Hi again. Soooo. If you're reading this I guess you were interested enough in my story. So yay! I must also say that I am so happy at the number of people who looked at my story and even more overjoyed that people actually favorited and followed it! I know the numbers are really low compared to other stories I've seen, but for my first story it's not too bad. I also know that I'm posting this earlier than expected, but I couldn't wait and I finished this chapter about 3 days ago. More of a description of this mysterious 'stalker' will be revealed in this story when Percy finally talks to her. This should be interesting though. I reeeally want to see your reactions to who is 'stalking' Percy so plz review.

Disclaimer- PJO belongs to Rick Riordan, and so on.

Percy POV

..."Who are you and why are you stalking me?"

I had barely managed to say this without stuttering. The strange girl standing in front of me seemed more intimidating than Zeus. Scratch that, she was even more intimidating than Annabeth.

Similar to Annabeth, she had wavy strawberry blond hair tightly pulled into a ponytail, but when it was down I assumed it would be a little longer than shoulder length. Her tan was so deep and perfect she had to live close to the shore or somewhere very sunny. A stern expression crossed her face when she saw me and the wisdom contained in her eyes reminded me strangely of Chiron, who had spent thousands of years training heros.

Although her soft features and short stature suggested she was close to my age, I had learned not to judge by appearances. For all I knew she could've been centuries old. My ADHD pulled my attention to every detail about her. Below her vibrant cobalt eyes there was a splash of freckles across her nose and delicate lips just below that.

She dressed appropriately, yet odd, for a stalker. Over a black t-shirt and dark jeans she wore a jet-black cloak that seemed to hide her in the shadows and make it hard to focus on her appearance. Just to top it off, on her feet were a pair of what could be described as 'well loved' inky black combat boots.

The scariest part about her, I mean besides the look in her eyes that said 'I can kill you without a second thought,' was the leaf-shaped blade in her hands. It reminded me so much of Riptide between the leather grip and celestial bronze that I had to double-check my hands to make sure that I still held my sword.

Mustering up all my courage I asked her once more, "I said- Who are you and why are you stalking me?"

A smirk crossed her face, but it looked forced, as if she just didn't know what else to do.

And then she looked me straight in the eye and sarcastically answered, "Stalking is a strong word. I prefer to call it, 'calmly watching from the shadows.'"

Neither of us loosened our grips on our swords, although my right hand began to throb in an attempt to balance my sword on it.

"'Calmly watching from the shadows?'" I repeated, becoming angry, "When did this start? When I was claimed? When I returned the bolt? Are you trustworthy?"

"As for the first question… This began long before you returned the bolt or were even claimed. This began long before you in fact, when the Oracle spewed her prophecy about the Big Three. As for being able to trust me… Well Jackson, I may very well be the only person in your life more committed to your well being than you are."

"Are you actually concerned with my well being, or are you just interested in what I can do?"

"Both I guess."

I looked at her, concerned as to what she would do next. If it came down to a fight, I'm pretty sure she would win, but I hoped she didn't know that. After a moment where we both just stood there silently I decided to continue.

"If you've been following me all this time, and you know everything there is to know about me, then don't I at least deserve to know your name?"

"I suppose for now you can just call me Cassie."

"Cassie huh? Well if we're on the same side then why do we still have our swords up?"

The newly named Cassie glanced down as if just realizing this and slowly lowered her Riptide look alike before mine went down too. I may have lowered my blade, but I didn't feel comfortable enough around her yet to cap it and put it back in my pocket.

It was then that I realized how late it had gotten. The moon was high in the sky and the monsters stocked in the woods had begun to call out to each other. I glanced around nervously. I had never been alone in the woods this late at night, but then again, I guess I wasn't alone. Looking back at Cassie, the moon left a silvery aura surrounding her, just enough to make me think that there was something different about her.

"Walk with me back to the cabins," she said, sheathing her sword, "I'll answer your questions if I can on the way."

I'd never admit it, but she seriously scared me. On the other hand, I needed answers. Reluctantly I followed her.

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After stumbling to keep up with Cassie's brisk pace, we finally broke through the edge of the woods and walked into the sword arena where she proceeded to bring out her sword and hack at the few remaining dummies.

"You said you would answer my questions," I gasped, worn out by my wound and the midnight jog through the woods, "but you never gave me a chance to ask."

"If you had caught up with me I would've answered them as we walked, but our pace was slow enough as is was and I don't think answering questions would've helped in any way," Cassie replied, not even fazed by the exercise. Then again she wasn't stung by a pit scorpion only a few days ago.

Sitting down on the bleachers I tried to catch my breath. After a few minutes of watching Cassie whirl and slice through the straw men I wasn't sure I wanted to make her angry, so I had to pull an Annabeth and think through my questions before asking anything. Cassie paused to get some water from the cooler and despite the workout she wasn't even sweating yet.

Cassie sheathed her sword and sat next to me. Her smell was intoxicating, nothing like the Aphrodite Cabin's perfume. I decided it was more of a honeysuckle lavender that could be found at the Demeter Cabin. I stared at her, dumbfounded.

"Are you going to ask me a question or just sit there?" Cassie asked in a whisper as if scared of what I would say.

I kept looking at her, finding the most innocent question to start with. "Why did you bring me to the sword arena to talk?"

Her steely eyes softened as she gazed at my innocent expression. Unexpectedly she started laughing. "I've been watching you for almost 13 years and your first question for me is why I brought you to the sword arena?"

I held my gaze. "You said you'd answer truthfully."

"Fine. I brought you here because it calms my nerves to hit things and at camp the sword arena is the best place to do that without people looking at you funny."

I suddenly wished I hadn't asked that question. That was not something I wanted to know. I tried lean away just a bit. My stalker didn't seem to notice how uncomfortable it made me. I brought out Riptide in pen form, nervously playing with it. I looked up at her expecting face. Right. Next question.

So that's the second chapter. That's a basic description of the stalker, now known as Cassie. I'm not sure when the next update will be. Probably within two weeks. No guarantees because I travel a lot.

I'm having a bit of trouble with the next chapter. What do you want to know about Cassie? Certain things can't be revealed right now, but if I can answer them I will.

As a repeat of the first chapter and now that you know more about the stalker, I'm still conducting an experiment. Can anyone guess what creature Cassie is? (i.e. demigod, nymph, monster, etc.) This is already decided but I want to see if you can guess it. Chances are it will be revealed in chapter 5 or 6. Or later. Sorry if you thought it would be sooner. There's just so many things I want to include before it's revealed. Well, review or follow or favorite or do whatever it is you do. Keep watching for updates!