Hey guys! I know it was a long wait. I'm sorry. I had a writers block but…Chapter 9! Enjoy!
Song- Fighter by Gym Class Heroes.
Sam PoV:
I hadn't slept in two days. Not since the dream. I could hardly look anyone in the eye. I was sitting in my room waiting for the girls to come get me for yoga. I sat on the bed with my phone. My grandparents had called. They wanted me to visit. I told them I would try as soon as I could. Today Leo and Hazel would be going to get things to fix the hull of the ship.
I walked to the bathroom and put my hair into two small French braids. I had purple circles under my eyes, my cheeks were just slightly sunken in. I yawned. Someone knocked at the door. I cast a glance at Leo who had been sleeping soundly. I opened the door and followed Annabeth, Piper, and Hazel to the deck. The sun was just rising. I fixed my sports bra and pink crop top I was wearing and my capris. I was barefoot. I stood on my black yoga mat and just followed what the girls did. It was going to be a long day.
I stood on the deck with my sword at my hip. I had my chin in my hand as I waited for Leo to get back. "Attack!" Percy yelled. I jerked back as I saw the new monsters start to appear on the deck. I drew my sword and went to slicing. My moves were sloppy, I was tried, I wasn't focused. I killed, but not as quickly as I could. About ten minutes later I was relived of the monster and I leaned against the wall. I slumped down until I was on the ground. I was so tired. I slumped to the ground and was asleep as soon as my check hit the deck.
I was sucked into a dream. I was looking down at a scene. It was a pit, with red dirt, sort of, with cliffs, and a river…of fire. There were six people. A circle of five monsters, emposia, surrounded a girl—me! I had my sword out. I had a nasty cut above my right eye, my hands were bandaged, I had various cuts along my arms and legs, my bottom lip was split.
A woman laughed. I was suddenly pulled to Camp Half Blood. I saw me, another me. I had white eyes, pure white, and I was smiling a curl, harmful, nasty smile. This girl stood beside a woman in a green robe, Gaea. Her eyes were closed. Hello, little girl. Welcome to your future. She waved her hand and the scene changed. The white eyed Sam had a sword out. I saw a trail of blood behind her, about two feet behind her lay Annabeth, with her throat cut open, dead, after her was Piper, with a gut wound, dead, Jason, stabbed through the heart, dead, Hazel, Frank, Nico, Will, Calypso, all dead.
The other Sam held her sword out to—to—to Percy. He looked scared, his sword was lying on the ground a few feet behind him. He begged her to stop, to think, she slit his throat. Then there was the person I feared would be there…Leo. He was crying, he pleaded with Sam to think, to stop. "I saved you for last Leo!" The girl said, it sounded like there were five of me speaking at once. Her sword entered his chest and she twisted it, pulling it out. Blood gushed out of the wound. And the white eyed daughter of Poseidon threw her heard back and laughed. I screamed.
Percy PoV:
I picked Sam up from where she had fallen asleep and carried her to her bedroom. As I walking back up from down the hall I heard screaming. I threw open Sam's door to find her thrashing around on the bed, crying, sobbing, screaming for Leo, just screaming as if she was dying. I ran into the room and tried to shake her awake to no prevail, I screamed at her, nothing, she still cried and screamed. Everyone stood at the door. "ANNABETH, NICO, WILL, YOU STAY HERE, TRY TO WAKE HER UP! THE REST OF NEED TO GO FIND LEO!" My wife, Nico, and Will ran into the room and I took off up the stairs with the others. We split up to find Leo as fast as we could. I ran with Frank. We passed trees and about five minutes later I found Leo.
We stopped. "Leo, we need you back at the ship. It's Sam!" Hazel grabbed the metal Leo had. "Frank and I will round up the rest of the gang, you two go." I grabbed Leo by the shoulder and we started to run. He explained about her nightmare, and how she never told anyone but him that she had really bad anxiety issues and would have panic attacks if she was under a lot of stress. We saw the gleam of bronze and from about ten feet away I could hear the sobs and screams. Leo looked as if he was about to cry. He ran up the ramp and down the stairs and I was on his tail.
Annabeth had been holding Sam's arms down and I saw why. My sister's sharp nails had been racked down her arms, she had been trashing so much her nails did damage to her forearms. "Will and Nico are getting bandages in the infirmary." Annabeth said over the screams. Leo darted forward and brushed back hair from Sam's face. Her eyes snapped open, but her eyes were not their usual bright sea green, they were a dark green, almost black color they as time went by they got lighter.
"Leo!" She cried. She sobbed as if she was guilty for every crime in the world. Leo held her and the boys appeared and wrapped her arms up. When she was done her arms went to Leo's neck. She was kneeling on the bed with her arms around Leo's neck, while he was sitting holding her to him. She sobbed. I backed away and ran down the hall from her.
I sat on the edge of my bed ad put my elbows on my knees and placed my head in my hands. "Percy?" Annabeth stood at the door. She came and put an arm around me. "Sam shouldn't have to go through this." I said, "She's just…she's only nineteen, and she's only know she was a demigod for four years! She shouldn't have to have this responsibility on her shoulders. She's just so young." I continued in a tight voice. Annabeth hugged me. "Percy, I know you feel responsible for her because she's your sister, but trust me, I've seen how she fights, and she can protect herself."
I shook my head. "Don't you remember? Rachel said that only one would fall, only one child of Poseidon. It could be Sam." Annabeth stopped me. "Or it could be you. Let's not worry about that now, and that doesn't mean one of you is going to fall into Tartarus again." I nodded and try to block out the sobs coming from down the hall.
More Sam PoV:
My heart hit my rip cage as though it was trying to break out. I had stopped sobbing but I was hiccupping. I was being cradle like a small child in Leo's arms. "Leo *hic* I'm sorry for *hic* acting like *hic* this." I was so embarrassed. "Sams, don't worry. It's not your fault you were having a nightmare." I think about the horrid dream about what I did. I exhaled and my breath rattled. I hoped this would be over soon.
Okay, I know it was short but I had to get a chapter up. The next should be up soon. ~ a hunter of artemis here
