Even after fighting for the gods and demigods all his life, Percy was betrayed and framed by those he trusted. The appearance of a single boy destroyed the life he knew and loved. Even his mother chose his half-sister over him. Losing all hope, Perc...
Sitting on one of the rocks on Zeus' Fist, I couldn't help but wonder how everything had changed. Where did things start to go wrong? How can you be loved one day and hated the next??? Praised and then cursed??? How can people change the way they think just because of one single boy???
The winds ruffled my hair as I stared at the setting sun. I can't help but wonder how they could betray me with HIS words. Mom, Dad, Annabeth, the four (Leo died), Thalia (and naturally the hunters (and just when they started to accept me) along with her), Nico, Will, the Stoll twins, Katie... everyone. A lone tear falls as I think of all their betrayals, how they chose him and believed him over me... I tried to think back to when it started. When did the dominoes start to topple??? After all those mean pranks he pulled on me??? After all those false rumors he spread??? Was it after finding out whose child he was??? No. It was that very second he stepped foot on the hill.
It all started on that day...
(Flashback)
It's been three years since the defeat of Gaea, since we saved the world for a second time, and everything has been considerably better. Sure, many demigods still die but the numbers have reduced. More and more demigods kept arriving at the Greek or Roman camps, and only a few were unsuccessful. The gods created a portal in the middle of our camp and theirs to make interactions easier. They have also been spending more time with us demigods. Almost every day, some god or another would come to visit us, including my dad (which always seemed to make me happy )
For the past three years, for every birthday, he has given me extraordinary gifts. The first was a silver trident-shaped armlet that could transform into an actual trident (made of aquamarine stone, which is the most precious stone in the ocean.); he even taught me how to use it over the years. The second was a ring with a stone that, when turned, would cover the wearer in battle armor. I was kind of excited for what I'd get this year (although my birthday was months away.).
Jason had proposed to Piper two years ago and got married soon after. She is pregnant with her second child. Frank and Hazel are still in the dating stage, as are myself and Annabeth but I soon planned to change that. But that was all before he came and my life turned upside down.
Two weeks ago
It was my turn to do guard duty and I was sitting beside Peleus, near Thalia's tree, petting him absentmindedly when I heard a girly shrill scream. I shot up and scanned down the hill to see a blond boy with electric blue eyes running up the hill, being chased by the Minotaur and two baby hellhounds. I just stood there for a second, surprised because I was expecting a girl, and then jumped down to help the boy. I pulled my pen from out of my pocket, removed the cap, and felt my fingers surround the hilt of my sword, riptide. Within three minutes, I took care of the hellhounds by rolling under them, slashing them on their underbelly, and then turned to the Minotaur.
Me (smirking): Hey there, Beef Brain... Did you come to get your other horn pulled out???
He growled and charged towards me. I stood rooted to the ground until the last minute before jumping above the Minotaur, doing a back flip, and landing on his head. Wrapping my hands around its only remaining horn (this one must have grown back after I pulled the other one in Tartarus), I pulled it out of his head and jumped off, landing in front of it and stabbing it right at its heart (or where I think its heart is).
Me (grinning): Killed them all in five minutes—my newest record. Sweet!! Annabeth's going to be proud...
I looked at the kid, who had a slight cut on his head with blood dripping from it but no other visible injuries. I bent down and spoke...
Me (gently smiling): Hey kid... You okay??? Do you... HEY!!
As I was speaking, he pushed me and grabbed my riptide, which I had dropped after my fight with the hellhounds. It was then that I noticed a crowd forming and Chiron, Grover, Annabeth, and my other friends making their way to the front of the crowd.
Boy (pointing to me): That boy just sat there laughing while I had to fend for myself!!! He threw me his sword and told me to take care of them!!!
Annabeth (walking to me and giving me a hand which I took): Ya right... There's no way Percy would just stand aside and watch as someone fights to their death. It's not in his personality to do such a thing...
Clarisse (glaring at the boy): Ya and I don't see you covered in monster dust, unlike Percy who is!!!
Boy: But I did!!! He just rolled on the dust before you all came!!!
Nico: Shut it brat!!! We all know Percy and, like Annabeth said, he's not the type to not help those who need it...
Boy: But... But...
Chiron: That's enough kid, what's your name???
Boy: James... Andrew James...
Chiron: Well, Andrew there's a lot to tell you so please follow Annabeth. She'll give you a tour and tell you anything else you need to know.
Boy (smirking): I'd follow this lovely princess anywhere!!!
Annabeth (looking disgusted): I know all kinds of close combat so I'd suggest you don't try anything that might get you killed...
She pecked me on my check and walked off to the Big House not even checking to see if he was following her, which he was. As I watched them disappear from my line of view, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. Something bad was about to happen, I felt it in my gut, but it's most probably nothing so I didn't think much about it. I guess that was my biggest mistake, not trusting my instincts...
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