Over My Head // a Percy Jackson Fic

↠ Over My Head ↞

↠ Over My Head ↞

a cringy, yet angsty pjo fic

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He found out on a normal day.

It was a couple months after the Second Giant War, and Percy had just taught his third swordsmanship class of the day. All his classes went amazingly smooth, no blips or problems, and no surprise concussions.

And that's what alarmed him- nothing had gone wrong.

Which meant something was going to go wrong.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Percy swiftly put away the swords and shields. He still couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right. So, he decided to go to the person he trusted most: Annabeth.

So, Percy wandered around Camp, first checking her cabin, then the places she's often at. This took about 20 minutes until he realized he's having no luck on his own, so he decided to ask the nearest person, which happened to be Nyssa from the Hephaestus cabin.

Percy lightly tapped her on the shoulder, "Hey, um, Nyssa, have you seen Annabeth lately?" He smiled sheepishly, "I'm looking for her, but I haven't seen her all day,"

Nyssa shook her head apologetically, "I haven't, sorry."

Well, darn. "What about, uh... Jason? Or Piper?"

This time Nyssa had an answer, "Actually, I think I saw Connor with them this morning. He might know where they went,"

Percy nodded and thanked her, then headed off to the Hermes cabin. Upon entering, he saw Connor and Travis talking quietly with grim facial expressions. That's definitely not good.

Percy quietly knocked on the doorframe, "Hey guys, sorry for interrupting you," He started softly, "But do you guys know where Annabeth is?"

Both Connor and Travis slowly looked up at Percy, but only Connor spoke, "Um, kind of,"

Percy frowned, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Um," Connor threw a meaningful glance at his brother, who shook his head and mouthed No.

Connor sighed heavily and dragged a hand across his face, "Okay, but please don't get mad,"

"Uh, alright," Percy agreed hesitantly. Was it really that bad?

Connor wrung his hands, "So, er, they might have all kind of left,"

Percy blinked, "What?"

"I don't know!" Connor inhaled slowly, trying to calm himself down, "I mean, this morning they- They as in, like, Annabeth, Jason, Piper, and Nico-" He paused, "They just... came to me and asked for a couple backpacks. I asked why, and they just said they were going to leave. I don't even know what exactly that means, or where they're going,"

Okay, now Percy was thoroughly confused. What the hell was Connor talking about? They left?

Percy swallowed, "Is it permanent?"

Connor nodded softly, "It sounded like it. I don't know. I'm sorry, Percy. I would've told you hours ago if I had known you didn't know."

Percy tried to ignore the way his eyes stung and threatened to spill tears onto his cheeks. It's okay, it's okay, He tried to reassure himself, They had to have a reason why they left. They could be on an important last-minute quest. Maybe it's for the Camp's safety.

Or...

What if it's the eidolons again? The eidolons could be possessing them and forcing them to leave and...

"Uh, Perce? You alright?" He heard Travis' concerned voice, which snapped him out of his thoughts. Unfortunately for the brothers, Percy already had made up his mind.

Percy nodded slowly, "Yeah, uh, I'll see you guys later," and then without waiting for them to respond, Percy left and headed straight for his cabin.

Meanwhile, Percy packed a backpack with everything he thought he would need. A couple pairs of clothes, some soap (to wash them), his wallet and drachmas, some granola bars, a rope, a lighter, a compass, and some ambrosia. After he was done packing, he wrote a note to Chiron.

"Hi Chiron

So I wrote this note to say that im not missing and I didnt run away. Im just searing for the rest of the 7 (and nico).

I dont think they ran away. I think they got kidnapped. So thats why im looking for them.

- Percy

PS: Ill be back soon dont worry."

Percy read the note over to make sure it made sense. He blushed when he noticed he accidentally wrote 'searing' instead of 'searching'. He edited it and looked at his final product.

"Hi, Chiron

So I wrote this note to say that I'm not missing and I didn't run away. I'm just s̶e̶a̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ searching for the rest of the 7 (and Nico).

I don't think they ran away. I think they got kidnapped. So that's why I'm looking for them.

~Percy

PS: I'll be back soon, don't worry."

Percy sighed as he taped the note to his door. He swung his backpack over his shoulder and walked to the Camp border.

Percy looked back at the Camp and waved at it, "See you in a bit," He said softly.

And that's where the running began.

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(edited 8/7/2017)