Author's note: Hello! Wow! Finally, I'm posting this chapter :D! MY TENTH CHAPTER!

I GOT A SPECIAL ANOUNCEMENT!

Okay, DaughterofPoseidon94 sent me a very exciting review. She told me about a site where you can now read the first two chapters of 'The Lost Hero' of the new series 'The Heroes of Olympus' (the new series of Rick Riordan that its sequel to the PJO series; if you didn't know about it, I had written it on the past two chapters.) It was incredible! Here is how you can see them: Go to : camphalfblood(dot)com and the password is: newhero.

In other news, I was very flattered with Noell isthedaughterofApollo, who said that she thought my story 'would be lame' but she read it all anyways, lol, and ended up loving it, she says, "i just love all the romance & lovey dovey crap! please please pleaseee update soon! (like tomorrow)," lol, I laughed a lot :D, here you go Noell, enjoy, :).

Anyways, congratulations to Athena's. Wise. Girl, who's character stars in this chapter :D! Also, Anya Isabella Kirk, , Perseus (an anonymous reviewer), Memory (another anonymous reviewer), TizazTheTitan (also an anonymous reviewer) and Chattie98, your characters make appearances in this chapter!

Disclaimer: To summarize it, the only characters I own are Sunny, Rain and Alina… :'(

Sophia

There he is, Nico di Angelo. Sigh. Daniela Rivera was laughing with him. They were holding hands… They obviously were having a great time. For a moment, I pictured myself there with him instead of Daniela…

My being was still trying to swallow the fact that they were together, as in together, together. My eyes sting at this fact.

"You like him."

I sniffed and faked a smile. "No, I don't." I looked at the source of the voice.

Seven-year-old Alina Moore was focusing on me. It was incredible how this little baby of Aphrodite could feel one's love interest. It was even a little scary. "Yes, you do, you can't lie to me about that!"

I shook my head. "Come on," I picked her up in my arms "let's get you to your cabin."

I walked away, feeling colder by the seconds as I brought distance between Nico and me. Zoey Isabella Walker was making flip-flaps in the outsides of the Zeus cabin with incredible flexibility. I waved her a 'hello', she smiled and waved back.

Inside the Aphrodite cabin, it smelled like roses and lilac, probably coming from perfumes. As I walked deeper into it, I faintly caught a scent of peroxide coming from a bleached-blond near. I kept walking. The Aphrodite cabin was nearly almost full. I finally found her. Dariane Summer James smiled at me as I handed Alina over to her.

"There she is!" Dariane cooed.

I rolled my eyes, a smile in my lips. "She can't be let loose that much, you know?"

Dariane looked at me. "What do you mean?"

"We don't want people finding out somebody likes them." I whispered.

She laughed. "She's been doing that again?"

"Yeah," I said.

"Oh, gods," she laughed some more. "Poor Alina, she's always so misjudged."

My jaw dropped. "She's not being misjudged, it's just that… I wouldn't want you-know-who knowing that I still like him."

I looked around and all heads of the girls around us snapped back to what they were looking at before. They were obviously aware of our conversation. Damn gossiping Aphrodites!

Dariane glared at her sisters and then looked back at me. "Anyways, thanks for bringing Alina back…"

"One more thing," I said.

"What?"

"Dye my roots, please."

She rolled her eyes, clearly annoyed. "Sophia, I dyed your roots last week!"

"But my roots are showing!"

"What roots? The only roots I see are your American ones!"

"Please…"

She sighed, defeated. "Okay, okay, I'll dye whatever thing you think are roots, if I do, will you leave it alone for at least a month?"

"A MONTH?"

"Your hair is very slow-growing!"

I crossed my arms and sighed. "Fine, it's a deal."

"Thank you," she said.

She set up the black dye. There was a huge mirror in the cabin with a small rectangular table aside and Dariane set up a chair in front of it. She started to work on my hair.

I was silent while she worked. Until she said, "So, I see you still aren't over Nico…"

"Shh!" I exclaimed.

"Oh, yeah, that answers the question."

I sighed and stared at my fingers. "What should I do, Dariane?"

"Well, sweetie…" She sighed. "My Aphrodite side would say 'Go for it, Sophie! She can't have your man!'" I chuckled. "But my conscience says 'Love is in the air, when you really love someone, you have to let him go.'"

"That sucks," I said.

"Yeah, well, life isn't easy." She sighed once more. "But, as I said, you should just let it go…"

There was a silence.

"I never did understand why you dyed your hair black… You had such beautiful blonde hair… The kind that you just can't find in a bottle," she started.

"Almost all my siblings are blonde. I want to be different… Plus, you know what they say about blondes… No offense."

She glared at me through the mirror. "The blonde thing was out of line, you are a daughter of Athena. You don't count on those jokes. Plus, I have golden hair… And saying 'no offense' doesn't stop the offending of the words."

I smiled. "You know I love your hair."

"Hmm…"

We talked in the meantime.

"… I'm going first!"

"No! I'm going first!"

Everyone snapped their heads at the two daughters of Poseidon who stormed in. The fraternal twins Victoria and Rylee seemed to be fighting for something (no news flash about that).

"Aw, dang it," Rylee stared at Dariane, who was frozen in disbelieve. "See? We're late!"

"It's not my fault that-"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Dariane cut Tori's response. "What's this whole commotion?"

"We want high-lights," said Rylee.

"So?"

"We want you to do it!" Tori said.

"Why me?" She laughed. "I got lots of sisters, isn't Christina your best friend and all?"

"Don't drag me into this!" yelled Christina (or as they call her, Tia) from one of the beds. "They said they wanted you to do it! Plus, I'm too young for that, remember I'm twelve!"

The twins nodded in agreement. Dariane rolled her eyes and signaled them to follow her. She came back to me. Dariane brought another pair of chairs and the twins sat.

There was more silence… Dariane told the twins to help her wash the dye out of my hair.

"DARIANE!" Two voices chorused.

"Oh boy," whispered Dariane.

Two girls with the exact same faces came into view. They both made a face when they saw the three people in the room. "Aw."

"What is it, Storms?" Tori said.

One of the twins spoke, "We wanted to get our hair cut…"

She had a British accent. The other twin spoke, "And since Dariane is our friend…"

"Sorry girls, I'm quite full now… Why don't you ask another one of my sisters?"

Aphrodite's daughters looked at the twins behind their backs. She whispered, "I really don't want one of these wenches touching my- or my sister's- hair…"

"Hey! They are my sisters!" Dariane defended.

The same twin rolled her eyes. "Yes, but remember what happened last time…"

"How could I forget? Sapphire ended up electrocuted!" Dariane whispered.

The other twin nodded. "They are also quite annoying…"

I raised my hand. They caught my attention. "Um, excuse me, who are you?"

The twins made a sweet smile. One said, "We're Sunny and Rain Silverstorm."

"Oh," I said. "So, who's Sunny?"

"Me," they both said.

I raised an eyebrow. "Okay, who's Rain?"

"Me," they chorused again.

"Okay, it's clear that you like to mess with people, but please!"

They laughed. "Yes, we do fancy messing with people!"

The twins smiled at each other. "Okay, we'll tell you!"

One said, "I'm Rain."

"I'm Sunny."

"I'm kidding, I'm Sunny!"

"I'm Rain!"

I sat there, bewildered. They giggled. Dariane said, "It's done, Sophia."

I looked at the mirror. There was no trace of roots now. I stood up. "Thanks Dariane, I'll leave now."

She laughed. The twins waved and chorused, "Nice meeting you!"

I walked away. Zoey was still doing gymnastics outside her cabin. I decided to walk over there and just watch how she does her amazing stunts.

But then, I heard a guitar. The little harmony made its way to my soul, and I couldn't stop myself from following its source. Inside the Apollo cabin, a girl sat in her bed. She was just playing her guitar. Tears were falling down her rosy cheeks and dropping on her orange camp shirt. I listened. For a while, she just kept playing silently. Until I heard her sigh and she started singing.

"Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see
That I want and I'm needing everything that we should be
I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl he talks about
And she's got everything that I have to live without

Drew talks to me, I laugh cause it's so damn funny
That I can't even see anyone when he's with me
He says he's so in love, he's finally got it right,
I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar

The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do

Drew walks by me, can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes, so perfectly,
The kind of flawless I wish I could be
She'd better hold him tight, give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky cause

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar

The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do

So I drive home alone, as I turn out the light
I'll put his picture down and maybe
Get some sleep tonight

'Cause he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough for me to break my heart
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do
He's the time taken up, but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into..

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see…"

She cried. I even had tears in my eyes. This song… It was all that I have lived and what I am living. Mind as well change 'Drew' to 'Nico'. I decided to enter. She gasped as she saw me coming in.

She stared at me with blazing eyes. "I-I was just…"

I shook my head and sat next to her. "There is no need to explain… It hurts doesn't it?" She just looked at me. "I've been there."

She dropped her guitar aside and hugged me. I hugged her back and she cried. We sat there for a long time. I never cried, I decided to be strong for this stranger. This stranger who knew how it all felt.

"I-I-I don't w-want to let go of Andrew…" She whimpered. "But he likes her so much!"

"But don't give up, sweetie…"

She shook her head. "You don't see the way he sees her! I'm his 'best friend'. I'm like a sister to him!"

I patted her back. "It's okay…"

"A-And the worst part is-is… Dariane is so nice!" She cried harder.

My whole body got frozen in shock. "D-Dariane? As in Aphrodite's daughter?"

She nodded. "She doesn't even know he likes her that much! And she is just so nice! I can't hurt her!" She shook her head. "I just can't! Oh, Andrew… Drew doesn't even know I like him…"

I simply remained silenced.

When she started to calm down, I said, "My name is Sophia. Sophia Parker."

She sniffed. "I'm Macey Diana Lightchase…" She gave me an awkward smile. "I'm sorry for all this… I must be giving you a hard time…"

I gave her an understanding smile. "It's okay."

"No really, I-"

But before she could finish her sentence, someone entered the cabin. Travis Stoll looked taken aback by our presence. "I-I was just…"

I dismissed his excuse with a wave. "Save it."

He quickly took a guitar covered in marker in the corner and leaved. I chuckled and looked at Macey. "Well, my job here is done…"

"Umm, thank you," she said.

I smiled at her and left the cabin.

I was breaking down.

My thoughts landed on Nico. I didn't want to let go either, I wanted to be with him. A big knot made itself to my throat. I whimpered. The worst thing was that Daniela was a really nice girl and I would not dare to hurt her, even if I didn't know her that much. Macey thought so as well.

I bumped with someone and fell. "Oh, I'm so sorry!" We both said at the same time. I looked at the person I had just bummed into.

Alex Brook was smiling at me. His hazel eyes were piercing mine. "Hey Sophia," he said, helping me up.

I dusted the sand off my pants as I took his hand to stand up. "Hi Alex," I murmured.

He stared at me. "Are you okay?"

That's when I broke down. Tears flooded my eyes and I covered my face with my hands.

Alex's face dropped and he hugged me. "Hey, hey, why are you crying?"

I buried my face in his broad chest as I cried. He didn't say a word. Alex has always been there for me. He was a loyal friend.

"Is this about Nico?" he whispered.

I nodded and cried harder. He took my face in his hands. "Hey, hey, look at me."

I looked at his face. His long brown hair shined blonde in the sunlight. I sniffed. "Hm?"

"He doesn't know what he's missing Sophia; it's his loss, not yours. There are a billion guys in this world, including me, for you to choose."

I smiled weakly. "Really?"

He smiled back "Really."

I sniffed and hugged him once more. "Thanks."

"Want me to make a song of it?"

I laughed. "Oh please, no!"

The son of Apollo smiled. "You sure?"

I nodded. "Yes, I'm sure…"

He leaned down to my face. "Then you better not be crying over that guy anymore!" He tickled me.

I backed away from his tickling fingers, laughing. "I won't be, Alex. Thanks, you're a great friend."

As I walked away, I swore I heard him sigh and say, "Yeah, just friends…"

Author's note: Yeah! :D There you go guys!

Songs in this chapter:

Teardrops on my guitar by Taylor Swift

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