I JUST REALIZED IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I UPDATED

AM SORRYY T_T

I WAS BUSY

*cough cough* c.ai is so fucking horny *cough cough*

ANYWAYS

ON WITH THE STORY

also BADDOCTER your time accuracies made my nonexistent brain explode T-T

i'm genuinely impressed at how much you keep track of this

Percy's eyes shot open, and he found himself lying on his bed in the Hospital Wing. 

"Holy...good thing that was all a dream." He muttered under his breath. "I have a completely different view on Eris and Melinoe now." He glanced around the empty rows of beds and decided that he needed to go to the bathroom.

As he passed the mirror on the walls, he did a double take as he saw something dark and ragged on his neck.

"What the—?!" He stared at the strange, jagged mark starting to crawl up the left side of his collarbone. "What the hell is this?"

He prodded it gently and recoiled at the touch. It was like dry ice, stinging his finger and making it pale immediately. The skin surrounding it was deathly pale like Nico di Angelo's complexion, and if you looked closely, the cracks were slowly but gradually inching up his face.

And gods dam, it felt like his skin was withering and burning with cold all at the same time.

"Oh, joy. I'm slowly dying once more." He grumbled. "Fuck this."

(sylvia don't you dare take it literally)

A feeling of panic rose up inside his stomach as he realized he couldn't hide it with the Mist. Nyx's magic was too powerful. 

"I need to find a way to conceal this." He cursed. "Gods dammit, why does this have to happen with me in every school?" He slipped the collar of his Hogwarts uniform over it, but he could still see a tiny part of it. He sighed. He couldn't do much about it, anyway.

"Ugh, I need a year off from all this supernatural crap." He groaned as he slid back into bed. "The Fates hate me way too much." 

"Percy, dear!" Madam Pomfrey burst in the room with her arms full of balms and magical ointments. "I didn't know you were awake! Oh dear, you weren't up for long, were you?" He shook his head.

"No, ma'am. Only for a few minutes or so."

She checked his temperature and sighed.

"Goodness gracious, you had us all scared for your life! You were so pale...so pale, my dear." She gazed into his eyes suspiciously. "Are you sure you're alright?" He nodded quickly.

"Yes, of course." He said absentmindedly. "Can I leave now?" She thought for a moment, reluctant to let him go.

"Fine, then. Take it easy, please, and if you feel strange or sick come to me immediately!" She called after him as he excitedly threw off the covers of his bed and speed-walked out the Hospital Wing.

No promises, he thought to himself as he pulled on his cloak and shoes before heading towards the Slytherin Common Room.

sorry for the extra short chapter

i couldn't think of anythinggg T-T

dam writer's block