Well Hello There,

I didn't take two weeks to update after just about oh I don't know a little more than 24 hours. I would so have taken longer had you guys not given those awesome reviews so a round of applause to you. Anyway, since you really just want to read the chapter I won't bother you too much. Enjoy, I know you will.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story I am just borrowing them from Rick Riordan who is the genius behind there origin. Understood?

P.S.-Bold is for Percy's dreams and Italics is for what he hears while unconscious.

Percy PoV

-I looked up to see what I had fallen over and froze in place.

There sprawled on the last step was my stepfather's now lifeless body. Blood was oozing out of a deep looking hole on his forehead. His eyes were wide open staring into nothingness, the warmth and kindness that they had once shone with now gone.-

-"Percy" Mom said in a shaky whisper. "Sweetie you have to stay strong Okay. You are going to get through this alright. Don't lose hope and always remember that I love you and even if doesn't seem like it I am always with you. I love you sweetie."-

-"Percy I will do everything in my power to get you out of there I promise you. Okay, just hang on. I WILL get you out. I love you..." If he had anything else to say I couldn't find out because at that moment Atlas disconnected the call. -

--"Bianca!" I yelled and kneeled down beside her. I couldn't believe this was happening. How could I have let this happen? How could I have let her take a bullet for me? A bullet! "Bianca hold on it will be okay, you'll be all right okay. We-we will get you to a hospital they'll fix you up you'll be fine." I said my voice shaking.

"T-tell Nico I-I love him. Okay."

"No, no you'll tell him yourself. You will be fine. You are gonna make it. I wont watch someone I love die, not again."

"I'm sorry Percy." Her eyes closed and her hand went limp in mine.-

-"Did you find your mom?"

"He told me I had to wait until you were dead so that I couldn't rat him out just yet. But I grew impatient so I snuck in and drugged him. I looked around and I-I. Bottom line, she was already dead so I came here as fast as I could. I am sorry Percy I should have known he wouldn't keep his end of the deal."-

-I watched in horror as Luke fell to the floor.

"No!" I screamed kneeling beside but it was already too late. Luke Castellan was dead.-

-"You are a selfish coward boy." Atlas said smirking. "All you ever do is hide behind other people and get them killed in your place. You're worthless. A murderer.

I looked down at Luke and I knew he was right. Something caught my eye as I tried to tune out Atlas's ramblings. Tucked into Luke's waistband was a small gun. Suddenly anger took over me and I saw red. I grabbed the gun in my right hand slowly so he wouldn't notice.

"Well if I am already a murderer then-" I said looking up. "-I guess it wouldn't hurt to add one more to the list."-

-"Percy!" Annabeth said shaking my shoulder, panic creeping into her voice. I wanted to tell her I was fine, that everything was okay but that would be a lie. Everything was not fine nothing was okay. The pain in my chest grew and I knew I could only take it for so long.

I also knew that if I talked about what happened-and I will have to if I said anything at all-the pain would grow, just grow more and more and I knew I couldn't take that. So I did nothing, I said nothing. All I did was stare blankly over her shoulder at the spot Atlas had been standing I don't know how long ago. He had said I was a murderer, that I was a selfish coward and I knew he was absolutely right.-

-"Percy, son please say something." I could hear my dad say as he sat beside me in the ambulance. My dad's grief stricken and pleading face just made the pain worse. I knew I should at least say something, anything even if just to assure them that I wasn't going crazy. But I didn't I couldn't. I wasn't ready, not yet.

The pain in my chest was so much I couldn't feel anything else-not my dad squeezing my right hand, not the EMT giving me an injection-no all I felt was the pain. I whimpered slightly and my dad paled even more if that was even possible.

"Wh-what is it Percy?" He asked in a shaky voice.

"I-it h-hurts." I gasped out. My dad turned to the EMTs and said something that I couldn't make out. Black spots were dancing around and I was tired, so tired. All I wanted to do was sleep for a long long time. My dad turned back to me and squeezed my hand even tighter.

"Percy, stay awake okay, you have to stay awake. Just for a little longer." I heard him say but his voice sounded far off. I was already slipping into unconscious, it was too late. I tried to hold on, I did but I was just too tired.

I let the darkness take over, as my eyes closed and I fell into the welcoming arms of unconsciousness-

I could hear people talking somewhere nearby but I couldn't make out what it was that they were saying. The bits and pieces of conversation I was able to catch was useless because I couldn't make out what it meant. All it did was confuse me.

"-in a coma-"

"-wake up?-"

"-not sure-"

After what felt like an eternity of listening to bits and pieces I could finally make out full sentences. Though that was no consolation as listening to my friends and family just made me feel guiltier.

"Percy, son please wake up." I heard my dad say and the broken tone of his voice made me feel like a monster for putting him through all this. He was a great dad and an amazing person and he didn't deserve all the pain I was causing him.

"Kelp Head, I swear if you don't wake up soon I'll kill you myself." I internally laughed at Thalia's antics. But I knew she only said that because she was worried. As weird as that sounds she only threatens to kill someone like that when she really cares about them.

"Hey Perce, I-I just wanted to say that I'm sorry I blamed you for what happened to Bianca and I don't really want you dead, okay. So now that that's cleared up can you wake up already cause this getting kinda boring you know." Why would Nico apologize, he was right. It was because of me that Bianca died,it was all my fault. I wish I would have died instead of her. I wish I had died instead of Paul, because then no one else would have been hurt. But of course I was selfish and hid behind others like the coward I am.

"Perseus Jackson, I am very disappointed in you. Is this the time to be sleeping? I don't think so, nuh uh. So, why don't you open your eyes and wake up already sleepy head cause everyone's really getting worried now. But of course you wouldn't know that since you're so busy getting your beauty sleep." Rachel's teasing voice made me want to smile and wake up but no matter how hard I tried I just couldn't do it. I remembered the first time I had met Rachel. Back then I had been grateful that I did, but now I wish I never had. If I had died that day on the roadside in the middle of nowhere, at least Bianca, Luke and his mom would still be alive much less misery for everyone.

"Hey Perce, I had some good news for you at the party that I never got to tell you because of you know, but me and Juniper are thinking of going public. We are great together and all but I still need my best friend to tell me what to do so I don't mess up of course. So, you gonna wake up and tell me not to worry about it or what?" Poor Grover, didn't he see that I was bad luck, that I was cursed to ruin every life I ever touched. No, it was better if I never woke up at all.

"Hey Seaweed Brain, it's me Annabeth. I know you're tired, exhausted and in shock and that's why you don't want to wake up but we all miss you you know. When you were taken for the second time we thought we'd never get you back, we were all a mess especially your dad. Then when we thought it was all finally over this happened. Your dad's really messed up right now, he's scared that he's gonna lose you and so am I..." She trailed off and for a moment there was silence. "But that's not gonna happen, right. You're not going anywhere, right. Just please open those pretty green eyes of yours and tell me I won't lose you again." I didn't know what to think, what to do. Out of all the people I had hurt, she was the one I had hurt the most. But now hearing the desperation in her voice fueled me. I had to do this for her.

I gathered all my strength and squeezed her hand ever so slightly. I didn't even realize she'd been holding my hand until that moment. I heard her gasp in surprise. I tried harder and harder and finally I was able to open my eyes just ever so slightly before I shut them again because of the harsh light.

I blinked several times before opening my eyes again. As I did I was met with a pair of beautiful grey irises staring at me from behind a thin layer of unshed tears. Ignoring the protests of my dry aching throat I managed to croak out-

"Hey Wise Girl."

And end scene. I'm sure you're gonna hate me for ending it here but it's for the best so hate away.

Bad news or is it good, I am not sure but I am sure that there are only about two or three chapters left in the story. Though I already have an idea for a story that I will post after I am finished with this. It's only a rough idea but here's the summary-

For seventeen year old Percy Jackson life is all about graduating from High School, keeping his job, getting over ex-girlfriend Calypso and of course the most important-taking care of his nine-month old daughter Alexis Jackson. But when one Annabeth Chase moves in next door will he find a new purpose in life?

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-Scarlet