Daughter Of Chaos

CHAPTER 65: 16th birthday

Percy POV

"Percy, sober up son." Father, Max tapped me awake. "You must be used to Jack coming home drunk huh, that's why you used that line with me." I said in a pale voice, "No, you are drunk. In love." He said, "Yeah you right... If she does not forgive me I will forever be drunk, I might as well die cause I can't bare this heart ache." I sighed sitting up, "Don't speak like that, she will forgive you. She is just going through some stuff." He placed his hand on my shoulder.

"You should've seen how mad she was, she didn't want me to be near her. She didn't even let me heal her, or clean up her wound." I said hurt, remembering what happened. "She hates me." I said as my eyes watered, "No, don't say that. Did she say that?" Father asked as he placed his arm around me, "No..." I trailed off, "Then she doesn't hate you son. She could've easily said that she hates you in a fit of rage but she just said she was angry. But that does not mean she does not love you. You said she said she loved you from first sight even though you were a stranger." He smiled.

"You know it hurts a lot, to like know where she is and not be able to go meet her or face her." I said in a croaky voice. "It's all because of stupid mistake from childhood, and now I have to go to camp for my errands... Dammit, I just can't deal... I'm sorry." I apologised, "No it's alright, you don't have to go to camp today, I can do your errands and duties for you." Father suggested.

"Really, you would do that for me?" I asked, "Of course, I love you." He placed his hand on my head and I forced a smile, "Thank you so much, I don't think I can go to camp for a while. I do not want to see Annebeth... Gosh I will kill her." I growled, "You wouldn't raise your hand on a girl would you?" Father asked and my eyes trailed to look at him, "No, I would never. I do not need to even touch Annebeth for me to kill, just looking at her is enough." I said, "Good to know, anyway, don't sit in your room depressed the whole day. Go take a swim or walk or something." He said and I nodded.

He left the room and I fell back lying down again. Suddenly I felt the presence of another being in the room, I recognized the aura, it belonged to Nemean. "Nemean!" I jerked up and climbed off the bed, "How is she, is she alright?" I asked alarmed at his sudden appearance. "She is okay, but not alright. You have to do something please, this is hurting her more than it's hurting you." He said and I creased my eyebrows, "Her parents knows what happened right, what are they doing about it?" I asked, "Everybody knows what happened, but they can't help her, only you can." Nemean said and I sighed, "I can't do anything Nemean, she's mad at me." I said in a croaked voice.

"She said that a few days ago." Nemean said hysterically, "It doesn't matter, I don't feel as if her mood has changed ever since. I possibly cannot face her." I turned away. "She is not mad anymore, she is just hurting now..." Nemean said the last part in a whisper. "That's it, her birthday is soon and me standing before her will just make things worse, she won't enjoy it. I should just stay away." I said, "Oh just shut up and listen to me. You have to come on that birthday, you have appease her before midnight else it's over." Nemean said and I creased my eyebrows.

"What will be over?" I asked, "You will lose Natasha forever, not just you... Everybody will. Perseus I'm begging you please, I cannot lose Natasha to that monster, please." Nemean begged, "What?" I was confused, "I'm not supposed to be here, but please I beg of you, appease her... She's not mad at you. She loves you and you can easily make her happy without a thought. Please. I have to go..." Nemean disappeared.

I threw myself on the bed and looked at the ceiling, thinking about what Nemean had just said. "Percy, come on... Have breakfast." Mom said as she appeared, "I'll eat later." I said, "No. Don't even dare! You know, I should get Natasha to smack you so hard for all the heartache you put me through. I get that you are hurting, but what will starving get you. Even she won't approve of this!" Mom scolded, "Mom I'm just confused at the moment, I'm thinking and you are breaking my concentration. I'm not planning on starving myself for months like I did when Nattie disappeared... Calm down, and if it is possible for you to make her smack me, please do." I said and mother sighed.