Hey guys(: So, the title for the Percabeth thing is actually 'Moments'. Sorry. Didn't reread the AN. Anyways, I can say that I have effectively been working on this story all day so far. #PJO Girl probs. Anyways, I think that's it. Sorry I don't have a whole speech for you guys today. I don't have anything interesting to say... I watched Brave this afternoon for the first time. I got punched in the face by my brother last night because I made him mad... Snow started to fall out of the sky this morning. It's really cold...that's about it. My dog drank my tea when I looked away just now. Gonna have to get some more of that. I haven't done any of my homework yet. Procrastination is my middle name. Almost done rereading MoA for the second time. First time took me a couple weeks. Second time took me like two months. I don't understand the logic.
Did you guys like last chapter? I tried writing in Stream of Consciousness. I reread it and it was kind of confusing, but that's what I was aiming for so that's good.
OOOOHH I know! I need Percabeth one-shot ideas. Okay. That wasn't interesting but yeah, if you wouldn't mind(:
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Hmm...yeah. Here's Piper. I'm starting to like her. Now that I'm almost done re-reading MoA, I can say I am starting to like her.
Okay... In the chapter where piper and Jason are talking to Hercules or after talking to him, did anyone get the feeling of deja vu? Jason= Annabeth ( being a brainiac and Piper= Percy (not knowing anything, acting dumb) You know?
Let's do a Hazel chapter! We haven't done one of her yet, have we?
Hazel
Hazel was in shock. She would have fallen over if Frank hadn't caught her. Why was Hazel in shock? Because Annabeth freaking (excuse her French) Chase was standing in front of her, after having killed Jason, even though Jason was standing right next to her.
Annabeth stood stock still in front of is. She kept moving her hands to her face and then back down again. She was fidgeting like Percy would if they were just sitting down.
She looked gods-awful. She was about Hazel's height now (how?), which was about 5'2", and was as pale as a sheet. She had extremely dark circles under her eyes, like a raccoon. Her lips were almost skin colored and chapped. Her hair was in a ponytail with a few curls falling out. She looked extremely thin. She was wearing those yoga pants things that Piper likes to wear, but the shorter ones that stopped above the ankles. She had a light purple t-shirt on. She moved her hand to the necklace she had on. It was a piece of coral. Her nose was swollen and black and purple, so that told Hazel that it was broken. She had various bruises and scars and bandages all over her body. There was one under her eyebrow and she had a pretty serious looking bump on her head. She had a long bandage on her left leg; half of it disappeared under her pants. Her arms were covered with bruises, all different ages, and so were her legs. The weirdest part about her though, is that she looked scared to death. Her eyes kept darting around and she started to back up.
Hazel looked around at her comrades. Piper didn't really seem shocked. She just stepped towards Annabeth. Annabeth started to say something, but Piper gave her a look and she stopped.
"Oh, Annabeth," Calypso started. Jason drew his sword on her. Calypso yelped and stopped in her tracks. Hazel watched as Annabeth's eyes widened and she backed up one of the stairs. Hazel stepped forwards to talk to her, but that just startled her and she fell backwards onto her butt.
"Guys, stop," Piper said, coating her words with charm speak. Annabeth winced and stood up, using the railing as support. Jason dropped his sword, but still kept his look of disgust on his face.
"What's going on, Piper?" Hazel asked. Piper turned towards Calypso.
"I don't know. What's going on here, Calypso?" Piper asked nicely. She didn't even draw her knife to threaten her or anything. Calypso still looked a bit shaken. Hazel snuck a peak and Annabeth. She noticed that Calypso was there and narrowed her eyes. Piper turned towards Annabeth immediately
"No one is hurting anybody, Annabeth. It's okay," She told her gently. Annabeth's eyes went back to being wide-eyed and cautious and she took a tentative step down from the stairs. Hazel wondered for the tenth time what was going on.
"Why don't we all sit down at the table in the kitchen and I can fix Annabeth's nose," Calypso suggested. Hazel wondered if Calypso could charm speak. But, Hazel decided it was just her voice. It was very light and melodic, like music.
Hazel and Frank made their way, hand-in-hand, to the table with the others. They all sat around a dark brown table. It was very nice and fancy. Calypso was getting out supplies in the kitchen to fix Annabeth's nose. Hazel guessed it happened recently. She noticed that Piper and Annabeth weren't with them. They were still in the foyer and Hazel could barely make out what they were saying.
"Annabeth, are you okay? What happened?"
"Leo…" Annabeth said quietly. At least that's what it sounded like she said. She wasn't talking very loudly.
"Okay. You're going to need to tell them what happened," Does Piper already know? "-and don't leave anything out. Can you do that?" Annabeth didn't say anything. Instead they walked into the room, startling Hazel. She moved her eyes to Leo, who was complimenting Calypso on her superb interior design skills. Hazel rolled her eyes. She doubted Leo knew anything about interior design. Calypso blushed anyways. Annabeth walked over to Calypso and she started to tend to her nose.
What could Annabeth have meant about Leo? He had been with them the entire time. He couldn't have done anything. And why is she here anyway? Not that Hazel isn't ecstatic about Annabeth being alive, but what happened? Hazel already accepted the fact that she was gone. Sure, she was still sad about it and shocked, but she had accepted it. Nico sensed that she was dead, even. What happened? Did she find the Doors and walk out?
"Okay. I don't know who to start with," Piper said, looking between Calypso and Annabeth. "Let's go with Calypso."
"Well, a couple days ago, a man named Tony brought Annabeth here. He asked if I would keep her here and I said yes because I know her."
"You do?" Annabeth said quietly. Her voice was a bit raspy.
"Well, I know her boyfriend, anyways-" Jason cut her off.
"You know Percy?" Hazel looked at Annabeth. Judging by her facial expressions she didn't know whether to be surprised, angry, or okay with this news.
"Yes. A few years ago he landed on the island after a volcano exploded and he just floated ashore. He told me about you and said that's why he couldn't stay and he had to go back. That and other friends and family, but he mainly talked about you. Said your name in his sleep a couple times." Hazel felt like she was invading a private conversation. She didn't feel like she should be hearing this.
"Anyways," Calypso continued, "I told Tony I would take her in. I gave her this cottage and we have been getting along." Calypso finished putting a bandage over Annabeth's nose and smiled. Annabeth gave a weak smile back and said thank you.
"Does Tony or Leila ever come back?" Piper asked Calypso, a look of realization crossing her face.
"Tony does-"
"Leila?" Frank demanded, looking from Annabeth to Piper. Annabeth jumped and stepped farther away from the table. Why was she acting so scared? "As in the lady who invaded our ship in the middle of the night?"
"Frank," Hazel said, tugging on his arm. "Calm down," She whispered. She looked at Piper to continue.
"Okay. Annabeth, tell us your story," Piper said gently, grabbing her hand and pulling her towards us. Annabeth crossed her arms looking unsure. She was acting as if we were going to attack her.
"Percy and I were in Tartarus," She said quietly. Hazel had to strain her ears to hear her. "-and we had run into a monster. I was trying to do something but I can't remember what. IT didn't go very well and she did something to me. She put something on an injury I had and then left. I think an earthquake started and that's how I fell. Then I woke up and Leila was there with Tony and he brought me here." Annabeth seemed really unsure about all of this. She looked as if it were painful to remember all of this. The statement was very vague as well, but Hazel could tell this is truly all Annabeth knows. Hazel felt really bad for her.
"The main thing is, is that Leila did something to Annabeth. Annabeth trusts us, well me and Calypso it seems like, but she also trusts Leila and Tony."
"Well, probably because, well, she obviously died and she probably didn't realize it at the time. She was hurt and Leila was there and it was just seen as an act of generosity," Jason guessed. Piper shook her head.
"No, I mean she woke up trusting Leila. Leila can manipulate her and make her think things and see things and it's taking a toll on her sanity, no offence, and she's just programmed to trust her implicitly. But she also trusts me so it just makes things more confusing for her," Piper said. Hazel tried to absorb this. Annabeth trusts Leila and them. No, not them, Piper.
"What do you mean you only trust Piper?" Hazel asked Annabeth. She stiffened and looked down. Her face went a shade paler and she started to wobble a bit. Calypso caught her. Annabeth was wide-eyed and looked really scared.
"Tony's coming," Annabeth whispered. Calypso nodded and Piper went pale.
"We have to go. Come one, we'll continue this discussion later." Piper ushered us out the door.
We ran back to the cottage that Calypso said would be ours. We ran inside and Piper bolted the door shut. We walked as a group to the family room with all the couches. Hazel and Frank plopped down on the end of one and Jason and Piper took the other one. Leo sprawled out over the love seat.
"Calypso is pretty," He murmured, smiling at the ceiling.
"How do you know all of this, Piper?" Jason demanded, ignoring Leo's daydreams. Piper sighed and leaned against the couch, closing her eyes.
"Annabeth and I's minds are connected. I can hear her thoughts and she can hear mine.
"And you didn't think to tell us?" He demanded.
"She told me," Leo muttered. Piper groaned as if she had forgotten about that.
"You told Leo and not me?" Jason said through his teeth.
"Annabeth told me to tell him. Honestly I didn't want to. It was more of an experiment than anything else."
"You still could've told me," Jason argued. Piper's eyes shot open. "Why didn't you?"
"Because a hallucination of you was currently trying to kill her and she didn't like you at the moment so she told me to tell you. Besides me, Leo is the one she trusts the most and that is merely toleration. If you stretch it that far anyway," Piper nearly shouted. Hazel finally understood why Piper had been acting so weird lately. She had a headache all the time and was extremely moody. Hazel finally understood.
"Annabeth sees hallucinations of you guys trying to hurt her. There are also these things, Kobalos, that morph into us and try to hurt her as well. Tony isn't the nicest to her and neither was Leila in the beginning. She's scared and confused. She can't remember half of her life. All she knows is that she feels like she should trust you, but she can't because the only memory she has of you is of you hurting her," Piper said, calmer than before.
Hazel felt like a rug was ripped from underneath her feet. How would she have handled that if it happened to her? What was it like knowing that you had a whole life behind you, but you couldn't remember any of it? How would she feel having to be inside the head of that person, knowing there was nothing she could do to help?
She wouldn't. She wouldn't be able to handle it. She would lose it. Hazel knew why Annabeth looked the way she did and acted the way she did now. She was scared and confused, just like Piper said. But that was an understatement. There were probably no words to describe how Annabeth felt right now.
"Even Percy?" Hazel asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
Piper nodded glumly. "He's the worst. She has hallucinations all the time, but those things come after her with the body of whoever thought about her. He thinks about her the most. But there isn't really anything we can do. But, he doesn't physically try to hurt her like our mimics do, he emotionally hurts her.
"She's actually very sensitive. It's made her very strong, but she put all of her faith into Percy. And when I say all, I mean all. There was no one in the world she trusted more than him because everyone else had hurt her. And now, she can't trust him. She doesn't know what he's going to do. Leila set it up to the hallucinations of him are nice to her, but the Kobalos are mean, whereas you guys are just mean."
"Well, we can help her," Hazel said after a beat. " But first we need to tell Percy."
"How?" Jason asked, looking up. His face was solemn, as was everyone elses'. Leo stood up from his seat and his nose caught on fire.
"I have an idea."
That ending reminded me of when Mulan was all "I have an idea." When they are trying to get into the palace.
