disclaimer: i don't own percy jackson.
he's asleep, dreaming of bluewaffles&blondecurls
suddenly, the door opens
a bright light (a brightbrightlight)
he's gone.
he lays down on the bed
his eyes close, and they don't open
for a longlonglong time (six months of sleeping)
he's dreaming.
the dream is strange (aren't all dreams?)
it plays overandoverandover again
faces fly across his line of vision, voices soar to his ears
he's drifting.
thalia is shouting at him, tyson yells out a battle cry (peanut butter?)
his mom kisses him good-bye, paul takes him crabbing
grover plays a tune on his reed pipes, conner grins cheekily
he's watching.
mrs. o'leary barks, clarisse challenges him to a fight
katie smacks travis, chiron talks to him calmly (good luck, my boy)
nico is there, his skull ring gleaming, saying things he can't hear
he's listening.
annabeth shines like a star in his dream full of meteors and planets
she hits him, spars him, shouts at him, hugs him, kisses him
(don't leave me, seaweed brain.)
he's smiling.
when he wakes, he can't remember his dream
except just a few little things.
a girl wears a silver crown (who is that?)
liquid cheeto freckles (where did that come from?)
a blue plastic hair brush (why does that make him think of red?)
a glint of gray, just a glimpse of a yankees cap (what's that for?)
and one name:
annabeth.
(how did she fall in love with him?)