"Percy, answer me!" I demanded after Annabeth and he shared a long stare. What hadn't he told me my whole life? Percy would never lie to me, would he?

"We can't tell you." Annabeth hissed, pushing Percy and I to the side of the road.

"What do we do now?" Percy complained, checking out our surroundings. To our left were a few a buildings, all less than three stories tall, cursive neon signs shone brightly, all looking like random scribbles.

"We could high-jack a car." I suggested quietly, quite pleased with my idea. It was the middle of the day; tons of cars would be in New York.

We raced to the other side of the road, trying to avoid any attention from passersby's. It s actually not as hard as you would think to run across a taxi filled street. We got a few glares from overweight cops, who were to lazy to get up from stuffing their faces with donuts. The hot summer breeze whipped across my face as we sprinted to find our new transportation, before some other evil force found us.

"There!" Annabeth shouted, pointing to a black 2007 Cadillac escalade.

"Hot ride!" Percy exclaimed, scanning his eyes over the car over and over.

"Now's not the time, Percy!" I ordered, grabbing his arm and pulling him away quickly.

"Na pari i eychi!" Annabeth exclaimed. I quickly realized that she just said dmmit in Greek.

"My sister's here Annabeth!" Percy laughed quietly, and tried opening a car door. It didn't budge.

"It's locked Percy!" Annabeth sighed leaning against the car, a look of defeat in her eyes.

"C'mon open!" I muttered, hitting the car door. I pulled on the car door again, and it was open! I pulled so hard, I feel back onto my butt.

"How'd you do-"

"No time for that!" Annabeth chided, punching Percy on the arm. Annabeth ran around the car, pulling open the drivers seat, jumping in even before Percy or I could think.

Percy took the front seat next to Annabeth while I slid into the back seat. Annabeth shoved the keys into the ignition quickly, and turned the car so quickly that there was an ear piercing shriek coming from the tires.

As we sped through the streets of New York, I noticed everyone else's day was going on as normal. The streets were still crowded with people, all of whom were on a mission. I smiled at their normal lives, not wishing to be like them, but wondering what it would feel like to be normal.

"Percy, tell me what's going on. Now!" I demanded Percy. What was he not telling me? It couldn't be so important to keep this secret from me. Percy told me everything… What the heck, I thought. Percy sighed and looked at Annabeth with such a pain in his eyes that I almost wanted to tell him that he didn't have to tell me. Almost.

"Go ahead Seaweed Brain." Annabeth whispered, gazing at me sternly, as if she was trying to decide what I was going to do.

"Angel," Percy addressed me, turning, "I'm the son of Poseidon." I started cracking up.

"You're kidding me, right?" I laughed harder, almost in tears, but then I saw the glare Annabeth gave me. They weren't kidding, were they? Our whole lives revolved around the Olympians?

"Percy, does that mean Annabeth is…?" I asked quietly, now noticing the feeling of being watched; I didn't like it, but it's not like I could change it.

"Yes, we're both demigods. But Annabeth is the daughter of Athena."

"Do I know anyone who is a demigod, other than you guys?" I asked quietly, trying to get the main question out of my head. Does that mean I'm a demigod too?

"The Stoll's and Katie Gardener." Annabeth smiled slightly, like she was remembering a good memory. Then I looked out the window, not realizing how fair we'd actually gone. We were driving down a narrow gravel road, surrounded by rolling hills and thousands of trees. The grass was a violent shade of green, some shades brighter, likes the color of crab grass, others the color of pine needles. It was like watching the sun set, the colors of the day slowly fading, waiting until the sun fell.

We came close to one hill and it had a pine tree planted dead center on the top. It stood tall and proud, although it looked awkward there. I scanned down the tree, seeing no dead needles, or sap. But wrapped around the trunk was… Was a dragon. Its scales were a coppery color, with a reddish tint hidden somewhere along it, and over a hundred heads, snapping around, trying to catch a fresh meal. I gasped, but Percy and Annabeth just laughed.

"Don't be afraid, it's just Peleus." Percy smiled to me, patting my knee from the front seat. I could see the anticipation in his facial expression; eyes gleaming like he just won a new car, a smile spread from ear to ear, and his leg was shaking. See, you could tell when Percy was excited. He would always have a certain twinkle in his eye, like he did when he just walked out of the water. Also, his leg would shake like he hadn't used it in a long time.

The car jolted to a stop, and as soon as it did, the two front doors were open, dashing up the hill. It was covered in grass that came mid-thigh on them, so it had to be at least to my waist. By the time I got out of the car, they were halfway up it.

"Guys! What is this place?" I shouted to them, but they didn't seem to hear me. Whatever this place was, I would have to follow them, no matter what. I started to trudge up the hill when I started to smell fresh strawberries. That made me feel more at home, and my feet sped up. Before I knew it, I was on the top of the hill, taking in the beautiful scene in front of me. It was a huge estate with an assortment of cabins piled in the back, all different. Some were low, with small columns in front, painted white, others worn down with brown paint peeling off of it like dead skin. Beyond the cabins was a gigantic body of water; the Long Island Sound, something said inside me, even though I didn't even know where I was. In the center of the place was a lake, with wooden canoes strewed across it, people trying to maneuver the paddles without tipping over. North east of the lake was a huge amphitheater, white columns shimmering in the midday sunlight. And on the other side of the lake to the North West was a huge house, which was painted sky blue, which had at least four floors. It also had a huge porch, where I could vaguely see two familiar characters; Percy and Annabeth, talking to someone. I looked over to see who it was, but all I saw was a centaur.