Percy and the Forgotten Heroes

Forbidden Love and Terror

Percy's POV

I looked at Clarrise who had fear evident in her eyes.

I had just sheathed my sword.

Everyone was looking at me with mixed expressions, pity, fear, confusion. Too many faces.

I had to get out of here.

I stormed off towards the lake, making it clear that I was not to be followed.

Annabeth's POV

I looked at Percy, storming away. I don't know what came over me to finally break up with him.

Lately our relationship just didn't feel right anymore and besides...I-I liked someone else.

Someone who I know I could never have a chance with but someone I still couldn't stop thinking about.

Her name is Starlet Haninngs, daughter of Demeter.

Clarrise's POV

I couldn't stop thinking about those red eyes.

It was all I could see when I closed my eyes, burning with hatred, staring right into my soul.

The others were either looking at me in shock that I was afraid of him or looking at Annabeth with both anger and confusion.

My siblings were asking if I was ok but I shrugged them all off and made my way to my cabin, praying I wouldn't run into Perseus.

Starlet's POV

Percy had just stormed off and I couldn't help but look at Annabeth. The way her golden locks fell perfectly on her shoulder.

Stop that! She's obviously straight!

Besides she just broke up with her boyfriend, emphasis on boy.

I couldn't help it though because I loved Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena.

Later on she ran into me. I had been in the woods when she literally ran into me.

What was I doing in the woods? That's information you don't need to know.

I saw a hellhound chasing her and killed it by squeezing the life out of it with poison ivy.

"Thanks Starlet." Annabeth said nervously.

"No problem. Why are you out here anyways?" I couldn't help but ask.

"I was trying to find P-Percy...to explain why I broke up with him, to say I'm sorry."

Oh. Of course Percy. Always Percy.

"The truth is it wasn't right because I didn't love him anymore. I love someone else." she said.

I was disappointed. She liked someone else. Which lucky guy is it? Note the sarcasm.

"Oh." I said, "I guess we should get back to Camp."

"Yeah." She didn't meet my eyes.

We walked back and suddenly I felt Annabeth's hand find mine.

I looked her in the eye and I realized the truth, why she was so nervous.

"You're...?" I sort of asked. She smiled.

"And you're...?" She sort of asked. I smiled as we walked, a spring in my step.