The world is a haze. Everything is fuzzy and disorientated. I think Percy came by, I don't stay awake long enough to notice. I don't know how long I am out of it but then one day something changes. I wake up and understand where I am, in a hospital bed in fuzzy pj's with a oxygen mask over my face.
"Kori, I'm Dr. Cullen. How are you feeling?" He looks like an angel.
"Weird." I say, he smiles.
"I know. Can you tell me what you remember?" He asks.
"I was fighting with Thalia and Avery was freaking out but I was so mad at Thalia. She took it one step to far and-" I stop myself, feeling tears well in my eyes.
"Where is she? Where's Avery?" I ask.
My monitors take off and he gives me a look.
"I'm sorry, a kid came over and demanded he talk to you. He took off about an hour ago. He didn't say anything about an Avery." He says.
"But she's only 3. Something bad can happen to her. Why isn't Nico looking for her?" I ask panicking.
"Don't worry. We will send someone over to look for her. Just rest now." He assures me.
I sit back and feel the aches and pains. My chest is sore and it hurts to breathe. My arms are heavy and I'm dead tired. Zeus had to have helped her with that shock. It looks like I have a room mate. Great.
Nothing to do but sit here and miss Nico and Avery.
Why Daddy? Why did you send me here? I want to go home? I ask him in my head and try not to cry.
Daniel comes in after about 10 minutes.
"Hey, are you ok? Dumb question. What happened?" He asks.
"Dang light. My fault. Have you seen Nico?" I ask.
"No, sorry. I was hanging around here and hear your name and ran up here. I hope you feel better." He says, kissing my forehead and I can't hold it anymore and cry.
He sits next to me and holds me while I sob in his shoulder.
"Avery is only 3. She could get hurt and lost. We have to find her. Right now." I say, getting worked up again.
"Sh, don't worry. I have Jacob and the boys looking. We will find her. Your job is to get better. Should I leave?" He asks.
"No!" I almost scream.
"I thought so." He said smiling.
A girl about my age comes in, wearing pj's like me.
"I'm Willow. You must be Kori." She says.
"Yeah, nice to meet you." I say.
"You're a level 2. Nice. What happened?" She asks.
"Lunch time." A Nurse says, walking in with a cart.
She gives me a little plastic cup with some pills and a water bottle.
"Bottoms up sweetie." She says.
Her name tag says Isabelle. I do what she says.
"Nice to see you Willow. Every day I will come by and give you your pills and stuff. Sound cool?" She asks.
"Great." I say, my voice sounds wrong though.
"See you later. Willow will you please show her around?" She asks then leaves.
Willow grins at me then at Daniel. "Come on." She says.
We go down a hall. Willow pushes my wheel chair because I'm to weak to walk myself. Daniel holds my hand and follows us.
She shows me around then we go back to our room where I gratefully slip into bed. I'm drifting off when Daniel kisses me goodnight and sits in the chair next to the window.
As I drift off I see Nico in the door but am to far gone to talk to him.
The next morning Isabelle wakes me up and Nico is sitting next to Daniel with a huge grin on his face.
"Where have you been?" I demand.
"Around. Thalia is going to pay when I get my hands on her." He says then walks over.
"Let's not worry about that right now. Why did you leave?" I ask.
"I don't know. You doing ok?" He asks.
"Yeah, I want to go home." I say.
"I know. We can go soon." He promises.
I stare out the window.
"Time to go boys." Isabelle says.
I give Nico a look and his smiles and kisses my forehead.
"Don't worry. I'll be back soon. I love you." He says.
I soak up his words, like this is the last I will see him.
"I love you to. Please don't leave." I beg, so close to crying.
"It will be ok. Be strong for me ok." He says, smiles and disappears.
We go to breakfast but I'm not hungry. After than we just hang out. Bella comes by.
"Hey, how are you?" She asks, I shrug.
Nessie comes running in, Edward not far behind her.
"Hey, join the party." I say dully.
He smiles. I shrug.
"Renesmee wanted to stop by. I think she said she made something for you." Bella say.
Nessie walks over and hands me a pink card. The inside says Get Better in the prettiest handwriting
ever. Under that theres a picture of her and me and someone else.
"It's you and me and Avery." She explains.
I think my heart stops. I pick Nessie up and hold her close.
"Thank you Nessa. Thank you so much." I whisper into her hair, it smells like honey.
I miss my Avery. She pulls away and kisses my nose and her parents smile at us.
"I hope you get better soon so we can play. Where's Ava?" She asks.
"She's at home. Nico is watching her. She got a cold in this wet weather so she's resting." I lie and give Bella a look and she nods.
"We should leave Kori alone now. Come on Nessie, I think they have ice cream in the cafe." Bella say
To my surprise, Edward stays.
"We will find her. What happened that night?" He asks.
I study my hands, one is wrapped up and the other is full of needles.
"We had a fight. Nico got defensive and she-" I say in almost a whisper.
"Who?" He asks.
"Thalia. The girl who came out of the forest. She is used to being the head of the pack as you might say. All these years we are heads of our own packs till we get to camp. Chiron is our leader then." I say.
Edward studies my face.
"I'm sorry." He says.
"Why?" I asks.
"Life is really complicated." He says, exhaling.
I laugh.
"Your life is almost perfect." I mumble
He laughs. "How so?" He asks.
"You have a wife and a little girl and a big house and tons of people who want to be like you." I say.
"Why compare?" he asks.
My turn to laugh. "I used to live with my evil step mom and my sister. I stayed for her, now she's gone." I say, my voice cracks at the end.
"I'm sorry." He says.
"Yeah, thanks." I say.
"Is there anything I can do?" He asks.
"Find Avery, get your dad to let me go and let us leave this town. If anyone asks say we were never here." I say.
"O.k." He says.
I laugh and close my eyes.
Someone knocks on the door and I slowly open my eyes. My heart takes off and I freeze. Thalia stands there.
"Hey." She says.
I take a deep breathe count to 10 then look at her.
"Nice to see you again." I say, my voice hard.
"Please let me explain." She begs.
"Why?" I ask.
"Because I'm sorry. Chiron won't let me go back to camp until I do." She says.
"So, just because Chiron says you have to. No. Go away." I say.
"Please!" She begs.
"No. Go. Away." I say through my teeth.
"I swear on the River Styx I'm sorry." She says.
"I don't care. Don't you get it? I don't care. Just leave me alone." I say.
"But I am. It was wrong and impulsive. You don't know what I have been doing." She says.
"It's probably tons easier than what I have been trying to do. I'm not like you Thalia. I can't do what you can. I have to live." I say.
"I know. Where's Nico?" She asks.
"Looking for Avery." I say.
"What?" She asks.
"She ran off after Nico ran me here. No one can find her and my dad won't tell me if she's-" I can't say it.
Tears silently stream down my face. Someone hands me a tissue. Edward.
"I'm really sorry. None of this was suppose to happen. Just freak you out, make you back off. I'm going to find Avery." She says.
"NO!" I scream at her.
Edward looks at me.
"Leave us alone. You messed up what I have been working so bard to build. Go run with your freaks." I say.
Edward steps up. "Leave, please." He says.
She looks at me. "I will find her." She says.
Before I can say anything she's gone.
I feel like crap and my baby sister is out there. My stomach drops at the thought and I just want to go home.
I think I feel asleep after that because I have this crazy dream.
Avery playing with huge wolves.
"Nice doggies." She giggles, climbing on them, pulling their fur.
They seem to understand her. We will take care of you they seem to say.
I want to find them, thank them, save my sister.
Next dream.
My dad.
"I need to go find my daughter." He tells Persephone.
"No, Hades, she's fine. She's with those brats, Nico and Kori. Stay with me." Se begs.
"No, I must."
That meant my dad didn't know where she was either. This is very bad and very good.
Good, she's alive.
Bad, where she is, alive, we don't know.
This is going to suck, big time.
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