A/N: Hey guys! I want to thank every single one of you guys for reviewing! It makes me so happy that you guys enjoy my first ever fan-fic! Hope you guys like this chapter and enjoy, my loves :) To clear things up to a reader, this is a fanfiction so I wanted to make it my own way in how Annabeth and Percy get together after the Titan War (:
I peeked over his shoulder and gasped. Sally was being held from her feet from an empousa.
"Perseus Jackson." She hissed, her forked tongue darting in and out of her mouth. Percy leaped forward and slashed but she was fast. I jumped and rolled underneath his legs, stabbing her in the foot. She hissed at me, her eyes glowing vividly. Instead of attacking me, she attacked Percy, dropping Sally in the process. I understood Percy's next move and stabbed the empousa while Percy caught Sally. He draped her on the couch and stared at me. I understood and we stood back to back.
The empousa stopped and glared.
"I'm Ursane and no demi-god shall mess with me!" She screamed.
I got close to her, pulling Percy with me and threw my knife at her. I hit precisely in her eye and Ursane pulled it out, throwing it on the ground. She was injured, but not gone.
Her eyes darted back and forth analyzing us.
Percy stepped forward and slashed the air in a perfect arc but didn't hit her. Ursane was taken aback and I took that moment to retrieve my knife and as I turned around, I saw her aiming for Percy. I ran, not grabbing my knife and punched her. She smiled, and I realized too late. She knew that I was going to come and protect him. Ursane attacked and I fell, clutching my leg.
"ANNABETH!" Percy's face was pale and he looked at Ursane.
I crawled to the corner and got my knife. Watching Percy, he stabbed and slashed. Calculating his motions, his left arm went up and I yelled.
He looked at me and I threw my knife. Percy reached up and caught it. "It's better off if you die now. Bigger plans await you that will make you wish you died now, Jackson." Ursane hissed.
His eyes squinted and his eyes were averted to the sink. I watched the stream of water flow and turn into a whirling tornado. Ursane seemed to notice and she turned around. Percy slashed her with Riptide and she hissed. Percy swung Riptide at her lower back and stabbed her with my knife. She dissolved.
"Bye now." I muttered.
Percy ran to me. I thought that was sweet considering his mom was unconscious on the couch.
"Not again," He put his face in his hands and sat next to me. I winced as I let go of the injury.
"It's okay." I muttered, trying to lighten his anxiety. It didn't work. He got up and ran around the kitchen like a maniac grabbing items off the counters. He came back with a wet washcloth, bandages, ice pack, and ambrosia.
My eyes fluttered and I felt drowsy. Percy touched my face delicately, as if I were made of glass.
"Stay with me, Annabeth. Take this." He gave me a square of ambrosia and I ate a piece.
Energy surged through my body and my leg didn't hurt as much. I watched Percy clean my leg and wrap a bandage around it. I positioned myself more upward so I was staring at him completely.
"Percy, this isn't good. We need to head to camp, after we help fix up your mom and this apartment. They found her, Percy." I said, breathing heavily. His sea green eyes bore into mine.
"I know. One down, a billion more to go." He muttered. His hair flopped in his face and he got up, brushing it out of the way. "I'm going to go help my mom wake up. You stay there."
I listened to him, but it was hard to stay comfortable against a hard wall. Before I knew it, my eyes closed and I fell asleep.
Switching to Percy's P.O.V
I finished waking up my mom and explaining to her what had happened.
"Percy, I think it would be best if you found Annabeth a proper place to lay and recover." My mom said, her eyebrows raising as she looked behind me. I turned around and say Annabeth sleeping against the wall.
"Yeah, you might be right about that." I said stupidly. I walked over and awkwardly positioned her to be picked up. Picking her up bridal style, I had to make sure her leg wouldn't get squished. I turned around and saw my mom cleaning up the mess that was left behind.
She waved as if to say she didn't need my help to clean. "Are you sure?" I asked. I mean, the tables were overturned and the sink was flooding with water.
"Yes, Percy. I got it." She turned around and picked up the broken vase. I walked upstairs with Annabeth in my arms. Kicking the door open to my room, I stubbed my toe. Annabeth stirred and I carefully put her on my bed. I didn't know what to do now. I stood there for a while, like an idiot.
Annabeth's statement earlier flashed back to me and I remembered I needed to contact Chiron.
No cliffhangers here! Okay, so, how about three more reviews for the next chapter! ;) even though I always set a goal for reviews, I will probably still upload when I don't reach that goal... Okay now, till' next time ! xoxoxoxo
