Percy PoV
Uh-oh.
I told them too much. Like way way way too much.
Maybe they'll leave me alone now. Probably not, but I gotta hope.
I fall onto the bed next to Annabeth, who throws an arm over me in her sleep.
I doze off.
Tony PoV
It's nine thirty in the morning. These past few days have wreaked havoc on my sleep schedule. Not that I really have one.
I'm in the living room, rewatching footage of Percy. I even watch him play cards with Steve.
Natasha and Clint bring me a coffee. Steve joins us after a few minutes.
"What are we thinking?" Clint asks cautiously.
"PTSD." Steve voices.
"Abused in some manner." I add.
"Survivor." Natasha states.
"High pain tolerance." Bruce says, walking into the room.
"Huh?"
"I just intercepted him on his way to the gym." Bruce sighs.
"Maybe he's an adrenline junkie or something?" Clint suggests hopefully.
"No. He's not." Natasha inputs.
"Where's he now, Bruce?" Steve asks.
"I sent him to the library."
"I'll go visit him. Clint?" Natasha announces.
"I'm coming." He follows.
Clint PoV
I follow Nat to the library.
"Nat?" I ask.
"I just have to know something. I'm not going to threaten him."
"Okay."
When we walk in, he's bent over a book, and he turns the page.
"Hey." I say.
"Hey." He replies, not taking his eyes off the page.
"What are you reading?" This has got to be one of the most awkward conversations I've had to start.
"I forgot."
"Well, what's it about?" Maybe I've read it.
"Some general guy."
Then I remember something. "Didn't you say you couldn't read?"
Then he looks up, his eyebrows scrunched together.
"What language is that?" Natasha questions.
"Huh?" He looks back at his book. A couple seconds later, "Oh. That's why I wasn't having trouble."
"Care to explain?" Natasha asks him.
Percy looks at her, then me. "It's Greek."
"You can read Greek?" Natasha sounds surprised for an assassin of her calibre.
"Oh. Yeah. I'm fluent in Greek. It's actually easier to read in Greek for me. My dyslexia doesn't interfere." Percy says.
"That's why you said you couldn't read."
"Yup."
"Wait, you're fluent in Greek?" I catch up a bit.
"Um, yeah."
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Before I Die (Split Souls part 1)
FanfictionWith Sally and Paul missing, Percy learns that he has a mortal uncle. Tony Stark was not expecting to find that he had a nephew; nor that said nephew was a terrorist, according to SHIELD. What side is he to choose, his work- with the Avengers(with S...
