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Percy-
It's amazing how relaxing it is to just lay in the sand with the tide lapping at your feet. Especially for me, since I'm an extreme case of ADHD… Though, that does mean that I'm only able to relax in this position for so long, and unfortunately, that amount of relaxation time is not very long.
It annoys me sometimes, how little time I actually get to relax, to be alone. I mean, I love spending time with Annabeth and my friends…. But sometimes, you just have to be alone so you can think and stuff. Less things to distract me I guess.
I heard feet running to where I was, either
It was just someone who just happened to come here too.
One of my friends managed to find me.
There was a monster or something and they needed my help
OR something I'm just not thinking of.
I stayed in my position as the fast rhythm of running feet came closer, hoping they somehow wouldn't see me. Suddenly, the noise stopped and I ignored the instinct to open my eyes. Whoever it was sat down next to me, holding in a sigh, I sat up.
I opened my eyes to see Annabeth, who was raising an eyebrow at me. "And here I thought you were asleep… I never knew you could stay that still without being unconscious or held down." I shrugged, "It's possible for me to stand still… Just really hard…" I narrowed my eyes at her, "You didn't just come here to hang out did you?" I said hopefully. She frowned," Unfortunately, no. Chiron sent me to get you, Jason sent an iris message for you and Chiron. Everyone is waiting in the mess hall. It took me ten minutes to find you…"
Groaning, I stood up and offered a hand to help her get up. She took it, and we set off toward the Mess Hall. Just as we walking to the entrance I asked, "Do you have any idea what Jason wants?" She shook her head, and I turned toward Chiron, jogging over.
Turning toward the Iris message I saw Jason, "Hey Percy, nice to see you…" I just waved my hand a bit, annoyed that he was the reason my… ummm Relaxation Thinking Session was interrupted.
Jason leaned forward, "Max… ummm Skye…" He frowned, "Did you know her real name was Maximum?" Wary of the many campers watching me I nodded, "Yah, she told me." He nodded," Well, we had a battle and some titan touched her and hurt her head, and according to Aphrodite, put her in a kind of coma. Aphrodite had come with a message, from Zeus and Poseidon, and it's for both of you." A gasp rippled across the group of campers, though while I said nothing Annabeth tensed behind me and a ripple a guilt went through me. I had never told Annabeth. "Aphrodite sent us, me and Max(still in the coma) to get you." His eyes narrowed, "And to heal her, so we know something is up between you too. It's too much of a coincidence, Aphrodite coming with a message for you and Max, both powerful children of the Big Three, from Zeus and Poseidon together, two of the Big Three and enemies!" I could feel the glares of pretty much the whole entire camp, including Annabeth. A small bubble of fury erupted inside me and I leaned forward, glaring but speaking calmly. "I don't know what you are accusing me of, you have no idea what you are even talking about. If you are mad at me and Maximum for having secrets then go ahead, accuse me all you want. Cause then you are a hypocrite, because can you really tell me you have no secrets at all?" The whole camp had gone silent, "If I recall, you also kept Max's secrets, how she was tortured at the School and such." Suddenly my angered mind found another thing to grasp onto, "What do you think Ride would say about this? She would be angry that you would even be angry that she had a secret from you." I calmed my voice again so it would be expressionless, "Make sure you get her here soon. I'll be waiting here so I can heal her." With that said I waved my hand through the Iris Message, breaking it off.
I turned around and found myself face to face with a mad Annabeth. "You didn't tell me!" I frowned at her, "Oh, so I'm not allowed to have secrets anymore?!" "Not this big!" She yelled. I glared at her, "Oh, so I'm not allowed to keep big secrets then!?" "Why wouldn't you tell me something this big?" She yelled. I gave her a serious look, "Zeus and Poseidon made me promise to tell no one and did it ever occur to you that by telling you I would've been putting you in danger? Well, maybe I wanted to protect you from this!"
"It would've done me better to know Percy! Stop being an idiot and actually think for once!" She yelled. Something inside me snapped, and I yelled and her, throwing my hands into the air. "Is that what you think of me Annabeth? That I'm just and idiot that can't even think?! Well, maybe I have trouble paying attention to things, that's because of ADHD. So because I get distracted people think I'm just an idiot for not instantly knowing the answer. I always just play along, well! Maybe I'm tired of that! Did it ever occur to you that I just act stupider than I am?! Did it ever occur to you that I might actually be smart? Though I guess if that's what you think of me then I'm just an idiot to everyone. Well, Idiots aren't very useful, so I guess I'm not needed so I guess I'll just go!" With that said I ran away, leaving behind a stunned Annabeth and a bunch of stunned campers.
I had gone into the sea, it was pretty much the only place they couldn't follow me to. So I had found myself at the bottom of the ocean with the water swirling agrily around me like a kind of mini hurricane under the ocean. I wasn't actually that mad anymore… I just didn't really feel like dealing with the camp right now. I espescially didn't feel like dealing with Annabeth right now, I loved her. I really do, but no one's perfect and even perfect couples fight sometimes.
I stood up from under the water, I needed to go talk to Chiron. He knew of course, being the leader of camp and trusted by the gods themselves. Slowly I swam to the beach, I didn't break the surface though. There might be angry Ares campers or something waiting outside wanting to know what the secret is. Or worse! The Aphrodite girls might be waiting, wanting to know whether me and Annabeth were over, or wanting to flirt with me or something…. I shivered at the thought.
So, instead of going on the beach, I swam over to the rocks by the woods. As I pulled myself out of the water I was surprised by two things. 1- it was dark out already and 2- I was actually exhausted. I frowned, my anger caused mini-hurricane must have taken a lot of my energy. It's like Nico after he shadow travels. Normally I can handle semi-hurricanes just fine. Then again, I normally don't do it for hours on end in normally perfectly calm waters. My eyes drooped and I stumbled, I cursed in anchient greek as I nearly face planted with a tree.
I had to fight to stay concious, but I had to talk to Chiron. To exhausted to care that multiple campers were looking at me, I mumbled curses to myself and knocked on the door of the Big House. I must've been swaying because when Chiron opened the door because he looked really worried and ushered me in.
"What did you do,Percy?" He asked tiredly as he pushed me back into the couch. "I went…" I yawned in between words my head lolling on my shoulder with my eyes only half open,"into the sea._ Was mad… and created mini-hurricane… underwater for hours." Chiron frowned," You've never really used your bigger powers that long have you? It must be like when Nico shadow travels… long distances." Then my eyes rolled into the back of my head and I slumped against the couch.