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Apollo led them to a secluded spot, where they could talk in peace. The spot was beautiful. It had lush green grass with small wildflowers dotting through it.

So maybe I do like Apollo. Percy thought. But I know for sure that he would never like me back.

Percy sat down in the field. Apollo sat directly next to him, putting his legs over Percy's lap. He leaned back on a tree, and put his hands behind his head. Percy blushed at the contact.

"So, Seashell, what do you like to do these days?" Apollo asked him.

Seashell? Where did that come from? I guess I just have to play it cool.

"Uh, I guess ever since Annabeth broke up with me, I haven't really had many other interests," Percy told him.

Annabeth had broken up with him after she realized she was a lesbian. She had come to talk to him, and Percy had told her it was okay, since he was pretty sure he was bi anyways.

He told Apollo that story, and he seemed to understand.

"So, you're currently single?" Apollo asked him.

"Yeah, why?" Percy responded.

"Ah, nothing really, just wanted to know," Apollo told him.

Percy looked back down at the view. The grass was swaying slightly in the wind, and he could feel the breeze blowing through his hair.

This is pretty romantic, Percy thought. I wonder if Apollo liked me, maybe he would make a move on me? I dunno. That would be crazy.

Just as Percy thought that, Apollo faced him and said, "Hey, Seashell? I think we need to talk." Percy wondered what it was all about. Does he want to kiss me?-NO. DO. NOT. THINK. THAT. He doesn't want to kiss you all the time. In fact, I should probably tell him that I need some personal space so he doesn't touch me.

"Uh, yeah, I needed to talk to you too," Percy told him.

"Okay," Apollo said. "You can go first."

Percy turned toward him. "Uh, I was just thinking, and I thought I should tell you that I need some personal space."

Apollo looked down at how he was sitting. "Oh, sorry, I had no idea. Sorry." Apollo quickly moved his legs off of Percy and scooched over so Percy had some space.

"Was that all you wanted to talk about?" Apollo asked him.

"Uh, yeah. What was it that you wanted to talk about?" Percy responded.

"Nothing important," Apollo told him as he got up. "Wanna go see what my son and your cousin are up to?"

Percy laughed. "Yeah, we can go check."

Apollo held out a hand for Percy to take, but faltered, and took it back, asking, "Can I touch you?"

Percy nodded, and Apollo held out his hand to help Percy up.

When they got back to the infirmary, Nico and Will were nowhere to be seen. They checked everywhere in the infirmary for them, but they weren't there. Percy suggested the Apollo cabin, but Apollo shook his head saying, "They wouldn't go there. It's too crowded with how many children I have. They probably went to the Hades cabin. Hazel isn't there right now, so if we hear any odd noises coming from inside, we run as fast as we can."

Percy laughed. He walked out of the infirmary with Apollo trailing behind him. They made it to cabin 13. Percy walked up to the porch and pressed his ear to the door. He heard some weird noises and decided to step away. He walked back to Apollo with wide eyes. Apollo gave him a look that said, I'm guessing you heard something? Percy laughed. "Yes, I did hear something, Apollo."

Apollo nodded. "I guess they just needed some alone time."

Percy hummed a yes. They walked around Camp Half-Blood aimlessly for a while until the dinner bell rang.

"Oh! I've been here all day!" Said Apollo. "I really have to get back to Olympus," And he flashed away.

Percy enjoyed dinner that night. It was unusual because he usually didn't want to join anybody and feed himself. Later, back in his cabin, his dream started.

Percy was back on Williamsburg bridge. Camp Half-Blood was fighting alongside him. He was in the middle of fighting Kronos/Luke, when all of a sudden, Kronos/Luke stopped. Percy tried to slash at him but there was an invisible shield around him. Kronos stood still against the army. Nobody could touch him. Percy tried to help his friends, but he wasn't able to move. Then he was in Kronos/Luke's body. He was running through the crowd, to the top of a hill that was never actually there. He turned his head up to the sky and bellowed, "EVERYONE STOP."

Everyone froze. They all turned to him. Percy summoned the sea and created-out of water- one knife per person to go through everybody's heart. They stayed frozen. Percy shot the knives at them, and they all dropped to the floor. Percy felt Kronos leave his body. He darted towards the only person he could think of: Annabeth. She was laying on the bridge, barely breathing. Percy turned her head to face him. "Percy," she croaked. "Why?" The light left her eyes.

Percy sobbed. Everyone was dead and it was his fault. He killed them.

A/N:TRIGGER WARNING-self harm. If you don't want to read, then I'll tell you when it's over. 

Percy woke up in a daze. He sat up in bed and sobbed with his face in his hands. He looked up and spotted Riptide, laying by his bed in sword form. He grabbed it and walked slowly to the bathroom. He sat on the floor by the sink. Riptide hummed in his hand. With shaky hands, Percy brought the tip of the sword to his wrist. He cut once. He cut Luke's name, then Jason's, Zoe, Bianca, Michael, Lee, Castor, Tammi, Antaeus, Castor, Silena, until he was unable to think straight. His arms were a bloodied mess, and he was slowly losing consciousness. As his vision faded, he heard his cabin door slam open.

A/N: Trigger warning over

"Percy?" he heard Nico's voice say. "Percy? Where'd you go?"

Nico opened the door to the bathroom. He gasped. "Fuck! Why in the world would-"

Percy drifted off out of consciousness. 

A/N: 1043 words. This time I knew when to stop. I realize that I've updated almost every day this week, but I've had a lot of inspiration. Tell me what you think about this chapter, and please do comment if you notice that there's no C in a word. My C key is halfway broken and sometimes it doesn't work and I don't catch it. Thanks! 


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