I stood there, unable to make a sound.
"Kashmir?"
I took a deep breath. I was trying, but failing to speak.
Finally, I could manage to say at least one word.
"Vampire." I said, barely a whisper.
"What." Percy's voice hissed. I spoke up, a little bit more confident, a little more louder. But at least I'd gained my speech.
"My father's a vampire. "
"Your father's a what?" Annabeth yelled. Percy wrapped his arms around me.
"Kashmir. Is this true. Your father being a vampire?"
"Very."
"Please tell me he doesn't hunt on humans. Things that hunt on humans we have to kill. They're monsters. " I looked down, ashamed and guilty. Ashamed that I couldn't say no, guilty that I had to say yes. I was stuck between telling my friends the truth and protecting my father and the rest of the Volturi.
I knew it made no sense, as there's no way these mortals could survive, but the gods could very well avenge them.
"I'd take that as a yes." Annabeth said.
"Yes, but it the way he was taught. Most vampires do hunt humans. That's just the way it is. But, the only vampires that are really a threat to the human race: are newborns." I said defensively.
Suddenly, Annabeth said, "Mom?" I turned around. The beautiful woman I remember from my father's room, the one he was talking to, stood behind me. It all made sense now.
"Kashmir. I've got to say, what a legend-worthy way to kill your opponent. I'm sure the three of you," I noticed her glare at Percy when she said this, "have a lot of questions."
"Yeah." Said Joshua.
"She has the blood of the gods because she is immortal. Her father is a vampire. There's only one way to kill them. She has his iron skin. She drinks blood just like them, which reminds me, Kashmir, there's a present for you on your pillow. I'm sure you'd prefer that to the camp food. "
"Thanks, Mom," I grumbled. She nodded.
"I cannot stay. I must be going." I nodded.
Athena POV
It was risky to send the wolf to Camp Half-Blood, but I needed some way to let the demi-gods know what she was. Now, on to my main problem. My children and Barnacle Beard's son might attack Alec. Maybe the entire Volturi. I couldn't let them do that. It would dwindle the camp population greatly, and it just increased.
Those half-bloods don't know what they're getting into.
