I don't own Percy Jackson; all rights go to uncle rick :'(

Willow's Pov:

I always knew I was different ….

I don't know, I've heard the rumors, dealt with the bulling, and I've seen some really weird stuff all my life, but it all fell apart the day I turned 13.

I woke up to the ringing of the alarm. Uggg I am not a morning person. I took a deep breath and wrinkled my nose this stupid old abandoned apartment reeks! I`ll have to find somewhere else soon, oh man Nico`s going to love that, he hates my neighborhood. I got dressed wearing a black t-shirt and jeans. I stuffed socks in my overly large shoes. I sighed as I looked into the mirror, my black hair cut short, the tips just brushing my shoulder, but my bangs were long and always seemed to be in my eyes. I put on a locket, the only piece of jewelry I will wear, (the only piece of jewelry I own for that matter as well), as well as the only thing I have left from my mom, it had a picture of my mom and me at about 6. I will never sell that locket, no matter how tempted I am; besides, life has been looking up ever since Nico came into it a few months ago. He is in my only friend, but we are so much alike, dark hair and eyes, pale skin, not morning people, I look at the old beat up alarm clock again and groan.

"Time for torture, oh I`m sorry I mean school." I muttered I hear a chuckle and I whirl around grabbing the knife Nico gave me when I found the apartment, and see Nico standing in the doorway. I roll my eyes and walk over and hug him.

"One of these days I`m going to accidently throw this at you when you do that."

He just rolled his eyes and handed me a sandwich which I wolfed down starving.

"You know I doubt those girls have a comeback for the last one you said" Nico said with a small smile. I noticed he only seemed to smile around me. I know he had a lot of sadness almost as much as me, losing his mom, then his sister, finding a long lost sister, then her moving away. But there is something different about him, he radiates a power, and he seems so, well, old. Besides, he gets almost as many stares as I do.

"Come on sis lets go to torture."

"You mean school" I said laughing. We were tired of people asking if we were related so we just call each other siblings. We walk along, me cracking jokes, and Nico offering an occasional chuckle. Finally we get to school, and I see them the kill circle. I sigh as they see me and advance.

"Looks like you were wrong about that come back, man they look excited, they must have worked their puny brains overtime to come up with this one."

"HEY death breath!" one girl called I raised an eyebrow as I felt Nico stiffen beside me.

"Go, get out of, do that thing you do and go" I said out of the corner of my mouth. I felt Nico nod, and out of the corner of my eye, I swear I saw him disappear into the shadows.

"where`s your cousin at goth girl?" the leader of the group, Vanessa, said.

"I was alone or did you poke yourself in the eye with the makeup brush one to many times Vanessa?" I spat her name like a cuss word. I put my hands on the tree trunk beside me and carefully took off my overly large shoes, knowing what would happen next. The others paid me no mind, being that they were watching their leader grasp for the right words to insult me with.

"You know what whatever get her girls!" Vanessa shrieked I swung around and shimmied up the tree. Around the middle I stop, there was a platform that was probably going to be a tree house, but the builder gave up, leaving just the base. I had taken it over, lining pillows up there, and adding some food in case I was stuck there all afternoon. Suddenly rocks were flying everywhere, and they got a lucky shot. One hit my head, and before I blacked out was very aware of screaming and falling.

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