Chapter 4- The explanation

"WHAT!" Roared Zeus "POSIDON! YOU HAD ANOTHER CHILD! WHAT IN THE NAME OF-"

"ENOUGH!" I yelled cutting him off "This isn't his kid!" Again I got stares "It's a very long story" I muttered.

"Well we got time" Apollo said "Besides I want to hear a good story" Glaring I said

"fine" I turned to Alyssa "I'm guessing you want to tell them?" she gave me a charming smile

"Oh dear brother, you know me all to well" I rolled my eyes and gestured for her to go. "Well it all started when I was three. You see my father had just died and I was sent to camp half-blood. I hated it there!" she made and

face and gave a very distinct look at Chiron "I was forever unclaimed, uncared for should I go on? I was put there for five years…five! I was waiting for something. To be claimed, put on a quest, a sign of recognition! But no I

never got that. So I ran away. Of course I soon got caught by the police and put in an orphanage. Then after a couple months Ms. Jackson came. You see she had already married that stupid Gabe guy to cover her son's scent

but felt he needed someone older to look after him." she threw me a glare "She noticed I was a half-blood so I got the job…lucky me. So I went home with her and met Percy." she paused and looked at me. Her eyes were full

of pain and sorrow. "Well I…" she swallowed hard "I grew attached to him…I didn't want anything to happen to him… So I was kinda protective, which was good in a way because Gabe wasn't exactly the best stepfather in the

world. He was always drunk, abusive, and gambling." Alyssa sighed heavily and then looked at me a small smile on her lips "Remember when you threw a fork at his head?" I couldn't help but smirk slightly

"He deserved it" she nodded thoughtfully

"Anyway… He would always hit me and Percy who I guess got attached to me as well would try to defend me and…" her voice trailed off so I decided to take it from there.

"We got a lot of bruises, cuts, injuries, you get the point" I said flatly. "The only other company we had was Merissa, John, and Caleb. They were the only people who knew we even existed aside form Gabe and mom. They

would sneak inside our apartment just to see us." Alyssa looked at the gods now her face angry

"And this is how we lived…we could have used a little help you know! Oh wait that's right YOU DON'T CARE!" I gently grabbed her arm. I was half expecting the gods to blast her but there was no emotion on their faces. Alyssa

sighed and went on with the story "Well one day Gabe caught them at the apartment…" her voice trembled then dropped into a whisper "nobody knew he had a gun that day" she let out a little sob and turned away. I flinched

remembering that day. I didn't want to thing about it anymore so I continued with the story.

"We were also never aloud to leave the apartment so I had never seen what outside the apartment looked like. Alyssa would never let me see how Merissa, Caleb, or John got in so I was trapped. " Alyssa looked at me and said

"That's one of the reasons you were tempted to stay with Calypso. You knew what it felt like to be trapped" I nodded. At this Annabeth gripped my hand slightly tighter.

"You saw?" I asked Alyssa

"I've been watching you ever since I've died" I nodded thoughtfully and continued.

"One night…" I said rubbing my temples "I got too curious. I found the exit hidden in our room. I shouldn't have done it but still. I wanted to see what it looked like… I had to just see it… Alyssa would always tell me what the world looked like and I really wanted to see it for myself."

"The sun is like fire but in a ball high in the sky, you cant look straight at it though else

it'll ruin your eyes. They sky is light blue with white clouds that make different shapes and patterns in sky" I nodded

"So that night I snuck out… no one noticed… I was planning to come back"

"Later I woke up and saw he was gone. Percy always asked questions. What the world was like, why we had to stay locked up, who was his real father, all of those. I knew the answers of course but I would never tell him at that

age. So when I saw he was gone I panicked. I ran to the exit he had managed to find and started climbing out. I guess I was too loud…"

"I turned back when I heard a scream. I knew it was Alyssa's so ran to see what was wrong. She was on the floor and Gabe was pointing his gun at her" I closed my eyes "she managed to knock it out of his hands…she started

screaming for me to give it to her" my ears were suddenly filled with the screams that night "I had it in my hand… I was trying to give it to her but…but…" my voice chocked up.

"as he was giving it to me he accidentally hit the trigger" Alyssa said. She paused and pulled her shirt down slightly. A small hole was right in front of her heart. Nobody spoke. Finally she spoke again "you know Percy, I saw

Merissa down in the underworld." she looked at everyone else now "Percy and Merissa were best friends…sometimes I wondered if they were a little more"

"Alyssa, I was eight!" I snarled she ignored me and said

"When I escaped the underworld…I managed to bring a soul with me" right on cue another girl stepped into the room. She had pale skin, and curly blonde hair like Annabeth's. Her eyes were deep violet framed by thick lashes. Her frame was small and slim. My mouth fell open.

When she saw me she ran over to me and hugged me tight.

"Guess you weren't expecting all this huh?" Merissa asked.

Okkkkaaaayyyy! So I will update soon and we are at the closing of the boring explaining stuff yayyy! (there will be a little next chapter though sorry) however the action will start soon! What does Alyssa want from Percy? Why is Merissa here? Will Annabeth have some competition? :o read on! ohhhh and almost forgot there will be a cat fight next chapter between Merissa and Annabeth! Byyyy the way i am NOT going to update unless i get ten more reveiws! and im not bluffing so press that reveiw button if you want to hear more!