Chapter 12: The drive, joy.

(Percy POV)

6 hours.

We have been driving for 6 hours, non-stop, no break stops, nada. I guess that's okay though. I mean I'm the one who is supposedly 'asleep', without any rest stops! I admit, I'm probably over reacting; but with no rest stops and having ADHD I might as well already be in Hades. Speaking of Hades, we have to take a detour, another 8 hour one. I try to sleep, I really do, but after sleeping all day, night, day, night, all day every day; it gets kind of boring.

Piper is now driving. She cannot stop bouncing, I don't blame her I can barely stay still myself. But she also excited about seeing her boyfriend, Jason. He has been at Camp Jupiter for about 4 months. He goes to Camp Jupiter half a year and Camp Half-blood the other half. Thalia's just as bad, having seen her brother less then everyone else, because of the hunt, and she only comes to Camp Half-blood. But at least she can see him once in awhile, right?

I get jumped (literally) out of my thoughts when Annabeth runs her fingers through my hair. She doesn't stop, and after awhile I relax.

"Annabeth?" I whisper after awhile.

"Yes Percy?" She answers.

"I need to, hmm..." I respond barely awake, cutting myself off.

She looks down at me intently. "What was that Perce?"

I give a light laugh, falling asleep (finally) I respond. "This, this is like out first quest." I chuckled.

Annabeth laughs quietly. "Except this time we have to deal with a sick Seaweed Brain."

"Yeah..." I say distractingly. "But I am feeling better, really I am." I added that last part when Annabeth gave me an amused look.

"Sure you are."

"I-"

"Go to sleep Seaweed Brain." She said cutting me off.

"Yes Wise girl." I say with an amused grin. She continues stroking my sweaty hair, I feel myself drifting off. Before I could even comprehend, I was asleep.

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Time Jump: 7 hours

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"Percy! Percy, get up! Oh gods, Percy please get up!"

I jolted awake, sitting up quickly. Bad choice, I immediately rejected it. My head felt like it was on fire. I held it in my hands, finally noticing I was outside on grass. It was also raining around me.

"Percy! Thank gods! We have to leave now, get up, come on!" I looked over to my left where the voice was coming from.

"Piper?" I asked confusingly.

"Yes! Now get up, the car's gonna blow up!" I looked around myself. Thalia was pulling our backpacks up a hill, trying to get away from the car. I got up with difficulty and ran with Piper, following Thalia. We made it to the top of the hill right when the car blew up. Car crash, figures. I let out a sigh of relief. but my breath stopped short once I realized something. If Thalia was right there, and Piper is with me, where's Annabeth?

"Pi-" I coughed "Piper, where's Annabeth?" I asked franticly.

"Percy, Percy! Calm down, she's fine. She went to get help. We're about 5 miles from Camp Jupiter, she's coming back with help. Percy, stop! It's fine, everything's okay!" I haven't even realized tears were falling down my cheeks. Gods, this sickness has really played with my emotions, I thought while I sat down, exhausted. Both mentally and physically.

I felt someone sit beside me and pull me into a hug. I cried into the crook of there neck. "Shh, it's okay, it's okay. Shh..." Someone repeated that over and over to me, while rubbing my back with there hands in circles. For what felt like forever I finally stopped.

I cleared my throat. "S-sorry." I said looking at Piper. Yes, even though I am about a year older then her, she was comforting me.

"It's fine." She replied still not fully letting go of me. It was nice for someone to comfort you, even if it's a little awkward. I still leaned into her, her hand on top of my head. She was like a mother comforting her child, and I did feel like a child right then.

I sniffled, "I don't even care anymore." I stated. Piper nods, but doesn't say a thing. "Stupid, Kronos; It's all his fault!" Tears still pouring out of my eyes.

Again, Piper didn't say anything.

"I couldn't even have a normal teenage life, already being a demi-god. B-but now he has to take away everything I worked for. Do I ever get a break?" I whispered. "I'm just so sick of this, all of this."

"I know Percy." Piper replies.

I looked around. We were in a small cave, it was still light outside but not for long. Annabeth will probably not come tonight and wait until morning with help. Even though it was around 8, and we were in California. It was freezing.

"Where's Thalia?" I asked, noticing she wasn't in the cave.

"She went to get fire wood." Piper replied to my question. "Annabeth probably wont be back until morning with help, so we have to spend the night here."

"Aw..." Making a noise of understanding.

I started shivering. Piper taking notice felt my forehead. I looked at her, she had a disappointed look plastered on her face. "One sec." She let go of me and went over to the backpacks. Searching through Annabeths, she pulled out the first aid kit. Walking back over to me and sat down at her previous place. I sat there watching her every movement, not moving an inch myself. She pulled out thermometer. "Open." I did obediently. "Close." I again followed her instructions. "Now keep it there until I say." I nodded, my eyes never leaving her. She got up and went to the backpacks again and took out a blanket and a sweatshirt.

The thermometer then beeped. Piper made her way towards me again taking the cold plastic thing out of my mouth. "hmm, 103.4" She said to herself. Turning herself back towards me she held out the sweatshirt do I could put my arms and head through it. I felt the tempter change, and let me say I was happy for that warmth. She put the blanket around my shoulders.

"There!" She exclaimed. "Better?" She asked me. I nodded surprisingly.

"Thanks." I whispered.

"Don't mention it." She said sitting down looking into the first aid kit. After a while I asked, "What are you looking for?"

"Medicine." I grimaced.

"Do I really have to take that." She looked over at me and glared. "Okay." I said defeated.

After a while she found what she was looking for. She held out three pills, one white and two blue ones, and a water bottle. I took them from her and stared at them, already dreading taking them.

"Haha, what's the matter Perce? Scared of simple pills?" I looked up glaring at Thalia.

"No..." I said staring at the pills again. Thalia dropped the wood off to the side and made her way over to me. Sitting down against the wall were I was by, she crossed her arms and stretched out her legs. "Come on Perce, there not that bad."

"Yes they are." I replied not looking up.

Thalia groaned getting frustrated. "Are you gonna take them, or do I have to force you?"

I rolled my eyes. "You can't force me, I am much stronger then you." Grinning at the last part.

"Maybe...but you sick, so I have an advantage." Ginning brighter then me.

My face fell, knowing it was true; she did have an advantage. "Fine. I take 'em" I grumbled.

Piper grinning at Thalia, and Thalia grinning pleasingly at me. 'Grins, grins everywhere!' I thought.

I stuffed the pills into my mouth and took a swig of water. Grimacing as I did so.

"Good job Perce." Thalia said slapping my back. I choked as she did so. I suddenly felt light headed, and it looked like the world was spinning around me. 'What the heck?' My vision was starting to get clouded.

"What were though Piper?" I asked barely conscious.

I heard Piper laugh. "Sleeping pills, you need it."

With that I felt myself lay down and soon lost conscious.

-Well, what'd you think?

So I thought maybe Percy and Piper need a little bonding time. Don't worry it was more of a bother, sister bond. So Annabeth made it to Camp Jupiter! But wont come back until morning, sucky huh? Anyways if your a little confused why Piper gave Percy 'sleeping pills' is because of all those nightmares he's not getting any sleep, and if he didn't take them he would probably take watch. So yeah!

Okay you guys probably hate me, I know its okay I completely understand. But this is my excuse; my computer keeps braking! I hate it, it has problems. So I tried to post something good, and get things moving again. Also me and my friend are having a "write-off" and I have to write a book, so I need some plot idea's! Ps the book is my own characters and such. So please give me your idea's.

So I have some exciting news! I'm going to go see Imagine dragons! I'm pretty psyched! Well that's it.

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-Cojay723