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Chapter1 : E is for Eccentric
Electra POV
About a month ago I found out that I wasn't who I was told I was. You see, my mother recently died and I was left with no one. My father was never around and my mother never told me anything about him. My mother would get mad every time I'd ask her about him. She'd blame him about the way our life was. It was his fault we lived in the bitter cold of Alaska. Sure it's cold out here and there's snow everywhere, but it couldn't have been as bad she made it seem.
Personally I hate snow. It makes me cold and jittery. I don't know what it is about the snow but it feels like it's my weakness. I absolutely can't stand the snow…especially snowball fights. My first snowball fight I nearly ended up in the hospital. The doctors had no idea what was wrong with me. They thought that I was just hit to hard and that I was outside too long. The doctors believed that was in the process of getting hypothermia. My mother never believed it for one second. "It's your father's fault," my mother would tell me. I had no idea how he could be the reason to my hypothermia. I just thought my mother wanted a reason to hate him.
To blame him, but I suppose she does have some credibility…
A few days after my mother died from a mysterious accident, someone came for me. Claiming that I was So-and-So's kid. It made no sense to me and it still confuses me a bit. I had nowhere to go and all of the sudden my only options were going into foster care or going with my so called mysterious family. I figured it would be better to go with family even if I didn't know who they were. Family is supposed to be safe and secure right?
That night, three days after my mother's death and the day after the funeral I was taken from the ice and cold to the warm and sunny California. That's when things got strange. I ended up in a big mansion with a light skinned guy. Some pale white guy that I've never seen before. He came up to me with a wonderful smile and said to me, "Aren't you going to give your dad a hug?"
I couldn't believe it. How could this white guy be my father? I was brown, I was Mexican and I looked nothing like him. I just stood there with a frown. "I don't give hugs." I said and in all honesty I don't. Every time I gave a hug people got weird. I decided that physical contact was probably not the best thing for me. Great hu?
He just smiled. There was some type of power to him. He seemed to be looking straight into my soul. It kind of creeped me out, but yet I felt drawn to him, like we had some underlying bond with each other. I kept frowning at him and he just smiled. There was no kindness in his eyes but it was very much soul piercing. "You look just like your mother." He chuckled, "You have that same frown of hers." He stepped closer and brushed his hand against my cheek. I blinked expecting him to pass out or something.
Nothing happened.
I took a step back and frowned at him. He chuckled and brushed some of my hair from my face. "You have your mother's grace and attitude, strong yet delicate."
I couldn't help it anymore so I moved from him and said, "Why are you back? You left my mother. You left me! Why are you back?"
He didn't seem a bit fazed as to my questions, "I couldn't stay. You're mother probably never explained to you your birth."
"I know how babies are made. I'm not stupid." I responded. "You left my mother and me. We spend all those years in Alaska where I nearly froze my butt off!"
He frowned and took a step back. "I told your mother not to go to Alaska. I could not help her there. You were not safe there…" He looked almost sad as if the death of my mother actually pained him. "You do not belong in the snow. I'm only glad she managed to keep you safe all these years."
I looked at my father and stared straight into those soul piercing eyes and I think I saw him falter a bit. "Really? I don't see how you would care whether I'm alive or not. Sixteen years and you show up when my mom dies. What kind of father are you?"
His eyes narrowed. He was trying to stare me down but he couldn't, "I showed up when you needed me most." He softened his expression. "You have some dangerous talents that you must be aware of."
"What?" I tilted my head in confusion. He was trying to change the subject on me.
"You have the ability to take life essence with a mere touch. You're stare can look straight into someone's soul." He smiled rather proud like. "You truly are the daughter of Hades."
I stepped back. "Hades? The God of death?"
"I see you know you're Greek Gods. Yes Hades the God of the Underworld…death."
I frowned and looked straight at him, "You're telling me that my father is Hades. That you are Hades?"
He smiled at me, his expression soft and slightly caring. "Yes." He changed his wardrobe from a simple suit to a nice black and silver suit with a mere snap of his fingers. He seemed to gleam and radiate power. I looked at him, my father, God of the Underworld…Hades. He should have seemed scary but I saw nothing intimidating about him.
"You can't be Hades. You're not intimidating enough." I said.
He threw his head back and laughed, "You're mother said the same thing. She had no fear and was pure of heart even if she did do a few bad things…She has a place in Elysium." Like that was supposed to make me feel better.
I frowned, "I don't wanna be here. I want my mother back and… I want to go back to Alaska!" I never thought I would say that but something was drawing me back to that ice block of a state.
He frowned at me and said, "You will not be going back there." He seemed to be glowing "You will head to Camp Half Blood, where you belong, away from the snow and away from the Land Beyond Gods."
"You have noright to tell me where to go! You were never in my life so you don't deserve that right."
He stepped forward and took my hand, "Listen, Electra. You must go to camp. It is the only safe place for you."
I pulled away, "No!"
He frowned and handed me an airplane ticket. "You will go. I'll have Nico pick you up at the airport." I looked at the airplane ticket. I didn't want to go to this mysterious camp, but then again I had nowhere else to go…
I grabbed the ticket, "Fine, I'll go to this camp but only because I have nowhere else to go." Hades smiled at me and pulled me in close. He did something I wouldn't expect from the God of Death or any powerful being like him…he kissed me on the forehead. I thought he was supposed to be all tough and scary. Isn't Hades supposed not to be able to have kids? That's what all the books say about him.
He pulled away and looked scary, I guess. He had his soul piercing stare and a nonexistent smile. "Nico will pick you up at the airport. He will be there for you."
"Who's Nico?"
"He's your brother."
"Brother?"
"Yes." He waved the notion away and glanced behind him. "I've brought you a gift. It is your birthday isn't it?"
I blinked. I had completely that I was turning sixteen today. "Yea…"
He pulled a box out from behind him and handed it to me. "Here you are, happy birthday Electra."
I took the box and opened it. Inside there was a gold necklace. It was a letter E for my name. I looked up and smiled at him. "Thank y-" He cut me off.
"I must go now. I've spent too much time with you now." He brushed his hand against my cheek once more and then vanished into thin air. I blinked; it was like he was never here. I looked down at my ticket. I was to leave Oakland Airport at 7pm I still had a few hours till then. So, I looked around the mansion. It was huge and very beautiful. And empty. There was no one around just a maid who kept following me as if I'd steal something.
I came upon one room that wasn't empty. A modern Greek style room; It was covered in dark blues and purples. It was beautiful. The maid came up behind me and said, "This is your room for tonight." I nodded and sat on the bed. The maid finally left me alone and I fell asleep on the comfortable bed.
To say I had a good night's rest would be a lie. As soon as I fell asleep I started dreaming…I was always dreaming, but recently it had become more frequent. Tonight was no different. My dream shifted from seeing my mother to seeing a woman in a black cloak. Then to a guy who looked very pale and was wearing an aviator's jacket. He had the same stare as Hades. This guy was talking to another guy with sea green eyes. There was a girl with blond hair and gray eyes and a guy with a tattoo. The dream shifted and the group of people I had previously seen where all sitting around a fire place. They didn't seem too happy and rather worried. I heard a few words…
She doesn't be long here. And, I didn't know Hades had more kids. Oh and the one that got to me the most… She's cursed.
The dream changed one last time and this time I saw my mother. It was the last few moments before she died…I saw who had killed her. I saw what had happened. My mother was killed by a kid with brown hair and gray eyes. He looked evil and sounded possessed. Your daughter cannot be protected forever. Her gift shall be ours and she shall work for us. For the world must fall to ice. I jolted awake sweating and truly terrified. I had no idea what they meant, a world of ice? Not a place I would want to be in. Who was this kid and why did he sound possessed?
I rubbed my head and looked at the door when the maid comes in telling me it was time to go. To take my bag and head outside; a driver would be waiting outside for me. I got in the car and went to the airport. I got on the plane and headed to Camp Half Blood, Long Island… I've never been anywhere outside of Alaska or California. Now I was going to Long Island to a camp for demigods. I had no idea what was coming up next.
I got to the air port safe. No one blasted me out of the sky or tried to attack me. I went to baggage claim and grabbed my bag. As I headed out to the main lobby I saw the guy from my dream…the guy with the green eyes. Was he with Nico? I headed over to him. Then I heard someone call out my name. I turned and saw the pale guy waving, the one I dreamed about. I looked at him and then back at the other guy. He was gone…
"Electra?" The guy said.
I blinked and looked at him; the guy with the sea green eyes was right next to me. He was tall and looked about in his mid twenties. "Um yea?"
He smiled at me and called out, "Hey I found her!"
A couple of people came at me from all sides. I flinched when they all got too close. There were five people all together. The very same people I had seen in my dream plus two guys, twins. "Good job seaweed brain." The girl with blond hair and gray eyes told the guy that had found me.
I was rather confused.
"Hey, dad said you'd be coming." The pale guy told me.
"Nico?" I asked.
"Yea, I'm your big brother." He wanted to give me a hug. I stepped back.
"Don't! I uh…don't like hugs." I said as I stuck my hands in mu pockets for extra safety. He didn't seem fazed or hurt. I guess he could understand not liking hugs.
"So let me introduce you to my friends." He said. "This is Percy." indicating the guy who had found me.
"Hey." Percy said. I just smiled.
"That's Annabeth, Percy's girlfriend." The only girl here…She smiled at me and said her greetings. "And these guys are Conner and Travis."
I just smiled at everybody. "Hi I'm Electra."
"We know." Annabeth said. "How about we get going?"
I nodded and picked up my bag from the floor and we all headed out. They all talked to each other, forgetting to include me or maybe they expected me to just jump into the conversation. I don't know, but I said nothing to them.
When we got outside there was a white van out there waiting for us. I sat way in the back away from everybody. Not because I was shy. I just didn't want to bump into anyone and cause them to pass out. The slightest touch and BAM! They're out cold.
Annabeth turned to me and smiled. "So Electra, where are you from?"
"Alaska." I said plainly.
"Do you like it there?" her expression seemed a fake. Everyone's face seemed to darken when I said Alaska...great. I wonder what was so terrible about Alaska.
"No. It's too cold."
"Your godly parent is Hades." She smiled. "My godly parent is Athena. Percy's is Poseidon and Connor and Travis's dad is Hermes."
"That's nice." I looked out the window.
"Man, she's still pretty icy. Maybe she needs to defrost." One of the Hermes kids said. The guys in the van snickered; I just ignored them. I spaced out and started thinking about my mom and how much I missed her. I wasn't trying to be rude but I was in no mood to talk; especially after what I had been through these past few days. I really just wanted to hear my mother say happy birthday.
Suddenly I felt someone tap my shoulder. I blinked out of my trance and looked at the finger on my shoulder. "Don't!" I looked up at Annabeth and her face turned pale. I moved away from her and frowned. They all looked at me a bit worried. "Don't touch me. I'm dangerous." I said and when back to looking out the window. I feel asleep on the car ride back only this time I didn't dream. It felt nice to actually get some sleep.
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