One Day Soon

🔱-Chapter 2-🔱

Will looked nervous, like he really didn't want to answer the question. Percy had to ask him four more times before he answered.

"Butch Ramirez, son of Ares." He answered skeptically.

The look on Percy's eyes returned the murderous look. He didn't black out though, because he managed to regain his composure. Instead he just took a deep breath.

"I need to go somewhere Will." He said.

He shook his head, "You can't Perce, you still need to recover," He replied, "oh, and a couple more things, once you've been cleared for battle you need to start coming to weekly therapy sessions with me, and we managed to get Annabeth's knife, I think you should have it."

Then he put her celestial bronze knife on the table next to him. Percy couldn't do it anymore, he was done with everything, the love of his life had just been murdered by some smug war-spawn, and he was alone with only two things to remember her by. Her knife and her dad's college ring.

Time skip: Four days.

Percy was definitely feeling a lot better now that his wounds had healed, his physical ones at least. Chiron was waiting until he was all healed before he proceeded with the burning of her burial shroud. It was an event that both of the camps showed up for, as well as the hunters and amazons. Thalia, Grover, and Nico never left his side for the rest of the week because they couldn't stand seeing this. The only times he was alone was when he was sleeping, showering, using the bathroom, and in therapy with Will. The first session had been incredibly awkward.

"Percy, are you ready to talk about this?" Will asked.

He just shook his head.

Will sighed, "Percy you can't keep moping on forever, I know it's hard, trust me I do, but you have to talk about it." He told him

"I get it Will, I'll tell you when I'm ready," He said, "I'm not quite ready yet."

"Okay Perce," He said reluctantly, "once you're ready to talk about it, you know where to find me, but for now consider yourself excused."

He got up and left. Once he left the Apollo cabin he ran straight to the beach and walked straight into the canoe lake. He closed his eyes and sat there for about an hour, before he finally got out. When he got out there were a few people waiting for him. Grover, Thalia, and Nico. He just walked by and nodded at them, but Thalia grabbed his arm.

"Listen up Kelp-Head, we talked to Chiron today, and well he thinks it'd be a good idea for you to go home over the summer this year." She said glumly.

"No." He simply said.

Nico looked at him concerned, "What, why not?"

"Because I said so."

"Please Percy!" Grover begged.

"No, Leave me alone!" He yelled back at them.

He tried to run away but Thalia ran in front of him, blocking his path. Percy started rubbing Annabeth's ring.

"Guys, please don't do this." He pleaded

"Percy we have to, it's not healthy for you to stay here." She said, on the verge of tears.

He shook his head, "No Thals, I'm not leaving."

That's when it all went downhill, Grover ran off, while Thalia and Nico charged at Percy. He simply just moved out of the way and watched them almost collide. She looked up at Percy hellbent on getting him to leave.

"Percy please, it doesn't have to be this way." Nico said.

Percy just simply pulled out Annabeth's knife and Riptide. Nico sighed, a big crowd began to appear, and Nico rose an army of skeletons. Thalia still looking angry took out Aegis, her spear, and started forcing lightning down the spear. Then they began to hear the chanting, people yelling fight over and over again. But Percy saw something out of corner of his eye, he turned to look and he saw her, she was just walking towards the woods. He dropped his weapons and ran after her. When he arrived to a clearing he couldn't see her at all he looked around before turning back and seeing her right behind him. Annabeth, right there in front of him, and he broke down sobbing. He looked up at her and she didn't look happy to see him, she looked angry, downright murderous, and Percy knew why.

"Annabeth, I'm so sorry, please forgive me!" He managed to beg between his sobs.

She knelt down next to him and slapped him in the face, "Why would I forgive you? You're the reason I'm dead! It's all your fault!" She screamed.

Percy didn't answer her, he couldn't, he knew it was true. Annabeth Chase was dead because of him. He couldn't deny it. Then she slapped him again.

"I hate you!" She yelled, "it's your fault I'm dead! You weren't good enough to help me! It's your fault!" She kept repeating over and over again.

When Percy finally calmed down he said only two words, "I know."

He looked up and she was gone, he was all alone, by himself in the middle of the forest. Then the ground gave out beneath him and fell for what seemed like forever in an empty void. Then he woke up.

He was laying on the shore of the canoe lake with Thalia shaking him. He opened his eye, sat up, and she wrapped him in a rib-shattering hug.

"Are you okay? You came out of the lake screaming 'I'm so sorry, it's all my fault'" She asked, once she finally let go.

"I'm fine, I just had a dream I guess." He replied.

"What happened?"

"I just came out of the lake and you, Grover, and Nico were telling me to go home, I almost fought you guys and then I
saw Annabeth out of the corner of my eye and ran after her, and she kept slapping me and saying it was all my fault and I agree." He told her.

She wrapped him up in another hug, "Percy, stop it's not your fault, it's the punk that killed her, it's his fault."

That made him feel a little better but not much.

"Thanks Thalia, but I need to see Rachel, I have a sneaking suspicion that the dream means more than just my subconscious being cranky." He said.

Thalia nodded and Percy got up and started to walk over to Rachel's cave. Instead he bumped in to her along the way.

"Oh sorry Percy." She said.

"It's fine Rachel, I was just looking for you anyway." He replied.

She nodded, "Well here I am, what do you need?"

"A prophecy." He bluntly stated.

Rachel nodded and closed her eyes. When she opened them they were glowing green and green smoke was coming out of her mouth. It formed into a picture of Will sitting in his therapy chair, when he spoke it was the raspy voice of the oracle.

Because of his fatal flaw
One will break an ancient law
He will disobey the gods
To retrieve his loved one at all odds
When he exits nothing will be the same
Because onto him they'll shift the blame.

Then Rachel collapsed into Percy's arms.

Authors Note

I hope you guys enjoyed the second chapter, I'm going to be posting daily so I can get the story going. Once I get past all the beginning filler chapters I'll be posting weekly or whenever I have time. But anyway guys I hope you enjoyed and it would be most appreciated if you'd leave a review. Also I'm sorry for another cliffhanger but I needed to leave some suspense in the air, I guess. Next chapter we'll be following a different character. Thanks for reading!

-MalevolentKing