Percabeth Oneshots

Nightmares and Bad Omens

I was in an abandoned old building. I couldn't remember why I was there. I had my old dagger with me, Luke's dagger that I lost in Tartarus. As soon as the thought entered my mind, the building began to shake. No, as soon as the word Tartarus entered my mind, the building began to shake. Debris began to fall and a huge rock was right above me, about to crush me and send me to the Underworld. I tried to move but I was stuck. I screamed.

My surroundings began to change. Everything was disoriented. As everything became clear, I realized where I was. Tartarus. And who was in front of me. Arachne. She scrambled towards me. As I drew my dagger, poised to fight, everything began to change again.

I couldn't see anymore. I could feel Percy's presence next to me. I reached out for him, but couldn't touch or feel him. I cried out for him, but there was no response. I began to cry. Percy was gone. Where was he? I felt the world shift again.

I could see again, but I wished I couldn't. Percy was looking at me with dull, lifeless eyes as he laid limp in my arms. I screamed and cried out again. Something was different about Percy though. His eyes weren't a beautiful sea-green. They were brown. But before I could realize why those eyes were so familiar, I lost consciousness.

I woke up with a jolt. I looked out the window, to see the golden light of the sun encompass the neighboring buildings. I turned to see Percy sleeping beside her peacefully. I sighed. The nightmares were getting worse, I thought. I looked at the clock to see that it was 4:30 in the morning. I kissed Percy's forehead and headed to the kitchen for a drink. I was living with Percy in the Jackson household. Ever since Tartarus, we couldn't be apart for too long. Before, Percy's presence used to help. It helped less and less these days. I couldn't help but feel as though something bad was going to happen.

As I drank my glass of water, I felt arms wrap around me. I sighed and leaned back. Percy. He had helped so much these past few months. He didn't need to know about the nightmares. He had his own problems and he needed to deal with them first. I turned around and kissed him. I dragged him to bed, and pulled him close. He was very tired these days. Swimming practice and keeping his grades up was very exhausting for the poor kid. I ran my fingers through his hair as he fell asleep once more. Slowly, my eyes began to close as well.

I woke up with a horrible feeling, a few hours later. Something bad was going to happen today. And, I didn't know what. I decided I was going to skip school today. It's not like it was going to affect my grade anyway. Percy still had to go though. I assured him it would be fine and that I would stay with his mom anyway. He nodded and left, giving me peck on my forehead.

I switched on the TV, switching through the channels to find something interesting. After an hour of mindless searching, I left the TV alone and went up to Percy and my room to tidy up. Sally was in Paul and her's bedroom writing her book. I didn't want to disturb her so I stuck to my room, only occasionally coming out for some food or water.

Sally and I went out for lunch together, to spend some long awaited time together. She was busy with her book most of the time, so we never got to spend any time together.  We got ice cream and were walking down the street, laughing. Being with Sally usually always cheered up my mood, but something was different today. As we entered the apartment, I noticed one thing. My phone was ringing. I never used a phone since it worked like a beacon for monsters, but had one for emergencies. I looked to see at least ten missed calls from Helen. The bad feeling grew.

I immediately called her up. She knew how dangerous it was for me to use a phone so she rarely called. She picked on the first ring. She was crying. I asked her what happened. Through sobs and her shaky voice, all I could make out was the words my dad and accident. It was enough, though. Those were all the words I needed. Then, I made out another word. Dead.

This was the reason I was feeling horrible all day. I felt numb. My phone dropped from my hand and I felt Sally wrap her arms around me. I let the tears fall. She pulled me down to sit on the floor as she picked up my phone. She spoke to Helen for a few seconds and told her something. I couldn't focus. My body was shaking as my mind wrapped around the idea of my dad no longer being there. Sally rubbed my arms and hugged me, whispering things about how it was going to be okay. 

"Annabeth."

I looked up to see Nico. He probably got to know from his dad. He came and sat next to me as held my hand. Sally got up and said that she would make some hot chocolate. Percy was still in school. I looked up at the clock. He should be here soon. I put my head on Nico's shoulder as tears continued to stream down my face. I wasn't even very close to my dad. Why was I taking this so hard? I thought about Helen and the boys. Gods, what were they going to do now? Bobby and Matthew were so young.

I heard the door open. Percy walked into the living room. He took in the scene. He noticed Nico and his expression darkened. I raised my arms up at him, like a little baby.

"What happened?" He asked, as he picked me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist.

"Dad- Dad, he- He was in an accident, Percy," I replied.

Percy hugged me tighter as I buried my face into his neck. Sally entered the room and handed the mug to Percy. He nodded at Nico, who gave a small smile and disappeared. Percy led me to his room and placed the mug on the bedside table. He sat on the bad with me straddling him. He leaned against the headboard and gave the mug to me. We sat in each other's presence as I drank my chocolate.

"I've been having more nightmare, Percy. I knew something was going to happen. I should've done something. I-"

"Anna, there's nothing you could've done, okay? It's alright. It will be alright. If you're worried about Helen and the kids, they'll be fine. We can fly out to San Fransisco and meet them as well.  I promise, everything will be fine. And, I'll be right here for the whole thing. Okay?"

I nodded and turned around, my back to his chest. He was right. Everything will be alright. As long as he's with me and I'm with him, everything will work out.

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Heyyyy. I wanted to actually write about *SPOILER ALERT FOR TRIALS OF APOLLO*

Jason's death, but I couldn't remember the timelines properly, so I decided to do her father's death instead. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it!

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