O-kay, guys! I see you all just loved my little cliffhanger. I feel evil. I'm evil aren't I? A good evil, if there's such a thing. Anyway, this chapter's kinda short and suck-y, and I want you to know that you can still leave ideas for what should happen in reviews. And I'd really appreciate if you all would check out my second fanfic called And We Thought We Were Normal. It's definitely not my best work, but, you know, it's not crappy. And you learn a little more about Jaycee Carter, who I've mentioned several times in this story. Well, here's the chapter.
Frank
"HAZEL!" I yelled. The ship blasted to smithereens. I searched the sky for any sign of flying female bodies, but the heat and smoke made it impossible to see.
"Hazel!" I screamed again. I couldn't lose her.
Then a thought came to me: I wasn't dying.
Hazel couldn't have died in the fire, because I was still alive. I rushed forward, screaming Hazel's name, but stopped in my tracks when I heard the sound of frustrated cries. I turned my head slightly to look at Percy, who had tears streaming down his face like rivers, and cursing in Ancient Greek at the sky.
His girlfriend was on the ship too. I had no way of knowing if she even lived like I knew Hazel did.
I walked back to Percy, who was now on his knees, the Stoll's, Jaycee, Thalia, and-which came as a surprise to me-Clarisse. I could see Thalia, the tough, get-over-it punk girl, blinking back tears. Even Clarisse, daughter of Ares, looked sad, like she'd just lost a friend. The Stoll's and Jaycee looked as if they may never pull practical jokes again. Katie Gardner-who I met earlier-was crying into Travis's chest, as was Jaycee to Conner.
But no one looked more devastated then Percy.
He let out another frustrated cry. "Annabeth! I've now lost you for the third time…" He sounded so heart-broken. Then his expression changed to anger. You could see the veins in neck pop out. "YOU DID THIS! NOTHING CAN EVER FEEL GOOD FOR LONG CAN IT!" He screamed in rage at the sky.
I was scared into silence. I'd never seen my friend so angry. But apparently Thalia had, as she took a step closer. And just when I thought she would calm him down, she started screaming, too.
"That girl was my best friend! First you take Nico away, but that's not enough is it? You just have to ruin everything! Nico's family and Annabeth might as well be my sister! WHY DO YOU HATE US?"
The cousins continued screaming and cursing. Occasionally, some of Annabeth's closer friends would join in as well.
I had been standing there in silence for about ten more minutes, before I shouted at them. "HEY!"
They turned their glares at me, and I stumbled back. Thalia's eyes were sparking with tears and lightning, but Percy's….Percy's were…..so terrifying. He might as well be Medusa, with that glare. His eyes looked like mini-hurricanes, uncontrollable, wild, and unpredictable. The power radiating off of him, well, he might as well be a god.
I gulped. "They may still be alive. All of them."
Percy's hurricane eyes seemed to turn into tropical storms. He was definitely more under-control. He walked up to me so fast, grabbed the front of my shirt with both hands, and pulled his face inches from mine.
"Where is she?" Percy asked a voice filled with anger, love, sorrow, and desperation. "How do you know?"
I gulped again. Percy was really scaring me. "My life is tied to a burnt piece of wood. I gave it to Hazel."
Percy understood immediately. He dropped my shirt and started running around like a crazy person. "ANNABETH!"
Thalia joined in the shouting. I noticed how no one was screaming for Hazel.
"HAZEL! Where are you?" I continued looking around, before I noticed where we even were. We were a few feet away from Rome. A few feet away from the Doors of Death.
I heard coughing behind me. I turned to see an image of Nico Di Angelo, shackles on his wrists and ankles, and his skin paler than ever, sweat beaded his face.
"Nico?"
"Help…me…Percy," Nico croaked. "Get….Percy's…..help."
The image disappeared with a roar of rage. Nico was in trouble, and he needed Percy's help.
Yeah, Short, suck-y, but you guys really wanted me to update and not leave you hanging. ;)
~*J.C*~
