Percabeth

I can't explain it. It was hell. I know, hahaha. Tartarus was hell. Laugh away but if you were there then you wouldn't be laughing. The scariest part for me was, and is, the aftermath of the whole thing. I can't sleep without being scared that I'll have more nightmares. And it's always different but each just as terrifying. Getting killed by Kelli and the other emposai. Percy not coming going through the doors with me. I won't even bother to explain any more of them.

So I just spend most nights in my room sometimes up all night or getting a few winks of sleep here and there but never a full nights rest. I'm mostly on my laptop. Leo found my backpack and thankfully everything was okay and in there. Even my knife. So I'm doing that or I'm taking as many night watches I can; I can't say Percy is faring any better, but in his fashion, he doesn't tell what's exactly wrong. Just the basic things like bad dreams.

I was up late one night on my bed reading a book when I fell asleep. And I can say it was the worst nightmare yet. This was different from most. Like the first time, I was delirious and I felt the familiar tug on my ankle by the spider web again. And I Percy was trying to hold me up. I could tell it was too much. The weight of not only myself but of the being pulled down would eventually win out and either he would fall into the pit with me or lose his grip on me.

" Percy let me go." I croaked. " You can't pull me up." Had this gone like it had actually happened he would have fallen in with me.

But this time the webbing around my feet gave another strong tug and my hand slipped from his grip. I heard him scream my name but I was already falling. When I finally hit solid ground Arachne was above me. And she attacked. But she didn't kill me like I expected. She wrapped me up in her webbing and through me in the river Cocytus. And I just gave up. I drowned while being told I would never be happy again and all theses terrible things that I refuse to ever repeat. At the last second when I thought the dream was over and I was dead. Arachne pulled me out of the river at the last second before I could actually die.

She held up a knife, my knife. And brought it down for the kill. I shot straight up. Screaming. This was the first time I had a dream that made me scream. All the other dreams had been scary and should have made me want to go insane but I knew they were just memories and that it never actually happened. This was one of the many possibilities that could have happened had I fallen in there without Percy.

I heard a loud bang at my door. I slowly got up. I already knew who it was before I even opened it. The only person who knew I never screamed in my dreams unless it was just that terrifying. His hair was going every which way from sleeping. He had one a simple t-shirt and shorts. I let Percy in and immediately he engulfed me in a hug.

" I'm alright." I muttered.

I could practically hear him smirk. " I know you too well Wise girl. You can't fool me very often."

I smiled. " Yes I can. Remember why you call me Wise Girl, Seaweed Brain."

He pulled back and kissed me gently. It was a soft and sweet kiss. And a bit comforting. I pulled back first and just hugged him for a bit longer.

" Do you want to talk about it?"

I gave a sorta half laugh/sob. So he pulled me over to the bed and laid down with me. " I'll take that as a yes." He said.

I smiled. " I was falling. And you had lost your grip on my hand. So I was falling." I retold him my dream. By the time I was done I was shaking with the so recent images of the dream.

" You know that's a stupid dream. Because I still would have jumped in after you no matter what."

I laughed. " Even if Jason and everyone was holding you back?"

" Even if my mother was holding me back. I still would have jumped in after you. Remember when I told you about that whole thing about maybe us going to college together or being together after all this is over. I was serious about that you know."

I sat up a bit. " I know you were Percy. But it can't be Camp Jupiter."

" Yeah I know. Leo kinda screwed that over for us. But it doesn't have to be at Camp Jupiter. It could be New York, San Fransisco or even Wyoming for all I care." He said. " As long as I'm with you, then I'm happy." He smiled and kissed me again.

I thought for a minute. " Why don't you ever tell me about your nightmares?" I asked.

He shrugged. " I've been having them since I can remember. I guess after awhile I just learned to deal with it. After the Titans War I got nightmares so often that I just didn't eventually you learn that it's just dreams and they can't hurt you anymore."

" Is that why you never tell me about them? Because they don't scare you anymore?"

Percy laughed. " Of course I get scared. Hell there have been times that I just wanted to forget being a demigod and just be normal. But now I've just come to terms that I can get scared all I want but what has happened has happened. It can't happen again."

I pulled him close and hugged him.

" Do you think you can sleep at all tonight?" He asked.

" Maybe. Although I do really want to finish my book and I have a few more blueprints to look over and I need to derust my knife. I've also got to check and see if any damage was done to my laptop before I can adjust anything and-" He cut me off with a kiss.

"Listen although that sounds really important I think sleep is a bit more important. Do you want me to stay in here with you?" He asked.

I shook my head. " No. I think if I'm going to deal with these nightmares I need to deal with them myself."

" Well then can we talk for a bit? Because I kinda don't want to do back asleep. Acording to Piper and Leo I talk in my sleep. A lot." He commented.

" You drool in your sleep." I said.

He laughed. " That was the first thing you ever said to me. 'You drool in your sleep' and for your information I have since stopped."

" No you haven't." I smiled.

" Yes I have."

" Maybe you've drooled less but there is no way you have fully stopped."

Percy acted shocked. " What? Do you want photo evidence that I've stopped drooling?"

I laughed and leaned my head on his shoulder. It was warm. He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me closer. He grabbed the blanket at the bottom of the bed and pulled it over us. I smiled and nested deeper into him. He kissed the top of my head. When I next woke up I we were in the same postion. Percy was still sleeping. The sunlight coming in through the window was hitting the both of us. He looked so... young and innocent. Like nothing bad had ever happened to him. Like he had never seen any of his friends die or been through hell and back. He stirred slightly.

" I told you I didn't drool in my sleep anymore."

A/N Well that was a really fluffy Percabeth story. And it's up early. I was planning on up loading this tomorrow but hey it's done so I might as well post it. Please review! I love reading you guy's reviews and it makes me really happy. Also the next chapter will be a Leyna chapter. I know that at this point in the series it doesn't look like it will EVER happen but I shall prevale with Leyna. Although I might add another addition just for Caleo. So just getting that clear. Also the chapters will go like so Percabeth, Leyna, Tratie, Jasper/Jiper, Silena and Beckendorf, and if I choose to add it Caleo.

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