I was in the middle of my everyday cup of a four-shot-two pumps of caramel-one pump of chocolate-nonfat milk-latte when I was tackled by this random guy in an alley. This alley was a new found short cut to my new hide out. It was new because I just got here yesterday. New York City was my town of choice for the next few days. I'll only spend a few days because if I stay too long, well then the monsters will start to show up. When I got a good look at the guy, I noticed right away that it was Percy. Percy, you see, was my older brother. Did he know that? No. Did I particularly want him to know that? Not exactly. For reasons of my own I was perfectly content with roaming the globe by myself, not having to worry about things like he has to. He stood before me now, panting like he had been chasing me for a while. Which he probably had. I'm not an easy person to catch. Consciously or unconsciously. The latter in this case.

"You… who are you?" he said trying to catch his breath.

"Does it matter who I am?" I said trying to evade answering. Of course I was fine with lying, always have been, but for some reason today I had been feeling extra lonely, which isn't something I like to admit.

"Yes, it does" he said, obviously confused as to why I was being so calm. If I was any other girl on her way to high school, then I would been freaked out by the deranged maniac who jumped me. But I wasn't any other girl, and I think he was beginning to notice that.

"Well, you see then we have a problem, because I'm quiet fine with remaining anonymous." I said arrogantly, clipping each of my words. I leveled my eyes at him. An intimidating look, I've heard.

Now he was angry. He wanted to know who this chick with his eyes was doing lazing around his city. I knew he lived here. Maybe I was hoping he'd find me, deep down….I squashed the feelings quickly. Feelings are what got you killed…what got others killed…. I shake my head.

He squinted his eyes "Look, I've seen you other places too. What are you? Some type of monster?"

I looked at him with my knowing eyes. I know all about him, have known about him for a while. And here he was having no clue of the extent of my knowledge. This is amusing.

"Percy, we both know that if you thought I was a monster, I would be dead right now." I used his name on purpose; he usually picked up on details like that.

"How do you know my name?" Now he looked even more confused. Hook, line, and sinker. I'm surprised he took the bait.

My self praising thoughts were cut short though.

"Percy Jackson! Where are you?!" A girl in a baseball cap came from the adjoining street. Ah, yes, this was Annabeth. I was beginning to wonder where she was.

"Oh, I'm sorry I just ran off. But look who I found." He turns towards me .

"And that would be?" Annabeth questions.

"Oh…I don't exactly know yet. She won't tell me who she is, but look at her eyes. And I've seen her other places before too!"

Annabeth looks at me, curiosity fully engulfed in her eyes. Oh great, Percy I could handle, but now her? This was going to be interesting.

"Whoa." She looked from Percy to me, and back again. I knew from the look in her eyes that she had already put the pieces together.

"You're…you're…. but you can't be…" She seemed stunned into silence. Refreshing.

"And why can't I be?" I said defiantly. I don't like people telling me what I can and can't be. It was a weakness of mine, but sometimes it came in handy.

Now she was annoyed. I had that effect on people.

"What? What can't she be?" Percy looked frantic to be filled in.

Well this isn't going to be enjoyable.

Annabeth slighted her eyes at me "Percy this girl is your sister."

"What? How can you tell?" Poor Percy.

"You told me yourself, look at her eyes. And she emanates demigod." Annabeth was obviously not taking a liking to me.

They were having a conversation with their eyes. Percy's were Are you serious? What do we do then? Annabeth's were more You know what we have to do.

"Okay, as great as it is having you two talk about me like I'm not here, I think I'll be going now." I knew I was not going to be let away so easily. But hey why not give it a shot. I start to walk away. Percy grabs my arm as I try to pass. He looks into my eyes. Eyes that look so very much like his own. Except they contain none of the warmth.

"You're coming with us." He said with finality. I wasn't going to give up without a fight though.

"Is that an order? You see, I don't take orders very well…" I begin to mist travel. My feet turning into salt water mist and continuing up wards so that my neck was almost completely gone by the time I got the last word out.

"Brother."