Maya, was feeling happier than ever... For Now, At least.

"Keep your head up

Shoot the clouds down

Throw it all in

Break your own ground"

You know when Maya Hart's happy, if she sings. Normal people sing when they're sad, but Maya isn't normal. She's a half-blood. Plus, it's hard to sing if you're sobbing. At least, that's what Maya says.

"And if your gonna make a mess make it loud

And if your gonna take a stand

Stand out"

Why? Maya just found out her Dad didn't not want her. Wouldn't you be happy? She played her guitar like a professional...with her eyes closed, so she failed to notice someone watching.

"You're really talented." Maya nearly dropped her guitar and reached for her bracelet.

"Missy?" Maya let out a breath she didn't notice she was holding.

"Hey Maya, I just wanted to tell you that I'm going to help the Demeter kids with the garden, if you want to join."

"Sure! Let me ask Riley too." Maya was about to leave, but Missy stopped her. Maya hoped Missy would let Riley come, cause' if not, she was getting shot by her arrow.

"Can I ask? I really want her to like me." Maya smiled at how much nicer she is compared to the rude, obnoxious girl she saw at school.

"Okay-" Missy beamed, "If I come too." She nodded.

The two girls walked out and started walking down to the Hermes Cabin. Maya opened the door and Riley wasn't there. Maya frowned wondering where her best friend is.

"Don't worry, I'll Iris Message her." Missy said reaching for her drachma's

"Iris- What?" Maya was happy here, but she was still new to all of this.

"I'll show you." Missy said as she dragged Maya to the fountain and dumped in the drachma. "O' Iris, Show me Riley" She said.

"Riley?" She was in the Aphrodite Cabin talking to Piper.

"Hi Maya!" Riley was casual, unlike her worried friends. "I wanted to learn more about Camp, so I went to the Aphrodite Cabin."

Maya was relieved that she didn't run away. She noticed that Riley was feeling down lately.

"We're going to garden with the Demeter Kids? Want to come?" Missy hopefully suggested. "Oh, and Hi Piper!"

"Hi Missy!" Piper said cheerfully.

"Okay." Maya noticed that Riley deflated a little when she noticed Missy. She needed to fix that problem.

"We'll meet you there!" Maya said suspiciously as the call ended.

"Why doesn't she like me?" Missy frowned.

"I'll ask her, don't worry about it." Maya waved it off, wondering about it herself. "Let's go!"

Missy halfheartedly smiled and nodded.

"Remember yesterday morning, Lucas made a city out of pancakes!" Missy laughed.

Maya laughed along, "And then, I squashed one one the little houses and Will kept calling me a murderer." They laughed louder.

"Hey guys! I'm here!" Riley rushed towards them.

"Hey Riley!" Missy said.

"Hey Riles!" Maya handed her a plant, "This flower is yours."

"Okay!" Riley got down on her knees and was about to start digging the hole, but it opened for her.

"It must be the wind." Maya reassured. Although, she didn't think so. Was Demeter her mom?

Riley dropped the seed into the hole and watered it. The flower grew three inches.

"I don't think it's the wind..." Riley said, nervously.

"This is great Riley!" Missy cheered.

"What? You got beauty and Love, Maya got the Arts and Archery, and I got dirt." Riley frowned.

"Think of it this way," Riley looked up at Maya, "You also got flowers, and now you aren't unclaimed!"

"Well, technically, she didn't get claimed-" Maya glared at Missy who shut up and tried to revive her plant that "randomly" died.

"No, Missy's right." Missy looked down in shame, she was not helping her friendship with Riley. "Nothing good came out of this."

"No!" Missy exclaimed, "That isn't what I was trying to say-"

"Yes it is!"

"I was trying to say that," Riley looked at her expectantly, "At least you got answers! You know who your mom is!"

Maya watched this argument in bewilderment. She wondered why they acted this way, because she didn't like it. At all.

Maybe if they weren't so engrossed in fighting, they would realize a symbol of a bat blinking over Riley's head.

"GUYS!" Maya yelled, "Look at Riley's head!"

"Well, your mom isn't Demeter." Maya said.

"It's Persephone." Missy finished, nervously.

Okay, Sorry for the suck-ish chapter. This is one of those times where you have an idea, a plot, and a vision, but you don't know how to write it. I know you hate it, but if you actually like it, Review! Sorry for making it short.

-The Author That Shall Not Be Named