And Heeeerrrreeee's Chapter 2! Thank you for those who reviewed! Reviews are always appreciated!
The Accident
Percy slammed the door to the infirmary open and saw Annabeth on a cot in the corner, with Chiron and Will standing next to her, talking in hushed tones.
That is until, Percy almost ripped the door off its' hinges.
"Ah, Percy. Yes, we've been expecting you," Chiron said, his voice soft and full with feeling.
"What happened? How long has she been like this? When will she wake up? She's perfectly healthy, right?" Percy rambled, while rushing over to Annabeth.
Will, looking overwhelmed by Percy's questions, answered, "Well, some of her siblings noticed she was gone on her run for a while, so they searched for her and found her like this," he said while gesturing towards Annabeth's "sleeping" form.
"She's-she's not-I mean, she couldn't be..." Percy said while staring wide eyes at her.
"No, no, she's not dead, I can assure you that," Will said reassuringly.
"Oh thank god," Percy said immediately dropping to his knees in front of Annabeth and stroking her hair.
"But, she is in a coma, and we can't figure out what put her in this coma in the first place," Will said scratching her head.
"How long do you think she'll be in a coma?" Percy asked, his eyes never leaving Annabeth's face.
"Honestly... I have no idea. Comas are hard to judge. Only time will tell."
"I'm terribly sorry Percy," Chiron said kindly, and started to leave, "Will, I think that we should give him some alone time."
"Yes, of course," Will said, rushing to the door. When he was standing in the frame he called, "Percy, I'm terribly sorry I can't do anything more to help."
"You did your best, Will. Don't take blame for it. You have only helped," Percy said, glancing at the worried Will.
Will nodded and quietly left the infirmary.
The rest of the day was a blur to Percy. He barely remembers somebody, Will and Nico he thinks, bringing him food for his meals, and sitting with him for a while.
He didn't leave Annabeth's side for the whole day. He didn't say a word after the conversation that took place that morning.
All he could think about was how this was wrong and unjustified.
He stayed there all night. Never falling asleep.
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The next day started about the same as the last.
Malcolm and some of Annabeth's other siblings came and brought Percy breakfast while staying a few minutes for Annabeth.
Will had told Percy that someone had to be with Annabeth at all times, as she could wake up at anytime. Percy usually was the one there with her.
Percy didn't understand why any of this was okay. He wanted to know why the gods were probably up there, in the Throne Room, laughing and toasting each other with wine, when Annabeth Chase was in a coma! How could anyone even think about anything else, when the most perfect girl in the world was in a seemingly endless sleep?
At least he could not think of anything else. Not when the love of his life was lying there in front of him, barely breathing.
Sometimes, he would half expect her to pop up and yell, "BOO!" and laugh her head off saying how she totally fooled everyone, and he was crying like a baby for no reason.
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At about three in the afternoon, Percy heard voices and fast footsteps running up the stairs of the Infirmary.
"Where is she?" he heard.
"Over there."
Then Piper McLean dropped onto her knees next to Percy.
"Oh god," she said.
Then Percy felt a hand on his shoulder and Jason Grace knelt on Percy's other side and said, "Hey man. We just got back from Camp Jupiter. Clarisse told us what happened. Are you alright."
Percy honestly thought that he was holding himself together pretty well. He hadn't started crying yet that day, so that was a plus.
But as he opened his mouth to reply, he couldn't handle it. Everything came rushing in and instead of saying that he was doing better than he was yesterday, he let out a cry and buried his head in his hands.
"Oh Percy," Piper said as she wrapped him in a big hug, "It's okay. Everything will be alright.
Jason continued to pat Percy's shoulder and rub his back awkwardly.
"She doesn't deserve this! I-I, just don'tunderstand!" Percy yelled.
"I don't either, Percy. But Annabeth's strong. I believe that she can fight through this. You've just got to trust her Percy. You've just got to believe that she will be alright."
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Piper and Jason continued to stay with Percy throughout the day. Percy was grateful for that, because it gave him two shoulders to cry on.
The best part about having Jason there, was that he could imagine what it would be like to be in Percy's position.
Plus, Piper kept saying encouraging words to Percy about how Annabeth was going to be fine.
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The next day flew by very fast.
Piper and Jason stayed with Percy and Annabeth whenever they could, but Jason had to teach sword fighting lessons in place of Percy, and Piper had to teach a knife wielding lesson in place of Annabeth.
Percy only left Annabeth's side a few times. Only to step outside of the infirmary and get some breath, because the infirmary walls started to look like they were closing in on him.
Piper brought him his breakfast and Jason and Nico brought him his lunch.
By dinner he was thinking that maybe he should get some time away from the infirmary, as he felt as if the walls were closing in on him.
He told Will about his planes, and he agreed that Percy should get his mind off the infirmary for a little while, and he agreed to stay there in Percy's place.
When Percy got to the mess hall, he immediately sat down at the Poseidon table and kept his head down.
When he got up to give some of his food to the Gods, he noticed almost everybody staring at him, but turned their eyes away from him when he met their gaze.
This just made him uncomfortable and slightly angry, as they were to cowardly to meet his gaze and tell him what they really think.
Percy found his feet making their way to the offering fire on their own. For his mind had its' full attention on the inside of the infirmary.
He got to the fire and dumped three-fourths of his food into the fire, saying, "Whatever God is listening, please hear me out. Annabeth's in a coma, and I just can't take it. I will do whatever I need to wake her up. Please, please, please, just let her wake up."
He watched the flames soar high as they ate most of his meal for him.
He got back to his table and just shuffled the rest of his food around. He hasn't been hungry in the last few days.
Just then, he heard someone running and shouting his name, "Percy! Percy! PERCY!"
He turned and saw Will running as hard as he could towards the mess hall.
Percy jumped up and ran over to meet him halfway between the mess hall and the infirmary.
"What is it? What's wrong? Is she up? Is she okay? Will! What happened?" Percy said impatiently while shaking Will's shoulders.
"She's... gasp... up... but...," Will said while trying to catch his breath.
Percy didn't want to hear anything else, he just ran and thanked all of the Gods he could name.
Percy burst through the door and saw Annabeth sitting on her cot, staring at the floor.
"Annabeth?"
She looked up at him as he rushed to her and lifted her off her feet and leaned in to kiss her.
"Woah!" she said pushing him away and jumping down to the floor, "what do you think you're doing?!"
"I-... what?" Percy said looking confused.
"Look, I don't know who the heck you are, or who the heck you think you are, but nobody just runs up to me and tries to kiss me. EVER!" she said as she had a death glare in her eye.
"What are you talking about? It's me, Percy!" he said, starting to get worried. Again, he thought that she was just playing a game on him.
Just then, Will burst in to the room, holding his side, "Percy wait! She...won't remember you."
"Oh," he said looking at the two of them. Percy, with his eyes filled with confusion and worry, and Annabeth, with eyes filled with anger. "Looks like you already found out," he said grimly, watching Percy turn from confusion to depression.
There you go! Chapter 2! I will try to start posting every couple of days. Sorry if the characters seem a little OOC. I will get better! But I can only get better with reviews! So send me a review! Please and thank you!
