A/N: I know my last story wasn't the best, but trust me on this. If you DID take the time to read my story, hard as it was, read this one. And I will have you know, this story is going to have a lot more POV changes, so bear with me. I will try to remember the paragraph breaks this time. But if you haven't read my first story, read it first. Go to my profile and click Daughter of the sea before you read this story. It will clear a lot of this up.

Ariadne's POV:

I was on the bus, watching the sun sparkle on the puddles when I heard a voice.

"Hey, mind if I sit down? I would really appreciate it," a familiar voice said from behind me.

"Percy, of course you can sit down! I didn't know you went to Goode High School!" I exclaimed.

"Yeah, my stepdad works here. So, how long have you gone here?" He asked after a long hug.

"Actually, I just started after Christmas break. But the puddles from yesterday's rain are reflecting the sun, and every time I see the sun's reflection, I feel like I can hear Will's voice, and feel his arms around me," I said, sadly.

He didn't respond for a while, but then he said, "We all miss him. Just when I was starting to respect your relationship, he goes and hurts you. Then he says he loves you right before he dies. He was a big part of your life, and he saved our lives so many times. Has Nico let you go see him yet?"

I shook my head. I had first asked Nico to let me see Will in a sort of crazed state a couple of weeks ago.

"Nico, you have to let me go see Will. I'm begging you, please let me see him," I said.

I must have had a crazy look in my eyes, because he made me go back home and calm down before I went to see him.

The next time I wanted to see him, I couldn't find Nico, so I gave up on it, at least for a while. I still wanted to see him, and I had tried iris messaging, but nothing seemed to work.

"Want to call Annabeth and see if she knows anything about his whereabouts? I know you have your cell phone now, so don't deny it," Percy said, kind of teasing me.

"How did you know that? I haven't told anybody," I said, lowering my voice.

Percy pointed to my pocket, where my phone was sticking halfway out. I slapped my forehead, and asked for her number. When I got it, I called Annabeth, hoping she would pick up.

"Hello?" said the very muffled voice of Annabeth Chase.

"Hey, it's Ariadne. Do you know where Nico is?" I asked her, hoping she knew.

"No, last time I saw him was at Camp Half-Blood during the war. Why?" Annabeth said, sounding worried.

"I want to visit Will, and he is the only one who can get me in and out safely, his father being Lord of the Dead and all," I said, lowering my voice at the last part.

"Hmm… try the rock in Central Park. If either of you can sing, you will be inside out in no time," she replied.

"Thanks Annabeth. By the way, where are you right now? There is a lot of noise in the background," I said.

"I am at my dad's, got to go. Bye!" She said before she hung up.

I put away my phone and sighed. This was going to be harder than I thought.

"No luck?" Percy asked.

I shook my head and said, "It's like Nico has disappeared."

Percy just furrowed his eyebrows. He obviously didn't know what to say. The bus stopped and we both stood up to leave. After the bus drove away, a person stepped out of the shadows.

"Hey, I heard you were looking for me," Nico di Angelo said after the rest of the people walked away.

"Nico, what are you thinking? What if somebody can see through the mist?" I asked, messing with him.

He rolled his eyes, and then we walked to Central Park.

"So where is this rock that I have to sing to so we can get into the underworld?" I asked, and then repeated when Nico ignored me.

"It is right in front of us, Ariadne. Now sing."

I chose "You Belong with Me" by Taylor Swift and the door opened after the first verse.

"Cool, so can we go in now?" I asked after I finished the last word.

Nico nodded, already starting inside. I grabbed Percy's arm when the rock slid back into place.

"It's so dark, and tiny. I'm not too claustrophobic, but I don't like being inside little closed, dark places very long. Is this a long tunnel?" I whispered to Nico, feeling more and more confined as we went farther along.

"No, it's just a little longer. Try to think of something calming, like the ocean. It helps a lot of people who don't like the underworld," Nico replied.

I nodded and asked Percy for a piggy-back ride. I closed my eyes and imagined being on the beach with my family, everyone laughing. My green eyes were shining, and my black wavy hair was blowing in my face. I ran to the ocean, away from something my family didn't see. But I killed it, and went back to having fun and swimming. I never wanted to leave that scene.

"Ariadne, you can open your eyes now. We're here," Percy said, putting me down.

"Okay, so where is "here" exactly? I have heard the underworld is HUGE by the way, which it looks like it is." I said.

"We are under all of America right now. Will is in Elysium. I can take you to him right now if you want me to." Nico offered.

I nodded, and we were on our way. After we arrived, I started looking for Will.

"Where is Will anyway?" I asked.

Nico pointed to a house decorated with gold and sea green jewels. I ran up to the house and knocked. I did my best to hide my sadness when nobody came. But it didn't work. I got on my knees and sighed. Was I ever going to get to see him?

Percy came over to me and asked, "Isn't Will here? I didn't think they could venture to other parts of the underworld."

Nico started to back away, but I heard him.

"Where is he Nico? What did your father do to him? If he is in punishment I swear I will go up to Hades and kick his-"

I got cut off when a hand was put on my mouth.

"I know you miss him, sis. But it isn't always a good idea to say things like that. It can get you in trouble a lot of times. I know from experience," Percy said, taking his hand off my mouth.

I obeyed, but I still wanted to walk up to Hades and demand to know where Will was.

Nico's POV:

I wish I had gotten to tell Ariadne what I did for her, but before I could say anything she made me get her out of there. I agreed, mainly because even she was skinny from swimming so much, she was pretty intimidating when she was mad.

"Okay, okay. I think you would be better off knowing that I tried to get my dad to give Will a second chance, which he has never done before. I guess he let him go, so now he is somewhere in New York," I said, waiting for her reaction.

Her eyes widened, and she hugged me.

"Thank you, thank you, and thank you! You don't know how much this means to me. I never thought I would see him alive again. I have to iris message him. Do either of you have a Golden Drachma? I am out." she said after she released me from her hug.

Percy nodded, and handed her a drachma. I told her to wait until we got to her house, and then we would iris message him. She nodded, and I shadow travelled her into her room. Of course, that took a lot of my energy, so I said down.

"With great power comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later," I said as I collapsed onto her bed.
"Your powers drain you too much. Now get off of her bed. She has a guest room you can sleep in," Percy said, dragging me across the hall.

Ariadne's POV:

When Percy started dragging Nico out of my room, I decided to go tell my family I was home.

"Hey, I'm home. Hello? Where is everybody?" I asked, hoping for an answer.

Instead all I found was a note saying to go to camp. Something had happened, and I knew it.

"Percy, we have to get to camp. Get Nico into the car. The iris message will have to wait." I yelled.

I ran into the guest room, and helped him get Nico into the car. Then I remembered something I heard in my Latin class. If you concentrated really hard, you could give away some of your energy, so I tried it on Nico.

Nico, wake up. We have to go to camp, I said, mentally, giving him a little bit of energy, before I picked him up off the floor.

He walked into a wall before he was fully awake. Then we got him into the back seat of your little Mercedes Benz.

"Buckle up, we are about to leave," I said, opening the garage door with our little button.

I drove away, towards camp. We had to hurry according to the note. In about five minutes, we were there. Nico had woken up completely now, and we were all sprinting down towards the gates.

"Chiron, something's happened! I think my family got captured by monsters!" I said as soon as we stepped into the Big House.

Then I saw my half-sister, Nerine. She was holding a sword at Chiron's neck.

"Nerine, what are you doing? Get off of him! What did he ever do to you?" Percy yelled.

The next thing we knew, it was Percy at sword-point.

"Nerine, I need you to calm down. Tell me why you are doing this," I said, my voice so calm, but still angry, it scared me.

"I'm sorry, but I cannot allow men in our company. Come with me," Nerine said.

I hesitated, but then agreed, mostly out of fear. She must have sensed that, and chuckled.

"You have nothing to be afraid of sister. I only want to talk. You see, I have decided to become an Amazon. Men are of no use except to serve us, so I don't allow them to speak unless I want them too. That is why Chiron and Percy were at sword-point. I want you to join me. The Amazons are great. You don't have to swear off boys, though I may join the Hunters instead of going to the initiation ceremony for this. Hunters sound way more fun. You know what, I will become a hunter. But I have also heard about Will," she said.

A/N: What do you think? Is this better than my other story's first chapter or what? Review please… Thanks! :P