Hey! Did you know...that it's April Fool's Day AND Palm Sunday? And that in exactly two weeks, it'll be my birthday? And that i'm on Spring Break this week? WRITING SPLURGE! That means, as long as I have access to a computer, I'll be writing as much as I can for whatever story has the most inspiration! Right now, it's this story and And We Thought We Were Normal (A PJO fanfic)! Hopefully, some more inspiration for my MoA fanfic will come so I can finish that dang chapter, cause it'd suck if I had to end it where I did! ANYWAY! Here's the next chapter! :)

CHAPTER 4

Nina was getting real suspicious after Percy stopped himself so quickly. No one does that unless you're hiding something. But Nina had one of those feelings where she should stay away. He was dangerous, they were all dangerous. They were all different. And more importantly, they all didn't belong here. In Anubis House. At least, that's what Sarah had said.

Sarah. Nina still missed Sarah, even though she was supposed to be resting in peace, her peace and her parents peace, were disrupted by the arrival of the five exchange students. They were only in Anubis because it was the nicest house, but they didn't belong, didn't fit in. Worse, they had disrupted Sarah's peace.

In her dream last night, Sarah had talked to Nina. Warning her of 'the one who wants to live forever' and 'they who see the truth'. She remembered her dream so vividly.

"Nina," A voice had whispered, "Nina, you must listen to me."

"Sarah?" Nina had asked.

"I am here, Nina. And you must listen. He wants it. He has what he needs, except it! You must not let him have it Nina! He mustn't have it!"

"Have what, Sarah? Who? Rufus is gone."

"Be careful around those who see the truth, Nina. They aren't supposed to be here. Different gods, Nina. Different blood. Be careful, Nina. Those who see the truth are powerful, and you must keep close eye on them!" Sarah pleaded, nearly crying in her ghost state, if that were possible, as she started to fade away.

"What do you mean, Sarah? Sarah! Don't go!" Nina pleaded, but it was no use. Sarah had faded to the background once more, leaving Nina feeling alone.

Those who see the truth, Sarah had said. What did she mean? That's why Nina had called a Sibuna meeting, and she really only let Mara know, because they'd need her vast knowledge. Having two braniacs would help them this time. And they'd even have Joy help if it came to that.

Travis wasn't too happy with Katie's rash decision. It had taken a whole lot of convincing to get her to date him, and he hadn't even been in England for a whole day yet! She's probably paranoid, He thought. He rubbed his eyes in defeat. When Katie gets her mind set on something, she doesn't give up. And worse for him, she'd be arriving two hours after school was over. Lovely! And she'd want him to give her a tour of a city he didn't even know. Wonderful!

"Oh gods, what am I going to do?" Travis asked himself as he walked out of the House and towards the school building. He could see Connor and Jaycee up ahead of him. They were talking as usual, but they were whispering to each other, so Travis naturally thought they were just coming up with a plan. But when Travis stepped closer, he didn't hear what he thought he'd hear.

"-whispering to each other? And how they didn't whisper it to us?" Jaycee whispered to Connor.

"So? What's your point?" Connor said, looking confused. Though he could be no more confused than his older brother who was trailing silently behind them.

"The point is, there's a secret they're keeping!"

"So? There's a secret we're keeping as well!" Connor whisper/yelled. Was it what Travis thought it was? "I mean, we can't exactly tell them we're demigods!"

Nope, it was the most obvious secret ever, making Travis blush for not thinking that first instead of that those two actually got together.

That gave him an idea…

He made his presence known by walking backwards a little then acting as if he ran up to them and slung his arms over their shoulders.

"Hey, guys, could I ask a favor of you two?" Travis asked them as they entered the school.

"I'm telling you, Fabian! There's something different about them," Nina whispered to her boyfriend.

"Nina, what could be different? Sure they…radiate…power, but what else is different?" Fabian asked in reply, his voice shaking a little upon the thought of Percy's intense sea-green storms for eyes. Just the thought made Fabian feel weak in the knees.

"I don't think they're human," Amber stated plainly. The three of them had been gathered in front of Fabian's locker for quite a while now, discussing the five new kids. "Though the guys were pretty cute, and those two girls were pretty, but they didn't wear any make-up. What kind of girl doesn't wear make-up?"

Nina rolled her eyes and smiled slightly at her friend. Oh, Amber, Nina thought. What are we going to do with you?

After class with Mrs. Valentine, Joy decided to visit the library. The whole walk towards the school library, all she could think about was what happened with Senkhara and the whole Fabina/Jabian thing. When she thought about it, she was over-reacting, but that's what Joy does. Over-react.

Of course, Nina was still just a stupid American who Joy felt took her place. Nina had taken Joy's friends, aka Patricia, and stole Fabian away from her. At least, that's how Joy saw it. And when Patricia started defending Nina, saying that she wasn't that bad and was actually really nice, it felt as though Patricia had poked Joy's heart with a burning stick.

And when Fabian had said he loved Nina…Joy thought she would've died right there. Joy had been furious at Fabian….and Nina, especially.

But she doesn't feel those feelings as strongly anymore. Joy still didn't exactly like Nina, but she'd gotten over the whole you-stole-my-life thing, and maybe they could become somewhat friends.

Joy sat down at a seat in the library and pulled a book out of her bag. Okay so it was a magazine, and not a book, but whatever. She started to read it when she heard voices. And the voices sounded pretty familiar.

"-trust them!" A more masculine voice said from behind the shelf.

"Percy," A feminine voice said to the other. "I know what I'm doing. Even after one night, I know they have at least one demigod in Anubis House."

Demigod? Joy thought. What in the world is a demigod?

"Annabeth! You shouldn't jump to conclusions like this! We're supposed to be part of an exchange student program thing, not looking for more demigods! Isn't that a satyr's job?"

What is a satyr? Wait…Percy and Annabeth? From Anubis House?

"I'm not jumping to conclusions! I know one of them is a demigod. Amber's too obvious with it! I mean, have you seen her part of her room?"

"If she is a demigod, then why hasn't she been claimed yet? Or brought to camp?"

"Percy, you only made the gods make that promise after she was thirteen! And maybe they don't have a satyr here to guide her there!"

Gods? What are they talking about? Joy thought as she backed slowly out of her chair, carefully put her magazine back in her bag, and tried to make a quick getaway. But as she was backing out, she ran into a person with a bunch of books and the books dropped, Percy and Annabeth's conversation coming to a stop.

Oh no, Joy thought as her eyes widened as the two turned…

Hehehe, CLIFFHANGER! I'm becoming very fond of them, but the questions for this chapter that sound like a commercial...

Will Annabeth and Percy catch Joy in the middle of her escape? Will Joy figure out what they were talking about? Will Victor finally get what he wants...eternal life? Find out right here, soon! Because you never know what happens in Anubis House...

~*J.C*~