Chapter 6

P.O.V. NICO

"Please!" Blaze begged Noah. She was, literally, on her knees begging him. Midnight had dignity enough to stand while she sniffled pathetically.
"Blaze, you can't just go shoplifting every time we go to New York," he chided.
"Come on, Noah," I said. "They just want some candy."
"Yeah!" Midnight agreed eagerly. "How could it hurt?"
"Fine," Noah relented hesitantly. "But, somehow, this is going to bite us in the butt later."

"Hey..." a teen said to us as we trailed behind the girls as they casually browsed the store. "I know you're faces..." We glanced at each other nervously as he snapped his fingers with recognition. He pointed at Noah, "You're that kid you killed the president's daughter!" I just had time to think 'what the crap' before he turned on Blaze and Midnight. "And you're those girls who disappeared five years ago, Annie and Melissa Wheatwash! DAD, GET OVER HERE!"
"It's Whitewash," Blaze corrected irritably as we sprinted towards the front door, but it was too late. The kid's dad, and dull looking guy in a suit, probably a fed or a cop, was already after us. We skidded and tried to turn, but we were trapped. The dad held a gun on Noah with one hand and held up a government badge towards us and the store employees. I was right, a fed.
"This, Midnight, is how it could hurt!" Noah said as his eyes flickered around the room panicked.
Blaze had that look in her eyes that she gets before going all 'escape at all cost'. Her eyes landed on me then flickered purposefully towards the window. I nodded, knowing there was no other choice. Someone had to get back to camp and tell them what happened so we could come back for them, and right now, I was the only one they wouldn't be able to broadcast a picture of. Blaze grabbed a shelf, and shoved it over and I ran forward, kicking the fragile glass pane into smithereens then bursting into the street, running like the hounds of Hades were after me.

Midnight's P.O.V.

"And you're those girls who disappeared five years ago, Annie and Melissa Wheatwash! DAD, GET OVER HERE!" the teenager yelled.
"It's Whitewash," Blaze corrected irritably as we sprinted towards the front door, but it was too late. The kid's dad, and dull looking guy in a suit, probably a fed, was already after us. We skidded and tried to turn, but we were trapped. The dad held a gun on Noah with one hand and held up a government badge towards us and the store employees. I was very tempted to jump on this guy. I mean there's a law against holding a loaded gun on a minor.
"This, Midnight, is how it could hurt!" Noah said as his eyes flickered around the room panicked. I felt a sharp ping of gilt.
Blaze had that look in her eyes that she gets before going all 'escape at all cost'. Her eyes landed on Nico then flickered purposefully towards the window. Noah didn't notice that, his eyes were now flicking between the gun and me. His eyes clearly said 'Don't you dare even think about it.' Suddenly Blaze grabbed a shelf, and shoved it over and Nico ran forward, kicking the fragile glass pane into smithereens then burst into the street.

I heard a gun fire. I looked toward Noah frantic but could see anything cause guess what, THE LIGHT WENT OUT.
"Noah! Blaze, go, go with Nico and get Chiron and Percy." I heard light foot steps and saw Blaze climb out the window.
"Midnight!" It was Noah somewhere to my right. "I'm ok!"

The light flickered back on and I saw the guy yank Noah up. Noah winced as they shoved his arms behind his back, cuffed him and started dragging him out the door.

The next thing I know we were in the back of a fed's car.

"Midnight calm down they don't have anything on you. You know what the penalty, even for a minor, is for killing the president's kid. Life in prison, or even death by lethal injection." That stopped my pacing. I walked away from the cell bars and sat by Noah on the bench.

"Don't' worry. They called my dad, your dad, and Chiron said he's trying to contact Zeus" I tried to sound convincing. I failed epically.
"My hands hurt really bad." Noah stated after a few minutes.
"Sorry Noah, I can't get them off." I apologized. They would take the hand cuffs off him. Then I guy with a gun walked in, He grabbed Noah and lead him out of the cell.

I ran to the bars. "Don't tell them anything until your dad gets here Noah!" I yelled as they walked down the hall. Noah looked back.
"Don't worry I won't" then they were gone.

I huffed angrily and kicked the bench then flopped back on it, I closed my eyes.

A few minutes later two voices interrupted my mental panic.

"Midnight?"

"Where's Noah?" I jumped up. It was Poseidon and Apollo.

"Apollo, Dad!" I ran to the bars. "I wanna go home." I whispered sounding like a five year old. But hey people from the 'America's most Wanted' were in here staring at me. You would be freaked out too.

"I know, Midnight. I'll take you home but you have to tell us where Noah is." My dad pressed.
"I don't know they took him ten minutes ago." Then the dude brought him back.
"Sorry the boy must stay. But most likely the girl can leave. We just need to talk to her for a while."

My dad started to argue. But I interrupted him. "No, dad it's ok. Noah I'll get you out." And I went with the dude.

Noah's P.O.V.

Ten minutes later I saw a site I'll never forget. Midnight running toward us with two keys in one hand and a shot gun in the other. She looked crazy.

She unlocked the door of my cell and then unlocked the cuffs. Out dads recovered from shock and zapped us back to camp.

We both fell in a heap in front of the head table during lunch. Midnight quickly jumped up her red hair swinging. She still had the shot gun. She twisted it like they do in the movies and tucked in her belt. Then she held out her hand and helped me up.

"Hey, people what kick'en?" She said as everyone was watching her.

"Um…not that I'm not glad to see you but Noah how are you here?" Chiron asked. Midnight grinned.

"Well, let's just say I have a strong feeling I'm no the only one wanted by the feds now." I answered.

"Well, if knocking out a fed, stealing his keys and gun, shooting another, then escaping with a murderer makes you wanted by the feds…then yeah I guess I am." Midnight said calmly.

"You what?" I asked shocked, hoping I heard wrong.

"Um… oh hey look a butterfly." She said before running out the door.

Blaze and Nico walked up to me then.

"So…Noah…something you wanna tell us?" Nico said.

"Well…I guess I should start with the day I murdered the president's two year old daughter…"

BLAZE P.O.V.

"Blaze, why do you have a gun?" Chiron asked.
"Oh that," I said. Honestly, I had forgotten about it. "I lifted it off of the fed as I ran out of the store."
"How did you do that?" Nico asked. "You were right behind me!" I grinned wickedly, forgetting the situation we were in.
"I am a girl of many talents," I said mischievously.
A couple hours later, Midnight was back and we went to the Poseidon cabin to wait for Apollo to bust Noah out or something. We were extremely bored, resulting in us playing a game of twister. Chiron came in while Midnight had her left foot on green, her right foot on yellow, her right hand on red and her left on blue, Nico had his right foot on blue, his left on green, his right hand on red, and left on yellow, and I had my left foot on blue, right foot on green, left hand on red, and right on blue when Chiron came in.
"Hi, Chiron," I said with a wave which resulting in me falling and bring Nico down with me which made the mat jerk and knock Midnight off balance.
"Hey, kids," he said, shifting awkwardly in his horsey shoes. Was he even wearing shoes?
"What's the matter?" Nico asked while I tried to see if Chiron was wearing shoes.
"Um… it's the girls' mother," he said.
"Is she trying to escape again?" Midnight asked. Chiron shook his head.
"Had her meds dosage upped? Dating one of the orderlies? Oh gods, she isn't with another god is she?" I asked. Chiron shook his head, still looking awkward.
"Actually, she's been deemed sane. She's going home," he said.
"Well, good for her," Nico said. "What the problem?"
"She's taking the girls back."

Midnight's P.O.V

Noah, Percy, Annabeth and I were sitting on the dock. It was a favorite place for me and Percy on a boring day.

"Hey, if Noah and Midnight play Twister, who do you think would win?" Annabeth asked suddenly.

"I would." We both said at the same time. After we yelled at each other for a minute Annabeth punched us both.

"Why don't' you bet on it?"

"Right hand on blue." Blaze called hyperly.

"Ow! Midnight watch my face." Noah complained.

"I can't! If I move my head I'll break my neck!" I shouted back.

"Was that you hand or mine?"

"I don't know." We had been playing for an hour and we were very oddly set up. Blaze was spinning the thing after we had played with her for ten minutes she fell and broke her arm on Noah's head. (Long story) Annabeth and Percy were sitting on a bed laughing at us.

Noah walked in the room. "Hey Midnight, Blaze, when does your mom want you?"

"Last day of August. Why?" Blaze said . Then she paused. Noah turned to look at me and fell. Make me fall even thought I won still.

"Midnight what is he talking about?"

Percy stood up and left taking Annabeth with him Nico and Blaze left too.

"Well…"