The Other Half (Percabeth Fanfiction)

Chapter 4: New Rome

Chapter 4: New Rome

***Piper's POV***

"Where exactly are we going? You still haven't told me," Annabeth complained as we exited the cabin, squinting into the sunlight.

"We are going to see Hazel. You need some cheering up," I replied, dragging her by the wrist towards the Portal in the Big House that has been in place ever since we got back from Greece. We may have had to sail across the world and almost die hundreds of times, but in the end, a peace and even a friendship were formed between the two camps. Now, everyone is free to travel back and forth. "This is just what you need," I tell Annabeth. "A girls night out on the town. Lets go!"

***Hazel's POV***

Getting an Iris message from Piper about the situation at Camp Half-Blood scared me a lot. If Annabeth could stay strong while literally traveling through Tartarus, I knew she had to be really hurting now. I felt awful for her when I heard what had happened, I didn't think Percy could have been that cruel.

"Frank," I called. "Frank!"

"Yeah Hazel, you okay?" Frank came jogging into view.

"Yeah, everything is fine with me, it's Annabeth... Her and Percy broke up, Piper just Iris messaged me. They're gonna be coming here soon, she wants to hang out in New Rome for a little bit, try to distract Annabeth."

"Oh gods," Frank's face fell, "they must both be in really rough shape right now. That's fine, do what you need to do."

"I love you so much," I said, wrapping my arms around him.

"I love you too." Frank really was just about the best boyfriend in the world. He kissed my head and hugged me tight. If even Percy and Annabeth can't stay together forever, the world was a lot more terrible than I thought, but at least I still had Frank.

***Annabeth's POV***

"Why exactly do I have to go to New Rome?"

"Because friends don't let friends mope over their ex-boyfriends. Also, the other campers have complained that you are depressing everyone. Much too somber. It's especially bad with all the year round campers who have had to watch all the drama play out," Piper told me.

"Gee, thanks," I grumbled, "I'm so glad you guys feel bad for me."

"Sweetie, of course we do, but I think it's time we try out some tough love."

We arrive at the Big House and Piper proceeds to drag me inside. "Honestly, I'm not your prisoner, let me walk on my own." I yanked my arm away from her and entered. The strong smell of popcorn wafted through the house. Ambrosia, I thought. We walked through the front to the Rec Room where the Portal is. Bright and large, the Portal hurt my eyes to look at. I still wasn't happy on the outside but inside I was a little excited and touched that I had such great friends. I would have had no one just last year, before our quest, but now me, Hazel, and Piper are as close as sisters. It secretly made me happy, lightening my morose attitude just a little.

I stepped through and the tingling sensation ran throughout my body as I was transported to Camp Jupiter, relieved to finally get away.

***Percy's POV***

"Aw yeah. We are going to get this party started. No ladies. No responsibilities. Just fun tonight my brothers."

"Grover you are so weird," I retorted.

"That's why you love me Perce. Don't deny it. You worship the ground I walk on."

"I'm not in the club of your adoring nymphs. Vowing to forever follow you and protect the wild with you."

"For your information, Percy Jackson, me and Juniper are still going strong. This satyr is not protecting the wild with no other nymphs. Or dryads. Or anything else."

The others see me flinch but Grover is too caught up in talking to look. "Dude," Jason says, hitting Grover on the shoulder, "Shut up!"

"No, no. It's fine. Really I'm fine." But the evident pain on my face says otherwise. I am the polar opposite of fine. "Continue Grover, about how amazing your relationship is. I am quite content to suffer my pain in the background."

"Perce... Percy I'm really sorry. I didn't even realize. Do you wanna talk about it or...." he trails off looking at me.

"About how I was a complete and total ass and have ruined my life and hate myself every second of every day because of it. Yeah, sure let's talk about it." My short temper has reached the end of its leash. I immediately regretted snapping at my best friends, it's just so hard to see all the happy couples when I constantly felt like I was dying.

"Hi! I'm here. Did I miss anything..." Frank chooses just then to burst into the cabin, shutting up when he sees everyone staring intently at the floor.

"Hello Frank, we are just busy waiting for the floor to do some magic. I'm really hoping for it to just open up and swallow me," I say.

"I can arrange that," Nico pipes up.

We all laugh and it breaks the tension in the room. After that, things are able to turn back to our normal conversations. The night ensues and neither girlfriends nor exes are not mentioned, which is a relief, until the very end of the night.

"Well, I have to get back to New Rome. Hazel should be back with Piper and Annabeth soon. Bye guys," turning to leave, Frank realizes too late what he has said, right as it sinks in to me.

"Annabeth was at Camp Jupiter tonight? And she's coming back soon? That means if I leave right now I can go to the Big House and see her. She has to talk to me if I'm standing right in front of her." I get up to leave the cabin but am stopped by a hand on my shoulder, it's Leo.

"Don't do it man. You will only regret it and she will only try to ignore you further. I have gone through so many rejections that I know you are just going to look desperate."

"But Leo, I am desperate!' I cry. "I can't survive without Annabeth. Without her I can't even get my shoes on. She saves me from my own stupidity every time! Who will be there now? I have to go to her!" I continue trying to get to the Big House.

"I'm sorry that I have to do this Percy," Jason says, then I feel a shock and it all goes black.