Between Sea and Sky -AAThanatos

Chapter 10: The trail

A/N: Trigger warning!

This chapter has graphic descriptions of rape and assault. If descriptions like these hurt you in any way please skip this chapter. Readers desgression is advised. Please don't read this chapter if this triggers you.

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My palms were sweating, it took everything inside me to enter the court. Jason and I were led to the testimony area with all the others who would give their story about what happened. Looking around I saw Cliff behind us in the same box with red puffy eyes, he couldn't even look at me. I was to give my story last, to be honest I would have liked to go first. The idea of hearing people talk about what happened to me... it made me feel vulnerable. I'm tired of feeling that way.

Jason held my hand as the court gathered and Annabeth was led in by two centurions. She looked awful. Frank was presiding over the court along side Reyna. While he would stay silent she would ask the questions of all who testified. Clovis was the first up on the stand.

"Would you please state your name and parentage for the court." She walked around him like a preditory cat, Reyna could make anyone nervous.

"Clovis Sanders, son of Mora Sanders and Hypnos or Somnus for the Romans."

"What happened last Saturday at camp half blood. Walk us through your day." Clovis yawned and in turn so did everyone around him. The doughy cow like appearance he once had was starting to slim down but his hair was just as bed head like.

"I was dream walking as I usually do, I don't have a sense of time mostly. I walk through peoples dreams and see what I can. Usually I can tell it's daytime because I can only find my siblings and people other parts of the world. I heard a scream, and then my name. I got closer and saw that it was percy. He was surround by this black and blue light clawing his way toward me. Screamed that he was being attacked and to get help, that he was in his cabin. I woke myself and ran toward the cabin, on the way Clarisse la Rue and Lou Ellen Blackstone were sitting by a tree talking when I yelled for them to follow me and that Percy was in trouble.

They ran along with me to cabin three. The door was still slightly ajar when we arrived and we heard noises inside. Annabeth was on top of Percy having sex with him. When I looked at percy I saw that he was unconscious and bruised bloody. The girls saw the same and ran over to apprehend Annabeth. She was screaming at us, telling us that this wasn't our business. I covered Percy and cut the zip ties off his wrists and ankles. Woke him up and wiped blood from his face. Lou Ellen ran to get the infirmary. Clarisse had Annabeth tied up with a rope that she keeps on her belt at all times. Kayla and Austin came in with the stretcher and Lou Ellen went to help Clarisse keep Annabeth in the bathroom until Percy was gone. That's when Jason came in and found us. We took Percy to the infirmary and realized his wounds were beyond our help and we needed Will Solace. Chiron messaged him along with you to come and apprehend Annabeth for trial. Will came back and healed Percy. " he finished sleepily.

"So from what you saw they were having sex?" Reyna looked between Clovis and the boxed area that Annabeth was chained.

"No she raped him."

"How did you know it was rape?"

"Because Percy was unconscious and beaten, and because he called to me for help. If she was just having consensual sex with him then he wouldn't have called for me. Plus I'm sure the laws in any country are if the person is not awake then it's Rape. "

"You are the son of Sleep himself, are you certain? Would you say you are awake when you are intimate with someone?"

"This isn't about me, but that wouldn't matter anyway. I am asexual and celibate. Any sex whether awake or asleep is rape because I don't give my consent to either, but as I said this isn't about me. His is about Percy who is the son of the Sea. I'm sure if you ask his lover he will tell you that he is very much awake when they are intimate."