Chapter4- Your not serious
Percy woke up with the feeling that someone was watching him. He opened his eyes to see Annabeth gazing down at him wearing her hunter cloths.
"Glad to see you back awake" stated Annabeth as she continued to stare at him.
"How long have I been asleep?"
"Around a day or so" relied Annabeth with a shrug of the shoulders.
"Not to long then" shrugged back Percy with a smirk.
"Considering people sleep for around 8 hours on average, I would say that you were asleep for a long time" corrected Annabeth with a slight frown.
"Suit yourself" grumbled Percy from the bed as he pushed himself into a sitting position and started to make his way out of the bed.
"Is there a reason you decided to come in here apart from to wake me up?" Questioned Percy with a frown in her direction as he started to gather his cloths.
"Chiron want you in camp half-blood" reported Annabeth who then made her way quickly out of the tent to leave him alone.
Percy raised his eyebrows at her actions but hen gathered that she was probably still unhappy with him from the past day.
He then got himself dressed and made his way out of his tent to the dining area to see if there was any breakfast left for him.
He got there and saw that all the hunters were sat in their little groups and were all talking to each other, not one of the acknowledging that he was there. All apart from Zoe.
"He Percy" she greeted and quickly moved aside to let him sit next to her.
"Hi" replied Percy with a bit of uncertainty in his voice.
He looked over and saw Artemis not far from Zoe and Artemis was doing everything not to look in his direction. Percy just sighed and sat himself down and started to eat his breakfast without looking at Artemis or Annabeth.
"I take it Annabeth told you about Chiron requesting you?" Enquired Zoe as she looked over at him.
"Yeah, she did" nodded Percy, not really paying attention.
"Any idea what it's about?" Asked Zoe.
"No, none" shook Percy.
"If you want to ignore me as well Percy then please be my guest" snapped Zoe who's patience was wearing thin.
"Well, why don't you leave as well then, no one can seem to be around depressed Percy any longer can they?" Shouted Percy, louder than he had intended and the whole group of hunters looked up from there private chats and stared in his direction, including Annabeth and Artemis.
Percy quickly got up and to a bare area in the woods, near a cliff.
He then called out for Apollo who then appeared on his Chariot and landed next to Percy.
"I'm never going to ignore a call from my sisters Son" greeted Apollo who came out of his Chariot and shook Percy's hand.
"Take me to Camp Half-Blood please, Apollo" instructed Percy with a slight bow.
"Sure, got nothing else to do, also heard that Chiron wanted to speak to you" nodded Apollo who then gestured for Percy to get in and Percy did, followed by Apollo who took Percy to camp half-blod in mere minutes.
Percy then got out and bowed to Apollo. "Thanks for the lift" said Percy
"Don't mention it, whenever you need anything, just let me know. But remember, don't order me around, I am a God after all so I won't answer to just anyone" winked Apollo and then the chariot was gone.
Percy just shook his head and made his way to the Big House where Chiron would no doubt be waiting for him.
Percy came to the Big House to see Chiron standing outside, he looked to be talking to another student. Chiron then noticed Percy walking towards him and he quickly sent away the other student.
"Percy, when I requested to see you, I didn't mean it had to be right away" greeted Chiron as he shook Percy's hand.
"I had nothing else to do so I thought I would come straight away" responded Percy with a shrug of the shoulders.
"I see" mumbled Chiron, obviously not believing him. Percy just looked away so Chiron couldn't stare into his eyes any longer.
"I assume your wondering why I requested to see you" stated Chiron as he led Percy into the Big House and into his office. Percy sat down on the other side of the desk, facing directly towards Chiron.
"Indeed" responded Percy, without showing any emotion.
"Poseidon has lost a very vital object of his" informed Chiron as he stared into Percy's eyes.
"What do you mean by lost?" Asked Percy with a furrowed brow.
"I mean that it has gone missing" elaborated Chiron.
"Was it taken or did he just misplace it?" Asked Percy.
"God's don't just misplace things Percy, they are very meticulous with their belongings" explained Chiron.
"What is it he has lost exactly?" Questioned Percy as he continued to try and look anywhere but at Chiron whenever neither one of them was speaking.
"His trident" informed Chiron with an apprehensive look.
"Please don't tell me that he's blaming Zeus?" Sighed Percy.
"Luckily, he isn't but he is suspicious about all of the God's, most notably, Artemis" added Chiron
"Why would he think that my mum stole his weapon?" Asked Percy in exasperation.
"Think about it Percy" encouraged Chiron.
"He thinks that she wants it to gain a bigger control over the sea because the moon controls the tides" murmured Percy with raised eyebrows. Chiron just nodded his head.
"Now, me and you both know that Artemis doesn't want to gain a larger control over the sea but sometimes paranoia can overall common sense" carried out Chiron as he leant in closer to Percy.
"Why are you telling me this?" Asked Percy with a concerned look.
"Poseidon hasn't directly asked me this but the gods have suggested something to me. Since you and the others did so well in regaining Zeus's Master Bolt, we think that it would be the most sensible course of action I you were to try and regain Poseidon's trident" informed Chiron.
"Not again" mumbled Percy as he looked away from Chiron. Chiron just grinned at him.
"You will not be going alone" started Chiron but Percy interrupted him.
"I don't want to go at all" snapped Percy back at him before he could finish his sentence.
"Let me finish Percy, I think it would be a good idea if Mathew were to go with you."
"I don't!" Cried Percy in outrage.
"Well the rest of the gods and myself do, and Annabeth and Grover as well" added Chiron.
"Oh anyone else, do father Christmas and the Eater Bunny want to join on the bandwagon as well by any chance?" Growled Percy.
"No they don't, we would also like Zoe and Thalia to accompany you, Mathew, Annabeth and Grover" said Chiron.
"Why?"
"I have my own reasons for suggesting that but I believe that you are on good terms with them both?2 Enquired Chiron.
"I suppose so" replied an uncertain Percy.
"Good, then there shouldn't be no problems then should there?" Smiled Chiron as he continued to observe Percy.
Percy sighed in his seat and then walked out of the office.
"I don't need to visit the Oracle do i?" Asked Percy who turned back around at the door.
"No Percy, you don't" chuckled Chiron as he watched Percy walk back out of his office.
Percy walked out of the Big House to see Grover standing outside, most likely waiting for him.
"I take it you heard then?" Asked Grover as Percy approached him.
"Yeah, about Poseidon's bloody weapon" growled Percy in annoyance.
"I take it you wont be liking the company either" cringed Grover as he looked at him sympathetically.
"You are the only person and Thalia to a degree that I haven't fallen out with" confirmed Percy with a nod of the head.
"You haven't fallen out with Mathew" corrected Grover.
"Oh believe me, I fell out with him long ago. He just doesn't know it" muttered Percy who turned away and starting walking in the direction of the cabins.
"he really isn't that bad" assured Grover who was following him closely.
"So a lot of people are telling me apart from the hunt" retorted Percy without glancing back over his shoulder.
"Maybe they are right and you are wrong for once" hypothesised Grover with a shrug of the shoulders. Percy just kept on walking and didn't bother to give a reply.
They then came to the Artemis Cabin and Percy made his way over to the door.
"You know I can't come in, don't ya?"
"Yes, I do believe it or not Grover" replied Percy with a nod.
"What's gotten into you today, you seem to be constantly in a bad mood" frowned Grover at his friend.
"I'm fine, I wouldn't mind be left alone in peace though" growled Percy. Grover got the message and started walking away.
"I will meet up with you later in the dining hall" called out Percy to Grover's retreating back.
"We leave early hours tomorrow morning by the way, incase Chiron didn't tell you" Grover yelled back. Percy nodded his head and shut the door. He made his way over to the bed he had slept in when he first stayed in the cabin. The one that gave him the perfect view of all the star constellations. He gazed at them all for a few minutes and then drifted off for a few hours.
He was woken up by a banging at the door of the cabin. He walked over groggily and saw Grover standing there with an exasperated face.
"Hurry up man, its morning in case you hadn't noticed" stated Grover who was near yelling. Percy took a look around him and saw that Grover was right, you could see the sun rising slowly in the distance. He had slept longer than he had intended to.
"What time is it?" Percy asked with half closed eyes.
"Around seven" supplied Grover who started running towards the dining hall.
"Where you off to?" Yelled Percy.
"That's where everyone is waiting for you and getting stuck into there breakfast whilst they wait" yelled back Grover who kept on running back there.
Percy turned up at the dining hall with his rucksack and ready to go. He took a seat next to Grover who was still eating his breakfast.
"So you get to spend another quest with me" cried the cheery voice of Mathew who has just turned up.
"It's way to early to have to deal with his cheery ways" muttered Percy as he leant towards Grover so Mathew wouldn't hear him.
"He's only trying to get us all in the mood" whispered back Grover.
"The mood for partying or a quest?" snapped back Percy who then leant back again.
"Where are the girls?" Asked Percy who again turned to Grover.
"They are waiting at the Big House which reminds me we should probably be there now" replied Grover who then stood up and he led the other two over towards the Big House where you could visible see Chiron and the girls all waiting.
"Glad you finally decided to turn up" called out Zoe who turned to them as she finished talking to Thalia and Annabeth.
"Sorry, I lost track of time" muttered Percy who didn't look her in the eyes. None of the girls replied apart from Thalia giving him a slightly sympathetic look.
"What's the other by doing here?" Asked Thalia with malice in her words as she looked straight at Mathew.
"He will be joining us, Thalia" informed Grover with a slight smile towards her. She just nodded without saying another word.
"You six better be getting along, time is of the essence" instructed Chiron. "The vehicle you used last time is behind the Big House" added Chiron as he gestured behind the Big House.
"How, it isn't big enough for us all?" Asked Annabeth with a raised eyebrow.
"It has been enlarged a slight bit" explained Chiron with a slight smile.
The six then said there goodbyes to Chiron and then went around the back of the Big House with one thought going through Percy's head, 'why do I have to go through this again'.
A/N- Hope you enjoyed the new chapter, sorry for the longer wait than usual. The vote is still open and if you need a reminder, visit the earlier chapters. You have until the next chapter which should be within the next week so make sure you get your vote in by reviewing!
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