Disclaimer: I only own Rosie, Eloise, Nolan and Lenny.
"You want the window seat?" Rosie asked Eloise.
"Don't care." Eloise replied. "Let's flip a coin." She took a penny out of her purse. "Heads, you sit there. Tails, I sit there." She tossed the coin up and looked at it when it landed back in her hand. "Heads."
"Oh joy." Sarcasm filled Rosie's voice again. She tossed her bag into the overhead compartment and went to the window seat.
Eloise put her bag in the compartment then sat in the middle seat. Both girls weren't very big on take offs and landings when it came to flying. To cope, the girls would grip each other's wrists in order to take their minds off of it.
"You can take my wrist." Eloise offered.
"This can't be happening." Rosie groaned. She was gesturing like crazy at this point. "I know it is but this is just too hard to believe."
"I know. I just want to wake up and be back at home."
"Excuse me, are you Italian?" a voice asked.
Rosie and Eloise turned to see a lady around their age. She had black hair, blue eyes and was very pale. She was looking at Rosie in interest.
"Yes, I have some Italian in me." Rosie replied. "How'd you know?"
"Italians use gestures a lot." The lady said. "I'm Theresa Tanner."
"Not all Italians use gestures." Rosie mumbled.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend." She looked from Rosie to Eloise. "I apologize. What are your names?"
"I'm Eloise Montgomery." Eloise said with a smile. "This is my sister, Rosie Murray."
"It's nice to meet you." Theresa replied. She leaned back in her seat. "What are you two going to Long Island for?"
"To see friends." Rosie said without missing a beat. She hoped that it wasn't obvious that she was lying. She turned to the window and looked at the lights on the runway.
"That's nice." Theresa said. "I hope you two enjoy Long Island."
The pilot made the announcement to fasten seatbelts, make sure that the seats were upright, and about how to use the masks.
"This is going to be a long flight." Eloise muttered to Rosie.
"What was that?" Theresa asked.
"Nothing."
"This is going to be fun."
Rosie looked at Theresa and said, "One might say."
Lightning flashed outside followed by thunder. Rosie and Eloise both jumped and gripped each other's arms.
"Oh great." Eloise's voice now dripped with sarcasm.
(A/N: I could stop the chapter there but that would make this one terrible short compared to chapter one. So, let's proceed.)
The plane started to take off. Rosie took Eloise's arm and started to squeeze. Maybe a little harder than she realized.
"Rosie, you're squeezing a little tight there." Eloise said as she tried to pull her arm out of her sister's grip.
"Sorry." Rosie said quietly. She let go when the plane was in the air.
Rain started falling very hard. It hit the plane with clinking noises and fell down the window in streams. Lightning struck again.
"It's really coming down." Theresa commented.
Eloise nodded in agreement and said, "It really is."
The plane hit a bump. Rosie turned away from the window and took a deep breath.
"We'll be okay." Eloise whispered.
"Let's get to know each other." Theresa suggested. "It'll take our minds off of the storm. I'm a New York native. I came to Chicago to visit family. I'm eighteen years old."
"Rosie and I are Chicago natives." Eloise replied. "Rosie's very shy and so am I. We're both seventeen."
Rosie, Eloise and Theresa ended up talking for a while. Rosie and Eloise found out that Theresa had a younger sister named Sophie. Theresa played the trumpet and Sophie played the flute.
"Rosie and I sing in choir." Eloise told Theresa. "We both sing Soprano One."
"Wow, that's good." Theresa replied. "How high can you girls sing?"
"Very high." Rosie replied. "People always joke that we will one day break glass with our singing voices."
Theresa laughed and said, "Maybe it'll happen."
The plane hit a bump. Rosie dug her heels into the rug. Eloise took Rosie's hand.
"Don't worry," Theresa spoke up as she watched the rain slide down the window. "If the pilot instructs the stewards and stewardesses to strap down, then we have something to worry about."
A beep alerted the passengers that the pilot was about to speak. The passengers fell silent to hear what was going to be said.
"At this time, I would like to instruct all stewards and stewardesses to strap in." the pilot said. "Everyone, remain calm. We will try to get permission to land as soon as possible."
The plane began to suffer turbulence. Young kids on the plane began to cry. Rosie and Eloise squeezed each other's hands harder. Theresa was starting to ventilate.
"Oh my god." Theresa said quickly. "This can't be happening."
"Remember what the note said." Rosie whispered to Eloise. "Hades broke a deal when he had me. Maybe this is Zeus trying to kill me." She closed her eyes.
"Why would he do that when there are innocent people on this plane?" Eloise asked quietly. "He shouldn't try to kill you. You did nothing wrong."
"I don't know."
Lightning flashed close to the plane's wing. Kids let out a scream. The plane continued to bounce. Rosie kept hitting her shoulder on the window. Suddenly, the storm started to fade. Rosie looked out the window to see the rain let up.
"Attention passengers." The pilot said. "We made it through the storm. However, passengers as well as stewards and stewardesses are advised to remain in their seats until further notice. We're ten minutes away from Long Island. We will be arriving twent minutes later than expected."
"That was terrifying." Theresa said in between breaths. "I didn't think we'd make it out."
"Neither did I." Rosie said honestly.
A few minutes later, the plane landed in Long Island. Theresa let out a breath when the plane stopped.
"Thank God." She said. "That was absolutely terrifying."
"I never want to experience that again." Eloise agreed. She scooted into the aisle and got hers and Rosie's bag. "Let's go."
Rosie took her bag and nodded. "I'm ready."
The girls followed Theresa off the plane. Theresa turned to Rosie and Eloise.
"Where are you two going?" Theresa asked them.
"We're waiting for our friend." Rosie lied.
"Excuse me, are you Rosie and Eloise?" a male voice asked.
Rosie saw a boy standing in front of her and Eloise. He appeared about her age. He had black hair, blue eyes and pale skin.
She looked the boy over, decided he was safe, and said, "Yes, we are."
"I'm Lenny O'Malley." The boy introduced himself. "I was sent to get you."
"Email me later." Theresa called over her shoulder as she walked away.
"We will." Rosie called back. She looked at Lenny. "Where are we going?"
"Follow me." Lenny replied. He started to walk. "It's okay, I won't hurt you. We have to go before it gets late."
"Coming." Eloise said quietly.
The girls got into a car with Lenny. They sat in the backseat while Lenny drove. The air was so thick with fear from the girls.
"Where are we going?" Rosie asked. She watched the scenery go by.
"To a place where you'll be safe." Lenny replied. He said that with such a calm tone that Rosie relaxed.
"In a forest?" Eloise asked as the boy drove into a forest.
"Yes." Lenny drove a little further.
"How do we know we'll be safe?"
"Trust me."
"Eloise, I think if he wanted to hurt us, he would have done so by now." Rosie spoke up.
"True." Eloise agreed.
Lenny stopped the car and got out. "We're here."
The girls got out of the car to see a sigh written in a different language. In front of their eyes, the letters moved around to say 'Camp Half-Blood.'
"Welcome to Camp Half-Blood." Lenny told Rosie and Eloise.
A/N: Yay, winter break! You know what that means. More time to work on this! Happy holidays everyone and happy New Years.
Please no flames. I worked hard on this.