Percy's POV
I slumped against the wall uselessly, still. Annabeth was right. I wasn't able to function with the pills- I can only walk and once it really kicks in I can't really walk either. "We can take him to my house and say he's sick and needed someone to walk him home." Nico offered.
"Or my house. It's closer." Jason said, glaring at Nico who glared back.
"Boys! Chill! We'll take him to my house. We don't have to walk to my house. I have a car. My dad's working and my step-mom's out with her kids for a few days. We'll have the house to ourselves." Annabeth interjecting, glaring both Nico and Jason down.
"The nurse isn't here today!" Leo yelled, running over. Everyone had gone to class, but I hadn't heard the bell ring.
"She isn't? Good. Alright. Nico, here's my keys. I'm parked right up front, silver Camaro. Start the car up. Leo, help Jason and I get Percy on his feet." Annabeth demanded. Nico glared at Jason one last time before taking the keys from Annabeth's hand and running out of the gymnasium.
"Alright Percy, take mine and Jason's hand." Annabeth commanded. I nodded mutely and grabbed each of their hands as they hauled me up. I stumbled for a second before regaining my balance.
"You good?" Jason asked, gripping my hand tightly. I nodded.
"Y-Yeah. I'm good." I muttered.
I mouthed 'one' afterwards.
"Good. Let's go." Annabeth said. It was over before I knew it- I was approaching the car that had driven off that day at the cemetery.
Nico glared at Jason, then his eyes lingered down to our hands, which were intertwined, and he scowled at Jason. Where's this hostility towards Jason coming from?
I ignored it and Nico opened the door for Annabeth, who got into the drivers seat. "Let me take care of Percy." Nico said, ripping my hand from Jason's and holding it in his own. "C'mon, let's get you in the car okay?" he asked in a gentler tone. I nodded, too confused to say anything as he opened the door and helped me get in.
He buckled the seatbelt across my chest and I sighed, feeling like a kid. "I call next to Percy." Jason said, smirking at Nico who scowled at him.
Jason got into the middle seat and Nico got up front, Leo next to Jason. I don't know why I was acting so woozy, this had never happened before with any of my pills, except my Anorexia, which I hadn't taken for days. Had I eaten anything in the last two days? Actually, have I eaten anything in the past week? If I get my apple from Nico I usually pretend to eat it, then throw it away, but at least I eat something when I get home. But I haven't for the past week.
Nico looked back with a concerned expression. "Are you okay Percy? You look-" I didn't get to hear the rest of his sentence because my eyes forcefully shut and I felt myself go limp.
Then I didn't feel anything. (Would you be really, really mad if I ended it here only 532 words long and a huge cliffhanger? You know what? As punishment for LadyNightlight saphirabluescales and deathpower creating a group that tortures me, I'm gonna end it here! See you later suckers!)
Just kidding. You thought I had ended it. Nope. I have yet to create a chapter that is under 1,000 words, that isn't an authors note :P
Nico's POV
Percy's head fell limp onto Jason's shoulder before I had even finished my sentence. "Percy!" I yelped, reaching towards him. I grabbed his hand and squeezed it hard while Jason shook his shoulder.
"Annabeth, reroute to the nearest hospital!" I yelled frantically. I couldn't believe this was happening to me. Why was it always me?
"On it." She made a sudden, sharp turn that make me glad I wore my seatbelt. Leo, however, got his face pressed against the glass of the window. He frantically buckled as Annabeth drove with the speed of a NASCAR driver. (Did you know that stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing? I didn't until Social Studies class today. It was started by people who outraced police so that they could illegally sell alcohol during the prosecution of the product.)
"I..." Jason tried to say something but his voice caught in his throat.
"He'll be okay. Trust me." I said, though my voice quivered with fear slightly.
"Y-Yeah..." Leo stammered. "H-He'll b-be o-okay..." This is one of the only times I've seen Leo look so serious.
Percy moved his mouth and let out a low groan. "Four..." he moaned, his eyes still shut.
"He's alive, at least." I muttered.
"But he's talking about a character from Divergent. I'm pretty sure he's never read a book longer than a hundred pages long." Annabeth said, not removing her stern glare at the road or clenched fists from the steering wheel.
I almost laughed. Almost. "But he was mouthing numbers under his breath, what does that mean?" Leo asked.
"What?" Jason asked, looking over at him.
"Yeah, didn't you notice? Every time he spoke he mouthed a number." I agreed, confused.
"But... Why? What does it mean? Does it mean anything?" Leo asked, looking between me and Jason, who both shrugged. Annabeth, however, squared her shoulders.
"He mouthed how many times he stuttered." She said, like she was just realizing this. "Four, Leo stuttered once for each word in the four word sentence."
"But... Why? Why would he do that?" I asked.
"I don't know, but-" She was cut off by a loud moan from Percy. Her grip, somehow, became even tighter on the wheel. "We need to get him to the hospital." she finished, glancing in the rearview mirror nervously.
"I agree, but we also need to-" This time, I was cut off by Jason's scream, which filled the car and pierced my ears.
"Jason!? Jason are you okay?!" I exclaimed, looking behind me.
His eyes were wide and Percy's head now rested on the car seat instead of Jason. Just then did I noticed the bloody bite mark on Jason's arm.
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