Double the Pain

And it was like time stood still

Stuck in this horrific scene of a shocked Percy with a sword going through his chest

This isn't real, I kept telling myself, this is just another nightmare.

But that was foolish of me to think. And in an instant Percy was on the ground while Kronos hovered over him with his poisonous presence. If I could go back in time to that exact moment of me staring at Kronos I would have said something really threatening and brave. But instead I cried "please"

I said please. I was begging evil incarnate to... I don't even know what. Help Percy? Go back in time? But Kronos just smirked, "you may want to get that looked at," he said while pointing to the 3 foot long sword in Percy's chest.

Maybe I was crying and my vision was blurry or maybe I hallucinated but he vanished before I could even think to attack.

I immediately fell to my knees and crawled over to percy desperately.

Percy was definatly in shock. He squirmed on his side as if he was trying to escape his own pain. My hands hovered over his bloody chest shaking. And for the first time in a while my mind was blank. I couldn't speak. I couldn't think. Even breathing was getting difficult while my ears buzzed.

"Out out get it" I realized Percy was mumbling after I snapped out of my daze.

My voice was tiny, "I'm sorry I'm sorry Percy I don't know what to do! I'll run I'll go get help right n..." I said panicked about to get up.

But percy grabbed on to my arm with surprising strength, "don't. Say with me" he said painfully, struggling to breath. "I know when it's over. It's over" he stuttered his whole body shivering like he was cold

I almost slapped him on the arm out of habit, "what the hades are you taking about? I mean. I mean. Oh gods. No no no no no" I said as my chest flooded with dread and my eyes filled with tears.

"No I can't accept this. Everything will miraculously work out like it has all our lives. Not today not today." I repeated while wiping the tears and sweat from his face.

He just looked at me with big green eyes in awe, "I swear the first day of my life," his breath hitched, "was that day I met you. Now look at me. My last day," he coughed up some blood and hurriedly wiped it away, "and I'm still with my Annabeth." He laughed a big hysterically, "my life was so dammed flawed and yet so perfect."

I was drenched in my own tears. I sniffed and whispered, "I just love you," I smiled wiping my cheeks, "so much. So much."

Percy nodded weakly half closing his eyes, "so much, so much. I'm just gonna go to sleep. Alright?"

I kissed him and he gently kissed me back, while wiping his face clean of tears and blood. He was so pale, with multiple cuts and bruises yet I don't think I've seen someone more beautiful. "I'll sleep with you then," I whispered while lying carefully next to him.

I couldn't believe it myself but I started singing weakly and crying, "I'm lying not the moon. My dear we'll be here soon. It's a dark and lonely place. But in here I'm safe in here and we're a million miles away..."

I stopped and everything was sickly calm and quiet. I looked over at Percy. His skin almost white against a puddle of red, his mouth slightly ajar, his green eyes staring at nothing. And all I could do was scream.