Chapter 1
Lydia POV
My eyes slowly fluttered open.
I looked around, sunshine stinging my eyes. I let my eyes get used to the sunlight and realized where I was. I'd seen this place thousands of times before; in books, on TV, everywhere. It was the Parthenon, and not the duplicate one in Nashville. This was the real thing; the one in Greece. I stood up and ran my fingers along the worn columns. Dust came off on them and I wiped them against my shorts. I stopped and danced around and jumped. I even squealed like a little fan girl too. Then I paused and felt my shoulders droop.
"This has to be a dream," I said aloud.
A woman began walking towards me in an long white chiffon. It flowed around her as she walked. She held a spear in one hand and she smiled at me. This could only be person, because I'd seen her enough times to recognize her anywhere. It was my mom, Athena. I rolled my eyes and let out a huge breath.
"Yupp, this is defiantly a dream."
The woman laughed, making the ground vibrate a little. "Yes, it is daughter. But I figured I'd make the setting a little pleasant, for the news I shall give you will not be." Her face darkened with every word. A shiver ran down my spine. It was already bad enough when gods visited their children in dreams. It never usually meant that they were just stopping by to check on you, ya know, 'Hey how ya doing?'. It usually meant trouble. To make matters worse, my mom even said that she had bad news for me. Great.
Athena must have read my troubled expression. She gave me a sympathetic look and waved her hand in front of me. A stone bench appeared, and she said, "Here, let's have a seat." I reluctantly sat and crossed my arms over my chest.
"By now, I know that you are fully recovered from the battle with the giants and Gaea. And I have to say, you did wonderful. I am very proud of you Lydia. But alas, trouble never ceases, and I am afraid that you will have to choose wisely. You will aid the enemy in a surprising way" My eyes bulged out of my head and I had to catch my breath.
"What? How can I be aiding the enemy? That would make me like the ultimate trader! I can't do that to my friends. I can't do that to L..." My voice trailed off and I blushed a little. I shook my head and asked, "How will I be helping, and what is this 'trouble'?"
My mom stood and smoothed her dress.
"Unfortunately, I cannot share that information. It is part of your destiny and if I tell you, then you'd try desperately to change it. And we both know that that's not the wisest thing to do." I stood up too, my head whirling with questions. Questions I knew wouldn't be answered anytime soon. Athena placed her hands on my shoulders, looking me in the eyes. Her eyes were still startling; no matter how many times you saw them. "You'll find out soon enough daughter." The sky rumbled in the distance and Athena looked up sadly. "I must go now, for my master Zeus calls me back." She began walking towards the edge of the temple, light radiating in front of her. She snapped her fingers and she was gone. And I woke up, back in my bed.
I sat up, my head throbbing.
I moaned quietly and ran my fingers through my hair. As if to make my headache worse, someone began banging wildly on the door. I was about ready to scream now. Mostly from how overwhelming my dream was. My siblings woke up sleepily and began groaning. Malcolm fell out of bed, grabbing for his sword. I was already charging for the door, and I pushed him back in bed. "Stay here," I said as I passed by.
I yanked the door open and pointed my sword at the person's neck. It took me a minute to realize who it was and instead of lowering my sword, I pressed it harder against their throat. "What do you want Leo," I growled. He raised his hands in surrender and grinned wildly at me.
"Did I come at a bad time?"
"It's 3:00 AM, you could've waited till the morning, Repair Boy!"
"It is morning, Baby. 3:00 AM." I jabbed my sword harder at him and he made gagging noises. "Don't call me that," I said, even though hearing Leo call me 'Baby' made my insides tingle.
My cabinmates groaned from inside the cabin. "Could y'all flirt somewhere else please? Or could you at least shut the door?" One of my other siblings, Sofia, got up and slammed the door shut. Leo moved my sword from his neck and said, "Hey I actually need Annabeth too." I heard her moan from inside and heard shuffling. The door burst open and Annabeth appeared, analyzing both me and Leo. "What, could you possibly want at this time of the morning?" He grabbed both our hands and dragged us from the front porch. I tripped on one of the steps and cursed at him. He let Annabeth go, launching her a little harder than I think was meant. He held on tight to my hand though. I looked down at it and back up at him. He kept his gaze forward though, smiling from ear to ear. I smiled to myself. The bushes rustled and a boy burst out, Percy, and tackled Annabeth. She began giggling and laughing.
"So why did you kidnap us, our siblings are gonna come after you, you know that right," I asked.
Leo shrugged his shoulders.
"It'll be worth it, because I get to do this," he said, and he leaned down and kissed me, right on my lips. He slowly pulled away, grinning again, and began running. I stood, awestruck, and licked my lips. I dashed after him, laughing.
When I finally caught up with Leo, Annabeth, and Percy, I asked where we were going. Percy's expression changed a bit, but went back to smiling. "Meeting. Very important," he exclaimed. I raised an eyebrow and said, "So important that y'all had to come in the early morning hours, and get us." He nodded. We were deeper into the woods now, and it was getting colder. I was only wearing really short shorts and a tank top. The occasional sounds of monsters filled my ears. As we got closer to a circular clearing, I heard hushed voices. We went through some more bushes and trees and stumbled in. Eyes all focused on us. I made out all the faces that were now illuminated by the fire in Leo's hands. Piper. Then there was Jason, Hazel and Frank, from Camp Jupiter?
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