Percy's P.O.V

As I carried Annabeth downstairs, I had to admit, she seemed kind of cute.

Even though she had tried to kill me.

Many times. I lay her down on the couch.

"We have to tie her up." said Jason. I sighed. I didn't deny it. She was pretty vicious.

"What do we tie her up with?" asked Thalia. No one had answer, so we started scouting the house.

"I found some wire!" called Leo. Thalia examined it.

"This should work." I uncapped Riptide.

"Hold the rope." I said. I cut the wire and we began to tie Annabeth up.

"How long is she out?" asked Leo.

"A couple of hours." answered, Thalia.

"We should probably get some sleep." suggested Piper, yawning.

"But somebody needs to take the first watch, in case Annabeth wakes up." We all agreed.

"I'll take the first watch. I was out long enough." I muttered. Jason crashed on the floor with the sleeping bags they had brought downstairs. Piper took the other couch.

"Be careful, Percy." warned Thalia as she grabbed a sleeping bag.

Leo was out in a few minutes. And soon, so were the rest.

I sat there for a while, I don't know how long. There wasn't a clock, all I heard was my friends snoring.

I looked over at Annabeth.

No signs gave away that she wasn't unconcious. So it really freaked me, when I heard a voice.

"Percy. You're wasting you time." the voice was female and familiar.

Like Annabeth's, but stronger I froze. My hands instantly gripped Riptide.

"Percy! Help!" screeched another voice.

Annabeth.

I hadn't realized I was dozing off, until my eyes shot open.

"Annabeth!" I called, scanning the room. I suddenly rememebered Rysa. I turned to see Annabeth (or Rysa, whatever) was sitting up. She sat casually on the ground. Her legs spread out and she was resting on her arms. The dress she wore, dirty and ripped, spread across her legs like a blanket.

My grip tightened around Riptide.

"Careful Percy, somebody could really get hurt with that." muttered Rysabeth. I changed her name to Rysabeth, till further notice.

"Have a seat." she suggested, her face stretching into an ugly grin.

And hold on a second-Annabeth is beautiful, but even she can't look too good with a possessive ghost inside her.

Suddenly, she froze, mid-grin. Her eyes rolled back in her head and she fell back. She gulped in a ragged breath and coughed.

"Percy.." choked, Annabeth. And when I say Annabeth, I mean Annabeth. I ran over to her, even though I guess that would be a big "no no".

I caught her as she fell back.

"Annabeth! What's going on?" I demanded. I guess I must have made a racket, because my friends stirred. Thalia was up, before I turned my head.

"Percy!" she screeched. Quick as a bullet, she had her arrow notched.

"Wait!" I yelled, desperatly.

"Percy...get Chiron.." her breaths were ragged and heavy.

"Don't worry, Annabeth. You'll be fine." I tried to encourage her, but I didn't think she would last much longer.

"Care..ful...Seaweed..brain..." she warned and then went still. Under most circumstances, you would assume she was dead, but no.

Just possessed.

I lay Annabeth back down. I quickly pulled Riptide out. Rysa would be here soon. I was prepeared. Or so I thought.

Nothing could have prepared me for what happened next.

Rysabeth whimpered. She got up and just as I was about to strike, she held up a bloody knife.

I stared. Who's blood was it? Where did she get it? Then it hit me, I hadn't checked to see if everyone was alright.

Piper lay on the ground unmoving. Jason wasn't far off.

Thalia gasped on my right and Leo sucked in breath on my left.

I didn't have time to figure out whether they were dead or not. Rysabeth walked forward with such confidence. I was face to face. Again.

"Annabeth." The look in her eyes told me so many things in just a second.

This was Rysa.

She did not believe in mercy.

And that I would have to move fast. So that's why I dropped Riptide. I took a quick breath.

Rysa smiled, but the skin on her cheeks was pulled back too tight and her eyes shined with a crazy glint. Beautiful? Not really. Creepy? Duh.

"I'm sorry." I said.

Then I punched her across the jaw.

Rysabeth fell like a rag doll and she lay there unmoving.

I don't know how long I stood there, staring at her limp body.

A.N: I know!

Boring chapter :P

But I had to get this out of the way!

I'll try to keep this more...EXCITING!

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