Breaking the Curse

Chapter 1 Annabeth

"You're training too hard," someone behind me said. I whirled around to find my brother Malcolm standing behind me.

"No such thing." I said slashing at another dummy. I could see Malcolm's scowl out of the corner of my eye.

"It's been three months Annabeth, maybe it's time to move on." he said sounding like a concerned brother. I knew everytone either thought I had gone crazy or was grieving. "You barely sleep, you barely eat and you never shed a tear. Gods Annabeth, all you do is train."

"You know why I have to do this," I told him.

"No I don't, so you want Percy back, we get it. He's not a damsel in distress he'll be fine. What would he say if he were here?" he asked me.

"I don't exactly know, he's not here and I spent about five months in Elysium forgetting what he was like." I told him.

A silence hung in the air and all you could hear was the sound of my dagger slashing through the dummy.

"Annabeth we need you, we just want the old you back. Please Annie," his voice cracked on the last word.

I turned around and was about to fire back, but I bit my tounge and shoved past him. I could hear him call out to me, but I ignored him

···

I walked into our monthly meeting room and sat down in the Athena chair. I glanced around at everyone, but they just had looks of sorrow on their face.

"Has anyone come up with a lead of how to get Percy back?" I asked.

Everyone glanced at me, but put their heads down in shame and shook their heads.

"So none of you actually found anything!" I yelled,"am I the only one who wants Percy back? What have you guys been doing!"

I felt a hand rest on my ahoulder and turned to see Katie looking at me,"we all want Percy back, but we can't rush our research. We're all trying our best here."

I looked down in ahame realizing I was only hurting my friends more. "I'm sorry," I choked out.

Katie pulled me into hug and rubbed circles on my back,"we all just want him back. You the most."

"Meeting adjourned everyone," Katie said. Everyone filed out of the room, but Clarrise stayed behind.

"You remind me of my best friend Annabeth, after losing her boyfriend she was an emotional wreck, if you tell a soul about what I'm about to tell you I'll pulverize you. I miss that punk, he kept us all together."

"I know you, miss Silena Clarisse." I smiled at her.

"Tell anyone and I'll pulverize you," and with that she was gone.

I laughed weakly and Clarisse gave me a look of pity before leaving the room. Katie smiled at me before heading out after Clarisse.

I decided to follow them out, but split up and went to Rachel's cave where a friend was staying.

I pushed open the curtain and smiled when I saw Rachel and Grace sipping tea. They were in a deep conversation with each other and didn't even notice me standing there.

I cleared my throat and they smiled when they turned their heads toward me. "Come on,in Annabeth, Grace and I were discussing my ltest vision," Rachel patted the couch beside her.

I walked over and took a seat beside Rachel and was met with a cup of tea heading towards me.

"Ginseng," Grace smiled,"an old family recipe."

I took the cup and sipped a little before putting it down and looking at Rachel.

"Sorry Annabeth, there's just no information on hour boyfriend, it's almost as if the Spirit of Delphi doesn't know about his future." Rachel said shaking her teeth.

"Nico already said he's been as close to Tartarus as he could in the Underworld and couldn't sense him and he's also not in the Underworld," Grace mentioned.

"Since when are you so buddy-buddy with Nico?" I asked her.

"Not like that, he's gay Annabeth, even if I did like him he wouldn't like me back." Grace frowned.

I frowned and stood up. I thanked Rachel and Grace for the tea and I dashed out of the cave with tears streaming sown my face. I was crying for the first time in three months and I realized how relieving it was.

I ended up on the pier and collapsed onto my knees. I thought back to my good memories of Percy and I, but it only made me cry harder.

I thought back to when I first met Percy, he was laying in the infirmary bed and I thought he was stunningbfor a twelve year old, he was skinny, had tousled black hair and green eyes that seemed so heart broken. It was then I realized this boy would make an impact on my future.

I thought about when we were on that zoo truck and I told him about my family. He had been a suprisingly good listener and I was glad I had someone besides Thalia and Luke I could talk to.

I thought vack to Percy's sixteenth birthday and the blue brick I made him. I knew it was terrible, but Percy insisted it was amazing. I knew right there that there were no more doubts about him and the next thing I know is we were dumped in the lake and kissing.

The very worst memory I had was those eight months without Percy. We had become so inseperable that it delt like a part of me was missing.

That's what happened this time, but with that part of me went the rational side and all that was left was the warrior.

I knew no one had any information on Percy and what killed me was that they probably wouldn't.

Percy was this camps leader and without him the camp,is falling apart. Clarrise is back to bullying people, Connor and Travis rarely play pranks and most of the camp starts crying during the bonfire.

Oh Seaweed Brain, where are you?

A/N
1019 words
Sorry this is so late but it took me a while to write this since I wasn't inspired. I hope you enjoy the sequel.

QOTC: What did Tyson request from Zeus in The Last Olympian?

Peace out ✌
~~Simply__Britt