Vita Mortis

Chapter 31

~LOGAN~

We were vapor traveled back to Percy's cabin basement, and Jason looked around, disoriented. "Where did the other guy go?" He asked, referring to Ax.

"He had to leave for a mission," I lied. He couldn't know. Nobody could. 'Percy' let go of our shoulders and walked to the minibar, pulling a whiskey off the shelf and taking a swig straight from the bottle. Jason nodded, sitting on the couch, trying to pull his schist together. He got a few moments of reprieve before the rest of the seven, this time including Annabeth, plus Nico, Calypso, and Will barged in through the door.

"Jason!" Piper exclaimed, enveloping him in a bear hug. Everyone else took turns hugging him with relief.

"Percy?" Hazel asked, confused. "How are you here? I thought we would have to rescue you from hell," she said.

"I told you I had a plan," 'Percy' replied with a smirk.

"Of course you did," Nico sighed, plopping into an armchair. "Are there any other secrets you have for us to discover in dramatic ways?" He asked. 'Percy' froze.

"No...?" He said, but somehow, it sounded like a question.

"You hesitated, and you're unsure. You're hiding more, aren't you?" Nico grinned. "I thought we agreed on complete transparency," he added. 'Percy' opened his mouth to say something, but Nico cut him off. "Don't tell me just because I asked you to. Tell me when you're ready. Unless it's vital information that could change the entire outcome of this war." Upon looking at Percy's unsure glance, he added uncertainly, "It's not that important of a secret, right?"

I shook my head no. "It's not. Don't worry," I assured them. "By the way, the rest of our roommates are gonna show up soon," I added.

"How many are there?" Hazel asked.

"Well, there's Elise, Sera, Az, Ethan, and Violet. The others aren't available," I counted for them. Hazel nodded.

"Do you know when exactly they're coming?" Frank asked the question that was on the tip of Hazel's tongue.

"They should be here in a few hours; why?" 'Percy' asked from the minibar, cradling another with his hands.

"Just wondering," Hazel answered. "Where will they be staying? You can't have your family sleep in sleeping bags on the floor," she chided him.

"We can just carry out all the old bunks from storage. Easy peasy squeeze the lemon," I said.

"I... I don't think that's how that goes," Piper said uncertainly. I quirked an eyebrow at her, challenging her to continue.

"What are you talking about?" Leo interjected. "I'm using that for the rest of my life!" He looked at me. "I can copy you on that, right?" He asked. I nodded with a grin.

We eventually just ended up sitting around the couch, having random conversations and spending time waiting for the rest of the pack to arrive.

An hour or so later, the horn rang. Three times. It was probably our friends, and the campers were too dumb to ask questions and kill later.

'Percy' vapor traveled everyone to the hill, and I grinned, hoping to see the people I considered my second family. What I noticed, though, it made me want to vomit.

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