Chapter Sixteen || Peak Into The Past

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Third person POV

(Y/n) sat on her bed, thinking of what happened the other night. Tyler had asked her to come away with him. But her mind kept wandering back to Leo, she couldn't possibly lead Tyler on if she felt like that towards someone else. She shrugged it off and went to see her friend in Hecate cabin, Emma-lee.

Percy's POV

I sit in cabin 6 with Annabeth, watching her plan for for the capture the flag this week. She reminded me of (Y/n) somehow. They were both smart and beautiful, they both were strong and determined. Except the main difference between them was (Y/n) had more problems, and she felt the need to carry them on her own. She believed that no one should bare the pain with her and that's what hurt me the most knowing that my only sister couldn't come to me.

👈🏼Flashback👈🏼

Percy sat in cabin three when he heard a commotion outside. He got up to see Annabeth and James with a young girl sprawled across the floor, a broken chariot next to them and campers running towards them including myself. I kneel beside Annabeth to see if she's ok, when she croaks out "the camper seaweed brain, go see if she's ok!" I smile weakly at her. Even when she's hurt she would think of the other before herself. I nod and go see the newbie. She had (h/l) (h/c) and bruises over her (s/t) skin. I could see white scars on her arms and legs, and some across her collarbone. I wonder what happened to her, and kneel beside her, my hand brushing against her scars. Their was a scar shaped like an arrow on her throat, and in her right index finger their was a ring with a hammer on it. Was she a child of Hephaestus? Suddenly her eyes open and she scrambled away from me and the rest of the campers. James had gotten up and walked to the new girl, and whispered something to her, calming her slightly. I was quite surprised, for an Ares kid, he was quite gentle towards her. "What's your name?" I say softly.
"(Y/n)," she whispers. "(Y/n) Wayland." I see tears fall down her face and she breaks down. Before I could move James hugs her tightly, telling her she was safe now. I hadn't the slightest clue what was happening. Did he like her? I mean even the Ares kids deserve love.

1 week later

It was now capture the flag, Hermes, Ares, Poseidon and Ahtena were blue and the rest red. (Y/n) and I were guarding the creek. 3 Hephaestus boys came and surrounded us, and suddenly there was a burst of water. The boys glared at me but I looked at (Y/n). I know that wasn't me. "(Y/n)..." a sea green trident floated above her head. I ran towards her, hugging her as she hugged back. I could hear other campers gasp in shock but I couldn't be more relieved to have a sister.

✋🏼Flashback over✋🏼

(Y/n)'s POV

Emma-lee and I sit in Hecate cabin as she tells me about her boyfriend in Camp Jupiter. "Max is such a prankster, and so cute." She gushes as I roll my eyes. I'm happy for her but it's not my style to be too much over excited. No wonder Nico and I get along well. I hear a knock on the door and give a look to Emma-lee. She shrugs as I get up to open the door to reveal a Leo. "Hey," he says casually. I could hear Emma squeal behind me. She embraced her inner Aphrodite a lot nowadays.
"Hey, why don't we talk outside?" I say, shooting daggers at my best friend. Leo shrugged as I shut the door behind us. "So?"
"Um... its just, I heard your going to a party with Tyler?" Oh no, who told him.
"Oh Leo, it's nothing..." I trail off, remembering the events of last night. "Why?"
"What? I-" but I cut him off.
"I don't need to explain myself to anyone,"
"I asked a question! That's it!" Leo said his voice raising.
"Well, I wanna know why do you care so much!"
"If you and Tyler are a thing then just tell me!" He was yelling now.
"No! Gods no! Just because I'm going away with someone who's not you doesn't mean I love him!" I was breathing hard now. What was happening? "You know what, I'm leaving, don't talk to me!" Words kept spilling out, and I didn't know why or what I was doing.

Leo's POV

"(Y/n)! Come back!" I yell after her. She looked back over her shoulder blankly but kept walking away. I run after her, without thinking. I grab her wrist and spin her around. "What the hell?" I say.
"Just leave me alone! No one even cares about me so why should you?"
"Your friends care about you, why are you being like this?" I say softly.
"I- I..." but she couldn't the words out. Only a choked sob comes out. "My mom hates me, I don't know if my dad even knows exist, and I don't know where I went wrong but Leo I don't know! I don't know how I feel, how I should feel, I DON'T KNOW." I hold her close, she wraps her arms around me, hugging me back. I could feel her shaky breath against me, her pounding heart, her (h/l) hair brushing against my skin. I sigh into her hair, shutting my eyes. She pulls away, wiping her face. "I'm sorry for getting my anger out on you. I'm sorry Leo, you don't deserve a friend like me, I'm not even a friend, you're all forced to like because I'm Percy's sister." She sniffles.
"That's not true, your my friend, whether you like it or not. And I won't let anyone tell me other wise."
She laughs while crying at the same time.
"Thanks Leo, sorry for being a jerk to you, and..." but she trailed off.
"What is it?"
"Can you not tell Percy? He already has too much to worry about, I don't want to be another thing he has to take care of." I nod and she then she kisses my cheek. I smile at her as she blushes. She looks cute like that, she doesn't show it often though. I wish she only knew how I felt.

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