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Annabeth

Thalia closed the doors and locked them. We both sat down again.

"So he's back…" muttered Thalia. I could tell there were about a million thoughts running through her head. "He's probably at his old house, and has a blood supplier."

Percy…why did he keep coming back?

Okay, rewind…I don't need this now.

Before he randomly showed up, Thalia was explaining the whole 'being a Hunter' thing.

"When you kill a supernatural and descend from a Hunter bloodline, you are Marked as a Hunter. There are three major bloodlines we know of. Well, two are bloodlines, the other is more of an association," she said.

"Okay, what does this one mean then?" I asked, pointing to my shoulder. I was amazed at how calm I was. This was all so insane…

"That's why I was confused when I saw it. One of the three major bloodlines is extinct. The girl who created it left Perish Creek and most of her descendants are from generations ago, which means they aren't as strong as a direct descendant. Your mom…you said she died right? Was her name Athena?"

"Yeah, that's my mom," I said, and Thalia's mouth curved into a half-moon smile.

"I should have known. You look so much like her. Anyways, your mom, she was immortal. Also a direct descendant of my father, she was strong enough to start her own breed of Hunter. The infinity Mark is hers."

My mom...I began to wonder if my dad knew all this. Did she hide it from him? If she was immortal, then how did she age, if she did at all? What the hell am I even doing here?

"But, how could-"

"The Hunter bloodlines allow you to age very slowly. 100 years is about ten years for us. Believe it or not, I'm 249 years old. After about 500 years, our bodies stop aging completely, though we still continue to grow in age. Your mom was like that too. I know it's kind of a messed up thing to think about so I'd recommend not paying any attention to it."

"What about me then? I'm a Hunter right? Why didn't I age slowly?"

Thalia smiled and said, "You have a lot of questions don't you? Well, your Hunter side was most likely dormant until you killed the vampire. I'm guessing from now on you'll age like us."

"You said you were 249? That should make you look about 25, but you look younger than that."

"You are Athena's daughter, usually I don't get this many questions. Well like I said before, one of the main groups of Hunters isn't a bloodline, but an association. They're called the Hunters of Artemis. She had no children, but girls may join her if they give up men. They stop aging completely once they join, so no matter how old they get, they're still young and rejuvenated."

"So you joined them?"

"For an amount of time, yes, I was a Hunter. But then there was a…um…incident that forced me to leave. I still have the Mark though. It's the crescent moon."

"Then the bolt must be-"

"My father's Mark. That's the last major group. I barely know any others. Our group is by far the strongest, since he is the original Hunter. You see, he and his two brothers were the first vampire, lycanthrope, and Hunter. They used to fight often, and at some point they decided to kill each other's children to make their lives miserable. I'm guessing at some point they realized how stupid that was so they made a pact to never have any more children."

I grinned and said, "I'm guessing that didn't work for them?"

"You're right," she laughed. "That's how my cousins, brother, and I were born. It was just me, Jason, Bianca, Nico, and Percy-"

"Percy?" I choked.

"Yeah, Percy Jackson, do you know him?" she asked. Then her eyes widened, and she rambled, "Wait, was he the vampire you killed? Where's his body? What-"

"No, no, I-I didn't kill him. But I do know him."

"He's an ass."

"I…uh…"

Percy…well I did want to see him again, didn't I? I didn't feel afraid of him anymore…well at least not him as a vampire. He did scare me in a deeper level, though. With one look, he could bring down my walls and make me collapse. That's all it took. How could he do that?

Why does he keep coming back?

"Well it doesn't really matter. We all stayed together in Perish Creek and when we were born, all of our dads kind of forgot about us," she said. "So for a long time all five of us were friends. Then Percy ruined everything."

"How?"

"He was trying to stop someone. He, Jason and Bianca were planning to find him and kill him one night. Percy sent Jason and Bianca there apparently and wasn't there himself. That night, Percy came running to me saying what happened. But we were too late. When we got there 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?"

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

Then Thalia got up and walked towards the balcony doors.

"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."

She opened the door and there he was. My heart stopped.

Percy.

Then he jumped off the balcony and was gone. Just like that…gone.

Now back to where Thalia was talking about him needing a blood supplier. Apparently, if vampires can't get enough to eat, they ask someone to get them blood from blood banks. Those people are called suppliers.

"Thalia, what are you going to do to Percy?"

She looked at me, puzzled.

"What?"

"Well, you said you've 'let the boy live long enough' or something. Are you going to-"

"Kill him? Yes, I am. Vampires and werewolves don't belong here. Percy must die and so must Nico."

Nico…he must be the boy I met earlier. What did he do wrong though?

"Why kill Nico?"

"Because he's just as bad as the rest…they need to die."

Then she got up and walked out. I thought I saw a hint of sadness in her eye as the closed the door behind her. I decided not to tell Thalia about meeting Nico, I don't know why though.

If she doesn't like supernatural creatures, why kill only her cousins? I thought.

Why not kill them all?

A/N: First of all, Annabeth will not go on a killing rampage in the next chapter if you were wondering.

Yeah, didn't I say it would be short? So you know how Twilight is a vampire novel/movie we've all heard about? Personally, I've never really read the books or watched more than the first half of the first movie, no offense to the author or anyone who likes the series, by the way. I just thought I'd reveal that truth about myself.

If you guys think that is strange (I'm guessing you won't really) then wait until you hear this next fact: I've never eaten fried ice cream. Don't get me wrong, I want to, it's just I never have…sad right?

...wait why am I saying all this?

Well this chapter was to mainly introduce the background story for what happened between Percy and his cousins.

But Thalia might not be telling the entire story…

What do you think really happened?

And who killed Bianca and turned Jason?

What is Thalia hiding?

Why did Percy run away like a wimp?

Ha-ha…just kidding, guys.

But really, do you know the answers?

DO YOU?

Reviews are always welcome. :D