I DID IT AGAIN! I messed up the chapters AGAIN! I am losing my mind! The chapters are all neatly named so that I can't do what I KEEP DOING! Dear gods I am losing it. Grrrrrr.
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.5- Well in my fanfic Perzoe is obviously better, but it's kinda conflicting when comparing it to the actual Percabeth. *shrug*
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Liza Smithers- Easy there XD You're like my little sister when she demands more ice pops.
Scarlet Nightshadow- XD Never even considered them a couple until this fanfic. And question, good unexpected or bad unexpected?
ReallyInfinity- Thank you for your feedback! But would you mind pming me with what you mean by the chaotic/gore thing? If not it's totally understandable!
Someone the World Forgot- I KNOW! YAYAY! XD
So I'm just going to have Zoë talk normally cause using the thy, thou, thee nonsense is really giving me a headache. Besides that one fact, I will not make her too OOC.
I don't own the Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus series. {Though I wish I was as talented as Rick Riordan, I'm not xD}
Percy POV {Again, for those of you with a soft stomach, read with caution.}
For the first time in centuries, I slept through the night without any nightmares. It seemed as if there was a light protecting me from all the dark thoughts. And that bright light is Zoë no doubt.
The sound of someone giggling causes me to wake up groggily. I crane my neck to see who it is and I see two very familiar looking people. Luke and Silena.
"Hey guys." I say hoarsely, flashing a tired smile before realizing that Silena continues to giggle regardless. What is she giggling about...?
Zoë. Zoë is still passed out beside me, holding my hand and leaning against my shoulder. I remember our promise and I quickly sit up, totally forgetting about my wound.
A stinging sensation courses through me and nausea hits me like a flash of lighting. I double over, groaning. I close my eyes as I try to not think about puking or anything like that. The giggling ceases almost immediately as I hear the hurried steps of Luke and Silena grow near to me.
One of them places their hand on my back. "We didn't mean to startle you like that." Silena whispers apologetically. I nod, my eyes still closed as my stomach continues to churn painfully. Silena removes her hand after a moment.
"Percy? Do you need to... Um..." Luke trails off awkwardly. I nod slightly again before another heavy wave of nausea hits me. This is a side effect of being stabbed right in the stomach I guess. Luke hurriedly grabs what I believe to be a garbage bin and hands it to me. I fumble for the container before finally giving up on keeping my cool.
I heave into the bucket, stomach acid and traces of what I ate last making an appearance into the bin. My stomach spasms a few more times, each time more painful than the last, before I can finally catch my breath. But just the taste of my foul breath causes me to vomit a few more times, blood mixing in as well. At some point, someone has started to pat my back reassuringly as I slowly begin to stop.
"Can someone please get a nurse?" A familiar tired voice says right above me. Its Zoë, damn, I must have woke her up with all my vomiting. I continue to hold the garbage bin just in case, my hand is trembling madly as I hold it. Gods I hate being so weak in front of my friends.
"I'm sorry I woke you up." I manage to whisper and all three of them groan.
"I swear upon the River Styx, if you weren't as sick as you are now, I would have smacked you across the head for saying something so foolish." Zoë mumbles. Silena and Luke chuckle quietly before I hear Luke say he's going to get the nurse.
"But I'm still sorry for waking you up." I protest quietly. Zoë sighs and gently rustles my hair in a slightly affectionate way.
"Do not apologize. I should have woken up earlier just to be sure you were alright." She says softly and I nod a little. Feeling a little better, I place the garbage bin on the floor beside my bed, wipe off my mouth with the back of my hand and I slowly sit up straight.
Silena stares at both Zoë and I closely, a small grin beginning to grow on her face. Zoë ignores the daughter of Aphrodite as she turns to face me. Her brown eyes were even darker with worry as she looks at me.
"I'm fine." I whisper quietly to Zoë. She nods slowly, but still not convinced. I offer her a small smile in which she returns. My eyes flicker to Silena, who now has an ear-to-ear grin on her face. I raise an eyebrow, but I look back at Zoë. She looks at me with the same curiosity as we both look at Silena again.
"Spill!" Silena finally squeals. "I sooooo know that you two are together. Just the love radiating off both of you." She sighs dramatically, placing a hand over her heart. "It's almost too much."
"You can't tell anyone." Both Zoë and I say at the exact same time. We exchange a glance for a moment, but it ends up in both of us slightly red in the face and smiling. Silena squeals even more before faltering slightly.
"What do you mean? Why can't I fangirl about it with my siblings?" She whines.
"Because we want to wait until after the war before telling everyone about our relationship." I say before Zoë can say anything. Silena looks at me strangely before nodding slowly in understanding. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding until now.
"But you and I are going to have some serious talks while you and the hunt are at camp." Silena says and I raise an eyebrow in question. "Oh sorry! I wanted to tell you that the Hunt was requested to stay at camp due to the amount of attacks you have been receiving." I nod slowly, but I push it away from my main focus. Why am I worrying? I get to see Mae and Silena and Beckendorf more, that's always a plus.
Luke walks back in with one of the nurses, her name is Amethyst, and she's one of the more reserved nurses. Her slate colored eyes take in the situation, observing everything in a silent second before making her way towards me.
"I see that you didn't die this time." She says as she takes my temperature. I shrug causally and she laughs a little. Luke snickers slightly, only to be swatted in the arm by both Zoë and Silena. He holds his arms up in defense and stays silent.
"Looks like you are ready to head back to battle. The nausea was just a reflex reaction due to the rapid healing in your abdomen, it won't happen again. Just make sure to take either nectar or ambrosia anytime you feel any pain, and do not try getting yourself killed any time soon young man." Amethyst scorns and I nod. "Go to your room and change into some cleaner clothes." She says and begins to walk away before stopping and turning on her heel before facing me. "Oh and one more thing. Lord Chaos told me that you have to wear your crown when there are meetings in Olympus." She smirks at my appalled expression and walks away.
The three Counselors begin to laugh as I grab a pillow and bury my face in it. "It's not funny guys." I whine into the pillow.
"Well if you continue to whine like that, it becomes even more hilarious." Zoë says, making them all laugh even harder. I roll my eyes and I move the pillow away.
"Yeah yeah. Whatever." I say, slowly getting off the bed and standing up. I slowly stretch, careful not to do anything harmful. "Well, I'm off to change. Thank you for coming to show your support." I smile at them, sneaking a small kiss onto Zoë's cheek before hurrying off to my room.
I forgot I had no shirt on.
The maids who pass me blush madly when they see me, stumbling for the proper words as they curtsy. Some start whispering to one another once I pass by them, I can hear them and some of the things they say cause me to blush myself.
I finally make it to my room and I close and lock the door behind me. The dark room welcomes me once more and it fills me with joy. I go to my wardrobe and I take a simple black button down shirt from the hanger and I throw it on. I change my dark jeans into a cleaner pair and lace my hunting boots back on.
Before I go out again, I sit down on the edge of my bed. I sigh as I look at the silver crown resting on my nightstand. It radiates pure evil. I hate this thing with everything in me.
I decide to take some more of my precious daggers with me. Some made with rare metals that can cause really bad things to those I use the blade against. I almost never use them though.
But there's always a time when they're needed. I think to myself as I place the daggers in my boots and I stand up. I take the crown, but I don't put it on. I look around my room one final time before sighing and stepping out.
Luke, Silena and Zoë were all waiting outside my bedroom door. They all look up when I step out and I wave hi to them.
"Well, back to earth we go." I say, creating three portals, one for Luke, one for Zoë and one for Silena and I because the hunt is with Camp Half-Blood again.
"Don't forget to wear your crown!" Luke teases before walking through his portal. I roll my eyes and shut the portal once he's through. Silena hugs me and says she'll see me soon before walking through her portal, leaving Zoë and I alone.
"Please be more careful." Zoë says, hugging me. I hug her as well, taking in every moment before we have to go our separate ways.
"Careful is my middle name." I joke quietly. Zoë laughs shortly before hitting my shoulder.
"You are the most stupid, reckless boy I have ever-" She begins to spout, trying to regain her ground, but I cut her off with a kiss. She silences almost immediately and I pull away.
"I will be more careful. I promise." I say and she smiles warmly before untangling herself from our hug.
"Good. I will talk to you tonight then." She says, kissing my cheek before walking through to her portal. I smile, is this really happening? Am I finally happy?
I shake my head to clear my thoughts and I walk through the portal. The brief chill feels nice before I step into the warm summer air of Camp Half-Blood. Silena stands there, waiting for me obviously. She has a huge grin on her face and I roll my eyes.
"Not a word to anyone else. If you need to explode, which from the looks of it you're going to soon, find my cabin and come to me. Okay?" I ask and Silena nods, still grinning giddily. I laugh a little at the sight. "Okay, well, I should probably check in with Lady Artemis to make sure she knows I'm not dead." I say before walking away.
I make the crown disappear into thin air, it'll still be in reach if I need it, but just not a burden I need to carry. I walk to the silver cabin, anticipating what's going to happen.
I knock on the door and its Thalia who answers. Her eyes widen comically as she tackles me into a hug, sending us both down.
"I thought you died!" She exclaims as I laugh a little. She swats my shoulder for laughing I assume and I help her up. She has both a look of relief and anger.
I close my eyes just as she hits me across the face. The right side of my face goes numb completely. I was seriously expecting that.
"I swear on the River Styx if you ever pull a stunt like that I will kill you myself." She growls and I nod again, trying to rub feeling back into the side of my face. She hugs me again tightly and I gently pat her back.
"Sorry." I mumble before she pulls away and slaps me again. Ow.
"Say sorry again and I'll shock you into next week." She growls and I nod. Thalia smirks. "The half of your face looks like a tomato." She laughs.
"Well I wonder why." I say sarcastically and I duck just as she goes to hit me again. I go to stand straight, but she tries hitting my shoulder as I twist away from her.
"Oh no you don't." She says, becoming more infuriated. She continues to try and hit me, but I manage to dodge at the last second. I see the electricity dance on her fingers and I know exactly what's coming next. I break into a sprint, jumping or tumbling out of the way of huge bolts of lightning.
"I said I was sorry!" I exclaim back to her as I continue to avoid becoming a burnt smudge on the grass.
"You could have died!" She yells before a gust of wind goes to swipe me off the ground. I intercept it with my own winds and I turn and face Thalia, who's eyes were wide, and I hold my hands up in defense.
"Look, I know you are mad." I start slowly and calmly. "But I could not risk you getting hurt nor letting those monsters win. I'm sorry I scared you." Thalia sighs as she glares at me.
"What the hell are you two doing?!" I hear Annabeth exclaim to the left of me. Both Thalia and I look in her direction and I see the angry look on her face.
"I accidentally angered Thalia and this is her way of retaliating." I say simply and Thalia crosses her arms over her chest, completely ignoring Annabeth for a moment as she glares at me.
"You nearly died because you made the foolish move to protect me before yourself. I have every right to be fucking pissed off at you!" She exclaims angrily. I sigh quietly, ignoring Annabeth's incredulous expression.
"And I apologize that I have upset you. I'm sure Lady Artemis is well acquainted with the fact I am back, so if I may, I will be going on a walk alone." I say in the same tone before turning on my heel and heading for the beach. I do not want to be anywhere near Annabeth and though I know Thalia means best, I am not in the mood for her yelling.
Finding a high sand dune, I sit down and lean back against the warm sand. The salty sea air fills my nose and I can't be anymore calm. I run a hand through my messy hair and I can't help but remember all the times I used to come out here and just watch the calm waters.
I slowly drag my knees to my chest as I rest my chin on top of my knees comfortably. Paradíso has beaches like this and every night, when Zoë wasn't awake, I would go to one of my favorite ones and just sit there until the crack of dawn. I can still remember the pale gold sand beneath me as the chilly night air swept from the dark blue ocean and towards me.
"Quite the sight." A familiar voice says beside me. Without even jumping, I just cast a glance towards them and I see its Annabeth who sits beside me.
"What do you need me for?" I ask calmly with a sigh, not really wanting to have any part in this.
It takes two heartbeats before she responds. "I wanted to just sit by the ocean." She says as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. But I can hear the slight drop of desperation in her voice.
"You would never be on the beach unless I dragged you along for a walk. Sudden change of heart?" I ask as I continue to look out onto the ocean. I try focusing more on the gently rolling waves as they circle with sea foam rather than noticing the heartbroken expression on Annabeth's face.
This time, it takes her a count of six heartbeats before responding. "People can change, Percy." She whispers softly, probably trying to get something other than my cold responses in return.
"Can change. That doesn't mean it always happen. We all have the chance to change who we are for the better or worse, but most of the time everyone stays the way they are." I reply, stretching my legs out in front of me.
"But you have most certainly changed." She points out and I nod slowly. She groans in frustration.
"Not by choice." I murmur softly as I continue to watch the ocean. Thankfully, Annabeth didn't pick it up as she watches me.
"Can you just please be the Percy I knew? Just for 30 seconds at least?" She begs, a pleading look in her stormy grey eyes.
"I am still that young boy at heart, Annabeth. But I will only show that nature to those I trust with every fiber of my being." I say, running my hand through my hair to move it out of my face.
"You don't trust me?" She asks quietly, her voice losing all of its desperation. I sigh and continue to not face her.
"After all you've done to me, no I do not." I say before deciding this would be the best time to go. I start to roll to my feet when she grabs my collar and harshly drags me down once more.
"After all I've done to you." She whispers venomously. "Don't you think you've gotten your revenge already?" She asks before belting a short laugh.
I raise an eyebrow in question. "I have suffered all these years thinking you were gone and there is nothing I could do about it! I had to keep up the charade with loving James because he was the only person who would talk to me. I have been scolded, pranked, pushed around, teased, I have been through the wringer for these past centuries. And then you come traipsing back around, acting as if you are this almighty god or something! And to watch as you completely blow me off for just a slight chance at winning a huntress's heart, you are just breaking me more and more." She growls.
I almost want to laugh, she's the one suffering? She's the one who has seen more things that not even the most evil man in the world deserves to see. I have felt more pain than any ghost in the Fields of Punishment. And I do have the girl of my dreams, Zoë and I are happy together, but I'm not going to tell her that, might as well know more things than her. This almost makes the anger in me diminish.
Almost.
"Then move on." I say instead, getting to my feet and walking away. Annabeth shouts in protest and walks after me.
"Percy wait!" She exclaims. I don't stop, not wanting to explode. Not here, I can' too it now either when I am slowly beginning to heal. Just talking to her makes me remember everything I lost here.
I decide to shadow travel away from her. I hear her groans in frustration before the darkness takes over. In less then a second later, I appear on top of a tree. It's in camp still since I can see Zeus's Fist in the distance.
"You idiot." I grumble to myself as I press my forehead against the rough bark. I stay like that for a good three minutes until I feel the skin on my forehead break and the small warm trickle of blood run down my face. Seems even the littlest paper cuts can still cause me to bleed.
I sit up and I turn so that my back presses against the tree. I wipe off the blood with the edge of my sleeve and I can already feel my skin patching itself back together, perk of being a chaotic solider I guess.
I close my eyes just to take a deep breath, but I don't realize how tired I actually am before I feel that familiar weight on my eyes as I'm falling into another nightmare.
I sit in the center of a pitch black room. It reminds me of when I went face to face with Tartarus for the first time. The center of the room seems to be pulling me closer and closer without me realizing it, every atom in my body is directed towards the center. I do everything I can to not go into the center, not knowing what will happen if I go.
"Stop struggling Perseus. The more you struggle, the more the force will pull at you." A gentle female voice serenades to the left of me. I snap my head towards the noise and I stop struggling ever so slightly. "My dear child, just relax and everything will be normal." She promises me quietly.
Just from the sound of her voice, I know she is a kind but powerful soul. Trusting her, I stop struggling. The imaginary force stops pulling at me and the air settles awkwardly. There seems to be white lights beginning to appear, lighting the room and making the woman more noticeable.
She stands tall and prideful near me. Her elegant grey silk gown tumbling like sheets of dreary rain down her curvy body. Her skin is the color of pure ice with tattoos very similar to Aerin's but in elegant swirls of pale gold and grey. Her pale gold eyes twinkle like the brightest Nova star in the galaxy. Both her hair and lips are the color of rubies, standing out loudly against her calm features. She smiles softly at me as I stare in alarm.
"I am Oblivion, who many call the wife of Order, ." She whispers softly and my eyes widen. Order has a wife?! I'm screwed because I have no weapons. I search frantically for something, but the entire room is empty besides her and I.
"I mean you no harm my dearest. I do not believe in what my husband craves for. I cannot bare to watch as my only children grow into soldiers when they should rather be actual teenagers." She sniffles a little before regaining her posture. I stare at her with wide eyes. "Don't look at me like that young man, your face will get stuck like that." She scolds in a motherly fashion, resting her hands on her hips.
"I... I'm sorry." I manage to say. Oblivion laughs lightly before her expression tunes serious once more.
"There is no time for apologies, not now. You are going to wake soon, but you must know what my husband plans to do." She says hurriedly and I nod slowly, waiting curiously. "He plans to attack again today. He has one target in mind and will not rest until he has her." She says and my heart stops for a moment. Her?
"Where will he be attacking?" I ask and she sighs in frustration.
"Camp Jupiter! He plans to take-" She nearly screams before everything goes black again. The last thing I remember is her pale eyes glimmering with
Sitting up on the tree, I waste no time grabbing a drachma and summoning some mist to create an iris message.
"Zoë Nightshade at Camp Jupiter." I say hurriedly and I'm rewarded with the sight of Zoë talking with Aerin in New Rome.
"Zoë! Aerin!" I exclaim and both of them jump out of their seats, holding their weapons in a defensive stance. Zoë is the first to see me and she lowers her bow, a small smile on her face.
"Listen, the camp is in danger. I'm coming over now to help. Order is planning another attack." I say hurriedly and the small smile quickly falls off Zoë's face.
"We can handle them! That's why we were placed here, not you." Aerin says defiantly. I bite the inside of my cheek from saying anything that I might regret in the future.
"Percy," Zoë says. "We can handle a piece of Order's army, like you have done so many times already." Just listening to her makes me relax a little. Her voice is more powerful than any charmspeak... Even if I am immune to it.
I sigh quietly and I run a hand through my hair. "But if it becomes too much, please contact me. Ge-" I start before Aerin shuts me off again.
"We got it. This is what we've trained for." She snaps before ending the Iris message. I see Zoë's encouraging smile before the mist dissipates.
Groaning in frustration, I jump down from the branch and I walk back to camp. This is not going to end well if Order's wife came to warn me. How on earth does Order, the most evil man known in history, have a wife? Well I mean... No, never mind. I shake my head clear of my thoughts as I reach the edge of the forest.
I walk across the grass, heading for the small chaos cabin that was created for Silena, Beckendorf and I. Something suddenly grabs my hand and pulls me forcefully into the shadows. I pull my hand away and face the one who grabbed my hand. It's Annabeth.
"Annabeth, what the hell are you-" I begin to exclaim in a pissed off tone when she suddenly grabs the front of my shirt and pulls me close to her, crashing her lips into mine.
Before there was a small spark, a little memory of what we used to have. But now it feels as if I'm kissing a rock. I push away instantly with wide eyes.
"Percy?" A small voice asks beside me. I whirl around and I see Zoë through an iris message. Behind her is the vision of total war between roman soldiers and monsters. Zoë has a few cuts on her face and her dark hair is whipping wildly around in the wind, she looks absolutely beautiful. But the broken look in her eyes gives away that she saw what Annabeth did.
Before I can even respond, a flash of white appears and three people appear behind Zoë. Lilith places a knife right on Zoë's neck as Saxon quickly binds her hands behind her back. Zoë screams in outrage as she struggles, which causes Lilith to press the knife harder against her throat, a trickle of red blood falls down her copper skin. She sends me a pleading glance before the children of Order all smile wickedly at me and the four of them disappear.
I am left realizing two things. 1: Zoë, my best friend and girlfriend, is kidnapped and probably by the edicts of Order. And 2: She thinks I kissed Annabeth on purpose.
Ta-Da! I am very happy with myself at the moment. XD Guess what time of year it is?! State Testing! And you know what else?! Allergy season! So I have to sit in a silent room for two hours, coughing and sneezing and wheezing like a cocaine addict deprived of the drug as everyone tries to take a test... My english teacher literally asked if I needed to go to the hospital. :/ Yay me.
But since I finish the test in like 30 minutes, I have an hour and a half to think about how I want to lay out this story. Woo hoo! XD
Wish me luck!
-AEDTFI 3