Leo
She was just as broken as me. I found that out when I came down to the dock and saw her crying.
"Kalake." I said.
She stopped midcry, instead of saying hello, the dock was covered in frost and soon I was stuck.
Kalake disappeared and reappeared in front of me with an icicle against my throat. Her eyes were a cold blue.
"What are you doing here?" She growled.
"I was just walking around. Chill." I said.
She smirked and her eyes became brown. Strangely, her hair was white at the moment, and hadn't changed with her eyes.
"I think I'm pretty chill already, Valdez." She joked.
The icicle and ice melted, so now I could walk again.
"Ok, that one was not on purpose." I admitted.
"Whatever." She said.
"Kal!"
Kalake's eyes widened and her hair became the normal brown that it was. I stared at her strangely, as her pale skin became a bit more tan, and the dark circles around her eyes disappeared.
Percy came down to the docks. He smiled when he saw his sister.
"What's up?" Kalake asked.
"Well, you kind of just disappeared during our movie, so I was worried." Percy answered.
"I just needed a moment, that's all." Kalake asked, a smile on her face.
But I could see past it. Even though she had changed her appearance, I could still see the cracks caused by the hurt and the sorrow and pain in her eyes. I wondered why she was so sad.
"Was it the movie or something?" Percy asked, grabbing her hands and looking like a lost puppy.
Kalake rolled her eyes.
"Perce, I said that I was okay. I'm fine. By the way, Nico wants to see you. He's in his cabin." Kalake said.
Percy's eyes lit up at the mention of his boyfriend.
"Thanks, sis. I'll see you later." Percy said.
"See ya." Kalake replied.
Percy then turned and ran from the beach to go see his dark prince.
Once he was gone, Kalake returned to her formal state with brown eyes.
"Why'd you lie to him?" I asked.
"I didn't. Nico was looking for him earlier." Kalake responded.
"That's not what I'm talking about, Kalake. And you know it." I said.
Kalake sighed, running a hand through her hair.
"He doesn't need to know. He has enough on his conscience anyway." Kalake said. "And call me Kal."
She went to the end of the dock and sat down. I came and sat beside her.
"What do you mean? What's wrong with him?" I asked, worried about him.
"He's been having a lot of nightmares lately. Mainly about Tartarus. Sometimes they're about Nico, either in Tartarus or dead. It's been hard for him." Kal answered.
"Oh, gods. If Nico died-" I didn't dare finish that sentence.
"Then he would break completely. The breakup with Annabeth was the last straw, you know?" Kal said.
I nodded. Percy didn't blame Annabeth for wanting to be with Piper. He supported them. It was just really hard for him, that's all.
"Thankfully Nico came to his rescue." Kal said.
"Yeah, I thought that his nightmares had stopped though." I said.
"So did I, but they came back. I've been doing my best to help him." Kal said.
"Does Nico know?" I asked.
"No. Percy won't let me tell him. Said that he doesn't want him to be scared." Kal answered.
We fell into a comfortable silence after that. Then I decided to ask something that had been bothering me since I first saw her.
"So, what's with the look?" I asked.
Kal's pale cheeks became a light pink.
"Remember when I left for a vacation?" Kal asked.
"Yeah?" I said.
"I got when I was on vacation." Kal answered.
"Why are you saying vacation all weird? What's wrong?" I asked.
"Well, I didn't really go on vacation." Kal said, looking at the ground.
I grabbed her shoulders, forcing her to look at me.
"What did you do?" I asked.
"I needed to learn how to control my powers and I wanted to know more about my past. I went to visit Hecate." She started.
"Where'd you go? Damn it, Kal. Tell me." I said.
She was starting to scare me.
"I went to Tartarus." Kal answered.
My arms dropped to my side and I stared at her in shock. I took a step back, shaking my head. Kal looked at me.
"Leo?" She asked.
That's when I exploded.
"What the hell, Kal?! Do you realize how dangerous that is?! You could have died! I watched Percy and Annabeth crawl out of there, barely even alive! I had to hear their screams at night! Do you know what that could do to your mind!" I yelled, my hair smoking.
"Yes, I know that! But I had to!" She yelled back, her eyes that cold light blue.
Hazel and Frank entered the beach, but then froze in place. My hair was smoking, the ground was trembling lightly, a light frost covered the docks. Both Kal and I's powers going haywire due to our emotions.
"How could anything be so important that you had to go down to mother fucking Tartarus?!" I screamed at her, throwing my arms up in the air.
"Because every single demigod here knows both of their parents. Even if the mortal parent is dead, at least they remember them and know their names. I don't even know what my mother's name was, Valdez. I didn't know anything. And you have no idea how much I get bullied just for that! This entire fucking camp treats me like a freak because of my parents!" She yelled.
I stared at her shocked. She had rendered me speechless. Tears began falling down her face as her eyes became brown once again.
"You have no idea how hard it is." She said.
It was silent for a few minutes.
"Leo, please say something." She said.
"I-I can't." I answered.
"Leo!"
I turned and saw Hazel and Frank running towards us. Kal's eyes widened. She transformed back to the way she did when she was in front of Percy.
"H-Hazel." Kal stuttered.
Hazel looked at Kal confused.
"What the heck was that all about?" Hazel asked.
"It was just a little argument, that's all." I told her.
"It was not just a little argument. And why the hell did you look like that?" Frank asked.
Kal frowned as she transformed back.
"Don't tell Percy. He can't know." Kal said.
"It's not healthy to lie to him, Kal." Hazel said, her voice soft and kind.
I put my hand on Hazel's shoulder.
"If you tell Percy he would lose it. Especially if he find out how she got it." I said.
"How did she get it?" Frank asked.
"Care to tell them?" I said, a dark smirk on my face.
"Why are you making such a big deal about it, Valdez? I'm alive, aren't I?" She said throwing her arms into the air.
"But you aren't the same." I said.
"My appearance changed because of Hecate, not Tartarus." Kal said.
Hazel gasped and looked at us shocked. Kal froze.
"That's where you went?" She said.
"To see Hecate to learn about my mother." Kal answered.
"You're right, this would send Percy over the bend." Frank said.
"Exactly. Not only did you put yourself in jeopardy, but you put your brother's sanity in jeopardy as well." I said.
"Just shut up! Don't you think I realize that?! I went to Tartarus for him!" She yelled.
"You just said that it was so you would know more about your mother." I said.
Kal seemed to glow for a minute until it disappeared. Scars appeared all over her arms and legs. I noticed a few on her stomach. My eyes widened more.
"This happened before Tartarus. The Aphrodite cabin wasn't my only worry. The Ares kids did this to me. I had to see my grandmother so I could find a way to cover them up before Percy noticed." Kal answered.
Oh gods.