Percabeth Short Stories // Percy Jackson Fanfiction // Completed

Nightmares

Short Story #8 - Nightmares

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*Everyone is at camp over the summer* *No relationships*

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Tossing, turning, thrashing, Annabeth lies in her bed. Her screams pierced the air as she started to cry.

Hazel, her best friend, heard her and immediately ran to her friends cabin and kneeled by her bed, not caring that she wore pajamas and had no shoes or even socks on. People gave her weird looks, but as she glared at them, they turned away.

Hazel tried to awaken Annabeth, who seemed to be getting more and more distressed by the second. Her attempts did not work. No others were awake as far as she knew.

Hazel refused to leave her friends side. She continued to attempt to calm Annabeth, but nothing was working.

Hours went by and both girls were now hysterical. Annabeth crying and screaming from her nightmare and Hazel crying her eyes out over watching her friend be like this, knowing she can't help her. Both Frank and Sam had tried to pry Hazel away from Annabeth's bed, but they ended up on the floor unconscious, where they lay now.

Hazel suddenly thought of something she hadn't before. They weren't dating, but they might as well be. He is a very heavy sleeper and he drools too.

"PERCY!" Hazel screamed, "PERCY!" she started crying harder, but continued to scream, "PERCY!"

At last he came running in with just a pair of boxers on and his hair totally messed up.

"What's wrong?" he asked. As he servayed Frank and Sam's bodies on the floor, Hazel's tear streaked face and puffy red eyes to Annabeth and the state she is in, he saw what was indeed wrong.

"Oh." is the only thing that escaped his mouth as he hurried over to Annabeth. He picked her up and cradled her in his strong bare arms, her head against his chest.

"Shhh... Shhh... You're okay. I'm here. You're safe." he cooed to her soothingly.

To Hazel's astonishment, Annabeth's face began to relax and she slowly released all the tension in her body. She opened her eyes to see the sight before her. She looked up to Percy who had the most caring and relieved expression.

"Thank you." she muttered in a horse whisper.

Frank and Sam began to stir and Hazel was calming down. Percy bent down and kissed her forehead.

Hazel, obviously upset with the little gesture, yells, " Is that all he gets Annabeth? He's practically naked, you're in his lap, he woke you up from a horrible nightmare when none of us could, and that's all he gets? Kiss him properly, affectionately. Oh, and Percy, dear, don't forget to ask her our after."

With that, Annabeth looked up and met Percy half way.