Hey guys. I know it's been forever...hopefully this slightly longer chapter makes up for it? Thank you Rayne Arianna Maranochi for getting me motivated to write this chapter and hopefully you enjoy the way they hurt Edward. I wrote a little extra just for you. It's not my best work, but I have no idea where I wanna go with this. Any suggestions?
Percy POV
Okay, this has been one thing after another and I can barely keep up. First, I get chased by gorgons and end up carrying Juno back to Camp Jupiter where I learn I'm a son of Neptune. Then, I set off for Alaska with Frank and Hazel to find that golden eagle for the fifth cohort. Next, we wake up to find two girls – one a vampire – who turn out to be my half sisters. Finally, we're here. Standing off with six other vampires who seem to know Alice and Arabella.
"Hello, Edward." So the broody, copper haired guy's name is Edward.
"Isabella, what are you doing here? How did you even get here? Alice, I thought I told you not to get involved with her life anymore! I told you, we're too dangerous for her to be around!" By this point, Broody's yelling and walking closer to where Bella and Alice are standing. They seem to be anticipating a fight because I see Bella tense and finger her ring but Alice doesn't seem to have a weapon on her. I see him about to grab Alice's wrist and my vision goes red.
"Reach for her again and I'll cut off more than just your hand." I say, his hand on the ground cut at the wrist. I point Riptide at his chest and he snarls at me. I faintly hear two sets of giggles, but I don't pay any mind to them, glaring at Broody.
"What kind of metal is that?" One of the blonde guy vampires asks me. His hair is slicked back and he looks to be the oldest of the group, both physically and vampirically. What? I know big words too!
Arabella puts a hand on my shoulder and turns to look at the vampires. "It's Celestial Bronze. I'm not sure what Frank and Hazel's weapons are made of, though..."
"Imperial Gold." A voice says from out of nowhere. We all turn and see Nico walking towards us with a girl who looks very familiar to me. She has blonde hair with a white streak that looks like mine...intelligent, wise grey eyes...wait...grey eyes...Wise Girl...
"Annabeth?"
I double over, clutching my head. Everything slams back into me with the force of a freight train, making my head feel like it's gonna explode. Dropping to my knees, I remember everything. Finding out I'm a demigod. Killing my math teacher. Going to Hades to save mom. Saving Grover from the sea of monsters. Finding out I have a half brother who's a cyclops. Meeting Thalia. Meeting Nico and Bianca. Holding up the sky with Annabeth. Seeing Zoe turn into a constellation. Meeting Rachel. Going into the Labyrinth. Rachel hitting Kronos in the eye with her blue plastic hair brush. Bathing in the Styx. Luke's sacrifice. Finally getting together with Annabeth...during all of these events, there's been one constant. One person who's stayed by my side through everything.
"Arabella..."
Bella POV
"Arabella..."
I don't know if he remembers me or if he's just asking for me, so I go and kneel in front of him. "What is it, Percy?"
Next thing I know, he's hugging me with as much strength as he can without hurting me and hot drops sear my skin. I realize he's crying and I hug him back just as hard, tears of my own dropping onto his neck. "Ara, I'm so glad you're okay..."
I reluctantly pull away, a smile on my face at his confused look. I nod my head in Anna's direction. "We can catch up later. I'm not sure how much longer she can wait, though."
A second after the words leave my mouth, he has Annabeth in his arms. They're both crying and saying things that I can't make out through the sobs. If it wasn't such a heartwarming sight, I'd fake gag at how adorkable they are.
I hear a low growl and turn to see Edward looking at my brother, eyes black with fury. Well he sure knows how to ruin the mood. Before he can even make a move towards my brother and his girlfriend, I nod at Emmett and he has Edward pinned to the ground in less than a second. Everyone stops to look at the scene unfolding.
"Why did you leave me, Edward? I know I'm not your mate, but that's no reason to leave me in the middle of the woods. I know I'm a demigod and I can take care of myself, but you didn't know that. I could've been killed. Did you even care?" I start, my voice raising in volume until I'm practically yelling at him. I move closer until I'm just out of his reach, arms folded and glare firmly in place. Some people say Percy and I have the scariest glares of the current campers at Camp Halfblood, but I have to say that Annabeth's is scarier. Her grey eyes look like liquid silver mixed with coal dust when she's angry.
"Of course I care! Why do you think I left?! You weren't safe with us, I left to protect you!" He starts to struggle against Emmett now, struggling to get to me. I feel Percy try to pull me behind him, but I shrug him off. I give him a look, motioning to Annabeth. When he nods, I know what he gets it because he takes up a protective stance in front of her. Normally Annabeth would be perfectly capable, but she's been a zombie since Percy disappeared so she's not at her best...I'm a little worried.
"You thought leaving me, defenseless, with a psycho vampire trying to kill me, would keep me safe?" I let out a humorless chuckle, the sound causing him to wince. "You have a sense of humor after all. I was worried for a while there."
The mention of Victoria causes Carlisle and Esme to look ashamed. I figured they'd forgotten about that little detail, instead choosing to use any excuse they could to make whatever their golden boy wanted happen. Eddie boy doesn't want his pathetic little human play thing anymore? Oh, it's okay. We'll just move to Alaska and pretend we've never met her. If only life were that easy.
Speaking of the Cullen parents, I round on them next. "You two conveniently forgot about Victoria as well. I see how much I really meant to you..." My eyes are sad because they really were like parents to me. But I guess I only need one set of parents since my parents are amazing.
"Bella, sweetie-" Esme starts, but I hold up a hand and she stops.
"Don't. I don't wanna hear it. Besides, you two probably knew what Edward was planning on doing. If Alice hadn't IM'd me to tell me what lie Edward made up for them, I would have probably hunted you three down and cut you to pieces for using me as a toy..." My eyes are probably frigid and look like the ocean in the middle of a tropical storm now, but I don't care. I'm pissed off right now. Edward held no regard for my life, a poor defenseless human stuck in the middle of the supernatural because he couldn't stay away. If I hadn't have been a demigod, I wouldn't have survived the night.
"Wait...this guy left you in the middle of the woods, ALONE, with a psycho vampire named Victoria hunting you?" Wow Percy. I'd tease him if he didn't just get his memories back. At my nod, he starts walking forward until we see a streak of black and all of a sudden, Nico's holding his Stygian Iron sword to Edward's neck. His face looks calm, but his eyes are murderous.
"Is that how you treat people? When they don't suit your personal agenda, you toss them aside like trash?" Edward goes to say something, trying to sit up, but Emmett slams him back down and Nico holds the blade closer to his throat. "I knew I shouldn't have let you go off by yourself, Ara. Did you really love this pathetic excuse for a man?"
His eyes meet mine and I shake my head. "No. However, the only way into the family without raising suspicion was to date Edward. The monsters don't come near them because their scent is so strong. It's the only reason I haven't been attacked the whole time I'd been with Uncle Charlie."
Looking back down at Edward, Nico makes a thin slice on his neck before standing back up and walking over to Hazel. I can practically feel the protectiveness radiating off of him, making me look at him in concern. After Bianca died, he's been closed off and depressed...I guess he feels like Hazel is his second chance to do things right.
This whole time, Frank and Hazel are looking even more confused by the second. Alice made her way over to Jasper and Rosalie, Jasper holding her in his arms while she silently converses with them, keeping a watchful eye on Edward in case he somehow manages to escape from Emmett. Rosalie fidgeting and playing with the zipper on her vest, a habit she has when she's anxious and alert. Emmett holding Edward down, a glare that could rival Annabeth's on his face trained on his adoptive brother. Carlisle holding Esme, both of them giving me sad looks since my little outburst. Percy and Annabeth assessing the situation, Annabeth looking for anything that could possibly be a threat. Nico keeping an eye on me, making sure I'm not in any immediate danger. And finally, Edward still struggling against his adoptive brother, looking at me as if to say 'Help me, damn it! I demand it!' I always knew Edward had a possessive streak and he thought himself superior to everybody because he could read their minds, but in reality...he's just a selfish brat who needs to grow up. I mean, just because you're physically stuck at the age of 17 doesn't mean you should continually act like it.
I look at Emmett and he looks back at me, silently asking me what to do next. I let out a sigh and motion to Rose, silently telling him to go back to his mate. He stands up, but not before slamming Edward back into the ground one more time. Hearing Edward groan, I let a small smirk crawl over my face. "Now, if you three will excuse us...we have some important business to attend to."
I turn around to address Annabeth but as I do, I get this feeling. I spin my ring and swing it down, cutting off Edward's leg as he runs towards me. He falls forward, on top of me as I don't move away fast enough. Great...I now have a giant marble statue on top of me.
I didn't know how to end it, so that's what happened. It's really late as I was writing this and I really have to pee, so I won't write much of an A/N. Ta ta!
