If you didn't read the prologue, make sure to go read it! Hope you like it!
Chapter 1:
Same day as before -7:00 PM
Percy's P.O.V.
I wake up to the sound of the conch horn calling for dinner. I pull on a CHB t-shirt and some jeans, and jog over to the amphitheater to get some food. Upon arriving, Annabeth walks up to me and kisses my cheek, but I'm preoccupied with my dream. It looked like some of the gods wouldn't mind killing me for punishment for a crime I didn't even commit. My thoughts turn towards Mom and Paul. Who could have killed them? Was it a monster, or a mortal, like Annabeth suggested? It could have been anything. While I am still sad about their deaths, I know that they wouldn't want me to mourn them for long. Also, I can't even blame myself for it, because Annabeth is right, as usual. I continue thinking as I walk over to the Poseidon table and sit down. Out of the corner of my eye, I can see the rest of the seven, Reyna, and Calypso glaring at me. I'm sad that the conclusion that they came to was that I consciously had a part in Mom and Paul's death, but none of them know me as well as Annabeth. None of them know my fatal flaw. I summon my usual blue food and cherry coke, which only reminds me of Mom. I decide to honor Mom by continuing to eat blue food and dig in. As I eat, I hear everyone muttering about the news, some glaring at me, others glancing over suspiciously. I see several dirty looks shot towards Annabeth as well, which makes sense, seeing as she's the only one who is completely on my side. I don't think much of it, until I see Calypso positively glowering at her. Now I feel like an idiot. My presence will endanger her, because most of the demigods think I did it. Even my old friends from CHB are convinced. I'm guessing the rest of the seven, Reyna, or Calypso told them what they think I did. But it's not just her. Everyone here is in danger, because some of the gods are going to try and kill me. They might send monsters, which would endanger everyone. Once I realize this, I make up my mind. I'm leaving Camp Half-Blood and the godly world until my name is cleared. Until then, I won't return. That is, if I survive till then. I decide to leave that night, when everybody is sleeping. After making my decision, I get up, and go back to my cabin to pack. I'm going to really miss this world. The worst part is that I have to leave Annabeth. In 20 minutes, I am finished packing. I begin to clean my cabin. By nine o'clock, my cabin is empty, the possessions I'm not taking with me hidden in a compartment only I know about. As I stare at my barren cabin, I hear a knock on the door.
"Who is it?", I call.
"It's Annabeth", came the reply.
I open the door and Annabeth walks in. I close it as she hugs me tightly. Annabeth then pecks me on the cheek, and spins around.
"So-" She takes one look at my cabin and turns towards me.
"Where are you going?", she says. I smile sadly at her.
"Annabeth-" I start, but she interrupts me.
"Percy, you promised you wouldn't ever leave me again." There are tears in her eyes, and I hate to do this, but I have no choice.
"Annabeth. I had a dream about the gods. Some of them want to kill me as punishment for killing Mom and Paul, even though I didn't do it. They wouldn't dare do it directly, so they'll probably send monsters after me. And I can't put any of the other demigods in danger. I have to leave. I can't even take you with me, because if I see you get hurt, it will kill me."
"You're hurting me right now!" She is openly crying now, and I can't help but reach out and wipe them off.
"Annabeth, please. I really don't want to do this, but you mean everything to me. I want you to live a peaceful life. I wanted to you to have that with me, but if that's impossible, then I'm alright with it. All I want is for you to be happy. Besides, even if I stay here, the campers are going to hate you for associating with me. Even if you're with me, losing those friendships will hurt you deeply, and I can't be the cause of that. I just can't." She nods at me, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Okay. I understand. Are you leaving now?" She looks so depressed, and I can feel my heart breaking as I embrace her.
"No, I'm going to wait for the demigods to go to sleep."
"Okay. I'll stay here with you until then." And now we're both crying, and just hugging each other as tightly as possible while sitting on my bed. We spend the next two hours reminiscing the 5 years we've known each other. At 11 o'clock, I stand up, and pull her up with me.
"I have to leave you now. I want you to promise me that you'll move on." At this, she breaks down crying again.
"I can't move on. I can't.", she bawls.
"Please. For my sake, promise me you'll try to move on. Swear on the River Styx." I plead. She won't look at me, so I cup her chin and turn her face towards me. I quickly get lost in her sorrow-filled stormy grey eyes. After a few minutes, she composes herself and nods.
"I swear on the River Styx that I'll try my hardest to move on." I gaze at her with sorrow in my eyes.
"You'll always hold a special place in my heart, Annabeth Chase."
"Mine too, Perseus Jackson."
"One last kiss for good luck?" I ask with a sad smile. She pulls me in for a kiss, and we pour all of our sorrow and passion into it. When we break apart, I hoist my backpack onto my shoulders.
"Remember me?" I say.
"Always", Annabeth replies.
"I guess this is goodbye, Wise Girl."
"I guess so, Seaweed Brain."
I place a kiss to her forehead, and walk away. When I reach Thalia's Pine, I look back at her. She's still standing in the doorway of Cabin 3, her blond hair messy but beautiful, her stormy grey eyes flashing with pain and sadness, her face still streaked with tears. As our eyes make contact for the last time for several years, sea green to stormy grey, she mouths something at me. I smile and walk away, leaving with her last words to me fading fast from her lips.
You still drool when you sleep.
Was this angsty? Did you die of feels? That's what I was aiming for. My chapters won't always be this dramatic though. Do you think I portrayed the characters correctly? Review! - Spathi