My job sucks (Percy Jackson)

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    "So what do you teach?" Leo asked while fidgeting with a piece of metal that I had torn off the car door for him.

   "Social and drama. I enjoy it very much so I hope I do get to go back in two weeks, although my boss- I mean my old boss might catch me. I just needed a break, ya know?" I said casually. They nodded silently. This was way to tense for me.

"So, tattoos and piercings." Frank said, trying to cut the tension.

"Yeah. I needed to do something, sick with the same schedule gets boring. Besides, a lot of the other agents also had the same piercing, they said it was initiation or something. Tattoo was because I needed an anchor. I wanted to die for a while and I felt if I had something to hold me down, then I could stay strong." I smiled slightly.

"That's deep man." Leo grinned. I grinned back. It felt good to relax, yet I was still tense. Something was bound to happen, it always does.

"Chill Perce, you act like someone is going to pop up and make you do 1000 bench press." Jason laughed at me, reminding me of the time Alec did make me bench press 1000. I was put in the hospital for 2 weeks.

"That did happen before." I pondered.

"Did you succeed?" Annabeth asked with a raised eyebrow. I grinned and they all thought I did.

"Nope. I had a two week break and nearly got my trainer fired, stupid emotionless trainer." I grinned. They laughed as well, and finally things felt peaceful.

A few hours later, we arrived at camp. People stared at me as if I were a stranger, and I was now. Even my previous friends didn't know what to expect of me anymore. I was noticeably carrying a gun and a bullet proof vest, and covered in blood, of course I was a stranger.

"Perseus? Is that really you my boy?" Chiron asked quietly.

"Yes sir, it's been a while." I said with a small bow. Wow, I had become far to formal. I bit my lip and straightened myself.

"Ah, Poseidon will be glad to see you." Chiron smiled at me, but yet he seemed confused on my manners. If I didn't treat my boss with respect, he would get his boss down to torture me, literal torture. He would cut me repeatedly, asking if I learned my lesson, and I did, but not for a couple weeks,

"He disowned me, sir. I'm no longer his spawn." I said formally. "Now, I should quite possibly stop at Olympus, as long as I don't get caught on my way there, I should be fine." I smiled.

"Nonsense, you just arrived, we can get an Iris message for you or something, please, rest." Chiron said. I'm shocked he hasn't come and given me a hug, but I also understand why, I'm covered in blood for gods sake.

"Yes sir." I bowed and walked away, mentally beating myself up. I walked towards my old cabin, tossing my weapon and vest onto my previous bunk. I punched a wall, with my previously damaged hand. I inspected my mangled hand, which now was covered in fresh blood from the bullet wound and bruised and broken because of the concrete wall from earlier.

Once I finished my shower, I lied down. I can't believe that I'm back, back to a place that I use to call home. I felt bad, cause this no longer felt like home. I felt unwanted, unneeded. The places I work give me a sense of belonging, the sense that someone needs me. Here, people can easily take care of themselves.

My thoughts were interrupted by a knock on my door. As I was about to reach for my gun, I grimaced, leaving my gun on the bed. I opened the door and I was greeted by the sight of Nico. I smiled tightly at him. He looks healthier at least.

"Long time no see, Percy." Nico smiled at me. He wasn't as pale, looked happy. I couldn't help but feel guilty, I was the reason his life went downhill anyway, why so many people's lives had gone downhill or ended because of me.

"Yeah, it's been a while. Come in, if you would like." I opened the door wider for him. He walked in casually, carefully eyeing the weapons I had on my bunk. I closed the door and walked to my bunk, which seemed to make Nico nervous.

"Chill, you act like I would shoot you. I usually don't kill people." I said while shrugging, mentally punching myself. Wrong move, now he is even more nervous.

"You come to camp covered in blood, what do you think I would act like?" Nico asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, I will admit that walking in like that was disrespectful and disgusting, and scary for the younger ones. No, I did not kill anyone before coming. I simply threw a corpse at a vehicle, I don't know if the shovel I threw killed anyone." I said.

"Wow, if you threw a dead body, I think your sentenced to hell." Nico grinned. Good to know he is still the same old death breath.

"Yeah, I'm probably damned, so might as well make things worse for myself." I laughed. Nico laughed along with me, luckily.

"Well, it's nice to have you back, hopefully you don't get captured again any time soon." Nico said while walking out. Things really have changed.