I was so mad that I could cry.
"Why do I have to move again?" I asked Chiron.
"Well as you know Zeus and Poseidon are having a little bit a feud and by your father's orders he thinks it would be best for your protection if you move to Washington." He said calmly.
"So I have to move because of my father? Of course. " I shook my head. Typical him. Typical Big Three, always fighting. I rolled my eyes.
"If it makes you feel better Percy is moving too."
"Yeah but Percy has a life, he's married! I don't have a life anymore, you can't take me away from the only home I have."
"Layla we will not have this discussion, you are moving to Washington by your father's orders and that's final. You're only there until the feud is over."
This was unbelievable. "Fine, I'll move, but the town has to have the ocean somewhere near it."
"That has already been settled, Poseidon wouldn't have it any other way. You're moving to Forks, Washington. You leave as soon as possible, it is the end of summer and you need to get to school."
Great, what's the neighboring city, Spoons?
"Whatever, I'll see you later Chiron."
I walked out of the Big House and breathed in the night air. I was moving in half way across the country in maybe just a week or even worse, a day! Nothing is ever stable anymore, not until I got here, and not until I found out who my dad is. Sometimes I wish I still didn't know who I was, because then, my mom would still be alive.
I walked into my cabin to see Percy laying on his bed, staring up at the ceiling.
"So you heard the news?" Even though my brother bugs the crap out of me, I love it that we some weird ESP connection.
"Yeah," I walked over to my waterfall by my bed. Percy has a fountain, and I have a waterfall, the old man had a weird feeling to make it even. "Can't believe it, that's all."
"Annabeth is coming with us."
"Why wouldn't she be?" When it came to Annabeth I couldn't really be mad, she has this weird effect on me, but shes like a sister.
"No it's just..."
"She doesn't want to move, does she?"
"She just doesn't want to leave Olympus, it's her baby. But now we have a real baby on the way."
"Oh gods." I laid back on my bed and stared at the ceiling with Percy.
"I mean we're 29, it's time, but I don't think she wants to live in the place we're moving for forever. Some time's it takes to the gods years to get over this stuff."
"I guess I get what you're saying, for a 16 year old anyway."
"Oh gods you're not pregnant are you?" He shot up from his bed.
"No!" I said quickly looking at him. "No, I just mean, woman to woman, I get it! Good job smart stuff."
Percy calmed down, "Okay good, I can't two people close to me pregnant To many hormones."
"You're such a guy."
"Good, I don't want you thinking I'm girly or anything."
"So I'm guessing were all sharing a house?" I asked.
"Yeah, and get this, it's right next to the Chief of Police's house."
"Your kidding. Better not be any monsters in Washington, we'd get in way to much trouble."
"Don't worry I got your back." He said flexing his muscles.
"You are so lame," I told with a blank expression.
"Fine ruin my fun."
"I will." I looked down. "So do we leave like, in two days?"
"Yup, but here's the bright side! Hermes is taking us and transporting everything that we need so all you don't need to do is... say good bye."
I looked at my waterfall, and suddenly that's how I felt, falling...
Two Days Later
"Okay we have to get this over with quickly, so I hope you said good bye to everyone you needed to and to easy your nerves everything is moved into your new house." Hermes said with a fast tone. "Now just close your eyes, touch my arm and hold on."
I took one last look at Camp Half-Blood, Good bye, I said to it. Yesterday I said my good byes to my best friend Rex of the Apollo cabin and Jenn of the Demeter cabin. They weren't very happy to see me leave but it's not like I was either. I close my eyes and griped Hermes's aviator jacket. There was a light so bright I winced because it went through my eyelids and it was like looking at the sun. I wanted to say ow but it faded away just a fast as it came.
"Welcome to the ever so rainy Forks. Enjoy your stay! Wish I could stay and chat but I have to go!" Hermes said.
"Thanks for the lift man." Percy said.
I looked around, we were in a small house with light yellow walls and a brown couch in front of an ancient looking TV, I mean it still needed a DVD player, you couldn't just access it from the TV itself!
"Not to shabby!" Percy said trying to be positive.
"It'll be interesting that's for sure." Annabeth said putting a hand on his shoulder.
I walked up the small stairwell that probably led to our bedrooms because besides the main room that we landed in and the kitchen, there weren't any other rooms on that floor. The wood floors cracked when I stepped up them, when I got to the top two small rooms, one barley bigger than the other, had been put there. And a bathroom. I knew the smaller one was mine, partly because the bigger one had a bigger bed and because it looked like my room before I came to camp.
Light green walls, pictures of scenery lined the walls, there was a twin bed underneath the window, a small rug in the middle. The room was small, but cozy, there was even a mini waterfall in the corner. I smiled at that. I looked into my closet and saw that all my clothes were stocked inside. Cool.
I took one last look at my new room and headed back downstairs. I went into the kitchen where I saw Percy and Annabeth sitting down at the tiny table.
"Hey," I said.
"How is it up there?" Annabeth asked.
"I think you'll like it. I'm pretty sure they're like our dream rooms, because that's what mine looks like, and I bet yours is the same." I told them.
"Oh thank the gods," She breathed in. "I hoped that it wouldn't be just bare in there."
I smiled. "So do we like have a car?"
"Yeah, we have our car." Percy told me.
"Ok good, do I get to use it at all? Like to go to school I mean."
"I guess so." He said.
I felt bad for Percy right now, it was him, and two girls. What a loser. I looked around and I caught a look of myself in a little mirror. My light brown hair shined, and my trademark sea green eyes stood out more than I'd like them too.
"I think I'm going to go outside." I said.
"In the rain?" Annabeth asked.
"It's not like I can get wet."
"Layla, what if someone sees you?" Percy said.
"Fine, I'll put on my rain coat."
I went over to the coat closet, which too was had all of our stuff in it, and grabbed my maroon North Face rain coat that I never even used anymore. I walked outside into the rain, we had one of two houses on our street. The other house had a police car in front of it and another older car. The house looked plain and white, two story's like ours. I saw a middle aged man step out onto his porch.
"Are you the new neighbor?" He asked while cracking a beer.
"Yeah, just got in today." I replied.
"Well are going to stand in the rain or come in?"
I looked back at the new house, Well it could be an adventure. I smiled and headed over to the porch. "Thank you," I said, "I'm Layla."
He stuck his hand out for me to shake, "Charlie," I shook his hand with a firm grip, "Well come inside."
"Thank you," The house was cute, an old flat screen in the corner with a couch and table across from it. A tiny hallway lead into the kitchen where I heard some one cooking.
"Hey Jake come say hello to our new neighbor!" Charlie called.
Then a huge guy, obviously Jake, came into the room. He looked pretty muscular in his white t-shirt. His black hair was chopped off and short, he was deeply tanned so I had a feeling he was part of the Native American reservation just 15 minutes away. Jake, was also pretty cute.
"Hey," He said with a head nod, "I'm Jacob."
"I'm Layla."
"So did you live in Washington before this?" He asked.
"Um no, I lived in Long Island."
"Wow you came a long way, must be hard getting used to it. But what made you come here to this dump of a town?"
"Honestly I don't know, my dad picked it out."
"So you live here with your dad?"
"No, I moved with my older brother Percy and his wife Annabeth."
"Oh, cool." Jake said casually.
It got a little awkward so asked him what he was making.
"Just spaghetti, Charlie here can't cook." Jake said rolling his eyes.
"I can cook... eggs." Charlie said.
"How edible are those eggs?" Charlie didn't answer.
"I get what you mean, Annabeth and I are always cooking for Percy, it's ridiculous."
"Get used to it, because it won't change." Jake chuckled.
"So how old are you anyway? You look young, but looks don't always tell the truth." Jake gave me a serious look and didn't answer. "What? Did I say something?"
"No, it's just you're smart, that's all. But I'm 18."
"Thanks, and I'm glad I asked because I thought you were 16."
"I get that a lot." He paused. "So what are you're going to Forks High right?"
"Yeah," I said kind of disappointed.
"What's wrong with Forks High? My girlfriend Renesmee goes there."
So he has a girlfriend, no surprise there. "Really?"
"Yeah, she's right upstairs, taking a nap, she had a big day. You're not the only one who moved to Forks. Well in this case back to Forks but maybe you two have something in common."
"So Charlie is her grandpa, that's nice, chief of police, she must get our real often."
"More than you think, she escapes with me most of the time."
"So do you come over here often? I'm just asking because I know I'll get bored, I mean Percy and Annabeth aren't that interesting."
Well, not as interesting as I heard they used to be. The Stoll brothers, who surprisingly visit Camp every once in a while, tell me funny stories about them all the time. And for payback Percy tell me about all the stupid things Travis would say to get Katie Gardner out on a date with him. They're both pretty equal on the whole I-can't-believe-you-were-stupid-enough-to-do-that scale.
"I'm here a lot, sometimes with Nessie but others with my dad who's good buddies with Charlie here. Soon I'll have to bring a friend to set you up with."
I blushed, "I'm here for less than two hours and a mere stranger is already setting me up."
"Don't worry, you get to know people here real quickly."
I looked out a window and I saw Percy looking around outside. "Oh," I said pointing at my brother. "Percy is looking for me, I have to go, but it was very nice meeting you."
I turned to go but Jake stopped me, "Layla! Can I have your number? Not in a creepy way, but you know I have to know when I can set you up with my friend."
I laughed, "I'm sorry but I don't have a phone. I lose them to easily."
"Ok then here," He took a Sharpie marker out of his back pocket and reached for my left arm. Jake slid my coat up my rain reveling my tan skin. His hands were boiling hot, but they felt nice. "This is my number, call me if you need anything, I can be your tour guide." He said as he wrote the digits.
"Thanks Jake, that means a lot to the new girl." I smiled. "Bye Charlie, see you around."
Charlie had retreated to the couch while Jake and I were talking. "Good bye Layla, it was good to meet you."
I gave a last wave to Jake and headed back to our, green (yuck) house. Percy was waiting for me in the doorway.
"I was gone for like three minutes, what's up?" I said.
"Spider's that's what's up, Annabeth is having a meltdown."
"You're kidding me right?"
"Nope, shes in her room."
"What do you want me to do about it? I'm the useless little sister!"
"Well you're also a girl and all girls have some freaky girl connection."
"Um, you're also the husband! Don't you have some freaky husband connection? Go comfort your wife Percy."
This is what I mean when I say he bugs the crap out of me sometimes, he can't handle it when girls have meltdowns. When I have one, he sends Annabeth in. When Annabeth has a meltdown (that are a lot worse than mine because it isn't often) he always makes me talk to her and calm her down. Like I said, he's the husband!
"Fine. But if it gets worse then you have to come up!" With that Percy stomped up the creaky stairs.
I rolled my eyes because that was a very dramatic accent up the stairs. The TV caught my eye and I thought that maybe I could try and figure it out. 15 minutes later I gave up thinking that Percy would know how to use it because he was actually alive when they were around! I went over to the fridge (which was also stalked with food) and grabbed some of those little Totino's Pizza Rolls and popped them in the microwave. Once they were done I marched up the creaky steps and into my room. In the corner of my eye I saw Percy and Annabeth making out, Wow they get over things fast. I thought.
I sat down on my bed, pizza rolls on the nightstand, and looked around my room again. I have a room, I said to myself, How long has it even been? Everything's just the way I want it to be... I went over to the mini fountain and dropped two little pizza rolls in the water, I prayed as they dissolved.
"Even though you made me move across the country, leave all my friends for a place where I have no friends and rains all the time, thanks for the room dad, it means a lot to me."
I sat down and ate the rest of my little rolls of yummieness, that just hit the spot and I cuddled up in my new sheets and bed and eventually fell asleep. I needed it because tomorrow was the first day of school at Forks High School. Yippee.
"Nessie," Jacob whispered to his girlfriend who was still sleeping. "Nessie wake up."
Her eyes fluttered and even in the darkness Jacob could she her beautiful golden eyes.
It was only a month ago when Nessie begged her family to let her stay in Forks for a year to see Jacob and Charlie again. It had been 16 years and she finally looked her own age. Ever since she turned 7 she looked 16 because of her rapid growing. Bella obviously didn't want her to go, especially because the rest of the Cullen's couldn't go with her, it hadn't been nearly long enough for them to all move back. But she would be under the protection of Jacob and the rest of the pack and Bella finally gave in.
Nessie sighed, "What is it Jacob?" She said gently.
"The new neighbors moved in... and I don't think they're normal."
NOT a Jacob x OC fic! Tell me if you like it! I have the next chapter all planned out! Even if no one reviews or likes this story I'll still write it!
