A/N: Thanks for all of the nice things I get about reviewing. I don't want to keep Percy in his 'coma-like' state. I just like to get Annabeth worked up about that. I don't think there is a story without a tragedy or suspense. Enjoy!
Percy's POV:
When I woke up, I couldn't see, hear, or feel much. My vision was blurry and blackening by the second. Everything I heard was muffled and bursting in at different times. The pain that I felt though were infinite.
It radiated from the small of my back and sent waves of torturous pain through my body. It felt like I couldn't get enough air in my lungs and I tried so hard, but I couldn't. I gasped and felt the scarce air scrap down my throat. My heartbeat was out of control and I felt pound in my head and my back.
"Percy! Calm down." I heard from Annabeth. I looked at her and half of my sight blacked out again. I looked to the left and saw a boy with black hair and brown eyes. He was holding a small needle and was slowly diving into my arm. I didn't want to look and so I looked at Annabeth, hoping that I didn't' pass out soon.
"It's ok," She said and helped me to believe it. "I'm so sorry, Percy, calm down." I realized that my breathing had increased and I didn't want to die today.
So many questions were running through my mind and I couldn't think of anything correctly.
Once again, I felt a rush of pain over my body and I groaned out loud, eyes wide open. I felt Annabeth's hand and an angered holler from her mouth. The other boy quickly left the room and all of a sudden, I felt nothing.
My body was still against the pillows. Everything now was so much clearer-the only drawback? I couldn't move. I tried so hard but nothing moved. I stared at the wall in front of me and my eyes didn't move otherwise. I tried to call out to Annabeth but nothing moved. Everything felt much better now. It was like I was completely relaxed but I didn't know why. A small pinching feeling was hugging the small of my back but otherwise…
"Percy, what's wrong?" She asked. I took a breath in, happy that my body let me. "Percy, please." She tried again and waved a hand in front of my face. Golden curls and grey eyes intercepted my view. A worried look with red, puffy eyes was the one I was looking at.
Time elapsed a bit and the next thing I knew was looking at the back ok Chiron's clip clopping butt as he walked out of the white room.
"Oh gods Percy." she cried and I blinked my eyes, only wishing I could reach out to her. I felt her wrap her fingers through mine and my arm rose, pressing it to her forehead.
Soft sobbing came from my right and I moved for the first time since the pain.
A body racking and shivering breath in. I felt my lungs shake and my eyes shut quickly. I fell into blackness and wasn't retrieved until the idiot came back.
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I was drifting until I found my place where I continued with a quick and weird dream before I woke up to a painful reality.
I was standing on the opposite sight of Annabeth across my own body. It was like I was there, but anytime I talked, Annabeth didn't hear me. I finally gave up and ended up sitting in a chair, watching her face. She slept and snored on the edge of my bed and sometimes mumbled to herself. One time she tried to get some work down and her brother brought her Daedalus's laptop. (A/N: Is that how you spell it?) a small meal was brought to her, sitting on top of a musty book about architecture.
She read a few pages and then Chiron came back in. She quickly shut the book and threw it on the floor.
"Chiron…" She said and then her voice dropped a bit. The worried look on her face made me want to grip her hand, but I know that wouldn't help-I had tried to touch her many times in this mixed up state.
I tried to not look at my own body. It would make me feel like I had failed camp. I couldn't protect Annabeth, but I was happy that it was me who was the one damaged and broken on the comfortable bed.
"I'm going to try something. I contacted my breatheren and they gave me some ideas about how to wake Percy up." She sat up at what Chiron told her.
"Anything, please." She said and looked at her trembling knees, trying to hide a small tear.
"Ok, well they sent me a small dose of medicine from their last raid at the Canadian Walgreens. Joel may have had a bad experience with the science experiment involving some aspirin and Pegasus hair…" I wasn't sure what that was but I wasn't sure I wanted to know. Annabeth looked anxious and ready to rip off the old centaur's head from all the time he had been taking. "Anyway, I have it with me now and am willing to give it a try."
Annabeth nodded and Chiron leaned down with a small needle to my wrist. Annabeth held a hand out and stopped him.
"Are there any side effects?" She asked. Chiron swallowed and continued to inject the mixture of stuff into my arm.
"How long?" She asked. Her eyes never left my face and Chiron solemnly shrugged. He walked out of the room with a quick 'let me know if anything changes'.
"Annabeth…" I tried again to see if she could hear me.
"Percy, please wake up. I'm trying so hard." She whispered under her breath.
"I know you are. I know. I'm trying." I said again.
I wasn't sure you could get hurt in a dream, but apparently I did. A sharp pain overrode my system and I tied to scream but nothing would come out of my mouth. As my vision blurred the last thing I saw was Annabeth on her feet, screaming out the door.
Left alone with my spirit and my unconscious body, I looked at myself and blackness washed over my eyes.
A/N: Thanks so much for all of your reviews!
