The Undesirables Chapter 3

A/N: did you like the last chapter? Sorry that it was so long, but…idk. Did it shock you guys all? Anyway, no flames, only good, constructive criticism. PLEASE! Uhh…so…yeah. AAAAHH I'm happy 'cause I'm listening to

*a punk alt band* "THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE CLIQUE, THE AWFUL NAMES THAT THEY STICK, YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIT IN MUCH, KID"

And…*a modern rock band* "STOP…AND GO…IN YOUR EYES"

AND…*a alt-punk band* "YOU TOOK A LEFT OFF LAST-LAUGH LANE"

AAAAND…*a poppy, folksy group* "ONE MEANS SOMEBODY'S LONELY, COMPANY MEANS THAT ARE TWO, THREE MEANS THERE'S A CROWD AND ABOUT TO GET LOUD, FOUR MEANS MORE THAN A FEW."

Disclaimer: I don't own PJ&O, Disney~Hyperion does…and Rick Rioridan.

The next time I wake up, I'm in what I think is the infirmary. I'm not alone, there's about two or three other kids, but it's hard to tell due to the curtains strung up. A single ray of sunlight streams through the window, and the small clock on the wall reads 5:27 PM. I see kids outside the glass, and all of them are eating.

FOOD.

The smell wafts through the ajar window, making me actually want to eat some, no matter where I am. I sit up in the small cot, and my head feels dizzy. When I slump back down, however, a shadow appears on the other side of the gauzy curtain. The silhouette isn't centaur- or wheelchair-shaped, so it can't be Chiron. I don't see a pudgy person with a purple aura around them, so it's definitely not Dionysus, but I do see a guy slouched over; it seems that he's sitting down. I can hear him muttering to himself, saying things like "life force draining" and "getting stronger". Suddenly, he bursts into the makeshift room, knowing that I'm awake. When he sees my startled look, he blushes. Hey, isn't this guy…it's Nico! He's the one that found me rigging the cabins.

"I was on watch," he explains.

I scoff. "Watch for what? So that all the bandaged and battered campers don't go on a riot?"

"No, actually, I was meant to watch to see if you would go on a riot." Nico meets my gaze. "I don't think you did it. Were you put up to it? Was it your father?"

"What do you know about my father? That he's an awful Titan that almost destroyed the camp a few years back? The only reason he did that is because I ran away, and he was—is—scouring the world for me—" I pause, and smirk "—with no luck. But he did teach me that demi-gods were dangerous, and I believe it, but I'm even more so. See?"

I motion to my arm, which no longer feels painful, and only has a raised white line to show that the god cut me. Nico looks baffled.

"But I saw him slice you yesterday!"
I think about what he said.

"Waaaait…you saw him cut me? How?"

He gives off a nervous laugh. "I shadow-traveled…I'm Hades' kid."

"One of the Big Three? But I thought they—"

"Long story!" he interrupts, "Just, let's say that my birthday wasn't in the 90's like yours."

I smile. "How do you know that it's in the 90's? I could be 75, and using my immortal powers to magically change my appearance!"

Nico weighs the outcomes. "Actually, that could—"

"Kidding! I am KIDDING! But I could be lying…"

Nico POV

The girl smacks me on the shoulder, laughing.

"Kidding! I am KIDDING! But I could be lying…"

Gods, she's cute. With light brown hair cut in a shaggy sort of way, and intuitive green-gold eyes, I can't believe that she's actually our enemy's daughter. Every guy in camp was fawning over her when Clarisse, Percy and I dragged her as far as we could—the amphitheater—and tied her to an old chariot we found in the back so she wouldn't get away. Surprisingly enough, Clarisse asked if we wanted to bring the girl over to Chiron, or if we needed her to get him: normally, Clarisse wouldn't take one for the team like that!

I remember what I was actually supposed to do—if she woke up, take her to Chiron and Mr. D. But right now, I don't know if I should, she could be too strong for me. I could shadow-travel the both of us to him, but…too risky. The girl probably hasn't ever shadow-traveled before, I don't know how the trip would affect her. Wait, where's the girl? Lying on the unmade bed is a note, hastily written.

I can shadow-travel, too!

-Sienna

Crap! I'm in big trouble…how will I find her? There are millions of shadows all around the world—she could be across the globe by now!

"Niiiiiiiicoo! Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiicoooo, are you in there?"

I tense up, expecting Chiron or someone else, but it's only Percy and Annabeth, his girlfriend. Annabeth sees the guilty look on my face and suspects something immediately.

"Nico, what happened?"

"I lost…I lost the girl. Sienna, I lost her!"

Now she just looks plain confused. "Who's Sienna? Wait…oh, no no no! Don't tell me that's Kronos' daughter!"

"Hold on, how'd you know her dad was Kronos? I know Chiron tells you stuff, but I didn't think it was stuff like that…"

"Invisibility hat, 'member?" She looks at the note I just read. "Ahhh…classic."

Percy laughs. "You were daydreaming about your"—mock voice—"awesome 'single-no-longer' future, weren't you? "

Cue laughter from the person in the next cot that I swear was unconscious, Percy, and Annabeth, while I wallow in my guilty loverboy-ness. Suddenly, we all hear an explosion, and the three of us dash outside. Half of the dock and boats are engulfed with flames, and part of the forest as well.

"AWWW, COME ON! WHY THE DOCK, NOT THE…EMPTY FIELD? OR THE STRAWBERRIES? BUT WHYHYYYY THE DOCK?" Percy yells, obviously upset.

Annabeth and I stifle laughs, but we're still shocked. Chiron gallops up to us.

"So…Nico, I swear we saw the daughter of the Titan lord just torch the dock, but that can't be true, since you were watching her—you didn't let her get away, did you?"

Mr. D strides up to the centaur and I, and rolls his eyes. "Well, that's exactly what happened, Chiron, what else could it have been?"

I won't let Dionysus get the best of me, so I dash to the nearest shadow, plunging into the gloom of the Underworld, determined to find Sienna before it's too late.

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Sooooooo….yeah. If you're the first one that can guess all of those songs above, I'll PM you the next chapter! Just guess off the top of your head—NO GOOGLE. Or Bing, Yahoo, Ask, etc.

I'm a fast write-typer, I start on the computer, and make it up as I go along! I'm weird like that so don't judge me! *cowers behind giant pineapple*

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