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Percy arrived at the grill and got out of her jeep. Elena had texted her, informing her that Klaus was no longer possessing Alaric. Then, Alaric texted her about Damon feeding Elena his blood.

The text chain brought her here to meet with Damon and Alaric.

The demigod was so lost in her thoughts that she failed to notice the person in front of her. Percy walked right into the curly haired man who was trying to walk the opposite direction. The raven haired beauty struggled to get out of her thoughts as she apologized while laughing. "Sorry, I wasn't paying attention." She looked up at the guy in front of her. He had blonde hair and he was a few inches taller than her. "No problem, love. I was a bit distracted, myself."

Percy felt a little distracted now too. He had a British accent and curly hair? Dam.

"You're British? That's so cool."

The man smirked. "Yes."

The demigod's eyes lit up. She loved accents.

"Can you say strawberry?" She asked with an adorable smile, making it impossible for him to say no.

The blonde looked at her with amusement. "Strawberry."

Percy grinned. She wanted to hear more words with his accent. "Dinosaur."

He chuckled and she could see his dimples. He repeated the word, his accent shining through, "Dinosaur."

The demigod giggled. Percy Jackson giggled.

She could sense that he wasn't entirely human. But he hadn't tried to kill her yet, so that was promising.

"I'm Percy, by the way," the demigod introduced herself. A small smile spread on the man's face as he gently took her hand and kissed the back of it. Percy was slightly shocked at the action. "Nik. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Percy chuckled, "Wow. That was the fanciest introduction I've ever received."

"I aim to please," Nik said with a smirk.

"Well, thank you. I was having a bit of a bad day but your accent fixed all my problems." Percy said with a grin.

Nik didn't even realize he was smiling back. She made him genuinely smile without even trying.

The daughter of Poseidon's phone beeped as she received a text. Her phone was modified by Leo so it was monster proof and the words were in Greek. Percy saw it was a text from Damon asking where she was.

She looked back up at the British guy in front of her. "I have to go, but it was really nice meeting you." Nik noticed that she sounded genuinely happy to have met him.

"I hope to see you again." He replied.

The demigod started walking backwards to the grill. "Me too," Percy said with one last grin and turned on her heel to enter the restaurant.

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She found Damon and Alaric sitting at the bar. "Hi!" Percy chirped.

Damon's face was hardened. "You seem happy."

The demigod shrugged.

The Salvatore kept his gaze looking forward, not focusing on anything in particular. "I screwed up."

Alaric looked at his friend, "Yeah. Yeah, you did."

Damon sighed and looked down. He looked at Percy. "So what happened with you? It would be nice to hear some good news."

The demigod could tell the Salvatore felt guilty for what he did to Elena.

"I just met a cute guy, that's all." She tried to dismiss the topic, knowing they had more important things to worry about.

Before they could continue talking, a familiar voice interrupted from behind them. "Gentlemen? Why so glum?"

Percy turned to see the same guy she bumped into a few moments ago.

Damon groaned, "Ugh, Klaus, I presume."

Percy cursed, "Schist."

The man's gaze turned to the her, "Hello, love. Miss me?"

"Psh, no." The demigod responded.

Klaus smirked and sent her a wink, before looking at Alaric. "Thanks for the loaner mate."

The hybrid brought his gaze back to the demigod. Damon stood up in front of Percy in a protective manner. "Any reason you stopped by to say hi?"

Klaus seemed slightly annoyed that the Salvatore blocked his view of the sea green eyed girl. "Well, Percy here, said she wanted to see me again."

Damon furrowed his brows. Glancing back at the demigod, he asked, "What is he talking about?"

"He may or may not have been the guy I bumped into outside." The raven haired beauty said.

Damon looked disappointed, "Really Jackson?"

"What do you expect? He has dimples!"

The vampire rolled his eyes.

"Wait, Jackson? Your full name is Percy Jackson?" The hybrid asked, his eyes widening.

Percy raised an eyebrow slightly. "Yeah. You've heard of me?"

"The famous Hero of Olympus. It's impossible not to have heard about you, love."

The hybrid couldn't believe he hadn't realized it sooner.

Damon looked more confused, "You're famous?"

The Scooby Doo gang didn't really know who she was. They simply knew she wasn't human but didn't pressure her to talk about it.

Percy shrugged, "Meh."

A waiter came over with a burger and fries. "Here you go." He placed the food down in front of Damon and left.

The Salvatore slid it to Percy. "Enjoy."

The demigod looked up at him happily, "You ordered me food? You're amazing."

Alaric piped up, "Actually, I ordered it."

"You are officially my favorite teacher," Percy told him as she pointed at him.

Alaric mood brightened a bit at her words. But he thought more about her statement, "I wasn't before?"

Percy sent a small tight lipped smile. Then, she proceeded to stuff her face with fries.

Klaus watched her in amusement. He began speaking again.

"I'm told you and your brother fancy my doppelgänger. Just thought I'd remind you to not do anything you'll regret."

Too late.

"Ha." Damon replied. "Thanks for your advice. I don't suppose I could talk you into a postponement, by any chance. Huh?"

The cute British guy looked at him in disbelief. "You are kidding."

He looked at the demigod, "He is kidding, right?"

Percy shook her head. "Nah, not really."

"I mean, come on. What's one month in the whole grand scheme of things?" Damon continued in a poor effort to convince the hybrid.

Klaus responded, "Let me be clear. I have my vampire. I have my werewolf. I have everything I need. The ritual will happen tonight. So, if you want to live to see tomorrow, don't screw it up."

The blonde brought his attention back to the girl with green eyes. "It was truly wonderful meeting you, love."

Percy, being the mature person she is, stuck her tongue out at the man. Klaus simply grinned at her, before leaving.

Damon slumped back in his stool. "That was fun."

"Totally," the demigod said.

Alaric looked at the blue eyed vampire, "You're gonna screw it up, aren't you?"

"Yeah he is," Percy said with a grin.

Damon responded, "You think if I took his werewolf out of the equation, she might get over the fact that I tried to turn her into a vampire?"

"I think it won't matter, because you'll be dead."

Damon retorted, "But without the werewolf, he can't perform the ritual tonight. Which means I would have bought her another month before the next full moon."

"But you'll still be dead," Alaric pointed out.

Damon looked at his two friends. "Are you gonna help me or what?"

"I was born ready," the demigod claimed.

Alaric looked between the two, knowing his answer would be the same. "What do you want me to do?"

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