The Masked Legend (PJO Fanfic)

Going Back Home

" I came to see you again." Sal greeted taking off his mask. He held a small smile on his face as he walked in the room.

  The same beeping sound and a girl still laying on the hospital bed. She looked like the sleeping beauty.

But how long will she sleep for?

Over the past few days, Sal had been constantly visiting her trying to wake her up.

" You really are quite persistent. With so many things going on, you still come and visit Annabeth." Will said.

Sal smiled at him.

" I'm not tired." He said smiling. Will looked at him and sighed shaking his head.

No matter how tiring things can be, Sal always walked into Annabeth's room with a smile on his face. 

It was like a sudden change of mood. Outside of the room, he could be like grumpy cat or a kid two days before Christmas.  But in the room, he's always like Nyan Cat being cheerful and all.

And sometimes the people in the infirmary would ask about it. All he would do is smile softly at them.

" Annabeth wouldn't want to see me looking all sad and stuff." He spoke with a soft and gentle tone.

And most of times people don't get it.

Sal sighed.

" I got to go back to White Plains......" Sal spoke out.

" I'm worried about my mortal friends. Most of them are our friends who followed me to reincarnate and help out with the war. They were hoping that they can help some way or another even if they were a mortal. We have the best luck ever....." He said chuckling at the chance that all of his friends were mortals.

Which made the job a lot harder and now he had to find a way for them to be able to help out.

  " You know........." Sal suddenly spoke out.

" I haven't seen your eyes for so long. Maybe it been just for a few weeks or a little over a month. But I haven't seen those pretty stormy gray eyes......" Sal said sighing summoning a picture of the two. The gray eyes and the grin on Annabeth's face.

" Even though you're right next to me and you haven't change a bit. Maybe a little bit paler but......." he said looking at the picture.

" You just seem like a stranger or maybe a friend I haven't seen for years now. I kind of forgotten you in a way that I don't know how to explain. It's like I'm watching over just an acquaintance or something like that." Sal said.

  " Will and the other doctors over here kept asking me why I come over and honestly....." He said his smile growing more gentler and slightly bittersweet.

" I don't even know. I don't know whether coming over to visit you everyday was because of guilt or because of love and our relationship. Sometimes I don't know anymore.........." He said looking down for a little bit.

But then quickly looked up.

" But that's why you have to wake up Wise Girl! You are smart and I'm dumb. Always have to help me and all. So why not let this continue forever? Helping me when I need it forever? I'll give animal crackers and make you coffee and you'll help me when I'm being dumb. Sound like a good deal right?" Sal spoken each words cheerfully.

There was of course never a reply back. But that didn't stop Sal from speaking to her and while trying to exercise her arms and legs.

" But of course right now you can't do that. You haven't decided to wake up yet. Sometimes I want to be like you. Being able to avoid all the problems but........there's a lot of people I got to protect. I can't just drop down and start sleeping. That's be less chivalrous to do and mom would hurt me for developing rude manners like that." Sal continue saying.