Chapter 2: PJ

AN: Blest is short for Isle of Blest, a place in the Underworld. Enjoy!

S.P.Q.R.

Percy Jackson, wait no, scratch that, I was not a happy camper. Since I had come to camp half-blood when I was 12, it had been an uphill battle. Fighting monsters, battles in the arena, quests, this was the one summer I had actual time to relax.

And then Rachel had arrived at the camp, she had been excited to finally meet everyone and had become an honorary Athenian. She had been really fidgety and I think she took it out by teasing me, making jokes, besting me at cards, but sometimes she took it too far and I snapped.

Sure I had practice being patient because of him but I could usually get away to my room before it ever happened, but at camp, it was harder.

This time it had been with a dam water gun. I had been talking with Will Solace when she shot me with the water gun. I had been talking with him about capture-the-flag plans for next time.

I honestly love Rachel, she's a great friend, definitely unique. There's nothing wrong with the times she does that but the times she goes, Annabeth.

"Percy, you're good to go whenever. Do you want to head to the Mess with me? You were my last patient." Will Solace was done making sure I hadn't bruised my ribs after getting thwacked there in Capture the Flag.

"Nah, I have to run down to my cabin and grab something before I eat. You go on ahead, I know you're dying to see Nico." I told him, already hopping out of bed. Will blushed and thwacked me in the back.

"Hey!" I exclaimed, "Aren't doctors supposed to be nice to their patients?"

"I'm off work," he replied.

I jogged the short distance to my cabin, grabbing Riptide and the little capsule of seafoam Calypso had given me long ago.

I met up with Annabeth, Rachel, and Grover. Will and Nico had found a little table in the corner to eat at.

"Annabeth," Grover snapped his fingers to get her attention away from her computer. "Do you think that it's possible to get fat from eating hot-dogs and cans?"

Annabeth mumbled something.

"What did you say?" Grover asked.

"I said, 'oh probably.'" Annabeth picked a strawberry off her salad.

"B-but they're healthy!" Grover complained.

"So?"

As Annabeth and Grover got into a heated debate, I locked eyes with Rachel. She nodded and snuck Annabeth's computer to me. I opened it up and saw that she was helping Leo with the last measurements for another Archimedes Sphere. Grinning, I saved her progress and closed the window. I handed Rachel the computer back and stood up.

"I'm going to turn in." I yawned, dumping my tray into the fire and left the Mess. I did not want to be around when Annabeth found out what I had done. Let me assure you that I will take the blame.

I waved to Rachel as I saw exit the Mess to go to her cave. I walked back to my cabin and peeled off the band-aid with an "ouch." I let myself melt underneath the shower's warm water.

As I step out of the shower, a towel around my waist, someone knocks at my door. I dry myself off as fast as possible and pull on a random blue shirt and a pair of shorts. The knocking is frantic as I open the door.

"Hi Jess, what's up?" I ask.

"Percy, thank gods, come quick, it's- something's wrong, two demigods, at least they have to be, stumbled into camp fighting for their lives, Percy, they were so bloody. Will says the girl will be fine but something's... Different about the boy, it's like he came back to life, even Nico admits that he's been seen around Blest." She pulled me along, shuddering.

Rachel was there, watching silently from the sidelines with Ella. I knelt forward to get a good look at what injuries they were dealing with. Nico passed him something in a glass bottle. It looked like something from a fairytale book. The blood red liquid swirled and I had to hold the guy up until he could drink. Helping him swallow it down, I risked a glance at Annabeth. She's glaring at him.

When I looked back at Will and whoever, I saw Will comforting the guy. Calming him down Nico smiled at his courter.

Suddenly, Will and Nico backed up and I could see a phoenix on the guy. Then, the girl with silver blue hair sat up nodded curtly at Rachel.

"Sister," Rachel said coolly.