After a couple mouths of camp, Percy and Annabeth came to really close friends. Percy had learned to do many of the camp activities despite his condition. He could do anything around camp if he wanted to but with one exception he couldn't go to the lake. Chiron was to worried that his arms wouldn't have enough strength to pull his back to the surface if he sank to the bottom. Today all of the campers were out canoeing except Percy and Annabeth who volunteered, "to keep him company" which Chiron translated to "keep him out of trouble".
Annabeth pov
We sat on the dock in a comfortable silence, I liked Percy but would never say it out loud. I love the way his green eyes sparkled in the sun. And that goofy grin he always had on his face. Percy suddenly started to move closer to the edge of the dock. "Percy what do you think your doing?" I said cautiously.
"Oh just come here I want to show you something." He replied I stood up and walked towards him my eyes full of curiosity. I was halfway across when he started to lean forward
"Percy what are you…"I didn't get to finish my sentence before his body plunged into the water. "Percy!" I screamed as I jumped in after him. The water was a gorgeous crystal blue shimmering in the light. I spotted Percy on the lake floor with an evil playful grin on his face." You tricked me!" I mouthed as he beckoned me closer; a bubble formed around my face letting air into my lungs. I slapped him on the shoulder as he grinned at me.
" You want to know something wise girl?"
"What? "I asked teasingly
"I really like you. "He replied. I felt as happy as Grover eating enchiladas on Christmas.
"I really like you to seaweed brain". His smile right then could have lit up the whole world. We both leaned in and kissed. I wanted time to freeze right then and there, because everything was just perfect. Suddenly his fingers tighten on my shirt and his body froze like a statue. I opened my eyes to see Percy's face, wide eyed with an expression of terror. His whole body felt stiff, and I could tell by his face he was in pain. And that was when the tremors started. His whole body shook violently while still being stiff. I kept screaming his name while trying to drag him to the surface. As soon as I got him on the beach I started screaming for someone to help him. Tears were streaming down my face as I tried to help him but the thing was, I didn't know how. His back arched off the ground as he let out a blood-curdling scream full of pure agony. He then became stiff once again and started shaking worse than before. Instead of shaking, it was more like he was banging his head down on the sand repeatedly. I wanted it to stop so badly. The pain showed by his face was probably worse than I could imagine. Some of The Apollo campers finally arrived, two of them picked up Percy, which was quite a challenge since he was flopping around like a fish out of water, all the others were trying to pry me off of him.