Forest Of Blood

I rode the bus for a long time. Minutes dragged on to hours and hours dragged on to nights. I spent two nights on the double decker bus. One floor was for riding, the other sleeping. My mind was a swirl ever since I lost Percy. I mean, I never imagined that he would DIE. Percy was my boyfriend. He was always there for me, and I let him die. The bus lurched to a stop, and the driver told us to get off. I grabbed my pack and got off. I was halfway there. I was in some sort of city, in Nebraska.

I hailed a taxi, and gave the driver as much as I could spend. While he drove, I sat back and thought of Percy. That one day we sat on the beach... (Flashback)

I sat on the hot sand as Percy jumped around in the waves. I smiled as he came over and gave me a shell. "Thanks Seaweed Brain." I said, putting it in my pocket. Percy grinned and picked me up. "What! No! Percy out me down!!" I yelled, and he dumped me into the churning waves. I came up gasping. "Seaweed Brain!" I yelled. He smiled, and gave me a kiss. His lips were wet and salty. I gripped him, and we went down in a air bubble. I looked at him, "I love you Seaweed Brain..."

"You getting out?" The driver asked. I shook the thoughts away, and got my stuff. I was so close to the Underworld. I looked around, and hailed another taxi. I gave him the rest of my money, and he sped off. I miss Percy. As he drove off, I took out my iPod and listened to music. Soon, I drifted off to a deep sleep. I dreamed of Percy. The first time we kissed, when it was The Battle Of The Labyrinth and we were in Mt. Helen. He was about to go off, so I kissed him and then I thought he died.

"Hey miss, where ya heading?" The taxi driver asked, "Cause you ain't getting there." With that, the taxi stopped and the driver mutated into a Empousia. She leapt at me, and I plummeted out the door. Right when she leapt on me, I drove my knife through her. She disappeared in a cloud of dust. I sat down on the side of the road and cried, letting out all my emotions.

Soon, I sniffed one last time and climbed in the drivers seat. I was old enough, just not sure how to. I did it a few times with my dad, but this is different. I put my foot on the pedal and sped off. It was simple once I got the hang of it. I plucked up my map and looked at it. Hollywood is only forty more miles. The thought cheered me up, and I drove faster.

I soon arrived, and I jumped out. Percy once told me there was an entrance in the park. To open it, you need music. I found the park, and walked toward a clump of boulders. This should be it. I began singing, a sad slow tune that got more emotional as it continued. Soon, the boulders crumbled apart
and a stairwell leading down was there. I took one last breath of air, and defended into the Underworld.

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