I have Thalia in this, so expect some strong language on her part. Enjoy.
Nico could feel the tension in the air as soon as he walked in. After finally taking care of Xerxes, witch was no easy task. However the interrogation must have been worse, from the screams of pain coming for the dead king, and the feeling he was so close to death for hours on end, Nico had to guess that Jason didn't go easy on him.
Now though it looked like Annabeth was about ready to do the same to Jason. He told Nico what Xerxes had said, and Nico almost had the same reaction. Percy dyeing seemed almost impossible. No one in their right mind would want him dead, but since when have the gods ever had a right mind?
Annabeth just glared at him, Nico was sure if she had her dagger on her, it would already be inside Jason's throat. Everyone had already been through so much this week. With the lack of sleep, and the even more constant feeling of danger, Nico was sure that soon blood would be spilt.
"Jason what do you mean, that he as to die, who told you that?" Piper asked, with the look Annabeth had, she was wondering the same thing. Only in a little bit different language.
"I interrogated Xerxes, he said, the gods had a vote, and he was sent here to kill Percy." Jason said, looking Piper in the eyes.
"Why should we believe him?" Annabeth demanded, her words seething out of her mouth. Her knuckles were white, her face red. Everything about her showed anger, except her eyes. Nico could tell, that she knew it was the truth, and the tears getting ready to fall displayed that.
Nico could see Jason about ready to answer, but before he head the opportunity to, the door behind them slammed against the side of the house, and Hazel, Frank, Leo and Thalia Grace all ran in.
"Is Percy going to be okay?" Hazel asked almost to tears herself. She didn't tell anybody, well anybody besides Frank, but Nico knew. Hazel still hadn't forgiven herself for hitting Percy with that giant gem back in Greece. He didn't entirely know how Frank and Hazel got to know Percy so much other then they went on a quest together, but he knew they both felt very protective of him.
Nico could tell it was hard for him to repeat it, not wanting to believe it either, but Jason repeated the entire thing over again.
Everyone had a different reaction to the news. Leo's eyes almost popped out of his skull and his mouth nearly hit the floor. Hazel hid her face into Franks chest, as he put an arm around her. His face was stern and hard. Thalia was the only one to say anything.
"That's fucking bullshit!" She screamed, as she picked up a class on the coffee table and threw it against the wall. "First they abandon us for half of our lives, then they deiced to kill us off like were a fucking live stock?" She said, this time flipping a chair. The sound of thunder could be heard, and that just seemed to make her angrier. "Oh shut the fuck up Dad. You know it is damn well true." She said, and that made everyone looked shocked. All except for Nico and Annabeth, who knew far to well what the huntress was capable of.
Nico also knew how much Thalia cared for Percy. Behind all of their banter and bickering, she truly cared for him. Everyone could see it, and there was a time once that Nico could tell Annabeth was slightly jealous of it, though he didn't know why, it was obvious that Thalia thought of Percy as a little brother. So under all of the swearing and violent throws, Nico could almost see her heart break.
"Why do they want me to do it?" Annabeth said, a near whisper it was almost unable to be heard. The sound however silenced Thalia.
"I don't really know." Jason said, "Maybe because their first plan of putting him in Tartarus then sending Xerxes after him didn't work. Maybe they are getting desperate." He said, and Nico could feel the gears turning in his own head. The only person on this planet that could beat Percy in a one on one would be Annabeth, she knows all of his moves, and secrets. If anyone could kill him it would be her.
"I would watch where you throw accusations, Son of Zeus." A demanding voice said from the doorway between the kitchen and the den. Nico recognized the gray eyes of a predator right away. Athena.
"What the hell do you think you are doing here?" Thalia said, marching up to the goddess with a fist raised. Thankfully she was stopped by Annabeth who grabbed her hand and forced it down.
"Mother what are you doing here? Is what Jason said true?" Annabeth asked, still holding her friend back.
"Yes their was a vote, of weather let him live or not. The vote came out as seven to three. Dionysus, Apollo and Artemis didn't cast their vote." She said, and Annabeth looked up at her, anger in her face.
"So who did vote against the decision?" She asked, her eyes narrowing.
"Poseidon, Hestia and Hermes." Athena said like she was talking about something normal like a football game or something. "The other option was the more rational choice." She said, looking at her daughter.
"How could you do that?" Nico could hear Annabeth breaking down now. "You told me you admired him for his bravery." She said, tears uncontrollably falling from her eyes.
"I also admired the Spartans, but my choice was in the people of Athens. The thing you admire, isn't always the right choice." She said, and by her tone, she had a different meaning then just this vote.
"Lady Athena, my mother voted for him to die?" Piper cut in, trying herself not to cry.
"Your mother, was the one who decided that my daughter should kill him. She said it would have made an even better story then Romeo and Juliet." That was all it took for Piper to start in tears as well.
"I am sorry Annabeth but this is dangerous." Athena looked at Annabeth, "No one can get away from death, not even a god. It has never happened before, until he came along. Annabeth, it is out of our control, if he is left alive he could do far to much damage..." She was cut off, by a look that Annabeth gave her.
"You said that before, and what did he do? He saved you all of you , all of us. He scarified so much for all of you and this is how you repay him?" She said, "I don't care what the gods vote, I will not leave him, and I certainly will not let him be killed by any of you."
The goddess looked like she was about ready to say something else, but instead she just vanished in a cloud of smoke, leaving everyone in the silent room. The only sound was Percy breathing in and out deeply. Now came the bigger question. What was more dangerous, Gaia, the Romans or the Olympians?
This one was kind of a tough one. Hope you guys like it. I just wanted to say, if you are wanting to hear more about Leo, Hazel or Frank, I apologize. I am not trying to neglect them but this story sort of centers around Percy, Annabeth, and Jason. I will try to put more of them in there put it I really don't even know where I am going with this, just kind of writing each chapter as I go along. Anyways, thanks for reading.