I'm back! Sorry it took so long, but I was at my grandma's for a couple days. Hope you guys like this story, and sadly, I only own Stella.

Stella POV

I awoke to the sound of my alarm clock blaring in my ear, and slammed a hand down on it, already knowing that it read six thirty. I groaned as I sat up, and glanced at the clock. September 13th, Bella's birthday, I groaned again. Bella had somehow gotten more obnoxious since I returned from Camp Half-Blood at the beginning of last month. It had been absolute hell as it was during the first part of summer, bronze bulls that turned out to be creations of daddy Hephaestus attacked the camp. Then after the attack, Percy and I who had arrived the same day, found out that Thalia's tree had been poisoned by Luke, the little shit. Then it was revealed to Percy that the boy that came with him had actually been a Cyclopes, then there was the quest for the Golden Fleece. I hadn't gone with Clarisse, rather stayed behind until daddy Hermes showed up and sent Percy, Annabeth, Tyson, and I on the quest as well. If the ride in the Chariot of Damnation wasn't bad enough, going through the Sea of Monsters sure was. Fighting Polyphemus had sucked royally, though I praised Percy's quick thinking in calling himself Nobody. The so-called name had sent the half-blind Cyclopes into a near rage at hearing it again.

I had thought at the time that Odysseus had been a freaking genius for calling himself that, since Percy was able to repeat it so easily. In the end, it had been Tyson who took Polyphemus down, and we had gotten the Fleece, saved Grover, who had been wearing a wedding dress to keep himself alive - I had died laughing the second it was safe at seeing that and had taken pictures - and Clarisse. On our way back to camp however, we'd been captured by Luke, who had then tried to use the Fleece to bring back Kronos, something I wanted to kill him then and there for, but we had been saved by Percy's quick thinking to Iris Message camp so everyone knew who poisoned Thalia, and then later, during the fight that had definitely occurred after Luke saw the call, we'd been saved again by a Pegasus, Chiron, and a few centaurs who called themselves the Party Ponies, South Florida chapter. Seeing our professional Camp Activities Director with a bunch of centaurs who could get drunk off their asses on root beer had been absolutely hilarious, and I had sent the Party Ponies who had helped us full cases of the best root beer I could find. Chiron had told me during the scolding/lecture to never do that again that I was now that particular chapters favorite goddess.

When we had gotten back to camp, the Golden Fleece had been placed on the tree, saving it. However everyone had gotten the surprise of a lifetime the next morning when Thalia, daughter of daddy Zeus, was alive, laying at the base of the tree. I was torn between being absolutely ecstatic, and brimming with fury at her being revived. I was ecstatic because I finally had the chance to get to know that half-sister, but absolutely livid over the fact that now there were two half-bloods who could be the one from the Great Prophecy. I had asked daddy Dionysus what the prophecy was after hearing Chiron be concerned, and I hadn't liked it. The words still haunted me, 'A half-blood of the eldest Gods, shall reach sixteen against all odds. And see the world in endless sleep, a hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap. A single choice will end his days, Olympus, to preserve or raze.' The rest of the summer had been fun. My birthday on the Fourth of July had been a blast, I'd gotten a ton of presents from my parents, siblings and Chiron. The Party Ponies had even sent me a gift, I'd be welcomed with open arms whenever I was in their area, and was more than welcome to come to any of their parties.

Daddy Apollo and daddy Hermes had been jealous when they saw that, saying that parties thrown by the Party Ponies were always a blast, and it was near impossible to be welcomed with open arms. When I had come back from camp, a party had been thrown immediately for me by the Cullen's, to which Charlie was completely invited. I hadn't wanted Bella there, as I was still completely livid for what she did to Charlie before the Prom, but I had no choice but to let her be there. Carlisle and Esme had given me a gift Charlie nearly threw a fit about, a house in Athens. Bella and I both knew that it was a new house bought just for me, however they had told Charlie that it was an old vacation house that they never really used that had been left to Esme, and they knew how much I loved Greek Mythology and wanted to visit Greece, they just decided to give it to me. While it pacified Charlie, Bella had been seething with jealousy, something she only barely hid from Charlie, but not from the rest of us. My soul sister Rosalie, the only Cullen who openly hated Bella, had gotten me a absolutely gorgeous Grecian princess style dress that was white at the top and worked down to sky blue, ending at sea green at the bottom.

I had been absolutely stunned at seeing it, as had Charlie. Rosalie however, just dismissed our suspicious shock by saying she and the others did some online shopping. My other soul sister, Alice had given me shoes and accessories to go with the dress, jewelry and a purse, that I had gone nuts over. Jasper had surprised me by getting me a Greek sword, saying that he had gotten approval from Charlie, and knew that I liked fencing - my cover for using actual swords - and wanted to test me on the real thing to help keep me in practice. He had said that he had a sword as well, and we had started sparring twice a week, and he still had yet to beat me. Emmett had gone the weird but awesome route - or as we just called it, the Emmett route - and had actually gotten me a pet lion who he had adopted at the Seattle Zoo. The lion was actually tame enough to have people in his habitat, so I was able to go in and see my pet lion whenever I wanted. I had laughed myself silly when the lion - who I named Zeus as it was one of his lesser known symbols - had decided he didn't like Bella and had roared at her when we went that weekend. Edward, the only Cullen I hated, had even had to get me a gift, and had managed to surprise me with something I liked.

He had gotten me a book on the Greek Gods written by a demigod son of momma Athena. I had showed it to her in an Iris Message that night, and she had said that it was written by her first demigod that had been born in Athens after she had been made it's patron goddess. I had thanked the annoying asshole stiffly but politely, and moved on to Charlie's gift. His gift was probably the best, as it was combined with Renee and Phil. It was another designer outfit, keeping to the tradition I looked forward to every year. It was yet another Vera Wang outfit, but with a note inside written in Greek from momma Aphrodite saying she had helped the three of them pick it out. Bella had also gotten me a gift, some new arrows for the bow Charlie had gotten me when we first moved to Forks. Some of the arrows had broken while hunting, so it was appreciated, but I knew she didn't put thought into it. Now it was Bella's birthday, a day she had been dreading since prom last year. I snorted as I got out of bed to begin my daily routine, slightly behind due to my five minutes of thinking. I showered quickly and got dressed in a Louis Vuitton outfit that Eros had gotten me as an apology gift for the grilling I had gotten from Jessica after he showed up at prom to tell me about my suddenly brightening soul mate string.

She had started rumors ranging from he was my boyfriend from camp, to he was my secret husband who came to ask for a divorce. A broken nose and a threat of a slander lawsuit had shut her the hell up, and Eros had gotten me like a million gifts to apologize. My wardrobe was now almost completely designer thanks to him, and suddenly Jessica was unattractive to any male that looked at her. He hadn't messed with her looks, but no guy in Forks found her that good looking anymore. For her it was a total nightmare, for me, it was hilarious, and to Eros, it was punishment for messing with his sister. I sighed as I pulled on a pair of knee length black boots with a two inch heel and walked over to my desk, pulling a gift bag. Charlie had told me that no matter how much I hated her, Bella was still his daughter and he would like for me to get her a gift. He had also forbidden me from asking daddy Ares for help in getting a gift, as he knew that it wouldn't end well. I glared at the gift bag in my hand as I made my way down from my huge attic bedroom to the second floor to meet Charlie right outside Bella's door. "You ready?" He asked, holding the new camera with a bow from him, and the wrapped blank photo album from Renee.

I just gave him a deadpan look and held the bag up. "As I'll ever be. Do I really have to be nice to her?" I asked, dreading that part of his request. Charlie just looked at me and sighed, seeming to realize that maybe me being nice to Bella suddenly would actually freak her out. "No violence, and try not to make her cry." He sighed, and I beamed. "No promises on that last one, she's a wimpy bitch who can't handle the truth." I said, before turning the nob on the door and barging in without a care right as Bella startled awake. "Happy birthday." Charlie said, coming in behind me. "I thought we agreed no presents." Bella said, seeming pissed off at the sight of them. Suddenly, the bag in my hand was freaking awesome since Bella seemed to hate the idea of it. "Correction, you said no presents and thought we'd go along with it. Renee made Charlie, and Charlie made me." I said, plopping the bag down onto her lap. She tried to glare at me, but with her haystack hair it just looked worse than usual. I just shrugged and stood off to the side, watching her cave under Charlie's expectant look and reach into the gift bag. I saw her eyes widen as she pulled out the book I had reluctantly asked momma Athena for help finding.

She stared at me in shock and awe for a moment before turning her attention to the first edition copy of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, signed by the author herself. "Where did you get this?" She breathed, staring at the only book by the Bronte sisters she didn't have reverently. "Let's just say it wasn't all that easy to track down and leave it at that." I said, shrugging. She stared at me like I was insane, probably for giving her such a rare and expensive treasure so carelessly. Honestly, as a goddess, mortal right now or not, expenses were probably the last thing I would ever need to worry about. Not to mention, momma Athena had dozens of first edition classics signed by their authors in her own private library. She had been the one to give me the book for my gift. While none of my parents liked Bella, momma Athena respected her love of books and knew that she would cherish the gift even if she didn't like how expensive it was. She accepted the book and the other gifts as graciously as she was capable of, before Charlie started teasing her. "18, when did you get so old?" He asked, and I nearly laughed at Bella's sudden panicked look. Ever since she had been bitten by James, the nomadic vampire son of Apollo, she had this fear of growing old. I had found it hilarious how she dreaded turning 18, like it was some great disaster. "18 isn't that old." She said with a minute tremble in her voice. "I don't know, is that a grey hair?" Charlie asked brushing his fingers through her hair, and somehow keeping a straight face. At his joking comment, Bella's panic became visible even to him as she threw her covers off. "No, no way!" She exclaimed throwing herself out of her bed and over to her mirror to check. Her face became relieved and annoyed when she saw he was messing with her. "Very funny." She said, causing Charlie to crack a smile. "Happy birthday." He said, as we left for her to get dressed.