Original at Goode High [Vampire Diaries/Percy Jackson Crossover]

Chapter 16: Keep Your Enemies Closer

Chapter XVI

Disclaimer: I only own the mortals and plot. All of the other characters and stories belong to Rick and the CW.

"Wow. Even after finding out about Roman, Greek, Egyptian and Norse gods, the existence of vampires is still shocking," Frank admitted. He took a bite out of his fish taco and continued. "I mean, to a certain extent all the ancient gods make sense, but vampires are an urban legend, not a religion."

Nico frowned. "The legend had to come from somewhere, though. Kind of like how the Greek myths come from actual events that people now think are made up."

"Should we call camp?" Hazel interjected. "The information we learned about James is important."

Annabeth shook her head. "No. Have Reyna come here, so we can tell her, but don't tell anyone else."

"Annabeth, you don't really believe what Mr. Gilbert said. We're half bloods! Our lives are in danger no matter what. Telling Mr. D. and Chiron about vampires won't magically put them on some supernatural hit list," Thalia scoffed. She was miffed that Mr. Gilbert wouldn't tell them more about vampires. He claimed he was withholding information for the sake of their safety, but she didn't want or need his protection.

"That's not why I don't want to tell them," Annabeth insisted. "You guys all saw the vampire's skin when it died. It looked exactly like Elijah's when he had that dagger in his chest." She lowered her voice and leaned into her friends. "Plus, Elijah knew Mr. Gilbert."

"True, but what does the two of them knowing one another have to do with anything?" Percy pondered.

Nico picked at his meal. "It matters because of what they said to each other," he answered. "I think Elijah was asking Mr. Gilbert if he was still a Hunter when he asked about old habits. They seemed to be threatening each other. Like two wolves circling one another before they fight."

Thalia shook her head. "If there is something more to Elijah, we can't just keep Chiron in the dark. We have to tell him and Mr. D."

Annabeth shrugged. "I want to wait until we know more. We don't have enough information to accuse him of anything."

"How are we supposed to get this information?" Frank asked. "It's not like we can just go to the library and pick up a book about vampires." He sighed and shook his head.

Annabeth smiled slyly. "Sure, we don't know anything about vampires, but Mr. Gilbert does. We have art tomorrow. Let's confront him, try to find out more." She hated not knowing things, and she hated that she couldn't just go to the library and read about vampires. Vampires were supposed to be myth. There were no reliable sources on them. No resource except for Mr. Gilbert, who had made it pretty clear, that he did not want to tell them anything.

The rest of the demigods agreed with a mixture of nods and murmurs.

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"Good morning, Percy, Annabeth," Rebekah greeted the blonde. The original leaned against her locker and watched Percy and Annabeth unpack their books.

Percy opened his mouth wide and yawned in greeting. "Morning." He yawned again and stretched.

Annabeth slammed her locker shut. "We're going to go to the library to kill some time before school starts. See you later, Rebekah." She and Percy then began to make their way towards the library.

Rebekah lazily waved at the couple's retreating backs. "Bye," she called and then turned to finish unpacking her rucksack. She had just finished dealing with her books when her phone buzzed with a text message from Klaus.