No escape...I go to tartarus, and you will come too." I heard the voice, but all I could think about was Annabeth and how she was hanging off of the ledge.
"Percy, I'm tired." she cries out. Half of my body was leaning over the edge, trying to grab Annabeth, but I couldn't, I just couldn't.
"Annabeth no, don't let go! I'll get help, but you can't fall down. Please don't let go." I yell at her. I look around for Jason, not seeing him anywhere.
"JASON! JASON HELP PLEASE!" I desperately call out. Piper was trying to get him, but he was focused on something else. Nico ran over and leaned over the edge with me, trying to grab Annabeth.
"Percy , it's over. I have to fall. You guys can't pull me up. Percy, stop trying." she cries out, voice cracking in the process. I feel fat, hot tears fall down my face. I shake my head and try to get the tears to go away.
"Annabeth no, I can't let you leave, I almost lost you once, please don't go. We can get you up, I'll get Jason", I look behind me for Jason again.
"JASON! JASON GET OVER HERE! Annabeth, it'll be okay I prom- ANNABETH NO!" I look back over and see that Annabeth had let go, and was falling down. I move to throw myself over the ledge, to fall with her, but Nico grabs me and pulls me back.
"Nico let go of me! I have to go with Annabeth!" I yell with fury. Nico shakes his head. "No Percy I can't let you do that. We need you!"
"But Annabeth needs me! ANNABETH!" I scream out uselessly. I struggle with Nico, trying to get myself over the ledge when I hear the voice. "You failed her, Percy Jackson. You failed her and now she goes to tartarus with me, and she will DIE!"
I wake up in cold sweats, throwing the blankets off of me and look over to where Annabeth was sleeping. I breathe a sigh of relief when I see her stomach moving up and down, indicating she was breathing and was still asleep. I catch my breath, and move to get off of the bed. I stand up, go over to my dresser and pull out some running shorts. I look over at my clock and see the time. 3:43. The sun isn't even up. But after a dream like that, I'll never fall back asleep. I put on the shorts, and a t-shirt and grab my running shoes. I sit back on the bed and put them on when I hear Annabeth's voice.
"Percy?" she asks. "What time is it?" I turn myself around and kiss her forehead.
"Barely even four. I'm going to go out for a run." I tell her standing up and grabbing my earbuds.
"No wait five minutes and I'll come with you." says to me. I shake my head with a smile and push her back down into the bed.
"No love, go back to sleep, I'll be just fine." but Annabeth still tries to get up.
"Percy I can't sleep without you, please let me come." she pleads. I sigh and lean down to give her a kiss. When we break apart, we are not even an inch away. I look into her stormy grey eyes and my heart swells. I give her a small smile and look down.
"How about I go for my run and you take and shower and when I get back we go an train together?" I suggest. She nods her head and throws the covers off of her. Before I can make it to turn around, I'm in a hug. She buries her head into my chest and sighs.
"Everything is fine, Perc. We're safe. The gods promised no more quests for the rest of our lives. I'm here and you're here. We are both fine." she whispers. It's our thing. When one of us has a nightmare, we say those exact words, which might get old and not sound true after a while, but when it's coming from one of us, those words always seem comforting.
"I know." I whisper back to her, "I'll see you in a while." I say, kissing the top of her head and giving one last squeeze before pulling away and leaving.
Usually the harpies don't let anyone out, but Chiron understood that when one of the seven has an intense nightmare, we were likely to go out and do some training or go on a run. Sometimes I would go for a swim, but most of the time, I would run. With music playing in my head, I feel the beat of the music pump through my veins and I make my way up to the top of Zeus' fist. About a couple months after Leo returned, and Piper had agreed to talk to him again after being mad at him for not coming back right away, Leo was able to develop monster proof phones, with some help with his dad. It was great, because now we would be able to communicate with each other without having to worry about monsters finding us. I could also call my mom and Paul and facetime Estelle.
"Percy?" I hear a voice ask. I turn around quickly, moving my hand to grab Riptide and fight which ever monster has come to "kill" me.
"Woah Perc, chill out! It's only me, Jason." I stiffen when I hear him, because of my dream, but relax a little. I take a deep breath and sigh out loud.
"Sorry man. I thought you saw me." He apologizes, putting his hands up. I walk over to Zeus' fist and lean on it, catching my breath after running. I look up to see Jason studying me with intense eyes.
"Yes?" I ask him, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh nothing, sorry. Hey I do have a question for you though. Have you gotten the ring." He asks me. I huff out a smile and pull the ring out of my pocket. I open the black box and in it, a rose gold ring that has one band that splits into two at the top. On one of the bands it's lined with small diamonds and on the other, it has a big pearl in the middle and on each side is a leaf design with three close to small diamonds on it. Jason gets a huge smile on his face and claps me on the back.
"I am so excited for you man. I know that she'll say yes." he says excitedly, grinning ear to ear.
"Who helped you pick it out?" he asks me, looking at the ring a little more closely.
"Okay that's the weird part, I told my dad and Athena that I would be going ring shopping, and Athena asked to go with. So, as nervous as I was, I let her come along and she actually helped me so much. She pointed things out that I would have never thought of." I told him, closing the box and putting it back into my pocket, along with my pen.
"That's kinda funny. I mean, I never thought that would happen. But I guess this family is always full of surprises." he laughs. I smile and laugh with him.
"Yeah, well, ever since I asked for Athena's blessing when the gods gave us our rewards for fighting the Giant war, I think Annabeth has been wanting me to get on with it. But I've never felt that it was the right time." I explain to him. He nods and tilts his head.
"Yeah I get that...What made you change your mind though?" He asks me. I smile at him and stick my hand in my pocket to hold onto the ring.
"Every time that I see her smile, everytime she laughs, or looks at me with those startling grey eyes, I can't help but think, why the hell am I waiting, ya know?" Jason nods his head and moves to give me a man hug.
"Well, I'm excited for you. You guys...you've been through a lot, and so when the gods granted Annabeth's request to not be bothered for the rest of your lives, we all couldn't help but think you deserved it." He says to me. I chuckle a little bit and give him a smile.
"Yeah. So, why are you up? Nightmares?" I ask him. He just nods his head and sighs.
"Yup. Had the one about us failing again. I just can't get that one out of my head. It's maddening." He goes on to describe his dream to me and I can understand where he is coming from. Jason is a born leader. Someone to respect, so things like failing, really hurt him. I on the other hand, only worry about failing two people in my life. My mom and the love of my life.
"Don't worry, these dreams will soon fade. I think." I say, laughing a little to lighten the mood. He just smiles and nods while walking.
"Hey? Race you back to camp?" Jason challenges. I smile at him and take off running.
"HEY! YOU HAVE TO START WITH ME!"
"Hey Prissy, you ready to beat some Romans on friday for capture the flag?" Clarisse asks me as she passes by my table. I give her the biggest grin and answer her.
"Hell yeah, we better kick some Roman ass!" I yell back to her. She gives me a big smile and pumps her fist in the air.
"Hell yeah that's what I'm talking about!" she shouts and then the entire Ares cabin table bangs on their table. I laugh and shake my head, getting back to my food. I eat my blue eggs and drink some OJ.
"Hey so, what time do you want to leave today for your mom's?" Annabeth asks me, sitting next to me, setting down her plate and digging into her pancakes.
"Sometime after breakfast?" I ask her, taking a sip of my OJ. she nods her head and continues to eat. Ever since I had asked the question to Athena for her blessing, Poseidon has been cool with Annabeth sitting at the table from time to time. He knows that he will be getting a really cool daughter in law.
"Annabeth, Percy, when you get back from Percy's mom's today, I need to talk to you about the Romans and when they get here." I hear Chiron say as he walks by us. I smile and nod at him, and Annabeth responds with an okay.
When I look back over at Annabeth, the sun hits her hair and face just right and gives her a golden hour look. Her golden princess curls are accented and her grey eyes shine. She looks over at me with a small smile, and I am tempted to pull the ring out and propose to her here.
"What?" she laughs with a small smile. I shake my head with a smile.
"Nothing, you are just so gorgeous." I tell her
Hey guys, my name is Bently and I am new to writing fanfiction. Please be nice here and don't leave any rude comments. If you want to add something to the story and I'll maybe add it. This story might take a while to complete because school comes first y'all. But I am excited to see where this goes and hope you enjoy!
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