Woo-hoo! New chapter! Okay, in this one, things get a little tense in House 4. You'll see. ;)
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" This was what acted as my wakeup-call the next morning. Personally, I recommend getting a regular alarm clock. Because the moment I heard that glass shattering scream, I jumped out of bed and hit my head on my dresser in the process. And the next thing I now, I hear stampeding boys coming up the girls staircase.
"What the hell is going on!" KC screamed to Jenna, Fiona, Remy, and me.
"Where is Alli? Shit! I can't open her door!" Drew yelled, jiggling the knob on Alli's door furiously.
All five boys worked together in ramming the door down, succeeding after the seventh hit, and storming through the door.
"Guys! Oh my goodness! Someone, please help me!" All screeched from the spot where she was taped on the wall. Fitz and Drew carefully removed the tape from Alli's hands and feet and lowered her down on the ground.
"Okay, everyone catch your bearings, and meet me downstairs in five minutes. There's a lot I need to tell you guys." Remy said, trying to calm everyone down.
By the time we all got downstairs, Remy set up ten pillows in a circle, similar to the one we sat in the night before. She looked distressed. Something told me that what she was about to tell us, was something a whole lot bigger than what we all bargained for when we decided to come here. We all took our seats on the pillows and looked to Remy to start the discussion.
"Okay, first, we need to discuss what exactly happened to Alli. Tell us everything you remember," Remy said gently to Alli, in hopes of keeping her from breaking down into tears.
"Well, I remember being woken by someone in a ski mask. They grabbed me by the shoulders and pinned me to the wall. I was about to yell out right then and there, but they held there hand to my mouth and said to me, 'You don't scream 'till I leave, got it? You pass on this message for me. From this point on, House 4 and House 3 are at war, y-yes?" Alli told us, starting to choke up.
"Ssh… it's okay Alli," Drew said, soothing her with his words while rubbing her back.
"Alli, I need to ask you one more question. Did you… did you see his eye color?" Remy asked tentatively.
"Y-yeah. Th-they were b-blue. Bright b-blue," Alli said shaky.
"That bastard…" Remy muttered under her breath.
"What do you know Remy," Eli said concerned. It's cute how he just found out yesterday that they are related, and already he feels protective of her. Can he be any more perfect?
Remy sighed. "Well, I'll start from the beginning I guess. I've known about my powers and the whole Olympians' world since I could talk. I know at least most of you probably were told that you were adopted correct?" Everyone nodded. "But in my case, my mom, my birth mom kept me and raised me for her own. And I don't know if it's because I just knew of this whole spiel at a young age or what, but I discovered my powers very young."
"How young were you?" I asked. I mean, I always thought that being 16 and discovering you had powers was a young age. But younger?
"I was about 4 years old," Remy confessed. Oh damn… that is young.
"But anyway, since I was so young and already developing, the Gods were alerted immediately. You see, the younger you are when you first start the change, the more powerful you will eventually be. And the fact that I was four was apparently mind-blowing. So they summoned me to Mount Olympus. They wanted to understand my intentions… basically if I planned on trying to over though my father. And me being the four-year-old that I was obviously said no, which I still don't. But after I returned home, Zeus contacted my mother and told her, 'As Remy gets older, let her know about her two cousins, the sons of Poseidon and Hades," Remy said, stealing a glance at Eli, who's brows were furrowed in concern. "So that 'son of Hades' was apparently Eli, who I just met yesterday. But as for the song of Poseidon, well, let's just say that we've encountered before," she said, a look of pain on her face.
"What do you mean… encountered?" Adam asked.
"As it happens, he developed young as well. He was 5 when he began changing. We never really got along, often times we'd end up getting into heated arguments that sometimes…" she took a breath,"… escalated into dangerous fights," she said, swallowing a lump in her throat.
"Oh my gosh! How badly did you guys hurt each other?" Jenna asked, leaning closer.
"Well, at the time, we both only had the basic abilities. You know, the strength and speed and stuff. The most damage we've ever done to each other were broken bones. Thankfully, he moved to Toronto before we developed our specialties, otherwise we probably would have killed each other," Remy said, pained memories going through her mind.
Everyone was quiet, still. Nobody wanted to risk saying something inappropriate. Fiona was the first to say something.
"So… are you saying that he was the one that came in our house and… did that stuff to Alli?" Fiona spoke suddenly.
"About 99% sure, yeah. But I can't think that his motives would be to go after me. I mean, he's an angry kid, sure, but he's not stupid. He knows that if things get out of hand, lots of people could get hurt. And as far as I know, he doesn't even know I'm here," Remy responded.
"What are you thinking Remy? Tell us?" Fitz said, noticing the thoughtful look on Remy's face.
"Well, right before we all got here, to this camp, the city of Athens in Greece discovered several precious gem mines and other valuables that any God would find extremely fortunate to have. And long ago, when Athens was deciding who to appoint as it's deity, both Poseidon and Athena wanted the job. To try and prove themselves worthy, both offered a gift to the city. Poseidon offered water from a well he'd broken nearby. But it was saltwater, and not very useful for the time. But Athena planted an olive tree as a sign of peace and to provide a form of food. So naturally, Athena became the deity of Athens. But Poseidon was very angered by this decision, and from then on the two of them developed a hatred for the other. And now that Athens became a whole lot more valuable, Poseidon declared war on Athena. Zeus, Hades and the rest of them are trying to settle things before Poseidon attacks, but things are kind of up in the air right now."
"So, what are you saying? And what's Poseidon's son's name?" KC said all at once.
"His name is… Owen," Remy said straight-faced. Everyone gasped. Owen? Homophobe, Owen? From Degrassi? Oh good lord…
"And based on the history, these facts lead me to believe that," Remy paused, taking my hand in hers," that the person he is after is… Clare."
I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. I couldn't feel. Not Remy's hand in my left. Not everyone's eyes staring at me in shock. Not even Eli, holding me close to his chest while a silent tear slid down my face. I was in danger. A target. A target, of one of the most powerful Gods' son.
Gah! Poor Clare! And don't worry, Eclare-ness is most definitely in the future. So, let me know what you think! I love hearing what you guys have to say. 3