Beating Heart

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Annabeth's P.o.v.

"Well, I'm glad someone remembered my name." I smirk.

I see Thomas shift forward and I immediately aim my knife at his chest.

"If any of you move I swear I won't hesitate to drive this bloody into your hearts."

They all take a step back hands up in surrender. I see them exchange looks and give each other curt nods, before they charge forward. Immediately I throw my knife into the first blur of color I see and cry of pain tells me I hadn't missed. I then turn on my heel on run back into the Glade to the one person I know will protect me: Percy

Justice's P.o.v.

"Well, I'm someone remembered my name." Annabeth's voice rings in my ears causing me to roll my eyes.

I watch as Thomas steps forward and how Annabeth's reflexes are quick as she skillfully pulls a knife out of her boot and aims it directly at Thomas's heart. My heart is pounding in my ears and I can feel Minho tense beside me. I raise my hands in surrender and Thomas and Minho follow as I step back. I can feel Annabeth's glare burning through me as we all exchange glances and nod our heads. Mere seconds we're charging at her and with a flick of her wrist her knife makes a home in my upper thigh causing me to scream in agony. Thomas and Minho are too focused running after Annabeth that they leave me behind.

Using all the strength I can muster I try standing only to fall back down making the knife go deeper. Inhuman noises escape my mouth as I drag myself back to the Glade. As, I'm at the mouth of the walls I collapse. Taking one last breath I call out for help, before leaving consciousness.

Percy's P.o.v.

We worked on the maps until morning only to discover that when they were aligned they made the words: Float, Catch, Bleed, Death, Stiff, and Push. We continued this process hoping it'd make more sense, but stopped abruptly when we noticed how the words kept repeating. The few hours we had left before it was time to start our day was used for sleep.

Only thing was I couldn't sleep my kept wandering. I kept thinking about how we would use these words to escape. Who put us in here? And Annabeth. Her beautiful blonde hair kept popping into my eyes and her stormy grey eyes, but then I would find myself thinking of curly dirty blonde hair and enticing blue eyes. I scolded myself I couldn't have feelings for two different girls! I shook my head trying to clear my mind as slumber overtook me.

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I awoke my head pounding from thinking to hard. Picking myself off the floor I joined Jason and the other Builders. I kept glancing at the Maze walls hoping Justice, Thomas, and Minho would come back soon.

"Bro, they're coming back." Jason reassured me. "They're the best runners we know, right?"

"Right." I said taking one final glance at the walls, when my eyes caught a wisp of blonde hair soon followed by black and brown hair. "Jason, they're back!" Stopping what I was doing I rushed off into the direction I was Minho, Justice, and Thomas went. I finally caught up to them when I felt someone crash into my chest.

"Percy. Oh thank god you're here!" Annabeth's voice ringed in my ears. "Minho and Thomas are trying to hurt me."

I glared at the two boys in front of me.

"What the heck is wrong with you guys?" I balled my fists at my sides.

"Percy calm down you don't even know the beginning of it!" Minho yelled out of breath.

"She attacked us you can even ask Just-" Minho stopped himself in realization and sprinted back to the Maze walls entrance.

Minho's P.o.v.

How could I have been so stupid not to notice Justice wasn't here with us? I smacked myself mentally and finally found her collapsed inches before she would have finally made it in. I stared confused as how she would have gone unconscious then the knife is shining right there in its glory.

Tears that threaten to fall invade my eyes. She can't be dead she's to strong for that, but even the strongest people can fail.

Standing in front of her I fall to my knees. Thinking the worst I see her chest rise and fall slowly, very slowly. Gently picking her up I run to the infirmary and hand her over to the Med-jacks.

Andrea takes note of my presence and is confused until she sees the small body nestled in my arms. Tears fall down her face and that's when I notice her heart as stopped beating.

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