ANNABETH POV

My fingers and toes felt tingly. My head incredibly light and my brain thoughtless. I could faintly hear people shouting and the word 'clear' repeated. I opened my eyes to a black room. I felt a sharp pain in my chest. Then Percy appeared, clad in white.

"Hey Wise Girl, I know you may not believe me when I say this but: You didn't deserve any of this, you did nothing wrong. Helens just someone so angry at the world that she's forced to take her anger out on you. she's going away to jail or prison, anything far away from you. I'll make sure of it myself. And, I love you. I love your princess curls, and the way they look in the sun like twisty ribbons on Christmas presents. Or your gray eyes that seem to think a thousand things at once, and how they change from cloudy gray, to every shade of gray ever. And I know I'm gonna ask you is g-r-e-y or g-r-a-y. Your amazingly beautiful in every way. Please, wake up. I'd kill to see your eyes again." His voice was shaky, and felt like he was talking through a wall or water. Then a sharp pain in her chest again.

"Percy!"

Sharp Pain

"I love you!"

Sharp pain.

"Look at me!"

Sharp Pain.

Then, her world was spiked with red. Feeling rushed to her hands and feet, her brain flooded with pain.

"She's okay!"

PERCY POV

Percy tapped his nails on the plastic arm chair. He'd been sitting here for what felt like forever. He was rushed from the room when Annabeth's monitor stopped. The doctors brought the electric machine that they rub together and shout 'CLEAR' and shock the person. When Annabeth wakes up he'll have to ask her what's it called. Then that little annoying voice spoke up and said 'If she wakes up'. Percy shook his head, He knows she'll wake up. She had too, Annabeth's a fighter. Percy sat and waited. People filed in and out of the waiting from carrying balloons, flowers and get well soon cards. The minutes went by agonizingly slow. Finally, a woman in scrubs came over to Percy.

"She's gonna be okay," The woman smiled

The words seemed to go a mile a minute, "What?" He sat forward in the uncomfortable chair

"She's okay, your girl's a fighter"

Percy's shoulders relaxed and his broke into a smile, "I know, can I see her?"

"Let me check," The woman ran off and returned shortly, "I'm not supposed too, but I haven't seen teenage love in awhile. Follow me."

She led him back down the hall, to the same room. Annabeth was hooked up to even more wires and tubes, her eyes were half open. The nurse smiled closed the door.

"Percy" Annabeth smiled weakly. Percy rushed to hug her, holding her tight against his chest. Percy started crying

He pulled back to look at her, "Your-your heart stopped,"

It was now Annabeth's turn to hold Percy, running her hands through his hair.

"But I'm here now. It's okay," Annabeth smiled at him, "What about Helen?"

"I don't know, last I remember her drunkenly yelling at the grass."

"Percy," Annabeth looked him directly in the eyes, "I love you. Can you promise me something"

Percy kissed her, "I love you too. And yes"

"Never let me go," Annabeth's eyes flooded with tears, Percy grasped her tightly,

He put his lips next to her ear, "I'm not losing you, not again"