I was never good at waking up.
When I did drag myself up, I immediately sensed something was off, even in my half-awake grogginess. I slowly gained consciousness and dressed in the standard camp wear; orange tee shirt, cargo shorts (Riptide in my pocket of course), and the beaded camp necklace that rarely left my neck. I exited Cabin 3 and noticed dozens of campers surrounding Cabin 6. Athena. I went in to investigate, the crowd parting for me and glancing towards me nervously. Great, now I'm really worried. Annabeth is a daughter of Athena, what if she's hurt? I don't think she would be, she was fine when I dropped her off last night.
I found Chiron and Mr. D at the center of a ring of grey-eyed campers, all with worry clear in their state. I pushed my way to the center and looked up at the centaur, who gazed back at me sorrowfully.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"Well, Perry-" began Mr. D.
"Percy."
"Percy. We seem to have a slight issue."
"Issue?" What in Hades could that mean? I didn't see Annabeth anywhere which didn't make sense. If there was an issue, she'd be here to help. Maybe she is helping, up at the big house. She was there when I got hurt so many years before, maybe she was helping an injured demigod that had just come through the barrier.
"Come, Percy. We need to talk." Said Chiron, exhaustion lacing his voice.
I followed him outside without question. We walked to the big house in silence. So Annabeth is up there. Maybe she DID get hurt. I just didn't know how. Rogue camper attack? Anger flared inside me. If anyone hurt her…
My thoughts were interrupted when we walked into the big house. There was a girl there, passed out on one of the couches. She had tan skin and long, dark hair in a tangled braid over her shoulder, and she was wearing a strange purple tee shirt. Most definitely not Annabeth. Maybe she's in the back, getting more nectar and ambrosia.
"Who's she?" I asked. Chiron looked over at me.
"…We don't know. When the campers of 6 woke up, she was there."
"In Cabin 6? She doesn't look like a child of Athena. What did Annabeth do? Where is she anyways?"
"That's the thing, Percy…" he hesitated, "she was there. But Annabeth…she wasn't. Annabeth is missing."
And the world went black.
A/N This may or may not be expanded...review and let me know if you guys want a full story or not. Hope you liked it!
