My Soulmate (HoO/PJO AU)

Chapter 28

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Leo's POV

I walk into the school, feeling like something was off.

I turn to see my friends huddled together. I walk over to them and see that Percy is leaning on Jason with a busted lip and black eye. His lip looked like it had recently been bleeding and his black eye looked new.

  "Good, you're here. Percy's gonna tell us what's going on," Calypso says.

  "Okay, Percy?" I say.

  He winces when he takes his arm off of Jason's shoulders. "Well, um, my step dad is an awful drunk," he starts, wincing as he talks. "And he hits me. Or more like pummels me."

  My eyes widen and Calypso takes my hand. She squeezes it tightly and I run a hand through my curls.

  Percy's knee gives out and Jason catches him. Annabeth takes his hand gently and asks if he's okay. "Yeah I'm fine," he answers.

  Hazel walks up to him and wraps her arms around his waist and Percy hugs her back. A tear run down her face and she quickly wipes it away.

  Jason looks in shock. Like the kind of shock you have when a family member is hurt or when someone you know dies.

  Annabeth just stands there and holds his hand giving him reassuring smiles. It then dawns on time that she has known the whole time.

  The worried glances, the private talks, how they have suddenly grown closer. It all makes sense. She has known all along.

  Piper looks beyond worried, she has a hand covering her mouth with wide eyes. She then takes a step toward Percy and gives him a hug.

  "Piper, this hurts, like, bad," he says, wincing.

  She let's go of him quicker than I could have thought possible. "Sorry," she whispers.

  She then kisses his cheek and he gives her a smile.

  "It's really not a big deal guys, I manage," he says. "I always manage."

  "You were walking fine yesterday. Did he hit you last night?" Hazel asks.

  "This morning actually," he gives us a small smile. "And I managing, see?" He then stands completely straight and gives us jazz hands.

  We al laugh, but stop when we see Luke coming up behind Percy.

  "Hey, Jackson. Hanging out with the losers you call friends? Er, well, except Annabeth," he says with a smirk on his face.

  "Can you not do that every time you see me? I don't like you, Luke," Annabeth says.

  "Yeah, yeah, we'll see about that," he mumbles and steps toward her.

  Percy visibly stiffens and crosses his arms. "I would appreciate if you left her, and all of my friends, alone. You hate me, not them," his jaw clenches and he takes a shaky step toward Luke, putting himself in between us and Luke.

  Jason stands beside him and Percy pushes him back. "Thank you, Jason, but I can handle myself."

  "What happened to your face, Jasckson? Oh wait, you were always ugly," Luke sneers.

  "Honestly, do you not have any insults that you haven't used a thousand times? I have heard too many insults in my lifetime to really care," he says.