Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or song lyrics used in this story just the plot.
(Chapter name is not mine, I borrowed it from a song by the band Sabaton of the same name)
Chapter 3-In the Army Now
(Percy POV)
-Two weeks after the events in Chapter 2-
Basic training has been kicking my butt for two long weeks. Although I regret how things ended with Annabeth, I don't regret joining the army. My country, my people need me to fight for our faith. Damn, I'm starting to sound like the recruitment posters. On a happier note I got a letter from my mom a couple days ago, she said that she was a little upset that I enlisted without telling her first but she was proud of me for doing what I thought was right. I do feel a little guilty for not telling my mom, but the army will help me get over...her. I know we only knew each other for like two days but it felt like a lifetime, I can't explain it but that's what it felt like. Anyway enough about my feelings, time for me to explain basic training as a Karoliner.(A/N: Caroleans in English, were some of the most highly trained soldiers in Europe at this time. Sweden went for quality over quantity to make up for its lack of manpower.)
Basic involved a shite load of physical fitness training, bayonet drills, and the firing range. I never had enough sleep, 3 hours a night max. But I understood why the officers put us through such an intense training regimen, the men had to be strong enough physically and mentally to march for three days straight and still have strength enough to fight. I digress. I was actually one of the men in my platoon that didn't mind all the PT and weapons training, I used as an outlet for all my pent up anger from when Annabeth shredded my heart.
-Random Linebreak-
(Annabeth POV)
It's been two weeks since the night I broke Percy's heart, and I still haven't gotten over it. We've been in our old home in Breitenfeld(a few miles north of the city of Leipzig, Germany. I've moved it further north than it really is for this story.) for a week and a half now. Before I met Percy I was so excited to be back home but now...now all I wanted was to see Percy just one more time. I would give anything, but I knew in my heart that he hated me now, and his hatred was well placed. The war has been getting ever closer to our town, the Hapsburg army and it's allies have just conquered Dresden, and are setting their sights on our town as a staging point to besiege Berlin. My father says that they should be here and ready to attack in a month or so. I was so scared because the stories of what the Hapsburg army did to the women and girls of cities they conquered were horrifying. Our only hope was that King Gustavus Adolphus's army would finally March out of Sweden and save the Olympian worshipping Germans still alive.
A/N: Sorry for the lack of dialogue and short chapter, this chapter is sort of a filler until we get to the action in the story. Next chapter should be uploaded before Christmas. Hope you enjoyed and don't forget the reviews.