Annabeth's P.O.V

I fiddled around with the ballpoint pen in my hand. I looked up and saw Percy staring hard at Chiron, while Chiron was deep in thought. Katie played around with her nails across the room. We were all nervous. After canoeing we came straight to Chiron, hoping for advice, but when we explained the scenario he just sat for about 4 minutes thinking.

"Well, I have to say," started Chiron snapping out of his thinking,

"that you should let this one slide." mused Chiron. Percy gaped. I stared and that got Katie's attention.

"What do you mean? Let it slide?" yelped Katie before either Percy or I could say anything.

"Well, like you said to the whole camp, we are having a celebration soon, so why spoil it. Also, truthfully, that wasn't much of an epidemic." Chiron gave a small smile, probably expecting us to completely understand. Wrong. Well, actually we played along until we had to leave, so we could discuss this properly. I gave him a nod and a light smile and lckily, Katie and Percy followed along. We agreed with Chiron and headed off.

"Is he crazy?" shrieked Katie when we reached the beach.

"He's just...trying sort the problems." I reasoned.

"What are we supposed to do?" muttered Percy.

"I don't know." I said, shaking my head.

"That's a first." responded Percy, smirking slightly. I picked up a pebble aimed his neck and shot.

"OW!" he cried gripping his stomach.

"What the heck?" I said, confused. I had hit his neck. I expected him to get up grinning, but he didn't, Instead, he fell down on the sand.

"Percy!" I cried and ran to was soon at my side.

"What happened?" asked Katie, wide-eyed. I didn't respond. I looked around for a cut or something like that.

"Find a pulse." I commanded. Katie obeyed.

"Here." she said. I sighed, relieved.

"Uuuunggh.." groaned Percy. I smiled when he opened his eyes.

"What happened?" he asked, looking around.

"You just fell." said Katie as I pulled Percy up.

"Wow." he replied rubbing his neck. I let out a little giggle.

"C'mon. Let's get back to camp." I said. Katie nodded and Percy just complied.

I looked at the tree's, they looked different. The creepy thing was that they looked sadder. I moved closer to the others.

"Can we rest?" asked Katie leaning against a tree. I looked at Percy, he shrugged.

"Sure." I said leaning on Percy. No way was I leaning against a tree like THAT. After a moment, Katie got off the tree.

"Let's go." she whispered, her voice hoarse. Suddenly, I heard a twig crack. The other's must have heard it because they froze.

"Probably just a saytr." said Percy. I nodded slowly. I walked quickly, wanting to leave as soon as possible. I must have hurried to much because when I turned they weren't there. I froze, taking slow deep breaths.

"Guys?" I called. No response.

"Percy?" I whispered, nervously.

"Katie!" I yelled a little louder. Where were they? They probably headed to camp, I thought, reasonably. I turned to leave when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I let out a scream, but a hand clamped over my mouth. I did what my instincts told me to. I bit down on the hand. Gripped around the shirt of the killer and aimed the edge of my knife at his neck. I whirled around and you know what I saw?

Percy.

And Katie.

Laughing!

"What the..?" I yelled, confused.

"We hid and then we kinda wanted to scare you." giggled Katie. Percy edged away, laughing hard. I glared at them and stalked ahead. Jerks, I thought, furiously. I didn't bother to look around at the clowns.

"AANNNAABETH!"screached a voice. I just kept walking, why bother? Finally the cabin's came in view. I turned to tell them I was gonna go to my cabin. ALONE. When, I turned I screamed. REALLY LOUD. The ground was bloody and it was all dripping from a tree.

A tree with a body.

Someone I new.

Someone I liked.

PERCY.

An arrow was in his chest and he was hanging horrifyingly. I ran to him and got him off the tree. I pulled out my cell and dialed Rachel, she was first on speed dial. I meant to change that.

"Annabeth?" called Rachel's voice.

"Get near the back of the cabin's where the forest is. NOW!" I gulped and turned off the phone. I checked for a pulse,but there was none. All of a sudden, Percy's eyes opened, slightly.

"Annabeth? I know who...killed..the..took...Rachel...was..." Percy coughed.

I waited for him to continue but he didn't.

He lied in my arm's limply.

Not moving.

At all.

A.N: I know it's been a LONG time since I updated. Anyway, any questions? Guesses? Okay, I would like some reviews and suggestion's on what is happening? Or should? Feel free. R&R. ^-^