HK: Imma kill Tia.
TT: So?
TV: Aw crap I see what's coming…
TT: Huh?
RW: Idiot. You're gonna be so mad.
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Tori's POV
Argus was driving us along, and I swear, he is the worst driver in the world. How in HADES did he get a freaking drivers license?
Everyone was screaming and holding on to something. He swerved, and I'm highly sure that a van isn't supposed to do a wheelie. "AHHHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed. The van finally righted itself. I was so happy when he stopped, dropping us off at the Empire State Building.
We all scrambled out, grabbing out weapons and bags. Argus swerved away, leaving many bystanders pointing, screaming, and cursing.
Needless to say, we got the heck out! We didn't need people to stare at us, saying, "Hey, look who that psycho 100 eyed driver was driving!"
We ran up 5th Avenue as fast as we could with our bags shouldered. We ran until we reached the Mid-Manhattan Library. We stopped, and sat down on a bench. I looked at the others "There is no way we are going to run all the way to Central Park."
"Hail a taxi!" Zack suggested. Tia nodded. She slumped to the corner and tried to wave down a taxi. No one came. Tyler came and walked past Tia. He stood in the middle of the street, then faced a taxi. I saw the taxi man's panicked. He slammed on the breaks and skidded to a stop, right in front of Tyler.
"Oh my gods, Tyler…" Tia murmured, awed. He flashed a smile at her.
"Anytime babe."
Zack was practically fuming when he stepped in the taxi. Percy sat next to him, and I did too.
"I am going to KILL Tyler…" he whispered to both of us.
"Why?" Percy asked, "So what if he can hail a taxi in an impressive way."
"Percy you dimwit! He still looooves her!" I quoted Maximum Ride. "He loves her this much!" I held out my arms as wide as possible in the cramped space.
Zack said nothing. He sighed, "Ok you have a point!" He admitted quietly. "Apollo's Aphrodite…"
I punched his arm, hard.
"Ow! What the Hades was that for?"
I glared, "I'm no Aphrodite."
"Geez you're violent. Apollo's Ares…" Percy muttered.
I punched him as well.
"Fine!" The both yelled. I smirked.
We stopped at Central Park several minutes later. I've been here several times with my family. And if there is one think I love here, it's their NUTS.
I caught a whiff of the honey and sugar cover nuts, and my mouth watered. "Nuts….." I murmured. Everyone looked at me like I was insane. I followed the delicious scent of my favorite food in the world. And, its only available in NYC's Central Park.
"Tori!" The chased me as I ran.
"HURRY UP!" I love my nuts!
"What are you talking about?"
"Nuts!"
"You're nuts!" Tia called. But Percy realized what I was talking about.
"NUTS! She's right!" He realized.
I stopped at the sidewalk stand with the sign saying, Nuts 4 Nuts. Percy and I whipped out our cash and paid for seven bags of nuts.
"Who's the seventh for?" I looked at him, and he understood. Before the others came, I stuffed the last bag of nuts in my hand.
Zack, Tyler, Tia and Nico finally caught up to us. They saw the seven bags in our hands.
"I want nuts too…" Nico muttered. I handed him a bag. He reached in the small pouch and took out a hard cluster of nuts. He looked at it cautiously as Percy handed out the rest of the nuts. Then we all stared at him.
"Why are you all staring at me?" He asked, looking at all of us, staring at him.
"We wanna see if Emo Boy feels happiness after eating these nuts!" I replied.
"And I wanna see if emo boy doesn't die from nut poisoning." Tyler snickered. Nico glared, and he shrunk away. Zack smirked at that.
Nico finally plopped the nut cluster in his mouth. His expression stayed the same. Then his eyes bulged. His usually expressionless face broke into a grin.
"Oh my gods!" He cried, shoving more nuts in his mouth. The others shrugged and tried the nuts. Their reactions were the same.
"Told you!" Percy and I gloated. They shrugged again.
"Shut up you're ruining the moment!" Tia cried.
We made our way to the door of Orpheus, chewing on our favorite snacks. After those sweet nuts, I swear, I could taste the even sweeter taste of victory. And my thoughts would have made Aphrodite beg.
And did she ever. I looked back and saw Tia and Tyler, hanging behind us. Tyler leaned in, and kissed Tia, on the lips. They stayed there for a few seconds. Then they pulled back, happier than ever. But things only got worse.
Because Zack turned, and saw them kissing.
Aw Styx!
Shawn's POV
Elysium was nice, I guess. I met a few famous Greek people… who I didn't know even lived. Even a few demigods who died. They told me everything, about the gods still roaming the earth.
So I know I'm a demigod son of Poseidon. I know about the war. I knew the demigods lived in Camp Half-Blood. But I still know nothing about my regular life. Who were those people in the picture?
I decided to visit a place Perseus suggested. The Hall of Past Lives. A newer addition to Elysium.
I walked into the hall, surrounded by TV screens, showing people's lives. I walked up to one.
I didn't know why I chose that particular TV, but it seemed right. I stepped in front of it, and the pictures changed.
First I saw me, walking up a hill towards a large pine tree. A wave of nausea rolled over me. I felt what the TV was showing me. It was like I was reliving my life.
I got closer to the pine tree, and a girl, the Barbie doll, except a much younger version of her, called down behind the hill. I got to the pine tree, and collapsed onto my knees. The real me did too.
"Help…" I muttered on screen.
"Oh gods are you ok?" A girl asked. "Ambrosia and Nectar guys! Now!"
I looked up to see the girl, and I would've jumped back if I hadn't felt so tired. It was the girl from the photo. Younger, but still the same face.
"Huh?..."
"It'll heal you. Rest for now." The screen faded to black, and then it came back into focus in a large room with cots, like a hospital. I was lying down in one, and the girl was sitting next to me, wrapping my leg in a bandage. I looked at the wound, and it was bad. I saw she was closing her eyes while doing it. I guess she couldn't bear to look at it ether. I'm not going to describe it…
"You're awake." She said, without opening her eyes.
"Yoho huh…"
"Who are you?" She asked, still wrapping, eyes closed.
"Shawn."
"Oh. I'm Tori, daughter of Apollo." She greeted. Daughter of Apollo….
"Healing dude. Archer."
"Yeah." She smiled.
"Cool. I'm an archer."
"A son of Poseidon? An archer?" She giggled. "That's a first!"
` "What?"
"Oh, your dad claimed you last night." She explained without an explanation.
"Uhhh…"
"Oh, sorry! Getting ahead of myself. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood."
"Where?"
"Uh… maybe I should shut up…"
"Yes, you should."
The screen faded to black again, and refocused on a new scene.
The boy with shaggy black hair and sea green eyes was at the Archery targets with me, Barbie girl, and Tori.
We all raised our bows. Tori released, hitting the bulls-eye. Barbie released, doing the same. Black shaggy haired boy released, hitting another girl like Barbie behind a mile away. She glared at him, but didn't appear that hurt. I released, hitting the bulls-eye. Heads spun to my direction. Everyone gasped.
"THE SON OF POSEIDON HIT THE BULLS-EYE ON THE FIRST SHOT!" Everyone cheered.
Another fade to black! It refocused on another scene, where Tori and I were on the dock. We were just talking.
"So, how are you liking camp?"
"Pretty good…"
"Miss home?"
"Yeah, kinda. Do you miss your home?" I knew immediately that was the wrong thing to say. Her eyes teared up, and she looked so sad. "Hey, are you ok?"
"Y-yeah…. it's jug-just my mom….. d-die-died… in a fire…." She began…
"You don't have to tell me." I insisted, anything to keep her from tears. She wasn't normally like this.
"N-no, I have to tell you… S-she died in a fire t-that I c-cause-caused…" She burst into tears. She put her head on my shoulder. I pulled her close. I blushed, 'cause this was awkward. I barely knew her, but she was one of my best friends here.
Black then refocus.
Barbie was carrying me with a crowd of other Barbies. Tori was next to me.
"TIA!" She shrieked. The Barbie looked up at her.
"Sorry love bugs!"
"WHAT?" Both of us screamed. Tia giggled and her crowd threw us into the canoe lake. The screen faded to black, never to refocus.
I stared at the blank screen, awed.
And I knew one thing for sure.
I must have been dreaming.
HK: Well Tia, how ya like me now?
TT: *Growls*
HK: Did you really want me to update?
TT:*Growls*
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