Disclaimer: Sarah, Rose Marie, they are mine. any body else belongs to a different author.

Name: Luke

Looks: Blond Hair, Blue eyes, Tanned skin.

Relation to others: Half Brother to Sarah, Cousin to Rose, Marie, and Nico.

Parents: Son of Hermes and an Unknown Mortal.

Age: 21.

Name: Rose

Looks: Light Blond Hair, Gold-Brown eyes, light Peach skin.

Relation to others: Half Sister to Sarah and Marie, Cousin to Nico and Luke.

Parents: Daughter of Aphrodite and Apollo.

Age: 25 but she looks 19.

Name: Nico

Looks: Brown hair, Green eyes, Olive skin.

Relation to others: Cousin to Luke, Marie, Rose, and Sarah.

Parents: Son of Hades and an Unknown Mortal.

Age: 17.

Name: Marie

Looks: Dark Blond hair, Green-Brown eyes, light Peach skin.

Relation to others: Half Sister to Sarah and Rose, Cousin to Nico and Luke.

Parents: Daughter of Aphrodite and Ares.

Age: 22 but she looks 18.

Name: William (Will)

Looks: Mouse-Brown hair, Blue-Grey eyes, light Tanned skin.

Relation to others: None.

Parents: Unknown.

Age: 11.

Name: Sarah

Looks: Gold Blond hair, Blue eyes, Light Apricot skin.

Relation to others: Half sister to Rose, Marie, and Luke, Cousin to Nico.

Parents: Daughter of Aphrodite and Hermes

Age: 16

Chapter 1: The Beginning

"Good Morning Rose" Luke whispered as he kissed his princess on the lips "it's time to wake up"

Rose opened her eyes and looked Luke over "your dressed, how long have you been awake?"

Luke grinned mischievously at Rose and said "about an hour"

Rose's pink lips lifted in a smile and she reached out and grabbed the pure white dress that Luke had laid on her bed and slipped it on she stood up and grabbed her brush to untangle her blond hair "what's going on today?" she asked her bodyguard and lover.

Luke smiled "Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Hades, and Hermes are all visiting today to check up on all of us" Rose nodded "and then King Arthur and Merlin are coming with more recruits"

Rose nodded again then she turned to Luke with her gold-brown eyes and said "you better go and wake Sarah up" Luke nodded and slipped out to wake his half sister.

Nico woke up next to Marie and kissed her neck before getting up and getting dressed. Marie watched him and smiled slightly, her blond hair splayed across her pillow her brown green eyes watched her lover and guard as he dressed and reached for his stygian iron sword and tied it to his belt. Nico grinned at her and leaned over her and kissed her softly, Marie kissed back and then got up to get dressed herself. She slipped on her black dress and Nico tied the back. He kissed her neck again and moved his way up her neck until he got to her ear "you look beautiful as always"

Marie smiled at Nico and then said "we better be ready to meet our parents"

Nico groaned "that's today?" he asked.

Marie giggled and kissed him softly before stating in a cheerful tone that she knew annoyed him "yep!"

Nico sighed in defeat and then looked at the Stygian Iron ring on Marie's ring finger "are you going to tell your parents the news?" Marie nodded.

Sarah was putting on her white dress with the black spiral fractals on the edge of the bottom. She was trying to get it on but she couldn't reach the laces, then she felt someone tightening the laces and helped with her bodice as well. She smiled, "Good morning Luke."

Her older brother smiled and said "Morning Sarah."

Sarah turned to look at her older brother of five years and felt a usual pang of jealousy, she was constantly jealous of Marie and Rose, not because of who they were with, but because they each had someone. Nico had recently proposed to Marie, Luke and Rose were going slow with their relationship, and Sarah was still alone. She wished that she could have what her sisters had, someone who loved her and cared about her. Of course Luke cared about her but he was her half brother and he was with Rose. Sarah put on a smile and the two siblings left the room to go and greet the guests that were going to be arriving shortly.

Later, when Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Hades and Hermes arrived the group divided.

Marie and Nico were talking with Ares and Hades in the halls,

Rose was talking with Apollo and Aphrodite in the throne room,

And Luke and Sarah were talking with Hermes in the gardens.

In the Gardens.

Luke and Sarah were walking with their father in the gardens. "you know son," Hermes said "lots of people are wondering about just how long you're going to wait before asking Rose to marry you."

Sarah giggled slightly at Luke's indignant look. Luke then sighed after a moment "I've wanted to," he admitted "but something keeps telling me to wait."

Hermes and Luke chatted a bit on how Luke was doing, before Luke went to go to Rose and her parents. Hermes smiled at Luke's retreating form and asked Sarah "do you think he's afraid to ask her?"

Sarah watched as Luke disappeared around a corner before saying "yes, he is" Hermes and Sarah continued to walk through the gardens.

"Why?" Hermes asked his daughter knowing that Sarah would know.

Sarah sighed "A part of him is scared to get to close to her, because he thinks that he might hurt her."

In the Throne room.

Rose was talking with Aphrodite and Apollo when Luke came in but he caught the end of what Rose had been saying "You're positive?"

Aphrodite nodded and Luke asked "Positive about what?"

Rose turned to Luke and said to him "The last of the circle is on his way according to the fates."

In the Gardens. (again)

"Is something bothering you father?" Sarah asked Hermes.

Hermes sighed and looked at his sixteen year old daughter. "It's very annoying that my daughter of sixteen can tell that I'm worried when my son of twenty one can't." he grinned.

Sarah smiled and then asked "is it about Luke?"

Hermes shook his head "No, for once it's not Luke I'm worried about." Hermes looked at his daughter with affection. "I'm worried about you."

Sarah grinned and asked "oh what ever has happened that I merit this attention?"

Hermes grinned back at her before becoming serious. "The last of the circle is on his way," Hermes looked at his daughter and said "you're not surprised."

Sarah shook her head, "I see him in my dreams, a young boy of about eleven. Brown hair, light tanned skin and blue grey eyes…"

Hermes kissed his daughter on her forehead. "It's time for me to go now, behave you." He mock warned his daughter who was giving him innocent puppy eyes.

"I don't know what you mean." She said in a sweetly innocent voice.

King Arthur and Merlin came into the throne room with young children following them. The small children lined up and Sarah was the first to make a move. She walked towards a boy of about eleven. He looked down as she approached but she took his chin and lifted his face to hers, blue grey eyes the blue grey eyes from her dreams. He did not look away this time but met her stare and kept eye contact with her.

"Welcome," she whispered softly to him "Welcome to the Palace of the Guardians, William."

Will gulped, as though he was afraid he would say something wrong "it is an honor to be here, Princess."

She smiled softly to him "Call me Sarah." She said to him.

Will looked into her eyes and whispered "as you wish… Sarah."

Okay... that took me forever to get up and i'm so so so sorry about that but I couldn't find the time. okay so to all the fans of the Battle of the Balance Series here is chapter one of the first story in the Series. :D