RosettaQueen guessed my name correctly!!! Well done and thank you for all the votes

Good job to all the others for good guesses (Heaps of Riley's) but my name is

Sarah

After our delicious feast, we decided to have a walk around the gardens before I went to visit Sally

"And then he got up and told me I wasn't doing a good enough job. I'm only 17! How am I supposed to know what to do when someone threatens the country"

"Well Mr D doesn't like you, we all know that"

Percy put a hand on his forehead "And he keeps calling me Peter Johnson. How hard is it to remember Percy Jackson?"

"And he calls me Anniebelle Face"

"And that shirt he wears under his suit jacket. Makes my eyes bleed"

"You know, I got a letter from dad and Malcolm"

He turned to face me "You did?"

"Yeah, they both said they were proud of me making such a big decision and blah blah blah. Dad said he'll most likely be another 2 weeks" Percy nodded "And he also threatened you"

Percy turned his head to me "Why?"

"He said that if you hurt me you" I tried to imitate my dad's voice "Won't see tomorrow"

Percy rubbed circles on the back of my hand "And why would I hurt you?"

I shrugged

"I won't" He promised

We continued walking in comfortable silence when the squeak of the front gate and the sound of wheels on the driveway caught our attention

Percy pointed over to a car that was pulling into the long driveway

"Wonder who that is"

I looked over at the car. It was one of the royals sleek black ones. Guest's from foreign countries and other people who visited the palace rode in these types of cars. I've been in one multiple times, mainly to go to the airport. They had comfy leather seats and a mini-fridge filled with all sorts of drinks

"Expecting anyone?"

He shook his head

"Did you have a meeting today?" I asked

He shook his head again "I asked Paul if he needed me today but he said to spend the whole day with you. Do you think their hiding something from me?"

I shrugged my shoulders "I don't know. Why did your mum want to see me before dinner?"

"Don't know"

We stared at the car until it got to the front gates. One door opened and a girl got out. The other opened and a man got out

I squinted my eyes and looked closer at them to see if I could recognise them

From a far distance away I could tell that the man had blonde hair, his build was familiar and he was wearing jeans and a grey long sleeve shirt. The women, who were now holding his hand, had her light brown hair down and a small white dress on. She too looked familiar

"Is that Malcolm?"

Percy squinted as well "It looks like him"

I turned to him "Why would my brother be here? Wouldn't he have called and told me he was coming?"

"I don't know. Nobody's told me anything"

I scrunched my eyebrows together. Too many questions and not enough answers

That definitely looked like Malcolm and his wife Mary from the back and a distance

But why would they be here? In his letter, Malcolm said he had some exciting news but how could that relate to Sally?

Seeing my concern Percy put an arm around me and rubbed my shoulder "Do you want to go in and see him?"

I bite my lip and shook my head "No, it's okay. I'll see him at dinner. I like spending time with you"

He didn't seem convinced but we continued walking around the gardens

Around 2 hours later and a quick pit stop at my room I was standing outside of Sally and Paul's study

I hadn't seen Malcolm again for the rest of the day and nobody had heard anything

What was suspicious was that when I made the pit stop at my room, the girls didn't seem excited to talk about my date. They just nodded and didn't make eye contact when I told them about everything that had happened. Justine didn't fess over the fall I took in the maze, Alicia didn't make a comment on the head bump and Hazel didn't die of excitement when I told her Percy had planned everything

I looked over at the guard guarding the door, his name tag read OFFICER CASTELLAN

"Luke?" I asked

He cracked a grin under his helmet "I was wondering how long it would take for you to notice me"

I engulfed him in a hug "I've missed you"

"It's only been a day since you last saw me"

I pulled back from the hug "I know but knowing your here makes it harder"

"Do you know why you're here?" He asked

I shook my head "I guessed this morning it was for a girl chat about Perce" Luke stiffened "But then I was out in the garden and I think I saw my brother and sister-in-law get out of the car"

Luke nodded thoughtfully "I haven't heard anything. You'll be alright"

And with a last squeeze on the shoulder, I opened the door handle

"-And then we will have to send out a press-" Sally cut her sentence short to Paul as she noticed me walking in

Their office was fit for a King and Queen

With two desks facing each other, crafted out of a dark rich wood and a large window, letting in the natural sunlight come in and the view of the gardens take your breath away. They had the most amazing collection of books on tall bookshelves. In the corners, there were couches for guest and lining the walls were several guards

"Hey" I greeted them

"Annabeth"

I turned around to find the voice of the whisper. My brother stood there, his wife Mary by his side. Malcolm looked just like he did when he was here for Christmas except for the small stubble on his chin. He had my, our mothers, grey eyes. His blond hair was left uncombed and he was wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt

Mary looked as beautiful as ever. Her hair was down and those brown eyes were full and bright. She had on a small white dress.

It wasn't until the sniffle that I realised they were both crying

"Malcolm? Mary? Why are you here?"

I quickly walked across the room to hug my crying brother

"Oh Annabeth"

I felt wet tears fall on top of my head

"Are you okay? What happened?"

"Dear?" Sally asked me. I pulled away from Malcolm and turned around

"What's happened, Sally?"

Paul came over and put an arm around my shoulder as he guided me over to his desk he started to explain "We got a phone call today. It held some bad news"

Sally brought over a tissue box. What were they not telling me? "It seems that when your parents" I cringed at the word. You mean my dad and step-mum? "And your brothers were driving back from a museum they were hit"

Have you ever been on a carnival ride that drops you from a number of stories, and you feel like your stomach's 'left your body'? Imagine that dropping from the 600th floor of the Empire State Building

"W-What?" I gasped. My eyes started to fill up with tears

"They were going through a green light when a car smashed into them. Helen had a concussion and a broken ankle. Fredrick only a broken arm and a broken rib" Even though their injuries weren't that bad, my family's just been in a car accident "But Bobby and Mathew are a different story. Bobby's broken his leg, ankle and his collarbone plus 2 broken ribs Mathew took most of it, 3 broken ribs, a bad knock on the head and internal bleeding. They've put him into a coma"

The floor to started to sway under my feet as I tried to find a seat to sit in

And the last words I heard before I fainted were "Can someone please get Percy?"

I wasn't how sure how long I had been out but I had been moved. I opened my eyes and saw the comforting site of my old bedroom, the one I had slept in for 17 years.

The sunset was streaming in through the window and Percy sat next to me reading some documents

"Seaweed Brain?" My voice cracked

He looked up from the papers and quickly rushed over to give me a hug "Thank the gods your awake. I was getting worried. How are you feeling? Mum told me everything"

The news of what happened to my family came crashing back down

I choked out a sob as big fat tears rolled down my cheeks

Percy stayed in the hug rubbing my back

He didn't say much but his presence was enough

After a good 15 minutes of crying, I had stopped and caught my breath again

"How long was I out?" I asked

"Only an hour, but the doctor said you'd be out for 30 minutes"

I nodded and rested my head against the bed head. Percy climbed over and got under the sheets with me (*wiggles the eyebrows* wink wink nudge nudge) I rested my head on his shoulder "Any more news?"

"Helen and your dad are alright. Bobby's getting there but they're all more emotionally hurt with Matthew. They want to keep him in the coma so the body can start to re-heal itself, but he'll have help from the doctors"

I nodded weakly and closed my eyes

After a few peaceful minutes of hearing Percy's steady pulse, I heard my door open and closed

I opened my eyes and looked over

Mary was walking in with a tray, coming with a delicious smell

"Glad your awake Annabeth" I loved Mary's voice. She's from where people in the olden times called England. She had an elegant accent to match her elegant body movements

I smiled "Hey Mary"

She walked over and sat on the bed. Putting the tray next to her "I brought you some soup"

"Thanks"

She gave me the bowl and I sat up a bit straighter, carefully moving the spoon into my mouth

The delicious warm liquid trickled down my throat making me feel just a tinny bit better

"I'll go and check with mum. If you need me Annabeth just call" Percy left quietly closing the door behind him

"How are you feeling?" Mary asked

"Like I've fallen off of Olympus. How long did you know?"

She picked up a cup of tea from the tray "Malcolm got the call this morning. We got the plane here as quickly as we could. After they've healed enough their coming straight back here. Plus we haven't seen our sister in ages"

I took another spoon full of my soup. I'm glad Sally waited until after my date to tell me. I don't think I could have waited another day for a date

"How's Malcolm holding up?"

She shrugged her shoulders "He's been hit hard, but it could have been so much worse. Sally thinks it may have been a planned attack"

I nearly choked on a mouthful of soup. I took the napkin off of the tray and wiped my mouth "What does she mean by a planned attack?"

"Exactly that. She thinks someone didn't lose control of their car but purposely drove full speed. Maybe they were trying to kill Fredrick, I'm not sure"

"Rebels" I whispered

She nodded her head glumly and took another sip of tea

Out of all the people my brother had dated, Mary was the best one. When we first meet I was around 14, and I had just gotten you know what

I was grumpy, tired and annoyed at the world, including that little fly that buzzed around my room, distracting me from my blueprints that needed my full concentration.

Mary had come for lunch here and I left early, not wanting to deal with anyone. But she came up to my room anyway and killed that stupid fly. She looked at my blueprints and suggested some things that I hadn't noticed before

Her dad was an architect back in her home country, Old England, and she had picked up a few things. After some time planning with her I had calmed down from my grumpy stage and we went on a tour of the palace. She was quite funny, young and kind. From then on we've kind of hit it off

There was a small knock on the door and Paul stuck his head in "I've just got your father on the phone Annabeth, do you want to talk?"

I nodded my head eagerly wanting to hear his voice and have him assure that everyone was going to be okay

"Okay Fredrick" Paul talked into the phone as he walked across to me "I'm going to put Annabeth on"

He leant across and gave me the phone

"Dad" I whispered

"Hiya Kiddo"

Just hearing his voice and my nickname

made me relax, he did sound tired and stained though

Even though I'm turning 18 in a few months he still cause me kiddo, and even though I always tell him to stop, I secretly love it

"Oh, Dad! What the Hades happened? How are you? Where's Bobby? How's Matthew?"

I heard him laugh on the other side "Slow down kiddo. I'm getting there, they've put a cast on my arm but my ribs hurt. They'll heal naturally. Helen's ankle has a cast too" I may have rolled my eyes. I don't particularly care if she's got a cast on or not. I want to know about the people I'm related too "And her concussions slowly going away. Bobby, well he had worse injuries. All his broken bits and pieces have been attended to and his ribs will heal eventually. As for Matthew, he got the worst bit of it" Dads voice cracked and he took a shaky breath in. I bit my lip to stop it from trembling and escaping another sob. "His ribs will heal as well but they've put him in a coma. They thought it would be best for a young boy to just rest whilst the body heals itself"

Tears started to leak down my face again "When will you be home?"

I heard him sigh and wince "Probably a week kiddo"

I sighed "Okay"

I heard some rustling on the other end "Helens just come back with dinner. I have to go kiddo but we'll see each other soon. I'll keep you all updated on Matthew. I love you kiddo"

"Love you too Dad. Tell Bobby I love him"

"Will do. Bye"

"Bye"

The phone went silent as he hung up

"How is he?" Mary asked

"Dad? He's all good, so is Helen and Bobby. They'll heal eventually. Matthews still in a coma and they won't be back for another week"

She nodded her head "I think I should get back to Malcolm. Tell him the news. If you need a hug I'm just down the hall"

She came and gave me a comforting hug, picked up the tray and left

I looked over at the window. If Dad said it was dinner where he was then it must be later here. Outside it was almost pitch black, apart from the twinkling stars and the bright half moon

I pulled the covers off myself and walked over to the door. Quietly I snuck back down to my room for The Selection

Justine, Alicia and Hazel were all waiting there for me

"Annie" Hazel came over and gave me a hug, Alicia and Justine following "How are you feeling?"

"Like hellhound poop"

Hazel laughed quietly and walked me over to the bathroom

They ran a relaxing bath for me. Whilst I was soaking I let the events of the day sink in

It's started off great with a fun date with Percy. Then it went downhill

My family was in a car crash and the Queen thinks it was planned

Why would Rebels want my father? A way to get to me? A way to get to Percy? A way to get to the government?

They could have killed 3, alright 4, members of my family!

Whatever happened to the driver? Were they killed or did they get away?

With depressing thoughts floating around in my head I dried myself and the girls helped me into my pj's

"Do you want one of us to stay?" Justine asked

"Yes please"

They quickly talked among themselves and Hazel started to make herself comfortable on the couch

"Hazelnut, come sleep on the bed"

With small hesitation, she climbed in under the sheets and snuggled close to me

"Everything will work out Annabeth. They'll be alright, and you'll be alright"

Who knew that one the best days would end up being one of the worst?

So kinda long authors notes below. Important stuff underlined

I was tagged so 12 facts about me. Hooray!

1) My calendar just changed from He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named (Voldemort) to Professor Slughorn

2) I love fictional boys (How are we ever going to get a guy if we have high expectations?)

3) I've read 15 books this year

4) I have an Algebra test tomorrow. Help me

5) I once saw a seagull eat a pigeon

6) I have 2-3 cuppas a day (Aussie slang for cup of tea)

7) I changed my Siri voice to a British Male, instead of an Australian Female

8) I'm from Cabin 14, Iris. Minor god and proud

9) Last time I cried was watching the movie Lion

10) Last photo I saved from Pinterest

11) I've just discovered how hard doing a tag is

12) My fav colour I green, sea green and grey I think

And now the next victims. I'm sorry
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Now I may have to have a break from writing!

In four weeks I have two weeks of my college production, then a week of exams then a week of camp...
Busy
So I don't think I'll be updating for a month during that time but I'm sure you'll all understand

It's not yet decided. Just a thought (that will probs happen)

I will let you know so don't worry!!!!

Thanks guys for all the amazing support

Love you all heaps and tell me what you think of this chapter!

Plot twist much?

I was having trouble moving the date forward so I thought of this after driving home from the city

I was in a bad mood because I was just at the footy and we got smashed (I screamed so much! Just kick the bl**dy thing through the posts!!!!) so I though I'd make you suffer with me

Mwhahaha

#sorrynotsorry

-Squirrel