DEVOTION, percy jackson

The Finale

Tallulah was woken up by Annabeth shortly after she had passed out. The two girls sat on a bed next to Percy hoping Chiron could save him. "Why don't you ladies go and pack? Percy will be fine. He just needs sleep."

Annabeth nodded and stood. Tallulah shook her head. "Lue, we need to pack. He will be fine, I promise." Annabeth said softly. Tallulah couldn't say no to the look she was given.

Tallulah and Annbeth walked back to their respective cabins. On the way to the Demeter cabin Tallulah's thoughts were interrupted. Finnegan ran up to her and tackled her with a hug.

"I heard about what happened with Percy. Are you ok? Is Annabeth ok?" Finn asked in a rushed tone. Tallulah nodded. "We're ok. Just rattled. I can tell Annabeth is devastated."

"Come help me pack. I have a story for you." Tallulah said quietly. Finn's eyebrows screwed together in confusion but followed her anyway.

Tallulah packed her things while telling Finn everything that happened since she left camp. Finn sat silently listening to her as she talked. He only commented about how cool her powers are.

Tallulah had finished packing her clothes that she wanted to take home. The girl spent most of the year at her dad's but came back to camp every once in a while. The two sat and talked about anything and everything.

It had been about two hours before Finn suggested they go see if Percy was awake. Tallulah nodded and jumped off the bed. She grabbed Finn's hand and practically dragged him along.

They walked in and saw Annabeth and Chiron. Percy was stirring in his sleep. Tallulah went to stand next to Annabeth, Finn on her other side. Annabeth turned and looked at him. She said to him with a smile, "Hey Finn."

His cheeks turned pink and he barely managed to get out, "Hey Annabeth." He ducked his head and looked at the floor. Tallulah had a smirk on her face. She was totally going to tease him about his apparent crush on Annabeth later.

"Tallulah, why don't you give him some nectar." Chiron said. Tallulah nodded. She put the straw in his mouth. Percy opened his eyes. They were stormy.

"You idiot," Annabeth said from where she was lounging on a chair nearby. "You were green and turning gray when we saved you. If it weren't for Chiron's healing..." "Now, now," Chiron's voice said. "Percy's constitution deserves some of the credit."

"I'm starting to think you're impossible to kill." Finn chirped, referring to the amount of times Percy was almost killed during the quest. Tallulah laughed.

Tallulah sat the drink down. She sat on Percy's bed and hugged him. Her head was against his chest. She sat there listening to Percy's heartbeat, just thankful she was even able to do it.

Chiron cleared his throat, interrupting the moment. "How are you feeling?" the centaur asked. "Like my insides have been frozen, then microwaved." Percy responded.

"Apt, considering that was pit scorpion venom. Now you must tell me, if you can, exactly what happened." Between sips of nectar, Percy told them the story.

Annabeth's eyes welled with tears again, her devastation wafting off her. Finn stood off to her side and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. Annabeth's devastation lessened by a little bit.

"I still can't believe that Luke..." Annabeth's voice faltered. "Yes. Yes, I can believe it. May the gods curse him. . . . He was never the same after his quest."

"This must be reported to Olympus," Chiron murmured. "I will go at once." "Luke is out there right now," Percy said. "I have to go after him." Chiron shook his head. "Yeah that's not happening." Tallulah told him.