I know this chapter is kind of boring but it will play a big role in the end. I am going camping for 11 days so I will post chapter 10 in about two weeks. Thank you to every one who has posted a review I love getting them. And as always I hope you enjoy this chapter. -

We walked out of the airport, trying to forget about our little encounter with the fury, or to stop summoning them, Kindly ones. "How could I be so stupid? How could I not notice a kindly one on the plane" I murmured to myself.

"Hey" Lyric stopped making me turn towards her. "Stop beating yourself up. It is NOT your fault, ok." She looked mad at me for beating myself up.

First Annabeth told me that I did not kill my mother, then Lyric told me the attack was not my fault. Was it true? Did nobody but me blame myself.

"Okay" Lyric said placing me back into reality, away from my thoughts.

I smiled at her, she really was the best "Okay, I was not my fault that the kindly one showed up and hurt Leto. But it is my fault that it is dead. Witch I am happy about"

"Good. Come on let's go" She waved forward.

We took almost 30 minutes to wave down a taxi. Finally we got a taxi. It's license plate was 639-LXV. I don't know why I looked at it or even memorized it.

"Hello, where are you going today?" The driver asked

"Can you take us to the address on the paper?" I said to her and handed her the piece of paper Leto gave to me.

She looked it over for a minute "Sorry miss, I have been a cab driver for 7 years and never heard of DOA Recording Studios."

"There must be a mistake. I need to get to this location immediately. This is life and death." I started to yell at her. With all the pressure to save my siblings who I have never met made me snap. But no pressure because if they die Zeus will be in a really bad mood for 100 years and maybe kill mankind.

She took out her Apple phone. I remember Annabeth telling me Hephaestus made the IPhone with the apple on the back in honor of Aphrodite and her golden apple, and Siri was in honor of the sirens because they both knew everything. She looked over her phone for a minute, then back at us " Sorry, no mistake. I looked on Google maps and GPS and there is no DOA Recording Studios anywhere in the U.S.A."

Sadness boiled inside of me. What if I never met my brother and sister. I always wanted to have siblings but my mom never met a guy as stunning as my father, at least that's what Mom used to say. Mom always loved puns.

"Miss, maybe they changed names or moved or got run out of business, but there is nothing I can do. I am sorry I really am." She looked at me like she was sorry that I was crazy not that she could not get me to DOA Recording Studios.

"I am not crazy" I yelled at her "You don't under-"

Lyric pulled me away from the cab driver's window "Sorry about the inconvenience we better get going" The she mouthed the words she is crazy. The driver nodded understanding what she meant. Lyric took my hand and dragged me away from a potential fight where the driver would lose.

"Crazy?!" I yelled at her when we were alone in an alley. "Why am I Crazy?"

"Look, You are not crazy" She said in a calm voice taking my hand. "To mortals you looked crazy but they don't know what you are going through. They don't understand, I know what you are going through I what it feels like to have someone close to you in danger."

I calmed down. I squeezed her hand reassuring her that I was not mad any more. "Thanks for pulling me out of there. I was so angry at her for no reason. I wanted to pick a fight. I just don't want anyone else dying because of me." I hugged her "Thank you"

"Of course, you are my f- my friend" She sighed and looked down at her shoes. "Let's get going"

We ran out of the alley and started walking around L.A. I am not sure what we were looking for but maybe we would find something.

As we were walking Lyric got annoyed of the silence even though she started it "Earlier you said you don't want anyone else dying because of you. What did that mean? Who died else died because of you?" She said this without thinking then realized this MIGHT be a sensitive subject. "But you don't have to answer if you don't want to." She added quickly

I knew it was too late to avoid the subject "Mom" my eyes started to swell up. Then they burst with tears. I was sobbing. I missed Mom so much. I missed her soft hair, her brilliant smile just like Lyrics. "The bolt it came out of nowhere, bu- but I summoned it accidentally" I sobbed and cupped my head in my hands.

Lyric held me tight in a warm hug. It was almost as nice and kind as Mom's hugs. I felt the sorrow subside for a second but only a second and then it flooded back in. But Lyric just held me whispering things in my ear "It is okay to cry, It is hard, I am so sorry, I know how you feel" Then she stopped made me look her in the eyes put her hands on my shoulders "I not going to give you all that it will get better crap. I couldn't stand to hear those words when- never mind. I will be honest with you it will always be hard. But with the family at camp you be able to push away the bad and remember the good. With me you can remember the good and still live life. I know it is hard but you still have to live life."

I nodded almost thinking that is the type of speech Mom would give me if she could see me right now. Lyric was right she would make me remember the good things about Mom. In some ways she was like Mom, and in some ways she was better, her blue hair and piercings were so cool. I love that she was so unique, and she didn't care what people said about her hair or piercings. She knew people disapproved. I knew she saw the Aphrodite girls talking about her one day. But she liked her piercings and she was brave enough to ignore the comments.

"Your right. I am still going to live my life. Thank you Lyric" I tried to hug her but she walked away first.

"Let's go get your siblings and get back to camp"