Mum looks up, sees my face, then bursts into tears again, they both run over to me with a rush of questions, including "are you ok?" and "what happened to your forehead?" I had completely forgotten about the cut on my forehead but now the loss of blood began to take effect, I felt woozy and couldn't stand properly.
"Send for Will" dad told mum "I'll lay her down."
"No, I'm fine" I say, then fall completely. The last thing I see is mum running out of the room before everything turns into darkness.
I awaken to the smell of warm chocolate brownie just like grandma makes it. "Grandma" I yell and sit straight up, but immediately regret it when I feel the pounding in my head "Grandma doesn't know I'm here, someone needs to tell her" I say.
"I'm sure your parents will have told her, I'll remind them though, "says a young boy around a year older than me, maybe 16, he has brown curly hair, average height and a cheeky grin which makes it look like he's done something wrong.
"And by the way you drool in your sleep."
"It's a family trait" I respond, although my hand is defensively raised to my mouth to wipe it and make sure there is no evidence left.
"So you're the famous Bianca Jackson, " He says.
"Yep, that's me, not so sure about the famous part though. Who are you?"
"Valdez, Sammy Valdez" he says James Bond style while reaching out a hand to shake mine.
"Oh, you're Leo's son, can you control fire, my dad told me Leo can, if you can can you show me the fire is so cool, I once accidentally set my school gymnasium on fire, oops shh, don't tell anyone" I say in one breath realising how stupid I must have sounded then blushed which made me look even more stupid.
Sammy bursts into laughter and doesn't stop for at least two minutes "wow that was impressive I'm surprised you didn't suck all the oxygen out of the room after saying that lot." He says.
"Sorry, " I mumble into the sheets of the bed, I am currently lying in.
"No, don't worry about it, I always have that effect on girls, " he says striding into the room brimming with confidence. Now it's my turn to burst into laughter "Well, at least I wish I did, " he grumbles as he swings himself into the seat by my bed. " And yes, my father did pass on his legendary skills to me, " he says, igniting a small flame in his hand.
"So did mine" I reply and before he realised what was about to happen, I used the water from he sink and completely soaked. "Not so cocky anymore are we flame boy, " I say in between bursts of laughter
"Very amusing"he says sarcastically as he leaves the room.
"What happened in here?" Will Solace asks as he strides into his room.
"Um, I had a little accident" I respond, he gives me a questioning look.
"Aren't you a little old for that?" he questions I look at the wet sheets and the floor around me and put two and two together.
"Not that kind of accident" I say, blushing a bright red "I have dad's abilities."
"Oh, that makes more sense, I didn't think 14 year olds wet the bed."
"Thank goodness your alright" mum says rushing in and strangling me in a big hug. I hug her back enjoying her warm, comfortable smell.
"Of course I'm alright, it was just a small scratch." I say, trying to make out it was no big deal.
"Quite the opposite actually" Will says passing me a mirror.
I gasp loudly when I barely recognise the girl in the mirror. She has belly button length black hair that has a mind of its own, startling grey eyes and a large jagged scar reaching from the left side of her hairline to and ending just below her right eye next to her nose, just missing her eye.
"You're very lucky you weren't blinded"Will adds when he sees my expression "And it will fade over time, but not completely I'm afraid" everyone in the room gives me pitiful expression.
"Um it's ok, I might be able to work with this, it'll help me rock the whole punk rock skater look." I say trying to hide my tears. It looked absolutely hideous and I don't know how I will ever see my face again and think it's not terrifying. I don't want to be that teenager that freaks out little kids because she has a grotesque scar on her face! That isnt me. The tears slowly start to roll down my checks steadily, I let out a large sob, dad embraces me in a hug, and I sob into his shoulder.
"Bianca it's ok to feel upset, you have obviously had a tough day but the scar isn't going to do any harm, one of the best people I ever knew, in the end was the one that destroyed Kronos, he had a scar on his face, but that didn't make anyone look at him differently."
"And over time it will fade and no one will be able to notice it." Dad says. I really do have the best dad in the world and he always knows what to say to make me feel better.
"Yeah you're right why waste this opportunity to freak some people out." I respond.
"You really are just like your father" Mum says lovingly "And I rang Sally, she sent blue cookies immediately."
"Oh great, my favourite!"
"Dad they're mine" I say snatching them back from him. My dad and I have always had a weird thing for blue food. "Mmm delicious" I say popping another one into my mouth.
"Mum I need to show you something" I say getting my phone from my pocket "it's what attacked me in dete…study group" I show mum and dad the picture of the thing. "I have never seen or heard of it before, do you know what it is?"
"Wait you were in detention?" Mum says clearly upset with me.
"Lets get back to the problem, Annabeth" Dad says trying to save us from an argument.
"This is strange" mum mumbles.
"What is?" I reply.
"I know the name of almost every monster in existence, but I don't know this one and I don't even recognise it."
"Maybe it's been regenerating in tartarus since before anyone could record what it looked like."
"I guess, but it's very unsettling" she answers "I think we should talk to Rachel."
"Did someone say Rachel?" Rachel says popping her head round the door.
"Rachel" I say enthusiastically leaning forward into her arms, Rachel is like my Auntie, I love spending time with her we are into very similar things and she's been teaching me heaps of new painting techniques. Really she's like my sister.
"I'm liking the new look" she says "maybe we could get piper to style your hair."
As soon as mum hears the Piper's name I hear a sob, I look over at mum she has tears running down her face, "what is it?, what's wrong with Piper?" I demand.
"Well I'll take it you don't know yet either Rachel, there was a monster attack in New Rome, Piper and Jason were critically injured Jason should make it, but Piper is in a coma and they are unsure whether she will wake up" Mum says as she bursts into tears and clings onto dad, I can see tears making a trail down his face as well.
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