I looked down at my bow and quiver, full of arrows. I was bored, and didn't know what to do. That's the problem with ADHD. You can never sit still. I picked them up, swung them onto my back and walked downstairs.

It was my birthday, so we were having a mini-sort-of party. My stepmother was in the kitchen, baking a cake, whilst my father and two older brothers were hanging up decorations in the living room.

I kept walking towards the back door, just next to the kitchen. I opened it, and flinched when the cold air hit my face. I still wasn't used to the temparature that was often cold in San Francisco. It kept biting at me, as if it was trying to pull me outside.

I looked towards Mount Tamalpais, where Atlas held the sky at the top of the mountain. One of my sisters, Annabeth, had once been captured and taken there by a Titan, although when her friends had come to see Dad, I had been hidden away, as always. I had met my sisters before, but I was the reason that they had each run away. Dad didn't want anyone else to know about me. I still had no idea why.

I turned towards the target that Dad had painted on the fence. He knew I liked archery, and he didn't want the neighbours to think that There was something different about me. Sorry, I should've told you sooner. I'm a demigod. Half-mortal, half-god. My Dad is mortal, but my Mum is a goddess named Athena. She gave me my archery set, as we couldn't exactly find anywhere that sold celestial bronze arrows. She hasn't seen me since I was four.

I pulled an arrow from my quiver, and held up my bow. I knocked an arrow, and it went straight towards the target. It almost hit the centre.

Just as I was walking to the target to get my arrow, I heard a voice come from behind me. I turned around towards the voice, and saw a tall girl with grey eyes and long, blond hair. She was smiling. I wondered why.

"Hello." The voice said. I recognised it as Annabelle's. She's my older sister, and also Annabeth's twin.

"Annabelle!" I ran forward and hugged her. It had been ages since I had seen her, yet I had no idea why.

"Hey, Stacey." She said. "Loosen your hold a little. I came here to wish you a happy birthday and give you a present."

"Show me, show me!" I chanted at her. She pulled a little box out of her pocket and opened it. Inside was an anklet, made with links all the way around. It was beautiful.

"I found it at the jewelerry store down the road and thought that you would like it." She said to me.

"I don't like it though." I said. Annabelle frowned.

"Why don't you like it?" She asked.

"Because I love it." I said to her with a cheek smile. "Can you help me put it on?"

"Sure." She bent down and clipped the anklet onto my right ankle. "Do you want to go on a walk with me? I haven't seen you in ages." She said.

"Ok, let's go ask Daddy." I replied as I slipped my hand into hers and walked inside.