Annabeth's POV

I stared at myself, reflected in shimmering water in the lake behind camp. All I see in my eyes is pain.

I've lost the single most important person in my life. Because he was a murderer.

But I love him, and its like I have a hole in my heart from where he's missing. No, not my heart, soul.

We used to be so in sync it was unreal, almost like we could read each other's minds! I can almost feel the pain he's enduring.

And I hate myself for thinking this, but do I honestly care? He killed my brother! I don't know how the Hades I'm supposed to be feeling anymore.

Hurt? Yes. Anger? Yes. Pain? Of course. And love? I do know whom I love anymore. Everything I love seems to crumble away. First Luke…now….

I don't even want to think about it anymore, its like my brain is shutting down with all the thoughts and feelings I'm having. I don't what to do anymore!

In frustration, I slam my hand into the water, sending a shower of droplets onto my face and chest; I shiver as the water reminds me just what Percy has done

I wander back to my cabin, the others are still in mourning too, but everyone knows Malcolm and I were the closest.

I turn over, facing away from my half brothers and sister and soon the teardrops begin to roll down my cheeks. Do I find relief in sleep? What do you think?

Percy is sitting in a chair, pale and clammy, its dark all around but with only a spotlight on him, someone is pacing around him. I see bruises and cuts all over him, and its obvious he has broken bones.

" What do you want?" Percy still manages to sound fierce even with his injuries
" I?" The voice said, " I want revenge, my dear Perseus, but that is also what you want. Is it not?"

Percy gives the voice a questioning look" And why would you think that?' he grimaces as the unknown tormenter shock him with what can only be 6000 volts of electricity.

" Because you have lost some much, you friends, family and the girl you love. I can sense in your heart" Well that puzzled me. I never knew of Percy having loved someone at camp. It's the sort of thing he would tell me. Isn't it?

" She's a pretty girl, isn't she Percy?" As the voice steps into the light and I gasp for it's my mother! " But I would know, wouldn't I? I gave birth to her" She sends another shockwave through Percy's body, and he slumps unconscious.

All the while I am screaming and trying to run to him but it as if an invisible force is preventing me from reaching him.

I wake up and find myself still screaming with half the Athena campers staring at me quizzically. Great big tears roll down my face and I shudder from what I have just seen.

I wave my siblings away. I don't want to talk to them, there's only one person I really want to talk to but he's stuck in Tartarus and suddenly I get an overwhelming sense that its all my fault.

I put on a jacket and head on outside, I know I cant talk to him so I rush to Thalia's cabin and start banging on the door before I can remember that Thalia and I aren't friends anymore.

She sticks her head out the door, takes one look at me and asks " What the Hades do you want?"

I burst into tears and force my way inside before she can stop me and I begin to blurt my dream to Thalia.

" Oh Annabeth" she almost laughs, " It was just a dream!"

But with demigods, it's never, just a dream.