Disclaimer: So I took the amazing ideas in Rick Riordan's HoO and PJO books and wrote the next part.

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Cabin 3

The next day, I woke up with my mom's siblings and cabin mates still talking about last night. Some feared for something mayor to happen. The last time a kid of Poseidon appeared, there were two wars, first with Kronos and then Gaea. Some girls were already talking trash about Lana, just because she is a daughter of Poseidon and our supposed enemy because of their parents' feud. I still don't get why Poseidon and Athena are still fighting for something that happened such long time ago. I like Lana regardless of her father.

As I was walking and stretching around the cabins, I passed by cabin 3. I stopped to stare the façade. It remains me of a little plastic castle for an aquarium, almost comical. As I stared, I felt something cold close like a chilly whisper in my ear. I looked around and there was nobody and nothing around. To tell you the truth, I have never entered to cabin 3. It felt forbidden and hunted. Ever since I was little, this cabin gave chills as I passed by it like something or someone would grab me by the arm and pulled me inside.

I was probably really deep in thought when I suddenly saw the outline of hand waving fast in front of my eyes. I blinked a couple of times as I snapped out.

"Hi" said Lana smiling. Her hair was wet and she looked cute with her orange camp t-shirt and shorts. She had a sword in her belt and she looked silly, instead of deathly. The sword was still a little big for her.

"Hi. How are you?" I said smiling.

Lana sighed deeply and she pursued her lips. She looked sad, but she still gave me a lopsided smile trying to look strong.

"I don't know… overwhelmed, I think… I mean. I never expected to be here. I crossed my fingers hoping to stay with Ewan. He is nice. I would love him as a brother" she said.

I nodded. I knew Ewan kind of wanted the same. He wanted someone to share the place and the burden of being Zeus' child. Everybody looks up to you like you were a natural leader.

"I wish I wasn't alone. Could you live here with me?" asked Lana.

"Sorry, I can't. You know, rules" I said and she looked sad to the point of crying. I needed to change the conversation "You know. I have never been here before"

"Really. How come?" said Lana surprised.

"Well, I was afraid of this cabin like ghosts lived here" I said and she took my hand pulling me inside.

"I haven't seen one yet" said Lana as we crossed the doorway.

I looked around. It's bright and the air smells salty. It mostly feels peaceful and quiet. I said "I was 5 back then… the first time I heard noises coming from here and I just ran away"

"Is still scary?" said Lana looking at me.

"No, just dusty…" I said and touched a surface collecting a thick layer of dust on the tip of my finger "Really dusty" I showed my finger to Lana.

"Can you help me to clean?" said Lana with a hopeful even pleading smile.

I shrugged saying "Sure. Why not? I don't have much to do today. Taylor can give me class"

Lana nodded and together we explored every corner of the cabin as we dusted and cleaned all we could. We changed the bunk beds' sheets, by the way, really cool silk sheet. We were almost done. I was sweeping the floor one more time when I heard Lana saying loudly under the bed "What's this?"

"What?" I said surprised.

"A box?" said Lana still under the bed.

"Where?" I said as I walked to her.

"In here. Help me to get it out. It's stuck" said Lana. I got under the bed too and together we pulled a cramped wooden box, a chest from under.

We opened the chest and it was filled with pictures and other personal items. There were at least 5 ragged t-shirts of several sizes. Lana handled me a pile of papers like cabin cleaning checkouts, schedules, old 4 of July programs and notes. By my side, Lana was looking at the pile of pictures when something caught my eye.

"Wait, this is my mom" I said stopping Lana. She was holding a picture of my mom when she was maybe 13. She was under a tree with Grover, both were smiling at the camera.

"She is pretty" said Lana "You have her nose" She looked at me and I nodded. "How old was she?"

"I don't know maybe 12 or 13" I said.

"Just like me. I'm 12 if I haven't told you before" said Lana "I know you are 15. Hermes girls told me"

I took the rest of the bunch of pictures on my hand. As I started flipping the photos, I said "What is a picture of my mom doing here" Then I stopped as I recognized someone else "This is my aunt Piper… Grover… Chiron… what's going on here?"

"Maybe who lived here knew them? Do you know who my sibling was?" asked Lana.

"Percy Jackson. I heard a lot of this guy for years. He is pretty much like Hercules, seen all done all, but I thought… I never thought my mom and the rest knew him, Chiron of course. I thought he was older, before my mom's time" I said as I stared at my mom and aunt Piper building like a boat by the river. They looked maybe my age.

"Who is he? Is this he?" said Lana pointing to a blond guy in a picture with aunt Piper "Or he?" Lana pointed to a Latino guy with a hammer.

"I… honestly don't know how he looks like. I have never seen a picture of him" I said. It could be him as far I knew. I started to categorize the pictures by the people in them. My mom was almost half of the pictures.

"Weird… I mean, if your mom knew him or at least, I mean, he clearly knew your mom. There are a lot of pictures of her… Were they a couple?" said Lana.

"I don't think so. Athena's and Poseidon's kids don't get along, less dating, too much rivalry between their parents" I said. Lana looked sad for a moment.

"Maybe he was a stalker, obsessed on her. That would explain so many pictures of your mom" said Lana as she stared at my mom.

"That's sounds creepy" I said but it sounded plausible.

"Why not? Maybe your mom never really was his friend. Maybe your mom had a kind of restriction order on him. Maybe he is the ghost. Is he still alive?" asked Lana.

"I really don't know. Nobody really knows what happened to him after a big war in Athens. He just vanished. Maybe he is dead, maybe he is living in a tropical island" I said. That was the story I knew. Then I thought if it was just also another lie to protect me. I didn't know what was true anymore.

"Like your mom?" said Lana.

"I don't know" I said weakly.

"Maybe he did kidnap your mom?" said Lana and I looked at her. It sounded crazy but at the same time. I couldn't help to wonder if my mom ran away with Percy Jackson leaving her family behind or as Lana said he kidnap her.

"Yeah, that makes sense" I snorted because I didn't want to think it was possible.

"Why not?" demanded Lana angrily.

"Because…" I said then I looked away and I couldn't find an answer "Yeah, why not. Maybe you are right. He kidnap my mom because he was a stalker so in love with her, completely obsessed on her"

"Do you really think that? I was kidding, you know" said Lana.

I sighed "You know. You could be correct. Your guess is good as mine. All I know is that I haven't seen my mom in 10 years"

"I haven't met my dad" said Lana sadly.

"I just don't remember my dad anymore. I know I should but every time I tried to picture him or try to remember something we did together, I ended up with a big migraine" I said. Lana and I stared at each other. She smiled so honestly that I felt safe. She is pretty.

"Thanks for helping me to clean. You are a good friend. Can we be friends since our parents are rivals?" said Lana.

"Athena is my grandma and yes, I think we can be friends. I can only hope your dad doesn't turn into a seal or something" I said.

"Thanks for everything" said Lana smiling so brightly that I think my heart skipped a beat.

"You are welcome" I said and then the conch horn blew "It's time to eat"

"Sure. Let's go. Could you teach me how to fight after lunch?" said Lana standing up and dusting her knees.

"Sure" I said and we walked to lunch.

After lunch, Ewan and I trained Lana. Taylor wanted to help but unexplainable Michelle needed help with something only Taylor could do. Lana asked what it was and Ewan and I couldn't find the right way to explain it to her. So I said something about gardening special roses. Lana just nodded. As we were walking to the arena, Lana gasped suddenly and her face turned tomato red. I think she finally got what Michelle meant. I didn't mean to laugh but once Ewan started, I couldn't stop.

We had a great time in the arena. Fighting and training relaxes me. It makes me forget about how messed up is sometimes my life. I love living with Grover, seeing Calypso daily and being in camp but I can't help wondering about everything that they are hiding from me, for my 'safety'.

I sat with Lana at dinner. She had a huge smile on her face as I sat in front of her in her table. I could hear the whispers of my cabin mates but I didn't care. I like Lana for her, not for her father. We talked about silly things I missed of New York, mostly Central Park. I remember spending the whole day playing with my sisters near the lake and having picnic under tree shadows and having naps together. I missed the idea of having sisters of my age.

After the sing-along, I was returning to my cabin when I saw a shadow leaving cabin 3. I followed it and I saw Lana running in the darkness to Thalia's tree. I ran behind a cabin and caught her by the side grabbing her arm. She held a surprised scream and she looked at me.

"You know you can't go out at this hour. The harpies are almost on duty" I said.

"I'm leaving" said Lana.

"Where are you going?" I asked and Lana moved her arm releasing herself of my grip.

Lana adjusted her backpack saying "I have to see my mom. Why isn't she looking for me?"

"Maybe she knows you are here. I will ask Grover tomorrow" I said.

"You don't know, maybe Grover will lie to you... I need to know why she didn't tell me before about all this. I feel betrayed" said Lana and I couldn't help to understand her words and feelings. We were both lied for our sake.

"It's safer when you don't know. Once you do, you smell gets stronger and monsters are on you. Bad things happen then" I explained like I had done to other demigods on their first days here. As soon as I heard myself, I wondered if my situation was the same, if all the mystery around me had to be with monsters too or just something worse.

"Like what?" spatted Lana taking me out of my own problems.

I sighed before I said "You get here on time or…"

"Or?" snorted Lana.

"You are their meal. They will eat you for strength or just to annoy your dad" I said and I could tell Lana didn't like my answer.

"You mean we are here to avoid becoming food?" said Lana perplexed.

"Yes" I said then I heard steps getting closer to us. I pulled Lana to hide against the wall. I covered her mouth and we waited. I heard the distinctive hooves of Grover and Chiron as they were walking closer. Both were walking as they were doing a final checkup before bed. They stopped close enough for us to hear them or find us.

"I'm worried. Lana's presence will change things" said Grover.

"How is your spell working?" asked Chiron. For his voice, he really sounded worried.

"I don't think I will be able to bind his powers or memories anymore. He is getting older and stronger" said Grover and I thought he meant me.

"Something is going to happen for sure" said Chiron.

My godfather sighed and said "Any news?"

"Nothing" responded Chiron quickly.

"Do you still think it was better to separate them?" asked Grover and I knew he was talking about me and Mer. So it was Chiron's idea to keep us apart.

"I don't know anymore. Since she disappeared, below is stirring" said Chiron.

"Kronos? A giant? A titan?" asked Grover.

"Not even the Gods are sure" voiced Chiron solemnly "We have to keep Camp safe"

"Our duty" said Grover and they continued walking leaving me and Lana alone in the darkness. Then I could fully register my hand still in her mouth and her heart beating so fast and loud that I could hear it or maybe it was mine.

Lana took my hand away of her and asked softly "What were they talking about?"

"I think… me" I said.

"Why you and I? Why do I have to do with you?" asked Lana and for once I really didn't have a single clue.

"I really don't know. Promise me you will keep this as a secret for now, ok?" I pleaded.

"Sure, I promise" responded Lana so fast that it made me smile. She trusted me a lot.

"I'd better get going" I said.

"Aren't you going to stop me from running away?" asked Lana almost teasingly.

I looked at her at smiled. I said "No. I know you won't. I can tell you want to know what is happening too"

"I don't" snorted Lana looking away.

"Sure. Good night" I said.

"Good night. Training at dawn?" asked Lana matching a smile on her face.

"Sure, why not?" I said and walked to my cabin. I had a lot to think. However, I never made it to my bed that night.