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Zoë
"Would somebody please tell me what's so bad about what's going on and where exactly I am" I asked, staring around at the adults around me.
"You at Camp Half-Blood dear child" Chiron said.
"So I'm a half-blood" I asked confused, "Because that doesn't make sense if my parents are demigods. So what exactly does that make me" I ask.
"Well, you're a quarter Athena and a quarter Poseidon, so you are a demigod" Percy said, looking over at Annabeth for conformation. She nodded.
I'm suddenly hit by a realization that I would have preferred not to have been hit by. "Why are you just now telling me this" I ask, looking up at my parents. My mom and dad look uncomfortable at the question.
"Why have you kept this from me for twelve years" I ask, trying to keep my anger under control.
"It was dangerous, Rachel said-" my dad trailed off at my expression. "Mom" I asked looking up at her and hoping for an explanation. She looked at me with a sad expression and that was all the answer I needed.
"What about you" I said turning on my aunt. "Did you lie to me too?"
Without waiting for an answer I walked away. I just walked and eventually ran. When I heard them calling out my name I didn't slow down, I didn't stop. Finally I found the beach. It was peaceful and serene, and that was what I needed.
I knew they would find me soon and that they would probably be furious, but I didn't care. They should have thought about that when they decided to keep secrets from me. I just sat there and eventually the sky darkened. I began to feel drowsy and I decided it would be okay to take a little nap. I made a pillow with my hands and curled up on the sand. I slowly drifted off to sleep.
When I opened my eyes I had no clue where I was. It looked like a palace room or something. It had twelve chairs and each chair was different from the one next to it. I realized there was a woman standing off to the side. She was staring at me which unnerved me a little. I blinked a couple times because she looked like an older version of my mom.
"Mom" I called out to the lady.
"I am not your mother" the lady said, coming closer.
"If you're another person who wants to tell me why my parents didn't tell who I was, then I don't want to hear it" I said shaking my head.
The woman pursed her lips. "You are very much like your father, Zoë." I said nothing, just looked at the woman.
I sighed as I looked around the room, waiting for her to tell who she was. For a moment her eyes twinkled in amusement.
"I am Athena, child" she said leveling her gaze at me.
"Great, so I really am hallucinating" I mutter, but this Athena woman over hears me.
"I am no hallucination. I only came here to warn you and give you a piece of advice" she told me.
"The advice" I asked, not wanting to hear the warning.
"Your parents only lied to keep you safe, not the wisest choice, but I couldn't change her mind. Also, follow your instincts and trust your friends" she said.
"And the warning" I asked, almost too frightened to ask.
"There is danger to your family." She was growing hazy, like she was fading. "I almost forgot" she said rummaging in her pockets. She pulled a bronze dagger and handed it to me.
"What…" I asked, but she was already gone.
Annabeth
"Zoë, wait" I yelled.
"Zoë' Percy yelled. She was headed toward the beach.
"Percy, we should go after her. It's dangerous; she doesn't know how to defend herself. What if she wanders into the woods" I ask looking at him.
"I don't know, but I think we should give her space" he says, but I can tell he's worried.
"For once, I think Percy is right, Annabeth" Thalia looking up at me. She looked like she did when she joined the Hunters.
I sighed in defeat. I nod silently. Percy wraps his arms around my waist and kisses me on the top of my head.
"How about we catch up with Chiron" Percy asks me.
"Okay" I tell him. We walk into the Big House where we found Chiron in his wheelchair. He was sitting at a table so we all sat down by him.
"You were right to give her space. She will find her way her when she is ready" he told me, nodding.
"It's just that she looked so mad. How do we know she isn't in the forest right now, fighting for her life" I asked him desperately.
"She is smarter than that Annabeth" Percy said, cutting in. Chiron nodded like he was agreeing.
"In the meantime, we have other problems to deal with. Now that Zoë is knows who she is, her scent is stronger. We all thought her powers and scent would be diluted because she is not a true demigod. We were wrong; it seems her scent is stronger because of it" Chiron said.
"The prophecy is bound to come true soon, right Chiron" Percy asked the centaur.
He nodded and said, "That's what I am worried about, but we can't stop it. We can only prepare her. "
"In the meantime we can catch up" Thalia said with a little smile.
"Annabeth, you know the gods are going to be angry about your new baby, particularly Hera" Chiron said, eyeing me.
"So? They weren't very happy about Zoë either" Percy said, trying to defend me even though it was his baby too.
"I know, but they will just have to deal with it" I say defiantly. "But we will tell her about this" I say waving my hand around the room.
Just then Zoë busted through the doors.
Zoë
After I woke up from my dream, I scrambled up. I looked in my hand and the dagger was still there. Remembering the warning, I started to run towards the Big House. It was where I last left my parents. Soon, I was at its front doors and I was panting heavily. When I pushed the door open, everybody stared up at me.
"Family…..danger….dream" I said, panting.
"Where did you get that dagger" my mom asked me staring at it.
"Dream" I told her, slumping in a chair.
"Wait…our family is in danger" my dad asked, a panicked look in his eye. I nodded, still catching my breath.
"Mom, are you okay" I asked her. She looked like she had seen a ghost.
"Annabeth what's wrong" Dad asked her.
That" she said pointing at the dagger that was still in my hand "is mine."
Dun, dun, dun! I know you're probably mad about the long wait and now the cliffy, but I am going to try and update more often. Again, I apologize for taking so long to update.
