Gaea's Curse
By NewWorldFiction
Chapter Three
Currently Katniss was asleep in the infirmary while the only person at camp that she had met yet was in the Big House talking with Chiron.
"Panem... I've never heard of it. I know a lot of lore Percy, even the information the Athena cabin has acquired doesn't come close. But this... I have no clue." Chrion said as he tinkered with an old dagger.
"Should I go talk to Rachel?" Percy asked taking a sip from his blue coke.
"No. Not yet. We still don't even know if this girl speaks the truth or if its just a fathom of her imagination."
Sighing Percy laid back into the couch he was sitting in; Hundreds of things going through his head.
"I'll set up a patrol and send them to look for any monsters near camp. If we don't find anything, not even a trace... I'll allow you to speak to the oracle." Chrion told him as he opened the door to outside.
"Alright."
"Now lets go, Dinner is coming and I know you wouldn't want to miss it." Chiron chuckled as he trotted out the door.
"Never." Percy replied following him out.
Percy had just sat down and took his first bite into his pizza when the pizza itself blew up causing rich red sauce to splatter across his face and clothes, as well as a single strand of cheese nailing him straight in the eye. Falling back down onto his back he growled, "Stolls..."
Even from his position and over all the chatter of the countless tables he could make out the hi-five from Travis and Conner.
Sighing he got up and grabbed another pizza and began to eat.
"Heroes! Yesterday we had a incident on the border and in turn a new possible demigod had come to camp. She has been attacked by a unknown enemy and I have set together a patrol to search for the monster."
Instantly whispers filled the pavilion but was immediately shut off by Chiron's hooves stomping on the stone floor.
"One more thing! Tomorrow the Hunters will be arriving and on Friday night we will have Capture the flag."
Groans filled the air as many of the demigods remembered the countless bruises they've received from the hunters.
"Play fair! Now you may continue to eat."
Percy sighed as he too remembered his last lost to the Hunters. It was the year he freed Artemis. Quickly all the flashbacks from the events of the quest hit him and he got up and left. Escaping as fast as he could.
You see this was beginning to become a norm for Percy. Almost everyday he was having flashbacks to all his friends he's lost.
Zoë, Bianca, Castor, Lee, Beckendorf, Silena, Reyna, I'm sorry.
Tears running down his face, Percy walked to the beach. Flopping right down into the sand, the waves rolling up to his feet.
"Hey Seaweed brain." Hey heard a familiar voice behind him.
"Hey Wise girl." Percy responded trying to conjure a smile on his face. However failed ultimately.
Sitting down next to him Annabeth soothed him, "It's not your fault Percy."
"It is, I failed them! Had I tried harder-"
"You did your best Percy!" Annabeth snapped, "Percy you did all you could. And because of it they're in a better place now."
"How? I lead them to their death!"
"They followed you knowing the chances. They followed you because they were your friends and friends stick together."
"But they're not meant to die because of it!"
"Percy... No one blames you. They sacrificed their lives willingly. To protect everyone else."
"Forget it." Percy stood up and began to walk away.
"Percy!" Annabeth called out as she too stood up.
"Just leave me alone Annabeth!" Percy took off sprinting into the forest.
"Percy were in this together! I'm there for you. Like you were for me In Tarturas!" Annabeth desperately called out as she began to follow Percy.
"Just leave me alone!"
A few moments later Percy got his wish as Annabeth could no longer keep up with him. Breathing heavily he sat down on a fallen log. His face streaking with tears and his shirt soaked.
"Percy?" A female's voice spoke behind him.
Whipping around he saw Katniss, a backpack slung over her shoulder and a bow which looked suspiciously like Will's Bow.
"Why are you here?" Percy asked but he already knew the answer.
"I have no clue where the Hell am I, so I was leaving. Got a problem with that." Katniss glared.
"Well I..."
"Forget it. Your a nice guy. The question is why are you out here?"
Percy started out into the forest, his eyes watering.
"Did I do something wrong?"
"No." Percy croaked, "just memories."
"Bad or good?" Katniss inquired.
"Why do you want to know?"
"I'm running away from 'camp' and I come across you here crying your eyes out. It brings suspicion." she told him using her fingers for quotations.
"Katniss... I've fought two wars. I've lost so many friends. Loved ones..." Percy confessed, tears once again emerging.
"Oh. But how... your what? 18?"
Percy smiled grimly, "I've been fighting since I was 12."
Eyes widening Katniss walked over to him, "Move over." Sitting down she started. "Everyday of my life I've lost people I've loved. Its why I don't want to have children. right now it was just me, Gale and P-" Katniss stopped.
"Who?"
"I promised her... I..." Katniss suddenly burst into tears. She had ate the nightlock and forgot all about Prim. She at the moment only wanted her and Peeta to both get out alive.
Surprised Percy did all that came to him, he stroked her hair and whispered soothing words into her ear as she leaned up against him, her tears rolling onto his shirt.
"It's okay..."
"It's not okay! I failed her! I failed Gale, my Mom!"
Hear sobs increased.
"I know your pain Katniss..."
"How do you know what I've lost!" Katniss shot up. "My dad died when I was young! I-" She was cut off when Percy snapped.
"Your Pain!" he growled, "I never knew my father until I found out he was a god. I always thought he was dead! Instead I got a step father that beat me everyday. I dont know how many broken arms I got from him!"
Katniss sensing the danger from him, tumbled back over the log and looked at him wide eyed.
"Then when I was 12 my mom was taken from Hades! The god of the underworld and I jumped into hell to get her back! Only to find that the whole true reason I had gone on the quest ever was a setup. The first demigod to welcome me to camp betrayed me! He almost killed me! And for the next five years I fought for my life and lost countless of friends!" Suddenly he stopped, his voice began gentle.
"I understand your pain Katniss..." he kneeled down to her. "We're the same..."
Katniss was for the sake of a better word, surprised. She was almost certain she was going to get strangled there.
Staring straight into her eyes, she realized he was just like her. And she came to a conclusion.
Dropping her back pack and the bow she had stolen from one of the cabins and walked straight up to him. She stared right back at him. "I'm staying."
End of Chapter 3
I Should probably add names to these chapters... hmmm. Anyways that was one of my first true emotional scenes. Tell me was it good or bad? Since this fic doesn't have a editor I'm all on my own. So tell me! R&R and see you in the next chapter!
EDITED MAY 3RD 2016