Collide (H.S. AU)

Chapter Six

Harry's POV

"So, then Annabeth starts messing around with the grater, and she grates the skin off of her finger! It was so gross." Lucy says, chuckling at the distant memory. I go to fill my water bottle with water from the stream.
A

lmost there.

I reach the stream and try to fill my water bottle, inching closer and closer to the edge. Suddenly, my balance wavers and I fall into the stream rapids. I don't know what to do.

I can't swim!

I start to panic. I begin to flail my arms and gasp for breath. I scream the first thing that comes to mind at this moment.

Lucy.

"Lucy! Help!" I yell at the top of my lungs.

Lucy's POV

I laugh to myself after telling Annabeth's story. "I'll go get the water. Can you go collect some firewood please?" Harry asks me. "Alright, then, let's go." I say. He nods his head before we part ways. I start grabbing a few sticks. I grab a hefty log before starting to walk again. I hear a deep voice interject into the silence of the woods.

Harry.

"Lucy! Help!" I hear Harry scream.

"Harry!" I drop all the wood and go into a mad dash, heading directly towards the stream. Harry stops flailing his arms all of a sudden.

Oh no.

I jump into the stream.

"Harry, hold on! Don't give up, please!" I yell. I feel myself starting to cry, but they are being washed away with the stream water. I grab Harry's arm and start pulling him out of the water. His eyes were barely open. Harry's arm slips from my grip and I begin to panic again. "Lucy, please help." I hear him faintly whisper. "Harry, I'm trying, don't give up." I tell him once again. I grab both of Harry's arms this time. I drag him to the edge of the stream and I sit down on the ground. I begin to back up so I could pull the rest of his body onto the ground. I jump back into the water again to push the lower half of his body onto the ground. When his whole body is on the ground, I jump out of the water. "Harry? Harry, can you hear me? Please, answer me!" I say frantically. He doesn't move. I go to check his pulse. It's barely there.

Well, what do I do now?

Without another thought, I put my mouth on his in an effort to resuscitate him. When I hear him start to cough and gasp for breath again, I stop my actions. I was crying again, I knew it. I direct my attention towards Harry again.

"Harry? Harry! Are you okay? Please, be okay." I start taking to him in a much more calming voice now, hoping to get a few words out of him.

"I'm okay, Lucy, I'm okay." he finally says with a weak smile.

"Come on, I'm going to make a fire. You can come and sit near me while I start the fire he nods as I help him stand up again.

"Thank you, Lucy." he says hugging me from behind.

I turn around so I can hug him back.

"Don't mention it."

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Oh my lord, Harry almost drowned! I wasn't even planning to almost kill Harry! Anyways, the entire thought process of this chapter amazed me. I was telling my friend, Sammy, about having Harry save Lucy from certain doom because Lucy wasn't strong enough to save Harry. Sammy turns to me and says "isn't that a little sexist?" and yes, I thought it was a bit sexist. So, why not for once, we have the female lead save the male? Thus, the birth of a new chapter. Anyways, VOTE, COMMENT, AND SHARE! Lots of love!

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