Sorry for the long wait everyone. A lot has been going lately and I just haven't been able to find much time to write really. Long story short, I wanted to get through the rest of the semester, I've been looking for a job, and I recently found out that my mom has breast cancer. I'm still gonna have a little trouble finding time to write, but I'll write as much as I can.

Carrying A Scar

Clarisse's POV

There was so much noise going on out there. I could hear the roars of monsters and the screams of demigods all over out there. It made me fear for Percy. I know he's the best of camp and that he's not one to be messed with, but I didn't know what was attacking camp. And there was so much screaming and yelling out there that I was really starting to freak out. What I really wanted was to go find Percy and fight at his side. Be with him like how I really should. I hated not being able to fight. But I'm carrying precious cargo here now. And as much as I hate to say it, if Percy had to be mostly preoccupied with protecting me, I might end up just being a burden on him, especially if someone else needs his help. If anything was to happen to our baby, it would be because of us, or at least me, and that was something that we both didn't want to go through. It was no wonder why Percy once said that he secretly prefers the mortal world over the immortal world. In the mortal world, you do experience some issues, but nothing like this. I hated this, I hated this so much. I just wanted Percy to come back through the door, come over to me, and wrap me in his arms. I wanted to feel his arms around me, I wanted to feel the warmth of his skin on mine, I wanted him to kiss me and relieve me of my stress, and I wanted his hands and lips on my pregnant belly to let me know that we will be fine. This was exactly what Percy and I were afraid of, our baby being in danger. That was all I felt right now, the dangers near me, even as the sounds finally died down, did I feel it. But with how all the sounds of earlier now gone, I had to know what was going on. I need to get Percy. So I went out of the cabin and couldn't believe what I saw. The camp was in ruin now. There was fire, ashes, dust, and ruination everywhere. There were a lot of people hurt and other people tending to the wounded.

"Clarisse!" Silena called making her way towards me.

"Silena, what happened?" I asked as we met in a very tight hug.

"We were attacked by chimera. They somehow got through the barrier and attacked us." Silena breathed.

"How many got through?" I asked, fearing so much the news.

"Six." Silena answered.

Six!? Six chimeras!? How could this be happening? And how could they possibly have gotten through the barrier? The barrier is as strong as it ever has been thanks to Percy and me finding the Golden Fleece. The chimera couldn't have possibly found a way to breech through the barrier. I just can't understand how monster can find a way to break through the barrier, especially after everything Percy and I went through to get that fleece. Wait . . . Percy!

"Silena, where's Percy?" I asked.

"I don't know. Last I saw of him; he was wrestling with the chimera. At least he got rid of them all." Silena answered.

When we unwrapped from each other's arms, I went out to look for Percy. Silena followed to help me look for him. As I looked around, I couldn't help but think that this was like a do over of when Luke attacked camp with that Colchis Bull and had us call for the quest to the sea of monsters. It didn't look like anyone had died, but there were definitely people that were badly injured from this fight. And I think that the chimera caused a lot more damage than the Colchis Bull did. And that scared me a lot. And it made me worry for Percy. The Colchis Bull gave him quite a hard time and he almost died. Percy is very lucky of how well Riptide serves him.

"Percy!" I shouted looking for him.

"Percy!" Silena joined in.

"Percy!" I repeated, stopping in my tracks, hoping he would pop out at any minute now.

I looked in every direction in hopes that I would see him. With each passing second that went by and I couldn't find him, I started to rub and hug my belly as a means to calm me down. It helped a little bit, but no one, not even me, made it more pleasant and meaningful than Percy. Silena was at my side, fidgeting her fingers and hoping to find Percy to. But she wasn't having any luck finding him either.

"Maybe he's already with all of the others." Silena suggested.

"Let's check." I stated, agreeing that we weren't gonna find him just by standing around and hoping to get a glimpse of him somewhere.

So we made our way towards where everyone else was, which seemed to be where the chimera landed at in camp. Everyone seemed scared and shocked. No one could be blamed about that. I mean, who would be able to handle the fact that camp is once again in danger lightly? What made it all the worse was that it seemed that it was in even greater danger than ever before. It was insane. And this was just the first step of things getting out of control.

"Charlie!" Silena exclaimed and ran to him when she saw him.

Silena is the only one in the entire camp that actually calls him that. With Charles being the tough son on Hephaestus he is, no one else dared to call him that. Silena on the other hand wasn't afraid of risking it. She does it to try and show her affections towards him. With how he actually doesn't get on her case about it or demand that she stops, it's pretty obvious that it's because he feels for her the exact same way she feels about him.

"Hey Silena. Are you okay?" Charles asked as he inspected Silena, checking for any possible injuries.

"I'm fine. Thank you. How about you?" Silena responded.

"I've been better, but I'm fine." Charles answered.

"Charles." I said coming up.

"Clarisse, thank the gods you're fine." Charles said in relief.

"Charles, where's Percy?" I asked looking around for him but still couldn't find him anywhere.

Charles looked like he just saw a ghost when I asked him where Percy was. I didn't like that look at all.

"Charlie?" Silena asked getting scared while I was freaking out with my heart rate beating much faster, my eyes were slowly beginning to water, and me wrapping myself in my arms to try to settle me down, but failing miserably.

"Percy . . . he . . . took care of the chimera. But there was a man with the chimera who we assume was the one who led the chimera. We don't know who it was. And . . . well . . . he was able to catch Percy off guard." Charles tried to explain as plainly as he could.

"No, no, no! No Charles, don't say that." I begged with my nervousness starting to quickly get out of the control.

"He didn't kill him. He just knocked him out cold and took hm away. He has Percy." Charles breathed out.

No! This can't be happening! This can't be true! Percy's the best camp has! He's the love of my life, the father of my baby, and my reason to live. How can he be gone? How can anyone gain up on him like that? He's been trained by Ares himself. There's no way some random man can be able to catch him off guard. I felt like a trembling mess. My eyes were starting to sting from the tears that were beginning to fall. I hated looking and feeling like this in front of people. But there was nothing that I could say or do about it. The man that I love has just been captured and taken away from me. I felt sick.

"Clarisse?" Silena asked with tears of her own.

I couldn't hold it back. I turned around and I emptied my stomach again. And then I cried like it was the end of the world. I dropped to my knees and I had my hands over my nose and my mouth. Silena and Charles both came over to me and wrapped me in their arms. I appreciated their offer to comfort me, but the only person that could ever possibly calm my nerves like this was the man I love. I wanted Percy back. I could feel many eyes on me and many different looks ranging from pity to shock. But I didn't care. I felt like I just had my heart ripped out of my chest and stomped on and smashed into a million pieces. To make this worse, not only was this affecting me so badly, but because of how much it affected me, it was gonna also affect the baby. I'm not supposed to be feeling like this while still carrying my baby, so broken, devastated, and angry, but I can't help it, I've lost Percy. This pain was the worst pain I've ever felt in my entire life. Percy was just stolen from me and I have no idea who took him or where he was taken to now. I had at least one guess on whom he was taken to, and that thought made me want to throw up again. This was all a scar placed on my heart.

"Heroes!" Chiron called, gathering everyone's attention.

"Due to recent events, for now at least, camp is no longer safe. We are heading straight for Olympus. Everyone is to pack whatever it is they need to take with them for their stay on Olympus and be ready to leave within half an hour. Let's move." Chiron commanded.

And with that, the hunters of Artemis went to the Artemis cabin as everyone else made way to their cabins to pack their stuff.

"I'll meet up with you guys later." Charles said as he slowly unwrapped his arms from me and went to his cabin to get his stuff.

Silena helped me back on my feet and led me to the Poseidon cabin. With how I've been staying with Percy in his cabin ever since we found out that I was carrying his baby, all of my stuff has been with his stuff in his cabin. Nothing of mine or at least nothing too important to me was in the Ares cabin anymore. With how Percy and I have been, I always thought that the Poseidon cabin was my new home. I would tell Percy that I am more than happy to call this place my home. And he would say that the only real home that people have for themselves is the ones the you love and who love you back. In other words, Percy was trying to tell me that my home was him just like how his home was me. He always did know how to say the best and the sweetest things. It made me wish he was still here all the more. When we got in the cabin, Silena just sat me on the bed, while she gathered all of my things for me. I wanted to help or pack my own things by myself, but I was so devastated to move at all. I didn't even have the right mind right now to even walk on my own feet. That was how much I was hurting that someone dared to take away from me my Percy. Whoever lead those Chimeras here and kidnapped Percy, he better pray every prayer he's ever heard and pray that he never meets me. I may be pregnant and I may not be the same demigoddess I once was because of me carrying my child, but if I ever meet whoever took Percy away from me and Percy hasn't killed him yet, then I was gonna murder him myself.

"He'll be fine Clarisse. He's a strong and resilient guy. I'm sure he'll find a way out. He always does after all, right?" Silena said trying to lighten the mood, but from the tone of her voice, it kinda sounded like she was actually trying to convince herself that more than trying to convince me of it.

I didn't say anything. I just brought my knees to my chest, wrapped my arms around my knees, and just buried my head in my arms. More tears were threatening to pour out of my eyes. I wanted to believe that. I knew Percy was very strong and that he most likely would be able to find a way out of this mess. But I, being me, unfortunately wasn't really going to be fully convinced of it until I see him again. I didn't want to leave this place, despite how unsafe it probably was now. This place was all Percy. Everything in it was just Percy. It had his sent, his aura, his presence, it was all just him. If I had to wait for him to return to me, then I wanted to do it in a room that reminded me of him so much. But Chiron made it clear that we all had to leave for the sanctuary of Olympus. I wasn't very happy or fond at all about this, but I had no choice.

"Okay, that's everything. Let's go." Silena said when she had all my things packed up and got me up so we could leave.

The thought of leaving was unbearable, almost as much as the thought of losing Percy. Silena knew this for me but still continued to lead me to the entrance of camp where everyone was gathering at. Argus had the bus ready for the trip. He was going to be driving us to Olympus. When we got there, Silena just sat us in the front seat with me at the window and her by me. We waited until Chiron made sure that everyone was on the bus. When everyone was on and the camp was completely empty, Argus got the bus started and drove to Olympus, or rather the empire state building since that was the entrance to Olympus here in the big city. The ride was very quiet. No one really dared to say a word. The events of today were just too crazy for anyone to ignore. I just stared out the window, seeing other people and vehicles going by. To make how I felt worse, I could help but worry a little about Annabeth, Grover, Thalia, and Zoe. What would this mean for them? Did this mean that their quest was now going to be all the harder? Was part of the quest now going to be to try to save Percy? I hated feeling like this, especially in front of other people. The only person I didn't mind seeing me like this so much was Percy, because he always knew how to make me feel better right away. Right now, I really needed that from him, to relieve me of my sorrow. But he wasn't here, so I had to result in what he usually does when he's depressed and he's gonna relieve himself of it, music. I got out my IPod and put my headphones in and started some music. Over the past few months of our relationship, Percy was able to convert me into liking quite of bands. Back then, it was just a few songs by a certain band. But because of him, it's now every song played by a band. He converted me into a hardcore hard rock and heavy metal music fan just like him. He's gotten me into quite a lot of band. Bands such as Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, Metallica, Theory of a Deadman, Nickelback, Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, and a few other bands. Right now, I decided to go for some Avenged Sevenfold music.

A lonely road, crossed another cold state line

Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find

While I recall all the words you spoke to me

Can't help but wish that I was there

Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah

Dear God, the only thing I ask of you

Is to hold her when I'm not around

When I'm much too far away

We all need that person who can be true to you

But I left her when I found her

And now I wish I'd stayed

Because I'm lonely and I'm tired

I'm missing you again, oh no...

Once again

There's nothing here for me, on this barren road

There's no one here while the city sleeps

And all the shops are closed

Can't help but think of the times I've had with you

Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah

Dear God, the only thing I ask of you

Is to hold her when I'm not around

When I'm much too far away

We all need that person who can be true to you

I left her when I found her

And now I wish I'd stayed

Because I'm lonely and I'm tired

I'm missing you again, oh no...

Once again

Some search, never finding a way

Before long, they waste away

I found you, something told me to stay

I gave in, to selfish ways

And how I miss someone to hold

When hope begins to fade...

A lonely road, crossed another cold state line

Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find

Dear God, the only thing I ask of you

Is to hold her when I'm not around

When I'm much too far away

We all need the person who can be true to you

I left her when I found her

And now I wish I'd stayed

Because I'm lonely and I'm tired

I'm missing you again, oh no...

Once again

This song really fitted my situation really well. I'm on the road and I feel so alone. I wanted the one I love back by my side. I hoped that he would be alright and that he comes back to me, never to be separated from me ever again. This was one of the many reasons why Percy loves hard rock and heavy metal music. A lot of songs in those genres have a lot of meaning to them and people could really relate to those meanings. Just like me right now. Percy, wherever you are, please be safe. Please come back to me. I need you. We need you.

I'm quite a number of chapters behind on this story with everything that has been going for me. Sorry for the long wait. I'll get another chapter posted very soon. But it won't be easy. I've still got a lot going on, and my brother and his lady friend were somehow able to talk me into doing a private role play with them. So my writing for this website will be expanding out of control yet again. I'll update again as soon as possible though. Hope you all enjoyed.