Hey guys, I am so sorry about not posting for so long. I've been experiencing writer's bloc (hate that), and I haven't had much time to brainstorm ideas much, between the school work and the nagging parents and the bratty, spoiled, annoying younger sisters. Anyway, here it is, chapter two! Hope you enjoy! Plz review, and I really appreciate all the nice reviews I've already received!

I sat up, looking around. Where am I?" I mentally questioned myself. Suddenly, it all came back to me. The swim, the monster, the mysterious boy with the sword, everything. I looked over and inspected my friends, hoping they weren't hurt. We appeared to be in some kind of sick room, full of beds and medical supplies. Emma had a good sized bruise on her elbow, but otherwise she seemed to be in ok condition. I quickly scanned over Bella and Cleo, and they were just fine, as far as I could tell. I heard footsteps, and the sound of jiggling doorknob, and I quickly laid down, pretending to be asleep. A blond girl walked in, wearing denim shorts and an orange t-shirt with a horse with wings. Weird. She walked by each of us, inspecting us slowly. She laid a hand on Cleo's forehead, and I had to resist the urge to jump up and push her away from my best friend. I didn't know anything about her, and although she looked nice enough, looks can be deceiving. I mean, just think about Denman. She looks sweet and innocent, like she'd never even think about trying to hurt a single living creature, but she'd captured me and my friends, wanting to experiment on us and expose us to the world. In other worlds, she's totally evil. The girl frowned slightly, then walked across the room. She grabbed a fluffy ocean blue wash cloth, turning on a sink and wetting it. She walked back over to Cleo, dripping wet cloth in hand. She lowered it towards her skin, and things seemed to move in slow motion. I had to stop her. I couldn't let her find out our secret. I jumped up. "No! Don't!" I yelled, slapping her wrist away. "Ow! What's wrong with you? What was that for?" she asked, holding her now red wrist. "Me? I'm just protecting her!" I said, too angry to care at the moment that I could've just blown our secret. Her eyes narrowed, glaring murderously at me. Emma, Bella, or Cleo would've at least flinched, but not me. I'm used to receiving, and giving, glares, so I wasn't scared in the slightest. "Well, I was just trying to help her." the girl said. "Well, you shouldn't just go around trying to 'help' people without their permission." I shot back. "Well, if you know so much about helping people, then you do it!" she said. Before I could react, she grabbed the still sopping wet wash rag and shoved it at me, soaking a good sized spot on my shirt.

"You idiot!" I yelled, bolting. I ran into another room. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.I thought. I lost my balance as my tail appeared, crashing to the floor. Thankfully the blond girl hadn't followed, and I was alone. I turned over onto my back, holding my hand above my tail. I began curling my fingers into a ball, clenching my fist, generating heat across my scales. The water was almost gone, I could sense it. Right as the last drop was evaporating, the girl came in, and she must have seen just one small glimpse of my fins before they vanished, because she fainted. "Oh, great." I said, standing up. "How am I gonna explain this to… whoever lives around here?" I asked myself. "Explain what?" a voice asked. I whirled around to find a guy standing in the door way, about my age, with black hair and green eyes. His eyes widened as he saw the unconscious girl on the ground, and he ran to her, looking worried. "Annabeth! What happened?" he asked, looking up at me. "Well, I probably scared her when I got up. She wasn't expecting me to just come up behind her." I lied. He nodded. "She's been pretty jumpy ever since I got back." He muttered. I was confused, but didn't ask. "Well, what's your name?" he asked, standing up from his kneeling position beside the girl, or Annabeth, I think he'd called her. "I'm Rikki." I said, shaking his hand. "Percy." He said. I was about to ask about this place, and where I was, but a voice called from the other room. "R-Rikki? Where are you?" I walked in to find Bella sitting up, looking rather confused. "Hey Bella. I'm right here." I said. "Oh, good. I thought you'd gone off for a swim without-" she stopped abruptly as she spotted Percy standing in the doorway. Her eyes widened as she realized he'd just heard. "I thought you'd gone for a swim without us." She said hurriedly, grinning nervously. "And you are?" she asked, trying to cover up her nervousness and anxiety, trying not to rouse suspicion. "I'm Percy." He said, holding out his hand. "Bella." She said after a moment, shaking his hand. "Uh, could I please talk to her. Alone?" I asked, remembering that Annabeth might've seen my tail. "Uh, sure." He said, walking out. I closed the door and sat next to Bella. "We've got trouble. Big trouble." I said. "How big?" she asked. "Well, this girl, Annabeth was going to put a wet rag on Cleo's forehead and-" "The nerve." Bella muttered angrily. "Anyway. I stopped her, but then she thrust it at me. I ran, but I think she might have seen my tail, cuz she passed out." I explained. "Oh no. This is bad. This is worse than bad." She said. "What's worse than bad?" a voice asked. We turned to see Emma lying on her stomach, elbows propped under her chin, holding her head up, a questioning look on her face. "Uh, I think someone mighta seen my tail." I said, knowing she'd probably yell at me then lecture me about being responsible. "WHAT?" she yelled, jolting into a sitting position. "How could you be so careless?" she asked. "Well, I didn't know the girl would shove a sopping wet wash cloth at me!" I defended. "Oh. Never mind then; it wasn't entirely your fault." I nodded in agreement. "Oh well, we should figure out what she knows. With any luck, she'll thin it was all a dream or she was hallucinating." Bella said. "Yeah. We can hope." I mumbled.

-Percy's POV-

As I left the two girls to be alone, I decided to eavesdrop. I know, I know, it was rude, but they seemed strange, like they were hiding something. The girl, Rikki, said. "We've go trouble. Big trouble." "How big?" the other girl, bella, asked. "Well, this girl, Annabeth was going to put a wet rag on Cleo's head-" Bella cut her off. "The nerve." She hissed, her voice angry. "Anyway. I stopped her, but then she trust it at me. I ran, but I think she might have seen my tail, cuz she passed out." Rikki said. What? A tail? What are they talking about? I thought. "Oh no. This is worse than bad." Bella said. "What's worse than bad?" a new voice asked. "Uh, I think someone mighta seen my tail." Rikki's voice said. "WHAT? How could you be so careless?" the mystery voice shouted. "Well, I didn't know the girl would shove a sopping wet wash cloth at me!" Rikki said in defence. "Oh, never mind then; it wasn't entirely your fault." The unnamed voice said, much calmer then it had been a few moments ago. "Oh well, we should figure out what she knows. With any luck, she'll think it was all a dream or she was hallucinating." Bella suggested. "Yeah, we can hope." Rikki muttered. "Let's get Cleo up and find out where we are." The mystery person said. "Alright." Rikki said. Then Bella's voic gently said "Cleo. Cleo. Wake up." "Hmm? What's going on?" a tired voice asked. "We have to go. Figure out where we are. Then maybe we can swim home." Bella said. Swim? I thought. "Well, ok. Let's go." The mystery voice said. I heard footsteps, and I realized they were coming out! They'd know I'd been listening. Out of desperation, I caused the sinks inside to explode with water, showering them with cold water, hoping it would slow them down. Sure enough, I heard shrieks of surprise inside, and then four thumps! Like something heavy had just been dropped on the floor. I was confused, but wasted no time, running out. The last thing I heard were the four girls arguing. "Cleo!" and annoyed sounding Rikki said. "What did you do that for?" Bella asked. "I didn't do anything!" the person who I assumed was Cleo protested. I ran out, heading towards the beach, where I could think the clearest.

-Bella's POV-

We were about to leave the medical room, when the sinks exploded, showering us with icy cold water! Flop! "Cleo!" Rikki said. "Why did you do that?" I asked. "I didn't do anything!" she protested. "Let's not argue. Rikki, would you just dry us off?" Emma asked. "Sure" she agreed, and began curling her fingers into a tightly closed fist. The water covering us hissed with heat, and began to steam. "Ow! Careful! How many times do we have to go through this? Sensitive scales here!" Emma complained. "Sorry, Em." Rikki apologized. Our legs soon reappeared, and we hopped up. "Wait, if you didn't make the sinks explode, who did?" I asked. Cleo shrugged, looking as confused as I felt. We walked out, curious yet cautious about our surroundings. As we stepped into the warm summer sunlight, we all gasped. The area surrounding us was beautiful. Lush green hills, dotted with patches of color, probably clumps of flowers. There was a sparkling lake in the distance, with a few canoes in it. There was a giant baby blue house, four stories tall, judging by the windows, tucked neatly in a field of strawberries, which were bursting with little ripe, red fruits. There was a cluster of buildings, the one's we'd seen before, at least forty of them. The whole place seemed like a little hidden world, surrounded by hills to keep out invaders. And on the highest hill, a huge, at least thirty foot tall pine tree dominated the sky, seeming to say 'I'm a lot bigger than all of you and that makes me the best' it really did seem like it was put there for a reason, like as a barrier marker, or a warning. There seemed to be something gold glinting in one of it's lowest branches, but it was hard to tell in the blinding bright sunshine. We descended down the hill, amazed and shocked at what sight's met our eyes. There were children of all ages running aroun, the youngest maybe three, and they all had weapons. And not the fake plastic kinds you'd see at Halloween, but real, sharp, metal knifes and swords, all grasped in the hand of a little kid or teenager. Ok, I'm not one to usually stress a whole lot about safety rules and stuff (that's Emma's job) but, come on people! Common sense, you don't give a little kid a knife! That's just plain dumb!

As we continued exploring, lot's of guys passed us, and lot's of them whistled, eyeing me and winking or flashing me a smile or whatever. I sighed "Can I go anywhere without having some guy hit on me?" I asked my friends. "Of course not!" I new voice said. We turned around to see a bunch of girl, each wearing lipstick and eyeshadow and mascara, all of it perfect. I could tell immediately that they and Rikki would be instant enemies. "What?" I asked, confused. "I mean, look at you! Your gorgeous! Obviously a daughter of Aphrodite!" the girl that seemed to be the leader said, circling me, along with her friends. "Ok, uh, thank you." I said, not sure what else to say. "Daughter of who?" Rikki asked. "Goddess of Love and Beauty! Hmm, and by the looks of it…" one trailed off, looking at Rikki. "You could be related to her too!" she exclaimed. "What?" we all asked at the same. "yeah..." the leader mused. "Sun bleached blond hair, natural waves, bright blue eyes, long eyelashes, super model figure. Yep, you're one of us." She said. I covered my mouth, shocked. These girls seemed like girly girls, the type that likes to talk about boys, make up, celebrities and gossip in their spare time. Rikki is absolutely nothing lie that. The closest thing she's ever done to get involved in stuff like that is when she's firing insults at the girly girls at our school. Ok, this is getting weirder and weirder. I thought.

Well, what did you think? Yeah, I know, not much action, but that's the point! I'm creating suspence! (Did I spell that right?) Please review! Oh, and if you're wondering w/ the thing about Rikki, she might be, she might not. I might leak if I get more reviews! Thanks a bunch for reading, and I'll post as soon as possible!