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Scarlet POV

The days seemed to pass by so quickly. Not pass, more like jet by. After I defeated Emmett in our fight, the Cullens had decided to tell me all their stories so there would be no questions asked later on. Emmett wasn't even in the mood to talk to me. I had asked him as he told me his human story before he became vampire: "Still tending your bruised ego?" Of course, he just rolled his eyes and fumed in silence.

Rosalie had reluctantly told her tale. She was looking away from me as she did. Edward and Bella told me about the wolves and Renesmee, their half-human-half vampire child. The child was charming, she basically showed me what happened by just a touch on the cheek. I was completely enveloped by her vision, I saw a battle and a couple of vampires in dark hoods with the reddest eyes I have ever seen. They kind of freaked me out. Hopefully, I wouldn't meet them. I didn't need to deal with more enemies.

Percy didn't tell me how he became a vampire, as everyone else was doing it, he disappeared. I didn't even know where he went. I asked Edward where he was going but he had just said: "Percy's... difficult. He'll come around when he wants."

Right. That was probably the most cryptic answer that I have ever received in my entire sixteen years of life.

Bella and Edward fascinated me. I had found out myself that Edward could read minds. I mean... he answered every thought in my head which was incredibly annoying. Bella basically had a shield that protect who she wants. Jasper controlled emotions, Alice predicted the future, Renesmee could just show you something by touching you and Emmett had super strength. This was a bunch of people that I would never mess with. Sorry... vampires that I would not mess with.

I had never felt so useless in my life. These guys had powers. And what did I have? A bow and a sword and a bunch of healing abilities. Oh, did I mention that I am really scared of the dark because I'm the daughter of the sun god, Apollo? Yeah. That fear is really useful in battle... NOT.

So here I was now, sitting on the Cullen's couch, thinking about the weeks that had passed. Everyone one on my team had probably thought that I was dead. I wanted to Iris Message Annabeth and tell her that I found Percy but everyone was saying that I should wait until we figured things out. When was that going to be? Fifteen years from now? Oh yeah, all demigods by that time would probably be dead. Gaea was going to rise if I didn't bring Percy back.

To sum it all up, the fate of the world is on my shoulders. If I didn't bring Percy back, then we would all perish, if I brought Percy back, the Cullens would probably get angry at me for taking new family member. And they might get manipulated by Gaea and go against us, more people to kill us. I wondered if this is what Percy felt like. Having to deal with this crap and have everyone rely on you.

"A penny for your thoughts?" Emmett interrupted my thoughts, smirking. I rolled my eyes.

"Ask Edward."

Emmett turned to Edward, who didn't reply. He was probably trying to give me privacy.

"Yes. I am." Edward replied to my thought. I tried not to look irritated. Showing what makes me angry to Emmett wouldn't be so good. He'd do it every time just to piss me off.

"Thanks." I said to Edward. Then I asked him in my head: 'Where's Percy?'

Even from where I was, I could feel Edward stiffen. "He's outside. I don't think he wants to see anyone."

"Nah... we'll see."

I got up and headed outside. I heard Edward say before I shut the door: "Scarlett, he doesn't want -"

Yeah, yeah. I get that he doesn't want anyone to talk to him. Isn't he always like that? This was my only chance to talk to him alone. Now or never.

I guessed where he would be and headed over there. As I ran, I could feel the cold December air. It was nearly Christmas. I had a feeling that it was going to snow today.

As I approached the river, I saw that I was right. Percy was there, sitting on the bank, staring at the water speeding along. He looked so deep in his thoughts and sad. So sad that I considered changing my mind and just forget that I came here. Nope. I wasn't going to do that.

I walked towards him but he didn't hear me. I reached him and he still didn't know that I was there. Not wanting to startle him, I lightly tapped his shoulder. Percy jumped, turned around and saw me.

"Hey." I greeted."Lookin' lonely, Percy. What's up?"

"Hi. Nothing. Just hanging out by the river you know?"

"I can see that. Though, I have to ask since you're staring at it so much, what is so interesting about the river?"

Percy chuckled. "I come here because it's got water. There are no beaches here. Well, there is one in La Push but I'm not even allowed there. Better this than nothing, right?

"I see..." I trailed off. We were silent for a while. It was comfy, not awkward. If we were being watched from afar, we probably looked like two friends who were catching up.

"So. What's your story?" Percy asked me. "Daughter of Apollo, huh?"

"Yipee." I said sarcastically. "It isn't that great being me."

"Why not?"

"Complicated." I wasn't going to spill my entire life to Percy Jackson just yet. I came here to see him to talk about his life.

"I have time."

I sighed. "Fine. Well... I basically ran away from an orphanage a few months ago. Spotted by a satyr. Brought to camp. Got put into a team to find you. Came here. Got separated from my friends. Chased by Cyclops. And here I am. The end."

I gave him a ten second story of my life. Well, not my entire life anyway. "How about you?" I asked him. I didn't need to be answered since I already knew what he had done in four years. The campers at Camp-Half Blood worshipped him and they were like free biographies. They told me what happened to Percy. But I wanted to hear the hero's story from the hero himself.

"I got to Camp Half-Blood when I was eleven. I got there..." Then he explained everything to me. From his Minotaur's battle to killing Luke in Olympus. Then he would say: "Annabeth and I..." Then we would suddenly stop, as if that good memory that he was thinking about was painful to explain.

"If you don't wanna talk about it, don't. It's no biggie."

Percy just nodded.

"So, um... how did you get changed into a vampire?" I knew I was pushing it too far. Percy winced and I could tell that it was a sore subject for him.

"You're curious aren't you?" he answered.

"I've been told."

"By who?"

"Er, my Dad." I gritted my teeth, trying hard not to look annoyed at the fact that I was talking about my father. It didn't work.

"Hey, don't you like Apollo? I find him cool." Percy said. Then he added, "Sometimes."

"Yeah... my Dad's cool." I didn't really want to talk about it. Me and my Dad's relationship was never really strong. Sure, he was like the God of cool and was nice to everyone he met, but when he was with me... he was a different person.

"You don't like your Dad?" Percy asked.

I shrugged, not willing to share my opinion. I have to admit, I liked prying into other's people's life and find out everything about them but I didn't like people prying into my life. I guess that was one of my weaknesses. Being so secretive about myself.

The sun was setting now. Wow. Have we stayed out here really late? Like I said, time seemed to jet by here. The sky was in a lovely shade of pink. Really... it was lovely. I tried to enjoy this moment, I knew that I was going to have a little hard time ahead of me, might as well cherish this, you know? It felt like I'll never get another chance to sit down with a 'friend' and watch the sunset.

I got up and turned to Percy when the sun was gone and it was finally twilight.

"I think it's time we go back."

"Nah.. I'll stay here." he replied.

"Seriously, Percy? You don't know what's lurking out here."

"It's okay."

"Fine." I said. There was no point in arguing with him. "Suit yourself. Just be careful."

I walked away from the river and just had this really weird feeling. It seemed awfully quiet. Like the calm before the storm. The atmosphere seemed... strange. I felt like I was being watched.

When I was about to turn around to see if Percy was okay, I saw something hideous in the shadows.

I screamed and suddenly felt something yanking me sideways.

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