Black Moons Daugher: Hey there! Poor Alex? Ha! You haven't seen nothing yet *evil laughter*

She's mostly angry. We'll see more about that near the end of LT.

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CrystalVixen93: Oh, thank you! It makes me so happy to know you like this crazy idea of mine! Sorry for the delay, and thanks for reading and taking the time to review :)


A very important question awaits you at the end of the chapter! Really, if you don't answer, then I'll have to make the decision on my own and LORD that could take ages.


VII: A Hot Guy Tries To Choke Me

June

Packing my things to take them to my new cabin was awkward, to say the least. My siblings were all silent, and there was not a single instrument being played. Lee helped me a bit, but I could see how puzzled he felt; his movements were slow, and he looked as if he didn't completely understand what he was doing.

Sitting on my bed, Will sniffed as silently as he could. I kneeled down next to him and smiled, hoping he found the gesture reassuring.

"Hey, pumpkin, chin up."I told him, running my thumbs through his cheeks, getting the tears off his face "We're still gonna see each other everyday. And you're still going to help me prepare that song, right?"

He let out a small hiccup.

"B-B-but who will stay up with me when I have nightmares?"

I didn't say anything for a few seconds. I knew Lee could try, or any other kid in this cabin. Not all of us were as close as Lee, Will and I, but we knew we could always count on each other. The thing was that for some reason, Will would only calm down if I stayed up with him, or if he slept with me. The next time he had a nightmare I wouldn't know, and he couldn't risk coming to cabin 3 after curfew, unless he didn't mind being the dessert of the harpies.

Damn, now I was about to cry.

"You're gonna have to be a big boy now."I told him, trying to keep the smile on my face and the tears away "I know how brave you can be."

"But the monsters…"

"You'll have to kick their asses for me, ok?" I kissed his forehead, closing my eyes and taking on the sweet smell of his hair "I'll find you in the morning."

Slowly, he nodded, and I got up, taking my backpack with some of my stuff and a box Chiron had given me. I didn't have a lot, besides some clothes and music sheets. When I ran from home, I only took some money to pay for the bus and some clothes; those didn't fit me anymore, and Annabeth was more than happy to accept some of it. All my new clothes I had bought with what little I got paid when I got a role, or when Silena and Karen pretended to buy something in the wrong size.

Lee held the other box in his arms; he was avoiding my gaze.

I turned to my siblings...I turned to the others Apollo kids.

"We're gonna miss your snores, Alex" said Michael, waving at me from his bed.

Some of my...of the other kids nodded, and others voiced a small farewell and wished me a good night.

Lee decided to walk me to my new cabin with the excuse of helping me with my luggage, even though I was perfectly capable of handling it on my own. I said nothing, letting him walk beside me.

The other campers were in their respective cabins, curfew was almost here.

I just knew that the next day Karen and Silena were going to ambush me with questions.

We stopped at the door of cabin 3 and I stopped. I could tell Lee wanted to say something; it was obvious by the way he opened and closed his mouth like a fish.

Finally, he dared to look me in the eyes.

"You know, despite all of this," he began, making gestures with his hands for emphasis "You're still my sister, Alex. All of us are still your family."

I wanted to hug him, I really did, but I didn't, too busy looking into his blue orbs. Those must be his father's eyes, since every other kid in cabin 7 had the same colour. Why couldn't I? Why couldn't Percy? Why did Apollo claimed me when I wasn't his child?

A small part of me wondered if it was the other way around; if Apollo was my father, but was too embarrassed of me, and that's why now Poseidon claimed me.

I guess it shouldn't really matter. The Gods were still a great pile of glorious shit, playing around with us, but I couldn't help but wonder who my real father was. It was a legit question, maybe most kids had that question at one point in their life.

"I'll see you tomorrow for practice." I said instead, to which Lee nodded slowly, slightly disappointed "Can I have the box?"

He passed me the box with my winter clothes, carefully placing it on top of the one I was already carrying. I turned around and climbed the steps, wishing Lee a goodnight while I opened the door with my foot.

Percy was already inside, and he seemed lost in thought, for he didn't even blink when I almost fell over. I placed the boxes on the floor, deciding I would rearrange everything in the morning, and placed my backpack at the feet of the bed.

I wanted to sit and sulk, and be consumed by my own angst, but seeing Percy already in that state made me stop. I sat next to him.

"Hey. Smile a little. You just got yourself the best roommate in camp." I tried to cheer him up.

He tried to smile, but came off as a weird imitation of a snake biting down.

"You got everything from 11?" I asked him.

"Uh? Oh, yeah. Luke brought my stuff...he also asked about you, but I told him you weren't here...he seemed worried."

"Don't worry. I'll talk with him tomorrow."

He hesitated for a moment before asking:

"Are you two,...you know? Dating?"

"Yeah, since last october. We haven't killed each other yet."

Percy's shoulder shook for a second, almost like a huff rather than a laugh, but I would take whatever I could get.

I wrapped an arm around his shoulder slowly, hoping he wouldn't feel alarmed. I was one for physical contact, and he looked like he needed come comfort.

Luckily, he accepted my embrace, and leaned in until his head rested on my shoulder.

"Alex?"

"Yeah?"

"I just,...I really miss my mom."

His shoulder shook as he started to sob, and I wrapped my other arm around him. I didn't know what to do, or what to say to make him feel better, so I just held him while he cried.

At some point, we both fell asleep.


In my dream, I was inside an impressive, but creepy as shit hall.

The ceiling was incredibly tall, and I almost couldn't make out where the roof was. It was dark, even with the many torches around me, and the way the shadows danced across the room was unnerving.

Who could live in a place like this? I wouldn't dare to go to the kitchen for a midnight snack, for fear of being attacked by one of those demons on the horror movies I sometimes watched as a kid.

The Exorsist fucked me up.

The walls, made of some strange, irregular stone, held some red tapestry, and on each side there were heads. Not humans, but that of monsters. I wondered if they were real.

"They are."

I jumped and screamed, not expecting company. I prayed it wasn't one of the demons from t.v.

When I turned, I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn't a demon, that was for sure, but I could tell he wasn't human either.

In front of me there was a young man. He couldn't be more than twenty something, and he was tall, really tall. His curly black hair fell to his chin in a disheveled, I just got out of bed kind of way. He was very pale, something that I didn't think was accentuated just by his clothes. He wore a black robe that looked softer to the touch than silk.

We locked eyes and I swallowed hard at their darkness. Without thinking about it, I took a step in his direction.

He was absolutely divine, and I just wanted to be closer to him.

His cold eyes gave me a quick glance-over, stopping again at my face.

"I-I'm sorry?"

"The heads behind you. They are from real monstres." he answered simply, taking slow steps in my direction. Each step sounded like a -boom- and quickly got lost on the big space of the hall.

We both turned to look at them, and for a second I noticed the large dining table full of food. I saw that there was only one chair at the head of the table, and didn't understand how he could eat so much on his own. All that could feed all the campers for a day.

"Won't they regenerate?"

He shook his head once.

"No. They have been turned into stone by a...provider of trust."

"Uh, cool, I guess."

He was staring at me, his eyes burning a hole into the side of my face, but I kept my eyes on the creepy monster head.

"So, I gather your true identity has been revealed." he said, as if talking about the weather.

"What?"

I was really feeling like an idiot.

"It must be because that idiot father of yours is plotting something."

"How could I know?"

Suddenly, his hand wrapped around my neck and he pressed, with enough strength to scare me, but loose enough so I could still breathe.

"Do not play dumb, Alexandria. You were there. You stole it for him, didn't you?"

What in the name of Tartarus was this hot lunatic talking about?

"I didn't steal anything! I don't know what you're talking about, I swear!"

He watched my face for a few seconds.

"You speak truth." was his brilliant, cold conclusion, before letting me go "Forgive me, Alexandria."

My hand reached for my neck as I gave him a weary look. That freaked me out a bit, but I didn't dare to give him a piece of my mind, fearing that I'd be turned into dust.

"Sure, just remember: don't get kincky on the first date."

I thought I saw him smile for a moment, but it was gone before I could be sure.

"You have an interesting journey ahead of you, Syren." he said instead, placing both hands behind his back "I'm sure we will meet again soon."


The next day, I choose our new schedule with Percy's help. Since I had been at camp for longer than he had, I was the cabin captain, but I didn't want him to feel left out, so I asked for his opinion while Chiron watched from his chair.

I tried not to talk to the centaur, and I think he noticed what I was doing, but said nothing about it. He knew all this time, I was sure of it. He knew Percy was powerful, and he knew he was my brother.

Everybody began to avoid us. Karen and Silena tried to act like everything was normal and glared daggers at whoever dared to utter something about my new brother and I. I was thankful for them, and for being wrong, since they didn't ask me any questions.

My lessons with Lee and Will continued, bu they could tell I was distracted.

Lee said something about a callback soon, and I vaguely answered him that I would go, even though I didn't listen when he said what songs I should prepare.

I appreciated Luke's comfort, but not the way he trained me. Since the kids from cabin 11 now feared us, Percy and I had lessons with him in private.

One would think, because I was his girlfriend, he'd go easy on me, but boy was I wrong.

One day, as I walked into the forest while massaging my arm, he followed me with an innocent smile on his face.

"C'mon, Alex. It's for your own good. I want you to be safe."

"Really? It seemed to me you wanted me to go visit Hades." I grumbled.

I heard him laughing behind me, and before I could escape, I was in his arms. He kissed a sensitive spot behind my ear, and I tried not to smile like an idiot.

"Sorry."

I elbowed him, resuming my walk.

"It'll take more than that to earn forgiveness, Luke Castellan."

He followed me into the forest.

"Are you alright?" he asked, taking my hand.

I gave him a sideways glance.

"Peachy. You ask me everyday."

"Yes, because I worry about you."

I shrugged.

"I know, but, what do you want me to say?"

"I want the truth, Alex. I know you're not fine."

My thumb ran across his knuckles while I watched my step. My converse needed a good wash.

"I'm going a day at a time. My biggest concern is Percy." I told him, and then let out a heavy sigh. "I can't really do nothing else, can I? But wait until the next god decides to play with us."

Luke stayed silent for a few minutes, until we arrived at Zeus's fist.

"You will. Soon enough, I promise."

I gave him a look, wondering what in the Hades he was talking about, but decided that it was best if I didn't ask.

We just sat there, looking up at the sky, with my head resting on his shoulder, and his arms protecting me from the breeze. We enjoyed each other's company and the peace.

A peace I didn't know was about to lose.


That night I stayed outside for a bit with Karen and Silena, and when I got back, Percy was already asleep, clutching a newspaper to his chest.

"Lights out." I said, and quickly got inside the sheets.

That night I sleep peacefully, so much, that I found it quite unnerving. There were no terrifying voices or hot guys, or horses made of water. Maybe I was given a break, one that I considered was well deserved.

Percy and I woke up to the sound of thunder...wait, what?

I got out of bed, barely avoiding falling face-first to the ground, and yanked the door open. I felt Percy standing behind me as I looked up to the grey sky. The clouds weren't going around camp as they usually did, and the other kids seem as uneasy as I felt.

"Should we be worried?" asked my brother.

"Well, Zeus's never came down here do kill demigods but, there's a first time for everything." I said without thinking.

I saw him clenching his jaw, swallowing hard, and wished to punch myself.

Instead, I put an arm around him.

"Hey, it's ok. Don't listen to me." I told him, trying to sound reassuring "I'm sure it has nothing to do with us."

We turned in time to see Grover climbing up the stairs. He seemed worried.

"Mr.D wants to see you." he said, looking at my brother.

"Why?"

"He wants to kill...I mean, I better let him tell you."

Percy gave me a look.

"What were you saying?"he asked, his tone sarcastic.

"Don't be scared. Mr.D wants to kill almost all of us."

"That's reassuring." muttered Percy, following Grover.

I looked up to the skies once more. They were so dark, giving me the impression that at any moment a angry army would descend upon us.

Did this have anything to do with Percy? The poor child had been attacked by a fury, chased by a minotaur, and now a hellhound made it through the barrier. Either it was all a big, misfortunate coincidence; or he was in some deep shit.

I once heard Luke say that the children of the Big Three tended to have shorter and far more complicated lives than the other demigods. He had also said that maybe, since Thalia had been born the product of a broken vow, had had an even worse luck than the average.

If that were true, if the vow Poseidon broke was what made Percy's life so miserable, then how much worse could it get?

I didn't really took myself into consideration. For all I knew, I could still be a daughter of Apollo. Or maybe the Gods were trolling me, and I was a child of Hephaestus, or even Demeter maybe. Perhaps I wasn't even a demigod, but someone who had made them angry on some past live.

Who knew. The people with the real answers wouldn't respond to my questions or were simply out of reach.

With a heavy sigh, an eye on the ground and the other in the sky, I headed towards my singing lesson with Lee and Will.


"No way!"I crossed my arms and frowned so deeply, I was sure I was looking like an idiot. "I'm not going on some suicide quest to help Zeus, and you're not going either".

Percy rolled his eyes.

"I have to. The oracle said so."

I stood up. Suddenly, I felt a raging fire inside me. I barely knew Percy, but the little bundle of sweetness and sassines was my brother and he was NOT going to risk his life over a petty feud between the gods.

"Where's the Oracle? Let me talk to the thing, give it a piece of my mind."

Annabeth stood in front of me, arms crossed and a determined look on her face.

"Alex, sit."

"I'm not a dog."

I sat anyway. Anyone knew that getting on blondie's bad side wasn't a great idea.

"Look,"began my brother, leaning over the table. Chiron was watching us silently from a meter away; not that I wanted him to say something, or that he would actually answer directly to anything I asked "Grover has to come to get his horns, and Chiron says Annabeth must come too."he hesitated a moment and shared a fleeting look with my former latin teacher. He seemed to force the next words out: "The Oracle mentioned you, or at least I think she was talking about you."

I raised an eyebrow, avoiding Annabeth's silver gaze. I remembered that day on the strawberry fields, when she mentioned the prophecy. Could it be this? Should I start thinking about my last meal?

"Even if I agree to go, which I haven't done; I couldn't." I said triumphantly, crossing my arms "We would be four, and only three people can go on the same quest."

"That is correct."spoke Chiron, moving slowly towards us. I still refused to look at him "But this is a,...uh, a very special occasion, and we must break tradition for once."

"How liberal of you."

GODS DAMNIT! I promised not to talk to him.

"Alexandria…"he gave me a tired look "There is no doubt Percy must go west. He'll have to leave today with or without you."

I looked at my friend Grover, changing his weight from one hoof to the other, biting his nails as he stared at me. Annabeth was trying to look confident, but I could see that she doubted my decision. Percy was practically begging me with those big eyes of him.

All three of them were looking, to me at least, like abandoned puppies.

I fucking hated them.

"Where exactly are we going?"I asked slowly, feigning disinterest.

Lee was going to kill me. I had just gotten a callback for a small, almost decent production of Into the Woods.

"West."Pearcy breathed, giving me a small smile. Damn kid, why did you have to be so adorable? "To Los Angeles."

"Should've said that sooner!"I returned his smile "We can go see the Walk of Fame, stand outside celebrities houses 'till someone calls the cops…"

"You're not going on vacation, Alexandria" reprimanded Chiron softly "You go to the Underworld and back. No deviations."

"The Underworld?"

Why didn't they say that earlier? New plan: take Grover, Annabeth and Percy and lock them up on the cabin were they would be safe.

"Hades has the bolt."

"We believe Hades might have it."corrected Annabeth, giving my brother a sideways glare.

"Why do you suspect him?"

Percy shrugged.

"If a war starts, he'll have the most to win."

I thought about it. Well, yes, a lot of people would die, and traffic on the Underworld would go crazy, and the economy could go up too, if the dead happened to carry dracmas around.

Still, it bugged me that they were so quick to point their undeveloped fingers at Hades.

"You know, overpopulation doesn't equal power." I informed them, stretching like a cat on my chair.

"No."Annabeth agreed carefully "But is the best guess, given everything we know."

I still didn't like that we were blaming him, and I liked less not knowing why I didn't like it, but I suppose that wherever Percy went, I would follow to make sure he didn't get himself killed.

"Fine, I'll start packing."I said, standing up with a small jump. I looked at my three companions "By the way, I'm doing this for you, not the Gods."

A thunder rumbled across the sky.

"Thanks!"


A/N: So, important question first: Now that you know that Alex will go along with Percy on his quest, and assuming that you know how it goes in the books: do you want to read it ALL like in the book? I have three options for you…

1-We follow the quest one chapter at a time, just like Uncle Rick describes it.

2-We go through it quickly, only showing the important scenes of Alex bonding with her brother and being the annoying sister of the group.

3-We can skip all the way to L.A if you want.

The real journey for Alex will begin after LT, during the most part of the quest, things will stay the same, beacuse I want to stay as loyal to the books as I can, but I don't think you will like me re-writing or transcribing parts of the original book only to have Alex adding something new here and there.

If you want to, I'll do it, but trust me, not much will change, and the conclusion will be the same.

Besides, don't you want her to meet Hades? You're here for him, right? At least, I think some of you are.

If you choose option 3, don't worry, I can always write a one or two-shot at any time, showing how Alex and Percy got along.

The main issue here is that I want you to understand Alex's love for Grover, Annabeth and Percy, especially Percy, even though they just met a few days ago. I don't want to reveal much, but Percy will take a big part in shaping Alex's decisions from now on, and it will affect her relationship with pretty much everyone.

Changing the subject, I did a small change to the prophecy Percy is given before the quest, hehehe. You'll find out about it... eventually…

I'm sorry about the super long note, but it's an important decision and I would appreciate the help. After all, I'm writing this for you :)

Sorry for any sort of mistakes, please remember that english isn't my native language and I'm an idiot.

I hope you're all having a nice day!