∽∽Chapter 7 : Is That Me ? Am I a monster ?∽∽

Percy ran , until he could no longer do so, due to the arrow that is still stuck in his hind leg. He looked around , trying to find shelter and there he saw it, a ditch that seems like a good place to rest. Deciding to rest there for the night ,he placed his body on the side where the arrow is not there. He laid in the ditch , panting, exhausted from his escape and long tiring run.

The ditch was quite big and a pool of shimmering water had been collected at the left side of Percy. His reflection in the water then caught his eye, and he curiously inspected his wolfish face , turning it here and there , the wolf in him felt amused .

"That's me ?" : he wondered with interest, while looking at his pointy ears in amazement and admiring his jade white teeth . He snarled and the reflection copied him , he laughed in his mind until he remembered … what had happened before he came here ..

A somber feeling came over him,as he switched his gaze from his reflection to his paws .

It was after the long run from Camp Half - Blood that he felt much more accustomed and in control of his new wolfish body , the wolf in him seemed to be more cooperative now too , the run must have exercised the aggressiveness out.

But Annabeth…

He thought back to what had happened just now, how he had wanted to attack Annabeth … And later on, Thailia , when she was just trying to protect Annabeth. He had fled, knowing in his wolfish instinct that he alone with an injury , he won't be able to stand in a fight for long . Now he remembers how Annabeth's face looked like when she first saw him transform , full with fear , and after that, Thailia's face when he had looked at her, full of dislike and anger. Those were the expressions that they usually reserved for … Monsters..

"I am a monster .." he thought , as tears filled his eyes and waves of sadness enveloped him and he howled , lamenting his sadness to the moon . After that , he laid his head on his paws , feeling empty and very alone .

Until a jolt of pain stirred him from his thoughts when he moved his hind leg , he yelped in surprise , twisting his head around to see what had caused the pain … it was that dam arrow ! Percy growled with discomfort as he inspected the arrow that is protruding out of his hind leg. The arrow wound doesn't really look that deep , so he decided that pulling it out shouldn't be that hard too.

Famous last words .

As soon as his jaws closed on the shaft of the arrow , he felt a stinging sensation that accelerated to a burning sensation in his mouth and he immediately let go , whimpering as he did so .

Percy wiped his stinging tongue on his paws and cursed in his mind ; that dam arrow is made of silver ! Which is bad for werewolves , if his memory serves right . That arrow would obviously be made of silver, Thailia is a hunter , actually not just that , but a lieutenant of Artemis and most of Artemis's hunters carries silver arrows with them .

The pain in his mouth soon subsided shortly, but that leaves the question of how to get the arrow out , since he can't touch it .

A rustle in the bushes suddenly startles Percy and he immediately sat up with alertness , while ignoring the stinging pain in his leg .

Percy realises that there was a new scent in the air after he sniffing , and also finding out that his new abilities included an extra powerful and sensitive nose , smirking to himself .

He gave a huge sniff and had time to contemplate that there were actually more than one scent, before something small hit his neck sharply.

Jumping while snarling with anger at the sudden attack , he tilted his head around to see a dart , a "tranquiliser dart" he thought as he started to feel groggy . He swayed on his four paws before toppling to the ground like a brick house .

All he could do is to listen as the sounds of padding of paws appeared around hi and footsteps of a human that he could discern but he could not see who it belonged to .

"My … my … What a prize ." was what he heard before he became unconscious and still.

Another chapter done ! Watch out for the next chapter to see what happens ! Reviews are welcome !