OC's: Lizzia, Josie, Elsa.

Chapter 1

I woke up and rubbed my eyes.

"Ugh," I groaned. Unfortunately, I am not a morning person. My half-sister Elsa ran in.

"Wake up, wake up, wake up," she yelled.

"Nooo," I whined. "can't I sleep for a few more minutes, or like, hours?" Elsa frowned.

"If you want, but, Nico is outside!" I shot up straight in the bed, my reddish brown hair standing up every which way. "Okay, okay," I relented. "Just give me a sec." Elsa grinned mischievously and ran outside. I threw in a pair of jean shorts and an indigo t-shirt with a light pink rose on it. I tied my hair up with a dark blue scrunchie and applied a little bit of liquid dark blue eyeliner. I then added a little bit of caramel apple swirl lip gloss. I checked myself over in the mirror and hurried outside. I spotted my sister with her boyfriend, Connor Stoll.

"Hey," I greeted them. "Elsa, you said Nico was out here?"

Elsa put on a little frown on her face and said, "Yeah, he's over there. You will never guess who his new girlfriend is." I looked over to where she pointed and my mouth opened wide. He was snogging the face off this girl that I recognized from the Aphrodite cabin, Josie. My eyes narrowed, and I used the 'I'm so mad I could punch you in the face' look that I'd been practicing in the mirror. Don't judge me, I do usually need practice to look mad. I'm usually really nice. I started to walk over there when someone called,

"Hey Lizzia, can I ask you something?" I turned and saw Will Solace from my cabin running over.

"Um, hey, Solace. Sure, you can ask me something, but make it quick. I have to do… something," I said. Will glanced over at Nico and Josie and a flicker of confusion and hurt appeared for a second on his face. I instantly felt bad and said, "But, actually, you can take all the time you want," I offered.

Will looked unsure for a moment, and then said, "Okay. Can we go to our cabin? It's kinda private." I nodded and followed him to it. Once we got there, Will looked around to make sure no one was there except us. "Okay," he said nervously. "Um, willyougotothefireworkswithme?"

I stared at him, confused. "Say what?" I asked.

He took a deep breath and said, "Will you go with me to the fireworks on Thursday? Just as friends."

"Umm," I said. I thought it over. My normal plan was to get Nico to ask me to the fireworks, but seeing me with Will would make him jealous and...

"Sure!" I told Will. He looked relieved. "Great!" he said. "Um, see you Thursday at 5:30."

"Okay, see you then," I told him. I grinned in my head, seeing Nico's reaction. I walked out of the cabin and went over to my sister. Nico and Josie were gone. Someone must have told them to get a room.

"Guess who I'm going to the fireworks with?" I asked Elsa. She thought for a moment.

"Let's see... Percy?" she guessed.

"Percabeth ended?" I asked, dumbfounded. I thought Percy would never break up with that Athena girl, Annabeth.

"Not that I know of," she replied. "Who is it?"

"Will Solace," I answered. Elsa squealed.

"From our cabin? He's sooooo cute!" She said in an excited voice. "You are sooo lucky!" I shrugged.

"I would have been happier with Nico, but I guess he-" I was cut off.

"Hey Elsa, Lizzia! What's up?" Nico brushed his hair out of his eyes and smiled. He sat next to me on the fence. I turned redder than my hair.

"Oh, um, I forgot to... wash my... sheets?" I said. "I'll see you later." Or not... I thought in my head. I hurried to the cabin and threw my head into the pillow. I cried my heart out. How could he act so normal when everything was so wrong?