Real-Unreal

It's all your fault.

Percy woke up surprised to be in his cabin and even more surprised to see Annabeth sitting asleep right next to him.

She had pained expression, beads of sweat all over her. She was on a chair not very far from him. Percy just sat there observing her. Annabeth jerk while she was sleeping.

"Percy." She whispered. Percy took time to understand that she was still asleep.
"Percy don't do this. Why are you doing this?" She said with her eyes closed. Tears silently fell down her cheeks.
He abruptly went up to her to whip her tears but he couldn't touch her his hand passed right through her.
"Annabeth I am right here." Said Percy frightened.
That's when his surroundings changed he was on the beach standing at the same unfateful place. Looking at Annabeth.
"Percy, I loved you. And I know somewhere inside you still love me."
That's when a small cut on her cheeck appeared as if someone had made a knife cut and it was bleeding.
He tried to wake her up he shook her. But nothing happened she was still asleep.
Percy stepped forward to her but she appeared as if she was looking right past him. He turned around to see the culprit. It was him. Standing with Riptide in his hand. Percy was baffled to see his other self smiling sadistically at Annabeth. He again moved forward and striked Annabeth with Riptide making a long gash on her forearm. Annabeth screamed at this. Percy cried. The other-Percy gave a satisfied smile. He raised Riptide again at Annabeth.
"Annabeth fight!" Ordered the other Percy.
Annabeth still had her dagger strapped to her waist belt. She looked down at her dagger the cursed blade. And then back at Percy.

"Percy I know you love me. Percy, you can't hold a weapon against that person for whom you are ready to die for." She replied.

"Take that dagger and kill me Annabeth. This is not me. I can't... I won't... I would never hurt you." Cried Percy, begging her to kill the other him.

"Unsheath the dagger." Ordered the other Percy mechanically.
Annabeth did as she was told. She removed her dagger and held it in her hand. She looked at it and then at Percy.
Annabeth threw the dagger away.
"I can't kill you Percy."
"At least I gave you a choice." He said with a sly smile.
"No, No don't do this please kill me..." begged Percy to the other Percy fearing what would happen next.
The other Percy charged and Riptide went right through Percy and finally through Annabeth.
Percy clutched his stomach but no blood came out. He looked behind him to see Annabeth impaled by Riptide. Blood sprouted out. She gasped for air as riptide was taken out of her abdomen. She shouted tremors ran through Percy's body. She fell to the dry ground.

"Seaweed brain. I have always loved you." Said Annabeth as she watched him stare down at her. She gasped for air as blood chocked her. Percy fell to his knees he saw her take her last breath. He craddleing the lifeless body Annabeth to his lap.

Percy looked at the sky and shouted
"ANNABETH!"
Tears trailed down his cheeks and his shirt had turned red with blood, her blood. He fell to the ground. He cried on the nape of her neck.

A small hand rested on his shoulder. At first he ignored it but then a voice shook him to consciousness.
"Seaweed brain. How did you walk up here? I have been searching for you since breakfast."
Percy looked up to see Grey orbs looking at him expectantly. Oh he missed the warmth in those grey orbs.

He looked down to see he was holding nothing. He looked back at Annabeth she still stood there smiling at her Percy.
"Come with me." She asked Percy. He obliged. He walked after her. She took him to the arena.

"Anywhere but here. Annabeth please." Begged Percy.
"NO, come on it will be fun." She talked normally that it gave Percy an eerie feel.
The arena was surprisingly empty. He walked in to Annabeth who was standing at the center.
"FIGHT me Percy!" She asked him. He walked in after a lot of persuasion.