The woman was leaning against the wall in the shadows, no one noticed her, per usual. However, she had her eyes on an interesting couple. She often did this sitting by, watching pedestrians to see whom she could trick. This certain couple seemed rather interesting,the girl kept on trying to reach for the boy's hand pleading with him, her eyes filling with tears.

He pulled away from her, he said something that was obviously cutting and mean, the girl stopped and stared, completely shocked. He waited for a second before snorting and walked away hands in his pockets, back slouched, never looking back.

"Perfect," the girl in the shadows whispered, licking her lips as she sauntered forward. She sat on the bench that the girl was resting on. Tucking her legs underneath her in a very Oriental fashion she pulled out her book and read a few pages, licking her finger and turning pages , watching the girl out of the corner of her eye.

"Boys are assholes," she observed dryly. She snapped the book shut and turned toward the girl. She looked up with shock and immediately used her scarf to rub furiously at her eyes. "Y-You saw that?" she stammered, her aura a mixture or embarrassment and hot fiery anger. This she could work with, two conflicting emotions, self-hatred and the wanting of revenge

"Sadly, men these days, no tact. He had no right to treat such a beautiful young lady with so many possibilities like that." she sniffed delicately, focusing on the girl's face waiting to see whether she really was the perfect subject.

The girl's face became a mixture of pride and affronted anger. "Your right, he should be begging me to stay with him!" she snapped, her eyes narrowed as she watched the foot traffic.

"So true, and I can help you, darling my name is Ezra and I know exactly how to help you with your problem." Ezra smiled gently, her family was going to eat well tonight.

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Time Skip: Two Years

"You can go back."

Percy looked up and rose an eyebrow questioningly "What?"

"Still deaf as ever, I said you can go back to that dismal camp." Hades sneered, he rolled his eyes and leaned back into his throne.

"Who sais I want to go back?" Percy asked turning back to the chess set, he picked up a pawn and set it on another tile.

Hades smirked "That's the thing I've wondered about, I understand now why you don't want to go back, you have friends. But back when I first said no you never complained, I want to know why."

Percy paused, thinking "That camp raised Annabeth, she betrayed me, I don't want to see her again, I don't ever want to go back." he explained, smiling as Hades placed another piece down.

"What of your mother, that satyr that you were friends with?"

Percy paused again, his face was a smooth mask, he hated showing his feelings. Yet. . . what did his mother think, did she think him dead? Gone, never to be seen again?

Hades reading the conflicting emotions on Percy's face frowned, no matter how much he had told himself he hadn't, he had grown to enjoy Percy's presence. He no longer acted like that foolish boy who ran around randomly solving problems without retained some traits, though, one of those was his love for his mother and his overall sense of loyalty. The one he enjoyed most was his sense of humor, it ranged from sarcastic remarks to annoying little quips.

"True, I wonder what father told her." Percy mused before setting up a trap for the god of the dead to fall into.

"Percy. I know I told you to act formal but I need to know exactly how you feel right now." Hades sighed, his eyes searching Percy's frame.

Percy opened his mouth then closed it, he did this a few more times before closing his eyes and sighing.

"I hated Annabeth, I hated how selfish she acted, tossing me aside for something better." he started, his words halting, wary.

"And now?" Hades asked.

" I'm resigned, it I stay away I'm no better than her. If I go. . . I'll be forced to take part of that prophecy you told me about, being a pawn," Percy explained holding up a pawn for further empathize.

"You should go."

"Will you miss me?" Percy asked looking up into his Uncle's eyes.

Hades opened his mouth ready to make a biting remark before realizing this might be the last time he saw Percy in a long time "Even though you have a horrible sense of fun, even if your clothing choices are deplorable," Hades started sneering slightly at Percy's shirt which read 'Can I Slytherin?' "I will miss you, you have greatly matured over the past few years. Your fighting skills match those of Achilles, you can both charm and cut someone with one word. Yes, I will miss you , little sailor."

Percy blinked at the affectionate nickname, Hades was never kind, opting to stay quiet rather than compliment someone. Percy rose up and hugged Hades, not letting go even when he stiffened slightly. "It's all thanks to you, Uncle, thank you for being there for me even when . . . "

Hades nodded and pushed him away " Take Nico and Troy with you, you'll need them. Leave Hazel, she deserves a normal life, one without conflict."

Percy nodded walking away, his sword thumping against his leg. Before he left though he turned, flicking his finger he used a bit of water vapor to push a knight into place. "Check Mate Uncle." he deadpanned, before hurrying away eager to avoid the outburst that was sure to come.

He chuckled lightly as heard his Uncle shout behind him "You little brat!"

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" Annabeth."

"Yes, Reyna?" Annabeth questioned turning to her fellow witch eyebrows raised. Reyna looked confused and angry "We shouldn't be doing this, sneaking away in the middle of the night like criminals." she snapped.

"How else will we escape, going to Circe and asking her?" Annabeth countered snorting lightly before turning back to her pack. Reyna clenched her teeth and let out a groan, she touched Annabeth's shoulder lightly, brushing her skin.

Annabeth shuddered lightly before pulling up her strap and spinning around to glare at Reyna.

"What do you want to do?" she asked crossing her arms and staring into Reyna's eyes.

"Circe is understanding, she will understand your wanting to see the world, she will understand my wish to join you," Reyna assured firmly. Annabeth slumped and rubbed her brow, she was tired so tired. It was everything she ever wanted, a family, a home, a . . . possible crush. She blushed fiercely before looking up at the said crush's eyes.

"Are your sure?" she asked desperately, searching for an inkling of a lie. All she saw was fierce determination and loyalty, a trait she lacked.

"You should be sure, where is your trust in our mistress?" Reyna murmured keeping eye contact with Annabeth, silently urging her to do what was right. Annabeth sighed again, she was so used to people abandoning her, her father her mother, Luke. She desperately didn't want to leave another relationship broken.

"Fine." she sighed, ignoring the glimmer of happiness in Reyna's eyes "We'll ask Circe."

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"I'm done."

You can never be done, you pledged yourself to me!

"I'm done! I will not be your pawn anymore!"

Do you want to go back slithering to those worthless gods?

"No, they are wrong however you are too. I thought you wanted to do what was right, you just want to raze the world, you want to burn this planet down!"

It deserves to be broken, imagine the world where-

"No! I'm done, I never want to hear your voice ever again! I hurt Annie's trust because of you!"

YOU OWE EVERYTHING TO ME!

"Exactly, and I don't like what I have, who I am."

You-

" Forget it Kronos, find some other pawn, I'm done."

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What?! Whoah what happened here? I was just . . . err. Reyna and Annabeth? How? Sorry guys I'm a bit shocked where this came from? Mentions of torture, slavery, sex. I have no idea.

But hey Percy is so much more mature thanks to Uncle Hades who was largely influenced by some Snape characteristics. Anyway please review and follow, I'm so done and drained. I need some cupcakes, I'll do answers to reviews in the next chapter.

Jay