Disclaimer: Rick Riordan owns the Percy Jackson series.
Percy felt like he was fourteen again.
Everyone was having fun, listening and dancing to different songs. It reminded Percy of the time when he finished his third quest (Technically, it wasn't his quest, he just happened to notice that they're lacking on quest members so he joined them). The gods also had a party like this one after they decided that Percy and his friend, Thalia, and the Ophiotaurus that he accidentally called Bessie, was not a threat to any of them.
Now that they defeated Gaea, her terrible giant children, and thousands of hungry and angry monsters, the gods thought it would be pleasant to have another party.
All of them still look tired and wounded after a long battle but they were still having a blast. Percy waved at Nico, who in return, gave him a small smile before going back to his business quickly. He still can't understand the boy but that doesn't mean Percy is not trying. He snickered as he saw Frank blushing after he winked at him while he was talking to Hazel. Leo gave him a peace sign and stuck out his tongue a bit for he too was talking to a caramel haired girl that he recognized as Calypso. He could even see Reyna and the Romans having a blast as they scattered around Olympus and started partying.
He smiled sadly as he glanced at Jason and Piper, who had their arms around each other, dancing to a song that was probably sad or probably hopeful. It painfully reminded him of Annabeth. They last time he saw her, she was talking to her mother. He was about to continue his search for her when he felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist.
"Hey," the person behind him said. Percy chuckled and grabbed the person's hand as he faced her. It was Annabeth. She still looked pale and skinny from their short time at Tartarus. Her blonde hair was tied and to a pony tail, her whole body was still covered with wounds and cuts from their recent battle, her gray eyes shone with amusement. In his eyes, she's still the most beautiful girl in the room (Please don't tell Aphrodite).
"Hey yourself," Percy replied. "Sooo….." He started as he put her right hand on his shoulder, his left hand on her waist, and used his other hand to grab his girlfriend's free hand and started dancing.
He looked grateful as he watched their feet. At least he wasn't stomping on her like the first time they danced. "You're getting better at this, Seaweed Brain." She chuckled lightly. Annabeth pulled him closer, put her head on his chest, and wrapped her hands around his waist. "What can I say?" Percy started "I'm a fast learner," he joked as he wrapped his own arms around her and rested his head on the top of hers. He heard her laugh, the vibrations sending electricity all over his body.
"And it only took you 2 years to learn," She said
Percy laughed along with her.
"We save the world again," Percy said
"Yeah… We did."
"So have you thought about my offer about us together?"
He heard Annabeth chuckled, "Yes and I would love to have a future with you."
He smiled as listened to the song; he heard the same sad and hopeful one he heard two years ago while he was dancing with the same girl he was dancing with right now. He felt as if they were the only two people in the world and it was absolutely perfect. Just then, Annabeth pulled away from him. Her expression turned grim. The same expression she only had when she's bearing a bad news.
"Percy, I need to tell you something." She said.
"Hmm...?" Was the only thing he could respond. He hates it when she sounded like that.
"I need to tell you something." She repeated
"What is it?"
"Look at me."
He did what she asked. She still looked the same except her eyes were a bit misty and hypnotizing. The more he looked at it, the sleepier he felt.
"Wake up…." Annabeth said. He was looking at her gray eyes directly, looking at it made him feel dizzy but at the same time, he loved staring at those eyes. He just can't comprehend what she was saying.
"What?"
"Wake up," She repeated sharply, her voice sounded like venom. Dangerous and Deadly. That's the only thing he could remember before he blacked out.
The next time he woke up, Percy found himself in a white room. The smell of disinfectant irritated his nose. The cold air from the air conditioner made him chilly. He moved his arm and found a long thin tube that was putting some sort of liquid in his hand. The moment he sat up, a pair of strong arms engulfed him in a big and familiar hug.
"Percy!" A familiar voice exclaimed "I'm so glad you're finally awake"
"Mom?" Percy said groggily as he hugged back. His mother released him from the bear hug.
"I'm so glad you're awake." She said
"What happened?" He asked as he looked around, he saw Grover standing next to his mother who gave him another hug which he returned wearily as he tried to remember the last events before he came here. A vague memory of dancing returned to his mind and he suddenly remembered.
"Annabeth!" He blurted out as he started to get off the bed. He was dancing with her before he passed out. What if something had happened to her? His mother grabbed his shoulders and pinned him down on the bed before he could even put a foot on the floor.
"Honey you have to stay here, you just woke up." Sally asked worriedly as she looked at Grover as if sending some sort of message which he immediately understood. Grover left the room for a second, his limping gave Percy a chance to take a peak on his legs that was full of human hair. He came back immediately; clearly curious on what Percy had to say. Percy shook his head, Grover was wearing shorts and he had human legs, probably some new satyr disguise. He would deal with that later, right now all he needed was Annabeth.
"Mom, I have to reach Annabeth. She could be hurt or something." Percy said as he gave his mom and Grover a pleading look which result to them exchanging looks. Before Sally could even say anything, Grover asked, "Who's Annabeth?"
Percy gaped at Grover, "Who's Annabeth?" He repeated "Dude, you don't remember the girl you guided to camp, the girl who went with us for two quests, with us in two wars, and who we had to save from holding up the sky?"
Grover shrugged and gave him a worried glance, "Sorry man..."
Sally put a hand on Grover's shoulder, "Just go get the nurse Grover"
"But I already did that,"
"Do it again."
Not wanting to defy Sally Jackson, Grover obliged and left the room, leaving Percy alone with his mother. She put her hand over his.
"Mom I-"She put her hand up to stop her son from talking and sighed. "Percy, I know that this would be hard for you but I need to tell you something."
Percy shifted uncomfortably as he nodded. He was worried about what she wanted to tell her. The last time someone told him that, he ended up in a hospital. What if he woke up on Elysium this time?
"5 years ago, "She started "You went to your field trip in a Museum. Do you remember that?"
"Yeah but what does this-"His mother put a finger over her lips, gesturing for him to be quiet. "Your teacher, Mrs. Dodds turned out to be a psycho and tried to kill you because you irritated her so much the whole school year but instead you've hit your head on the floor and …" His mother sighed again "You were in a coma for five years."
A/N: Hey guys! So this is my first story in Fanfiction and I hope you guys like it. I know that there are a few spelling and grammar mistakes here and there and I'm sorry for that. And please Read and Review. Thanks!
