Percy was breathing, but just barely. I wasn't sure where he was shot.

I yanked my phone from my pocket, and dialed 911.

"911, what's your emergency?"
"My boyfriend has been shot-"

A second shot rang out.

I had to let him go, I was now on the ground too.

"Ma'am, where are you?"

"I've been shot too, we're at Hills Academy," I gave her the address.

"We're sending an ambulance right now, how much blood have you two lost?"
"Percy's lost quite a bit and I don't know how much I've lost."

"The adrenaline will be wearing off soon, you'll be in a lot of pain," the lady on the other end said calmly. Then she hung up.

Wow, great help she was.

"CHIRON! THALIA! PIPER! HAZEL! LEO! JASON! FRANK! NICO! ANYONE!" I screamed.

"Annabeth-" Percy started saying, then he coughed up some blood.

"Shh, it's okay, Percy. Help is coming," I said, my voice trembling, trying to remind myself that too.

The lady was right, the adrenaline was wearing off and I could feel the pain of the wound.

I screamed bloody murder and footsteps started coming toward us.

"Annabeth?! Where are you? Percy!" The voice said. Piper. Piper couldn't stand the sight of blood.

"Pipes, I'm sure they're okay." Jason.

"No, she's not okay- I heard her scream."

Their voices got closer.

"PIPER! JASON!" I yelled.

"See! Come on!"
They ran toward us and finally saw us. Piper passed out, and Jason ran to us.

"I'll run to get Chiron and WIll, stay here," he said. He didn't really realize we were sitting in a pool of our own blood and couldn't really go anywhere.

The three and a few other came to us soon after he left. Will started to attend to us and Nico helped him.

"Nico, find Annabeth's wound and wrap this around it," he said, tossing him some gauze.

I passed out soon after.

I woke up to bright lights in the hospital ward.

"How long have I been here?" I asked, groggily, trying to sit up.

"Don't sit up!" Piper said, pushing me gently back down. "You've been out for two days. You lost a ton of blood-"

"Where's Percy? Is he okay?" I asked, using my free hand to shoot upright.

"Look at your hand," Piper said. "No, the other one." I was holding onto Percy's hand. He was still asleep.

"He's been in and out, we had to drug him so he just sleeps," Will explained.

"When will he be up?"

Everyone went silent. They looked around or down, no one dared to match my gaze.

"Um, Annabeth- he might not ever wake up," Hazel gently said.

I fell back down into the pillows. I couldn't think straight.

"Oh."

"Are you okay?" Thalia asked calmly.

"Not really, just numb. I-I don't know, I-"

"Come on, let's go," Leo said, looking fairly upset.

"No, I need you guys here." I let go of Percy's hand, but kept mine near his. He grabbed my hand again.

"He's conscious," a nurse whispered to Will.

Percy's eyes fluttered open.

"Wise Girl."
"Hey, Seaweed Brain."