A/N:
Well I'd like to start off by warning you guys that for some reason Fanfiction isn't letting me use pharagraphs in my stories. So the format of my stories will be a little different. So sorry about that.
Second, I'm not very good at 3rd-person POV, so let's see how this goes. I've only made like 2 stories in 3rd-person, not so sure if they were good. Again just a heads up!
Third, this story will involve many OCs (which is why I'm doing this in a 3rd-person POV. It's a good way to try and describe them since they'll be new), but I will also write in the POV's of some of the main characters from the first series; Percy, Annabeth, ect. I love them too much to not include them! However, I will mostly be focusing on two OC characters, Eirene (which actually means "Daughter of Poseidon") Waters and Adrian (which means "Dark One" You could only guess who his godly parent is.) Deadens, who are both cousins... You know what? Read the story to learn more about the two and the others!
Fourth, I wanted to explain a small puzzle game I'm going to post in the beginning of every chapter. Basically what I'm going to do is post song lyrics (that hopefully will somewhat match with the chapter) and whoever knows the song title and singer/band will make a review with the answer. Whoever is the first to get it right will get a shoutout from me in my next chapter! I just think it might be a little fun. If no one gets it when I post the next chapter, then I'll give you guys the answer.
Back to the story; it takes place around the same time as Percy's life. Percy was born in August and Eirene was born one month afterwards. Also, as a heads up to everyone: I have not read The Heroes of Olympus yet. My best friend wanted to read the series with me, but right now we are reading /The Kane Chronicles/. After that we're going to read HoO. However, I do know little things here and there about HoO. Still, when I get further into the chapters it may get a little different than the way /The Lost Hero/ starts. I guess we'll see how it goes when I get there!
So! I've been having this idea for a long time. I never thought about writing it though because I just play with Eirene and Adrian in a Percy Jackson forum I'm in. (I'll give you guys the link below if you're interested in joining) However, after playing with a bunch of fun people and their own OCs, I got some new ideas and I just figured I'd write this and share it with everyone. I hope you guys enjoy it! Please leave a review, letting me know what you guys think!
And I'm very sorry for the long A/N. Trust me, my other chapters' A/N's will be a lot shorter!
Thanks again and enjoy!
~Daisy
And all those conversations
Are the secrets that I keep
Though it makes no sense to me
That was kinda breif, especially for the first song. But let's see who could guess it first!
Family Secret
"Shush Adrian! I can't hear them!" Eirene whispered, shoving Adrian away from her. Eirene had woken up to the sound of her mom and Aunt Valerie talking quietly. She got out of her hotel bed, careful not to wake Adrian who was sleeping on the bed next to hers. But of course, Adrian heard her. Eirene could swear that he knew exactly when, where, and what she was doing all the time. She stuck her head out from the side of the bedroom wall-just enough to catch a small glimpse of her mom and Aunt Valerie-and Adrian kept trying to shove in to look.
"Who are they talking to?" Adrian asked curiously. All he was able to see before Eirene shoved him back were two tall guys, and he could faintly hear them talking. "Eirene," Adrian complained, trying to push her so he could look. "Let me see! I'm the older one... I'll understand more than you." Adrian was nine years old and Eirene was only seven, which made the older boy believe he was smarter.
Eirene rolled her eyes. Adrian could be so annoying sometimes. Eirene bent down on her hands and knees so Adrian could stay standing behind her. He was right about being older, but he was wrong about being smarter. Since Eirene was only seven, that made her shorter than a nine year old boy. It only made sense if she were the one to be on the floor.
Now that both Eirene and Adrian were able to watch their moms without any argument, they could see there were two men standing in front of the creamy white sofa while their moms were sitting down. The only lighting in the room was a small lamp that sat on the coffee table between both of their moms, so it was a little hard to see the men's' faces. However, it was bright enough to see what they had on and... They were strange outfits to be wearing in Montana, in the dead of winter. One man was wearing a hawaiian shirt with blue flowers printed all over it, blue beach shorts, and sandals. The other man, well it wasn't as weird of an outfit than the other. This man wore a plain black shirt, black pants, and black dress shoes. Eirene thought that the man might be goth or something. Who could wear that much black? Adrian wore dark clothes, but never that much dark color clothes all at once. The other man Eirene thought was crazy. It was freezing cold, and even in her fuzzy pajamas and a big puffy robe on top of it, she still felt cold. And that's all he had on? Adrian, on the other hand, didn't pay any attention to what they were wearing. He was busy trying to listen to what the conversation was about. They were talking in such a hushed voice that it was difficult to get everything they were saying.
"It's just not safe," the man in the beach clothes insisted. "They need to go there. It's the best shot they have."
"Either you take them or they're dead." The man in black seemed really irritated by the tone in his voice. Eirene and Adrian leaned inward to try and hear clearer.
Selena shook her head. "We can't just leave them-"
"-At a camp that we can't even go in. How will we know they'll be safe?" Valerie cut in. She wasn't going to trust some camp filled with a bunch of kids.
"Camp?" Eirene whispered confused. "I don't like-" Eirene started to complain, but Adrian kicked her to keep her quiet. Eirene looked up at Adrian and gave him a dirty look. She'd get him back for that later.
Adrian didn't even bother to look at Eirene. He knew that she was giving him a mean look. They were trying to hear what the conversation was about and Eirene started to complain about a camp? Unlike her, Adrian didn't care about camp; he just wanted to know what was so dangerous that they'd have to go to a camp or else they'd die. How was camp a safe place?
"You know it's the only option you two have," the beach man said in a soft voice. He placed his hand gently on Selena's shoulder.
Selena looked up at him for a moment then sighed, looking down to the lamp. Eirene squinted her eyes and saw that her mom's eyes were full of tears. They looked like that one time when Eirene had wondered off in the store. Eirene had gone to the pool aisle that was on the other end of the store. When Eirene saw her mom run up to her, her eyes were full of tears and she started to scold her. Eirene wondered why she had gotten so upset about her wondering off. It's not like she was outside walking around. Eirene was curious what her mom was so scared of now.
"No," Valerie decided and stood up. "We've managed to protect them all these years. I'm sure we could keep them safe for the next ten years."
"You call this a life? Moving from place to place, hotel from hotel, always looking over your shoulder, flinching at the smallest sound?" the man in black argued. He gestured over to Eirene and Adrian's room. We're dead, Eirene and Adrian thought. Their moms hated when they eavesdropped. Eirene and Adrian we're going to run back to their beds, but the man continued, not noticing them. "Trust us. The camp will be safer. And they haven't started yet, but once they do..."
"It'll be almost impossible to keep them hidden," the other man finished. Selena moved the his hand off of her and stood up next to her sister, folding her arms.
"Well when the time comes we'll be sure to be extra careful." Selena concluded. Selena wasn't going to give in. She wasn't going to leave her daughter and nephew at a camp that was going to train them to fight. Valerie was right; if they could take care of their kids all those years, then they could do longer.
"They are part of us. That makes them a target. The Great Prophecy..." the beach man trailed off. He looked over to the man in black, like he was unsure whether to continue or stay silent. The man in black waved his hand dismissively. The beach man cleared his throat, looking back to the women. "It's not meant for them, but for my son. However, that will not stop anyone from trying to hurt these two. They won't take their chances. And once their-"
The beach man stopped talking when the man in black place his hand on his shoulder. At first, the man looked at him confused. Then, the man in black nodded towards Eirene and Adrian. Adrian looked down at Eirene, who was looking up at him. They both knew what that meant. They looked back to the others and saw that the two men were looking straight at them. Eirene started to crawl back slowly and quietly, as Adrian walked backwards into their room.
"What is it?" Valerie asked noticing that the men were looking towards the kids room. She looked back, but didn't see anything. "The children are asleep," she assured them.
"I'm sure they are..." Eirene and Adrian heard the man in black say as they ran to their beds.
Eirene lifted her big, soft, cotton, bright blue blanket up and slipped under it. She had a queen sized bed this time. Usually, in other hotels that they went to, she'd have to either share the bed with Adrian or have a small bed. Again, Eirene was small so it didn't matter much. Eirene would sometimes make fun of Adrian because if the bed was too small, his feet would be sticking out, so he'd just end up sleeping on the floor. A perk to being a little kid was no floor sleeping. Now having her own queen bed and Adrian with a king sized bed, Eirene felt like a queen.
Once Eirene was laying down, she glanced over to Adrian side. The room was pretty dark, but she could see him covering himself with his hunter green blanket through the moonlight that was shining in through the window near his bed. Since he was in bed already, Eirene closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Adrian thought that since he was the oldest, and a boy, that he should be near the window. Just in case someone tried to come in; he'd kick their butts. Being the only male in the family, Adrian knew that he had to protect his mom, his aunt Selena, and Eirene. It was his job to keep his family safe. Especially since his dad, nor Eirene's dad, cared about them. It was fine with him. He didn't need them anyways. They were doing great without them.
Adrian faced the the door, closing his eyes a little. He was pretty sure no one would come in, but he could never be too sure. Few seconds later, Adrian saw the man in black walk into the room. Even with the moonlight slightly illuminating the room, the man looked like a shadow. Adrian watched him as he walked over to Eirene's bed. Eirene was lost within the blanket and the bed. She was small, and that bed was made for an adult. The man in black put his hand on Eirene's head and then looked over to Adrian. Adrian thought that he thought Eirene was asleep. For some reason, Adrian didn't feel threatened by the man. Maybe it was because his mom and Aunt Selena were talking to him, so they obviously trusted him. But Adrian couldn't shake the weird feeling about the man in black.
Adrian groaned and stretched to turn on his other side so that he was facing the window. It was kinda creepy- a complete stranger staring at you in your sleep, even though he wasn't. Adrian could hear footsteps getting closer to his bed, and he had to fight the urge to open his eyes. Who was this man? Who was that other man that looked like he was ready to go to a beach party? Adrian didn't get cold that easy, but here he had to wear warm pajamas and a sweater. There was no way he was going to wear a robe like Eirene. He didn't care if it were in green. He would never wear a robe.
Adrian heard the footsteps started getting closer and closer till they came to a stop, right next to him. For a moment, nothing happened. Adrian almost thought that maybe the man had walked out already, but Adrian couldn't shake off the feeling that he was being stared at. Adrian felt a hand on his forehead, and then everything went black.
The Next Morning
"Come on sweetheart," Selena announced as she walked into the room. She was surprised to see Adrian still sleeping. "It's already eight in the morning. Your mom and Eirene are going to be back any minute with breakfast." It was strange that Adrian was still sleeping at this hour. He had fallen asleep early the night before and he always woke up around seven. Eirene seemed to be out of it today, too. Eirene woke up at seven, but when she walked into the living room that morning, she looked tired. Almost as if she had to force herself up. Selena just shook the thought out of her mind. It was probably just them being lazy.
Adrian opened his eyes slowly, feeling confused and lost. He sat up, looked around the room. He didn't remember falling asleep last night. Did he dream the entire thing? The conversation, the two strange men, the man in black being in their room. Adrian looked at his Aunt Selena, and she looked normal. She had her usual sea blue coat on, her wavy golden brown hair in front of her shoulders, and her sneakers. No matter where they went, for some reason, his aunt and mom always had sneakers on. Almost as if they were prepared to run. He saw the way they always looked around cautiously, and Adrian knew something was up. When Adrian would ask what was wrong, they both would say "nothing". Adrian knew better. He wasn't a five year old anymore.
A strange occurrence he noticed was that they actually did run, at the most random of moments. They'd be walking through town or the park, and then suddenly, they'd grab onto his and Eirene's hand and run. Though, Adrian never saw anyone chasing them. After asking for the hundredth time, Adrian just gave up on asking. But it never stopped him from making up his own theories.
"Come on sleepy head," Selena walked over to Adrian and messed with his hair. Adrian usually had his hair spiked up, and he hated it when someone played with it, but since he just woke up, Selena figured she'd take advantage.
"Aunt Selena..." Adrian complained, moving her hand away from his hair.
Selena smiled at him. "Come on, you baby, go get ready."
Adrian made a pouty face. "I'm not a baby," he mumbled as he slid out of bed.
The boy headed for the bathroom, but looked back to his aunt. "Aunt Selena?"
"Yes, Adrian?" Selena said, staying focus on fixing the bed.
Adrian hesitated. What could he say? Hey, Aunt Selena. Who were those two guys you were talking to last night? Or Hey, Aunt Selena. Why was the guy wearing a beach outfit in the freezing cold?
"Good morning."
He decided he'd talk with Eirene before he asked anything. He didn't want to sound crazy if it really was all a dream.
Eirene held a plate full of pancakes while her Aunt Valerie held a tray with their orange juice and hash browns, and of course, Adrian's bacon. Eirene just couldn't understand why he like the nasty stuff. It was all red and greasy. Unlike Adrian, Eirene didn't eat meat. The closest thing to meat that she ate was fish, and not just any fish. It has to be raw and in sushi form. Adrian always complained that she was so picky, but Eirene didn't care.
Eirene had woken up that morning feeling slow. Usually when she woke up, she'd feel so energetic and ready for the new day. Eirene always thought that every day would be better than the last. No matter what happen during the day, Eirene always tried to look on the bright side of things.
However, when she woke up, something was bothering her. Her mind kept going back to the night before. She was so curious about the two men that were in their hotel room. They were talking about a camp, and it wasn't safe for them here. What were they talking about? Were they talking about her and Adrian? Eirene looked at her Aunt Valerie, and she was acting as if nothing happened.
"Aunt Valerie?" Eirene looked up at her. She wrinkled her nose at what she saw. "Eww..." She was going to ask about the men, but then saw her aunt's hair in the orange juice.
"Oh, great." Valerie scrunched her nose. "I just took a shower today. Now," Valerie pulled her hair out of the juice, "my hair's going to be sticky." She would have to wash it off when she got back to their room.
Something Eirene found strange was how she could have her Aunt Valerie's hair color. They both had dark brown hair, and in certain lighting, it could be mistaken for black. The difference was that Eirene's hair was wavy like her mom's, but Eirene did have faint golden brown highlights that were only visible in natural lighting (like sun or moonlight). Her Aunt Valerie had straight hair with no highlights. Adrian, on the other hand, had a lighter color of brown like her mom. Though, Eirene did have sea green eyes, and she had no clue where that came from. Her mom and Aunt Valerie both had brown eyes. Adrian had blue eyes! Where did the color come from? Eirene figure it must've came from her dad's side. Eirene had never met her dad, nor had Adrian, but the eye color had to come from them.
It didn't matter, though, since Eirene didn't want to see her dad. He left her mom when she was pregnant, and Eirene hated him for that.
"Anyways... Aunt Valerie, could I ask you something?" Eirene continued.
"Yes what is it?" Valerie asked curiously.
Of course Valerie noticed that something was up with Eirene and Adrian. It really wasn't like Adrian to stay in bed at that time of day. Usually her, Eirene, and Adrian would go downstairs to the breakfast lounge and bring some food to their room while Selena cleaned up the room. The two of them would switch this routine every new place they went to, which was often. This time it was Valerie's turn. Valerie was hoping that Eirene was going to tell her what was wrong.
"Who were those two guys that were in our room last night?" One thing about Eirene was that she didn't hold anything in. She was curious about the two men, so she was going to ask about them. Adrian told her that she shouldn't do that. At least, not all the time, but Eirene didn't like to lie or trick people. She hated it when they did that to her, so she wasn't going to do the same to them.
Eirene wasn't saying that Adrian lied and tricked people, but he was a little different than her. Adrian hid things from people. If he didn't want to answer someone, then he'd either lie or ignore them completely. Though, Eirene had yet to see her cousin tricking anyone.
Valerie wasn't expecting the question from her niece. She looked down to Eirene, giving her a confused look. "What guys Eirene? There wasn't anyone in our room last night. Your mommy and me were talking in the living room, but we were alone," Valerie told her honestly.
"No, Adrian and I saw two guys talking with you and Mommy. You guys were talking about a camp where 'they' will be safe. Are Adrian and me going to camp? And why are we not safe here?" Eirene questioned.
Valerie shook her head as she opened the door to their room. "I honestly don't know what you're talking about Eirene. Maybe you were having a dream," she suggested.
So he was right. The kids were awake while they were talking. Now Valerie and Selena had to be more careful. It was easy to convince the kids that nothing was wrong, but they were getting older, and pretty soon they wouldn't fall for the lies. Valerie sometimes thought about why they were hiding who they were from the kids. It made no sense to her to have to lie about it. She thought that the kids should know about it. All of it. But then Valerie would come to her senses; it was safer if they didn't know.
Eirene looked around the room, expecting to see the two men standing there, but just saw Adrian sitting down on the sofa putting on his shoes. Eirene wondered how long he'd been awake. He was already dressed in a black hoodie sweater, dark blue jeans and his hair spiked up. Eirene had to be honest; she preferred Adrian in spiked up hair. It made him look better than with it loose.
"I guess so..." Eirene muttered. She knew it wasn't a dream. Adrian saw the men, too, and her side still hurt from when Adrian had kicked her. Eirene might've been small, but she wasn't as gullible as she used to be. She did know that she wasn't going to get an answer from her aunt nor her mom. Eirene hated secrets.
"Morning sweetheart. Have a good sleep?" Valerie said as she put the tray down on the coffee table in front of Adrian.
"I guess." Adrian wasn't very sure how he felt. He didn't feel tired, but he didn't feel fully awake either. Adrian looked at Eirene, and that's when he knew the night before wasn't a dream. Eirene had that same pouty face she always had when someone wouldn't tell her what she wanted to know or if she didn't get what she wanted.
Adrian and Eirene both locked eyes. There were moments where they could read each other's minds to know exactly what they were thinking and feeling. They both thought it was kinda weird, especially since Eirene and Adrian weren't twins. They were just cousins. Yet, they knew each other so well. More than their own moms. Of course, Eirene and Adrian kept this a secret. Yes, Eirene did hate secrets, but she didnt want to give away secret communications between her and her cousin. The less people that knew the better.
Right now, Adrian wanted to know if his mom told her anything. Eirene just shook her head once. She wondered if her mom had told Adrian anything about last night. Adrian shook his head twice and looked at his breakfast. It seemed like Adrian didn't ask. But Eirene knew that her mom wouldn't tell him anything, anyways. Adrian and Eirene would need to talk about the "Family Secret" (that they weren't in on) later. Something was up with those two strangers; Eirene knew it. Adrian knew it. They weren't going to drop it that easy this time.
"What's up with the dress Eirene?" Adrian questioned as if they hadn't just talked to each other through their minds. It was cold and she was wearing a dress. It confused him.
"What? Are you jealous?" Eirene countered. She looked down at her dress. She felt like wearing a dress today. Was that so bad? She wasn't dumb; she had some really thick, white, warm leggings and her favorite creamy brown snow boots with beige fluff around the top. Her mom bought her the dress the day before. It had white, really warm long sleeves and tiny, sparkly snowflakes that dotted the entire white dress.
"As if." Adrian rolled his eyes. He was a boy, and boys don't wear dresses. "I love your bow, though," Adrian told her sarcastically. It was a snow blue, medium size snowflake with sparkles covering the entire flake. It sparkled brightly in the sunlight that shined through the window. "What's up with the sparkles? Trying to get attention? Or do you think you're going to get lost today?"
Eirene always wore something sparkly. Whether it was her hair accessories, shirts, dresses, skirts, shorts, shoes, and even in her hair. His Aunt Selena would buy Eirene this clear, glittery hair spray. Imagine walking through the park and suddenly you get this weird spark of light in your eyes (like when someone adjusts a mirror so the reflection of the sun hits your eyes). That's Eirene walking by you.
"Adrian, your cousin likes-"
"Loves," Eirene corrected her Aunt Valerie. She loved sparkles.
"-Loves sparkles. No need to make fun of her. You don't see her making fun of your dark color clothes now do you?" Valerie teased. If she let them, Adrian and Eirene would argue all day. "Now come on, you two, eat your breakfast. We're going to have a long day today."
A/N:
Ok, so how was that for a first chapter? I had this chapter planned out when I was about to post this story a few weeks back, so I decided to keep it the same. I know it's not very descriptive of all the characters or what's happening (though I'm sure some of you guys could guess what's the "Family Secret"), but I assure you guys I'll explain along the way in each future chapter.
Speaking of future chapters, it may take me a while to update. I write the chapters pretty quickly, though, and easily. However, it still may take me 1-3 weeks to update, and it may take a little longer if some stuff comes up in real life. However! I'll try my best to update this story as soon as possible! I highly recommend to follow this story if you liked it. Just so you'll get an alert as to when I update it.
Also, I'd like to thank my beta: ScipioPB. She's really helped me out by beta-ing my chapter. I really appreciate it so much Skippy! You are a life/time-saver!
So I hope you guys all somewhat liked it! Let me know by making a review or PMing me if you want! I hope you guys continue to enjoy/read/review!
Thanks!
