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Chapter 6:
A boy dressed all in black hurried through Manhattan. All those who saw him simply got out of his way. He had that... aura, about him, that told you to move or face the consequences. The one that spoke of death, and that he was your master in everything but normal. No one spoke to him. No one bothered him. No one even bumped into him as he hurried through the streets. They all just seemed to... disappear. The streets weren't empty, oh no, far from it. It was just like he was in a whole other world. And that was how it stayed as he approached East One-hundred-and-fourth and First.
As the boy approached the house standing there, inside was another boy. One who was pale, almost paler than the boy moving closer with each step. One who was trying to figure out the answer to an important question.
"Where, oh where can I find blood? Where, oh where can it be?" The second boy muttered to himself. "And if I am going to drink it, then I want it to be animal blood."
"Hmm," he thought. "Maybe I can confide in Nico, at least. He can probably bring me blood. How-"
"Percy!" His mom called. "Nico's here! He says it's important."
"The answer to my prayers." Perseus Jackson muttered, grinning grimly to himself as he called, "Coming!" and hurried to the door.
Nico di Angelo stood anxiously in the doorway, peering in at him. "Percy, can I talk to you?" He asked seriously.
"Yes," Perseus Jackson answered, "I was just about to Iris message you actually. I need to talk to you about something."
"Oh." Nico said, sounding surprised. "Well, you go first."
"Ok," the son of Poseidon replied, "But come in first. We can talk in my room." The son of Hades nodded, and followed his cousin down the hall.
Once they were in Percy's room- with the door shut, of course -Nico said, nodding towards his friend, "Ok. What do you want to talk about?"
Percy looked at him and told him, "Look, I know this is going to sound crazy, but... I'm a vampire."
Nico gaped at him, then asked, "You told me? Just like that?"
Percy looked at him, confused, and asked, "What do you mean, 'just like that'?"
Nico stared at him and recited,
"Bearer of the Achille's Curse,
Shall now bear something way much worse.
One that breaks through stone,
and is forever worn.
No way out, is his way,
unless his soul goes astray.
A captive of the endless time,
the bat shall fly forever more."
Percy gaped at him, then said, "I'm confused."
"Ok," Nico said, taking a deep breath. "Here it is. I felt a huge death that I instantly recognized as yours. I talked to Annabeth, and she talked to you, then told me you were still alive. However, I was a little suspicious, as I knew what I felt, so I contacted your spirit, which is currently residing in a nice place in Elysium. Your spirit has no idea what is going on, so it asked me to investigate. I did so by visiting Rachel and asking if anything major had happened to you, and she responded with that prophecy. I've heard of vampires before, and talked to a few of their souls in the Underworld, so I already suspected. The prophecy just confirmed everything."
"Right, ok." Percy said, nodding.
"So," Nico said, "Why did you tell me so easily?"
Shrugging, the teenager replied, "I need blood, seeing as I am so not shoving my fangs into anybody's neck. That is just not happening. So, I decided to ask you if you could bring me some. As long as it's animal blood, of course." He finished, adding the last bit on hastily.
Nico nodded and told him, "Sure. I'll bring you them in bottles so as not to raise suspicion. I'm thinking maybe 25 a week. That should even out to about three a day, and leaves four in case as a... snack. It probably wouldn't do to be out of them with a growling stomach."
Percy nodded and said, "Thanks, Nico. You really are a good friend." He then paused for a few seconds before asking, "No one else knows, do they?"
Shaking his head, Nico replied, "No one."
Percy nodded again and asked sadly, "And they can't find out, can they? It has to be between the two of us."
Nico sighed and said, "Yes." He paused, then added, "I have to go contact your spirit. He wanted to know as soon as I found out."
Percy nodded, he knew he would, and escorted Nico to the door.
As Nico left, he turned around and added, "And if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask. I'll be with you the whole way."
And then he was gone, leaving Percy to head back to his room to pour over the information packet Raphael had given him. He would need as much info as he could get.
Sighing, he groaned as he turned to page one. He hadn't made much headway yet as, unfortunately, no one had the hindsight to make it in Greek.
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