Kronos sends me a gift and I see an angel

Percy's POV

"I can't believe it, she actually spoke to me," I thought. "Even if I was in the shower when it happened, just to see her beautiful face again."What am I saying?

"You're saying that you care about Annabeth," the same mysterious voice replied.

"I told you to get out of my head, and we're just friends, nothing more," I retorted.

"I just can't do that Percy."

"Yes you can." I concentrated and the voice went away, but my thought about Annabeth lingered with me throughout the day. I zoned out of 1st period (Science) because of daydreaming. I got yelled at by the Biology teacher Mr. Thompson and heard a lot of snickering from my friends. 2nd period wasn't as bad (Math), but I didn't understand the lesson. 3rd period I had Athletics and football was today; I was the Quarterback on the A team, and I actually did pay attention in History, the last class period of the day (because of how much Annabeth loves history).

As I was walking home I noticed a business man walking behind me. He went the same route as I did for ten blocks. Oh great, just another ten foot business man following me. "What!" He was growing by the second. I realized that this wasn't a mortal, but a Lastrygonian. There was something different about this Lastrygonian though, he was taller (almost fifteen feet tall) and his overall essence felt different.

"Lord Kronos(I twitched at the sound of his name)has trained me well and sent me to kill you Perseus Jackson, son of Poseidon." That wasn't good. Do half-bloods ever get a break? I've been fighting monsters more frequently than ever.

I uncapped riptide and parried his first attack. He swiped at me again with his overbearing club, which by the way had spikes on it. Parry… Lunge… Parry… Roll. It went on longer than it should have. He was showing no signs of fatigue. It was like he knew exactly where I was going to strike before I made the move… THAT'S IT. I realized that this Lastrygonian was not a regular monster, but a heightened one. I'm betting Kronos has been doing experiments. So he reads minds…Parry…what else does he do?

Everyone around us were screaming and running for cover . Lunge…Roll… I had to find out what else he could do before I made my next move. "HEY ONE EYE!!! Is reading minds all you're good at?" I laughed.

"You would do well not to taunt me," he retorted. He then unleashed a massive wave of energy as he swung his club passed me. I barely managed to get out of the way before the cinderblock column behind me fell like a toothpick. So that's what Kronos has been working on, I thought. That's when I conjured a plan.

"HEY MR. BEEF, OVER HERE," I had backed up into a brick wall. I dodged as he swing. I looked back to find the wall in a neat dust pile. "WOW, YOUR ARTISTIC"

"ARRRRGGGGG!!!" he yelled. That's what I was waiting for. I had found a stainless steel door behind me. He charged. After I dodged and looked back, I found his club lodged in the door. "What the- I can't get my club."

"Exactly," I replied. I plunged my three foot celestial bronze sword through his back, watching him slowly disintegrating into yellow powder. He was almost faded when he screeched "NOW!!!" I felt a sharp, unbearable pain in my side. I looked down to find an arrow lodged where the pain was concentrated. I looked back to find the culprit but no one was there.

I instinctively ran as fast as I could back to my house. When I got there I collapsed out of exhaustion and some other indescribable feeling, a feeling I knew all too well, poison. The last thing I remembered was my mom running to me while Paul dialed a number. Then it was all black.

I woke up to strange irritable noises that could only be described as panic. I tried opening my eyes despite the pain. I managed to open them to find Chiron, my mom, Paul, and a few others in the background. "Percy, PERCY!!!" my mom cried. "Percy, can you hear me, please, please do something to let me know that you're here." She started to cry. It was hard watching her, the woman who had raised me from birth fearing for my life. I struggled, but I managed to barely nod my head. I once again lost conciseness.

The next time I woke up it felt like a dream. Maybe it was, but I saw an angel in front of me. She looked tired, her golden hair matted, her eyes red, and her face stained with tears. She was talking with someone I vaguely remembered, my mom. It looked like she was retelling the story of how I came to be in this coma/loss of conciseness state. They both started crying. "pleasestopcrying," I attempted though it probably sound like I was gurgling sea water.

"PERCY!!!" they both emphasized. "Percy, Percy, are you alright?" the angel asked. I couldn't make a sound. My eyes felt heavy. All I could do before I fell back into the abyss was grab and hold the angel's soft hand. I don't remember what happened next.

I had the same dream over and over again, the one where Annabeth and I are walking down the beach. We didn't talk at all, just stared into one another's eyes. It was like a dream come true(A/N get it, a dream come true). The next time I woke up, I notice that the leaves on the maple trees outside had turned a golden color.

I managed to lift my head to find Annabeth lying across my body defensively. I instinctively put my head back down.

"No, Chiron, we can't do that!" Annabeth squealed. "Please, he's still alive." She was crying.

"I'm sorry but this is a poison I haven't seen before. I don't know how to cure it and the poison has spread throughout Percy's body. He'll be dead within a week, so we need to get ready for the funeral. If Percy had woken from his slumber than this wouldn't be the case, but since he hasn't, it means the poison has taken full effect. I'm sorry Annabeth." All she did was cry over my body as Chiron left her alone for privacy.

"I- I'm so sorry Percy, gods, why did things have to turn out like this." She sat there sobbing over me.

"You know Wise Girl, sometimes I feel you don't give me enough credit," I innocently replied. She took her hands out of her face and bored at me with a worried/shocked expression. She wrapped her arms around me and started bawling. I put my arms around her and tried to comfort her. "Hey, it's ok Annabeth, I'm here now."

"I'm…So…Sorry Percy," she managed between sobs. "I'm…So…Glad." She started crying again.

"Shhh, Annabeth, it's ok, everything's ok now, just relax." After awhile she slowed to sobs and noticed that my chest was stained with tears.

"Percy, I need to talk to you"

"Ok," I replied.

"Look, I'm sorry, I-"but I stopped her. "Percy, please let me finish. I'm so sorry that I left you standing on half blood hill, I'm sorry that I hurt you, please forgive me." She looked like she was going to cry so I pulled her back in close while she did.

"It's ok Annabeth; I already told you I don't blame you for any of it. Just forget it all and focus on the now." She just snuggled closer to me.

"Percy, can I stay with you for awhile?" she asked.

"Stay as long as you like Wise Girl." With that she snuggled as close as possible to me and began to sleep. I pulled a blanket over us. "Good night Annabeth," I whispered. I fell into a peaceful sleep without nightmares.