Chapter 2 The Cave
Annabeth's POV
After following Percy's trail for a good while I finally managed to catch up to him.
He wasn't as hard to track down when you can see the monsters that hunt him down. All I had to do was follow the places with the most destruction.
After following the clues I finally stumbled onto the woods.
I could tell what he was doing. He was trying to get away from innocent bystanders so they don't get hurt. Being wise has its advantages. I was always good at making the wisest of choices even though my dad made the worst decisions.
After wondering through the woods for a while, I finally managed to find Percy. I spotted him in a little town in the middle of the woods, which was weird. There was never a town here. Well at least on any map that I ever read. Trust me I read tons of maps. Back in Geography class at West Harrison High was my favorite subject. Even when Percy keep getting me in trouble. I mean who draws on a globe! He drew himself in the Atlantic Ocean with a trident. It was really dumb but cute to. That was until the teacher saw and gave us both detention. You know after looking back I figured that I was one of Percy's only friends. That made me want to rescue him even more.
As I crept closer I noticed that Percy was really banged up. He was in-between two buildings grasping his shoulder. As I was just a few yards away I was shocked to find out that he was bleeding! There was blood trickling down his shoulder and even more from his legs. After noticing that I broke into a run trying to get to him as fast as possible. When I finally reached him I looked into his eyes and yelled his name.
"Percy! Are you okay?!"
He just looked at me with a look of awe and soon fainted. I felt adrenaline pump through my veins. I Knew I had to save him. I didn't come all this way to let him die. It would be terrible to think how his mother would react. I shook my head of these thoughts and put Percy around my shoulder. I ran as fast I could with Percy on my shoulder but he was really slowing me down. It was like trying to run with a log.
Then as I was just about to reach the forest I noticed that something was following us. It was a truly hideous monster. It made me gag a little in my mouth.
The monster was about seven foot long and it had the body of a lion except the face of a man. It was like a Lion King horror spinoff. Then I realized that besides his teeth and claws he had a deadlier weapon. His tail was far deadlier than his claws or teeth. He had what seemed like a scorpion stinger except instead of a stinger it was a ball of spikes.
He snarled at me and then I realized that he could shoot the spikes on his tail. One just barely missed my foot. I ran even faster into the woods. I knew that I couldn't beat a monster of that caliber without any sort of weapon. After running for what seemed like forever I realized that the monster wasn't even following us. It was big but must of been slow. I relaxed and started walking further into the woods.
After thinking about it. That monster must of been what hurt Percy. It was those deadly spikes on his tail that gave him those wounds. After wondering for what seemed like forever, I finally managed to find a cave. It seemed like the best place to treat his wounds.
I set him down against the cave and took off his shirt to exam the wound more carefully. It wasn't that deep but still deep enough to puncture the skin. The leg must of been deep because it was bleeding more than his shoulder. I wasn't going to take off his pants to examine that wound. I grabbed a bottle of water to wash off his wounds. But then a miracle happened. This really led me to believe this kid was part fish. I mean he gave me a dead fish on my birthday last year! This gave me further proof this kid was anything but human.
Percy's POV
Man my head was spinning and the world seemed dizzy. I had a weird dream. I ran away from home and friends because of these monster attacks. Then I even ran into a monsters that I couldn't beat. It was weird. It sounds like a horror story come true to me. I realized one thing...that was my life. It all really happened!
After a while I remember waking up to find blonde princess curls in my face. They were dirty with grime but the still seemed to shine. Only one person had this kind of hair that I knew.
Annabeth Chase.
She was the person that I really wanted to see most right now. Oh thank the gods. She still didn't seem to realize I was awake so I decided to give her a little scare. I sat there like I was still passed out and when she turned around I quickly grasped her shoulder and made a monster growl. She scream and slapped me with a wet towel from the shock.
"Nice to see you to Chase!" I said grasping my cheek.
Annabeth flew back in shock.
"Percy! Your awake! Thank the gods!" She said as she gave me a bear hug. It was nice and all but I realized she was choking the life out of me.
"Hey...this isn't...P.E. now...You can let go...I can't breathe!" I muttered.
"Oh shut it Percy!" Annabeth said as she did something that even surprised me.
SMMAAACK!
I sat there dumb struck as I realized that Annabeth slapped me.
"Ouch! What was that for!" I said a bit annoyed.
"That is for being so dumb! How could you run away from home like that! Do you know how worried your mother was?! Do you know how worried I was Percy!" Annabeth yelled.
I could tell she was angry. This wasn't the first time I seen Annabeth angry. Last time it wasn't pretty.
I was spending the day at her house with her stepmother and she brought up a story about spiders. Her stepmother flipped out saying she was just lying and being an attention whore. Then Annabeth got really mad. Her dad had a gym and the way she beat up her punching bag wasn't pretty. Let's just say that I never wanted to get on her bad side. Which was what I was on now.
I grabbed my cheek and felt it hot from the slap.
"I'm glad you care so much Annabeth." I said as I leaned in and gave her another hug.
"I'm really sorry Annabeth. You read my letter. I did it for the better of everyone. My mother, you, and everyone else. They wouldn't care if I was gone anyway. You saw how I jump from school to school. No one wants me around." I whispered. It was really low so only she could hear it, which was really dumb because we were alone in a cave.
"You're so stupid! Me and your mom where here for you Percy! You didn't have to do it alone! Running away from your problems isn't always the answer! You know how I can be. Why didn't you ask me! I could of help you! Your mom could of helped too! Percy you need to know that people care about you!" Annabeth hollered. I thought she was going to slap me again but she stood there with a hint of hurt in her eyes.
They were shining grey eyes that looked like there was a million things running through them. It was one of the most dazzling things I ever seen but I would never tell Annabeth that.
"I know Chase but still people aren't safe with me around. I mean look at it from my point of view. I can't have friends. My dad abandoned me when I was a little kid. He doesn't care. Then my only friends and family are even in danger with me around. Although I can say thanks to you. I'm glad you care for me so much Annabeth." I said with a hopeless grin.
"Oh my goodness! Percy! You aren't alone! Trust me. My mother abandoned me right when I was a little baby. She left me on my dad's doorstep! You seen how my step mother is. She makes my life a living hell. I even told you this before! Plus I could of helped you through it. I can see them too." She snapped.
"Wait you can see them too?!" I hollered.
She nodded her head slowly. This was terrible! Of all the people that had to see them to, it had to be her. She was one of the people I wanted most of all to stay safe.
I soon realized something through all the commotion. My wounds. I didn't even feel them anymore. It was like I was good as new.
"Wait Annabeth. What happened to my wounds. I was stabbed in my shoulder and leg. I don't even feel anything anymore." I asked shocked.
Then Annabeth started to explain something that really made me shutter.
"When I brought you here I took off you shirt to look at your wound on your shoulder. I didn't take off your pants so don't get the wrong idea now but after I examined your wounds I was going to clean them off with water. As I poured the water over your wounds, it started to heal your wounds. I mean literally. The hole started to close and you stopped bleeding."
"How is that even possible?!" I asked still shocked.
"Well maybe your part fish." She said.
I could tell she was probably as shocked as me.
There were a million things running through my head. The monsters and then the freaky fish powers.
I just laughed a little.
"Funny isn't it. All that happened over the past few days."
She looked at me for a second and them buried her head in her knees.
"You know Annabeth. I'm glad you came after me but I told you not to follow me though. You could of been hurt or even worse. Don't you know what could of happened!? I couldn't live with myself if you got hurt because of me." I told her.
She picked her head up and snapped back.
"You wouldn't even be here without me! Percy you need to stop worrying so much about me. I'm just as able as you are. We are now in this together. It was my choice to come after you. I promised your mother and myself that I would find you." She told me.
"But still-"
"But still nothing! I told you Percy we are in this together. Remember that day in history class when we had that project to do and we got partnered up? Well who made the best decisions and who made the worst." She asked.
"You did and I made the worst..." I muttered.
She nodded her head triumphantly.
"My point is who makes the wisest decision." she asked.
"You do...Wise Girl" I said with a smirk.
"And you make the dumbest one Seaweed Brain." She said as she returned my smirk.
We both sat and laughed at the names.
Then I said something that turned things serious.
"I don't know about you Wise Girl but I can't go back to San Francisco." I said.
"What?! Why not?" she asked.
"You saw that monster didn't you? I don't want that thing to hurt the people that I love especially my mother! That can never happen..." I said.
She just stared at me.
"Annabeth even if I do go back monsters like that will still try to get me."
Then she finally spoke.
"Percy! That is the whole reason I came to get you! Your mother is worried sick about you! So am...well you get the point! People are worried about you. I am worried about you!" She said as her face turned a slightly redder tone.
"I know they do. I am worried about them too but I have to find Safe Haven away from these monsters and beast. Somewhere I can stay safe. Annabeth, if you can see them too then they must be after you too. Please come with me. I don't want you to get hurt to." I said as I looked her in the eye.
"What? You want to venture off somewhere that may not even exist! Think Percy what are your chance going alone. " she said with a razor sharp tone.
"That's the thing. I'm not going alone." I said as I grabbed her hand.
She looked at me confused for a second.
"Annabeth please. You always make good decisions the wisest of them all but please. Listen to me for once. I'm sure I know what I'm doing. I promise." I said.
"Okay...Percy. I'll come. It's not like you can do it by yourself. You need me." she said with a smirk.
As she smiled at me with me holding her hands, I felt like that moment could of lasted forever. I was so happy. Soon she let go. I felt embarrassed for a second. I quickly shook it off and started a fire with some matches I brought.
"Oh your my hero. You made fire." Annabeth said sarcastically.
I laughed and we soon started to drift asleep around the fire. Then that night I had a dream that changed my priority's right away.
Completely redone by me! I'm going to update all my chapters to improve all of them! I know that a new chapter may not come out for a while...I'm sorry! But I have to make all my chapters shine! The story may be a little different so please reread the old chapters too! Sorry guys! My beta Cassie's Neighbor gave me the idea! I hope you all enjoy! ;D
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