Hey guys! It has been a very, very LOOOOOOONG time since the last update. So, I'm back with a new chappie. YAYY! :D
Well, I know it's not Friday here in Singapore…yet. It's actually Thursday. I know, I know, I said Friday but you guys have been so awesome that I couldn't help but write this chappie as soon as I could. We got so many reviews for the last few chapters, thank you so much for all your support :) You guys totally made my week!
So, without further ado, let me announce the voting results for Annabeth's new name….
DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNN!
Just joking, voting results will be at the end (hehe).
Now, let's begin the chapter! Please follow if you did like it and remember to leave a review at the end :)
Oh, and this chapter is longer than usual. Thank you narutodude18 for suggesting for me to make the chapters longer :)
Hope you all enjoy this chappie!
Chapter 2: The Ties that We Break
Percy. For a moment, floating in oblivion, I can only think of his name.
Percy. My line of vision is filled with his easy smile, black hair and sea green eyes.
Percy, my one and only true love.
The boy I'd left behind.
There I float in the tasteful darkness, my body curled up, and my head touching my knees. For a moment there is nothing on my mind, all I can think of is Percy. That name that affects me oh-so much, that sends shivers tingling down my vertebrae.
Percy.
What should I do? I left him there in the room without casting a glance back at him. How does he feel right now? Sad? Heartbroken?
Somewhere in the depths of my mind, I see a girl with blonde hair sobbing, she begins shouting 'why did he have to die!' I want to run to that girl and calm her down, let her know that Percy is alright now, that he is alive. But I don't.
I feel a rush of strangeness through me. That girl looks familiar. She is familiar. She is someone that I know. I just can't remember who.
She peeks up through a lock of blonde hair that seems duller than usual. She is just so familiar, but I can't grasp where I've seen her before.
Grey eyes stare at me, hopefulness ringing through them.
"Have you seen him?" She asks me, standing up and walking towards me.
"Seen who?"
"Percy, m-my boyfriend. Have you seen him? Please tell me, have you seen him?" Her eyes plead with me and I can't help but reply 'yes'.
"Where? Where is he?" She demands from me, hands trembling, eyes tearing.
"I-I don't know…" I murmur helplessly. This 'Percy' guy seems so familiar too.
What is wrong with me? Why does everything seem so familiar now?
"I-I really don't know." I raise my hands up in a defensive stance.
"Tell me!" She screams, advancing with her fist curled up, as if ready to punch me at any moment.
I stumble backwards as she advances, nearly tripping over myself. "I don't know this Percy that you speak of!" I cry in desperation. My brain seems overwhelmed and I'm sure that there's something very wrong with me.
Percy. My brain can't seem to process who he is. The girl advances, now I see the dark circles under her eyes, the messiness of her hair.
"Where is he?" She growls, baring her teeth that shine in the dark. A knife appears in my hand and without thinking I make a stabbing motion. There is a groan and something crumbles to the ground, but my eyelids are shut, I don't want to see what I just did.
There is only silence during the next few minutes.
I look up, only to meet darkness. She's gone. That girl is gone. Who was she anyway? Why does she look for me? Frowning, I stare at my palms which seem to glow faintly in the gloom. Who is this Percy? What has he got to do with me?
I search my mind for the answer, for some hint. Nothing. There is nothing.
He doesn't mean anything to you Annabeth. He's just a passing thought. I reassure myself. Sure, this boy could be someone I'd accidentally passed by on the street and somehow remembered. Sure, that's totally possible and normal.
I slump back onto the ground. If Percy's someone I just accidentally met on the street then why was that girl asking me where he was? My thoughts flit to the girl that haunted me earlier, she looked so, so familiar.
She's nobody, Annabeth. My mind reassured me and I readily accept that fact.
My mind is right. She is nobody.
A weird feeling stirs inside me, as if I'm being torn into half. And then it stops.
Where am I? A new voice asks. What am I doing here?
I glance around the empty, dark space. The voice is right. What am I doing here?
I feel as though someone pried my mind open, taken out my memories, leaving me empty and hollow. But how's that possible? It's illogical. It's not –
Could that be possible?
My mind searches for the answers, wanting to find one. Faces slowly seep out of my memory until I can't remember anyone of them. Light starts to seep through a hole in the dark area, making me squint and shield my eyes. Tentacles of darkness start pulling at me, start prying at me, as if trying to tear me into half.
"Help!" I shout. Nothing comes out of my mouth. All of a sudden, black stuff starts spilling out of my mouth. I examine them closer. Spiders! The familiar word rings through my mind. I hurriedly back off from the creepy crawlies. My vision starts to darken, black spots swarming them. Spiders! There are spiders! I feel like I'm being suffocated and then my vision goes blank.
I wake to the sound of scuttling. Something makes me sneeze. My eyes flutter open on their own accord. A black creature moves before my eyes. I squint into the darkness and move in closer to examine the creature further. Eight eyes stare back at me and furry legs tap against the floor.
What is that thing? I poke it once and then twice. It scuttles away and my curiosity deepens. I stand up, ready to follow it to wherever it goes but someone places a hand on my shoulder.
"Annabeth Chase."
I turn to face the source of that voice. It is a man dressed in black. "W-who are you?" I ask, curious.
"I am Hades, Lord of the Underworld."
"Hades," I laugh. The man does not seem amused and I decide to stop. A question pops into my mind. "Who is this Annabeth Chase?" I ask without thinking. The name feels foreign as the words spill out of my mouth.
He just continues to look at me with the unamused expression drawn up all over his face.
"Oh, would you stop looking so glum, Hades?" I start giggling at the sound of his name. Who would name themselves Hades?
"Come with me, your fate has been decided."
"Out? Out where? Where am I going?"
"Rebirth," he simply says.
Rebirth? What's that? I think to myself as he strides out of a gate.
"Wait for me!" I call after him and I race after him.
White light comes spilling into my eyes.
"YOU WILL NOT REMEMBER ANY OF THIS, THE DEAL IS DONE!" Hades boomed. And then, he disappeared.
I feel myself falling….Who am I?
DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN! Cliffie! Don't kill me! (Haha, I like using the 'dun dun dun dunnnn' thing, don't mind me :))
Okayy, so now let's announce the voting results….Annabeth's new name is…
*Drumroll*
*Tense moment as you scroll down*
Calantha!
Thank you all for voting for the names you liked through the reviews, some of you guys even PMed me :) Anyways, thank you all for your wonderful votes!
I'm a generous person so lemme give you guys a hint, read carefully. Calantha has the meaning 'lovely blossom' in Greek AND 'beautiful flower' in French.
Sooooooo go figure that out! Who is Annabeth's new Godly parent?
Leave your comments in the reviews and remember to follow if you haven't!
Toodles,
Athena Sage.
