Heyyyy *giggles nervously* I know I haven't updated in like, a month. But hey, here's the next chapter... Speaking of next chapters and updating, and all that, I only got one review last chapter! That's 8 reviews total! I would really like to have 12 reviews by the time I post next chapter, otherwise I will have serious thoughts about deleting this fic... Anyway, please read and review, because there is the possibility that this will be the last chapter.

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Chapter 4

"What were you thinking?" Dad screamed after Percy left. I brushed past him and walked into the house, pocketing the bag. "You cannot just go off with random boys, Minerva. What if he took advantage of you?"

"Dad! I'm perfectly fine, see?" I said, gesturing to myself. "Percy's a nice kid, he wouldn't hurt me."

"How do you know? You just met him!"

"Because he is my brother!" I finally screamed back. "If you have a problem with it, then you take it up with him and my mother!" He was shocked into silence. I turned on my heel and stomped upstairs to my room.

"You are forbidden from seeing him!" He screamed back after he got his voice. "You may not leave your room until school tomorrow! You cannot drive, you must ride the bus! You are in huge trouble young lady!"

I ignored him and turned on my radio. I turned the music up full blast to drown his voice out. I pulled the bag back out of my pocket, and shook it. Metal clanged on metal, and I frowned in confusion. Why would he give me pieces of metal? I opened the bag and shook out the contents. The golden coins that Percy used earlier fell onto my bed. A piece of paper fell on top of the pile. I unfolded it, and saw a quick note written on it:

Here are Drachmae, the gold coins used to send irises. Send me one when you get a chance, so I know everything is okay. It's okay if you never want to speak to me again after all that happened today.

- Percy

P.S. You need a rainbow to send a message. A water fountain works best.

I poked the pile of coins gingerly. Would these really let me talk to Percy? How was I going to get a rainbow? I wasn't going to leave my room to go to the bathroom and risk running into Dad... I would just have to wait until he went to sleep until I could call Percy.

It was 10:15 by the time Dad finally went to sleep. I cracked open my door, and poked my head out. Nothing stirred. I tiptoed out of my room towards the bathroom on the other side of the hall. I closed the door and turned on the lights. Blinking at the brightness, I stumbled over to the tub, and slowly turned the water on.

It rushed out, sputtering loudly. I quickly turned it off, and listened to see if Dad was stirring. Hearing nothing, I sighed in relief, and the water sputtered out of the tap again. I jumped back because the tap was still off. The water was running... How did that happen? I was getting a little freaked out, but I wanted to talk to Percy, so I thought nothing of it. I adjusted the bathroom lights so they caught the water and created a pale rainbow.

I threw a coin in, and said Percy's name, because that's what he did when we called Dad. An image of Percy laying sprawled out on his bed appeared. He was snoring loudly and I giggled. He must have heard me, because with a cry he fell out of bed. I howled with laughter before clapping my hands over my mouth and listening to see if Dad woke up.

"What are you doing, calling me this late, Minerva?" Percy asked, standing up and rubbing his head.

"You told me to send you a rainbow message when I got the chance, and this was the earliest I was able to send one," I responded, still giggling at his response to my call.

"Oh my gods, do you know what time it is? It's past ten o'clock! I didn't mean late at night; I meant as soon as you could, within reasonable time!" he scolded, though I knew it was just friendly. "How's your dad taking the news?"

"He hates you, doesn't want me to see you, doesn't want me to go to Camp Half-Blood... Shall I go on?" I growled, though I wasn't mad at Percy.

"I see," was all he said. "I understand if you don't want anything to do with me either..." Silence descended. "Listen, I have school in the morning, and I'm guessing you do too. Goodnight, sis. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Goodnight," I responded and Percy lifted his arm, waving it in front of his face, and the image disappeared. I sighed and stood up, creeping back to my room. I crawled under my covers and fell asleep, Percy's promise of calling me back fresh on my mind.

"So wait, you're telling me you have a twin?" Cassidy asked, snapping her gum. She slammed her locker and walked with me to her car; I was able to convince Dad to let her drive me home.

"Yeah, he has the exact same sea green eyes, and his hair is the same as mine, well, the same except is a touch lighter. Like he's spent a few summers out in the sun," I responded as I opened the passenger door after she unlocked it.

"How hot is he?" she asked, opening the back door and throwing her bag in.

"Oh my god, you expect me to rate how hot my brother is?" I asked with mock shock.

"Well, if he's a male you, then he's got to be hot," Cassidy responded, getting into the drivers seat and starting the car. "Don't you remember when I told you if you were a guy I would totally ask you out." She put the car in reverse and pulled out of her parking space.

"How could I forget that?" I asked, covering my face in embarrassment.

"But I'm serious, is he really hot?"

"With the answers I've given you, you should've put together that he is hot, but he has a girlfriend from camp."

"Ooh, a camp girlfriend? Trust me, those never work out for long. How long have they been together?" she asked as she turned on her turn signal to pull out of the parking lot.

"Almost five months," I recited from what Percy told me as he was giving me the tour of camp.

"Have you met her? What does she look like?" Cassidy pulled onto the road and accelerated to my house.

"I haven't met her, but Percy says she has grey eyes, blonde hair, and is pretty tanned; she's been going to that camp longer than he has."

"Ugh, I have to meet him now, I want to see how serious he is about this relationship before I make a move," Cassidy said, winking a heavily made up eye at me.

"You do know this is my newly found brother! You can't just swoop in and try to become his girlfriend! I don't know him that well, and Dad won't let me see him; and he lives in New York City," I said, slightly appalled by her speech.

"Relax sister," Cassidy soothed. "You know I'm only kidding." She ran a hand through her short, spiky dyed hair. "It's just that it's been so hard since Cameron broke up with me; I really liked him."

"It's okay, just as long as you don't hit on my brother anymore," I laughed, knowing she was putting the "tough girl" act on because of how hurt she was.

"Won't be a problem!" she promised, pulling into my driveway. "When will you see him again?"

"I'm not sure, Dad's forbidden me from seeing Percy ever again, and I'm not sure if I can deal with that," I answered honestly. "What if yesterday was the only day I'll ever see him again?"

"Honey, I'm sure your Dad can't ban you from seeing Percy forever; you're almost eighteen. You'll be moving out, providing for yourself, and making your own decisions. If he can't deal with that, he'll just have to learn how to," Cassidy soothed. "Just don't worry about it."

"I'm sure you're right; I mean, I was able to convince him that you driving me would be better than the bus."

"Exactly. I'll see you later, homework has got to get done," Cassidy basically shoved me out of the car and roared off. I stood in the driveway for a moment, collecting myself, before entering my house.

Dad was standing in the foyer, impatiently waiting for me to get home I guess. He looked angry, like he had been waiting a long time.

"Where have you been? You should've been home five minutes ago," he raged.

"I was talking to Cassidy in the car; she had trouble with the trig lesson today and I was explaining it to her," I replied. I really hoped he wasn't going to explode.

"When I say I want you home by three o'clock, I mean in the house by three o'clock! Not in the driveway helping a friend with schoolwork!" he seethed. I guess I hoped too soon because he was going to blow his top any minute.

"Oh my gosh Dad, you need to chill. I am only five minutes late, it's no biggy," I tried calming him.

"No biggy? It's a pretty big deal when you got home five hours late yesterday!"

"Dad, I called you yesterday to tell you I was going to be late! You freaked out! If you are going to be this controlling because I called you to tell you I was going to be late, then maybe I should be homeschooled!" I screeched. I turned on my heel and stomped up the stairs, knowing he would follow me. Dad stayed in the foyer, looking dejectedly after me. Serves him right.

I slammed my bedroom door and collapsed onto my bed. I turned my radio on full blast again, and started crying. Not because today was a bad day, it was actually really nice (no monsters). It was because Dad was being a jerk; first he wasn't going to let me see Percy, and now he didn't want me to talk for a few minutes before entering the house when Cassidy took me home. It was just so unfair.

"Minerva? Hey, Minerva, what's wrong?" a male voice asked. I looked up, and saw Percy.

So yeah, that's this chapter. Again, I'm super sorry for the late update- band really takes up a lot of your life. Remember: twelve reviews (meaning four for this chapter) or else I will seriously consider deleting this fic (and I'll start working on my next Dramione.) I really hope you liked this chapter, and the little cliffhanger at the end!

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