So in the end I did decide to carry on with this (and I still haven't updated my other story.) I hope you enjoy the next chapter!

Maia pulled him through the woods until they were both out of breath (which took a while due to their increased stamina. Panting and laughing like maniacs, they emerged onto a busy high street where cars zoomed up and down and people going about their daily lives gossiped. Opposite the two wolves was a small, rundown Chinese take-away. Maia gestured to it.

Nico scoffed. "Seriously? That's your headquarters?"

"You have to look past the glamour!" Maia told him.

"The what?"

"Just concentrate."

Nico concentrated. He got the feeling he did not want to make this girl angry.

"I can't see anythi- whoa! That… ok. That's weird."

Maia looked on, a grin on her face. "What?" Nico asked.

"Oh nothing." she replied. "I just love watching peoples first times with glamours."

"Glad to know I amuse you." Nico scowled, glaring at her.

"Just come in."

Nico followed her in through the door of what was a Chinese restaurant and she threw open two double doors. It almost felt like a scene from a movie where the camera pans out across the room. Nico saw people drinking, talking, sleeping, kissing, any word ending in -ing you might care to mention. They all had a strange sort of aura about them, like they weren't fully human. And, Nico realised, they weren't. They were all werewolves. All these werewolves living a happy, normal life like ordinary humans – or as Maia had explained in breathless jolts on the way: mundanes. Maia wandered over to a man in the corner. He had ragged hair that stuck up like fur all over his head and a flannel shirt and torn jeans.

"Luke!" Maia shouted. "I picked up another one!"

The man looked over in interest. "Who's this, Maia?

"This is Nico. I met him in the woods."

Luke looked sceptical. "You're sure he's a werewolf?"

"He certainly knows about them." Maia answered. "And yeah. I'm pretty sure."

"Well then Nico," Luke said, turning to the demigod. "Welcome."

Percy Jackson was having a perfect day until his friend was reported missing. He taught a sword fighting lesson to a group of younger campers who were completely in awe of him (making it very hard to do any teaching) in the morning, and spent the afternoon by the lake with his girlfriend. At about 8:00, Annabeth got to her feet, seeming to remember something.

"Where you going?" Percy asked curiously.

"I lent Nico my dictionary. I need it back." She replied.

Percy snickered. "So you really sleep with it under your pillow then, wise girl?"

"Of course not, seaweed brain." The daughter of Athena said. "I just need it back."

"Yeah right."

"Shut up you idiot."

Percy pouted. "But I'm your idiot."

"Shut up Percy. "

"But I'm your Percy."

Annabeth growled. "Jackson, if you don't shut your mouth right now, I swear I'm going to…"

"Okay, okay. I'll shut up."

"Good." She said and stomped off.

Ten minutes later she was back, dictionary in hand and the anger on her face replaced with a look of worry. She stormed past Percy in the direction of the Big House uttering only the words, "Nico's gone."

"What?" Percy asked, but she was already too far away to answer.

"So," Maia said. "Make yourself at home. I'll pick you up tomorrow at nine."

Nico grimaced. "That's way too early. I won't even be awake until ten!"

"Deal with it." She replied a small smirk gracing her face. Nico scowled and shut the door in her face. He looked around the tiny apartment he had been given by the wolves. It was small and squat, but it was good enough for Nico. He just needed to put some edgy posters up there and some skull decorations over there… then it would be just like home – not that Nico ever had one. Too tired to do anything else tonight, he slumped down on his bed and fell into the world of sleep.

As usual, dreams plagued the son of Hades. His vision started in camp half blood where Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Piper and all the other major campers were gathered around the old ping pong table in the rec room.

"I already told you!" Annabeth said. "He wasn't in his cabin so I looked around the entirety of camp and he was nowhere to be seen!"

"Annabeth." Chiron chided gently. "There has to be some other explanation."

"I don't see what!" she shouted.

"Well…" Percy said, looking anxious to interrupt his girlfriend. "He does have a history of disappearing."

"I thought he was over that?" Will Solace said hesitantly. "He was perfectly happy last time I checked."

"Maybe he just went to camp Jupiter?" Percy suggested.

"No. he would have told us." Will insisted. Jason nodded in agreement.

"Well whatever the case, we have to find him." Annabeth decided, and no one dared to disagree.

Nico's dreams changed and he was inside what looked like some sort of coffee shop although he couldn't be sure, having never been to one. A girl with vibrant red hair was speaking with a blonde boy, gesturing wildly. Next to them sat two black haired kids who looked like siblings. Beside them, a very… glittery man and a ridiculously pale boy – even paler than Nico who prided himself on looking like a vampire.

This boy interrupted the conversation between the redhead and the blonde and Nico caught the name Maia and Luke. Were these people werewolves too?
The vision faded just as quickly as it had come and Nico woke, his head full of confusion. He would have to ask Maia about them.

Not the longest chapter I've ever done, but I needed something. For anyone wondering, it's set after blood of Olympus. In terms of the mortal instruments, I guess its an AU because its after all the fighting's over, but Simon is still a vampire and Jordan is still alive. it's fanfiction - anything goes! hope you liked it!