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Prologue

Third Person's P.O.V:

*running* *panting* *running* *panting* *running* *panting* *running* *panting*

" I think we lost them, slow down a bit" the mysterious boy wheezed.

" Are you insane, stopping here, right out in the open?" the mysterious girl wheezed back and continued to exclaim " Come on, I think I see a good place to hide!"

" Uh, fine" the boy replied while incoherently muttering 'Wise ass' under his breathe.

" I heard that" she said and even being in the situation they were in didn't stop him from very maturely sticking his tongue out at her.

She just grunted in response and proceeded quickly to slide behind a huge pile of trash, the best hiding space in the entire junkyard. The boy quickly followed suit.

"Hey Annabeth, you think we lost them?" whispered the boy.

"I don't know Percy, but I don't think we should stick around long enough to find out" replied Annabeth. She then proceeded to peek around the corner to check if the coast was clear, they were just a short sprint away from the gate and their freedom. Then it all happened so fast that Percy hardly had any time to react, what happened in that short moment, shook him to his very core. He still couldn't believe it, the moment Annabeth turned the corner a gunshot rung out and a high pitched scream pierced the air... Annabeth had been shot. If not for Annabeth screaming out his name, Percy would've probably sat there the rest of the night, frozen in shock.

He quickly rushed to her side and began cradling her in his arms, occasionally whispering comforting words in her ear telling her that it'll be alright when he himself was crying. Slowly her screams subsided to occasional whimpers. When he was sure she wasn't in as much pain as before, he began to pick her up and was going to take her to the hospital. She shook her head, signaling him to put her back down but he didn't comply and began " But Annabeth, we already wasted too much time, if we waste any more you might-" but he was cut off by Annabeth saying " It's already too late Percy, I might not be a doctor but even I know when it's too late." and tried to give him a weak smile which looked more like a grimace with all her tears and how her face had contorted into an expression of extreme pain.

It was only then that Percy realized how pale Annabeth had turned, how her usual perfect tan had turned a chalk white shade.

" P-Percy, I h-have one last wis-" she began but was soon cut of with him saying"You s-shouldn't t-think like t-that W-Wise G-Girl".

He tried not to stutter for this next sentence but his crying didn't make it any easier, " You'll be f-fine Wise Girl, don't speak like that. Hang on to your life and don't let go, you've got a lot to live for, think about your dad and step-brothers and your step-mom and how they'll feel. And most of all, think a-about..." "About what Percy?" "About me, think about how I'll feel without you here all the time, hating me and teasing me and annoying me and..."

"And...?"

"Making me fall in love with you." he declared.

And only then, since the time she was shot, did he see her really smile, hat beautiful smile that he had come to love...he will not lose hope. He was about to carry her again when Annabeth began"Percy, c-come here. In c-case I don't make it-"

"Don't waste your energy"

"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PERCY-" she winced then continued "Shut up and let me finish, as I was about to say... I love you too Seaweed Brain" she proclaimed.

She then continued "My last wish, Perseus Jackson, is a kiss"

"Anything for my future girlfriend" he smiled through his tears and very gently bent down and kissed her. And there, in his arms, Annabeth Chase breathed her last breadth.

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Shadow out.