Dude, I swear my generation has fallen into the deep abyss of non-individualism. I was in class… Um a week or two ago, when we played this game called Sporkle and-it has a bunch of options- what we had to guess the lyrics to a song without knowing the name. Anyway my teacher gave us a hint saying it was in the rock genre and this girl that sits next to me said " Oh I don't know anything about that, rock sucks." Can you BELIVEVE IT? I was so mad (that day a bunch of people started gossiping about me because I have been wearing gothy clothes lately) that I finally snapped and said " Please! Rock doesn't suck!"

Then she said "Yeah it does, you have a problem"

Me: "If anyone has a problem it's you! And anyone who thinks that rap and hip hop is better than rock needs to go to a mental institution!" Then I added in my mind "You bitch!" But I couldn't actually say it because this particular teacher is very anti-cussing.

My PE teacher plays music while we're working out and this one almost rock song came on and this one girl said " Ugh it's this Green Day crap." I was so mad that I cussed right in front of the teacher "This is not crap you bi-," I was going to continue but then the teacher gave me that if-you-don't-shut-up-your-getting-detention-today look. So you're probably wondering why I have told you all of this, it's because I need someone to rant to about how stupid these kids at my school. I mean if I want to wear lots of black and read instead of being talkative during class I should be able to right? Anyway, read onward!

Annabeth's POV

I clutched the pillow to my chest with my knees pulled up. My face felt wet and hot, like it had been for the past week. I hadn't slept since Wednesday and today was Friday I was too afraid of the nightmares. My hair was a tangled mess and my face looked like someone had smacked it with a huge rubber ball, leaving it red and puffy.

My thoughts were jumbled and would flash before my eyes like a movie, each one was a memory of him, my boyfriend, family, and best friend.

No matter how hard I tried the good times with us laughing and having fun would disappear leaving the horrible image of that monster with her fangs in his neck and the yellow dust surrounding them.

I shivered every time it came back but no tears would come, I had cried them all out and away. Lately it felt like I was missing something whenever I saw the memory, but I discarded it as just the loneliness of him not being here, but it still bugged me.

I heard the door to the Athena cabin creak open accompanied by the soft taps of shoes and the wooden floor.

"Annabeth…" I heard a voice nearly whisper. "This isn't healthy, all you do is mope and mope, and then mope some more. He's dead I understand that, but you have to move on." I realized it was one of my half sisters, Jessica.

"Jessica, I-I loved him. I can't just move on!" I threw my hands in the air with my voice rising with every word. "He's been there for me since we were 12! We always watched out for each other and then when he needed me most…I wasn't there." I hung my head and somehow the tears came back, maybe they decided that they wanted torture me more, who knew.

"Annabeth, it's not your fault! Besides both of you might have died if you hadn't been separated and I don't know what we would do without you, we're children of Athena but we need each other."

I stayed where I was. I knew my family needed me and I wanted to help them but at the same time I wasn't ready to let go yet.

"Fine, mope but at least rest and eat something. You're starving yourself!" When she finished she turned sharply and walked out the door slamming it on her way out. I sighed. She was only trying to look out for me but she had the temper of one of the Ares kids. I got up and made my way to the dining hall for breakfast, I might as well try and eat something.

After a delicious breakfast of a granola bar and some orange juice with everyone staring at me like I had grown a third arm, I felt exhausted, and headed toward my cabin for some much needed sleep. I walked to my bunk and let my head plop down on the pillow. Almost immediately my eyes closed and I welcomed in the darkness even though nightmares were sure to come.

I felt like I was falling, I couldn't see anything until I felt my feet hit the ground with such force I fell to me knees. I looked around and sure enough, I was here again. Percy being held by that monster and then Chiron, Grover, Clarisse, the Stoll brothers, and me all looking surprised at the scene in front of us. The only thing was even though Kelli's mouth was moving there was no sound coming out of it. This was different. Usually I was in my body watching it replay over and over again like a broken record.

I looked back up at Percy and I noticed another thing. Past the blood all over him his skin was still the beautiful tan it always was. If Percy had lost that much blood that was on him then he would be a sickly pale color not tan. Wait, demigod blood has teensy little golden specks in it, I looked closer but couldn't walk over there like in almost all demigod dreams. This blood was pure red, a blood red yes, but without golden speckles.

Oh my gods! Percy was alive! He wasn't dead! I wanted to hop for joy when siddely my vision changed. Kelli dropped Percy on the ground, he hit the ground with a light thud, and stalked over to me with anger burning in her eyes. "Daughter of Athena, you know too much." She said and then gripped her hands around my throat tightly, constricting my air. I started choking and thrashing. When it all went black.

My eyes burst open.

"Annabeth! You're awake! You-you stopped breathing!" I heard someone but it all sounded fuzzy and my vision was doubled and spinning.

"What happened?" I tried to say but it came out as "Whaghhhhhhhh."

"What happened?" My vision finally cleared and I saw Grover looking at me worriedly. I sat up fast and started rambling.

"I had a dream and-Percy and then alive and-"

"Ok slow down Annabeth," I heard another voice say, I looked over and saw Thalia standing there looking at me expectantly and worried in a way.
"Thals!" I cried, I tried to get up and hug her but my head started spinning and fell back onto my bed.

"Take it easy Annabeth, you really freaked us out." Thalia said worriedly. "Now, what happened in you r dream?"

Tada! I am soooooo glad to be getting this out! The next chapter is really bugging me but I can't type it if I'm not done with this one. I hope to get at least one more chapter out this weekend since we have Monday off! Yay!

Magic Cat: Please help me! She coughed her guts out on me!

Me: What. I was-and am but they won't let me stay home- sick.