Chapter 10: The Spirit Of My Past (Percy)

It was nighttime. I still couldn't believe that Piper and I made out. I was in my cabin. I was looking at the ceiling. Still not believing. I heard the horn for dinner. I stood up and went out.

Everyone was already there. Well everyone who was in camp. I heard a rustle from the bushes. I looked over and to my surprise I saw Thalia and the other huntresses of Artemis. They all looked beaten up, aside from that they where fine. Thalia gave me an eye. A spark flew into my direction. She passed near me. I whispered into her ear. "We got to talk about your brother!" she just nodded in response. Well she needed to create this strong leader act for a while.

I sat down on my table. It was lonely but it was fine. I had a new girlfriend. She was beautiful. Even though we where sitting tables apart. It was fine. Claire finally sat down next to me.

"Claire you know I'd really been wondering," I said, "what's your ancestry?"

Claire looked confused. "Wait okay I'll tell you in a couple of seconds. I'll just have to prepare first." She closed her eyes. She glowed differently, her aura also changed. "Percy, my ancestry is a very great thing, but for me it's a curse. Long ago my great grandfather was a Greek child of Athena. He was intelligent, but he never really stood out. Nevertheless Athena liked his child, so she gave him a gift. The gift was that the gods would fall in love with his descendants. I am his descendant. I am technically the descendant of almost every god or goddess." I stared at her in disbelief.

That made a lot of things clear. I got up and went to Piper. I pulled her away, and then I went to Thalia. I did the same. I led them down to the lake. I stared at Piper then I looked at Thalia. "Hey," I said, "your brothers been busy. He cheated on this wonderful girl." I gestured at Piper.

"Don't worry I'll make him respect us girls," she said to Piper.

"Uh, thanks…" Piper nodded to Thalia.

Thalia headed back to her friends. Piper and I stayed. We strolled the beach. We looked at the moon. We continued walking. I looked at the sea, and got the idea of swimming. I took of my shoes, and ran to the sea. I didn't take my clothes off, why would I need to. Piper followed me; surprisingly she had a bikini on, so she took of her clothes.

"Hi Percy," a girl voice said, "been a while."

I turned around. I saw a girl standing on water. She had long black hair, and black eyes. Zoe.

"Surprised are we?" she asked. "How are you?" She slowly crept towards me.

"Zoe?" I said confused.

Piper looked at me like I was crazy. "Who's Zoe?" she asked confused.

"Can't you see her?" I asked her.

"Who?" She asked.

She doesn't see her. "Piper we should go." I looked to Zoe. "We'll talk later."

"Sure why not," she answered.

We got out of the water. I waited for Piper to dress herself, and then we went to our cabins. I escorted her to her cabin, and then I went to mine.

When I went in, Zoe was already there. She was walking everywhere. It seemed she was having fun though. I sat down on my bunk.

"So why are you here?" I asked.

"I don't know actually," she said. "Well I was brought back. I should warn you I'm not the only one. Right now you're the only who can see me. Soon everyone will. I need to warn you of a very despicable spirit. He's after her." I didn't dare ask whom she meant.

"I'll take note of that," I said. I stood up, "when are you going to show yourself to everyone?"

"When his gone," she said that like she was anxious for it to be finished.

"Bye, see you later," I said looking at the wall.

I lie down on my bed. I looked at the ceiling. I closed my eyes. Everything was dark at first, but then I was in a field. The only thing I could was, 'oh no, not this again.' I drifted with the wind. I got up to see Octavian. 'This is Camp Jupiter.' I said to myself. He kneeled looking at the sky.

"My lord," Octavian said, "Percy Jackson is the key. We must kill him."

"Now-now. We must not make unnecessary moves. The pieces on board have just been placed. We must wait." Un earthly voice said. Ouranos.

Everything went dark again. I opened my eyes and it was noon. Frank and Hazel have surprisingly been talking in the other bunk. I stared at them.

"Percy!" Hazel yelled. I didn't say anything. I stood up and grabbed her arm. I pulled her all the way to the portal. I went in and ran to Jupiter's temple thing. I got there and saw Octavian. I quickly ran up to him and punched him in the face.

"What's that for?" he asked.

"You know why I did that!" I screamed. "Why are you helping Ouranos?"

"I don't know what you're saying." He screamed.

"Percy?" Hazel asked.

"I saw him!" I shouted. "He was talking to him!"

Hazel got me and began pulling me out. I was an inch from the exit. "Percy be scared for your little friend." My throat went dry. I looked at where he was standing and he wasn't there anymore.

We got back to camp half blood. Anger was boiling in my gut. I left Hazel and quickly ran to Piper. I gave her a big dramatic kiss.

"I'm not going to let you out of my sight for even a second," I told her in whisper to her ear.

"What are you talking about?" she asked me.

"Just trust me. I gave her another big kiss."

"Let's go to the lake," she said. "I just feel like it.

As we got there she started taking her clothes of again she was wearing a new bikini. I took of my clothes, just for fun and jumped in letting myself get wet. I went over Piper she splashed water at me. I used my powers and froze it in air. I made the water around us slightly solid and lifted it up. We where now swimming in a pool suspended in thin air. We laughed and played for some time. We got closer to each other. We talked about some small things; but I can only remember the part where she hugged me. She leaned in and kissed me. I kissed her back and that maybe the last thing in that I could tell you…