Broken (Percy Jackson/Avengers crossover)

Gift

Percy POV

Natasha showed me where my room was, trying to pry the secrets out of me....

'So where you from?' I was about to say Manhattan when I realised what she was trying to do. Naughty Natasha.

'Earth' I calmly said. 

'Which school do you go to? 'Cause you must be the fittest guy there' 

'Your'e right! I'm the fittest guy there' I said sarcastically. 

' What do you do in the weekends?' So she thought I was a terrorist.

'Skateboarding' You could practically see the frustration written on her face. 

' Do you have a girlfriend?' I stopped in my tracks. The word echoed in my ears, girlfriend.... girlfriend... I walked into my room and turned to her. I gave her my least scariest glare - she flinched. 

'That, is none of your buisness' I slammed the door in her face. I waited for a couple of minutes before leaning against the door. I slid down it and let the tears break through. They had left.... Why do wars always end in death?.... You don't need to be phsically dead to be mentally... I've changed. I've changed-so much. Why couldn't life be simple? Why couldn't I go to school as a normal kid, earn a good life, find true love- then die a peaceful death? Why couldn't it be that simple?

The I remembered Dad's word- 'I have a little.. gift for you' I stood up, not bothering to wipe the flowing water, and stalked over to my bed. On it was a scrapbook, the color of the ocean, with waves. The looked so realistic that I swear I saw them moving. In cursive writing it said, 'The Lost Voices of the Past' My eyebrows furrowed together in confusion. My hand inched onto the cover, I flipped it open.

The first page was of the seven of the prophecy. Jason was flying from the rampaging Apollo kids-when we played Truth or Dare. Jason got dared to insult Apollo and his awful poems. Now that was fun. I looked mmore closely and realised the pictures were actually moving, like it was happening right now.The next page was when Piper got a makeover from Drew when she was sleeping. She seemed to radiate beauty without the makeover. But it still made our jaws dropped. The next page was when Leo was explaining to Hazel what a chickn nugget was. That took an hour. Then Hazel asked what a phone was- that took 2 hours. The next page was when Frank got 'accidently' pelted with tomatoes from Leo. Apparently he had thought he was a monster. The next page was when Nico was hiding in the shadows in Bunker 9 because Leo had made him a new sheild and when he stepped out of the shadows Leo had set his pants on fire. By the time we had stopped the fire his trousers had burnt off and you could see his ghost boxers. The next page was when Reyna had gotten angry-no furious!- of Octavian plans to attack Camp Half- Blood that she had stuffed Octavians mouth with toy stuffing then sent him to Camp Half Blood to be near his 'Friend' Rachel. Rachel the girl he absolutly loathes... 

But there's one Person missing..

I flipped the page and tears welled up. Annabeth. Tears ran freely  down the page and onto the scrapbook. I hugged the scrapbbok close and remebered the warmth of Annabeth's lips. 

'I miss you, guys. I miss you all...' I soon drifted to sleep- a happy smile tugging on my lips