Hi! Please reveiw!

By the way, girls {or guys, I guess} who do you prefer, Taylor Lautner or Robert Pattinson? NOT Eddie freakin' Cullen or Jacob Black, but the ACTORS. I'm personally a die-hard Taylor Lautner fan...but not as much as I love Luke Castellen! MARRY ME LUKE!

**clears throat** Okay, now that I'm done acting pathetic, read on!

Disclaimer - If only, if only...I WISH Luke was mine, but I only own Jacey, Alexa, Cassie, Bug, Bobert, and Matt and a few others.

My friend will KILL me if he finds out that I named him Bug....

~Hayden

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Jacey P.O.V.

I swear, somedays I just want to kill someone.

I mean, people can just be so annoying, you know? Have you ever gotten that feeling where you wish that you could kill someone and they would come back the next day so that you wouldn't have to live with the guilt? But they would stay away from you so that you didn't have to deal with them? No? Oh. Well, now I feel kind of awkward.

But, take it or leave it, thats how I feel right now. Do you wanna know who I'm talking about? Okay, well, lets play a game, shall we? I'm going to give you five choices, and you pick the one you think is most likely, alright?

A} My friends

B} My fish

C} My brother

D} My mother

E} D & C

If you picked C or D, you are partially right. And if you picked E, CONGRADULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON THE FABULOUS PRIZE OF THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING YOU ARE CORRECT!

So, you're probobly wondering what it is that family did to make me so mad. Well, my so called brother { I refuse to think he is actully related to me. I cannot handle being biologicly connected to the thing that inhabits our basement.} went in my room, without asking, and tore my room apart looking for my wallet because I owe him a few dollars. This may not seem big to you, but my privacy is something I value very much. And if you value your life, you won't invade it.

Also, he ate all the food, and won't drive me to my friends house. I mean, ever since he got sick a few months back, he's been totally lazy, rude, and I am sick of it. Sure, the hospital must have drugged him up because he's now ten times bigger then what he used to be, but that doesn't give him the right to be a total jerk to his sister. Plus, he's been hanging around this group of guys lately. And I swear to the gods, if he tells them my secret, I won't have the restraint to not kill him.

Oh, you ask. What secret could possibly be that bad that you can't tell anyone except family? Well, it may have something to do with the fact that I'm not human.

You see, when one of the greek gods, that are real, hook up with a mortal and have a kid, that kid is a freak. Or, at least thats what my mom calls it anyway. But the term we prefer is half-bloods, or demi-gods. Yes, I said we. My father is Apollo. Not that I've ever met him before.

So, as you can see, my secret is pretty big. The only reason my brother found out is because when he was eight and I was four, he asked our mom why she liked him better then me. Ever since then, they both have hated my guts. Lovely family fun!

And even though it was my first day back in Forks with my five friends, I couldn't wait for the year to pass so I could go back to camp Half-Blood, a place for kids like me.

I hadn't seen my friends in two days, ever since our flight landed from Seattle, and we all went to our houses. They were too busy spending time with their families to worry about me, and they shouldn't have to day. I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself. I've been doing it for the past thirteen years of my life. At least, thats what I've been repeating to myself for the past three hours while lying on my small bed, listening to Drowning Pool.

I usually don't listen to that kind of heavy rock, but today was an exception, as you can tell. Ususally, I'm the kid with the best temper, but not around my family. Mommy spends way too much time with the happy juice and cigarettes, and Jess, my brother, spends o much time with his friends and trying to make my life miserable. Not that he has to try hard. What with monsters always attacking me, he only time I was happy was when I was with my friends.

We had been friends ever since the fourth grade. We met at camp and instantly became friends, and we were all happy when we found out we would all be going to the same school in Forks Washington. I had six best friends.

The first was Alexa. She was probobly my closest friend besides Cassie. All three of us girls had been best friends since kindergarten, but Alexa and Cassie had been fighting alot recently. It may have something to do with the fact that Alexa was a daughter of Hades, and Cassie was a daughter of Ares, and they had both recently found out that they had some very diffrents things on their mind. But anyway.

Alexa. Even if she was a daughter of Hades who could talk to and control the dead, she was still really cool. She has long blackish-brown hair and super-blue eyes. She was really pretty, but she only dated in our circle of friends apparently. Right now she's dating one of my friends, Bug, and dated my other friend, Matt, a few months ago. Even that sometimes got awkward, we all made it work. 'Cept for Cassie. But Alexa is definitly the first person I would go to if I couldn't handle things at home. See, I have this ability to control ice, and the only two people can calm me down are; Matt and Alexa.

Matt is really cool, although he never talks to anyone outside our group because he is super-shy. He's got messy brown hair and greenish-brown eyes, which is weird considering he's a child of Poseidon. THAT means he can talk to fish and control water, which really comes in handy sometimes when Cassie gets out of hand.

Cassie is a daughter of Ares, and is shows A LOT sometimes. Like, her temper is really short, and when shes angry, you just want to be a mile away. She also has this ability to control fire, which is why Matt is really cool. And even if she is really tough, she's still a regular girl. She loves listening to country music, and is always crushing on a new guy each week. When she gets older, she wants to be a fashion designer, even though she only wears basketball shorts and t-shirts, all the time.

Then there's Bug, a son of Athena. He's super-smart, but wears black all he time, which you don't see everyday. He's still got the blond hair and gray eyes, but he's really tiny, and always wears baggy clothes. His best friend is Matt, and like I said before, he's dating Matt's ex-girlfriend, Alexa. That doesn't seem to ruin their relationship though. Bug can also remember anything he sees, reads, or hears, which makes him a total teachers pet. Bug is usually reading or studying, or listening to Metallica or System Of A Down with Alexa.

And last but not least, Bobert, our son of Hermes. He's prety cool, although he can get really annoying at times, and is always trying to crack jokes, most of which aren't funny. If any of us ever want to kill someone in our group, it's most likely going to be Bobert first. But hey, every clique has got to have that person, right? Even if he gets annoying sometimes, he's our rock. Unfourtenetly.

And now that I'm done rambling on about my pitiful life, we can actully get on with the rest of yours lives, right?

I finally thought I would actully be able to calm down when Jess bounded through my door, making it hit the wall hard. He ran over and jumped on my bed, landing on my feet.

"Ow!" I jerked my feet from under him. He laughed and layed down across from me so that his foot was close to my head. I growled and pushed it away.

"What the heck do you want?" I glared.

"Lighten up, Jacey. I thought I'd make you an offer." Jess put his hands begind his head and leaned back, looking totally relaxed. I tried shoving him off my bed with my feet, but that didn't work.

"Unless you're offering to jump off a cliff, I'm not interested," I said, getting up and standing above Jess with my arms crossed. He sat up and stared at my silk blue comforter and white pillows. The gold walls of my room seemed to reflect the dim sunlight that was fading quickly. It was almost time to go to bed, a place where I didn't have to worry about anything, just escape.

"There's a bonfire tonight," Jess said, staring at my billowing white curtains. The only reason I had my window open was because it wasn't raining and the birds were singing.

"So?" I asked.

Jess finally looked at me. "So you can come."

I snorted. "You're actully asking me to go with you?"

"Sam made me. He said I was being a crappy brother."

"You are a crappy brother."

"Do you want to come or not?"

"Lets think. If your friends are anything like you, there would be no chance of me going. Ever."

Jess suddenly smiled. "Seth Clearwater will be there."

I groaned and fell onto my bed facefirst, burying my head under pillows. Mine and Seth's realationship was...complicated.

FLASHBACK 5 YEARS AGO

I was so angry. Mom had come home drunk again, and blamed me for getting dumped by her boyfriend. I was so mad that the ground under her already clumsy feet turned to ice, and she slipped and fell. She yelled curses and threw her purse, but I had already ducked out the back door and ran to the park, my favriote place. It was deserted today, and felt very lonely.

I shoved my hands in my pockets and walked along a worn path. I watched my feet, so I didn't see when I ran into a kid my age. I fell back.

"Oh! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!" He said, taking my hand and hauling me off the ground. I wasn't hurt, so I just stood there and blushed, being the shy person I was.

"I'm Seth Clearwater. Whats your name?" He asked.

"Jacey Grace," I replied shyly, biting my lip and looking at my foot.

"You have a leaf in your hair," He stated bluntly, reaching up to pull the leaf out of my half-ponytail. And a friendship blossemed. We played at the park until Seth's older sister came to pick him up, and I left when I was sure Mom would be passed out. But Seth was my best friend after that.

FLASHBACK 1 YEAR AGO

Seth and I were at his house, shooting hoops while I ranted about how mad I was and he listened.

"I mean, I'm twelve, not twenty-one! It's not my fault she can't find a job. Or a good beer. Or a man," I said, angerily pulling my ponytail tighter and tighter. "If she wants someone to blame, she can point her finger at Jess. He's the one ditching school and going to parties.

Seth laughed and made a rim shot. "Chill out there, Jace. My mom, dad, and Leah love you. You could always come live with us, you know."

I looked at him with wide eyes. "Really?"

Seth laughed again, making another shot. "Hey, maybe you could stay at that summer camp of yours. You spend enough time there, anyway."

"Not enough."

"What about your dad?"

I dribbled the ball silently. After a few seconds, I shot a perfectly angled basket. "Don't know who he is," I lied swiftly. "And I don't care." Just then, Seth's dad pulled in the driveway, saving us from anymore talk on the subject.

FLASHBACK RIGHT BEFORE SUMMER

I knocked on Seth's door, and Harry answered.

"Oh, hey hon," he said.

"Hi Harry. Cheif Swan said that Seth was coming home today. Is he here?"

Harry smiled sadly. "Nope. Just Leah. And ever since what Sam Uley did to her heart..." Harry shook his head sadly.

"Can I talk to her?" I asked.

Harry appraised me. "Maybe you can get through to her. No one else can." Harry let me in.

I went to Leah's room, already having the house layout memerized like it was my own home. I knocked softly on the door before walking in. Leah was wearing gray sweatpants and a white t-shirt with her long black hair up in a messy bun. She was sitting on her bed holding a fluffy pillow, sniffling and crying.

I didn't say a word, just went over and hugged her. She cried softly into my shoulder, and I rubbed her back soothingly. We stayed like that for awhile until a door slammed shut downstairs, feet thundered up the staircase, and slammed the door across the hall.

Leah sniffled and said, "Go," so I did. I didn't even bother knocking when I stormed into Seth's room. He looked huge, and ripped, but that didn't stop me.

"What the hell is your problem?" I growled.

"What?" Seth asked coldly.

"What?" I repeated. "You know what. You haven't answered any of my phone calls, you ditch your sister when she needs you-,"

"And you're being really judgemental." Seth sneered. "I was just out with your brother Jess and the rest of them. And he is a great guy, you're just being unfair. Always keeping secrets from me, talking to my sister behind my back-,"

"Yeah," I said. "Lets talk about your sister. Because while you were out making friends with those jerks and doing God knows what, your sister is going through the worst time of her life, and you weren't even there to witness it. Now you're just hanging around with the guy who did this to her, like he's the most importent thing in the world."

Seth laughed and looked up at his ceiling. "You are such a hypocrite, Jacey. I know that you know about your dad. Jess told me. He also told me that you and your precious little friends are always getting into trouble. So while your calling me names about hanging out with friends and ignoring your sibling, look at yourself."

"You know what?" I asked, slamming a hand on his dresser. "You hang out with Jess all you want. He might need a guy like you in his life. I. Don't." With that, I stormed out of the house, not even bothering to explain to Sue, Harry, or Leah.

END FLASHBACK

And that was the last time I had ever seen Seth Clearwater.

"So?" Jess asked.

"I'm not coming," I mumbled into my pillow.

"Wrong answer, kiddo. Seth and the boys and girls want to meet you." Jess tore a pillow off my head and yanked me off the bed. "Go get dressed. We leave in twenty." Jess slammed the door on his way out. I was in my pajamas, silk pants and a t-shirt, so I pulled on some jeans, a thin green hoodie, and a brown leather jacket over that.

The last time Seth had seen me, my hair had been about an inch above my elbows. Now it was cut shoulder length and layered, with one-sided bangs and brown and black highlights. I straightened my hair and pulled on my sneakers and was out the door. We had to ride in Jess's old beat-up car, and he had some Nickleback CD blaring.

And then we made it to the bonfire.

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If you want to know what happens next reveiw!!! And if you want to see pictures of the charectors, the links are on my profile. See ya later!

~Hayden