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Annabeth

The guy I made out with was a vampire. He's a vampire. He's a vampire.

I really wish I had watched all of Twilight now. Then again, Percy doesn't seem like much of an Edward to me. He doesn't sparkle in sunlight…

I had run back to my apartment and locked the door. I wanted to call someone so badly and tell them. But I couldn't. I could call the police, but they'd never believe me. My heart was still racing, after seeing Percy with all that blood on his face and on his hands. That hungry look in his eye. I wanted to forget it all, but I couldn't. It was impossible.

I cried on my couch. I hated crying because it made me seem weak. I didn't like being weak. Soon enough, I drifted off.

I dreamt about Percy. He was in my apartment like before, but instead of kissing me, he was trying to kill me. His bloodthirsty stare made my heart beat faster and he came closer and closer and…

I woke up, hearing my doorbell ring, and stood stretching my hands upward. I walked to the door and opened it. Then I screamed.

When I was at Percy's apartment, there was a girl with him. This was the girl.

"Shut up! I'm not going to kill you okay?"

She walked inside and closed the door behind her, locking it.

"How can you come in? I thought…" Annabeth began, but she stopped.

"There are a lot of different vampires in the world. Some can do different things than others. I'm Rachel Elizabeth Dare. Hi."

She held out her hand. She had bright red hair and seemed human enough. But I knew what she was. And I wasn't going to risk it. I stepped back slowly.

"What do you want?" I asked.

"Skipping right to the point I see. Very well…I came to tell you about us. I came to explain vampires to you. I came to explain Percy."

"Why?"

"Why do you think? You need to know the entire truth before doing something stupid."

"Excuse me? Stupid…really?" I think that's the most insulted I've ever been in my life. "I'm not going to do anything stupid. If you leave me alone I won't tell anyone about your secret."

"But you'll be afraid. Once you know that we are real, you become more aware of your surroundings. The Mist will no longer veil the supernatural world. You will just find more and more you don't understand."

"The Mist?"

"You see, the Mist is the veil that stops ordinary mortals from seeing supernatural creatures. Mostly we look like humans, but if you can see through the Mist, we look different. Once a mortal finds out we exist, they begin to see other things too. Usually after that they either get killed or are put in a mental hospital."

"Yeah, great, I still have no idea how the hell that helps me here."

"Annabeth you can't just forget all this. You'll see more and more. If it was my choice I'd have probably killed you because you're too dangerous."

"I'm dangerous? Who's the freaking vampire here?"

"You know about us Annabeth, and that's what makes you dangerous. Percy should have killed you when he had the chance but he loves you."

"What?"

"Oh, don't look so surprised. He has never hesitated killing a pretty girl before, but you…"

"Well he's a vampire! This isn't some freaking teen drama where it's all going to be okay. He can kill me."

"But he won't. He's lived too long thinking everything was his fault. You can make him forget that."

"How?"

"Because you feel something for him too, no matter how afraid you are right now."

"What if I don't want to? What if he tries to kill me? I value my own life Rachel Elizabeth Dare and I don't want to die because of some vampire."

"If he wanted you to die, he would have done it a while ago."

I remembered earlier when Percy was kissing me. He was muttering something.

'Why can't I do it?'

So he wanted to bite me but didn't.

"Rachel…I'm really done with this. I won't tell anyone about you guys, trust me, but I don't want to get involved."

She sighed and shook her head.

"You've already gotten yourself into this. Percy can't forget about you, so he's going back home! You can't let him go or his cousin will kill him."

"Why should I care? He's a monster. You're a monster."

Her stare made a shiver run down my spine. I thought I saw her eyes flash red for a moment, but they turned back to normal. She stood up and walked towards me.

"If I was such a monster, why haven't I killed you yet?"

"Can you just go away and leave me alone!"

My voice sounded braver than I really was.

"Don't make me mad. You'll regret it. I'll regret it. Come with me and help me."

"No."

"Suit yourself. And if you think vampires are such monsters then you'll never stand a chance against everything else out there. I'm doing you a favor right now. I'm sorry if you don't appreciate it."

I realized what she meant. She was going to kill me. She came at me and I ducked behind the coffee table, throwing any objects I could find at her. Even as I threw a glass vase that hit her face she just kept coming. Then I got an idea. But before I could do anything she grabbed me by the wrist. I could feel her grip cutting off my blood flow. I screamed.

"I'm sorry Annabeth."

She pushed me into the coffee table with such force it broke. I could see my wounds bleeding. Pieces of glass pierced my skin as I tried to get up. Why didn't she bite me? I thought. She reached down to grab me again but I picked up one of the broken legs of the coffee table and stabbed her wrist. It was her turn to scream. My shoulder burned as I stabbed her again and again until she fell to the ground.

For a moment I stayed on the ground, every breath I took hurt like hell. The table leg was still gripped in my hand. Finally I stood up, but my head ached so badly I dropped myself on the couch. I looked at Rachel and realized something. I had killed her.

Panic washed over me. What had I done? I stared at her motionless body, my heart beating fast.

Stop, Annabeth. Think. You should patch up all of these little injuries then go. Go somewhere far away where nobody can find you ever again.

I let myself take a long shower and even though the wounds burned, I felt relaxed. I was alive. I wrapped a towel around myself and walked out. Catching a glimpse of myself in the mirror I saw something on my shoulder. Something I hadn't seen before.

There was an infinity sign there. It looked almost burned into my skin. I touched it and felt a shock throughout my entire body. I decided to pretend it wasn't there and I went to bandage all the injuries.

When I was little, my dad always told me about the place my mom grew up in. It was a small town where everyone knew everyone. He told of how great it was, and how nobody could ever find you…

Then I decided I had to go there. Maybe someone knew my mom. Maybe I could forget everything. That's what Percy was doing, right? He was forgetting. Why did Rachel have to come here anyways? She only got herself killed. It's okay though. Forget.

I packed my stuff and got a cab. I was leaving. I was going somewhere I could call home.

Hours later I found myself walking alone on a small dirt road. It was surrounded by miles and miles of tall grass. I had only one shoe and my suitcase was gone. So was my cell phone. Funny story really… It turns out the cab driver thought all blondes were dumb. He was taking me to his place but I ended up getting away, losing my suitcase and shoe and phone. Luckily, I still had my purse and wallet with my money. Anyways, now I was alone. It was morning now, and the sun was just coming up.

After walking for another who knows how long I finally let myself sit and rest. The ground wasn't comfortable but I was tired.

I looked back at my life for the past couple days. I met a really hot guy. I went out with him. He came to my apartment and we made out. He left and when I got to his place he was drinking human blood. I ran away. His vampire friend shows up at my house. I kill her. Now I'm here.

I'm seriously being pranked by a bunch of Twilight lovers…

I saw something move in the grass out of the corner of my eye. Looking up, I saw a black dog come out of the tall grass. I studied it for a moment. I'd never seen anything like it. I guess it was more like a wolf than a dog. Its eyes were gold and it was staring at me. I know I should have been at least a little afraid, but after the whole vampire-boyfriend thing I honestly didn't care.

I began looking through my purse for some sort of treat to make it go away.

"Looking for something?"

I looked up again. Instead of the wolf, there was a guy. He looked about twenty, with messy jet-black hair, olive skin and...gold eyes. He was in dark jeans and a black T-shirt. An aviator's jacket was slung over his left shoulder. If I didn't know any better, he was the wolf.

I forced myself to get the idea out of my head. I wasn't going to start thinking of werewolves. Not now, not ever.

"Hi. Um, no, I was just…where did the wolf go?"

He raised an eyebrow and replied, "What wolf?"

"It was…just forget it. Do you know where the nearest town is?"

He grinned and held out his hand.

"It's three miles that way," he said, jerking his chin towards the dirt path. "I'm Nico by the way."

"Annabeth."

I reached up to take his hand, but the second I touched it, he quickly pulled it away. His cool expression turned into a frown. His intense eyes looked at me up and down. I thought I heard something that sounded like a growl.

"Hunter…" he muttered so softly I almost didn't hear it. He took a step back, another, then he turned around.

Then he was gone….just gone. How could he be so fast?

No supernatural theories, Annabeth, I thought. Standing up, I began walking…and walking…and walking.

About an hour later, my feet were sore and swollen. But I was close. I could feel it. After walking just a bit farther, I came up to a sign. It was old and the paint was chipped and peeled. But the sign was still readable…I guess.

W LCOM TO PER SH CR EK

Welcome to Perish Creek, Annabeth…

Finally, I saw the beginnings of a town. Some houses, tiny shops, a diner…everything you'd expect. I went into the first small shop I saw, which had almost everything on the inside. And I mean that literally. They sold everything, from clothes to books to food to liquor. They even had cell phones.

There were two guys at the counter. They looked the same. And I also mean that. They had the same curly brown hair and mischievous eyes. For some reason I held onto my purse tighter, feeling that its contents were in danger.

"Whoa, what happened to you?" said one of them. He was slightly taller than the other.

"Um, perverted taxi driver thought I was a dumb blonde. I got away but I have one shoe and no clothes," I answered.

"That sucks," said the other one. "I'm Connor, and this is Travis. Get what you need."

"Thanks, and I'm Annabeth."

After replacing most of the stuff I lost, I went to pay them. The prices were really high but it's not like I had a choice…oh my poor, poor (almost) empty wallet.

"You staying in town?" asked Travis. I nodded.

"But I have no idea where."

"Keep walking down the street and turn left, you'll find a bed and breakfast," said Connor. He held out his hand. "Nice meeting you Annabeth."

The second I touched his hand he pulled back. I was beginning to wonder if there was something wrong with my hand.

"Actually, don't go there. To the bed and breakfast I mean. Here, I…" Connor pulled out a piece of paper and began writing. He pushed the paper towards me and I picked it up. It was an address.

"Who lives here?"

"Just go. And watch your purse."

I took the paper and left, checking my purse when I got outside. My wallet was gone.

Well there wasn't much in it anyways. I continued towards the house, hoping this wasn't also a prank. When I got there, I rang the doorbell.

"What do you want?" asked the girl who opened the door. She had spikey black hair and wore a lot of eyeliner.

"Two guys, Travis and Connor, sent me here. They also stole my wallet."

She turned around and went inside.

"Follow me. I'm Thalia."

"Annabeth."

She led me upstairs to a room. The overall house was fairly large, and it seemed as if a lot of rooms were empty.

"This is your room. You can make yourself at home later. Right now you need to answer my questions."

My mind was spinning but I concentrated on her questions. I am not going to get confused…I hope. We went back downstairs and both sat down on the couch.

"How did you get here?" she asked.

"I took a taxi then I walked."

"How did you find out about Perish Creek?"

"My mom grew up here."

"Where's your mom?"

"Dead."

Thalia seemed normal with my answer. Usually I'd get a lot of sympathy when I told people my mom was dead, but Thalia didn't seem to really care.

"Are you Marked?"

I thought about her question for a moment. Marked? What does that even mean? Then I remembered the infinity sign on my shoulder. I pulled down my sleeve revealing it.

"Is this what you mean by Marked?"

"Yes but…you can't be…impossible…they're all dead…how did you get that?"

"It showed up roughly around 8 hours ago."

"What did you do before that?"

Her electric blue eyes were intense. I had a feeling she knew what had happened. I wanted to tell her. So I did.

"I killed a vampire."

The ends of her mouth went up slightly. She pulled her shoulder sleeve down. I could see two marks on her shoulder.

One was a lightning bolt. The one below it was a crescent moon. Then she held out her hand and I took it. She didn't pull it away. The look in her eye told me she wasn't sure about me yet, but she wasn't going to let me down. Then Thalia smiled completely.

"Welcome, Hunter."

A/N: Whew. Much longer than usual…was it worth it? I liked writing this chapter. I hope you enjoyed reading it. I love how this story is coming out really. So much happens in this chapter. Annabeth's point of view is fun to write in, but I do enjoy Percy as well since I can add a ton of sarcastic remarks.

Now I know I haven't updated for a while but I actually had this finished a couple days ago. It's just the stupid thingy won't let me freaking upload it to the freaking internet. I press the whole 'submit document' button and it seriously only works at freaking random times. I get pissed off by it but it's not like I can really do anything. :/ So yeah, I'm sorry it took so long, you guys deserved an explanation. Damn you internet. I love it so much but it can be such a bitch sometimes. I still love it though. You know I was all complaining about this and then my friend came in and asked what was wrong and I was about to show them how the document wasn't uploading and when I tried it freaking uploaded...IT FREAKING UPLOADED...

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Okay, I'm better. :)

Oh yeah, and don't forget, I like cheesecake.

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