Chapter 3
The car ride to the Cullens' was quiet. I had a bad feeling about tonight, and so did Annabeth.
Before she left she grabbed my hand and whispered in my ear, "Hey. Bring Riptide. I feel like something is gonna go down tonight. I IM'ed Rachel, and when she tried to look into Forks, she had been overcome with a sense of foreboding. Be careful. I have a feeling that Forks is more intune with the supernatural than I had thought."
As we approached the door, a pale, copper haired boy stepped out, grinning at Bella.
"Hey Edward! This is my cousin Percy, and his girlfriend, Annabeth."
"Hello. It is very nice to meet you." He then looked at us with mild confusion, his head cocked to the side, as if we were an interesting species of insect.
As soon as Annabeth looked him in the eye, she practically pounced at him, much too fast for a mortal to see, but enough for a certain ADHD demigod to catch. I leapt and held Annabeth back, but she struggled against my grip, and I dragged her to the side of the house.
"Excuse us for a minuteā¦" I said, nervously smiling back.
"Annabeth! What was that for?"
Her answer came out in short pants. "Bella's fiance. He is an empousa."
"What! That can't be."
"And I reckon the whole lot of them are empousae too."
"Well, what do we do?"
"We figure out who they are and we assess the threat." she continued, "And keep Leo's greek fire flare at ready. We may need it soon."
"Is the Argo II crew ready for this?"
"Yes! Why would you ask that?"
"I mean, we could handle it ourselves. We don't need them to get involvedā¦"
"Fine. But I'm inviting Reyna over for a week. We'll explain the situation. She'll know what is best to do. After all, she is a praetor."
"Hey! I was a praetor too!" I pouted.
"For a week, Seaweed Brain. Reyna has more experience." she shoved me.
Before we started walking back, she stopped me. "Hey, Percy, do you smell that?"
"No.."
"Okay, let's head back before they get suspicious."
Little did they know that a certain pixie vampire had been standing right behind the wall.
A/N: IM stands for Iris Messaging, in case y'all were wondering!
