I had this idea and thought I should share it. So tell me what you think. Not to do with my other story!

*Day after they come back from quest, day before ship lands...*

Her Treasuring Smile

The celebrations had been tonight, and Percy had been adored. Frank and I seemed closer than ever, but there's still that nagging feeling...

What happened to Sammy? And what were my strong feelings for him?

With that I fell asleep...

In my dream I was in my father's court...but he looked different...

He was sitting on a throne made of bones and instead of the suit, I first saw him in, he was wearing robes. He looked more god-like but his expression seemed slightly less stern.

"Father?" I asked.

He shrugged. "Close enough. But I am Hades, child. I have called you to me in your dream for two reasons. But rest assured afterwards you will have a dreamless sleep."

I relaxed a bit when he said that.

"First I would like to congratulate you on your quest. You did well, my daughter."

I blushed. "Thank you, Hades."

He smiled. "I guess you are wondering why I have not brought you back to the Underworld?"

I nodded glumly.

"The fates did not want you to die. That's why Gaia would have let you live in the 1940's. If she killed you she would have gone against the fates. Which technically is what happened. That is also why she was kept asleep longer. The fates punishing her. You were not meant to die then Hazel. The fates want you alive so you are still alive; none of the gods will challenge the fates decisions."

"I see." I replied glumly.

Hades smiled. "We will get your brother back, child. Gaia cannot kill him, unless she wants to go against the fates a second time."

"Okay."

Hades sighed. "The second reason I brought you here is because I was asked a favour. By a child of Poseidon." (A/N it could have been anyone but I like Poseidon...so just go with it!)

"A favour?" I asked. "Why would you answer a favour from a child of Poseidon?"

"Because she is...um...WAS one of the best heroes. She is now in the Isle of the Bless. She was originally Hippolyta."

My mouth dropped. "The Hippolyta? The queen of the Amazons who challenge Heracles to a hand wrestling match and almost won?"

Hades nodded. "A very difficult task Heracles had: to beat her. Some say it was as difficult as killing an invulnerable lion to beat or outwit her. She went to Elysium, of course. Her other two lives were just as fruitful. The last especially but you knew her in her last life, Hazel."

I blinked. "I did?"

Hades leaned forward in his chair. "Does the name Kalika Valdez ring any bells?"

I stumbled. "No way!"

Hades smiled. "Yes child. Sammy Valdez's aunt."

I remembered Kalika almost as much as I remembered Sammy. She was Sammy's ward (A/N sp?) because his mother died. She was the nicest person I ever met. Her eyes were kind and caring. She always looked at Sammy as if he was a fallen angel. Her smile seemed to brighten the room. When I first met Sammy he insisted I meet Kalika and when I did I was terrified her eyes were going to turn to flames and her smile would crumble then she'd send me out as if I was devil spawn. But when she saw me, her eyes brightened even more and flashed with excitement, her smile widened and she picked me up and looked at me as if I was her own new born child, her little treasure. She always teased me and said: 'you're going to marry my little angel aren't you, Sweetheart?' or 'looks like my little girl has a crush on my little man!' Kalika could always see my emotions and know exactly what I was thinking. But, like horses, she made me feel free of my curse, whenever I was sad or scared she would come up to me and say: 'What's wrong with my little Haze? Hmm...Come on cheer up, you gotta be happy, come on shall we go to the horses?' she always said I was going to be the most successful person in the world or teased that I would be a champion horse rider. She was amazing! I even asked her, when I was eight or nine, dead seriously if she could be my mummy. She giggled and picked me up spinning me, then looked at me really seriously, 'My little Haze has to learn how to make things happen herself. You gotta find your own path, not ask anyone's permission. If you want something Hazel, fight for it!'

"Kalika? She was a daughter of Poseidon?" That would explain why jewels and blackouts never got to me when I was with her. (A/N if that's not true, just go with it!)

Hades nodded. "She died three days after you moved to Alaska."

I stumbled. "No! No! No! She didn't deserve to die that's not fair!" Tears streamed down my cheeks.

"You just met Thantos, child, you should know there is no fairness in death."

I continued to cry.

"Before she died." Hades started and I looked up at him. "She left a message for you."

"A message?"

Hades nodded. "She knew who you were. One of the few Greeks who knew of Romans, but she knew of the prophecy of the seven. She had met Apollo and she knew it all, but she was smart enough to not to use the knowledge."

"She knew I was one of the Seven in the Prophecy?"

Hades nodded. "I hate to show you this. But I feel it my duty to show you this when it was the one thing she asked on her death-bed."

I nodded, tears still down my cheeks, but I could still see. Hades gave me a sad smile then disappeared with his throne.

A screen, behind where the throne used to be, flickered on. I saw Kalika asleep in bed. Her raven-black hair sprayed all over the pillow. She looked calm and peaceful, her breaths smooth and even. Suddenly a huge roar shattered the moment. Kalika sat upright in bed, her sea-green eyes alert as if she were a deer in front of head lights. She rushed to the curtains and pulled them back. There was a giant shadow with glowing red eyes trudging to the house.

"No!" Kalika screamed, her beautiful voice filled with fear. She rushed out the room. "No! I thought we would have longer!" She slammed into Sammy's room, jolting him awake. "Out of bed, now! We don't have time! Don't get dressed, just out!" She sprinted out the room, Sammy right behind her. She grabbed a glowing bronze sword from under her bed and ran out the house. The giant was closer. It was huge and looked exactly like-

"Polybotes!" Kalika screamed. She grabbed Sammy's shoulders and shook him. "Listen to me! Get a horse, don't tack it up that will take too much time! Just get one and ride! Get away as quickly as you can, Okay? Don't look back! Leave this place go anywhere else! Don't come back for me! Go!" She pushed him away with the sword. "Use it as best a as you can. Go!" Sammy ran as fast as he could with tear in his eyes.

Someone laughed behind Kalika. "An honourable deed daughter of Poseidon. But I will kill you both, then Leo Valdez will never be born and the seven will never be complete!"

Kalika turned with a brave and angry expression on her face. Her hair whipped behind her in the wind, making her look like a true warrior. "Come and get me you slow-poke! Then we'll see what you can do!" She sprinted in the opposite direction to where Sammy went and the giant followed her. Walking slowly, savouring the kill. But I could see into Kalika's head. This is exactly what she wanted. She was buying Sammy time. She didn't care about dying. She was selfless. She jumped over fences into fields into plain sight. Easy for the giant, but she knew that. The more easy he found this the more he would enjoy it. And the more he enjoyed it the longer he would keep her alive. And the longer she lived the more time she bought for Sammy to get away. But in her mind I heard her praying franticly.

Hades! Hades Please! If your daughter truly loved my angel let him live, please! I beg of you! Let Leo Valdez be born! Let my treasure live! She ran across two fields with the giant still far away, but he was laughing with glee, taking huge stomps. Kalika sprinted into a forest, jumping over trees, ducking under branches, doing everything to get away, while Polybotes just trudged throughout the trees, knocking them all down. She came to the edge of the forest and jumped of a giant cliff.

The giant laughed in the background, but she was diving. She dived gracefully into the sea. Polybotes roared again and threw snakes from his hair, into the ocean. The water began turning a sluggish green and bubbling like a horrid green potion.

Kalika's head popped out of the water and she rose on a Chanel of water. Her expression was angry. Then she laughed, her head tipped back and her shoulders shook. The green pollution disappeared and the earth shook, waves crashing against the tall cliff. "You dare challenge me on my home land?" She yelled at him. "You dare pollute my father's ocean?" She pointed to the reducing slim. "You shall pay for this! Of I am to die, I will die with honour! But you will not kill my angel!" The grey ocean slammed into the giant, but it only made him stumble.

He laughed. "Good try daughter of Poseidon! You will make a beautiful trophy if I were to freeze you in my polluted waters!"

Kalika wrinkled her nose and slammed another wall of water into Polybotes face. But she was already beginning to lose stamina. I realised with a sadness that she was nowhere near as powerful as Percy. She was pushing her limits as far as she could, but she slammed another wall and then another.

"Foolish child you cannot defeat me!" Kalika dived back into the water and when she Rose again new strength coursed through her veins. She kept it up for ages, throwing as many waves as she could then gaining more energy from the salt water. She was still doing it hours later. It didn't feel like hours to me but I could tell it was in real life.

Now Polybotes was getting bored and annoyed and Kalika knew it too. She dived one more time into the ocean and came up a few kilometres out to sea. The she literally ram across the ocean. Polybotes laughed. "Ah, a chase from the great Kalika! This will be enjoyable!" He jumped into the ocean, the waters around him turning to slim. He waded through the water after Kalika. She was even faster over the water, she didn't seem to be running out of energy. She did loads of slick corners in-between miles and then ran strait past him, which seemed to annoy and confuse him. She came to land somewhere and started running through another forest. Polybotes roared again. "Enough of this! You will die!"

Kalika was breathing hard, sweat soaked her body, but she turned towards the giant and made a sword out of frozen water vapour. "If I go, I will go fighting and protecting!"

Polybotes laughed. "Spoken like a true child of Poseidon. So loyal, young one! Say good bye to the world." His trident clanged against her sword and they battled. But Kalika was exhausted.

She prayed again, but I realised who she was praying to. Hazel! Please when you get this message. Protect him! Protect my nephew, Leo Valdez you will love him as much as you love Sammy! Protect him, please! And my brother! Percy Jackson! Don't let them die! I beg of you! Tears streamed down Kalika's cheeks as her, even though buff, arms trembled against the giant's strength. You are special! You were always my family! My cousin, my sister, my child, my angel's true love! Please take care of them! And keep yourself safe! I have always loved you! Be safe. I will see you soon.

Then Polybotes punctured her chest with his hand and pulled out a fist-full of Kalika's heart...

The screen flickered off and I was alone in the darkness. I fell to the ground crying.

Then a crystal clear light shone on the room. It was the colour of a clear ocean, milky, green, and blue. A truly beautiful colour of the sea you barely ever see. Kalika shimmered into the light. Her body lighting up the small space. She smiled, a single tear running down her cheek.

"I have missed you." She said.

She came towards me, her presence and light rapping around me like a warm cocoon. She kissed my forehead.

"Be safe, my angel."

I nodded, so happy to see her.

"Protect them, for me?"

I nodded, "I promise."

She smiled. "You were always my sweet angel." She said stroking my hair. "This won't be last time we see each other. I promise."

I nodded.

Her smile widened and one of her tears fell onto my cheek.

"Sweet dreams my angel. I'll see you soon... Let's just hope not too soon."

She smiled and was gone, the last thing I remember being Her Treasuring Smile...