Pirates (Percy Jackson Fanfiction)

Chapter 5

Sorry it took so long to update! I hope you guys aren't too mad, if it makes you any less angry, this chapter is longer than the rest so far ;)

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As Annabeth finished up, there was a knock on Percy’s door.

“Come in!” Percy said.

A grease stain-covered Leo opened the door, a nervous smile spread across his lips. “I fixed the lever…”

“It’s about time.”

“Am I in trouble?” he asked, frowning nervously and twiddling his thumbs. Percy usually delivered harsh punishments, especially when the Leo couldn’t fix things fast enough to help in a fight.

Percy paused a moment, then finally sighed. “No, just be a little quicker next time, okay?.”

Leo’s knees almost gave out as he exhaled in relief. “Y-Yes sir.” he said with a smile, running back out to the deck.

Shortly after Leo left, Percy shakily got up from his chair. “Come on, I gotta go check on Asa...”

Annabeth nodded, helping him out the door. “That poor kid…”

“Tell me about it… His father died a few years ago… He was a demigod.”

“I can’t imagine…”

“Yeah… I feel bad for the kid, he’s never had a real family... Kyle took him in, but he doesn’t care. I doubt he even knows he’s gone…”

“Or even worse, he does care. That’s dangerous Percy. What if he comes back for him?”

Frowning, Percy shook his head. “He won’t come back… My friend Grover used to be his best friend. One day they attacked our ship and Grover got knocked overboard. He can’t swim because he’s a satyr. Kyle ran back to his ship with the rest of his crew and they took off. He looked right at Grover, but didn’t bat an eye at his drowning ‘friend’. Grover would’ve died if I hadn’t saved him…”

“Oh would you two shut up? I can hear you over there, I’m not deaf!” Asa shouted from across the deck, struggling to free himself from the ropes that bound him to the mast.

“I’m not lying, Asa.” Percy said. “You shouldn’t trust Kyle.”

“He took me in when my dad died and he will come back for me!”

Sighing, Percy simply shook his head.

Looking to the sky, Annabeth frowned at the rising moon. “It’s getting late Percy. He should eat something…”

Percy nodded, staggering back to his room to grab an apple from his fridge. When he got back, he crouched down, holding it close enough for Asa to take a bite. “Here. This’ll at least hold you over until Frank’s done making dinner.”

The boy simply scowled, pushing his head back as far away from Percy’s hand as he could.

“Come on kid, you have to eat.” Percy insisted, trying to push the apple closer.

“Not if you continue treating me like a prisoner!”

“Asa, we both know I can’t untie you until I know you’re gonna behave. The last time you snuck onto my ship, the toilet wouldn’t flush for two weeks!”

Asa chuckled. “That was good…”

Rolling his eyes, Percy shook his head. “That was disgusting… Just eat the apple please?”