Still Running-The Land Far Away Series (Percy Jackson)

A sharp pain in his body awoke Percy.

For a moment he just lay there, on the floor, not moving.

His musclier chest rising and falling.

He tried to process what had happened but it felt like someone was grating his brain cells one by one, making it hard to think.

Annabeth...

Percy stifled a sob...

Half of him refused to believe it.

The other half of him screamed with anger and tears.

Annabeth...

His Annabeth...

How could she be gone?

How could she just be there then then the next moment be gone.

Pure agony sliced through him, cutting deep into his heart.

It even hurt to breath...

Percy curled up, his breathing hitching...

How could the fates be so cruel?

Wasn't what they had done for the gods enough?

Enough to earn their piece?

Enough to settle down?

Another sharp pain slammed into him...as he thought of New Rome, where he'd been planning to settle down...with Annabeth, he'd gotten his hopes up, now everything had come crashing down.

Percy couldn't hold it in any longer...he screamed with pure grief, pain and anger, letting all his emotions out.

"Is this what you want!! You son of a bxxxx! Everything I've done! Every little thing we've done and this is how you repay us!!"

Percy wasn't sure who he was screaming to, the gods? The fates? Anything that played a part in Annabeth's death and his banishment would do...

"Aaaaaaaaaarrgggg!" With a cry Percy slammed his first down into the earth as he kneeled over. The ground shaking violently as it reacted to Percy's distraught emotions.

Percy didn't look at where he'd been banished to, he didn't care, he just wanted to forget all that had happened....to be with Annabeth...

Percy glanced at his sword that was lying besides him...

What on earth was he thinking? He wasn't suicidal!

But then again...grief could make you do stupid things....

Annabeth...

But before he could even reach towards his sword, Percy stiffened as he heard some footsteps and a kind motherly voice asked "Are you okay dear?'

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