A/N: I know it was a horrible ending but I couldn't resist! So want to see what happens next? READ ON!

I looked over to where Nico was sitting. He wasn't there! I let out a muffled scream and licked the hand holding my mouth (Gross, but desperate times call for desperate measures!). I heard a disgusted moan and I felt the hand fall. I took that time to withdraw my dagger. I pivoted and held my dagger against their neck. The mystery attacker swung their leg underneath me and pulled me down. They jumped on top of me and once again held the knife to my neck. I couldn't see the attacker because of the morning fog but apparently they saw me. "Get off of me!" I screamed trying to throw the person off of me. They withdrew their knife and got off of me. They held out a hand and pulled me up.

" What the hell were you thinking?! You could have killed me you idiot!" I screamed.

"I'm sorry! I thought you were someone else!" He yelled.

"Someone else?! Someone else! Why would you do that to someone else?! What a jerk! Are you a physco or something?!" I kept yelling.

"I said I was sorry!" he whispered. I finally got a good look at the idiot/jerk/physco and I realized something. He was kind of hot! He was tall and thin with tan skin. He had shaggy brown hair with traces of black in it. He also had hazel eyes and a dazzling smile.

" I'm really sorry about that. My name is Lance (A/N: Got that from Dancing with the stars! ) and I'm a son of Apollo." He said, taking a dramatic bow.

"Charity, Daughter of Dionysus." I said returning a curtsy.

"Nice to meet you, I was wondering if you wanted to go horseback riding after breakfast?" He questioned with a huge smile.

"Sure!" I said. I don't know if it was possible but that smile seemed to grow bigger.

"Okay well I'll see you fifteen minutes after breakfast in the stables. Later!" he said jogging into the fog.

It turned out to be a beautiful October day. Camp Half-blood was a painting full of golds, reds, and oranges. I could smell the sweet aroma of burning leaves and I could hear the crunch of dead leaves beneath my sketchers. I absolutely love fall! I never had much of a home but I definitely remembered fall. At the orphanage in the fall we would play football and have a huge Thanksgiving dinner. I found Nico on the dock with his feet in the water.

" What happened to you? " I said, removing my shoes and socks.

"I-I don't know." He said.

"What do you mean ' you don't know '?" I said, trying to calm myself.

"I really don't know! On second I was sitting beside you the next I was waking up outside the Big House." He explained.

"That's weird." I muttered.

"Tell me about it!" He yelled.

I heard a conch shell in the distance. "Walk with me to breakfast?"

"I guess." He mumbled getting up and slipping on his flip-flops.

We both walked to the pavilion where he sat with me because he had no table. I glanced at the Apollo table and saw Lance goofing off with one of his brothers. I smiled and Nico looked the way I was looking. He made a face and turned back around. Chiron yelled good morning to everybody and wood nymphs came out with platters of toaster strudels and fruit. I looked around me and saw that everyone either had milk or fruit juice in their cups. I told my cup to give me chocolate milk and immediately it changed. Nico smiled and copied. We downed our food and drink then I started to get up but Nico grabbed my hand. "Want to go swimming? We could ask Percy and Annabeth if they want to come." Nico asked me.

"Maybe later this afternoon I got plans right now." I said looking over at Lance.

Nico's face fell, "Oh, okay. ".

I ran off to my cabin where I freshened up and changed into some cowboy boots. Then I ran outside to the stables where I found Lance petting Blackjack. "Hey! Glad you came!" He said.

"Did you think I wouldn't?" I replayed folding my arms over my chest.

"No, I knew you would show." He remarked with a sly smile.

"Well, let's go!" I said climbing onto Grace. Lance climbed onto Sorrel and gently kicked the flanks of the horse. I followed. We rode up into the air and flew over the lake.

"I want to know something," I yelled over the wind, "Who was the someone else?"

"My twin brother," he mumbled with an evil gleam in his eyes.

"Why were you trying to kill him?" I questioned a little wary about that look.

"That's none of your business!" He snapped at me, "Sorry, sometimes my anger gets the better of me."

"That's okay." I lied.

"Do you want to go swimming with Nico and I later today?" I asked changing the subject.

"Sure! That would be fun! " He shouted.

We spent about an hour talking, doing loops, and just flying. After that we landed and I went to find Nico. I ran around for awhile before I found him. I stood behind him and watched him sneak up behind on of the Stoll brothers. I was about to say something when I saw him pull a knife.

A/N: I though I'd end that chapter on a happy note. I hoped you liked the first chapter! R and R!