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I am sorry about the slow update, but I was SUPER nervous to put this chapter up. Queen of Souls gave me the push I needed, so thanks to her! VERY IMPORTANT NOTE AT THE BOTTOM! So, Team Awesome, without further ado, I present…The Encounter: Chapter 3

Previously in Annabeth's POV:

"You can take the seat next to Renesmee." Well, that was an interesting name,

then again, so is Annabeth. "Ms. Cullen, can you please raise your hand?" I

looked up to see a beautiful girl with bronze colored hair and brown eyes.

Annabeth POV

I walked down the aisle toward Renesmee. She gave me a gentle, but bright, smile as I sat down. I smiled back. Unlike most of the students here, she seemed genuinely nice. She had that sort of friendly aura about her that just made you want to talk to her. I smiled back, and for what seemed like the first time since I had talked to anyone other than Percy today, it wasn't forced. When the teacher began the lesson, I paid extra attention, trying not to let ADHD and Dyslexia get the best of me. I realize that they keep me alive in battle, but it does get quite irritating sometimes.

Because I was focused so hard – and furiously taking notes – math class passed quite quickly. When the bell rang, I quickly tried to gather my papers - and in my haste – knocked my books over. Luckily, most of the class was gone by then. I fruitlessly tried to tuck my bangs behind my ear as I bent to pick up the papers. As I began gathering them, a set of pale hands finished up for me. When

I looked up, and I saw Renesmee. I smiled appreciatively at her, "Thanks, Renesmee."

She smiled back as she handed me my papers. "No problem. And call me Nessie. What class do you have next?"

I looked down at my schedule. "I have history in room 4A." I looked up again.

Nessie smiled, "Me too! Come on, let's get going if we don't want to be late." I stuffed my papers in my backpack, and followed Nessie out.

As we walked toward our next class, I tried to start a conversation. "So, you know a little bit about me. Tell me about yourself."

Nessie smiled and began speaking, "Well, my parents died when I was very little, so I went to an adoption agency. I was homeschooled at the orphanage until last year on my seventeenth birthday," Nessie's smile widened, "when they had found out I had an older brother who was adopted. His foster parents, Carlisle and Esme, adopted me too."

I smiled, happy that while her life had a rough start, she got her happy ending. "That's really nice. So, Carlisle and Esme adopted two kids so that you two could be together?" I asked, wanting to clarify that I had everything correct.

Nessie laughed, "Oh no, she adopted six of us, and my brother's wife lived with us too before they moved after college."

I was shocked. Her parents took care of six – counting her brother's wife makes seven – teenagers. They must be really kind people… with the patience of an immortal. "What are your siblings' names?"

Nessie smiled softly at the mention of her family. They must be really close-knit. This was one of the times where I wished I had that kind of relationship with my dad and step-mom. Nessie continued, "My biological brother is Edward, and his wife is Bella. Then there are my adoptive siblings. There is Rosalie who is married to Emmett, and Alice who is married to Jasper. They all met each other when Carlisle and Esme adopted them." Nessie squirmed a bit as she seemed to prepare to say something uncomfortable. Then she continued, "That's why people kind of tend to avoid me. They thought it was weird that my siblings were all married, yet adopted into the same family. I would understand if you didn't want to hang out with me so you could avoid the stares and whispers. " Half-way through her statement, she hung her head.

I grew very angry, but not at Nessie. I stopped walking a grabbed Nessie's arm to spin her around so she faced me. I waited until she looked me in the eye. "Ness, I don't give a damn about what other people think of me. You're a nice person and I want to be your friend. If other people are going to judge you based on your family, they're not worth bothering with. Hell, if they are going to judge your siblings based on who they fall in love with, they're not worth bothering with! See what I am saying?" Nessie smiled hugely at me and nodded. I smiled back and turned into the classroom right after Nessie.

Class passed relatively quickly, and before I knew it, we were going our separate ways with promises to meet up for with Percy dragged, because I had already read the book that discussed. The next two periods went by rapidly as well. After the bell rang, signaling the end of fifth period, I met Percy by our lockers. I smiled when I saw him, and he shot me a wide grin back. He looked almost… relieved? I saw some of the girls shoot me dirty looks. Ah, they must've asked him out. I smirked. When I walked up to him, I grabbed his hand. I didn't want to kiss him, and get busted for the no-PDA rule on the first day. (A/N: PDA stands for public display of affections. I only recently discovered this!) Before he could say anything, I smirked again. "Let me guess. The girls asked you out?"

Percy nodded, looking slightly uncomfortable and shocked. "It's so weird. At all the other schools, girls either ignored me, or made my life miserable. Here, they ask me out." I just don't get it. He shook his head in defeat of not being able to come up with logic.

I laughed, and tugged his hand toward the cafeteria. "c'mon, you need to meet someone." When we walked into the cafeteria, everyone got quiet. I rolled my eyes before searching the cafeteria for Nessie. I saw her alone, waving to us, at an isolated table near a window.

I started toward her through the silent cafeteria, all eyes on Percy and me. These people were excellent at being subtle, weren't they? When we reached Nessie's table, I made introductions, "Nessie, this is my boyfriend, Percy. Percy, this is my friend Nessie." Percy obviously knew how much this girl meant to me; he knew I didn't use the word "friend" lightly. Not after Luke.

We went with Nessie to get food, and after that the conversation flowed easily. I was pleased to see how well Ness and Percy got along. When Nessie brought up the topic of avoiding her to Percy, he reacted much in the same way I had. They both had the same sense of humor. Nessie told us a little bit more about herself, her family, and her boyfriend. We laughed and joked the whole lunchtime. When the bell rang, we were all disappointed. She took us by surprise before we left for our afternoon classes. "Hey, Percy, Annabeth, my siblings are visiting for a while, and I'm sure they would love to meet you, why don't you hang out at my place after school on Friday?"

Percy and I agreed instantly, since we didn't have any homework due tomorrow, we agreed instantly. Nessie gave us a thousand-watt smile, "Awesome! You guys can follow me in your car, because the turnoff is a bit hard to find." Percy and I told her we would meet in the parking lot after school tomorrow.

After dragging myself through a long biology class, we had mythology. I walked in and instantly knew that both Percy and I were going to like him. He was young, in his twenties. He had short blonde hair and intelligent brown eyes.

When we walked up to him to get our papers signed, he introduced himself as Mr. Martin. Percy and I sat down and listened to him. He was a very engaging teacher; he had humor. He treated his students as equals unlike some other teachers. He ignored the group of girls that were hitting on him. Yes, I definitely liked this teacher.

After class, Percy and I walked to our lockers to put our books away. Then I took off running toward the parking lot. As I ran, I yelled over my shoulder, "Race you to the car, Seaweed Brain." I heard Percy laugh as I ran to the car. I touched the car first, and his hand followed seconds after mine. We both laughed as I teased him, "I beat you!" He laughed again, saying, "Cheaters aren't winners!" We were still laughing as we got in the car and drove home.

I found out several things that day. The first being that while his mom can cook anything, Percy only knows how to make blue chocolate chip cookies and pasta. I also learned that Blackjack is picky about carrot brands, and that he prefers red apples.

The next day was Friday, and it went much the same way as the previous. We spent lunch with Nessie again. The day passed fairly slowly, probably because I was somewhat excited to meet Nessie's family. Percy and I were laughing at a stupid joke outside of our car. We sobered up just in time to see Nessie walking up to us.

"Hey guys!" Percy and I smiled and greeted her in return. Nessie gave us basic directions to her house, and then told us to just follow her there when she saw our bewildered expressions. She got in her own car, the other nice one in the lot. We she pulled out and waited in the entrance of the parking lot until she knew we were following her. Then she started out and down the road. We followed her for about five minutes until she turned onto a nearly invisible turn off that was actually a long, winding, driveway.

When the house came in sight, I was in awe. The architect in me automatically started analyzing the building. I couldn't find any flaws. The architecture looked clean and very modern, but to the untrained eye, it would appear one hundred years old. The fact that it was painted a soft white added to the effect. I heard Percy chuckle, probably because he knew I was having a mental field day. I couldn't help it. Child of Athena, remember?

I shook my head, trying to clear my thoughts as I stepped out of the car. We stood in the driveway for a few minutes talking. Nessie was clearly excited for us to meet her family, but she still noticed my distraction. Percy explained my architect dream. I don't think it would go over well if I told her that I was designing the city of gods that supposedly weren't real because their city had been attacked by evil, power-hungry beings that also were supposed to have been mythical.

Nessie, Percy, and I were standing in the driveway just laughing and talking in the driveway. We were arranged so that Nessie and I were standing side by side facing the house, and Percy had his back to the house. I immediately notice and tense in the same second that Percy's eyes widen and he dashes right between the two of us, shoving us out of the way, and shoving Nessie towards the house. I whipped around and saw Percy charging down the driveway towards huge black dogs with red eyes - hellhounds. NINE of them. I've never seen nor heard of more than three at once, except of course, for the Battle of Manhattan. This isn't natural for them.

I immediately turn and shove Nessie towards the house in the same second that I take off after Percy, "Nessie, RUN!" I run at full speed after Percy. As I get closer, two hellhounds break off from the group and start towards me. I grab my dagger from where I stored it earlier in the day and chuck the bag out of the way. I stood still, dagger tight in my grip, and forced my muscles not to move. I waited until the first hound was almost on me before diving over its head, praying to every god I could think of that I would land correctly. My hands buried the dagger in its back, and I leapt off quickly. I scrambled underneath it and stabbed at the bottom of its neck. The first one erupted into gold dust. The second clawed at my side, shredding the skin badly. I screamed in agony. Hades, that hurt!

I try to ignore all the noise, not being able to take it if I heard Percy scream. Which I'm sure, with seven hellhounds on him, he has done. The second hellhound backs up and then charges me. I slide, baseball-style, under the beast and stab my knife into the creature before it too, explodes into dust.

I whip around to help Percy, and see that the mark of Achilles is in action again. He takes on five at once, and just as he takes down the fifth, the two others jump him from all happens within a split second, but as I run toward him, it feels as if Kronos is slowing time again. However, this time it is not Kronos slowing me down, it is desperation. After what seems like many millennia, I launch myself at the two hellhounds, my side screaming in protest.

I quickly take them down, not even really noticing my actions as concern and anger take over my body. Concern for Percy. Anger because we just came out of a war, and we are being attacked, yet again.

As the second beast explodes to dust, I grab my side, trying to staunch the bleeding. Ever since the war, the amount of Ichor in our blood has increased. Athena theorizes it's because we've been in closer contact with immortals than ever before. Percy jogs over, his face concerned, "Where'd it get you?"

I tried to staunch the bleeding in my side. Percy ran over and grabbed my backpack. When he got back, he pulled out ambrosia and nectar, and he handed me the ambrosia. He moved my hand off of my side, and poured the nectar on it. We watched it heal up before our eyes. The red cuts faded to white scars.

Percy looks instantly relieved as the gashes fade to scars. He stands and grins at me, offering a hand to help me up. I take it, and smiling wryly, Percy says, "We can't just go one damn week, can we?"

I laugh in response, before a mass is thrown against my back. I turn to see a frantic Nessie, who is hugging me tightly. I am a little surprised at her behavior, considering the fact that I've known her for less than a day. In that moment, Nessie's brain seems to catch up with her actions and she takes a step back. She looks at both Percy and I, whipping her head back and forth. Finally she looks at Percy and I straight. "Are you okay? And what the HELL just happened?"

I look past Nessie to see eight people staring in shock. The first thing I notice is that they all have golden eyes. How strange. Then, faster than I can blink, I see Nessie appear behind who I assume is her brother, judging from the unusual hair color. He has pulled both the brown-haired girl and Nessie behind him. The brown haired girl - Bella?- shoots Nessie's brother, Edward, a look of annoyance and steps up next to him. Nessie still stands behind Edward, her arm in his grasp, fighting to get next to us once again. The oldest blonde haired man, who still looks way too young- Carlisle, I assume - steps forward. The rest of them seem to crouch animalistically into what is clearly a battle stance. I trade a look with Percy that says he has noticed too. It is obvious that these people aren't human. Not only are their stances and eyes a dead giveaway, but nine people who live together and can all see through the mist? It just doesn't happen.

We silently consider whether or not to drop our weapons. We share another loaded glance, this one agreeing that we should lower our weapons. Both Percy and I move slowly, lowering the dagger and sword to the ground. Then we raise our hands in what Percy calls the universal "We don't want trouble, so please don't tear us limb-from-limb" gesture. Before Carlisle can speak, I begin. "Look. I think we've just made it quite clear that we're not...normal, and you're making it quite obvious that you're not human. We will answer your questions if you don't harm us. If you do, well... I think we've made it quite clear that we are capable of defense."

The Cullen's seemed to have a silent conversation. Carlisle turned to us and nodded, "We won't harm you. Why don't you come inside where we can discuss both of our...situations comfortably?" I looked over at Percy and saw him nod. I bent down and grabbed my knife, slipping it into the sheath hidden inside my boot. I stifled a laugh at the Cullen's expressions as Percy capped riptide and it shrunk back into a pen.

Carlisle and Esme entered the house first, followed by the two other couples, who I hadn't distinguished yet. Edward protectively pushed Nessie and Bella ahead of him. Nessie shot him a glare and gave us a look that practically screamed apologies from under his arm. Percy just shook his head and smiled, telling her it was okay and that he would have done the same thing.

Percy and I cautiously followed Edward in, who held the door and gave us a slight, apologetic smile. The inside of the house was beautiful. There was one huge room, and my guess was that it had once been two or more separate rooms until the walls were knocked down. The space was clean, white and open. To the right, there was a living room setup with white couches and a modern glass coffee table, and to the right there was a grand piano on a raised, circular platform. Percy and I followed the Cullens to the living room area and sat down on a small,l white, suede love seat. On the couch that formed a corner with ours sat Carlisle ,Esme, a huge burly man whose muscles rivaled those of Ares, and a stunning girl who I could mistake for Aphrodite herself. The love seat across from us contained a willowy, pixie-like girl who reminded me of a wood nymph, and a boy with chin-length blonde hair and the hardened look of a warrior. The blonde boy seemed to exude an aura of calm, which I fought against. This was not the time to let my guard down. On the couch next to that one, that formed another corner with our love seat, sat Edward, Bella, and an annoyed looking Nessie sandwiched in between the two. Carlisle began cautiously, "Would you mind explaining what happened...out there?"

Percy and I shared a glance, wondering how to begin. Percy slowly started, "How much do you know about Greek Mythology?" He glanced around the room, looking at everyone.

Everyone nodded, and Carlisle spoke up, "We all know a great deal about the topic."

I looked at Percy to continue. His look seemed to say, "ohhhhhh no. I introduced it. This part is all yours." I sighed and picked up, "There is really one way to say it..." I took a deep breath, "it's all real." I looked around the room.

Everyone seemed to be analyzing what I just said. They looked disbelieving until their mind brought up the encounter that they had just witnessed. Their expressions were still disbelieving. Percy explained, "You know how in the old myths, the gods would get...involved...with mortals?"

They all nodded, seeming slightly uncomfortable. I took over, "Percy and I are the result of such relationships."

Carlisle scrunched his brow as he said, "But that would mean that you are half-god, half-human. That makes you a -"

I finished for him, "demigod. Otherwise known as a half-blood. I am Annabeth Chase, demigod daughter to Athena, goddess of wisdom and battle."

Percy seemed to catch on an introduced himself, "Percy Jackson, demigod son of Poseidon, god of the sea."

Everyone still seemed to be absorbing the information, but Nessie was the one who was most in awe. The huge guy opened his mouth to speak, but before he could say anything Percy interrupted. "Before you say anything, which one are you?"

The rival of Ares laughed, "I'm Emmett," he seemed to become more serious, "Can you prove what you are saying?" Percy and I simultaneously pulled out our magic objects. I put on my Yankees cap and he pulled out riptide and uncapped it. I took the hat back off, just as Percy closed his eyes and concentrated. A sphere of water came hovering out of what I assume was the kitchen, and the Cullen's stared at it, slack-jawed. They came out of their trance when Percy dropped it on Emmett's head. Everyone laughed, except Emmett of course. Percy then lifted his hand in an upward motion and Emmett immediately dried off.

Carlisle requested that we tell our stories. I started with my days when I was armed with a hammer, up until I met Percy. Percy started slightly before he met me, even including Nancy Bobofit with her peanut butter and ketchup sandwiches. He told about his mother, being framed as a thief, medusa's lair, water land, blowing up a national monument due to a Chimera, retrieving the bolt, the underworld, cerberus and his red water land ball, Luke's betrayal.

I tried to hold back tears when I thought of that. It was the beginning of the end for Luke. Percy subtly put his arm around me. He continued with the poisoned tree, Clarisse's quest, and how we snuck out. He told about the empathy link, and racing to save Grover and camp. He told about how the cyclops planned to marry Grover. He told about Thalia coming out of the tree. He told about returning to camp. He told about my disappearance, the huntresses, Bianca, Zoë, and Nico. He told how we had both held the sky, and we showed the gray streaks in our hair. We told about saving Artemis. We told all about Nico's travels with King Minos. He continued with our own travels and Rachel Elizabeth Dare, and how she had nailed the Lord of Time in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush. He told about Pan. He told about Quintus and Daedalus and the Battle of the Labyrinth. He spoke sadly of the demise of Daedalus. He smiled goofily when he mentioned how he had inherited Mrs. O'Leary. His face became grave and his voice cracked as he told about the death of Charlie Beckendorf, and the rest of our friends. He told about how I had intercepted the knife, and how Silena Beaureregard had battled the Drakon. He told how Ethan Nakamura died for Balance, not chaos. He spoke reverently of Luke beingthe hero of the prophecy, and rubbed my arm while he did so. He told about how I was the architect of Olympus, and how he tried to make improvements in the demigod world. He told all the way up to this moment.

When he finished, there was a shocked silence. I slowly sized up everyone's reactions. Carlisle looked disturbed and deep in thought. Esme looked horrified and when she locked eyes with me, I barely heard her whisper, "I'm so sorry." Emmett looked awed, challenged, excited, and slightly mischievous. The Aphrodite look-alike, who I had deduced was Rosalie, had lost her harsh demeanor. She looked at me with sadness and anger for what we had gone through. The nymph-like girl, who I had realized was Alice, looked very concentrated, as if she was trying to figure out how we would affect their family. The warrior-blonde, Jasper, seemed to have a look about him that made him seem like he was analyzing our battle strategies used in Manhattan. Edward looked angered at what we had gone through, as if it had reminded him of something from his own past. Nessie looked concerned and frustrated - probably because she hadn't picked up on anything earlier. Bella looked like she wished she could do something.

I hesitantly spoke. "Would you mind explaining your ...'situation'?" I quoted Carlisle's term, for lack of a better one.

Percy and I looked up expectantly. Carlisle looked at us, as if to measure our reaction, before saying, "We're vampires." I was in shock. They weren't empousai, though. None the less, Percy and I tensed and shifted a little bit, so that we were almost back to back, in a defensive fighting stance. We relaxed our positions unconsciously as they continued their story.

They explained Carlisle's change, as well as Edward's and his rebellious period. We were told the stories of Esme, Rosalie and Emmett. We were told about Alice and Jasper. They told about a treaty with Ephriam Black. The largest part of the story came in when Bella moved to Forks. They told about Edward's bloodlust, Bella's immune mind, and the problem with James. Jasper looked guilty when they told about Bella's eighteenth birthday. Edward looked tortured when we were told about how he left. I noticed Bella subtly rubbing his back, and Nessie hug him. He offered them a small smile in response. They told about Jacob and the wolves. They told about the Volturi. They told about the newborn army and Victoria. They told about young Bree. They told about Bella's pregnancy. They told about the little girl that was born and her gift. They told about Bella's change. They told about Jacob imprinting on Nessie. They told about immortal children. They told about the absence of Alice and Jasper. They told about the confrontation with the Volturi.

There was a short, shocked silence on our part before Percy cursed in ancient Greek. I just shook my head in shock. Percy and I slowly began asking cautious questions, trying to fill in the gaps. Eventually, we fell into easy conversation with the vampires. We talked and laughed before Percy and I had to head back to our house. We got home and ate frozen pizza, both lost in thought over the day's events. We said a quick goodnight before I fell asleep, exhausted.

Yeah, I know. Stupid ending. Kinda got stuck with it. Also, again, sorry for the slow update. I actually started this the day that I put chapter 2 up, but I got writer's block. And then when I finally got past it, I wasn't happy with it, so I re-wrote it several times. And whoever sent me an anonymous review earlier this morning saying "Write More" made me laugh, so thanks for that!

Anyways a few notes:

I know that annabeth's fatal flaw is pride. So some of you might feel this contradicts what she said to Nessie about not caring about her reputation. I feel that Annabeth also has MORALS. So she takes pride in her descisions.

FUTURE NOTE: For the sake of this story, it was not Ethan Nakamura who threw the knife that Annabeth intercepted in The Last Olympian. This will be mentioned again!

The Team Awesome list will be up before my next update!

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