Chapter 20- I'm a Leader

                                    

                                          
Happy Halloween and this is two chapters rolled into one...
                          
Percy's P.O.V
                          
The avengers and I all went back to the tower and mess around until Friday when the plan would begin.
                          
It's Tuesday right now so I have three days until then. I was hanging out in the arcade, awhile floor dedicated to arcade games. I was playing a racing car game. I was in first and stayed like that for the whole time.
                          
I was thinking about the Giant War amount other things, how could Annabeth, who I thought loved me, work for Tartarus? I guess like got to her before I came but the kisses and everything...a lie?
                          
I really didn't want to believe it but I know it's true. When I was fighting those monsters I didn't unleaded all my power that would be stupid of me.
                          
I still kept a lot of things inside me to not tell other people. I am a leader, a leader can't break down. If they do then everyone else does too.
                          
I look at the time and see it's dinner time. When I got up there, there were pizza boxes and slushies on the counter. I grabbed some slices and a blue slushy and made my way to the table where everyone else was too.
                          
We ate in silence for a while enjoying the food. "Percy are you ok?" Clint asked me
                          
I nodded not feeling like talking for I knew my voice would betray me. I had a lump in my throat and just wanted to go to bed. After I finished I murmured, "I'm tired from today and going to hit the hay. Night." With that I left and went to my bedroom and slept until 11 Am which is an accomplishment.
                          
When I woke up I remembered that my life was real and not part of a book, oh so how much I want to not exist. I hate it right now. At least I got spared from a nightmare...or a god visit...or Annabeth...yeah...tonight was a goodish night...I guess.
                          
When I woke up I met everyone in the kitchen and reminded myself, A leader doesn't break down, not when they are needed most... "I have to go to camp today, wanna come?"
                          
They all looked really excited and said yes as I replied, "Ok, my friends will be here around 1 and we are all going then. It's been a bit since I seen them..." I trail off remembering the fight, my heart telling me, "Is it possible Annabeth really loved you?" while my brain said, "Are you insane! She betrayed you and this is how you end up! Idiot!"
                          
I remember awhile back people telling me to follow my heart, but I think...shocking I know...that my brain may be right I mean, Annabeth did...maybe does, have a crush on Luke. It wouldn't shock me that back then if she was betraying us, "then again Chiron was like a father to her through," I told my heart to shut up.
                          
I took a breath and we all went our own way after eating cereal, Demeter would be so proud, I went to the pool and jumped in. Not caring about anything and just sat on the bottom...thinking. What will happen this time around, will the campers be ready for another fight, are the Romans going to help. Thoughts swarm throughout my head.
                          
I sighed in frustration and wished for my life to be simple for once at least, not be thrown into war after war. I promised myself, not Styx promised, but mortal pinky promised that this will be my last war. Even if my flaw doesn't like.
                          
I was sick and tired of being used, being used by the gods, being a pawn to them, being a monsters chew toy, I wanted everything to just STOP!
                          
I threw a punch at the wall, I was underwater so the water didn't slow it down. The concrete that surrounded it broke a bit. I smiled a sad smile and willed the water to seal it back up. I look back up and see Tony there. I pushed myself back up, "What's up?"