Percy's point of view
August 18, 2010. Exactly one year after Luke has died. Exactly one year since Annabeth and myself started going out. Exactly a year since the Second Titan/Trojan War.
We were still on the Argo II heading for the camps once again. Jason was unsure of where to go. I knew that. He had a girlfriend in Camp Half-Blood, but he was Roman, which would be Camp Jupiter. Plus he liked Camp Half-Blood from what I heard.
Nico still hasn't talked to me ever since that one day going to Athens, and I suriously wonder why. That kid has gone through so much, now he just comelplety closed me out. He was still on the ship. But he ignored just me. No matter what he ignored me what so ever.
It was breakfast, and as usual, Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel and Frank were scarfing down their food, and talking. But not us.I just store at my food Nico didn't bother to even come to breakfast. Annabeth just store at her food, too. Today would be best day of our lives. Exactly a whole year staying together, dating. Alive for the most part. They had wished me Happy Birthday and us happy year together, but that didn't help anything. The pain was still there. Not from Tartarus. From the Second Titan War.
" Well," I heard Jason say, they had been talking about the three of us ever since they finished their food," They're not eating. Nico doesn't show up. Which isn't usual for him. Yet it's their anniversary, and his birthday. Yet they aren't celebrating. Is it me, or is something wrong with that?"
" Major," Hazel said," I mean, surviving Tartarus, why wouldn't you celebrate. The war is over, the pain is over, the Greeks and Romans have made peace. There's nothing to worry about what so ever."
Yeah, she didn't know how wrong she was. The pain never goes away. Days like this it just gets worse and worse every year. After so long you're dead.
Annabeth tapped my hand twice, she was going out to the deck, and I tapped it once. OK. So she got up and left. Leaving jut me and the other 6. Coach didn't return after returning the statue. Nico did. Reyna was there for a few hours.
I just wish I was 13 again. Learning I had a brother, finding my best friend, saving Thalia, becoming used to the fact of a demigods' world. Life was so peaceful ( for the most part ) at that time. I didn't know I was to die, I didn't know two wars were going to face me, I didn't know of Tartarus finding me, I. . . . I didn't know, and I liked not knowing. The only bad thing was Luke being evil. He was my friend. . . then he turned evil. Today was that mourning day. We were a little more drowsy, disappointed this whole week. But today was that major day for everything who fought in that war. On the walls it showed Camp Half-Blood right now. They were eating lumch by now. I saw Tyson, he sat alone at Poseidon's table. And I felt bad for him. Clarisse had obiously been crying. Chiron looked more worried than ever, so did Mr.D. Rachel Elizabeth Dare was scared, but had also been crying. Malcom, Annabeth's brother looked worried. The Stoll Brothers, Conner and Travis were worried and scared. Thalia stood next to Chiron. She had been crying. She had cared about Luke, and when she learned he turned evil, and faced him it just smacked her in the face it was real, it was happening, and Thalia told him that she didn't know who he was anymore. Annabeth had been heart-broken when he died because he was the Hero of Olympous in the end. But only Grover, Annabeth, and myself know the real story. They still think of me as Hero of Olympous. If I told them the truth, they wouldn't believe me. Just say it was an affect of the memory loss.
Stupid amnesia.
" It's been like this the whole week with just the three,' Leo said," Percy's the worst, though. I mean, I had spotted them more crying in the cabins. Plus a few campers back at Camp Half-Blood. What in the name of Hades is going on with them?"
" I don't know," Hazel said," I wasn't told anything from any of them. Nico shut us out a week ago. They all did. Even Thalia, freaking Jason's sister looks like she's been crying. A lot. Same with Clarisse. And Clarisse is pretty hard-core from what I know."
I imagined that sand-dollar my father gave me for my 15th birthday was in my hand now, remembering the day I had least wanted to celebrate. My 15th birthday. When Paul had told me he wanted to marry my mom hope came inside me that when I died, someone would still take care of her. She wouldn't be 20 years old again. Alone. Abonded.
" Nothing happened around this time last year at Camp Jupiter," Jason told them," So it was just them, maybe. It's just a few Greeks, not all of them. You guys are disappointed."
" True," Piper said," Then what? I mean, it has to be at least last year, then. Nico started ignoring Percy what, a month ago. Anyone know why?'
"Not a clue," Frank said.
" Not at all," Hazel told them.
" Kid scares me out of my skin," Leo answered a no.
" Nope." Jason said.
" Me neither," Piper said," Percy, what's up?"
I couldn't bring myself to speak, just stood up, and walked away. I just needed to be alone today. We wouldn't return to Camp Half-Blood for another week, maybe two if so many monsters don't attack.
I heard the others following me. Annabeth wasn't on the deck anymore, but I saw Nico. Looking out to the ocean, trying to find America. Trying to find hope. This damn ship didn't help anything with us. It just broke everyone apart more aside maybe Hazel, Frank, Jason, and Piper. Leo was starting to stop joking around so much.
" Percy!" I heard Jason say," What the Hades is going on with you three!"
I couldn't bring myself to answer.
I walked into my room, and slammed the door.
