Sorry I Tried to Kill You... Again [for Percy]

[lightningthief]

Apparently I have amnesia. The circumstances are so bizzare, I'll continue wondering if this is all some demented trick, but to my amazement, this whole other-world amnesia story makes the most sense out of any other explanation, so it's probably right. After being away for a while, it's time to return to the hut. The hut that I apparently share with my arch-enemy, a.k.a. roommate, Percy Jackson. When I get there, I knock at the door.

"Percy? It's Luke. I'm better now. I won't go after you, honest. That is, if you trust me at all..."

I'm braced in case the kid goes at me, but I'm guessing he won't. I adjust the ice pack on my head slightly as I wait for him to open the door.

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[lightningthief]

I don't feel comfortable showing too much emotion with Percy, at least not yet, but still, my voice isn't completely even.

"I believe you. I trust you, Percy."

I probably went through all this before. But still, knowing my life hasn't been a waste, but knowing it will end... that's a lot for me. This is hard to share with a kid I just tried to off.

[percy_jackson]

I laughed a little. "Well, that's good," I said. "Because as strange as the world we came from, Luke, this Island can do some crazy, crazy stuff to us. This... was one of the craziest."

[lightningthief]

I look back up to him.

"You don't seem to be too upset I went after you this morning."

Or about the time with the scorpion in the forest, or on the Princess Andromeda, or when I sent the skeletal warriors, etcetera. I'm sure it helps that I'm the one with the main injuries, but still.

[percy_jackson]

I tilted my head and shrugged. "Well, it was just ancient history replaying, thanks to the Island. Not your fault."

Though, truth to tell, I was getting an idea on how I could extract some revenge, but that could wait until after Luke got his memories back.

"I will say, thank goodness for Aphrodite."

[lightningthief]

As I take a good look at Percy, my face must be showing quite an incredulous look.

"Percy, do you have any idea how strange this feels for me right now? As far as I know, I was alone in Mount Orthys a few hours ago waiting for Kronos to take me over."

I've had mixed feelings about Percy for a while now. I've blamed him for making the inevitable more painful than it needs to be, especially for me. At the same time, I know why he's been against me, and I also know he's a decent guy. I think I'd like to be friends with Percy again, but it seems so sudden and like I'm missing some sort of catch to all this.

[percy_jackson]

"I think so," I said. "I mean, our first meeting on the Island wasn't much better. The only difference then was that Thalia and I were both there, and armed."

[lightningthief]

"It's hard to believe that things are so good between us that we're living together." But I also add, "It's good, though. I think we would've been friends if it weren't for Kronos."

I knew Percy counted me as a friend because of the Oracle's prophecy just before Percy went on his first quest. I just wish I could've reciprocated.

[percy_jackson]

"Probably," I said. It was true: I had valued Luke's friendship back before he betrayed me. And our time on the Island had told me that it had been mostly true. "This place challenges you, tries to shake you up, but it also gives you time to think, and it makes you value what's important." I nodded at him. His friendship was, indeed, important.

[lightningthief]

I rub the center of my forehead gently with my fingertips. I'm glad Percy and I can be friends, but the part about things being important, or any connection meaning our friendship is important to Percy, flies over my aching head.

"Alright. I'm glad things are okay for now. I think I'm getting a bad headache." I glance over to Percy who I have to believe is my friend now and not my enemy. "So, I guess what I ought to do is go into that room, hang up my sword, and rest." That is going to screw with my head. I'm going to lie down, maybe fall asleep, with my sword right there where anyone who sneaks in could grab it and sink it right into me.

[percy_jackson]

"I know it's a lot to take in," I said, "But you are among friends here. And hopefully this bout of amnesia will go away soon."

[lightningthief]

"I hope it goes soon too." Because I would like to feel like I am among friends. All of this really is too much for me to handle. I could really use a friend to help me through this, but I just can't reach out to any of these people. Maybe Thalia, but... I think Mount Tam permanently changed things between us.

So, I'll do what I always do. Rely on myself. I think I just want to be alone. I slowly get up and start making my way to where I woke up.

I wish Annabeth was here.