Crossing Paths[Sequel to You're My Everything]

Chapter Three: We're Okay

Annabeth

When I opened my eyes, the first thing I did was sigh in frustration. For a few reasons.

1. I was freezing cold.

2. I could see Percy snoring in the bed next to me and he was drooling and he looked really cute but I didn't want to admit it.

3. I was annoyed that Percy obviously followed me.

I tried to sit up but cried out in pain. Doctors came rushing in. A man with greyish hair pushed me down. I looked down at my stomach and saw a bandage tinted with red.

"Where is my daughter? Did Gabe get arrested? What happened to me?" I demanded.

"Your daughter is fine, miss. Gabriel Ugliano got arrested yesterday after he shot you and Perseus Jackson. You got shot in the stomach, but you'll be fine."

"What time is it?" I asked.

"About six p.m.," said the grey-haired man.

"SIX P.M?!" I whisper-shouted. "I'm supposed to be at home. Having a BBQ with friends. Having fun. Not in a hospital!"

"Calm down, Miss Chase. We're going to call in your doctor, Dr. Tanner. Sit tight."

"Not gonna be hard, since I can't move," I grumbled, crossing my arms. The doctors were about to leave when I called after them. "Wait..." They turned, giving me questioning looks.

"Has Percy woken up yet?" the grey-haired man nodded.

"Yes. He woke up a few hours ago." I smiled a bit. As much as I didn't want to, I cared for the doofus. They left and a few minutes later Dr. Tanner came in a ton of clipboards.

"Annabeth, glad to see you're awake," she said. I nodded slightly, trying to ignore the pain from my stomach. "For a while, we thought that you might now but...I'm glad that we thought wrong. How are you feeling?"

I thought for a moment. "Like my insides are on fire, and not in a good way like when you kiss someone for the first time." she grinned.

"You're 'insides' will feel like that for a while when you're healing. I'd say you'd be free to go in a week or two, depending on how you heal. After that, you will need to stay home for at least two weeks for additional healing, then you'll be able to go along with your daily life with the exception of being extremely cautious." I took it all in.

"Okay. Um–can I have some pain killers or something? It hurts. Also, when can I see my daughter?" Dr. Tanner laughed.

"Yes, you can have some pain killers. Your daughter will be able to come in tomorrow when visiting hours start." she got me the pain killers as Percy woke up, rubbing his eyes, then wiped around his mouth, scowling. I laughed.

"What?" he whined.

"Nothing." I shook my head. "Thanks for calling the police, by the way."

"The cops had been looking for him for months, I was just doing everyone a favor." he shrugged, then winced.

"I'll let you two rest." Dr. Tanner walked out, shutting the lights off.

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I woke up to ringing. I covered my ears, trying to make it go away.

It was always you
Falling for me
Now there's always time
Calling for me
I'm the light blinking at the end of the road
Blink back, to let me know

 After a minute, I realized that it was my phone alarm and I needed to turn it off. I reached over to the nightstand and got my phone, turning off the alarm. I learned that going back to sleep was useless, so I read through my missed texts. They were mostly from Piper telling me not to go to Gabe's. I put it down and leaned my head back, closing my eyes. The pain medication was beginning to wear off.

"Good song, but I always liked Crazy = Genius." I jumped, whipping my head towards Percy, glaring.

"Don't scare me like that!" I snapped. He put his good arm up in surrender.

"Sorry, sorry. How are you feeling?"

"How am I feeling? You have bullet holes in your arm and leg. How are you feeling?"

"You have a bullet hole in your stomach! How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine. How are you?!"

"I'm fine too, that's why I asked you!" I groaned. We sat in silence for a while before Percy asked, "Are we aloud to use the TV?"

"I think so." I fumbled around for the remote. There was a note taped to it.

You can use the TV if you want.

-Dr. Tanner

"Yeah Dr. Tanner said we can. Anything specific?"

"Eh. Whatever's fine." Percy shrugged then cursed himself. I scrolled through the channels until I found The Hunger Games.

"How's The Hunger Games sound?"

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Ah another update! So proud of myself for getting ahead because I can't update tomorrow and probably not Sunday. 

Also I just realized how creepy Dwight's smile is...

Peace out!