~Pain of a hero~
This is my second fic so I hope you enjoy.
Percy got out of bed and went downstairs to get himself some breakfast. He was starving, and he couldn't wait for the day to begin. He and Annabeth were hanging out today. Percy had never had a day where he was so excited. His father was dead, so he couldn't have any father son time. His mum was too busy working trying to get money for them that he couldn't spend time with her and he didn't get to see Annabeth, his girlfriend, a lot so he was glad to be able to see her again.
As Percy made himself a bowl of cereal, Sally came down and sat with him. "Ready for a fun day with Annabeth? Annabeth is coming over around ten o'clock, so make sure you are ready."
The day went by quickly for Percy, mostly because he was having so much fun with Annabeth. Percy ate dinner with the her and they went to his room
"That was so funny today when you made faces behind that lady, wasn't it?"
Percy laughed. "I know, and when she noticed me and yelled I couldn't stop laughing!"
Annabeth grinned and sat on his bed, taking her shoes off. "I knew you were going to get in trouble eventually. You never get away with anything."
Percy nodded and lay down on the bed next to Annabeth. It had been a long day, and he was exhausted.
Just then Sally came in and told Annabeth that her parents were here to pick her up.
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The next morning, Percy awoke to the tv in the living room. How late was it? Percy started to get up, but felt lightheaded. He was glad his mum was not in the room to see him lay back under the covers and drift off to sleep again.
A couple of hours or so later, Percy opened his eyes to see his mum sat next to him.
"It's one o'clock I think it is time to get up Perce."
Percy felt strange. One in the afternoon? If he slept so long, why was he still so tired? Before Percy could even think of an answer, Sally gave him a strange look.
The next time Percy opened his eyes, it was because Sally was shaking him.
"Perce, are you feeling all right? It's one o'clock."
Percy tried sitting up, but felt lightheaded again, and also felt a headache coming on. "I don't know what's wrong. I just feel really tired."
"Let me go and get a thermometer." As Sally went to get it, Percy felt strange not ill or anything just tiered.
Sally returned seconds later and stuck the thermometer in his mouth. Percy felt embarrassed as he sat there, for his mum was watching him closely. When the thermometer beeped, Sally took it out and sighed.
"You must be feeling sick Perce! You have a fever of 102.1! Perce, don't even get out of bed your staying right there mister." Sally said while giving him the stern look.
Percy felt so tired, he just wanted to crawl up in a ball and sleep forever. His head was aching terribly, and he started to feel a little nauseous.
"I felt fine until this morning. I felt so tired, and now I have a headache, and my stomach is killing me."
Sally sighed. "It's probably just a bug. Why don't you get some rest? If you need me, just call."
Sally tucked Percy in and left the room, closing the door almost all the way, but leaving it open a crack in case Harry called for him. Shee hoped hen would feel better soon.
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Percy woke up hours later, sweaty and uncomfortable. He tried to look around, but the room was dark, which meant it was after 5 at night. Percy tried standing up to go to the bathroom. Luckily, he wasn't as dizzy, but he still had a bad headache. In the hallway after using the bathroom, Percy decided to see what his mum was doing. When he got to the living room, he saw her watching the tv.
"M-mum
"Percy? What are you doing out of bed?"
"I had to use the bathroom. Can I sit with you?"
Sally got up and brought Percy over to the couch, and then put a hand over his forehead. "God, Perce, you are sure rocking this fever. Why don't you go back to bed?"
"I want to sleep with you, mum."
"Alright, let's go into my bed. You can sleep with me, but first I want you to take some Tylenol, okay?"
Percy nodded, and Sally brought him into the kitchen to give him a glass of water and the pills. After Percy did that, Sally led him to the bedroom and tucked him in the bed.
"Feel better Percy, I am sure this will pass soon."
How wrong Sally was.
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