Hey! So sorry for not updating for almost a month. It's because my brother didn't give me a chance to use his computer. Luckily he left to do something. On to the story!

Disclaimer found on prologue

If there's one thing Dimitri hates, it's being disturbed. Even if he's a son of Apollo. He's not exactly a ball of sunshine [See what I did there?]

And that damned half-brother of his wouldn't stop clicking his tongue so he can continue playing the guitar.

"Would you stop clicking your tongue!" he shouted.

Evion smirked, oh how he loved annoying Dimitri. He clicked his tongue one more time. Dimitri's eye twitched. "If. You. Do. That. Again. I'll-"

"You'll what? Hit me with that guitar of yours?"

"I will if you don't shut up." he growled.

"Fine, fine. I'll leave." Evion started to gather his things and left. But before he left Dimitri's line of hearing, he clicked his tongue.

-Line Break-

A week has passed and Percy needed to go back.

"See ya, Seaweed Brain! Behave! Oh, and keep an eye out for you know what." Annabeth said.

"Won't you be going back?"

"No. I asked dad if I could stay at camp until Christmas, he asked why. I said it was business. He reluctantly agreed. So yeah."

"Why until Christmas?"

"I gotta go back there for Christmas too."

Percy hoped Annabeth would be safe. 'Of course she will. This is Annabeth.' he thought.

Annabeth kissed Percy's cheek before he left.

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"Oomph." Annabeth bumped into someone on her way to her cabin. "Sorry."

"No need to worry, my fault. I didn't watch where I was going." the figure said, strecthing out its hand. Annabeth looked up at the outstretched hand and took it. She dusted all of the dirt of her shirt. Annabeth looked at the figure.

"Sorry, mister..." said Annabeth, not really hearing the apology. The figure sighed but then smiled.

"I'm a girl."

"Wha?" Annabeth was confused. The figure in front of her was a girl? She looked more like a boy.

She had short spiky black hair. Her set of clothes were a long-sleeved white shirt, with the sleeves folded until just below the elbow, black dress pants and black shoes.

"Many people do mistake me for a boy." she smiled "I'm Kira. Daughter of Ares." she once again stretched out her hand her a hand shake. Annabeth grinned.

"Nice to meet you, Kira. I'm Annabeth. Daughter of Athena." she shook Kira's hand.

Annabeth stared into Kira's eyes. Pure black. It was like Annabeth was staring into a bottomless abyss. Kira smiled at her. "Do you need to go somewhere?" she asked politely.

"Not really, anyway see ya around camp Kira!" Annabeth said before leaving, missing the scowl that replaced Kira's smile afterwards.

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The sound of hooves was echoed through the empty building. A plain simple black card was set on top of a table. Chiron didn't see the card, but a gust of wind blew the card away.

Noticing something black floating away. Chiron went over there and picked the card up from the floor.

'What should I say? Hmm... That there's no one actually targeted then? I should say, that was the warning shot. Or the calm before the storm. Have fun~

A. Chase'

Chiron dropped the card. And his eyes widened. "Meeting... Counselors... Annabeth... Danger..."

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Only few counselors were here. Most went back to their homes and school (Thalia went back to Lady Artemis). The few counselors were Clarisse, Piper, Leo, Annabeth, the Stolls, Pollux and Clovis (who was contently passed out on the floor)

Leo was tinkering with his metal parts, Clarisse was staring of to space, so were Annabeth and Piper. Travis and Connor were playing cards. And Pollux was there, looking at the scene before him.

"Children, please settle down." Chiron wheeled into the room.

"Who died or who's gonna die?" Clarisse said, a bit too harsh. The other counselors glared at her, but thought that her question was a valid one.

"Nobody died, thank Hades. There is no ZG. It was just a trick."

"So... Why'd you call us here and know that it was a trick?" asked Leo.

Chiron looked grave. He handed the card to Annabeth. They all went to her and also read what it said. Annabeth gasped and dropped the card before they could read it.

"So... I'm his next target?"

"It seems so Annabeth," Chiron said gravely "We know of no one else with the initials A. Chase."

"I have this question...?" Travis suddenly said.

"What is it?" replied Clarisse

"Why do we call the murderer as a boy? Like 'he's targeting blah blah blah' I mean, he could easily be a she."

"Point taken. But now isn't the time to question the gender of the person. We now need to protect Annabeth harder than we did with the other campers." Pollux said.

Travis shrugged, "Just asking."

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"So you're going to be under very heavy protection?"

"Yes, so that's why I'm moving to the Big House for a while."

"You still have a teddy bear?"

"Give me that Malcolm!"

Malcolm smiled. He was going to die after this, "I didn't know wittle Annie still slept with a teddy beawr."

He was met with Annabeth's dagger near his throat. "Seriously Malcolm. Give that back." she glared.

"Geez, laugh once in a while too. Look at the Stolls," he pointed outside the window to Travis and Connor carrying something suspicious, with stupid grins on their faces "They're still pranking people despite the dilemma."

Annabeth sighed, "Whatever you do, don't tell anyone about Prof. Cuddles."

"Oh so the bear has a name."

"I was 7!"

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The sound of weapons clashing echoed throughout the empty amphitheatre. "You're getting better Piper." Annabeth commented.

"You know, saving the world from Mother Earth itself can do that." Piper said through jagged breathing. Annabeth smirked, not as tired as Piper. She saw an opening and took it. She disarmed Piper with the disarming technique she knew all too well and positioned her dagger at Piper's throat.

Piper raised her hands in mock surrender. "Don't you have to be in the Big House first for a while?" she pointed at Annabeth's knapsack at the side. She picked up Katopris, a dagger which was mostly used as a mirror by Helen of Troy, from the ground.

"You did ask for a quick spar." Annabeth shrugged "And I couldn't deny. I need one too. To get my mind off of some things."

"Thanks Annabeth. And be careful." she whispered the last part.

"No problem. And you be careful too." Annabeth took her knapsack and went to the Big House.

-Chapter End-

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Date submitted: April 12