Hi! This isn't the first time I've wrote a story, but it's the first time I ever put one up! Please review and tell me what you think. ^.^ Some of the demigods might be a little (or maybe a lot) OOC. Hope you like it! :D
~iheartcocacola
Alexis POV
I sat next to my friends, Rick, Louis, and Carmelita, at lunch. I slumped on my chair, feeling grumpy and tired. Not to mention cranky. They three of them stared at me in awe. "What?" I grumbled. "Is it me or is the almighty bright, energetic, and fun Alexis Marie Cruz tired?" Louis asked. Rick chuckled. "As a matter of fact, she is." He grinned. Carmelita shook her head. "What happened to you, Lex? You look… unusually grumpy." She said in her slight Spanish accent. Ever since she came, Carmelita, or Lita, as we call her, had a thick Spanish accent. But for the past years, her accent was turning into an American accent. I do like her with the slight Spanish accent, though. I grimaced. Was I that obvious? "No, I'm fine. I just didn't sleep well last night. You know, parent problems." I said as convincing as I can. Carmelita raised an eyebrow while Louis and Rick turned back to their food. Only the three of them knew about my parents. My dad left me when I was a baby, and my mom has been a quite harsh on me since then. She treated me like I was an F on a report card. She always pushed me to get a good grade at school. But with my dyslexia and ADHD, it was pretty hard. I moved to a lot of schools, and the school I go to now, Goode High, was pretty good. I was second in the class, but my mom, with her having graduated from Yale, kept telling me to study so I could be first. The first in class was Andrea Tyler, but I know her family just paid the teachers to make her first. I told my mom about that, but she wouldn't listen. She liked Andrea and I don't know why. We were a pretty poor family, so I did my best not to make my mom mad. "You never really minded your mom when it came to those… Why are you grumpy only now?" Carmelita asked. By the look on her face, I could tell she was suspicious. "She.. she kind of mentioned my dad this time.. I don't really wanna dwell on it." I said and started eating. I really didn't want to remember it.
Flashback
"You ungrateful child!" My mom screamed at me. I looked at the ground. I was used to it, so I just stood there. Then she mentioned something I never thought she would talk about—my dad. "Your father may have been great, but they're all the SAME!" I looked at my mom this time. She must have been taking some drugs. I reached out to let her cool down, but she flinched. "Don't touch me, you MONSTER! YOU UGLY MONSTER CHILD!" she grabbed the broom and started spanking me. I tried to hold the pain, but it was too much. "Mom…please stop…", I pleaded. It was painful, but bearable. I let myself out of her reach and ran up the stairs. She was panting, and at the same time she was crying. She dropped the broom and fainted. I stared at her in astonishment, then slowly walked to her. I prepared myself, just in case she would hurt me. "Mom?" I whispered. She woke up and hit her head on the edge of the table. She started bleeding so I ran to get the first aid kit. I helped her up. "What happened?" she asked a little harshly. She saw the mess and her eyes widened. "Did you do this?! Answer me Alexis!" she glared at me. I wiped the blood out of her head and put some medicine, then put a bandage. Tears were forming in my eyes, but I held it in. "No, mom. I didn't do it." I choked out. She narrowed her eyes. "You're lying. Children these days. Always lying to get out of trouble." She pushed me out of the way and went to get the camera. She kept cameras in the different rooms to check if I was causing trouble in the house. That's how strict she is. She dropped the camera, her eyes wide. She glared at me. "Clean this up, then go to bed." Was all she said, and she walked to her bedroom. Tears were flowing out of my eyes. I couldn't take it anymore. I looked at the broken glass, the bloody carpet, the broom laying on the ground. I sighed and got to work.
End Flashback
"Lex? Hello.." Louis was waving his arms at me. "Huh?" I snapped back to good old reality. "You okay, Lex? You look a little pale." Rick said. Carmelita was looking at me like I shot someone. I felt my face. It was wet. "You were crying, but silently. You weren't making a sound, but tears were just flowing out." Carmelita said. "Oh. I was? Oh, I was just remembering this k-drama, it was pretty sad." I lied. They didn't look convinced, but decided to shrug it off. This was gonna be a pretty long day.
Percy POV
"Seaweed Brain, wake up… Seaweed Brain." I groaned. I was too tired. I didn't want to get up. After the campfire, I was massive tired. Annabeth was shaking me, but I didn't budge. Next thing I hear, "MONSTERS! THEY BROKE IN!" Annabeth screamed. Monsters? But we already put them back in Tartarus! I got up, brought Riptide out, and ran out of my cabin. Campers were staring at me. Some were snickering. I noticed that I only had my boxers on. I ran back inside. "Good morning, Percy." Annabeth grinned. I went back to bed. She pouted. "Percy, you HAVE to get up. Chiron's calling us. "What does he want again?" I complained. Annabeth frowned. "I swear on the River Styx, Percy. If you don't get up, I won't kiss you for a month." I got up and ran for the showers. I could just imagine her smirking in the cabin.
By the time I was done, Annabeth wasn't there anymore. I ran to the Big House, to find Annabeth and Chiron waiting. "Sorry I took so long.." I blushed. Chiron smiled warmly. "I have a request. Not a quest, but a request." He said. Annabeth and I nodded. "Grover found a demigod. She's in Goode High. Probably 14 already, so I need you to bring her here." I was pretty surprised at that. A demigod at Goode? Where my step-dad Paul teaches? And why wasn't she claimed yet? "What's her name?" Annabeth asked. "Her name is Alexis Marie Cruz. You have to find her fast, because her scent is probably a little strong by now." I nodded. "Let's go Annabeth—we're going to Goode."
Nico POV
I was having a pretty boring day. I laid on my bed, thinking of the war with Gaea. We lost many lives, but being the son of Hades, I was able to talk to them. It was a little painful seeing them again. There isn't much to do on Earth, so I stayed in my room, in the Underworld. I thought about Gaea's words to me before she slept.
Flashback
As Gaea was already going back to sleep, her voice rang in my head. "Beware, Son of Hades. Your heart will not be able to take in what I have prepared for you. I may not be able to destroy you, but I can crush your spirit even more than it already is.."
End Flashback
Of course, I didn't really listen because I was busy fighting monsters. Just thinking about it gives me the creeps. And I've been with the dead for a long time. I decided to ignore it and visit the camp. And Mrs. O'Leary. I shadow-travelled to Half-Blood Hill. Peleus was asleep, and next to him was Thalia's tree. I snickered. It found it pretty funny that Thalia was a former pine tree. I walked past the gate and voila. There was the view of all the cabins and the Big House. I didn't know where to go, so I started walking to the Big House. I wanted to visit Percy, but he probably might be busy or something. When I reached the Big House, I thought about what Gaea said. Maybe I should tell Chiron or something.. I thought. I knocked on the door. Why'd you knock?! You do know you won't have anything to talk about to Chiron. The other side of my mind argued. Maybe you can play pinochle with Mr. D… The door opened, revealing Chiron. "Oh, Nico. Percy's not here. He's going to find another demigod with Annabeth and Grover. I can't-" I interrupted him. "No, Chiron, I-I wanted to tell you something. Something Gaea said to me before she slept." I said. Hades.. did you really have to tell him, Nico?! Chiron stared at me for a good 5 minutes. "Well, then, come in. We'll talk about it." He said calmly. I entered the Big House. I saw Mr. D playing pinochle with Apollo. They greeted me. Well, Apollo did. "Hey, dude! Watcha doing here, man? It's good to see you!" he said. I smiled and gave him a fist bump. Then he went back to his game. Chiron brought me into his office. "Peppermint?" he offered. He suddenly reminded me of the Dumbledore guy in Harry Potter. I shook my head. "So Nico.. let's talk about what Gaea said to you…"
Alexis POV
I nearly slept during Math class. The teacher was talking about some Pythagorean Theorem and all that stuff. Mr. Lee erased the board. "Can someone tell me what the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem is?" No one raised their hands. "Hmm.. let's see… Ms. Cruz?" My head shot up. "Yes, Mr. Lee?" I asked. He was smirking. "Can you please tell the class what the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem is?" he asked with fake politeness. I searched in my head. "Uhh… a squared plus b squared equals c squared." Mr. Lee looked at me, like he was disappointed that I got it right. Of course I got it right, I thought, You just mentioned it, like, 10 seconds ago. The bell rang, and I ran out of class. Lita was waiting for me. "Where are Louis and Rick?" I asked her. "Still in Greek class. They're practically failing it." She shook her head. I laughed for the first time that day. "Well you look better, today." Lita said. I just shrugged. "Let's wait for Louis and Rick outside." I suggested to her. "Sure," Lita said, "as long as they don't take long. My mom is getting pretty strict with the time." "Okay then." I said. And just as I was walking, I saw three teenagers walking. One girl and two boys. I recognized one of the boys. He was a senior. The other two were looking at me curiously. "Ms. Cruz!" I heard across the hallway. It was Mr. Lee. "May I have a word?" he asked as he walked up to me and Carmelita. "Uh.. sure." I said. Teachers don't really call on me. I was getting suspicious. I noticed the senior looking a little panicky. I walked into Mr. Lee's class. He locked the door. "So Ms. Cruz… would you like to tell me about your life at home?" he asked. His smile wasn't a nice smile. It was like an evil smile. I kept my cool. "No. I don't wanna talk about it." His smile got wider. I started to get creeped out. I ran for the door. Mr. Lee grabbed me and started choking me. His facial features were starting to change. His flesh was starting to disappear. His muscles, and all his body parts except his bones were disappearing. He was..a skeleton. Despite his fingers squeezing my throat, I tried to let out a blood-curdling scream….
And I succeeded. I think.
A/N: Sooo.. whaddaya think? Like it? Love it? Hate it? I'm sorry if it was pretty short, and boring, I'm kinda typing this write now in the night, with my parents and brother sleeping. Please review and I swear to the gods, I will do my best to update! There's a summer camp coming up so I might not have enough time. Hope you liked it! :D
~iheartcocacola (I really do ,actually. And Pepsi, and Sprite, and 7up, and water..) XD
P.S. I know Percy's POV kinda sucked so please forgive me! I'll make their POVs longer
P.P.S. I know I suck at the 'suspenseful parts' .