(Three days after Percy's arrival)
Percy's POV.
Annabeth moaned softly, and I turned to her. her clothes were clean and neatly folded on her bedside table, she was wearing white linin pajamas. her hair was a matted mess. I fell asleep in my chair
I woke to someone touching my forehead. The healer-madame Pomfrey- was taking my temperature. I was still in the chair.
"you haven't eaten for two days. have some supper." she prompted, and left a plate of food on my lap. Roasted chicken and mashed potatoes. Broccoli. Peas. I grabbed my fork and crammed potato into my mouth. I watched as Pomfrey changed the bandage and made her unconscious form swallow a sip of a potion, then turned to Annabeth. The food in my stomach churned as I saw the infection in Annabeth's arm. Ariana, who got over her concussion quickly, walked in
"You're still here? go to the lake, it'll make you feel better. I'll watch Annabeth." she said. I shook my head. Annabeth is my OTP, I thought. I can't leave. Pomfrey asked Nico a question, and after she got an answer she turned to me
"I know you have a cut, young man. I can see your blood-stained back." She tuts "So let me take care of it!" I submit and turn around, where she pulls up my shirt and covers the gash I got from the harpies.
Nico's POV
Pomfrey had asked me about our resistance to magic and healing. I had told her about nectar and ambrosia, and how I would be going to get some soon. she seemed pleased. I told Pomfrey I would be going for the medicine now. I walked to the big tree by the lake and slid into the shadows.
I popped out right beside Will. He jumped
"Will. you ready to go?" I asked
"Yeah. just grabbing extra nectar" he finished stuffing his bag full, then grabbed my arm. we fell out of the shadows beneath the same tree by the lake. Will starts jogging toward the castle, where Pomfrey waits for us. Will hands her a canteen of nectar and tells her how much to give Percy, who accepts the capful. Will stares at Annabeth's infected arm, unwrapping the bandage.
"Percy?" she whispers
Percy's POV
I must have fallen asleep sometime during the night. I heard Will's voice
"I tended to Annabeth's arm, but she'll need to keep resting" he really was here. Nico must have gotten him.
Nico's POV
Ariana had gone back to the lake again, and Annabeth was still too sick to move. I shadow-traveled to the kitchens and got Will and me a snack. he took one look at me, guided me to a chair, handed me some, nectar, then mumbled the incantation Hades gave me to expel the shadows. Will hoisted his backpack
"We can't exactly pull a Percy. let's go camp outside"
Percy's POV
I moved to Annabeth's side, she had started thrashing again. I kissed her cheek.
"we're not there anymore, we're safe. I'm right here." she calmed
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Percy and Ariana Jackson
FanfictionPercy Jackson has come out of the giant war with Annabeth by his side. when he is called by his father and discovers a family secret kept from him for nineteen years, he finds himself thrown into another war. WARNING, MILD CURSING (all censored)
