~3rd Person POV~
As time passed, the word of Percy's wish was spread all around camp like wildfire, until everyone knew about it. They also heard about all the things Percy had said to the rest of the 7.
Disgusted, angry, and sad, all the campers, even the remaining 7, began treating him the way he treated the 7. Yes, they treated him like a bully. In fact, they treated him worse than Percy treated the 7. Sometimes, the Ares kids would beat him up, somehow knowing Percy wouldn't fight back. And he didn't, because he thought he deserved it. (A/N: No, Percy is not going to run away and join Chaos's army or join the Hunters or something else that everyone writes about.)
But what everyone did not know, was that they were slowly breaking the spell on Percy. How? When they bullied him, they were breaking his heart, as well as the spell.
Percy wanted to stay in his cabin, lock his doors, blast his radio, and listen to the music, which seemed like the only thing that comforted him. He decided not to, because he couldn't let everyone see how weak he felt. After all, he a reputation to maintain.
After a few months of being bullied, the spell broke. You're probably thinking "OMG, HERA YOU LIAR. YOU SAID IT WOULD TAKE 2 YEARS!". But wait! She has an excuse! Hera didn't know the spell would break that fast. She also didn't know you could break the spell by breaking the person's heart. Though, Aphrodite should have known that...
Anyway, when the spell broke (which was 5 months after the wish), it left Percy with no memory of what happened after his 17th birthday, and why everyone is rude to him. He tried to ask people why, but they would roll their eyes and walk away.
He also had no idea why his ears were pierced, why his Camp Half-Blood shirts had no sleeves, why his jeans were ripped, and why he was wearing fingerless gloves. And why he seemed... taller?
But slowly, his appearance reverted back to normal. His Mohawk grew back into his normal hairstyle, his shirts somehow sewed the sleeves back on, and his pants, again, somehow sewed the ripped parts up. He also stopped wearing earrings and fingerless gloves.
The only thing from the wish that stayed with him, was the 'love' for music. Apollo must have been watching over Percy and took pity on him.
Finally, Percy did what he decided not to do a few months ago (though he didn't know he decided not to, because he lost his memory). He stayed in his cabin, locked the doors, blasted his radio, and listened to the music. The only times he would come out, was to eat, which he barely did, due to all the campers dumping his food and their food on him.
Sadly, none of the campers noticed the spell broke because he rarely came out of his cabin. Well, that is, none of the campers noticed until his 18th birthday, exactly a year later...
~Percy's POV~
*On his 18th birthday*
I woke up, already dreading today.
'I wonder what 'special' things they'll do today!' I thought sarcastically.
I got out of bed and turned on the radio. I listened to it while I dressed myself and half-fixed my hair. Once I was done, I sat on my bed and quietly sang along with Nate Ruess.
"Yeah, it's all alright.
I guess it's all alright.
I got nothing left
inside of my chest,
but it's all alright."
I stopped singing as I heard someone pounding on my door. I turned down the volume of my radio and cautiously walked over to the door. "Who is it?"
"Um, Leo, Piper, Jason, Frank, Hazel, Annabeth, and... me, Nico." Nico answered.
I sighed. 'My usual bullies.'
"We came to wish you a happy birthday. Will you let us in?" Piper asked, using her charmspeak.
"First of all, I'm not letting you in. Second of all, my birthday was 5 months ago." I said.
"No, today is August 18th." Leo argued.
"No, 5 months ago was August 18th. It's January." I said back.
"Dude, if it's January, why are we at Camp?"
'Schist. He's got a point.'
"If it's August, why do I think it's January?" I retorted.
"Because your calendar is messed up...?" Piper said, but it sounded more like a question.
"Hah, nice try. I'm still not letting you in."
Before they could argue, I turned the volume of my radio back on, which was now playing a different song.
"We are all living the same way, the same way.
We are escaping the same way, the same way.
Circling...
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..."
"Don't make me kick down this door!" My ex-girlfriend threatened. Yes, we broke up. At least, I think we did...
I ignored her and I sang along with the music, just to taunt her.
"You don't have to hold your head up!
Round and round,
I won't run away this time,
'til you show me what this life is for.
Round and round,
I'm not 'gonna let you change my mind,
'til you show me what this life is f-"
Suddenly, the door exploded- yes, exploded, revealing 7 furious looking faces.
'Well, I'm dead.' I thought. 'Probably shouldn't have ticked them off.'
I was about to sprint away, when I noticed the 7 furious faces, turned into 7 shocked faces.
"Percy...?" Annabeth ask hesitantly.
"If I told you I was Carlos, Percy's long lost twin from Mexico, would you let me leave?" I asked.
Suddenly, I found myself being hugged by 7 people. Yes, all of them were hugging me, including Jason... It was kind of- No, it was awkward.
"Um... Can you please stop hugging me?"
They obeyed and stepped back, looking at me like I was a puzzle they were trying to solve.
"What?" I asked.
Annabeth's eyes widened. "Oh my gods..."
"What?" I asked again.
"The spell broke." She answered.
"What spell?!"
"But Hera said it would last 2 years, not one." Hazel said.
"What are you talking about?!" I demanded.
"I don't think it even lasted a year." Annabeth said back.
"Can someone please explain to me what's going on?!"
"You don't know why we've been treating you badly, right?" Annabeth asked, causing me to nod.
Annabeth facepalmed. "That's why he thought it was January!" She muttered to herself.
Leo, Jason, Nico, Frank, and Piper joined me on this one. "What?"
"I'm guessing the spell broke 5 months ago, and when it did, it left Percy with no memory after his 17th birthday."Annabeth explained.
I threw my hands up. "Finally! I've been trying to tell you guys but you wouldn't let me explain!"
"Wait, if the spell broke 5 months ago..." Piper started. "Then that means we've been bullying Percy, not him."
"Him?! Was I possessed or something?"
Frank shifted uncomfortably. "Well..."
And he told me everything.
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(A/N: I think I rewrote this chapter 6 times. And I mean the WHOLE chapter. At one point, I had 900 words, but I didn't like how it sounded so I started all over again. Also, the first song in this chapter is "All Alright" by Fun. and the second song is "Round and Round" by Imagine Dragons.)