Chapter 8: Far from satisfactory.

(Annabeth POV)

When we got to Nebraska we found a hotel, literally in the middle of no where. I didn't bother asking what it was called because we were all

exhausted. We met Kami where she stood at the front desk, and once she got us a key to our rooms we went up in the elevator. Once we got inside

we found there were 4 beds. The one closes to the door was Thalia's, Piper's was next lining up with Thalia's. Lastly mine was on the opposite wall

with the window at the right side from my head. The fourth one was also by the window but on the left side of it. There was a bathroom with a

shower. Also, there was a back room that looked more of a living room having a TV on the wall. So over all it was a very nice hotel, one of the best I

have ever been in.

"Annabeth lets hit the sack." Thalia said. I looked over at her sniffling a laugh, she was spread out on her bed with the pillows on top of her head.

Also, her bag was just thrown at the feet of her bed, cloths falling out.

"Yeah come on Annabeth, your exhausted like us, so please lets got to bed." Piper said walking to my side pestering me to go to my bed.

"Okay okay," I said giving up. Soon we were all spread out on our beds sound asleep.

I woke up to fighting. I sighed.

"Thalia, Piper."

"What?!" They screamed back at me.

"Why are you guys fighting." I said calmly.

"Piper wants to go downstairs and shop, but I'm hungry!" Thalia replied.

"No, I didn't say that. I said, maybe we should go downstairs and buy a map to see where we are!" Piper stated. "Not shop." She mumbled.

"I have a solution." I said, both turning towards me. "We will all go downstairs and get a map, and over breakfast we will see where we are and

where we're heading. Gosh, sometimes you just act like a Seaweed br-" I stopped myself. I was just about to call them Seaweed brains. Percy. My

eyes started to water. Thalia caught this and put her arm around me. She ushered to Piper to get our backpacks and she handed it to us.

"Come on Annie, lets get something to eat." Thalia said pulling me forward. I didn't even noticed she called me Annie.

Once we got down to the diner I started talking about what was wrong.

"Thalia I just miss him." I said.

"I know "

"-Thalia its not like that." I cut her off. "I'm just really worried about him! I mean for crying out loud he could be on his death bed right now!"

"Annabeth." I heard Piper say. "He's not on his death bed, actually he's thinking of you right now and how beautiful you looked the day you left."

I nodded as she continued. "Plus I bet we will see him very soon."

"Lets go back to our room Annabeth, we can message camp right now if that makes you feel better." Thalia said. None of us were hungry anymore

so we walked back to our room.

"What do you mean he's missing?" I asked in shock. My Percy gone. Ugh this stupid quest! We soon finished our conversation with Chrion, and I

burst out in tears. Thalia comforted me, but I didn't pay any attention to her.

"Oh thats so sad." I heard someone say mockingly. I turned around and Kami was in the doorway. Except now she was in her true form, a Kampe.

Ugh, Im so stupid! How could I not realize this before!

She started talking, but my thoughts were on the closet in the corner. Something wasn't right.

I was broken back to reality and noticed she was talking about Archrane. I went pale once I saw her. They started talking again, but I was too in

shock. She sent out a blueish looking spider towards the closet.

Suddenly Percy jumped out. My Percy, he was alright! Not dead but alive. I could've jumped up and down, but I kept a straight face even though I

knew I was very pale. The spider jumped at him and he whacked it with the back of his hand. I saw his face turn into a pained face. Poisonous

spider. We fought the other spiders and soon Percy killed Archrane. All the spiders scattered. I let out a sigh.

"Guys come on!" Percy yelled at us, and we followed trying to find Kami. He suddenly stopped, all of us running into him. "Okay, on the count of

three we jump out. One, two...Three!"

We all jumped out, but nothing was there, weird... I heard a gasp behind me. I turned around and Kami had her knife on Percy's thought.

"Percy." I whispered. His eye's were filled with fright, but determination.

"Okay honey's, lets get this over with." Kami said. "Annabeth, give me it."

I was confused. "What?"

"Fine, if you won't cooperate I'll just have to kill you little boyfriend." She said matter-of-factly.

"W-what do you want?" I replied.

"Oh you know." Percy started whimpering, scared to death.

"T-tell me what it is and I'll give it to you." I said desperately

"Your dagger of course, now give it!" My dagger...but Luke gave this to me. Percy nodded his head no, telling me not to give it way.

"Stop it!" She said to Percy, pushing the dagger deeper into his neck. There was blood, dripping down. I got desperate.

"Why should I give it to you?" I asked buying more time, thinking of a plan.

"You don't need to know that." She replied harshly.

"No." I said out of idea's

"Why you little..." She said getting angry. "You're going to pay for this." She said. Before I could react she brought the knife of Percy's neck and

stabbed it into his side. He grunted and fell to the floor.

"No!" I said rushing to her with my dagger out. I stabbed her in the heart. She looked down at her wound, then exploded into dust.

"Percy!" I realized he was still bleeding to death. I knelt down next to him putting his head on my lap. "Oh Percy, I'm so sorry."

He gave a painful laugh. "Your sorry? I was the one who snuck away from camp, I was the one who made you in this situation."

"Oh no it wasn't. Don't you dare say that." All he did was nod looking into my eye's.

"Annabeth, we got to stop the bleeding." Thalia piped up.

"Okay, on the count of three lift him." I said to Thalia. "1,2...3." Percy grunted.

"Lets get him to our room." Piper said holding our bags.

When we got there we layed him on the bed on the left side of the window. I sat on the bed with his head on my lap, while stroking his hair. Piper

and Thalia ripped off his shirt and was cleaning his wounds.

"It hurts." Percy whispered looking up at me.

"Where?" I asked.

"M-my hand." He said. Gosh, we forgot about his hand.

"Got it." Piper said starting to fix his wound from the spider on his hand.

After he was all bandaged Thalia and Piper were getting ready for bed. I was sitting on my bed watching Percy.

"Annabeth get some sleep." Thalia said, jolting me out of my thoughts.

"Yeah, just a second." Not taking my eyes off of my boyfriend.

"Annie, nothings going to happen to him, now go to bed." She said again.

"Why do you think he really snuck out of camp? I mean he is sick and everything, he could never just take a break." I asked suddenly.

"Because, he knew you needed him and he needed you. He couldn't wait until you came back because lets face it, he's madly inlove with you." She

said matter-of-factly.

We didn't say anything after that. She's right, I do need him. He's the best boyfriend ever. I thought before turning off the light and falling asleep.

-Okay I'm done with 8th chapter!

I'm sorry I haven't posted in a long time, but I had big time writers block. It sucked because I wanted to post so bad, but I couldn't think of

anything!

Yeah not my best chapter, but I wanted to post something for you guys! It will be better.

Okay so here's the deal. I won't be posting anything for like a week, because for school no electronics! So maybe I will post something on Saturday,

but defiantly next Wednesday. so sorry about that.

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