A/N: So much for being punctual *sigh*. Sorry guys, I've been really busy for the last few days. Of course I can give you the whole explanations but NO! Time to proceed buddies! Its over now. No more delays. There will be new chapter every once in a week from now on(promise!).

Alright, so this story I'd like to dedicate to my mom, 'coz she's very much like the one whose POV is here (though I wont tell her that or she'll beat the schist out of me :D). Happy Reading!

Frank's Grandmother- Mrs. Zhang

Grandma Zhang did NOT prefer these things to happen in her life. Maybe the Gods (Greek or Roman or Chinese, she wasn't sure) were testing her right now. She has to be brave and strong enough to face the undeniable future. But her heart couldn't help breaking to pieces when she heard the news of Emily's death in the Afghanistan War. Now, not only she was too old, but her only child has also died, and now she was left holding the lifeline of her only grandson, literally.

She stood at the backyard, watching Fai Zhang from a distance as he kept shooting her favorite porcelain collections. A sour taste formed in her mouth. Fai Zhang, who preferred to call himself Frank (the nerve!) wasn't much of a deal either. He was too soft and kind and stupid. He looked like a huge toddler, which were definitely not the looks of a Son of a Roman God. She sighed inwardly. She'd never met Lord Mars in person, but she wondered if he had taken some really ugly form while dating her daughter.

But despite of her disappointing thoughts for Fai, a tiny part of her couldn't help admiring him right now. Despite his burly body, his hands shot arrows to the targets perfectly. Despite his usual soft nature, right now he was showing how much of a Son of a War God he was. She might have even complimented him on his skills if the circumstances weren't this bad. She wondered what would've Emily thought of him right now. She immediately shook those thoughts away, trying to ignore the hollow pain that was forming in her chest again. It was the right time, the only time she would get. She has to tell him everything he needs to know.

The mahogany chest was handled tenderly in her wrinkled hands as she walked towards the site of debris and called out
"Fai."

He turned to look at her. His eyes conveyed deep anger; anger that she never thought she'd ever see in him. The loss of Emily might have been too much for him. But still, Grandma thought, it didn't mean that he gets so enraged about it. It was Emily's choice to sacrifice herself in the war, and he must respect her for that. She surveyed the carnage done from closer view this time.

"Stop this ridiculous behavior. It is beneath you." she scolded. But as she felt the mahogany box in her hands, her anger dissolved. It isn't worth it. The loss of some teapots was nothing compared to what she was about to lose (again..). She kicked what used to be her favorite collection, just to let out some of her frustration.
"The car will be here soon." she continued, "We must talk."

At that the original Fai Zhang came back, looking dumbly at her. She barely suppressed a snort.

"Come inside." she said turning and walked inside the house, not waiting for her grandson. She just wanted to get it done, over and over. No whining she thought.

Grandma Zhang watched from her window as Fai disappeared with the wolves. She hoped he would pass Lupa's test, but she couldn't be sure. She felt pretty bad not telling him about his father, but it was quite necessary as the Roman Gods preferred to claim their children themselves. She also regretted not telling Frank about his powers, but they didn't had any time left, and she was almost sure that he could figure it out himself (emphasis on Almost). Besides, she didn't want to scare Fai more than he already was. Fai Zhang was supposedly the most different, most powerful and most vulnerable of their clan, next to the great Periclymenus- The Argonaut. He has to possess great courage to bear his own burden from now on.

Grandma took a sigh while walking towards the fireplace, then sat down on the couch sprawling her back. No need to sit in the perfect posture; she was getting too weak for that these days. She stared at the fireplace in heavy silence, and kept her gaze over the flames, listening to the crackles of burning wood. Quite unexpectedly, a tear traced down her wrinkled cheek, yet she didn't care about brushing it off.

Oh Emily! If only you were here...

After some time, when all the tears fell away, taking just a little part the of huge grief with them, she gathered herself. She sat forward, folded her hands and prayed to the Gods to give peace to Emily's soul in her afterlife. It was all she could do to not break into tears again.

Grandma Zhang's eyes flew open with a sudden creaking sound of the door opening. She thought it might be Mars again, but instead she saw a young girl entering her room cautiously, a pillow and a blanket under her arms. Grandma's instincts jumped up. She got up fast, but her stiff muscles and joints gave away, making her yelp. The girl saw her and quickly came over to support, leaving her contents to one place. The girl held her carefully and lied her down again, assuring her that she would be fine, but Grandma wasn't paying attention to that. She just noticed Fai snoring on the floor next to her bed. She frowned.

"Who are you?" she asked the girl harshly.

The girl looked alarmed. "I'm Hazel. Hazel Levesque. We're with Frank. We were on a quest to Alaska and-"

"We?" Grandma demanded.

"Uh..there's our friend Percy too. He's sleeping in the other room. And a harpy, Ella."

Grandma scowled. "Did you say a harpy? What's a monster doing in my house?"

"Oh, do not worry ma'am. She's not a monster. She's pretty friendly, and she won't harm anyone, I promise." Hazel replied quickly. Grandma believed the girl was telling the truth, but she couldn't stop wondering what her ancestors would've thought of a harpy in their house.

Fai gave away a big snore. Grandma knew Fai would be coming for her, but never in her life did she thought she'd meet him like this, in the middle of the night. "How in the name of the Gods did you three sneaked up into my house without those stupid Ogres noticing?" she asked.

The girl, Hazel glanced at Fai for a moment, then explained about how he summoned aSpartus with his dragon-toothed spear to kill a small party of the monsters without any other groups of Laistrygonians. After she was done explaining, Grandma couldn't help being amazed at her Grandson's courage. Sure, Mars told her about his quest and babbled a lot about his son, but she thought he was just bluffing.

More surprisingly, she never thought she would sleep too deep to even notice three teenagers sneaking up to her house and sleeping. She definitely couldn't imagine sleeping with Fai's loud snoring in the room. There he laid- scattered on the cold floor, looking like he had just fought with a lot of dirt without bathing for several days, snoring like an elephant (how he did that without transforming to an elephant, she didn't know). She muttered some Mandarin curses on the stupid boy. Where are his manners? Has he no shame?!

Hazel watched him too, a small smile on her face. Grandma suspected this girl might be more than a friend to him. Fai Zhang having a girlfriend?! Ha!

Hazel put the pillow she had brought on the floor and put Fai's head slowly above it, then covered his sprawled body with blanket. Grandma felt an urge to slap him hard, but she couldn't even get up. Hazel stood and arranged Grandma's blanket too. Grandma was thankful, though she didn't say that.

"What am I ever going to do with my stupid oaf?" she said, giving a stink-eye at the ceiling.

Hazel wisely didn't reply to that. Grandma patted a space on the corner of her bed, "Sit here, Hazel Levesque. I would like to talk to you, if you don't mind giving me company." After being with such insensible males like Fai and Mars for the last two months, she was more than glad to spend some moments with this girl. Hazel smiled "Of course ma'am." She sat cautiously, her golden eyes were shimmering with mysterious power.

No one spoke for a minute. Fai the buffoon kept snoring.

"Who is your godly parent?" Grandma finally asked, curious to know.

"Pluto." Hazel said, a little uncomfortable.

Grandma nodded. That certainly explained her powerful aura. "Then you must already know that I may not be alive for long."

Hazel pursued her lips and looked down. She didn't say anything, which gave an answer as clear as the surface of Grandma's porcelain vases.

Grandma gently spoke "Listen Hazel, daughter of Pluto. As you already know that we do not have much time. Even though I'm glad to see my stupid buffoon for one last time, you children shouldn't have come here. The ogres are too much even for three demigods to handle, and I would not prefer any of you to die just to save me."

Hazel started to protest but Grandma stopped her. "I'll help you three get out of the house safely. I would tell Fa-" she almost called him Fai, but amended it quickly "-Frank about how you kids can escape tomorrow morning. He will tell you the plan."

Hazel looked worried. "But ma'am, what about you? We want to help you. We can't leave you like this. Frank can't-"

"Frank will endure, girl. He's brave and strong and knows his duties well." Grandma said, something that she'd never even think about to admit it to Fai.

"In the morning, you all must be ready to go."

"Not before killing all the monsters around your house." Hazel replied. Her voice was firm.

Grandma had to smile. She put her frail hand on Hazel's shoulder. "If you wish so. But first, you should go to sleep. You have a hard quest ahead of you." Hazel looked at her, smiling sadly in return. She took her hand from the shoulder and enveloped it with both of hers.
"I will."

Another moment of silence, full of comfort. Grandma cleared her throat "And do not hesitate to use bathrooms or any other provisions. Eat whatever you want. But do not dare touch my porcelain vases. You can go now."

Grandma looked away immediately, taking her hand back. Her tone must have made it clear she didn't want to talk anymore, because she saw Hazel stood up from the corner of her eyes. The daughter of Pluto looked like she wanted to say something, but the words seem to be stuck in her throat. Perhaps she knew that there was going to be no argument against her. She bowed and managed to say "Have a good night ma'am."

She glanced at Fai one more time, then went out of the room closing the door behind her.

Of course Grandma didn't sleep. Her death was so close, she could feel the countdown. Yet she knew she couldn't do anything about it. The hours passed by.

Sunlight streaked from the windows and birds chirped, making the morning peaceful. At least, it would be very peaceful, Grandma thought, if not for those stupid laistrygonians shouting at the house, demanding breakfast. Grandma couldn't help thinking of various strategies she would have applied to beat them all down. It helped her to pass some time. Then Hazel Levesque entered the room, carrying two trays. Strangely, the scent of freshly prepared food made Grandma's stomach growl.

Hazel beamed at her. "Good Morning Ma'am. I brought you some breakfast."

Grandma couldn't help giving a weak smile in return. Hazel looked fresh after the bath. Grandma noticed she was wearing some of Emily's old clothes, but she certainly didn't mind that because the clothes quite fit her, and she looked rather beautiful in it. Hazel put the trays, then helped Grandma to sit up.

"How are you feeling ma'am?" Hazel asked gently, her voice full of concern.

"Are you asking me girl? I'm fit and young as always! And I'm sure I'll be as strong as a lion after I eat your breakfast." Grandma lied. Truthfully, she felt extremely weak, but she dared not show her weakness.

Hazel quietly passed her the tray and Grandma started eating, perhaps a little vigorously, ignoring those ogres moaning for food. Her stomach finally started to calm. Halfway through the food, she realized Hazel was still there, so she stopped eating and asked "Have you and your friend eaten?"

Hazel nodded. "Percy and Ella are still eating. But the Laistrygonians..they're are getting restless."

Grandma snorted "Those stupid ogres won't settle for some bacon and eggs. Anyways, you and your friend-what is his name again?"

"Percy Jackson. He's a son of Neptune."

Grandma raised her eyebrow. She remembered Mars talking a bit about him, and she vaguely remembered how he mentioned him being a Greek Demigod.

"Ah yes. You two should go to the attic. You will find many useful weapons there. And tell Percy to go to the roof, he'll find something even more useful to fight those monsters."

Hazel frowned, probably thinking about what could possibly be there at the roof. Grandma finished her food and gave the tray back to Hazel."Thank you Hazel Levesque, for the food, and for your company." She paused for a moment. "Though it would be good if you do not let anyone know of our short conversation last night. I would not prefer my buffoon to get a bigger head than he already has."

Hazel smiled "Yes ma'am. And thank you too for letting us stay here."

Grandma had to admit she was truly impressed. Hazel seemed so more mature than she looked. "I wish some people could learn some proper manners from you." Grandma said, noticing Hazel shooting glances to Fai from time to time, while that idiot still laid mumbling in his sleep. Her suspicions of Hazel being his girlfriend were quite confirmed when Grandma noticed the other tray full of Fai's favorite breakfast. She wondered how her Klutz got such a nice girl like her.

Hazel glanced back at Grandma, knowing that she had caught her glancing, a small blush creeping her cheeks. "Um..I've already picked some fresh clothes for him."

Grandma shrugged "I'll inform him that. He smells even worse than sewage, so a bath would certainly do some good to him."

Just right then the ogres started to yell defiantly, which made Hazel curse in Latin.

"Go girl! Don't delay anymore." Grandma said.

Hazel nodded and ran outside. "Percy, come on!" she yelled.

After she was gone, Grandma looked back at her grandson. Sleep time over, my clod. "Fai." she scolded.

There was fire in every direction she looked. The house was shaking with the explosions. Grandma wasn't scared at all, yet she was deeply saddened with the thought of this place burning down. The place which held countless unforgettable memories of her and her family.

She took a deep breath (which made her almost cough) and concentrated hard. Her last burst of energy converted her to a bird she liked the most-the Buzzard. The heat coming from the fire seemed to singe her wings. She folded them and flew straight away from the window. Her small & sharp eyes registered her Cadillac racing towards the airport, with ogres chasing them. Those three were doing their work well. The mansion shook badly. She flew away from there, darting towards the endless blue sky.

She was determined to find a place away from the chaos. Towards peace, towards death itself.

Her mind still buzzed and her body still wrenched with pain, but in her heart she found utmost peace. She has completed all her duties. All her achievements has been accomplished. Her legacy would be carried on by her Grandson now, who will prove to be the best of the Zhang Family. Now that she has guided him, he will be able to complete the family circle.

She was ready to proceed to the last level, the last phase of all.

The FEELS!

I hope you like this chapter. Please DO review, because I LOVE Reviews! I'm thinking about having a separate chapter of Grandma Zhang and Mars. Those two will be a lot of fun to write. But they won't be in the next one. Next one belongs to Percabeth and to the 'Einstein Angel'. Wait, you don't know who that is? Guess who?

And as I said before, no more delays. There will be new chapter every week. That's all for now:)!