Cabin 13

32| The Unknown "Him"

Percy clutched his head, letting out a yelp, he crumpled to his knees.

It was like watching a glitch, for a split second he remembered Annabeth. But it obviously came at a painful price...

Will quickly rushed towards Percy, doctor's habit, he reached out to help Percy up.

Smack!

"Don't touch me!"  Percy scowled, clenching his fists, trying to subdue the pain. He looked up at Will from the floor, "Just make him go away, " he muttered just before he slumped over into unconsciousness.

There was an eerie silence before Aphrodite addressed the camera, smiling like a madman, "Well, you saw it here first! Such anger and rage from our most powerful heroes! Good luck ladies with the new Bachelor..."

"That's a wrap!" The cameraman said, holding a thumbs up.

Before anyone could say anything else, Aphrodite stood, "Okay, well thanks for the segment!" Her smile faltered for a moment as she looked down at Percy, before she smiled sweetly, "Give him my appreciation when he wakes up, tell him he's invited back anytime," she flashed one last grin before snapping her fingers.

Bing.

All seven demigods landed with a small thud on Ms. Jackson's apartment floor. 

Nico groaned, lazily spreading himself out on the ground, "I really could've gone without that."

Piper jumped up, "Percy!" 

Frantically looking about she quickly found he was not in the pile of jumbled demigod limbs still on the floor. Slowly the teens started to untangle themselves, getting up, searching the living room for Percy.

"I don't see him anywhere," Leo frowned.

"Found him!" Nico called from Percy's room, poking his head out from the door, "He's still unconscious."

They quickly peered into Percy's doorway, just to find Percy safely coddled in his bed, the blankets tucked around him and a bright pink slip of paper next to him on his pillow.

Leo marched in, "Seriously?! Throws everyone else on the floor, except Percy Jackson  of course!" Leo grumbled, snatching the paper from Percy's pillow, "Dear Percy, I love a good romance, but I'm sure glad your latest one has come to an end. " Leo's eyes popped from his head, he waved the paper angrily, "Are you freaking kidding me?! There's a phone number!"

"Really?" Piper took the paper looking disappointed, "I don't even have her phone number, not that I could use it, but still..." 

Everyone went silent as Leo took back the paper and pocketed the slip.

"Did anyone else hear what Percy said before he blacked out?" Will frowned, rubbing the back of his neck worryingly.

Jason scoffed, "The whole world did, on live T.V; "Just make him go away". I'm really not that bad, right? I mean I get he's mad, but—"

"I don't think he was talking about you," Will shook his head slowly, still frowning.

"Than who?" Hazel shrugged limply, "Percy was  pretty upset with Jason."

"Yeah but he didn't say it with anger, I don't know, just the way he was clutching his ears and he looked so... so, scared." Will copied Hazel's shrug, "Maybe not, it just seemed off. "

There was a moment of silence.

Percy stirred in his bed, mumbled something in his sleep, then as if he'd been shocked, he bolted upright. With his eyes wide and his face in a frenzy, he grabbed his ears, letting out a grunt, "Shut up! Shut! Up!"

Everyone froze abruptly, the room in dead silence. 

"Percy? Are you alright?" Piper asked, taking a step towards him, not bothering to add any charmspeak to her words since it hadn't been working lately anyway.

Percy grabbed her wrist, gripping it tightly, staring at her frantically, "I can't take it anymore! Get him out!"

Piper lightly tugged at her wrist, "Who?" she asked, not wanting to jump to conclusions, even though they all had an idea on the "him"  Percy was talking about.

Percy leaned towards Piper, still clutching her arm, "He's. In. My. Head."