Chapter 1: Nightmares

A/N: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Percy's Pov

It was the middle of the night, and I was having a horrible nightmare. In my dream I was chained to a stone floor, in a cold, dark room. Standing over me, was none other than Luke. His sword Backbiter, gripped tightly in his hands. Behind me was Annabeth. She didn't even lift a finger to help me. Instead, she looked at me with disgust, as if I was some cockroach she wanted to squash. They didn't speak, but Luke walked over and gave Annabeth Backbiter. She then nodded at him and raised the sword, ready to strike. I couldn't comprehend what happened next, but, she brought the sword down on my head.

I woke with a start. Sitting bolt upright in my bed. Moonlight spilled through my cabin window. It has been almost a year since the downfall of Kronos, yet, Luke had escaped and hadn't been seen for months.

For a while now I have been having the same dreams. Every one included Annabeth and Luke trying to kill me.

I knew that Luke had once been important to Annabeth, but now, I knew that she would never try to join Luke to help bring the downfall of Olympus.

Besides, I wouldn't allow Annabeth to join Luke. That was because I loved her.

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When I woke up in the morning I was a mess. I somehow manage to freshen up and look somewhat decent after about twenty minutes.

Why was I trying to look nice? Probably to make myself look nice for when I was around Annabeth.

I walked outside and found Annabeth in the exact same place I found her everyday. She sat beside a tree in front of the cabins sketching architecture designs in a pocket notebook.

I walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder "Hey, good morning." I said cheerfully.

She turned around and grinned "Hi, good morning to you as well." She stood up "Off for breakfast then?"

I stepped forward "After you." I said, motioning toward the dining pavilion.

We walked along the path to the dining pavilion. We talked the camp activities, gossip, and one thing that I had never found very comfortable talking about with her.

"So..." She said. "In a few weeks we will be eighteen."

"Ya... I guess thats pretty exciting. I mean, we'll be adults and all."

"I know! Free to do anything we want, when we want. It's going to be cool" She smiled at me then frowned. Her gray eyes drilled into mine.

"Whats wrong? Aren't you excited?"

"Well..." I started. I looked away. "This is kinda corny, but...I'm going to miss you Annabeth"

Her frown turned into a smile again. "Aw, Percy...Don't worry about me, ok? We are friends until the end. Always will be."

I grinned "Right, friends to the end."

She punched me on the shoulder playfully. "Come on, lets go have breakfast seaweed brain." She grabbed my arm and she lead me down the path to the dining pavilion.

A/N: This is my first story so forgive me for any spelling, grammar, or punctuation mistakes. I will be excepting constructive criticism.