A/N: Hi guys, sorry about the wait. I wanted to make it long and I wanted to add an OC in it. I only added one and I hope I did her character justice.
Disclaimer: I do not own the PJO series. Do you really think I do?
Chapter seven: I'm Clicking My Heels, When Will I Go Home?
So far I think I'm handling it well. I've kind of come to accept that half-bloods are real. Oh and I think I can handle the fact that my friends are half-blood. Well, I guess James is my boyfriend now, right? I'm just going to say yes because I don't need another thing to worry about. I can also accept the fact that my brother is a half-blood. What I can't believe is that he didn't tell me.
Is it that he doesn't trust me? Is that why he thought he couldn't tell me? Did he think I would blab? To who? Is it that he didn't think I was important enough to tell me? Did he think I wouldn't care? That I wouldn't accept him? That I would call him a freak? That I wouldn't love him anymore?
Oh, why did James have to go to stupid training? If he was here he would distract me from these thoughts or maybe he could help me. Maybe then I wouldn't be pacing back and forth in a room that's in what they call the 'Big House' or whatever.
I let out a sigh of frustration before collapsing on the bed. Tears form in my eyes, as I think of all the reason why Percy wouldn't tell me about his other life. Was this life more important than the one he shared with me?
"Knock, knock." I look up to see Nil at the door. Relief washes through me and I can't believe how much I missed him, I hadn't really thought about it until now. I guess I was so busy trying to accept that a mythical world is real that I didn't think of him. Wow, I'm a really bad friend. Despite thinking that I hadn't thought about him, I waste no time, I run up as fast as I can and hug him with all my might.
"Nice to know you're glade to see me." He says, knocked over a little from the hug.
"I'm just glade you're okay." I whisper to him. He hugs me closer.
"You too." The tears that formed in my eyes earlier fall freely now. Something about seeing Nil makes me think of what my life was before all this happened. It has not even been three days! I knew life could change instantly, but this is ridiculous! Nil notices and leads me over to the bed.
"Hey, shh. It's okay. I'm here for you." I sit down on the bed and lean into him.
"It's just so scary." I sob.
"I know, but we can make it through this. Together." I nod my head into his chest.
"Hey, do want to know something really cool?" I smile at Nil through my tears. He knows just what I need, a distraction.
"Sure." I wipe tears off my face.
"My grandmother was a half-blood." I know I should be surprised, but I'm not. It's become the norm.
"So what? That makes you like, a third-blood?" He laughs at me.
"A third-blood? Really?" I shrug.
"Hey, you never know."
"So that's why I'm staying in Apollo cabin, since she is a daughter of Apollo." He informs me.
"I'm so telling her this. Wait, did you say Apollo?"
"Yeah." I can't believe it!
"OMIGOSH JAMES' IS IN THAT CABIN!" I jump up screaming. Nil falls back on the bed in shock. I'm too busy squealing to think much of it.
"Oh, this is so cool! When I go to visit you guys I don't have to go to two separate cabins! We can all hang out, except of course when James and I want to be alone. You'll understand if that happens, right?" I don't want him to feel like a third wheel.
"And why would you and him want to be alone?" Oh, that's right, I haven't told him.
"James and I kissed! We kissed! As in on the lips! I would assume that means that he wants to go out with me. And you should have heard to sweet things he said to me." I'm so happy about that recent event. I look over at Nil, expecting him to be as happy as I am. But he isn't. His hands are clenched and eyes narrow in anger.
"Nil what's wrong?" I go over to comfort him about whatever it is that is making him angry. He pulls his hand a away before I can touch it.
"Get away from me!" He shouts at me and gets off the bed and away from me. What did I do? My heart feels like it's being squeezed, it hurts so much. How can he say that? He's my best friend he isn't supposed to say that!
"Nil what did I-" He cuts me off.
"I got to go. I have training with Apollo cabin. I shouldn't have wasted my time coming here." He looks me straight in the eyes. I don't even see the old Nil anymore. His eyes are cold and ruthless. They don't have their usual sparkle. I feel cold with despair at his words. He was himself just five minutes ago. What happened?
Then I notice something that makes my heart clench. He is wearing a Camp Half-blood tee shirt. My hands clench in anger, just like Nil's did before. Of course this camp has something to do with Nil's change! Why wouldn't it? Just another chance to bring my life crumbling down!
"What did they do to you?" I whisper to him, my eyes filled to the brim with tears of hate.
"They gave me a family." I stared at him in shock.
"You have a family Nil! You've got a mom, a dad, and a grandma who loves you! And you got me remember or has the camp made you forget? God Nil, you're joining the enemy!"
"At least they gave me something I never had Clair! A real best friend!" He goes to storm off. I reach out and stop him. What makes him think I'm not a real best friend? All anger for the camp subsides. I don't want to lose my best friend.
"Nil, I-"
"Don't call me Nil! It's Dorian." He gives me one last hard stare and pulls his arm out of my grip. He goes out the door and slams it behind him. With that he's gone. Just gone.
I slowly lower my hand down from where I grabbed his arm. How could he say all those nasty things? He was always so nice and I really tried to be nice back. We helped each other when things got sticky. I didn't want to lose my best friend, but I just did.
I just lost my best friend to this camp.
I can no longer hold myself up, I fall to the floor, sobbing.
PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO-PJO
I feel like my world is falling apart. I'm not supposed to feel this way. I had my first kiss today, I'm suppose to be rejoicing not wallowing in sorrow. After I finally got myself off the floor I quickly got out of that room. (After making sure my eyes didn't look red from crying, of course.) I snuck out of the house, which turned out to be not as difficult as I thought, than I headed straight to the beach.
I love the beach, what's not to like? The sand is nice, the water's cool, and sounds are relaxing. My family and I sometimes go to a beach house and I love those times. I told Percy that I loved the beach once and he started laughing and promised me that every time he saw me he would take me there, if he could.
So when James told me there was a beach near by, I took a note of it in my mind to go there at some point. I guess sooner is better than later.
As soon as I get there I take off my shoes and let the sand envelop my feet. Carrying my shoes, I walk further towards the water, hoping with each step that my worries will fade. All fade, but one.
Why did they have to go after Nil? Why? He has always been the best friend I wanted and the brother I needed. Did I do something so that someone up there decided I didn't deserve him?
I sit down a little bit up from the water. Despite my wishes, I cry again. It's just not fair! Why did I want to go to this camp in the first place? It makes no sense now. What was I trying to prove? It's not like they would have let me stay if I hadn't been attacked by a Minotaur! Well maybe it was because of Nil. Do mythical monsters attack mortals?
I'm not sure if I even want to see Percy anymore. I want to wake up and have this all be one seriously messed dream. I want to have my best friend back. I want to have the mystery back.
"I want to go home." I whisper to the sea. "I want to go home."
"Why am I not surprised to see you here?" A very familiar voice asks me. I turn around to see Percy standing a couple feet away from me. I smile at him before turning back to the sea. I wipe the rest of tears off my face.
"Why are you-"
"Nil and I had a fight. Don't worry about it." I knew he would ask why I was crying. I'm not going to start lying though he has all my life. I hear him sigh behind me.
"Clair, I'm so sorr-"
"You weren't going to tell me, were you?" I still look out into the ocean, not sure if I can look at him.
"I never thought-" I stand up and he stops talking. Anger that I never felt before surges through. I had no idea I had so much angry in me. So much that I forget completely about Nil or Dorian, as he now wants me to call him. I turn and glare at him with hatred I've never shown anyone.
"You never thought I would find out, right? That's what you were going to say isn't it? Oh don't lie to me Percy. Oh wait, too late." I don't know how I keep my voice so calm. I'm a hair from shaking, though I know to try to keep it controlled. Keeping my emotions in check is something I've been struggling with for a while and I'm very proud of myself right now for doing just that. Though I'm not sure how much longer I can hold up.
"Clair-"
"Please save it. Please, I don't need an 'I'm sorry', I don't think I'll need anything from you for a while." I'm about to leave when I hear a female voice that I don't recognize call for Percy.
"Percy! Percy! What happened?" I nearly gasp when I see the girl who called his name. She was the female version of Percy. Her hair was the same black and eyes the same sea green. Is this Percy's half-sister? I never really thought Percy would have another half-sister. And a gorgeous one at that, a sister that no one would say 'she's your sister?'. I finger my own light brown hair that I got from my mom and think about the blue eyes I got from my dad. No one would guess I was Percy's sister if I was in the same room as this girl. No wonder Percy didn't want me to know about this life, he knew I would want come. And if I were here I would ruin his perfect family.
"Omigods! What a pleasure it is to finally meet Percy's other half-sister. I'm Nicole Ariadne Giannetti, but please call me Nikki. Obviously, I'm a daughter of Poseidon." Obviously? Does that mean Percy is a son of Poseidon? Nikki continues.
"Aren't we two lucky girls to have the guy who saved the world as our older brother?" She puts her arm around Percy's shoulders. I feel a pang of jealousy in my heart. Wait, did she say save the world?
"Save the world?" I ask her, eyes wide. She gives me a puzzled look.
"Oh he didn't tell you how he defeated Kronos and saved the gods and all of us? I wonder why." The fire of anger comes back. I wonder why. I wonder why! I'll tell you why! Because I am not as perfect as you! I quickly storm off to leave the beach.
"Wait! He just hasn't had time to tell you! That's it, really! I didn't mean for you to take it like that!" I turn back to see them both chasing after me.
"I'm sorry Percy. I shouldn't have come. I shouldn't have ruined your perfect family." They both stop about two feet away from me.
"I'm so sorry." I run as fast as I can away from them.
How many times do I have to click my heels before they send me home?
A/N: I really liked that last line. There was something about it that I liked. I would like to point out that Nikki is not a ditz or anything bad, if you got that impression. Clair just wants to see her like that. Clair is a very confused girl at the moment and just wants to go home. On another note, I was looking at the poll and saw almost all the characters that I haven't really gone into are favorites. James and Nil don't have votes, but Clair does (Thank the gods, I did something right with making her the main character). Please vote!
Here's the sample review:
The Not So Goddess,
Wow, Clair is fighting with a lot of people. Why is Nil mad at here? Now she's mad at Percy! Whoa! This is something. UPDATE!
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By the way, the reason why Clair thinks Percy's family is perfect is because she has no idea what his life is like. She's just assuming, so please don't hate Clair for judging! We all do it at some point in our lives. Thanks!
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-The Not So Goddess
