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Percy's POV
I was heading to the camp fire in the amphitheatre after a nice long shower. I just taught some sword fighting to the newest additions to the camp so I was sweating like a beast. Anyway, I was heading there when I looked up, it was quite dark already so most stars were out. I was staring at the huntress constellation, Zoe Nightshade. I couldn't help remember my early quests, hard yet I made a load of unexpected friends. I suddenly crouched over with a rush of pain that hit me in my stomach. The Aphrodite cabin behind my gave me weird looks.
"Hey Percy" called out Piper, "you all right?"
I grimaced but quickly recovered and turned around with what I hope was a laid back expression,
"yes I'm fine, just a little stomach ache" I replied.
She looked wary and concerned but let it drop, if it's one thing the campers know about me, it is to drop a topic I don't want to talk about, they learned that the hard day when someone asked me and Annabeth what happened in Tartarus. I nearly beat the living day lights out of that kid.
I turned back around to carry on my way, until I got a waft of something smelling nice. I stopped in my tracks and let the Aphrodite cabin pass me. Piper looked at me then shook her head, I have no idea what's on her mind. When I looked around and noticed that I was alone standing close to the amphitheatre entrance, I turned towards the smell. It was coming from the woods.
I walked cautiously over in case there were monsters in there for what people used as traps or games. The smell came on it me full blast and I just couldn't resist in full out sprinting to get to the smell. I just kept running and running, I took a quick peek around me and noticed I ran a good couple of miles away in under 7 minutes, you could see the smoke coming from the fire pit. I decided years of training could let you run the fast, but in the back of my mind it was nagging at me that it was like impossible.
I came around a tree and noticed a bush just laying around. I narrowed my eyes the smell was coming from there. I sneakily started to sneak up as to not disturb whatever it was. When I was standing a good foot away from the bush I got this instinct to jump onto it. I crouched down, like a predator on there prey and took a leap. I clawed my way through the bushes not giving a thought about it and used my teeth to attack it. I realised I landed on a little bunny rabbit. I just stared at it and licked my lips, I sprained its leg so it couldn't leap away. Without a thought I started eating it, alive and all. I went for the neck and snapped it in between it's neck. I then started to tear it limb from limb. After about 8 minutes I had blood splattered all over me. I looked down and just noticed now that I chew through most the bones.
It just occurred to me I just a bunny rabbit. A bunny rabbit raw, with my teeth. I stood up shakily and backed away. Maybe I was hallucinating, that I was just daydreaming. I heard this a twig or to. I started to stand on guard and got Riptide out of my pocket. Every bush around me was shaking, I started to freak out. If there was more than one monster out there I surely wouldn't be able to protect my self. I did the only thing my mind could think of in that moment, I legged it back to camp.
I didn't realise what direction I was running where or to exactly. I looked down and realised I was on a wooden plank. I put my hands on my knees and took gulps of air, more air than I needed to, it was just a shock. I finally looked up and found I was standing on the stage, in front of every camper there and I disturbed the Apollo cabin singing moment so they were glaring at me.
"Child, what are you doing?" asked Chiron with a strange look on his face "and what is that blood on you?"
I looked down and suddenly I got very self conscious. It's not like I could say, oh you know? I ate a really cute bunny rabbit, it smelt so good but taste way better. People would look at me like I was even more of a freak. I spot most my friends, Annabeth looked horrified with the blood, Nico was just eyeing me, Thalia was looking at me strangely, like trying to figure something out, Clarisse had this horrible smirk on her face, the others had similar looks out of those.
In fact now that I think about it, most the hunters were looking at me deep in though. I would of thought they'd be laughing, considering they hate boys and I looked like a ran from a drakon.
"I fell" I said as nonchalantly as I could, though I sometimes stammer when I lie and can't think of anything which is the down side, "and erh... I tripped YH! er I tripped on a bunny rabbit, I erh, squished it? and the blood splattered all over me." Wow, hopefully they buy that.
Chiron was looking at me in disbelief, now that I thought about it, that was a horrible excuse. Most the camp was looking at me like I was stupid. I'm not stupid just slow.
"Percy, would you now like to tell me the truth?"
If only I could I thought, what harm would it do? Apart never living it down. I could just imagine it tomorrow, 'HEY BUNNY BOY' they would probably shout. I'd get teased for the rest of my life. What kind of hero would I be. Oh look the slayer of Kronos, bane of Giants and the defeater of Ares... Don't forget rabbit chewer.
I decided to say I thought a monster, a much better excuse but I'm just slow. I opened my mouth when I felt the pain from earlier hit back full force. I screamed bloody murder at the top of my lungs. Everyone visibly flinched not expecting that to come out of me.
I got down in a ball position putting as much hand pressure as I could, anything to stop the pain from coming. I knew forcing my hand full force on my stomach would only make it worse probably but I had to try something. I felt bones crack in my body.
I saw movement before my eyes, Annabeth and Jason were crouched down franticly trying to figure out what was wrong. Annabeth. I had an instinct to move her away from me. Before I did something I regret. I tried to push her back but she just stayed. I was panting for breath.
"Get back" I croaked out,
She stared at me with wide eyes in disbelief and worry, "What's wrong Seaweed brain?" she screeched.
I closed my eyes again. I got up on my hands and knees trying to crawl away from everyone. Jason tried to hold me back but I pushed him away, I knocked him hard into the dirt, wow am I really that strong? More people started to get up and come to me, I couldn't have that.
"GET BACK" I yelled,
Everyone was startled that they didn't want me to get help. I groaned and flopped on my back to tired to try and escape. I opened my eyes and heard Thalia gasp from somewhere. I saw all the hunters shovel about and shove most of the campers away from me. Good. Thalia noticed Annabeth coming towards me.
"Annabeth, get back!" she yelled,
Annabeth ignored her and carried on to me. Thalia wasn't close so by the time Annabeth got near me it was to late. I felt my body changing, shifting. It was stinging like crazy, like at any touch at my body I would explode.
"GET AWAY FROM ME" I roared at the top of my lungs, whatever was happening, I didn't want to hurt her, my soul mate.
She recoiled from my out burst but carried on and crouched down. I got so angry that she would just ignore me.
"ANNABETH STEP BACK NOW!" Thalia yelled desperately,
"Listen to her" I said angrily,
"No, now what's happening?" Annabeth asked with pleading eyes.
To be honest I had no clue what so ever, I just knew Annabeth could be in danger. I started to wither on the ground, I shut my eyes. The next time I opened them I felt a lot of blood lust. I looked at Annabeth hungrily. I saw Annabeth look at me in shock and fear. I growled at her, she took a step back from my weird behaviour. I got up and noticed instead of nails I had sharp curled claws. I looked around and saw a lot of campers, I wanted to kill and taste every single drop of there blood.
I started walking towards a scared crowd of demi-gods, then a flying net blocked me from walking faster. I looked in the direction it came from and noticed Thalia standing there with her hands outstretched, next to her another huntress named Phoebe and on the other side one called Atlanta. I roared at them and tried to snap out of the trap. I soon as my claw slashed through I withdrew straight away, it like burnt my hand. It looked like it was silver. I looked at her outraged. HOW DARE SHE?
I looked down trying to think, when I looked back up I noticed Thalia was a lot closer with Annabeth by her side along with Hazel, Frank and Jason. They were talking but I just wanted to get out so I didn't listen. Thalia took a step forward and I moved forward and tried to slash her with my claws. Jason stepped forwards but Frank put a hand on his shoulder.
I turned around trying to look for a breaking point, my ears picked up the slightest movement behind and without much notice I turned and claw. I heard a high pitched scream and looked at the source. Oh my gods. I just hit Annabeth, she fell to the ground in pain. I looked desperately at her. I felt my bones shift again, with much less pain but still a lot of agitation. I looked at Thalia,
"Get me out now" Thalia gave a a glare, "please" I mumbled and felt tears fall down my face.
Thalia softened and got Phoebe and Atlanta to untie me, I bent down and put Annabeths head on my lap.
"Im so so sorry Annabeth" I kept mumbling, "I didn't mean to, I... I wasn't in my mind please forgive me"
Annabeth looked at me and gave me a soft smile "I will always forgive you" and she groaned in agony.
I felt terrible, I put my hand to her wound and thought of any way to take away the pain. I suddenly felt cruel pain going into me. I looked down and noticed black lines growing from my arms into me. Annabeth looked like she wasn't in pain but I sure was. I backed away from pain.
"What did he just do?" Travis asked from the crowd.
Thalia answered, "he took away her pain, I heard they could do that."
I looked up at her then everybody and cried.
"All those monsters I killed" I murmured "an...and" I chocked back a sob, "and I'm one of them, I'm..I'm a monster" I cried in anguish. I got up from crouching and noticed everyone staring at me, some in fear, some in shock, worry, wonder even some in envy and pity. I turned around and quickly ran away into my cabin and made a prayer to my dad so he would stop anyone and everyone from coming in.
