{Draco’s POV}
I leaned against the door to the demigods’ classroom. Percy and Annabeth hadn’t been at breakfast, but that wasn’t too concerning, knowing about Percy’s broken ribs. When they didn’t show up for lunch, or any of their classes, that was a bit more concerning. I had knocked on Percy’s door this morning, and received a groan in response.
“Hey, Draco.” Harry kissed me on the cheek. “What are you brooding about?”
“I don’t brood.” I answered shortly. Okay, so maybe I brood a little bit. “Have you seen Percy or Annabeth today? Their friends can’t seem to find them.” Harry frowned, pulling away from me a little bit.
“No, I haven’t. Wasn’t Percy hurt yesterday?”
“Yeah, but they wouldn’t go to the hospital wing.”
“Draco, Harry, good to see you’ve arrived early.” Piper said as she and Jason rounded the corner. “We’ll be actually using the weapons today. I was planning on having Percy do a lot of the teaching, as they’ve done quite a bit of it before, and they’re good at it, but we’ll make do. We have others who are experienced in teaching.”
“Are you sure it’s safe to have us using swords?” Harry asked.
“Aren’t you the one who started a secret defense group in your fifth year?” Piper raised an eyebrow. “And yes, it is, as we’re all trained ourselves in using these weapons and some of us have been teaching others for years.”
“And the rest?”
“Some of us will be learning with you.” Piper said. “Now, gentlemen, step inside the classroom.” Class flew by, with no sign of Percy or Annabeth. I acted clumsy with my sword, while Harry actually was. Neville had used a sword in front of everyone before, so he had no trouble in class. Just about everyone had to get used the weight of their weapon after using wands for so long. I wasn’t surprised when Clarisse told us all to do some weight-lifting before our next class. When Percy wasn’t at dinner, Thalia and I exchanged looks. I couldn’t see Annabeth at the Ravenclaw table, either, and I could see the demigods all looking around, wondering where their friends were. Annabeth wouldn’t blow off a day of classes without a reason, and neither would Percy, for that matter. It just didn’t make sense. So where were they? Had they been kidnapped? I don’t think they’d sleep an entire day away, and I checked the hospital wing after my last class with Will and Nico. But I haven’t checked Percy’s dorm again, and I bet that no one has checked Annabeth's.
“I need to do some studying; I expect I’ll see you later.” I said to those around me as I rose and left, mustering some of the ‘Malfoy’ grace and poise to do so. I passed by Harry on my way out and kissed him on the cheek.
“I’ll be in the Astronomy Tower at three this morning.” I whispered to him. We didn’t often ‘sneak around’, but when you’re in different Houses, you need some time outside of class together. A peek into Percy’s room proved no one was there, and when Thalia got back she told me that they weren’t in Annabeth's room, either. That was it, then. They’d left without telling anyone, or they’d been kidnapped. They wouldn’t just leave, so that meant they’d been kidnapped.
“We ought to go to the teachers about this.” I murmured to Thalia. It was better if no one overheard our business.
“We can’t.” She hissed back. “If they’ve been taken, they’ve been taken by something the teachers haven’t dealt with, and one or more of us might get a dream about it tonight.” I’d almost forgotten how demigod dreams work, I’d been so out of touch with the demigod world for so long. Thalia and I sat in the common room long after everyone else had left, only to snap awake suddenly when a tall figure stood in front of us.
“No one thought to check the lake, huh?” Percy sounded amused. Thalia jumped up.
“Percy Jackson, how dare you! You made us worry all day and that’s all you have to say for yourself?!” CRACK! Thalia slapped them across the face, hard enough to send them stumbling backwards. Percy peeled their fingers away from their cheek, bringing- was that burnt flesh?- with them.
“Wow, Thals, that was a good one. I’m going to bed now, night!” Percy ran up the stairs; faintly, I heard their door shut. Thalia shook her head.
“I’ll check on them in the morning- make sure they actually healed that burn. I should have guessed the lake, though.” Oh, right. Water healed Percy. How had we all forgotten that? Casting a quick Tempus, I bade Thalia goodnight and slipped out the door- I couldn’t be late for my date.
Word Count: 809
Hey everyone!
Wow, two chapters in a month! I'm surprised I managed it. I know these chapters aren't the usual length, and I'm sorry for that. I'm going on Spring Break soon, so I might get a longer chapter out.
I'm surprised I didn't get angry comments on that last chapter.
See you next time,
Phoenix
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