A/N: Hey guys, I hope that last chapter was exciting enough to fill up that large of zero updates. It was like what? Almost two months? Yea… I just haven't had time, added to the fact that the Blood of Olympus came out. I was a bit disappointed in the story. I thought it would have been better to be honest but it was still a good story. I'm not criticizing anything; it just left me with more questions than answers. Also I bet Anaklusmos14 isn't very thrilled about a certain part in the story.
I was quite upset too. You have to read the book to understand what I am talking about but if you really would like to know what I'm talking about you can always PM me. I almost always reply. ;) Oh and thanks to AlphaWolf17 for pointing out a mistake I made in the last chapter. I accidently put Percy instead of Tyler for Chiron's point of view last chapter. I completely forgot I gave Percy an alias at Camp and that only Luke knows his real name.
Hestia- 19
Thalia- 13
Calypso- 9
Zoe- 5
Piper- 1
None- 1
Other
Jeez, Hestia is winning by a mile. Thalia is second in line behind Hestia by 6 votes. Hurry up and vote if you don't want the pairing to be Hestia! I won't give out a warning when the voting poll ends *Evil laughter ;)
Percy POV
"Hurry Percy!" I sprinted down the alley as Luke frantically motioned for me to hurry. The sky violently rumbled as lightning flashed everywhere. Rain the size of gulf balls fell to the earth around me. Suddenly a beam of light flashed between us revealing Ares, the god of war.
"There is nowhere to run now punks! Hand over the bolt!" Ares demanded, brandishing a large broadsword.
"What makes you think we have your stupid bolt?" I scoffed. "And even if we had it what would make you think that we would just give it to you?" Out of the corner of my eye I saw Luke give me a warning glare as Ares began to fume.
"Punk, I can't wait to run you through with my sword before bringing your dead corpse to Olympus." Ares began to advance toward me before Luke stepped in between us.
"Lord Ares," Luke said in a calm voice. "Don't do something you will regret."
Ares paused before beginning to laugh out loud. "I killed many men before boy! Men, women, children!" I scowled as I heard what Ares said. No one deserved the right to kill children. No one. "My Spartans back in the day torn down cities and slaughtered people in my name! My Spartans stood on their own on the battle of Thermopylae against thousands of Persians! I am the god of war!"
"Yes but…" Luke paused before a grin slowly started to grow on his face. "Imagine what Zeus would be like without his bolt. He would blame Poseidon and Poseidon would deny it before threatening hi, for accusing him leading to Zeus accusing Hades who would be too busy looking for this," Luke pulled out a helmet from his backpack which changed shapes. First from a skeletal dragon's head to a screaming human skull.
"Then we will have a small war brewing, a war between the big three. Imagine all the bloodshed." Ares lowered his broadsword before a maniacal grin grew on his face. "A war… between the big three. It would be massive…" Ares murmured.
"Yes," Luke said, "We would have World War III in our hands. A war between the big three could last for decades!"
Luke tossed the helm toward Ares before also handing him the backpack which contained Zeus's lightning bolt. "Luke!" I said in disbelief. "Are you crazy?" Luke's expression told me to shut up before turning back to Ares who was smiling at the weapons in glee.
"Hide them Ares. This way, if Zeus ever comes to us he would never know we took them." Ares nodded. "Also, swear to not reveal that it was us who took it otherwise there won't be a war between the big three."
"I swear on the Styx that I will not reveal to anyone that it was you brats who stole Zeus's bolt and Hades's helm of darkness." Ares said before flashing out.
"There… we got that taken care of. Saved us about half of the work we had to do." I glared at Luke. "You gave Ares those symbols of power. How are you so sure he would not go back on his word? He may have sworn on the Styx but he is a god. He cannot be killed. He would just receive a mild punishment."
"Trust me Perce, I knew what I was doing. Besides Kronos can be very helpful at times." I stared at him confused before Luke rolled his eyes and tapped his head then pointed to the ground mouthing the word Tartarus.
"Ohhhh…" Luke smirked before swinging his arm around my shoulders. "You sure you got a brain in there?" Luke joked, tapping against my head. I scowled and lightly pushed Luke off me igniting small laughter from Luke. I scowled before a grin slowly grew on my face.
Line Break
"Where were you guys?" Annabeth asked frantically. "Chiron was searching all around Olympus looking for you guys!" She kept rambling on and on before Luke shut her up.
"Chill out Annie," Luke groaned. "I just wanted to show Tyler here," Luke swung his arm around my shoulders and shook me. "Around Olympus since this was his first time up here."
Annabeth stood still before exploding. "HOW IRRESPONSIBLE ARE YOU GUYS? YOU COULDN'T TELL CHIRON OR ANYONE ELSE THAT YOU WERE GONNA SHOW TYLER AROUND OLYMPUS BUT INSTEAD JUST WANDERED OFF?" Luke and I clutched our ears at her loud shriek as Annabeth rambled on and on about how irresponsible and stupid we were.
"Annie!" Luke yelled. "We get it! Just chill out!" Annabeth huffed and crossed her arms and held her head up high.
"Aww… c'mon Annie," Luke said. "I'm sorry for what I did, please don't be mad." Annabeth uncrossed her arms and smiled. "It's okay Luke, I forgive you." I rolled my eyes and muttered, "Bipolar," which Annabeth heard and grew red in anger.
"I am not BIPOLAR!" Annabeth yelled, glaring at me. Luke rolled his eyes and pulled Annabeth into a hug. Annabeth's furious expression faded and was replaced by a small blush before snuggling into Luke's chest. I raised an eyebrow and Luke looked like he was struggling to hold back his laughter at Annabeth's reaction toward me.
"Annie, why don't you go and tell Chiron we were sightseeing around Olympus okay?" Annabeth smiled and nodded before dashing off toward the throne room. "God, she hates me." I muttered. Luke laughed.
"Well you were always the one pissing her off." Luke replied.
"She started it. She kept pointing out that I was abused in front of everyone! I had to make up a guy named smelly Gabe that abused me when I was young because no one would believe that a monster could of caused all these bruises and scars." I growled.
Luke rolled his eyes. "Dude she is only ten. Ten! Of course she would still be blurting out stuff. I know, I know." Luke said cutting me off as I was about to speak. "I know that your scars are a sensitive subject to you but give her a break. Once you get passed your hatred of her she is very sweet."
I raised an eyebrow, "Do you perhaps have feeling for Annabeth? I see the way she looks at you. The way she acts around you. It's obvious as day that she has feelings for you. She follows you around camp like a lost puppy half of the time." Luke blushed.
"I do admit… that she is rather cute," Luke said slowly. "But at least I like someone unlike you." I scowled and crossed my arms. "You know I had bad experiences with women Luke. I have been abused, mistreated, used by women. I can't and I won't open my heart to any woman in the world."
Luke stared sadly at me. "You lived with the hunters Perce. Most of the women in the world aren't like the hunters. You just got to open your eyes to see it."
"Don't talk about this with me Luke!" I snapped. I knew that Luke knew that this was a touchy subject for me. "What about your father Hermes? He used you too!"
Luke's eyes darkened and he seemed to shake in anger. "Don't talk about Hermes to me Perce!"
"Well then don't talk about love around me then! At least you got to experience a type of love! A family love while I received nothing!" I shot back. "You know what happened on my birthdays Luke? I was whipped. Each year was one whip! The hunters are cruel Luke! The hunters say that it was a family for all women who hate men? Instead it was just a chance to abuse a boy who never did anything to any of them. The chance to let out all their hatred on a boy. You know who that boy was Luke? That boy was me!"
Luke stared sadly at me. "Perce…" I twirled on my feet and stormed off.
Luke POV
I stared sadly at Percy who stormed off toward the elevators down to the Empire State building.
"He is a fine addition to our cause Castellan. Make sure not to drive him away." Kronos voice said in my head. I nodded and was about to walk away until a hand gripped my shoulder.
"There goes a troubled young man," I whirled around to see Apollo staring at Percy's backside. "Lord Apollo," I said with as much respect as I could muster. Apollo gave no indication of what I said. "I heard that boy's little rant."
"Who's? Tyler?" I asked confused.
Apollo's blue eyes bored down on me. "I know who that boy is. And I know his real name is not Tyler but rather it is Percy." I paled. He was the brother of Artemis, I didn't know if he was going to tell Artemis where he was.
"I watched every day when he was in the hunt. He was so young, so innocent. Yet the hunt turned him into a bitter young man. I even hated him just because of who his father was. I cursed him and tried to make his life a living hell whenever I could. Now I know that it was wrong of me to hate him because of his father when Percy never did anything wrong to me. He never did anything wrong to anyone." Apollo sighed and slumped down on a bench close to us.
"Now, he hates us. I am glad however he found a friend in you." I glared at him.
"How could you say that to him?" I growled. "With all due respect, he had to endure torture for thousands of years and now you say you feel sorry for him? Gods, I wouldn't even know how long I would of lasted! You can't just expect him to forgive you, to forgive anyone when he had to receive everyone's hatred just because of who his father was!"
"No, I do not expect him to forgive me. I don't expect him to forgive anyone. He needs a friend more than ever. He has been on his own for forever. You wouldn't believe how many haikus I would be able to make about him."
I inwardly groaned. Despite Apollo being the god of poetry he was horrible at them.
"Anyway, the reason I came to see you Luke is because I have a message from your father."
"Why couldn't my father deliver the message himself? Is it because he is too busy with his duties to see his son or because the ancient laws restrict him?" I spat.
Apollo sighed, "Your father told me to tell you that he loves you no matter what you do. And not make the wrong decisions in life." Apollo's eyes seemed to glow at the last part.
My scowl deepened, "How could he say that? How could he say he loved me? How about you tell my father he can shove his words up his godly ass!"
Apollo glared at me, "Watch it, your father is still an Olympian god."
"And I am his son that he never cared for!" I shot back before turning away and walking back to the elevators down to Earth.
Percy POV
"Tyler, next time tell us where you are going!" Chiron said as I stormed into the van. I didn't respond but instead glared at the floor of the van. Next to me sat Annabeth who didn't look really pleased at me sitting there but right now I could hardly care. A few minutes later Luke appeared and sat next to me, looking very pissed.
By the time we were halfway to camp Luke had calmed down and noticed Annabeth sending distasteful glances at me. "Dude… just apologize to her. She is ten." Luke whispered. I stared at Luke in disbelief but gave into the disproving look he was giving me.
I sighed, "Annabeth," I called out, getting her attention. She glared at me as I stared at my hands. "I know you are only ten and I… I… I apologize," I choked out. Annabeth raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. "It's just that my scars are… a sensitive subject about me I would not like to delve in. They bring horrible memories."
Annabeth slowly nodded. "My step-mom… she was mean. She always liked my half-brothers more than me. Because I was the daughter of someone else she wanted to throw me out of the house. My dad even tried to get Athena to take me back. When I finally ran away, I meet Luke and Thalia and those became the best years of my life." Annabeth said slowly.
I could see a small smile grow on Luke's face at what Annabeth said. "So… can we forget everything and be friends?" I asked extending my hand out. Annabeth looked nervously at my hand like it was rigged with a device of some sorts but after an encouraging nod from Luke Annabeth slowly grasped my hand and smiled. "Friends… I guess."
NO! For all you Percabeth fans NO! I just do not want to always have Annabeth hated in my fanfics. I just wanted a friendly relationship with Percy and Annabeth. This was to show that Percy is slowly beginning to trust people. Makes sense right? Percy lived with the hunters for so long and he couldn't trust anyone from the hunt. Not even his own mother. Added to the fact they basically tortured him so of course he would become untrusting. This is supposed to lead up to the fact that it would be easier for Percy to accept a pairing with someone. Okay, I just wanted to make this clear to everyone. Anyway on a brighter note I hoped you enjoyed this chapter. I will try to update next week if I can.