Sorry it has taken me so long to update. A lot has been going on and I was in a bit of writers block.
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Percy was nervous.
Not the nervous, like "I have a math test, and I my grades depend on it" nervous. He was "I'm about to go me a coven of vampires with their arch enemies" nervous. Not that it was all that bad; after all, he was here with Leah, right? At the moment, he was riding on Leah's back to a clearing where they were supposedly meeting the vampires. Percy was going to have to tell them, and the wolves, his whole life story.
That was so not his idea of fun.
But riding on Leah's back was cool. Her fur was soft and thick, and Percy had a strange urge to run his hands through her fur and to scratch her head like a real dog. He also wondered if her real hair felt like this too. He had a feeling, though, that if he asked things would turn awkward. And right now, he was just enjoying being on her back.
The breeze let off a chill, and Percy was suddenly grateful for the hoodie and jeans that Jake lent him. The jeans were worn out, and the hoodie was a bit big, but it sure was better than the bloody, ripped up clothes he had on before. Trees flew by in a blur of greens and browns. Every now or then a wolf would howl, and the direction they were heading in changed. Percy almost asked Leah what was being said, before he realized she couldn't respond.
That made him feel immensely stupid.
When they finally reached a clearing, he saw 7 vampires and one human girl. All eight of them seemed grouped off in pairs, probably all the groups of mates. There was a blonde haired male that held hands with a pixie, almost Thalia-looking vampire. The pair reminded him of what Thalia and Luke could have been, if not for the whole "My parents hate me, Kronos rules!" thing that Luke did. Another pair was of a blonde, beautiful girl and a muscle man vampy. Both looked as though they could be swimsuit models, but Percy guessed because they couldn't go into the sun, swimsuit models would be a bad career choice. The final full vampire pair was a motherly, kind woman with brown hair, and a blonde, calm, wise looking vampire that seemed older than the rest. It was not hard to tell these two were in charge.
And then, there was the male vampire with unruly red hair (Percy prayed to Aphrodite his hair wasn't that bad) and a concentrated look on his face. He stared straight at Percy, and he felt someone trying to invade his mind. Appalled, Percy shut his mind down, like you might close a drawbridge to a castle. The man looked confused and angry, but looked down at the young woman beside him and grinned like a lovesick doofus (Again, Percy prayed that he had never, ever, looked at anyone like that.). The woman had light brown hair, fair skin, and looked like she was trying hard to stay calm. Everyone was gathered around her like she was a fragile piece of glass. Percy gave a small smile at the lovey-dovey couple. They seemed truly happy.
Percy climbed off of Leah after the skidded to a stop. He gave her a small smile as she went to phase in the woods. Jake, Sam, and Seth also went to phase. Thalia walked over to Percy and gave him a smile. He grinned and whispered in her ear.
"You ready to tell these bloodsuckers our story?"
"It doesn't feel the same without Lady Artemis here, but yeah, I guess." Lady Artemis went to check up on the hunters a few hours ago (they were still a few days behind the goddess), and Thalia was really upset. She had wanted to leave with them, but both Sam and the goddess insisted she stay. She looked down but then a mischievous smirk found her lips. "Let's not have a repeat of Kelli and her friend, okay Perce?"
Percy blushed a bright red when he thought back to how Rachel, a mortal, had to snap him out of a daze when he first saw the ugly donkey-legged girl hidden by the mist. He shuddered, "Never again."
The shape-shifters came out of the forest, and Percy noticed how Leah's hair looked just a beautiful as when it was her fur. He blushed at the thought. Leah came and stood next to him. Seth was next to Thalia, and Jake stood on the other side of Percy. The other wolves lined up behind them, and Sam stepped to the front. The human on the other side, the one treated like glass, was staring at Jake, and he at her. The vampire next to her nodded slightly at Jake and as Jake walked forward a bit; Red Hair Wonder whispered something into the girl's ear. She came forward and leaped into Jake's arms.
"Who is she?" Percy whispered to Leah, turning red at how close they were.
"Jake's little crush. She will be turned into a vampire soon; he only gets to see her a select few more times." She whispered back, and Percy had chills running down his spine because of her breath against his ear.
Then what she said sunk in. Jake liked somebody? He's only allowed to like Annabeth. He only ever liked Annabeth. Percy scowled at the girl and Jake, and action that did not go unnoticed by the girl's boyfriend.
After everyone returned to there respected sides, Sam and the blonde leader from the other side came forward.
"Nice to see you again, Sam." A nod in response. "I heard there are some people you would like for us to meet?"
Another nod. "Here they are." He gestured for Thalia and Percy to walk forward, and they did.
"Hello. My name is Carlisle Cullen, and this is my family. Alice," the pixie, "Jasper" Luke looking guy, "Emmet, and Rosalie" the swimsuit models, "My wife Esme," the motherly one, "and Edward." The red haired guy. "His girlfriends name is Bella." The girl that hugged Jake.
Percy looked at them with a blank expression. Then he smiled. "Percy Jackson, and this is Thalia." Percy didn't say her last name; he knew she didn't like it.
Esme smiled. "Pleasure to meet you both." Her family nodded in agreement.
Then they stood there, awkwardly, nobody saying a thing. Finally Thalia said, "What do you guys want to know about us?"
"How about…what are you?" Edward suggested, still glaring at Percy.
Percy shrugged. "That's debatable. I think I'm human, but I know we're not. We're half-bloods- half human, half god. My dad is Poseidon, god of the seas, horses, earthquakes and storm-bringer. My mom is Sally Jackson, mortal."
Thalia spoke. "My dad is Zeus, god of the skies, king of Olympus."
Someone on the other side snorted. "I don't believe you." Emmet said.
Percy's eyes narrowed. "You want us to prove it?" The vampire nodded. "And you are absolutely sure?" The nod came again. "Okay."
Percy walked over to the trees and tore a branch off that was about the size of his sword. Walking back over he said, "Attack me. If any part of this sword touches you, stop. Other than that we go until I beg for mercy. Understand?"
Emmet nodded, unsure if this was a good idea.
"Percy, are you sure about…" Thalia never finished her thought because Percy started walking toward Emmet.
That was when things got weird.
Emmet tried to run around him, but an invisible force kept him away. Then, Emmet was unable to move. He struggled, you could see the panic in his eyes, and Percy walked toward with a smirk on his face. He tapped Emmet with the stick, and then proceeded to do so with the rest of the Cullen family, seeing how they were all in the same position. Walking back over to the wolf side, he explained.
"I froze the blood in your bodies. While you were trying to break free, all the water molecules in the air bent around you, forming invisible chains. Everyone of your family members would be dead right now, if I were fighting you."
Each person, except for Thalia, stared wide-eyed at the son of Poseidon. He smirked. After coming out of shock, Jasper asked, "How does that happen?
"My father has water in his domain. The blood in your bodies has salt and water inside of it. That is all it takes."
"We don't have blood in our bodies anymore." Rosalie stated, confused as ever.
"As long as you have drunk blood within the past week, I can do that to you." Percy explained.
"That's amazing." Carlisle breathed. "What can you do, Thalia?"
Said girl shrugged. "Summon lightning, control the winds around me to let myself fly, talk to eagles, hit a moving target with a bow and arrow from any distance you ask." She shrugged again. "I would show you, but I don't have my powers as under control as Percy."
All the vampires nodded. Percy smirked at the upset looks on all of their faces.
"Can you tell us what your mortal families are like?" Esme wondered.
"They are all dead." Thalia stated shortly.
Esme felt extremely sorry she had asked, and Percy was sorry he was about to make it worse.
"I had an abusive step-dad till I was 12. My mom is amazing, and remarried my English teacher. They are about to have a baby girl." Percy explained.
The wolves looked appalled. "Abusive?" Leah spit out, barely able to control her anger. "What happened to him?"
The boy shrugged. "My mom and I agreed that it would be in both of our best interests to get rid of him."
Sensing that nothing more would be said on the matter, Carlisle asked another question. "How many of you are there?"
"In New York, there is a camp of about 150 campers, but there are new campers coming in everyday, plus the demi-gods that were never recognized and brought to camp." Thalia said.
"So, a large amount?" Bella clarified.
They nodded their heads, and Percy yawned.
He was honestly tired. It was a long day, and Percy was honestly ready for it to end.
Edward noticed that Percy was getting tired. "I'll ask one more question, and then you guys should go, it's getting late. Why did you come to Forks?"
"To search for Jake." The answer came quickly, but was soon followed with a yawn from the daughter of Zeus.
Sam's POV
Sam made mistakes.
Everyone did, but lately Sam had been paying for his at a much greater price than he expected. One of his greatest mistakes was the way he dealt with the imprinting. Chasing after Leah's cousin and acting like a lovesick puppy was not a good thing to do. But he dealt with it, and Leah avoided him, so although it was not a good solution, it was a solution nonetheless.
Then, Percy came along.
He stole Leah away from Sam with a single glance. Sure, Sam understood the imprinting, he had done it himself, but Leah couldn't imprint on someone. She was his.
And yet, she wasn't.
At one point, he could have said that. But then he got rid of her like a piece of trash. Now she was Percy's.
Percy.
Who was he anyway? Some boy from the ocean that just shows up and almost dies. Then he spits vicious threats at his alpha and bonds with Leah. He tells stories to vampires and brings man-hating women into his home. Seth imprints on a girl that will only break his heart. All because of Percy.
And all he wants to know is why did he get himself involved in this wolf life anyway? So when Thalia said, "To search for Jake", he had to know why.
"Why?" The words tumbled out of his mouth as quick as he thought them.
"Jake was my…our best friend. There was a war going on, and in all of the chaos of it, Jake disappeared. Everyone was worried and scared, especially when our cousin, a son of Hades, said his soul was not in the Underworld. Percy swore on the river of Styx he would find Jake, and he did." The girl yawned again after the explanation.
Sam allowed this to sink in. His alpha abandoned his friends in a war? A war happened? When? With who?
Percy seemed to sense the questions coming. "Sorry Sam, guys, Cullens. It's been a long day, and I think Thalia and I need to get back." A yawn erupted from the teen, "Sorry, maybe we can answer your questions some other time? Well, I can answer pack questions any time."
Thalia leaned against Percy tiredly, and Sam knew it was time to head home. The vampires sensed it too as the bid their good-byes, pleading to meet with the young demi-gods again soon. Percy, a bit reluctantly, handed the tired punk princess to Seth, who had rushed over to her as soon as he saw her dropping from exhaustion. Seth ran with Thalia in his arms, while the others went to phase. Leah bent down to a laughing Percy who climbed on her back happily and stroked her fur, resulting in happy thoughts from the female wolf. Sam tried to keep his jealousy in check as he phased and started home.
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