*Disclaimer: this contains scenes that are really intense, and that my be too much for certain people. Reader discretion is advised*
Annabeth gasped as she woke up. She was covered in sweat. Every time she breathed she felt her abdomen burst into flames. She strangled a scream. Percy was out cold next to her, his arms had fallen off of her sometime during the night. It was 1:00 in the morning, but Annabeth was wide awake full of searing pain. The right side of her body felt like it had just been dipped into lava. She needed some nectar or ambrosia, right now. She turned, moaning, as the pain intensified on her right side. She took small gasps as she positioned herself with her legs dangling off of the side of the bed. She was gasping for breath. Again, she felt nauseated, like she was ready to puke. She considered waking Percy, but she couldn't do that. She could handle this by herself. After all, she'd been the one to give birth to their girls. If she could do that then she could walk to the bathroom and get some nectar. They had some stashed in the cabinet for emergencies. Gritting her teeth, she stood, leaning on the wall for support, trying to ignore the fact that her body was screaming with pain. She took baby steps to the bathroom, feeling even more feverish and nauseated than before. When she reached it she stopped for a moment at the door. Catching her breath she tried to get herself ready for the journey across the tiled floor. "Ok Annabeth" she whispered to herself. "You fought monsters, you saved Olympus multiple time, for the god's sake, you even defeated Gaea. So pull yourself together and walk across the bathroom floor". She caught her breath, winced, and stepped onto the cold tiles of the bathroom. She almost made it across the floor. About halfway to the cabinet over the toilet, where they kept the emergency nectar, she felt a way of pure pain and nausea roll over her body, engulfing her in a fire worse than any monster she had ever endured. She cried out, not being able to contain the scream escaping her lips. Salty tears rolled down her cheeks as she stumbled the last few feet to the toilet. Throwing up a little into the toilet she collapsed. As wave after wave of pain crashed over her body, she screamed in agony. She heard Percy jump out of bed and come running toward her. He found her in the bathroom, still screaming. Percy's presence did little to stop the pain, but he did comfort her slightly. She felt like she was going to pass out no matter who was standing there. Percy knelt, grabbing the bottle of nectar in his hands. He pulled the blonde's head onto his lap and his hands were shaking. Annabeth noticed. The pain came in bursts. "Ani, listen to me. Listen. Just drink this. Just drink. I'll make it stop" Percy whispered to Annabeth. Summoning the very last of her strength, Annabeth grabbed the bottle out of Percy's hand and took a swig. The pain slowed, as Percy took the bottle out of Annabeth's hand and placed it back on the floor. She took a heaving breath and blacked out on Percy's lap, tiered, her stomach still throbbing. She vaguely remembered Percy calling someone on Iris message, and Lenna coming into the bathroom in tears. Annabeth's heart ached along with her stomach just thinking of what she was doing to Percy and to her children. They must be terrified. She started crying again, and then blacked out. When she awoke, two large figures sat in the bathroom, conversing over her.
*This is chapter Three and more chapters are coming. Sorry that it was really short. Other people are coming into the story. I'm also guessing who lives and who dies in Blood of Olympus. K thanks baes! Updates will be coming soon!*