Obviously, I didn't get to finish the first day of school yet. But because I'm the author, I am powerful enough to *drumroll* time travel! Plus, I worked so hard I just HAD to post this chapter. After this, I might go back to the first day of school. Or maybe I'll just skip it forever. Or go straight to Thanksgiving. Who knows?

Thanks to Fanfic Wolf, jahfreenalam, SisterOfAnElvenWannabe, liliesandroses, pierulestheworld, PJATOSROCKS09, PJOobeseer, ARedRose4Me, me, and Emily a Huntress of Artemis for reviewing.

Oh, and I've added a new character. Meet Bree, the Twi-hard of the group. I don't know any Twi-hards in real life and actually only read the first few pages of Twilight before going "Um, no thanks" and putting it back, but you only need to go on one of those Twilight fansites to get a pretty good idea of what they're like.

Ding-dong.

"Hey, Diana!" Susan opened the door "We were wondering where you were! Cassie, Bree, and I have been waiting."

Letting me inside, she eyed my silvery parka and dark jeans "Who are you supposed to be?"

I adjusted my silver circlet "Zoe Nightshade. You?"

She did a little twirl in her black robe and brushed her dyed red hair over her shoulder "Ginny Weasley! Can't you tell?"

"Um, weren't you Ginny last year?"

She folded her arms across her chest "No, I was Hermione."

"Are you guys going to stand talking for the rest of the night, or can we go get candy?" Cassie and Bree stood in the archway connecting the entry hall to the living room.

I gasped "On my gods, Cassie! You're Annabeth, aren't you?"

She grinned "Finally! Someone recognizes my costume!"

Her normally straight blond hair was curled into ringlets and she wore an orange shirt with Camp Half-blood written across the front.

Bree pouted "Don't you recognize me?"

I shook my head.

"I'm Bree!"

"What?"

She let out a huge sigh "Bree Tanner. She's a vampire from the Twilight saga."

"The Twilight Saga?" I repeated "How come Twilight gets to be a saga and Percy Jackson and the Olympians is just a series?"

Bree rolled her eyes "Because face it, Twilight is better than PJO by a long shot."

Susan shook her head "If you really think that, I need to introduce you to true literature. For example, Harry Potter. You know, J.K Rowling proved that some young adult books can be longer than five hundred pages. Stephanie Meyer proved that some shouldn't." (A/N: I actually found this quote somewhere.)

"Ooh, burn!"

"Don't forget PJO!" I added.

Bree glared at us "You guys are just jealous that Stephanie Meyer is more talented than Rick Riordan or J.K. Rowling."

"Hey, watch it!" I warned "I have a bow and a quiver full of arrows and I'm not afraid to use them!"

"And I have a dagger!" Cassie chimed in. She leaned towards me "But Bree's a mortal. The weapons won't work. Styx."

We looked at Susan "Help, please?"

Susan pulled out a wand from some hidden fold in her robe "Well, she did insult Harry and Ginny earlier. She said that Edward and Bella made a better couple. Can you imagine?" She shook her head "But I can't use magic in front of Muggles."

"Fine. Then we'll just go trick-or-treating without Bree." Cassie declared

"No you don't!" Bree scolded.

I looked at the ceiling "Zeus knows how much longer this is going to go on. I'm leaving right now, whether you guys come or not."

They all scrambled to grab their bags and followed me out the door.

It was eerily quiet outside.

"Where are all the little kids?" Bree whispered

"I don't know." I whispered back

"Why are we whispering?" Cassie whispered.

We looked at her and then burst out laughing.

Even our giggles sounded creepy, echoing into the night.

I did a team huddle "All right, we go straight to Shimmer Drive, where all the rich people's houses are. We stay up there a while before going down to Willow Street. This is where most senior citizens live. They have money to burn in their retirement accounts, so they always buy good candy. And, they get tired and go to bed early, leaving the candy out for us. Everyone got that?"

They all nodded and we walked down the street, pillowcases in tow.

The person answering the door at the first house we stopped at did not fully appreciate our costumes.

"Who're you supposed to be?" she asked, studying us critically.

"Zoe Nightshade"

"Ginny Weasley"

"Annabeth Chase"

"Bree Tanner"

"Um, okay." she held out a bowl of candy "Take one each, please."

I slid two mini Twix bars underneath my sleeve and then picked up a Butterfingers.

Blame Hermes for making me do it.

At the next house, we had to explain who we were again.

No one at the other houses recognized us either.

It was a little irritating, even though I knew they were just mortals.

We were walking home when we heard it. A slight rustle in the bushes.

"Just the breeze" Cassie said nervously

"Maybe it was a vampire!" Bree gushed. She looked up at the full moon "Ooh, I know! It was a werewolf!"

"If it's a werewolf, it better be nice werewolf. You know, like Remus Lupin or something." Susan whispered.

"Maybe it's Jacob!" Bree squealed "Do you think? That would be so amazing!"

"It's okay, Jacob!" she called into the darkness "Bella doesn't love you, but I do!"

"Shut up!" I hissed at her before turning to the others "How much candy did she eat?"

Cassie shrugged "Too much, apparently."

The leaves on the bush quivered again.

I slid the bow off my back and notched an arrow into place.

"Does that even work?" Susan whispered, holding her wand.

"No. Does your wand work?"

She grinned "Yeah. I can always use it to stab something."

It was probably too dark for her to see me roll my eyes, but I did it anyway.

Cassie was trying to keep the hyperactive Bree quiet, so Susan and I crept toward the bush.

My hands felt all sweaty.

Suddenly, something burst out of the bush. I screamed. Dimly, in the background, I heard Cassie, Susan, and Bree scream, too.

In my peripheral vision I saw the raccoon glance back at us, almost questioningly, before scurrying away.

Relief washed over me.

We collapsed in a pile on the grass, ignoring the fact that it was wet.

"My heart literally stopped." Cassie giggled

Susan nodded "Yeah. It's still pounding away right now."

"I can't believe we got scared!" I said

"You should be scared" said a voice from above us.

Ever so slowly, I lifted my head. Someone wearing a dark cloak and hockey mask was carrying a chainsaw. He looked like death itself. Almost delicately, he turned it on, and the blade started whizzing.

I screamed again and scrambled to my feet. The others did the same.

"To my house!" Susan yelled

I didn't argue. We ran the five blocks back to her house with the psycho guy right behind us. I'm sure my coach would have been proud of my speed and stamina.

Hope that made you laugh! Please review and tell me who her immortal parent should be! I still can't decide.

EDIT:

Wow. I remember writing this chapter late at night, but... wow. I have no idea what was going on in my head while I was writing this.