A/N: Hey guys, this is my first story. I hope I did well!
Disclaimer: I wouldn't be writing on here if I owned anything.
Chapter One: Happy Days turn Bad
"Percy, stop!" Annabeth laughed. They were in the Athena cabin, on Annabeth's bed, having a tickle fight. All of Annabeth's cabin mates were at archery, and Annabeth was late.
"Come on, I know you like!" Percy smiled. He was tickling her stomach, while Annabeth was struggling to get him off of her. They continued this for a few more minutes, with Percy on top of her, until someone cleared their voice.
"Uh, Malcolm," Annabeth said. She pushed Percy off of her, and a deep shade of red appeared on Annabeth's cheeks. Percy just had a smug smile. "It's not what it looks like." Malcolm raised a brow.
"Okay," he said suspiciously. "Chiron wants you both at the Big House."
"All right, come on Percy." Annabeth pulled Percy off the bed and walked toward the door. They were about to leave the cabin, but Malcolm pulled Percy aside.
"Listen," Malcolm said. "I'm watching you. If you do anything to hurt her, I'll-"
"You'll kill me," Percy interrupted. "I know the deal, Malcolm, and I promise I'll never hurt your sister." Malcolm eyed him, and then smiled.
"Sorry Perce, it's my job as an older brother to do that." Percy patted him on the back.
"It's okay, dude. I better get going." Percy ran off to catch up with Annabeth. She was halfway to the house, and some loose strands of hair from her ponytail were blowing behind her.
"Hey, what did Malcolm want," she asked.
"It was nothing, he was just asking about this Friday," Percy lied. He grabbed her hand from her side and intertwined hers with his.
"So," Percy started. "What do you think Chiron wants?"
"Probably a new camper, I'm guessing. It wouldn't be unusual."
"You're probably right."
Before they entered, Percy grabbed Annabeth and held her by her waist.
"Percy what-" She was silenced by a pair of lips. Annabeth wrapped her hands around Percy's neck and Percy tightened his grip around her waist. When they came up for breath, they smiled.
What was that for?"
"We didn't get to do that earlier." Percy winked.
Percy opened the door for Annabeth, and they both walked in. There was a boy, around the same age as Percy and Annabeth. He had dark brown hair, and stellar blue eyes. He was looking at them in confusion, like 'what-the-hell-am-I-doing-here' confusion.
"Percy, Annabeth, nice to see you!" Chiron greeted them. He trotted in the room, with a book in his hand. "I see you've been acquainted with Adam, here."
"Actually, no," Annabeth said. "We just came in."
"Well, Percy and Annabeth, this is Adam Prince, son of Hermes." Percy took his hand out and offered it to Adam.
"Nice to meet you, man," Percy greeted. "Pretty crazy, right?" Adam nodded.
Over the past few weeks, Adam fit into camp like he had been there for years. He climbed the popularity charts in a matter of days. It wasn't until Adam got a quest when everything went wrong. He took Annabeth and Jake Mason along, and they were gone for two weeks. Percy was worried sick and tried to Iris Message Annabeth, but it didn't go through.
When the three of them returned, they treated Adam like a hero. All they did was return the Amazons belt to the Amazon queen. What made matters worse; Adam and Annabeth became very close, too close for Percy's liking. One day he found them by the lake, with their feet dangling in the water off the pier. They were laughing and talking like they were best friends. He then saw Adam lean into Annabeth, but Percy interrupted them.
"What the hell is going on here?" Percy asked. He walked up behind them.
"Percy, i-it's nothing," Annabeth stuttered.
"Oh, really?" Percy looked from Annabeth to Adam in disbelief. "Annabeth we're going." He pulled on Annabeth hard, and she yelped.
"Hey, you can't tell her what to do, man!" Adam said. He stood up in a flash.
"Look, just stay out of this, Prince." Percy tugged Annabeth away, but Adam grabbed his shoulders and turned him around.
"What are you do-" Percy was cut off by Adam's fist. Percy stumbled back. Percy dusted himself off and tackled Adam.
"You think you can beat me, Adam? Don't forget I'm invincible." Percy pinned Adam to the ground.
"Guys, stop it!" Annabeth yelled, but they paid no attention.
"Stop being so cocky, Jackson." Adam welled up saliva in his mouth and spat it at Percy. Percy got off him and wiped off the spit on his face.
"Dude, that was gross." And with that, Percy stepped forward upper cut him in the jaw. He continued to beat him up, but campers began to fill the lake. It wasn't until two campers pulled Percy away from Adam that the fighting stopped.
"What the hell are you doing, Jackson?" Travis asked.
"Shut up Stoll!" Percy lunged forward, but Jake Mason and Will Solace pulled him back. Chiron came trotting in and saw the situation.
"What's going on here?" he exclaimed. People were gathered in a circle and know spoke up, until Clarisse broke the silence.
"Prissy, was beating the daylight of Adam here." People murmured in agreement.
"Chiron, it wasn't like that," Percy tried to explain.
"Annabeth, take Adam to the infirmary. Everybody else leave. Percy, I want to talk to you in the Big House." Campers started snickering and taunting Percy that he's going to get in trouble.
It turns out that Percy would get two weeks of kitchen duty, and shower last. He was also excluded of capture the flag and the campfire. Percy was pissed. He walked out into the hallway, and peered to his right into the infirmary.
It was Annabeth and Adam.
"I'm really sorry about Percy. I don't know why he acted that way," Annabeth said, dabbing a wet cloth on his eye.
"Don't worry about. He doesn't deserve someone like you, anyway." Annabeth blushed. Adam grabbed her chin and leaned close to her face.
"I really like you, Annabeth."
"I-I, don't know what to say."
"Don't say anything." They leaned in and kissed. Percy was furious, but kept his cool and stormed off. Percy guessed that they broke up.
They past few weeks had been hell for Percy.
At swords class, people would ignore him, and when it came to partners, Percy would sit in the corner of the arena. Nobody talked to him at when it came to eating. People would push him around, like he was the weakest of them all.
But what hurt him the most was seeing Annabeth and Adam so happy together. They would walk around hand-in-hand, and the Aphrodite cabin said they were 'the perfect couple'. Percy was outraged, but didn't bother to do anything. It's not like anybody cared.
What triggered Percy's anger the most was the incident that happened a few days ago.
Percy woke up to the smell of smoke. He opened his eyes and looked to his left. His eyes widened. He quickly jumped off his bunk and ran out of his cabin.
It was on fire.
"What the hell?" Percy muttered under his breath. Behind him he could here stiffened laughs. He turned around and saw the Stoll brothers and Adam. They had smirks on their faces and matches in their hands.
"I thought you were a son of Poseidon, Percy," Adam said. "This is why you don't mess with a son a Hermes." Percy clenched his hands his jaw tightened. He walked right up to Adam and punched him square in the face. Adam stumbled back and was caught by Conner and Travis.
"What was that for?" Travis asked. Percy didn't saw anything. He brought his leg up and kicked Travis in the stomach. He let out a groan and clutched his stomach. Conner was the smart one and didn't say anything. People started to step out of their cabins to figure out what all the commotion was all about. What they saw was Percy's cabin in flames, but nobody bothered to do anything. They still had a grudge from a few weeks ago.
Percy pushed through the big crowd and headed toward the camp's borders. Chiron suddenly popped up and settled everyone down. The cabin was still on fire.
"Percy, hold on boy!" Chiron shouted out.
"Leave me alone," Percy growled.
"What is Prissy here going to cry all the way home to his mommy?" Adam smirked. He was covering his nose, but other than that, he was fine. Percy turned around, and all the camp was silent.
"My parents are dead, as if any of you care at all." Percy continued to walk away, but someone ran after him.
"Percy, where are you going?" Annabeth called after him. Percy's eyes filled with tears and he kept on walking. Annabeth caught up to him and grabbed his arm.
"Percy, calm down. You're overreacting!" Annabeth said. Percy wiped around, eyes filled with hatred.
"Overreacting?" Percy yelled. "You're ass hole of a boyfriend just set my cabin on fire! These past few weeks have been hell for me. I think I have a reason to overreact." Annabeth's face hardened.
"Adam wouldn't that."
"Whatever, Annabeth. It's obvious that I'm not welcomed here anymore, so I should just leave." Percy turned back around and disappeared into the darkness, only to be seen in two years.
But two years can change a person, and it certainly changed Percy Jackson.
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~freedepth