Hi everyone. *Sighs* Sorry, something happened and I'm just a little depressed you know? School starts tomorrow, so I may or may not update. I won't update this coming weekend, since I'm going on vacation again. I'll try to update Thursday and Sunday, but not Friday or Saturday. I own nothing and enjoy the story. PS it may be a little depressing. Just a bit. Sorry.
Annabeth's POV
I sighed, walking down the basement stairs. Chiron said there's no way to get Percy back, but Percy told me there was a way to get him back, to just talk to him and he'll wake up. I haven't seen him since yesterday when I put him down there, and no one else wants to go and see him. Either that, or they're too busy. I think that's an excuse, they don't care. Not even his cousins.
When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I flicked the lights on and walked I to the only room down here. "Percy, Percy are you awake?"
Like i expected, I didn't get a response. I sighed in disappointment and made my way over to Percy's bed. I looked over over at his face, and jumped back in surprise, letting a scream out of my lips.
"Percy?" I asked surprised. "Are you awake?"
Percy's eyes were wide open, staring at the ceiling. They were a weird color too, not gold and not sea-green, but a dark green that reminded me of evergreens at midnight. It was so dark, they almost looked black. Other than that, Percy hadn't moved.
"Percy? Can you hear me? If you can hear me, move, say something, do anything to show me you can hear me."
I waited for a sign, anything to happen, but the room was silent and Percy didn't even blink. Again, I sighed.
"Ok Percy. Maybe you can't hear me. Maybe you're busy trying to get Kronos out of your head still. Maybe you can't move. But I'll still talk to you. Why? I don't know, maybe it's because I love you. Maybe it's because I can't stand life without you. Did you hear that Percy? I love you," I told him.
I kept talking to Percy, going on about my day and my feelings, my fear that he wouldn't wake up, that something was wrong with his brain, that Kronos's possession would never wear off. I shared how much I loved him, how much I hated him for leaving us, leaving me like that. Sometimes I was shouting at him, whispering to him, just talking, sobbing.
While I was explaining that Daisy daughter of Ares beat a son of Zeus in archery today, a deep voice echoed around the room.
"Percy?!" I yelped.
"No I'm sorry child, it's just Chiron." I sighed. "It's time to come up. You need to eat dinner."
I nodded, inwardly sighing. I don't want to go if Percy isn't there. "Alright Chiron, I'll be right up. I just need to finish something really quick."
"Alright Annabeth. Don't forget you still need to give him his food later. You'll see him again. He's not going anywhere."
I hear Chiron trot away. Slowly, I stood up from the chair I brought down here. I walked over to Percy and looked into his eyes. "I love you Percy," I reminded him. Then I leaned in and pressed a kiss on his lips, closing his eyes momentarily. Once I was done, I reopened them. "Bye Percy. I'll be back soon with dinner."
I dragged my feet to the stairs, reluctant to leave my boyfriend. Sighing, I turned off the lights and walked up the stairs.
Percy's POV (after getting knocked out)
I felt darkness envelope me. My eyes slipped closed, but I wasn't asleep or anything. I could still hear. I heard Annabeth talking to Thalia and Nico and felt her drag me to the Big House. I started to drift off, but brought myself back when Annabeth brought me to the basement. Internally, I smiled. She took my advice.
A beautiful voice belonging to an angel sounded throughout the room. "Good night Percy. I love you. Get better soon," she sighed.
I wanted to scream. Annabeth, I can hear you! Don't leave me please!
Of course, I couldn't say that since my body is passed out. Great planning on my part.
I heard Annabeth's feet slapping the floor. The sound echoed across the basement and gave me a strange sense of comfort. I don't know why, it's just so nice to actually know someone is there for you. Someone loves you and won't leave.
"Bye Percy!" the beautiful voice called, sounding from at the top of the stairs. "Get better soon." With that said, I was left in darkness alone.
I drifted off into a restless sleep, but of course I couldn't really wake up. I couldn't tell Annabeth I was okay.
Im not sure what time it was when I woke up, because I was in a basement without windows. There was no clock, just the walls, bed, a chair, and me, the possessed boy. The supposed hero. The liar. The back-stabber. The secret-keeper. The betrayer.
That last name stabbed my like a knife. I wonder if that's what everyone thinks of me as. A betrayer. I don't think I could live with myself if everyone thought of me like that. Even if just one of the people that I consider friends thought of me as a betrayer, back-stabber, I-I just couldn't. I wouldn't do it.
I was so busy thinking that I didn't notice that Annabeth had returned. She was even calling out to me. Using the water vapor in the air, I watched her approach.
Annabeth got closer to me, then gasped and stepped back. Guess she did think I was a bad guy or something.
"Percy? Are you awake?" Annabeth asked me. I wanted to move, show her I was here, I was awake and ready to get back to my cabin. Instead, I couldn't do it. I laid there, practically paralyzed.
"Percy? Can you hear me? If you can hear me, move, say something, do anything to show me you can hear me."
I tried to move, tried to speak, but I couldn't. It's like I was trapped. I was trapped in a jar. As much as I moved inside it, nothing happened on the outside. As much as I screamed, no one could hear since the top was on.
Annabeth sighed. I felt so bad to be doing this to her. She doesn't deserve me. She deserves a man who wont disappear, who won't join the enemy like I did (even though it was unwillingly) and a man who won't be the child of every prophecy.
"Ok Percy. Maybe you can't hear me. Maybe you're busy trying to get Kronos out of your head still. Maybe you can't move. But I'll still talk to you. Why? I don't know, maybe it's because I love you. Maybe it's because I can't stand life without you. Did you hear that Percy? I love you," Annabeth spoke.
No Annabeth! I can hear you! I can't move, but I'll never be too busy to help you! Oh Annabeth... I love you too... Oh Annabeth...
Annabeth proceeded to tell me all about her day. I laid there and listened, enthralled that a person was visiting me and talking to me.
It was during the story of Daisy daughter of Ares that Annabeth was called away to dinner. I inwardly frowned. Really Chiron? You're taking the only person that cares about me away? That's just mean.
I missed the conversation between Annabeth and the centaur because I was thinking, but I didn't miss what happened next.
Annabeth leaned over me. Her blonde curls tickled my face and her grey eyes stared into my eyes. "I love you Percy," the angel spoke, before leaning in and closing my eyes as well as hers. My lips met hers in a kiss. She smelt like lemons and strawberries, an odd mix but an amazing mix for her. Her lips tasted like vanilla. All too soon, Annabeth pulled away and reopened my eyes for me.
"Bye Percy. I'll be back soon with dinner," Annabeth spoke reluctantly. I sighed inwardly.
Oh well. Now I can't wait for dinner. I wonder if it comes with a vanilla-tasting dessert.
