Heroes Of Olympus:The Maze of Prophecy.

Awkward Convos and Violent Tremors

A/N: It's been a while, I'm so sorry! I'll try and update another chapter later today or tomorrow or the day after, just to make up for it. xox

The picture above is of Angel (in black) and Ezra (in yellowish -orange)

Percy

"You know food is for eating ,not having staring contests with right?" 

I snapped out from the daze that I was in.

How long was I out for?

"Are you okay?" Dominique asked, placing her hand on my shoulder. I looked down at her and smiled before looking up at everyone else.

"Yeah."

"You sure, bro?" Jason enquired, from the opposite end of the table. I nodded hastily and pretended to dig into the traditional Hawaiian breakfast, that was now cold, in front of me.

Was I actually okay? No.

I just couldn't sleep, after what Annabeth had told me. I mean I already knew she was the reason Dominique grew up alone but I didn't realise it was that terrible.

It wasn't even that kept me up all night; it was the sound of Annabeth crying from above me.

I just couldn't bear it. I wanted to wrap my arms around around her but instead I listened her small sobs and heaving chest until she eventually drifted to sleep.

And now I feel like absolute shit sitting at this table, with four other demigods having a loud conversation in my-

"PERCY?!?" Connor practically yelled, leaning over Dominique to flick me, on the forehead.

"What?" I retorted, glaring at him.

"You didn't hear any of that, did you?"

I rubbed the back of neck, sheepishly, before running my hands through my hair.

"No."

Connor rolled his eyes, muttering something under his breath as he shifted his attention unto Dominique. She simply glared at him before turning back to me.

I could tell that she was trying to read my expression, so I tried my hardest to keep poker face, but of course it was useless.

Dominique glanced between Annabeth, who was sitting next Jason on the opposite end of the table, and I. 

I took the hint and turned to face Annabeth, too.

"Hey guys," I started, looking at Annabeth even though I was addressing the entire table. " Annabeth and I need to go have a serious conversation."

"Percy, I don't-" Annabeth tried contest, shaking her head slowly but I wasn't taking no for an answer.

"I'll meet you at the Hotel's entrance," I stated, ignoring her completely whilst standing up and leaving the dining hall.

Whether Annabeth likes it or not, we need to sort out our relationship and address the what happened, probably. I refuse to believe that we were in this situation solely due to Dominique's situation; there had to be another underlining reason.

I stood against the nearest pillar, which was of course decorated with flowers, to the dinning room entrance/exit. To keep myself occupied, I looked around the lobby, admiring the beautiful decor. 

Moments later, Annabeth came strolling out of the dinning room. We both stood there awkwardly for a moment. 

I couldn't help feeling were having a moment of déjà vu. I mean, we've been in situations like this before because we're human (OK, half) and humans have falling outs or misunderstandings, but it's never been to this extent.

I was actually nervous. Very.

"So? Why'd you call me aside?" Annabeth asked softly avoiding eye contact.

I sighed before speaking." I just wanted to make sure you were alright from yesterday."

She looked up at me before giving me a shaky smile." Yeah but I kinda deserved it."

"Yeah, you did," I concluded, whilst smirking at her. Annabeth rolled her eyes and pushed me lightly. "Though, I was a little harsh on you."

Annabeth opened her mouth, as if to say something, but decided against it and closed it again. Instead, she smiled at me and walked back over to the dining room, leaving me in the lobby, alone.

There was so much more I wanted to say to her, and I could tell she had somethings to say to me as well but I cleared my mind of all possible dialogue and stayed rooted to my spot, instead of  following her.

I could tell there was still something wrong with her.

After a moment of contemplating, I followed Annabeth's example and went back to the dinning area, only to meet the gang speaking to two girls. I sat down in my original place, next to Dominique and looked at the two girls properly.

They both shared the same distinct platinum blonde hair,ocean blue eyes and mischievous grin. 

Dominique must have sensed my confusion as she took the courtesy of introducing me to the twins. 

"This is Angel and Ezra, " she grinned, pointing at both of the girls in turn. " Their father owns this whole resort."

I turned to face Angel and Ezra, who were both grinning at me. They seemed nice, though, there was something about them that was...off. I just couldn't place my finger on it at the time.

"Hello!" Angel (I think) smiled." You must be Percy! It's real nice to meet you!"

"Why are they here?" I asked, not really caring how mean it sounded.

Jason shot me a look, but I didn't care. We had a quest to embark on and definitely did not have time for small talk.

Jason opened his mouth to say something but was interrupted by a piercing a scream, which seemed to be coming from the hotel kitchen. 

It was followed by a what felt like a resounding tremor, which took the entire hall by surprise, throwing everyone unto the ground without warning. As I tried to stay upright, I felt a someone grab unto the hem of my shirt, before securing themselves by holding unto my shoulders instead. 

I knew who it was immediately and turned to give her a shaky smile before steadying myself properly and turning to Dominique.

"What the Hades..." she whispered as she looked past me. 

Dominique looked absolutely mortified as she trembled and cowered into Connor's chest. I'd never seen her look so scared before, her eyes became wide and she looked like she wanted to cry. 

"Percy!" Annabeth muttered, voice shaky. "Look behind us."

A/N: I KNOW THIS CHAPTER'S KINDA SHORT. SORRY! THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL 100% BE LONGER!