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Will's P.O.V.

Will had never felt this way before. He'd dated a few guys in his life but none of his dating experiences had ever come close to how he felt while talking to Nico. They had only talked for about 30 minutes but they were enough for Will to know that he liked him.

The only problem was that Will didn't know if Nico was gay. He couldn't just ask him outright but from his short conversation with him, he knew that there might be a possibility. Will also had no way to contact him since it had completely slipped his mind to ask for Nico's number.

He reached home completely exhausted and made himself a cup of coffee. He had started his summer internship early, which meant that he had to juggle finals and the internship which was very tiring and time consuming. He sighed and picked up his huge human anatomy book, starting to study. Sometimes, med school was too much for him but he knew that in the long run, it would pay off and he would achieve his dream of becoming a doctor.

After a long night of studying, he decided to go to bed. He knew that something was missing in his life and now that he had met Nico, he knew what or rather who it was. He decided that he would ask Annabeth for his number the next time he met her.

Will woke up the next morning and checked his phone and was surprised to see that Annabeth apparently had the same idea as him.

Hey, so, I saw u and Nico yesterday and u guys were so cute together. I asked Percy for his no. so that I can give it to you. I know I'm the best :) Here ya go. -Annabeth

Will was ecstatic and danced like a maniac in the privacy of his room. He decided that he should probably get caffeinated before trying to think of a witty message to send Nico. He glanced at the clock and freaked out when he realized he was late for his internship. The message would have to wait.

Little did he know that the following week would be so hectic that he wouldn't be able to find time to even breathe. He had many assignments to complete and had to be at the hospital for extra hours during the course of the week so messaging Nico completely slipped his mind.

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Annabeth's P.O.V.

Annabeth just had two tests left but they were the most important ones so she had been studying like a crazy person for the past week. She had switched off her phone and kept minimal contact with the outside world. Since Piper was also busy because of her finals, she wasn't able to monitor Annabeth's health as she usually did. Annabeth managed to get away with just eating chips and drinking soda for all her meals.

This eventually caught up to her one morning when Piper went to give her test. It was two days before her second last test and she had just started studying after only 3 hours of sleep, when she started feeling dizzy. Her head was pounding and her vision became a little blurry so she maneuvered herself from her study table to her bed with a lot of effort and just passed out. She really didn't want to 'waste time' by sleeping but she couldn't help herself.

She woke up feeling very disoriented and heard two people talking. She couldn't bring herself to open her eyes and realized that her head was still aching.

"Is she going to be okay?" Annabeth heard a person ask. After focusing thoroughly on the voice, she realized that it was Percy who was sounding incredibly concerned.

"Yeah, she does this all the time during exams. I should've paid more attention. Can you go and get some food? I'm pretty sure that she didn't eat in days," Piper said with a determined voice.

"Yeah, sure. What should I get?" Percy sounded like he wanted to help as much as he could.

"Anything healthy and filling," Piper responded, as if she'd dealt with this situation a dozen times, which was probably true.

"Got it. I'll be back soon," Percy announced, leaving.

Annabeth finally opened her eyes and saw that Piper was coming towards her with a thermometer in her hand.

"How're you feeling?" Piper asked as soon as she saw that Annabeth was awake.

"I'm fine," Annabeth muttered, even though she most certainly wasn't.

"Be honest. I know you, Annie, you don't look okay." Piper sounded serious this time. Her look was pretty dangerous and informed Annabeth that she was not messing around.

"Okay, I'm not fine. My head is aching and I was feeling a little dizzy before," Annabeth conceded.

"When was the last time you had a proper meal?" asked Piper, knowing from experience that the lack of food was probably what caused this.

"Three days ago."

"Why'd you always do this? You need to start taking care of yourself, you're 22 years old for god's sake. Tests are important but they're not more important than your health," Piper said in her 'I'm not angry but disappointed' voice, which was very effective.

"I know. I just wanted to do my best in this final." Annabeth tried to defend herself but knew it was useless.

"I know you were but now look where that's got you. Take your temperature," Piper commanded, handing over the thermometer to Annabeth.

Annabeth had a fever, so Piper took out her tablet and was about to give it to her when she remembered that she didn't eat.

"We'll have to wait till you have food. Percy'll be back soon," Piper said after glancing at her watch.

"What was he doing here anyway?" Annabeth inquired.

"He came by to give you some blue cookies apparently and saw your condition. He wanted to help so I told him to get food."

"Oh. That's nice of him."

Percy arrived in a few minutes with a sandwich and soup. He looked relieved when he saw that Annabeth was awake.

"Hey, how are you feeling now?" His voice was gentle.

"Better, thanks. Also thank you so much for getting me food." Annabeth gave him a grateful smile.

"Anytime. I'm just glad that you're feeling better."

Just then, she realized that she probably looked disgusting. She hadn't changed since the previous night and woke up, which meant that her hair was probably a mess.

Why do I care that I look like this? I let my friends see me like this all the time, she thought.

She didn't have time to dwell on this subject as Piper handed over the food to her on a plate. Annabeth hungrily ate it as it felt very good to have a proper meal after so long. Piper and Percy were chatting on their own, mostly about Jason, as she ate.

"Oh shit. I have a study group right now for my last test. I'll skip it," Piper muttered as she picked up her phone.

"No, you won't. I'm fine and I know that you really need to attend it," said Annabeth weakly.

"Annie, you need someone right now. I can't just leave, you literally just passed out." Piper sounded ready to argue.

"I'll stay and help her. You can go Piper," Percy offered.

"Okay, thanks a lot Percy." Relief was evident in Piper's voice as she spoke.

"Nobody needs to stay. I'm a grown woman and can take care of myself, you guys don't need to babysit me," Annabeth protested.

"Shut up, I'm leaving and Percy is staying. Percy, don't go anywhere okay, no matter what she says," Piper strictly huffed.

"Yes, ma'am", Percy replied jokingly and sat down on a blue chair in Annabeth's room.

"Sooo..I heard something about cookies," said Annabeth once Piper left.

"Oh yeah, my mom sent them for you as promised." Percy handed her a container full of cookies.

"Is she alright? Shouldn't she be on bedrest?" Annabeth asked, before taking out a cookie and eating it.

"She just had to rest for 3 days and it's been a week so she's completely okay," Percy explained with a huge smile.

"That's great! Oh my god, this is the best thing I've ever tasted." Annabeth quickly finished the first cookie and took out another.

Percy chuckled and said, "Yeah, she's a great cook."

Percy got up and brought Annabeth a glass of water and a tablet for her fever. Annabeth felt drowsy after taking it and fell asleep.

Percy took out his phone and responded to a couple of messages before falling asleep on the comfortable chair himself. His last thought was how could Annabeth be so pretty, even when she was unwell.

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Author's Note

I wanted to write this chapter to spread awareness about test anxiety. I experience it a lot but I just wanted to let everyone know that your health is more important than studying. If you know a person who experiences anxiety, please try and help that person :)

If you have any tips about exam anxiety, please write them in the reviews as it might help people, especially me.

Also, belated Happy Diwali everyone, I hope you had a great Diwali festival and didn't burst any crackers :)