Chapter 9! (: this chapter is pretty intense if i do say so myself. i was so happy that you guys liked my other chapters!

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Disclaimer: my name is Brittany , not Rick!


Annabeth's POV

"Percy!" I yelled. I practically flung myself off of Nico's bed. I tried to run after Percy but Nico caught my arm. He pulled me to him so we were face to face.

"Nico let go! I need to talk to Percy!" I tried to pull my self away but I never realized how strong Nico was. I looked at him and he didn't seem mad. He seemed sad.

"Annabeth. I can't let you go after him." He calmly said.

"Your not my mother of father. You can't tell me what I can and can't do." I screamed. Nico kept his calm composure.

"Annabeth I love you. Percy can never love you how much I do." He said each word with so much passion.

"No. You can never love me the way he does. I love him not you."

"Annabeth just stay with me." He said, his eyes were never left my face.

"NO! Let me go. I don't want to be with you!" I shouted at him.

Nico dropped his arms from me. He looked like he wanted to cry but I knew he would never do that in front of me.

I was wrong. A tear escaped from his eyes. I was just hurting everybody wasn't I?

"Please don't go. I love you…" He whispered.

I was so upset about Percy finding out that I didn't even think twice about what I was going to say.

"This whole thing with you was a huge mistake." Then I put the icing on the cake. "You were a mistake!"

He looked so heartbroken. He stood there frozen not saying anything else.

I pushed myself away from him. I was about to run when I remembered the box Percy had thrown on the floor. I knelt down and picked it up. The necklace Percy had given me was spilling out of the box. I took the necklace out and held it in my hands. I put around my neck.

Nico seemed to have gotten out of his trance.

"Annabeth…" he whispered.

I turned to face him.

"Good bye Nico." My words had no emotion.

Then I ran out of his cabin.

"Percy!" I yelled again. "Percy!"

I was answered with nothing but silence.

"Percy…" I whispered.

I dropped to the ground. I covered my face with my hands. Uncontrollable tears streamed down my face. What was I thinking? Percy was everything a girl could ever want. He was everything I wanted. And I just threw it all away for some guy that made me feel "special." Percy made me feel more than special. I don't know why I came back to Nico. I could never love him like I loved Percy and he could never love me how Percy

"HELP!" I heard a girl scream.

My head snapped up.

"Somebody help us!" she cried again.

I could tell that the voice was coming from the bottom of the hill. The hill was outside of the magical borders. Oh no, I thought. It must be a new demigod in trouble. I forgot what had just happened. Someone was in trouble and they needed help. I ran to my cabin I grabbed my dagger and my invisibility hat. I ran outside. I heard a voice I could recognize anywhere.

"Somebody help us!" It was Percy.

I ran as fast as I could. I reached the hill and there at the bottom was a mini battle going on. I saw the Minotaur. That wasn't the only monster I saw. I saw three empousa. The last monster sent chills down my spine. It was the manticore.

There in the midst of it was a girl with black hair swinging a glowing sword. She looked like she was limping.

What I saw next made my stomach drop. Grover was lying on the ground bleeding from his stomach.

Standing over him was a bleeding Percy.