Here's the next chapter of the story everyone~! I don't know if I made this clear or not but, this story is taking place after the Kronos and possibly Rhea ordeals. Questions will be revealed in chapters to come lol and yes there is slight Annabeth Bashing but I LOVE PERCABETH~! But I think some drama is in order for them. Besides it's fair that either Percy or Nico could win Embry's heart so just wait and see~! ;)
EMBRY and ALISE BELONG TO ME. THE CHARACTERS FROM THE PERCY JACKSON SERIES BELONG TO RICK RIORDAN~!
Percy's POV:
"Damnit, leave me alone!" The anger, the betrayal, it rolled off of me like waves on the shore. How could she….how dare she! Was I not enough!? Was it all just a game to her?
"Percy please just listen to me!" I heard Annabeth call as she made her way towards me.
The sky was a bright blue over Camp Half Blood. It gave off a happy, go lucky feel that most of the campers seemed to portray. But I wish it would rain. I wish Zeus would create a storm and ruin everyone's day. I wish everyone was feeling as hurt, as angry, as empty as I was feeling. And it was all because of one stupid, brilliant girl. My Annabeth but….but she wasn't mine anymore.
For the past few weeks I've tried avoiding her like the plague. I had every right to!
Picking up my pace, I forced myself into a group of campers, getting ready for what seemed like archery.
"Percy? Percy!"
I slipped out of the mass of orange and bolted. If I can just get to my cabin…
"PERCEUS JACKSON!" I felt her before I heard her. She gripped my arm in a vice grip before dragging me off to our special place…well…it wasn't so special anymore.
It was on the corner of the beach that bordered the edge of the camp. There was a small tide pool there and towards the right was a large willow tree. We used to spend our alone time there. Use to.
Annabeth let my arm go then once we neared out little hide out. I could only glare at the back of her head. Why drag me out here? What was the point? She's the one who screwed this all up. If I hadn't walked here that day….if I hadn't found out…would it be better to live in blissful ignorance than realize the girl I love loved, was a cheater? How I could have taken back that day…but would it be worth it? I stared at her. Stared into those gray eyes and I felt another part of my heart crack.
"Percy,"
"How could you?" She flinched at my accusing tone. 'Good! You should feel just as shitty as I am!'
"Percy look, this situation…you've got it all wrong."
"Oh I've got it wrong do I? You were making out with that new kid from the Hephaestus Cabin! I saw you, f***ing saw you! How could you do that to me, to us!?"
"Percy he came onto me! I swear on my mother's wisdom I did not cheat on you! Don't you understand what you've done Percy? Because you've been avoiding me, people are talking! They're calling me a "cheater" and a "whore"!"
"Oh so now it's my fault!?" I screamed at her.
"Yes! If you had just listened to me we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place!"
Clenching my fists I turned away. She's blaming me now? ME? Really? 'Really Annabeth? I wasn't the one caught in a passionate lip-lock by my own boyfriend and his best friend. Nor was I the one who told people about it, unlike that kid!'
"I'm sorry. I really am Percy but…but I swear I didn't,"
"You didn't what Annabeth? Didn't mean to trample my heart? Break up our relationship? Get caught? If that's all you care about then I'm glad we're not together anymore!" I could feel my eyes prickle but I held the tears back. I wasn't about to show weakness to her.
"B-Break up?" the look on her face was like that of a kicked puppy. I turned away as I saw the crystalline droplets fall from her eyes in two little trails down her cheeks. I wanted to pull her close and wipe away the tears that I created. I wanted to tell her it was okay and that I didn't mean it.
But I did mean it.
I meant every word.
"Percy. Please, please don't,"
"EMBRY!" Both Annabeth and I turned towards the sound.
"What the,"
"EMBRY RUN!" A scream pierced the rather cheerful day and I couldn't stop the chill that ran up my spine. It worsened when I heard a roar.
Instincts took over and I ran towards the sound. Uncapping Riptide, I made my way towards the commotion as fast as I could. No amount of training could stop the adrenaline that coursed through my body as I responded to the fight instinct than that of flight.
I pushed past a few kids from the Demeter Cabin that seemed frozen in place as another loud roar echoed by Thalia's tree. Next to it stood a girl. A small and strangely familiar looking girl.
She wasn't facing me but I could tell she was terrified by how hard she trembled and screamed. Pushing past some more campers I watched as the raven haired girl fell to her knees as she screamed. That's when I noticed the other girl shaking violently across from the tree, outside of the camp's boarder.
Her hair was a mousey brown that was in a rather messy bun, tied up by a teal colored scrunchy. She wore a coal colored hoodie with cut off jean shorts with a pair of leggings underneath. Her hands were up, in front of her face, as if to protect her from something. Her pale olive colored skin glistened with sweat as she collapsed to the ground.
Time seemed to slow as I made my way over to the girl. I could hear my heart bursting in my eardrums as my feet pulsed against the earth with every step I took. I barely took notice of the ashes that littered the ground by her feet as I feel to my knees in front of her. I grabbed her hand and let out a surprised yelp. Dear Zeus she was burning up! Her pulse seemed to slow down and I noticed the gash on her shoulder. Crimson liquid flowed rather heavily from it.
"Hey! Hey kid? Stay awake, you gotta stay awake!" I cried as I tried to shake her awake. I watched her eyes open and I couldn't help but hold my breath.
Her eyes were big and brown and full of warmth. I felt safe staring into them. As corny as that sounds, it's true. They reminded me of Hestia's eyes when she smiled at me the first time I talked to her.
"Whu?" Her eyelids were fluttering again and I gripped onto her tightly, shaking her to keep her awake.
"Hey, stay awake okay? Stay awake!"
She let out an annoyed grunt before sliding her eyes shut.
The adrenaline in my blood pumped faster as I scooped the now unconscious stranger in my arms and moved her into the camp before bounding towards the big house. Some of the other campers were following us and I took not of Clarisse pulling the other stranger along with her towards the bright blue barn shaped house.
"Mr. D! Chiron! Help!" I kicked the door open with my foot, shocking the two men in the front room.
"Patrick Johnson!? What in the name of,"
"You gotta help her!" I watched as Chiron rushed over in his wheelchair and checked over the girl.
"Take her into the next room and set her on the bed." Chiron's commanding voice made me feel slightly better as I did as I was told. I placed her onto the bed and was forced out of the room as some of the Apollo kids came in to take a look at her. I exited the house to sit on the porch with Chiron.
"Percy, what happened?" he asked me once I made it over. Mr. D, thought looking down at the cards in his hand, seemed attentive to the question.
"I…I don't know. I just heard a scream and…" I sighed before leaning against the wooden railing.
'Dad….Dad if you can hear my prayer, please, please let this girl live.'