A/N: thanks to Ebony Angelz, 78meg9, April, and myth freak for reviewing! Personally, I HATE cliffhangers, so I decided to post another chapter. I'm sorry if it doesn't make sense Enjoy! :)
P.S. It's Percy's book birthday in 10 days!
Disclaimer: I don't own the rights or books, nor am I secretly Rick Riordan. The dream sequence/memories are moments from the book, and I do not own them. Rick Riordan does.
It looked like a swirling vortex inside Percy's head. Names, faces, images, words, and pretty much everything swirled around inside. I saw Nico, Grover, Tyson, Thalia, Sally Jackson, The Stolls, Chiron, and Clarisse. Just as I was about to get disappointed that I wasn't there, my face appeared. The vortex exploded and everything went black.
When things came back into focus, I saw fragmented memories, almost like clips in a movie. I was in Percy's body, seeing things from his point of view. Percy/me stumbled onto a wooden porch of a house and i saw myself come out from inside the house with Chiron, looking stern.
"He's the one. He must be," I said.
"Silence, Annabeth," Chiron said. "He's still conscious. Bring him inside."
And Percy-me blacked out.
The next memory was the first time Percy woke up.
"What will happen at the summer solstice?" I asked.
"What?" Percy croaked.
I looked around for eavesdroppers. "What's going on? What was stolen? We've only got a few weeks!"
"I'm sorry," Percy said. "I don't…"
Somebody knocked on the door, and I quickly filled his mouth with ambrosia. Percy fell asleep again.
Then me standing in front of Percy.
"You drool in your sleep," I said.
Then came his claiming, in the creek during Capture the Flag when we were twelve. I saw everyone bow to Percy and Chiron said, "Hail Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God."
A quick flash of memory: Grover, Percy and myself followed, on the bus fighting the Kindly Ones.
Next came the Thrill Ride O' Love, where I vehemently protested against going with him. We were both blushing.
Then came our first goodbye.
"When I get back next summer," I said, "We'll hunt down Luke. We'll ask for a quest, but if we don't get approval, we'll sneak off and do it anyway. Agreed?"
"Sounds like a plan worthy of Athena," Percy remarked.
I held out my hand, and Percy shook it.
"Take care, Seaweed Brain," I said. "Keep your eyes open."
"You too, Wise Girl."
And I watched as Memory-me walked up the hill and away.
Memories from his second year came rushing in.
Next came Percy ducking dodge balls thrown by Laistrygonian giants with Tyson at Meriwether College Prep. Tyson killed 2 of them, and the last one sprouted a knife tip from its chest and disintegrated. I stood behind him, covered in monster dust.
Then Percy, Tyson, and I 'sneaking' away from camp, chased by Harpies that were about to eat us.
Next came Circe's Island. I walked through the door after my makeover, and actually didn't look half bad. I rescued Percy from being a guinea pig, accidentally releasing Blackbeard and his crew. Once we were alone, I tackled Percy in a hug.
Then came a quick image in the Bay Of Sirens. Percy was holding me while I cried.
The memories flashed forward until after the chariot race, when I kissed Percy on the cheek.
Then Percy & I were dancing extremely awkwardly, stepping on each other's feet.
Then I saw myself leap on the Manticore's back, and fall off the cliff.
Afterward, I got a glimpse into Percy's reaction to my kidnapping. Percy unknowingly yelled at Artemis, and snuck out on a quest to save me. I then saw myself, bound and gagged. My face was bruised and my hair had streaks of gray in it. I saw my father swooping down on Luke's army with his Sopwith Camel, peppering monsters with Celestial Bronze bullets.
I saw a scene at the Olympian Council after the fight with Atlas. I now knew why Percy was so panicked.
He thought I was going to join the Hunters.
"Annabeth," Percy said under his breath. "Don't."
I frowned at him. "What?"
"Look, I need to tell you something," Percy continued. "I couldn't stand it if… I don't want you-"
"Percy?" I asked. "You look like you're going to be sick."
And that's when I came to my epiphany.
Percy did feel sick.
Because he thought I would join the Hunters.
Because then I couldn't see or date him.
And he didn't want this to happen…
Because he liked me, even back then.
Oh. My. Gods.
Holy Hephaestus.
This was new.
Another cliffhanger (sorta)! I'm not done the dream sequence, so watch out for more percabeth moments in the next few chapters! A new chapter will come out tomorrow!
R&R! ;)
