Percy's POV
Flashbacks run through my memory,
Me telling Silena Beckendorf is dead. Me watching Ethan fall. Me holding Luke's body as my cracking voice tells the gods to get a shroud. Me watching Zoe die. Me realizing Bianca has died and it's my fault. Me watching Annabeth wander around calling my name, thinking I have left her. Annabeth's tearstained face as she watches me collapse from the curses, thinking I'm going to die. Bob and Damasen facing Tartarus for us. Calypso watching me leave her. Leo laying down his life for us.
I flash back to the present. Me and Annabeth hug each other, tears running down our faces. Our friends surround us. I stand up, "Let's leave." Annabeth nods, sniffling. We walk out the door without a second glance. We gather in the common room
"Next is Potions." Annabeth says through her sniffles. "Gods I'm weak. Crying over hearing the prophecies we've been through." Clarisse sits next to her on the couch.
"You're not weak, you've been through some serious shit." Everyone glares at her and Hazel whimpers at the language. "What? It's true!" Everyone glares some more. "Oh," she says getting it, "Who cares about cuss words when we've been through what we've been through. I mean Leo actually died!" She looks back at Annabeth, "Anyway, it's fine to cry." Annabeth smiles weakly at her.
"Thanks Clarisse." I say. "Maybe you are good for something. She growls and jumps at me. We spend the rest of our free time fighting.
Timeskip to potions.
We walk into the dungeon a little late. The Prof. turns to us saying, "Well I guess you thought you could just walk in here…" He trails off when he sees us. I look closely at his face, it looks vaguely familiar. Then Nico whispers, "Sevy?" He has tears of happiness running down his face, which is enough to give anyone enough shock to have a heart attack. He tackles SEVY SNAPE ( I can't believe he's even here! We thought he died in the Battle of the Labyrinth! ) with a hug. Sevy hugs him back. We all charge at him, well us that have met him that is. Nico's voice rises over the noise, "WE THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!"
Sevy winces, "I fell into…" He glances at the other students, "I was pulled in by one of the enemy fighters. I got lost and ended up here. Where I realised my other... potential."
"And no IM's, calls, messages, nothing?!" Nico demands.
"I was...forbidden." Sevy sighs.
Clarisse frowns, she actually really liked Sevy, "Well looks like a punching line is in order. I mean we did that for Valdez. One punch each for now." We all grinned.
Sevy winced at how hard we punch, it couldn't be easy for him. Leo stood next to him and looked rather pleased that someone else had to endure that.
When we finally finish we take seats and Sevy continues the lesson like nothing happened. Annabeth is certainly happier and her memories of The Pit are hopefully pushed back to the back of her mind and padlocked into a titanium chest.
I sigh, happy with the easy and simple lesson...Until the silence is broken with a scream.
Hey guys! So I'm going to try to post once a week but I am starting school so it might be difficult. I don't know what challenges Sixth grade will bring but I hope I will have time to post regularly. I need to thank a recent reviewer who encouraged me to post weekly and said this is one of his/hers favorite stories! Thank you! That inspired and motivated me!
