Praetor's legacy

Chapter 9

Everyone had left Percy to wallow by himself. He had been sitting in his shared bedroom, staring out the window, replaying all of the good-byes that he said.

He thought of everything that he could have said differently. How is it possible that all of my wise moments have to happen AFTER I leave?

Grover knocked on the door, pulling Percy out of his thoughts.

"Hey man, can we talk?" Grover asked shyly.

"Sure G-man. What's going on?"

"I'm worried about you, man. You've been acting a lot different lately, and Annabeth's noticed too."

"I'm a father now G-man. I have more responsibilities now. I pretty much gave Reyna my entire savings account that I was saving for college, just so she could be supported financially."

"You care about her a lot, don't you?" Grover asked with a look of shock on his face.

"Yeah, man, I do. But I still love Annabeth, and I couldn't bear to hurt either of them. Why is it always me?"

"Well, you know what they always say. If you're in love with two people, pick the second one, because if you loved the first one, you wouldn't have fallen in love with the second person."

Percy sighed. "It's not that simple. I'm expected to save the world again, defeat Gaea, and I don't think I can do it. Not to mention the slightly smaller problems. Me being a father at 16, being in love with my girlfriend along with caring about the mother of my child, and having to tell my own mother that she now has a grandchild."

"Perce, your life sucks. But then again, it's always sucked."

"Way to make me feel better, dude."

"What I'm saying is that even though your life has sucked since day one, you've always been able to pull through. You've had to go through Gabe, four quests, 2 huge wars, and that's not including your ADHD and dyslexia, being bullied, and everything else. But all of that is what makes you who you are today. You're brave, loyal, kind, and compassionate. You, my friend, are a true hero through and through."

Percy slightly smiled. "Thanks man."

"Anytime Percy." Grover stood up, his hooves clunking against the hardwood floors of the ship. Percy and Grover hugged each other good-bye, and Grover walked out of the door. A few seconds later, Grover stuck his head back in. "You know Percy, if you're worried about Sally's reaction, just think what Thalia's reaction will be."

Percy threw himself onto his bed, groaning loudly, while Grover chuckled as he walked (or is it trotted?) down the hall.

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Piper knocked on his door. "Percy? We're almost home."

Home.

He smiled. "Thanks Piper."

"Of course." She smiled slightly as she walked out the door.

He groaned slightly as he got up, popping his back in the process.

He got up, threw on a blue t-shirt and some shorts, and got ready for the day.