The Return of Evil | A Percy Jackson Fanfiction

=18= FALLING

[A/N: Sup guys? If you haven't already PLEASE check out my new story, it's on my acc and it's called 'A Change In The Past' XD It's going to be A LOT more organized than this one, so... Yeah :3 And today's dedication is to:

poseidonwithu

For totally breaking my feels XD WHYYYYYYY ;-; <3]

=ANNABETH'S POV=

Is it my job to be the leader? Probably. Is it my job to make sure no one dies on my watch? Most of the time. But is it my job to run to the attic when I hear a scream that suspiciously sounds like Hazel? I literally have no idea.

"Why can't I leave a group of demigods alone for five minutes without something bad happening?!" I muttered as I sprinted towards the Big House.

"My dear, we don't even know if there's really trouble." Chiron pointed out as he galloped beside me, but I could tell that even he knew that this wasn't just nothing. Frank had shape-shifted into a cheetah in order to boost his speed- after all, it was his girlfriend that had started all of this. We had left Nico back at the infirmary, due to the amount of energy he'd lost by shadow-traveling all of us back to camp.

"Aren't campers supposed to be banned from going inside the attic?!" Will turned his head back towards us as he ran slightly ahead.

My throat constricted. "I-I gave them permission." I admitted guiltily. "Piper said that she had a theory about Tartarus' message and that she wanted to check it out- plus, she had Jason with her."

Will shook his head as he cursed. "and you didn't consider the fact that Tartarus could've been leading them into a trap?!"

Anger welled up inside of me. "Hey! You don't know what it's like to lead eight demigods all the time! I need to take a break sometimes!"

"CHILDREN!" Chiron interrupted. "WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS NONSENSE. HAZEL'S LIFE COULD BE IN DANGER!"

At Chiron's statement, Frank looked down. He obviously felt guilty for leaving Hazel behind.

Focusing back on the task at hand, I tuned out any other thoughts that were nagging at me from the back of my mind. Percy's fine, I thought reassuringly. He'll be back home before you know it. Choking on my tears, I only kept one word swimming through my mind.

Run.

Run and don't stop.

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As soon as I made it to the front porch I burst inside and immediately darted up the stairs. I didn't even stop to check if the others were following me because all I could think of was Hazel's terrified scream and different scenarios that could have happened. Breathing heavily, I threw open the door and stopped dead in my tracks as soon as I looked inside.

All the spoils of war that camp had ever collected were stored in this room- including the ones that Percy and I had gotten on our quests, the quests before my life became even more complicated than it already was. Medusa's veiled head lay on one of the many shelves in the corner, along with Kampê's Scimitars and the Nemean Lion's pelt. Memories that I had once forgotten now swirled back into my mind and I was barely aware of Frank, Will and Chiron standing in the doorway. I remembered when Percy and I first started dating- August eighteenth. A legendary day, an amazing day. The day Luke sacrificed himself and the war between the Titans was won. The day Rachel became the oracle. And most importantly of all- Percy's birthday. The day I would never forget...

"Is she okay?" Will whispered.

"Leave her be, son. Every hero needs some time to reminisce- wether about the good times or the bad."