. "Where are you going then?" She asked.
"I honestly don't know. I'm just stopping by to say hi before I go find something to do." Percy said.
Sally smiled before standing up, with Percy following her. She pulled Percy into a hug and kissed his forehead. She went into the kitchen and came back with a small box of blue cookies. On top of the box was a note. Percy looked questionably at Sally.
"What's on the note?" Percy asked.
"It something very important, I decided to give it to you now that you are old enough," Sally said in a very serious tone.
Percy looked nervously at the note before opening it. When he saw what it was his eyes widened and a large smile spread across his face. He crushed his mother in a hug with the recipe of her blue cookies in his hand. Sally laughed and hugged Percy back. Percy carefully folded the note and put in his pocket like his life depended on it before saying his goodbyes.
Percy ran up the stairs to the roof as he ate cookies. When he got to Blackjack he offered the Pegasus a few cookies. "They're from my mom," Percy explained.
Blackjack neighed happily and devoured the cookies. Boss, I think I love your mom. Blackjack said seriously.
Percy laughed and jumped on Blackjacks back and they took off towards Olympus. They rode in silence aside from the occasional comment from Blackjack. When they were about to enter Olympus from above a winged man stopped them. The man was about 6"4 and had large white wings. He had icy blue eyes and white hair.
"Identification," the mystery man asked.
"Percy Jackson," Percy responded.
The man's eyes widened before a large grin split his face. "It's an honor to meet you. I'm Boreas, God of the Northern Winds." The man said.
Percy bowed while riding Blackjack. "The honor is all mine, My Lord," Percy said respectfully.
Boreas chuckled slightly, "You may pass. I wish you luck young one."
Percy bowed again before Blackjack continued on his path to Olympus. They landed in the middle of the street and began trotting towards the throne room. Percy dismounted and pushed the Throne room doors open. He walked in with Blackjack following closely behind. When they walked in all of the Thrones were empty and the only other person in the room was Hestia, who was tending the hearth. They walked over to Hestia.
"Lady Hestia, could you please call a council meeting?" Percy requested respectfully.
Hestia looked up and smiled warmly at Percy, "Of course."
Percy bowed and thanks before walking to the center of the Throne room. A few seconds later there were 12 flashes of light and all of the Thrones were filled by a 15 ft. tall god. Percy bowed and mentally told Blackjack to do the same.
"Rise Percy and Blackjack," Poseidon said.
He knows me! Blackjack said proudly.
Percy just rolled his eyes at his Pegasus.
"What are you doing here?" Poseidon asked.
Percy looked at his father than the rest of the Olympians. "I have a request, my lords, and ladies," Percy said.
"What is your request?" Zeus asked, obviously annoyed he was there.
"I want you to..."