A/N: Shoutouts go to:

Chryssie Cullen

BloodRed

Alexa1506

AND HERE'S PART 2 OF THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! ENJOY!

Annabeth

Ms. Heer's red hair flamed up around her, her eyes turned completely black, her teeth grew into fangs, and her hands turned into gnarled claws.

"Come here, my children!" She hissed.

"RUN!" Thalia shouted.

We turned and ran, down the hallway and away from the auditorium, because we didn't want to put the other students in danger.

So through the rows and rows of lockers we went, Ms. Heer-no-the Mormo chasing after us.

"DIE!" She snarled. She raked her claws against the lockers, leaving gashes through them.

We turned a corner and found ourselves at a dead end.

The Mormo cackled loudly. "Nice try, little demigods. TIME. TO. DIE!"

She started advancing on us.

Percy stepped in front of me. "Wise Girl, if I turn into a vampire after this, just know that...I l-o-v letter e you."

With that, he brought out his pen, uncapped it, and charged at Ms. Heer.

She certainly seemed surprised. She probably hadn't been expecting one of us to come charging up there. I could only watch in horror as Percy struck his sword at her, and as her teeth got closer and closer to him each time he did.

But Ms. Heer was getting annoyed. The next time Percy struck, she bent down all the way and sank her fangs into-

I couldn't bear to watch anymore. I covered my eyes with my hands.

When I peeked a few seconds later, I saw Coach Hedge kneeling on the ground before the Mormo, instead of Percy.

Percy appeared behind me, grinning. "Were you scared, Wise Girl?"

"Heck yeah!" I tackled him in a hug.

He returned it. "And you know...I really do...you know...love you."

I smiled into his jacket, and was about to respond when we heard a roar of anger.

But it wasn't Ms. Heer.

Coach Hedge was ignoring the bite wound on his shoulder and was now banging his club repeatedly against her head.

Even Luke and Thalia had started to join the fun and stab the Mormo.

I smiled and pulled out my cleverly concealed knife, and walked up to give her a piece of my mind.

But as I got within striking range of Ms. Heer, she blasted everyone back.

"If I must go down," she hissed, "One shall go down with me!"

With that, she dug her sharp fingernails into my wrist and pulled me closer to her.

Percy

I watched at the monster pulled Annabeth closer.

A wave of white-hot rage crashed over me.

After all we had been through, I wasn't going to let Annabeth be taken by some Mormo.

I charged up to Ms. Heer, and swung my sword against her neck as hard as I could.

She shuddered for a moment, letting go of Annabeth, when Coach Hedge finished the job by crashing his club down against her head.

Then she disintegrated into a mountain of gold dust.

"You know, I think I'm starting to like you, Percy," Annabeth said.

We had decided to take a walk outside in the cool night air, now that we had defeated the vampire lady.

"Starting to?!"

"Well, okay, I guess I was super lucky to bump into you that day."

"And I guess I was lucky to 'steal' your phone that day."

"And then we ate lunch together."

"And fought the Taraxippus."

"And went to school."

"Found the vampire lady."

"Found out about Drew."

"Then bla bla bla bla bla, and going to the dance with you. Saving you, falling in love with you, then taking a walk with you, and kissing you."

She laughed. "You're such a Seaweed Brain."

Then she kissed me.

And for the very first time, I knew I wouldn't be leaving my girlfriend.

Ever.

A/N: I have six words:

See you at the epilogue! Bie!