Sorry for such a late update. I was having a lot of issues with this fic for some reason and I needed to take my time to get it right. I have a basic plot outline now which helped a lot. Also, you guys need to keep in mind that I'm back at school and in for a really hard year - like, you have no idea - so updating has suddenly become harder for me and it won't be as constant as I want it to be :( Sorry.

Anyway, I won't keep you guys from reading. I hope you like it...although this chapter kinda saddens me...

Annabeth rubbed her eyes with the backs of her hands, trying to draw herself away from the clutches of sleep. She slowly eased herself into a sitting position and looked around wearily, remembering that she was in Percy's apartment because she was helping to look after him.

Deciding it was a good idea to check up on him before his parents woke up, Annabeth ran her fingers through her unruly, curly hair and pulled it back in a tight ponytail and out of the way. That done, she stretched her arms above her head and headed towards Percy's room. However, once she got to the door, she paused and pressed on it experimentally, sighing when she could feel the pressure of water pushing it back. Looks like she, Paul and Sally were in for another cleanup once she opened that door and released, like, part of the ocean into their apartment.

Standing carefully against the wall on the right side of the door, she quickly yanked it open and pressed it against herself as all of the water raced out across the floor and down the hall. Annabeth only got her feet wet so she considered that a success compared to her last 'bath'.

Her bare feet barely made a sound as she crept into her boyfriend's room, and closed the door behind her. When she turned and her eyes landed on Percy she felt all of the leave her lungs. Was he even breathing?

She rushed over – almost slipping because of all the water – and put her ear next his mouth. She visibly relaxed when she heard air rushing out softly and felt the warm breath tickling her ear.

Why did she think that he wasn't breathing? Why jump to such a horrible conclusion?

She pulled back and looked down at him again, and her brain finally registered what her eyes saw. He was so pale that he almost matched the bed sheet beneath him and he was barely moving, even in sleep. She touched his forehead lightly and could feel him burning up but he was shivering slightly – the wet blankets probably weren't helping. She was also aware of the water that seemed to be rising through the floorboards, lapping at her feet as if she was at the beach. She was going to need to wake him up – at least for now – to stop the water from covering them. For the first time ever, Annabeth thought that the water was only making things worse for him.

She leaned down to wake him up but stopped herself, swallowing hard. Was Percy going to be okay? He looked so weak…

Annabeth shook her head and sat on the bed, stroking his face and then gently pulling on his shoulder.

"Percy? Percy? Wake up…"

He stirred and frowned in his sleep, but his eyes didn't open.

"Percy? Come on, you've got to wake up," she pleaded, shaking his shoulder a bit harder.

Slowly but surely, his eyes fluttered open and when they met hers he managed a crack-lipped smile.

"Hey Annabeth," he mumbled, taking a deep breath and struggling to sit up. She quickly pushed him back down again.

"Stay down; you're not well, remember?" she reminded him, the look of worry still stuck on her face. "I only woke you to stop the water from seeping into my clothes." But even as she said this, she could feel the temperature dropping rapidly and the water on the floor freezing over. She sat on his bed and crossed her legs.

"Annabeth, don't look at me like that," he replied, pushing himself up shakily and leaning his back against the bed frame. "I'm feeling a lot better."

Annabeth narrowed her eyes at him, crossing her arms. "You want to swear that on the river Styx?"

Percy stared her down for a moment before sighing. "I'm fine, ok? It's just a Demigod cold. I'll get over it."

Annabeth looked at him for a moment before shaking her head. "Percy, I…I really don't think that this is normal, even for Demigods. If you could see yourself right now you'd get what I meant."

Percy seemed to think this over for a moment and then swallowed hard, shaking his head. "I'll be fine."

"You know, that would have been a lot more profound if you weren't shivering," she said quietly, looking away and getting to her feet. "How about I get you some dry blankets?"

"Annabeth," he said slowly, reaching for her hand. It felt like ice against her skin but she held on tight. "I'm going to be alright. I'm invincible, remember?"

"On the outside," she retorted, rubbing his hand between hers to try to warm it up. "Not on the inside…"

Percy sighed and closed his eyes and Annabeth couldn't read his expression. "What…what's wrong with me?"

Annabeth bit her lip and gently brushed some of his hair back with her fingertips before resting her hand on his burning cheek. "I don't know. But something about this just doesn't feel right."

Percy's eyelids suddenly flew open and his green eyes locked with her grey ones. "You don't think that someone has done this to me do you?"

"I'm not certain," she said, standing up again on the now icy floor and pulling the drenched blankets off his shivering form. "But that's what I'm guessing. I don't think that you can just catch something this bad all on your own. I think someone else is behind this."

"Or maybe even something else," Percy joked, licking his chapped lips and shuffling uncomfortably on the bed. "You never know with these things."

Annabeth nodded and looked towards the door. The whole floor was now covered in snow. "You sure you can't get rid of this snow? I'm going to need a shovel just to get to the door."

Percy smiled sadly. "Nope. Why don't you just gather most of the snow together and build a snowman? That would not only get rid of the snow, but it would also make the place more cheerful."

"Yeah, and when I'm done I can wrap him in your dry blankets to keep him warm and you can have the wet ones. How does that sound?" She said jokingly and Percy frowned at her.

"It sounds cold."

"It's already cold."

He paused for a moment. "Cold-er."

Despite everything Annabeth smiled and plopped a kiss on his forehead before wading through the snow towards the door.

A few minutes later she came back with some warm, dry blankets that she'd but in the dryer to heat up. However, when she opened the door a good gush of water came out that was up to her knees and nearly bowled her over. Sighing, she walked inside and walked over to Percy again, shaking him awake.

"Sorry," he muttered, sitting up a bit. "Must have fallen asleep. What time is it anyway?"

"7:30," Annabeth replied, deciding against putting the blankets on him because the mattress was completely soaked through and practically useless.

"Alright. Remind me again why we're up so early," Percy said, rubbing his arms from the cold.

"Because there was too much water in your room, Seaweedbrain. If I left you too long it would start seeping through the window…and we don't want that."

"Mortals would probably think that there was a waterfall on the side of an apartment building. So who cares?" Percy muttered, his eyelids drooping.

"How many apartment buildings have waterfalls flowing down the side?" she asked with a frown. "Are you ok?" She placed a hand on his forehead but he just smiled dopily. Was he delirious?

"I'm fine, Annabeth. And the waterfalls are everywhere. It's so cool. The Hippocampi like to ride down them."

Yup. He was delirious.

"Okay, Percy, whatever you say," she told him with a sigh. This really wasn't good.

Still holding the blankets she turned and stood in the doorway.

"Where are you going?" He asked, blinking drowsily.

"To ride the Hippocampi down the waterfall on the side of the apartment building," she told him in all seriousness. Then, she looked down the hall and called for Sally.

"I want to come," he told her softly and Annabeth looked over at him sadly as he dozed off again. Something was really, really wrong with him. She was sure of it.

So this was more of a filler...but yeah, I'll try to update soon. It will get more exciting next chapter onwards.

-Bell