Mackenzie's POV

    Why was Crystal here? Did they really just see me having a flashback? Are they stalking me?
    "Here," Crystal spoke offering me a small cup of nectar. "This will help calm you down." I did as she told me and it immediately worked.
    I tried to act the confused against Crystal. "I'm sorry, who are you?" My mind was hoping the others would be fooled that I don't know Crystal
    Crystal raised a brow at me. "I seriously just gave my service to you whenever you're in trouble. You don't even know me. Great."
    I scowled at her. "Thanks for blowing my cover. I was trying to act like I don't know you."
    Harry surprised me with an answer. "Oh, Sea told us she met you during the four days of disappearance you had." Sea? She really overdid it with the nicknames. She probably even meant it to be 'C'.
    "Sea, ahem, told you what?" I choked on the nectar. Hermione explained what has happened when I was out.
    Crystal spoke in Greek. "I meant 'C' if you are thinking."
    "How did you read my mind?" I spoke in Greek and pondered over the fact that she read my mind.
I can also speak in your mind. Crystal's voice said in my head.
    I was surprised and decided to try it. Does this have anything to do with the birthdays?
I guess so.
    "Um, guys," Ron said waving his hand between us. It seems they have caught us staring at each other awkwardly. "It's like you guys are having a conversation through telepathy."
    I couldn't contain my laughter and laughed with Crystal. "That...is...so...weird." We said together.
    Hermione apologized. "I'm sorry. My boyfriend can be a little bit, um, annoying and weird." She straightened her look and faced me. "So, do you mind telling us about the open wound on your arm? How is it that possible?" I looked over at my arm which was slowly healing from the nectar.
    "She's had rough times, Hermione." Crystal said.
    Ginny looked amazed. "Wait, we never told you our names!"
    Crystal was a little surprised and backed away in fear. "Um, Mackenzie spoke of your battles. Um, to me."
Way to go, Kelps. I communicated through our thoughts. Now I'm gonna get into trouble for exposing them wizards.
    Crystal returned it with a very sarcastic thought. Shut it! I'm trying to save you from revealing your flashbacks. I know about your dad, Mackenzie.
    Without me noticing, a tear fell of my cheek.
How did you know? I was trying to be brave.
    Crystal thought for a moment. When you began to have the flashback, all of us girls have a tendency to experienced it. Which is why I'm here. Your slashes also appeared on my arms only. It seems you made a really strong connection to the dream enough to affect you in real life. It just so happens, I've been stalking you. How you feel. Et cetera.
    I realized she addressed the last sentence she said was out loud. "You didn't take Asclepius' medicine, did you?"
    I looked at her like she was a crazy woman. "Why would I? I feel fine."
    Crystal grabbed my arms tightly and looked at me dead in the eye. "Those were supposed to taken everynight. Uncle A said that somehow we're all connected." She said the last part in Greek. "Every nightmare is going to leave real wounds and it may affects all of us, so take your medicines right and come home on Fridays." She said CHB as home! I'm very happy they accept me. "Apparently you aren't affected by time zones."
    Somehow, my heart felt a pang of guilt that I've been hurting other people indirectly. My ignorance has caused the others pain and I just wanted to run away. So I did.
    I ran.
    And ran.
    And ran with the rest of them trailing behind me.
  You're a worthless person, Blueblood. A voice echoed in my mind. It clearly wasn't Crystal's voice. My real name. Blueblood. No one ever used that because my ancestors has had bad omen. You can't run from all this, Mackenzie. You can't run from fate.
    "NOOOO!!!" I screeched making all the birds fly away. "WHO ARE YOU!!!"
    Behind me, I could hear Harry shouting a question. "WHY IS SHE SCREAMING?"
    I was too distracted that I didn't realize there was a huge log in front of me that I tripped.
Can't find your feet, Blueblood? There it was again. I screamed in confusion barely noticing that the others were already surround me.
    Their mouths opened but I couldn't hear what they were saying. It was like they were muted. Crystal seemed to take notice that I couldn't hear any of them because her mouth was shut.
You have to resist the voice, Mackenzie. Crystal said in my mind. It is able to block your hearing.
    I tried to resist the voice and heard the sudden shouting voices of all of them. Their voices made me lose concentration and I couldn't hear them again.
Wait, why didn't you do what I said. Crystal sounded frustrated.
Tell them all to shut up. I retorted. I lost my concentration because once I heard them, their voices hit me like a truck full of elephants.
    Crystal went to work and gave a shout at them. As soon as their mouths closed, I tried again. "Finally, you guys were just blowing my eardrums."
    "We're sorry," they said together.
    Crystal held out her hand to help me up. I accepted and stood up. "It's alright. I'm used to being shouted at when I became a hunter." Man, I have got to keep my secrets secret.
    "Hunter?" Hermione asked in confusion.
You have big potential using your mouth. Crystal said in my mind. You might even blow my cover.
    I gave her a playful punch and a glare. "Shut up, C." Okay, maybe I should've said that to her in my mind. At least I used her said 'codename'.
    The wizards looked at me weirdly. "What?" I asked them innocently.
    Ginny looked at me with an open mouth. "You just told Sea to shut up even if she wasn't talking."
I'm gonna make them crazy. I said in Crystal's mind. Let's both say something at the same time. I think, 'We're both connected, Ginny Weasley, girlfriend of Harry Potter'.
Let's do it. Crystal replied. Though, I know how to freak them out more. Maria found another thing we can do. Change voices and complete each other's sentences.
    I'm starting to like her devious little mind, though, I have just one bit of a problem. I don't know how to do that.
I can do that. Ready?
Yeah.
On three, one, two...
    "We're both connected," we both simultaneously turn our heads to Ginny. "Ginny Weasley, girlfriend of Harry Potter."
Dude, we totally freaked them out. Crystal said in a laughing tone in my mind. Look at their faces.
    "What do you mean?" Hermione asked.
    We honestly didn't have to think the answer through and just rolled with our insticts. "We have telepathy." Crystal and I said once again together.
Ron fainted falling on his back as soon as we said telepathy. "I knew it." He muttered jolting up.
That's when Maria Reynon, daughter of Hades, decided to pay a visit with some very urgent news. Her body formed from shadows right in the middle of the circle we made.
Let us say she scared the guts out of all the wizards. "Where is Mackenzie?!" Maria demanded as she looked down at me. Once she saw me, her gaze softened then she hugged me with tears falling from her cheeks. "I thought you died."
What?