We Were Supposed to Stay Together

Darkness

Percy's POV:

Annabeth was with me, she was in danger, and then I was alone. I was consumed by darkness. I tried to open my eyes but I was trapped. Trapped in my own mind, I began to panic, images of smoke and fire burned in my mind, and then coughing and two gray eyes flashed before me.

"Annabeth!" I screamed. I had to find her I had to get her out.

"Annabeth, where are you!" I cried. "I need you!" I sobbed.

It was no use, I slipped back into darkness once more.  

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Annabeth's POV:

A few hours after we had started watching Finding Nemo I woke up, apparently we had both fallen asleep a little after it started. I awoke in the same position we started in. Percy was beneath me and his arms were around my back keeping me tied to him. I tried to move my leg realizing that both of them were tangled with his. I sighed happily to myself. Had it not been the fact that I had to pee, I would have been perfectly content to stay there, but I was a woman on a mission.

I looked back down at Percy to see that his mouth was slightly open and there was some drool on his cheek. "What a seaweed Brain" I thought to myself. I slowly began to remove his arms from around me. Then I strategically tried to untangle my legs from him. Although he stirred some I was able to fully get free. I stood and looked down at him. I couldn't restrain myself and I lightly wiped away the line of drool on his face. He stirred more and this time he grabbed my hand, not in a death grip, but pretty tightly. I smiled at him.

"I'll be right back." I whispered softly. His grip softened and I was able to let go of his hand.

I walked up the stairs and went to first change into some more comfortable clothes, I find some shorts and then I notice Percy's sweatshirt lying on my bed. It had our high school logo on the front and said Jackson on the back. I picked it up and threw it over my head, not even really thinking what he might say about me borrowing it.

I used the bathroom quickly and as I walked out I realized I should probably brush my teeth and wash my face, so I go back. After brushing I start to smell something like ash and eggs? I couldn't quite pin point the smell but it was strong. I'm about to head to the door to find the smell when a wave of it comes into the room. I feel disoriented and my eyes go hazy. I try again to get to the door and that's when I lost my balance and fell to the floor. Then it was just darkness.

After what only felt like a few moments I heard screaming and I slowly peel myself off the floor. The room I'm in is so smoky I cant see hardly anything and I couldn't remember where I was.

Then I heard his voice.

"Annabeth! Annabeth where are you?!" I hear him scream. I don't think I had ever felt so much relief hearing his voice.

"Percy! I don't know, I can't see anything! I think maybe I'm in the bathroom!" I shouted back to him.

I hear his footsteps as he gets closer. I start to have trouble breathing and start coughing. I panic, I can't breath. 

Then I hear Percy cry out.

"Annabeth I cant open the door, the knob is too hot!" He cries.

Then I realized that this might be the last time I ever talk to Percy and I start to hyperventilate which only made me cough more.

"Annabeth I need you to do something for me. I need you to get in the bathtub, I'm going to try and break the door down!" He tried to sound confident but I knew he was crying.

I muttered ok as best as I could while trying to catch my breath and I did as he said.

He failed the first few times he tried to ram the door down and right as I was about to tell him to give up and leave me he crash landed on the door on the floor in front of me. I coughed partially from relief and partially from lack of air. 

He looked up and our eyes connected. I wanted to hug him tight and never let go.

He quickly jumped up and came into the bathtub with me. He got down and pulled my tightly against him.

"Breath, breath Annabeth. Your ok now." He rubbed my back as I coughed.

He pulled away and looked at me. "Annabeth we don't have much time, we need to get out now." He sobbed.

I new he was right, we probably only had a few minutes, but right then I didn't care. If I was going to die there was only one thing I wanted to do before I went. He tried to pull me up, but I pulled him back down to me and pulled his face to mine. Sparks ignited in my stomach as our lips fit together like the two last pieces of a puzzle. He was stunned for no more than a moment before he started kissing me back. We kissed sweetly and perpetually, as though we had time to spare. My mind started drawing blanks as my heart beat uncontrollably. 

Percy pulled away reluctantly and placed his forehead on mine

"Beth we have to go, we don't have much time." He choked, I knew he was on the verge of breaking. I looked up at him and nodded as determination flooded through me. I gripped his hand tightly.

He led us through the thick smoke out of the bathroom and to the hall. The walls were covered in flames and the heat was almost unbearable. I felt sweat slide down my neck.

We moved towards the stairs and once there we saw the darkness out the front door and the sounds of firemen. We were going to make it! I felt Percy relax next to me and I found myself doing the same. We slowly began the trek down the stairs. Percy tightened his grip on my hand as if to say "We'll be ok." 

We made it to the last few steps when I heard a loud creak above us and before I could process what was happening Percy pushed me forward and I fell a few feet away from the bottom of the stairs. I felt bruises forming on my body but I quickly rushed to my feet to see what had happened. Percy laid motionless with plaster and sheetrock covering his body. A beam had fallen down but only on one side so it knocked him down hard as it fell at an angle, but it wasn't laying on top of him.

"Percy!" I cried as I rushed to his body. I began taking some of the rubble off of him to see if he was breathing as I sobbed hysterically. Then I felt arms around me dragging me away from him and out of the house as other firemen went to his aide.

"Save him please!" I shouted over and over as I was dragged to a nearby ambulance. I saw my parents there with breathing masks on and Percy's parents were standing nearby with tears masking their faces. My parents engulfed me in hugs and held me close as I cried. Then no more than a minute later I heard wheels scrapping and look towards the house to see Percy being taken out on a stretcher. He had lots of cuts and bruises forming. I broke away from my parents and rushed to his side, grabbing his hand. They gave me a moment with him before the paramedics insisted that they needed to take him to the hospital. Percy's parents hugged me and promised to update and that was the last time I saw the 3 of them that night. I sobbed as my parents tried their best to comfort me.

I felt my heart shatter in to what felt like a million little pieces.