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Percy

It was about twelve pm when I finally left Manhattan. I'd sent a text to Rachel saying that I was leaving. Apparently she didn't want to talk to me or something because I'd tried calling her about an hour later and she didn't answer. Then I called her again…and again…and again. Soon the phone just stopped ringing. It just went straight to voicemail.

Wow, she must've gotten tired of getting calls so she turned off her phone, I thought.

I went outside and locked the door, knowing I might not come back. Wow, that sounded corny. But then again it was true.

Still I couldn't stop thinking about Annabeth, and she's the only one who can make me forget her completely. Sadly, she's also been trying to kill me for about a hundred years. But I'm hoping she forgot that…

I didn't bother bringing anything because I still had a house over at my old town. It wasn't really in town…it was a little bit away near the forest. I used to live in town but that changed after two of my half-cousins died. Apparently they died because of me.

Anyways, back to reality, I decided to just take a taxi instead of running because…well I just wanted to take a taxi for some reason. After getting in the cab, I realized that the driver had a black eye.

"Wow, man, that's not pretty. What happened?"

"Some girl punched me. I guess blondes aren't stupid."

"Oh, they're not stupid. They're smart and nice and…" my voice trailed off. I was not going to break down and cry (in a manly way) in front of some cab driver who had a black eye.

"Thinking of your girlfriend?"

I nodded absent-mindedly until I realized what he had said.

"Oh, I meant-"

"Where to?" he interrupted, grinning.

"Perish Creek."

"Sounds creepy…"

"You have no idea."

By the time we got to Perish Creek, I was starving. I couldn't bring myself to kill the taxi driver for some reason, so instead I had a blood bag when he left. Being a vampire is just so hard sometimes…

Anyways, I got to my house and unlocked the door. I hadn't been inside for so long, but luckily it wasn't as bad as I thought. My old room still looked exactly the same except for the cobwebs and cockroaches and large amounts of dust. Actually, that's how the entire house looked. I know I'm not the cleanest person in the world, but hey, this was just plain nasty.

I got started on cleaning…whoa you don't hear me say that everyday…

A couple hours later, I had finished. The house looked sort of nice, in my opinion. I mean, all the dust and cobwebs and bugs were gone. I looked at the time. It was around 6 and I was going to eat (or drink, whatever) I realized that my blood supply was really depleting. I needed to get more. And I knew just the place.

I ran to town, hoping that the streets were empty. Of course, they were. They're almost always empty. Then I walked inside a store I haven't been to in a long time. Inside I saw my favorite twins.

"Hey, guys. Long time no see."

They looked at me, their faces shocked.

"Percy…" said Travis, still staring at me. Then they both broke into smiles.

"So I'm guessing you're doing well considering you're alive?" asked Connor.

"Yeah."

"So what do you need?"

I walked up closer to the counter and said, "I'm seriously running out of blood guys. You got any?"

Travis answered, "Sure, but Percy, seriously, what are you doing here? You know we won't hurt you but Thalia? And Nico? They're after you man. And they won't stop until you're gone."

"I need to forget someone. And I mean like forget they even exist. And the only way was to come here."

"So you need someone who can manipulate the Mist. Percy, this is a bad idea. She'll kill you!"

"And I still need to try, because this is really killing me."

"Who do you need to forget?"

"A girl…she knows about me and I couldn't kill her and now I'm really screwed. I'm positive she won't tell anyone, she's too smart and knows no one will believe her. It's just that I liked her.I actually enjoyed being with her. If I just forget her, I can get back to normal life."

"Ahh, I see…" said Connor. "Well Thalia's at her house most likely. Oh and there's a girl who came in town earlier. The thing is she's a Hunter. And she's strong."

"I thought the only good Hunter left in town was Thalia."

"Well the girl was a serious power. She's with Thalia right now probably."

"Well then I'll see her. Send the blood to my house, and if I'm not back by 8, assume I'm dead."

Then I went to Thalia's house. I know I sounded brave and cocky back at the Stoll's but I was really scared. I came from the back and got up to the balcony. I could hear voices (well of course I'm a vampire) talking.

"-and when we were born, all of our dads kind of forgot about us," said Thalia.

Oh great, I thought. She's telling that story again…

"So for a long time all five of us were friends. Then Percy ruined everything."

"How?"

When I heard the voice my stomach flipped.

It was Annabeth.

Shit.

I almost didn't hear the next part of the conversation but I snapped out of my trance soon enough.

"-we found Bianca ripped to shreds. Literally, it was the sickest thing I've ever seen. I mean, what kind of monster would do that? And Jason? He was turned into a vampire."

"But shouldn't Jason be alive then? I mean, Hunter or vampire, he's still supposed to live forever, right?"

"Jason starved himself Annabeth. He was loyal to my father, and he refused to drink any blood at all."

"But how is any of that Percy's fault? He wasn't even there?"

She's protecting me, I realized.

"Exactly. If he was there, maybe they wouldn't have gotten hurt. Maybe they'd be alive. It's his fault."

"Aren't you being a little harsh?"

"Don't tell me I'm being harsh. He's still alive isn't he? I've let the boy live long enough."

Suddenly, the balcony door opened and Thalia stepped out, glaring at me. I could see Annabeth behind her, her eyes wide.

Then I jumped off the balcony and ran like hell.

A/N: Sorry the chapter is so short. The next one will probably be about the same size...but hey I updated quickly! :)

Okay, so remember how I said Nico's eyes are gold? Well that's what it said on one site. On another site it says they're brown. The official picture shows that they're grey. My first thought: ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME WHY CAN'T ANYONE JUST TELL ME WHAT DAMN COLOR NICO'S FREAKING EYES ARE? But oh well, I'm just going to leave them as gold. I guess it's not that big of a deal but I still had to rant. And from all my new information, the majority says brown. Oh well…Nico is still Nico…even if he does have gold eyes...if you don't like it you can pretend he's wearing contacts. :D

Oh, and I'm sorry if my ranting has upset you, if it did.

Back to normalness…did you guys like the chapter? Because seriously, there were like barely any reviews, and that makes me sad. And by barely, I mean one. Then again, it's only been like two days. So anyways, thank you to I am Crissy Daughter of Apollo for actually reviewing.

I mean, I enjoy hearing your thoughts, guys. Do you really want me to cry on the internet? :'(

Ha-ha…don't worry I'm not that sad, I was just kidding. But really guys, reviews make me happy.