Sorry that I haven't updated in along time. I have a life outside of the computer you know. But that life involves a lot of drama, feelings, hurt…

Anyways! Here's chapter 2! Enjoy!

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Chapter 2

Annabeth's P.O.V

I woke up, feeling dizzier than usual. It was so cold. Maybe dad had left the air-conditioning on again. As I reached for my quilt, my hand brushed against something damp and freezing…

I shrieked, opening my eyes and pulling back. Almost instantly I realized my surroundings; trees, plants, grass…

Then it hit me…the meeting, Hecate, Percy actually being the smart one for once…

I looked down at myself. I had paws! And golden fur! I was a cat!

Suddenly, movement caught my eye. I turned to realize that I had been sleeping on a hill. Down below, near a small forest, I saw a shadow weaving through the undergrowth. Sprinting, I tried to run after it, my curiosity too much to bear. As I reached the base, I felt a cold chill run down my back, like there was someone following me and I could feel it. I whirled around as soon as my stalker decided to attack me.

We rolled around on the grass, trying to take in each other's fighting technique. The attacker's claws were sheathed, though he would still bat me with heavy paws. Not too heavily, which I thought was strange.

I was the complete opposite. My claws were tearing out black fur and finally, when I thought I have had enough, I bit down hard on the attacker's paw, drawing blood. The other cat yowled and reared back.

I expected him to attack again, but he just sat calmly and began licking its paw. Once I knew that it was no longer trouble, I turned away to go look for my friends.

Then the attacker called me back, using a name only someone very close to me would dare say.

"Nice job, Wisegirl."

I whirled around. The first thing I noticed was the beautiful sea-green eyes looking back at me with amusement.

"PERCY!" I screamed and jumped on top of him. He grunted. "Jeez, Annabeth! How many cookies have you eaten in the past hour?"

I glared at him.

"I was kidding." Smart move.

Finally, Percy managed to get me off of him. Then he rubbed his head across my jaw line affectionately. "I was looking for you," He murmured. "I couldn't find Thalia or Nico, though."

"Where could they have gone?"

"I don't know. I did find some footprints, but they led to some old farm cat." He snorted. "When I asked him if they seen two cats going by here, he had screamed 'You're one of them! YOU"RE ONE OF THEM!'."

I wanted to know more. "What did you do?"

Percy scrunched up his face. "Me? I just watched. Except…he fell off the fence he was sitting on. It would have pretty hilarious if you didn't hear the crack of bone."

I winced empathetically, thinking back to bad memories.

Percy must have seen my discomfort because he said, "Come, on. We have to go find Thalia and Nico." His eyes flashed mischievously. "Hopefully, they haven't turned into cats just yet. I still need to steal the hundred dollar bill in Thalia's pocket."

Then he raced off eagerly, me chasing after him.

Percy had a weird way with things. He was a son of Poseidon, sure, but sometimes he had the personality of a child of Hermes, courtesy of his time with the Hermes cabin. He wasn't as great as stealing as the Stoll Brothers, but he was still good.

As I ran after him, I realized that Percy was becoming distracted. He kept looking back at the forest, as if something was bothering him. Finally, he slowed down just enough for me to catch up with him.

"What?" I asked.

"Do you hear anything?"

I angled my head, so that I could listen better. "No."

"That's right" He took a deep breath. "Even in the Warriors books, they always describe a sound a bird or animal makes once in a while. It's been too quite for too long."

"It's only been five minutes."

"Exactly my point."

I looked at him like he had just gone crazy. Sadly, Percy didn't take any notice.

"Whatever." He said. "Just wait here, okay? I'll be right back."

"Okay."

With that, he disappeared into the thick woods.

I shouldn't have let Percy go. Who knew what could be in these woods? I mean, come on. They looked like normal woods, but…underneath…there's a strong sense of magic. Not the fairy enchantment. The kind of magic that seemed so…wild. The kind of magic that told you, you can trust me. Or can you? The kind of magic that Grover loved.

I guessing this is what Pan, the lost god of nature, stood for. And, I have to say it, it feels incredible, like…so much freedom.

Though, there was a dark side to it, too. An unsure side, something that made you feel small.

Anyways, the more I thought about it, the more my thoughts wondered to Percy.

Where could he be?

I started pacing, restless. After about half an hour, I decided to go look for him myself.

The sky was already getting dark when I went in. I didn't know exactly what to do, so I started wondering everywhere.

Finally, I came to a clearing, and I got the worst surprise of my entire life.

Blood.

Not just one drop of blood. About ten of them littered in a trail deeper into the forest. There were some splashes of blood, too.

Next were the footprints. There were three sets, two steady, but the trail in between them was a little messy, like the cat was also dragged away.

They were also splashed with blood. It seemed that two cats had injured a cat and dragged them somewhere.

I suddenly had a disturbing thought.

As I bent down to sniff the blood, my idea became correct.

Percy!

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