Never Again

Chapter 4

I'm finally back! I really have no excuses except the fact that my computer was confiscated (Bc I was caught reading Percy Jackson fanfics at like 3 am). Please remember to drop a vote! Also, we have over one hundred views, you people are amazhang! Love you people! Anyways, here is chapter 4.  

Disclaimer: Yeah so umm... I don't own PJO or HOO, all those rights go to Rick Riordan. 

Percy POV

I laid quietly in my bed, listening to the conversation about my fate. I have always been excellent at eavesdropping, and my teammates weren't exactly being quiet. Soon after Annabeth's tirade, I heard her footsteps continue down the stairs. From what I could hear, she then continued to stomp all the way to her room where she slammed the door loudly behind her. I honestly couldn't blame her with how rude everyone above deck was being. Especially Jason. However, I really wish that she hadn't told them those things about me. All that that was going to do was cause pity and curiosity about my life before camp, something I honestly had been trying hard to forget.  

Pro Tip: It isn't as easy as it may seem to forget. 

Even though Gabe himself may be gone, a reminder of him still falls into my mind when I smell alcohol or cigarettes, how my mother's smile becomes strained when her past marriage is mentioned,  how wary I was of Paul and every other male figure in my life, how he managed to make me wake up in fear if only for a second before I realized I was finally out... 

I shake the images of him smiling sadistically at me as he beat the crap out of me and threw his bottles at me like some carnival game out of my head. Of me feeling helpless as he pressed me against the wall, knowing there is absolutely nothing I could do to prevent the pain that followed. I do not need to relive those moments, once was more than enough.

I finally manage to keep the images from flashing through my mind and climb slowly out of my bed and towards the door of my room, treading lightly as to not aggravate the creaky floorboards and alert anyone to my presence. I open my door a fraction of an inch and peer into the hallway, relieved to see that it was empty. I make my way down the hall and past the engine room until I finally reach the stables. Quietly closing the doors behind me, I walk into the middle of the room and gaze through the glass floor to the scenery below.  

I sit there for a while, watching the landscape roll by beneath me, occasionally dotted with trees or intercepted by sparkling rivers that reflect the coming dawn. My mind becomes peaceful as I lose myself in its beauty, a reminder that Annabeth isn't the only perfect thing left in this world. Soon I am able to lose myself to the first peaceful sleep that I had had in many years. 

---This is the line break of sleep, it's morning now my child---

I woke up to someone gentle nudging my shoulder and whispering smoothly into my ear, " Time to wake up seaweed brain".  I push myself off of the glass and turn to see Annabeth. Gods she was beautiful. Her unbrushed curly blonde hair fell loose around her face like a halo, the sunlight filtering through it making each princess curl glow. Her nose was scrunched up as she grinned at me, the light sprinkle of freckles across the bridge of it was barely noticeable against her tan skin. What caught my eye most of all besides her dazzling smile however was, of course, those striking grey eyes, the ones I had learned to love more than any other sight this world could hold. At that moment, it took all of my willpower not to kiss her.

"C' mon Seaweed Brain, everyone was looking for you. There's a mandatory meeting above deck." Before I could protest, she cut in saying " and yes the mandatory part does apply to you too silly." She takes my hand and pulls me out the door, giggling at the pure joy of simply being together, as she pulls me along towards the stairs. 

You know, maybe everything will be alright after all. 

Okay, guys, I know this was kinda a useless filler chapter, but I'm kind of trying to add some background before I move on with this story(you will figure out why I need this specific scene in the future, don't worry). Oh yeah, I also need to decide what the point of this story is. Please remember to comment(you can also ask completely random questions, I don't care🤣). Anyways, hopefully, I will write again soon! Love you people!

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