So what if a heart is black? Is it ultimately evil? Is it Rotten? Does that mean we have to throw it away? Many times, a heart is turned black. Hearts are stepped on and crushed until there's just no light left. Because sometimes-a blackened heart can become pure gold. Sometimes- a blackened, bruised and beaten heart; can be repaired.

Have you ever felt like- even though you're supposed to be happy, you just can't smile? Ever felt that there was no moving forward, only standing still?

I wish I was happy. I wish I could smile. Unfortunately I'm stuck. My sister is dead. I have a few friends, but they're too wrapped up in their relationships to notice me. I won the war, but I still felt like I lost. This is my life, and it truly is a living Hades.

I was walking to the Hades cabin. I felt miserable. Life has not been great to me lately. I leaned my forehead on the freshly painted door. The cabin was completed less than two weeks ago. And honestly, I was depressed that it was.

I liked Percy's cabin. It was comfy. He made me laugh. We hung out at 3:00 AM eating stolen pizza. My cabin was just an empty black hole.

I reached for the handle of the door, but stopped before my hand reached it. I saw a shadow out of the corner of my eye.

It moved past me, and was creeping into the woods. I crept up behind it. When I got close enough, I saw a girl's figure. I put my hand on her shoulder.

She turned around sharply. The first thing I were drawn to were her eyes. They were an enchanting blue. I was mesmerized.

"Shhh! I'm trying not to be seen!" She snapped

"Well you weren't doing a very good job. I could see you from a mile away. "I told her.

"I just need a place to stay for the night. Right now- these woods are all that I've got." She said bitterly.

The girl started to turn. If she wasn't a half blood, she couldn't get have gotten in the perimeter. I needed her to stay. I grabbed her wrist.

"You can stay with me," I blurted. That was stupid Nico. You could've went and got Chiron.

"No!" She shrieked quietly

"Why not?" I asked

"First of all, I don't know you. Second of all, YOU'RE A BOY!" She gave me an opened mouth gawk.

"So?," I questioned "It's not a big deal."

"Yes it is!" She screamed.

That's when I scooped her in my arms. She started to scream, but I put my hand over her mouth. At first it felt like she was kissing my hand. This was akward. Then she BIT ME! I winced and pinched her lips together, dragging her inside.

Storm's POV

My thoughts so far on this event: LET GO OF ME YOU CREEP! Also, he was really hot…

He opened a door to a small house-like structure. . It was pretty empty. Seven beds were spread evenly throughout the room. Only one was surrounded by a small amount of neatly kept items. One was a picture of a girl who looked like the asshole who was carrying me.

With a death grip on my wrist, he flopped me onto the bed. And damn. In better light he was even hotter than before. He was wearing black jeans and a t-shirt with a skull on it. His hair was darker than the walls behind him. And his eyes, they were like swirling black voids. They seemed to have no end.

"Listen." He said clearly. "You have to stay here overnight. There are no windows you can escape out of. If you try to run out the door, I will handcuff you to the bed. Got it?"

"Yeah. I get that you're a psychopath." I sneered

He let go of my wrists. As soon as he turned around, I made a run for it.

I saw his eyes flash. There was a force pulling me back into his grip.

"Now I can't trust you. " He yanked on my wrists to make me walk. The freak pulled me over to the bed that looked lived in. Then, he took a pair of handcuffs out of his drawer.

"You think I was kidding?" He asked smugly

Walking back across the room, he handcuffed my hand. The other was cuffed onto the bedpost.

"UGHHH! WHAT THE HELL!" I yelled. He just walked across the room, swinging the keys. I hate my life. No friends, No parents, No schooling! And now I'm locked in an insane yet hot boy's room/house thing! As weird as it is, I feel safe here. I feel like this is where I'm supposed to be. This is not good.

Well, things could be worse, He could have a knife.

Nico's POV

"Go to sleep" I ordered. There was something drawing me to this girl. I was definitely attracted to her. She has these bewitching azure eyes. She has dark brown hair,… kind of like Percy's…

This must be Percy's sister. Wow. And I locked her up.

Oh well. Percy will just have to deal with it.

I walked over to the bed she was lying in. She was just so striking. I peered at her eyes. They were closed and she was breathing peacefully. I decided I could change now. I threw my shirt off and slipped on some sweatpants. As I lied down in my bed, I imagined Percy's reaction to having a sister. I smiled and drifted into a dreamless sleep.

Aphrodite's POV

Oooh! What do we have here? Attraction. I love attraction! But.. We also have some bitterness. Maybe even a little hate.

I guess I'll have to change that. Handcuffs give me a great idea.

Just here… And clip that… Replace that… And I'm done! Voila! Swallow the keys.. I Love being nasty! Bye-bye little lovers!

Storm's POV

I woke up hugging something solid and warm. I was comfy. I buried my face in it.

Nico's POV

I tried to sit up. Instead I felt something heavy on my chest. I looked down and realized it was the girl's head! What the hell? Why do I have a celestial bronze handcuff on? Where is the other end clasped? I looked down to see the other handcuff on something I never in a million years would've suspected. The other handcuff was on her wrist.