Danni POV

"Stop" I say to Grover annoyed.

We have been walking down our path for a while and not one word has been said between Grover and I. The tension between us could be cut with a knife.

"Stop what? I haven't even said anything" Grover says surprised a worried look on his face.

"Exactly! Is this because of what I told you about my dad? You don't believe me. I know I shouldn't have told anyone" I rant to Grover.

"No I'm glad you told me. Its just that...well..."Grover says but is unable to finish.

"It's fine. I don't need you to believe me I just thought maybe you would" I spit out harsher then necessary.

"It's not that I don't believe you-"Grover starts but I interrupt him.

"Just drop it. I don't want us to be like this" I say as I calm down.

"Then how do you want us to be Danni?" Grover asks.

I stop at a turn away from our path and begin to walk down it.

"I'm going this way now. You don't need to follow me" I say.

"Percy told us to stay together" Grover calls after me.

"Yes but I'm not really good at doing what I'm told" I say not even looking back.

I hear Grover's footsteps as he continues down his path. I follow my path looking for the the stupid pearl and I think about that stupid letter. I wonder if Grover told Percy or maybe even Annabeth. Oh god Annabeth knowing is worse than Percy knowing! They all probably think I'm crazy. They all probably hoped in the truck and left me here. How am I supposed to get home with no truck? A bus maybe? Where is home?

My pain attack was interrupted by a high pitched scream somewhere around me. I stop in my tracks grabbing my pen and clicking. I listen for another scream before I move. When the scream sounds for the second time I let me ears carry me to its origin. I run down my path searching for the scream until I finally find its source. I arrive right in time to see a woman mouth wide open in mid-scream turn to stone. Annabeth is standing next to her eyes sealed shut and I look at the person with there back to me it was undoubtedly Medusa, if her hissing snakes for hair didn't give her away the woman of stone did.

"Open your eyes daughter of Athena. I know you want to" Medusa hisses. I put my bow away and cross my fingers that my plan will work.

"Hey you old hag! Bad hair day?" I yell at Medusa my eyes squeezed shut. I hear Medusa spin around to face me.

"How dare you!" Medusa seethes at me. I hear her run after me and I turn down the path to run finally able to open my eyes. Great plan right?

I weave my way threw the maze of statues in an attempt to lose Medusa. My lungs began to burn in there struggle for air. I decide to stop for a second and squat behind a statue my back leaning against it. I begin taking in deep breaths and listening for Medusa but I heard nothing. My breathing had calmed and I waited. Then I heard a bang, another, and another. I turn my body towards the statue just in time to have it fall on me. I'm flat on my back the statue crushing my chest.

"Percy! We have to get out of here!" I hear Grover yell. Well no shit Sherlock.

"Foolish demigods. Always trying to start fights that you cant finish" Medusa hisses as she approaches me. I close my eyes. My lungs scream at me to breath but I cant.

' Help me.' I'm barley able to concentrate. BREATH! But nothing comes.

"Danni!" I hear Percy yell for me. I'm here. BREATH! Please Percy. I'm only able to tel myself this.

"Open your eyes demigod and it will all stop. All your pain will disappear. It's just that easy" Medusa hisses in my ear. Her snakes brush my face, my eyes in particular.

"Danni!" I hear Percy's voice near me. I turn my head to the voice my eyes still closed.

"Percy" I mouth his name.

'Your going to be okay"

"Hey ugly! You want a piece of me?" Percy taunts the creature. Medusa lets out a growl and chases Percy.

'Your going to be okay'

"Grover! Annnabeth! Help Danni!" I hear Percy yell. BREATH!

My legs begin to shift as my arms attempt to lift the statue but its useless. I begin to get lightheaded and my eyes begin to flutter.

Breath...

Breath..

Breath.

Breath

"Danni!" Grover yells when he reaches me. He is the last thing I hear and see before it all goes black.

My eyelids flutter and the harsh light burns my eyes as I attempt to open them. I let out a low groan in annoyance and let my eyes adjust to the light.

"Danni?" I hear a voice near me. I try to move but instantly wince in pain. My arms and chest throb in pain.

"Don't move" the voice that I know recognize as Grover's says. I don't move for a second but decide to sit up anyways. It hurt like a bitch and I may have dropped the F bomb once or twice. But I got up and a ice pack slides from my chest and onto my lap. I look at the ice pack then at my chest which besides being terribly bruised was covered by nothing but a bra.

"How are you feeling?" Grover asks. I don't answer at first because I was trying to remember what had happened and how I had ended up this way.

"I'm not wearing a shirt" I say now looking at him.

"No your not. We were just icing your bruises" Grover says blushing and looking down at the mattress.

"Thank you" I say trying to make him feel less weird. He grabs his sweater and gives it to me.

"No problem" he says as he hands it to me. He turns to go sit at the end of the bed but I stop him.

"Actually Grov. Could you help?" I ask. My arms were still very sore.

"Sure" he says. He pulls the sweater over my head and I pop my head out the top my arms not yet in the holes. I shake my head in an attempt to get the hair out of my face but I fail. This causes Grover to laugh as he takes himsseat at the end of the bed. I put my arms through the sleeves. Yes It hurt.

"Thanks again" I smile at Grover.

"Of course" he nods at me.

"So did we find the pearl?"

"Yep and Medusa's head" he says excitedly.

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