I dropped below ground level and wandered about the security hallways.

Why?

Because I like to party!

Kidding, kidding.

Actually Kayne talked to his buddy Mason, A.K.A. Head of Security,A.K.A. Uncle

Dude.

And that makes 'Sport.'

Siiiiiiigh.

Anyway, I'm wandering below the ground, and listening for strange sounds... The sounds of a... Mirror...

Okay, I've completely lost it.

The sounds of a mirror? That's stupid.

I groaned, and slid down the concrete wall.

I rested my head in my hands. I was already tired, even though I just started looking. I really needed a confidence boost.

I felt the burning in my eyes return, and fought them off. Just because I'd never meet my dad didn't mean anything to me...

I'm such an awful liar...

"Are you alright?"

"Ahh!" I squeeled in suprize.

I would have fallen over if a pair of strong hands hadn't caught me.

"I'm sorry," Eros held back his grin.

"Jesus Christ!" I blew off steam. "You scared the hell outta me!"

"Sorry," He apologized but pulled me to my feet, and I brushed myself off.

"It's alright," I sighed, and rubbed my neck. "What do you want?"

"Right to the point..." he mummered.

"Sorrry, but I'm not in the mood..."

"I understand," Eros' smile made me feel a bit better, "My mother can be a little inconsiterate."

"A little?" I nearly growled. "I'm trying to find someone I've never met, and she just MISPLACES her MIRROR and automaticlly think that we should deal with her problem!"

I kicked the wall behind me, and it formed a crack.

Eros flinched again.

"Sorry," I muttered without looking at him.

I slid down on my wall again and wallowed in my sorrows.

He sat next to me, just barely brushing against me, but definatly touching me.

"She didn't want me to tell you this," Eros whispered, "but it's unfair that she can just make you do this."

I looked up at him, confused.

"I can't tell you what it is," Eros said, "Otherwise I'd be caught between a rock and a hard place, but I can tell you this- Narcissus found himself in it."

And just like that, he dissapeared, and knew instinctivly to turn away as he turned into light.

I thought for a moment and became more confused. "HOW WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO HELP!"

"Gah!" I collapsed onto my side.

Stupid cryptic nonsence...

I layed there for a long moment, seaching my brain for an answer.

Narcissus?

Is that wherethe word'narcissist' comes from?

Hedley's "Narcissist" made it's way into my head, and I whispered along.

"He falls in love with his reflection in the glass,
He can't resist from staring back!
He makes he case that,
All you've everneeded is a pretty face
But the bottom line about it is a,
'Never was' is all he'll ever be.
He can't resist,
The paranoid delusions of a narcissist,
It doesn't matter anyway,
'Cause he's a self fulfilling prophesy,
Of make believe!"

"His reflection..." I mummered. "...Staring back... Narcissist..."

I scrunched up my face, "Narcissist?"

I pushed myself up onto my elbows then said, "Narcissus..."

I gasped, and leapt to my feet, "Narcissus!"

I sprinted down the hallway searching for the door, yelling out, "Narcissus!" over and over to not forget.

After getting lost about 4 times, I bumped into Uncle Dude.

Litterally.

I went barreling into him asI turned a corner of the rather elaborate walkways.

"Whooa," Mason laughed, catching me. "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

"Mirror- with the- get out of-and the- thing- ask my friends- with the- likeness- and that one-Narcissus!" I tried hard to catch my breath, but I was too excited.

"Okay," Mr. Dude, smiled. "What I got from that is you have to get out of here, find you're friends, and tell them something about 'Narcissus'."

"You're-" I gasped for breath, "Good!"

"It comes with practice," Mason grinned. "Here, I'll lead you to the exit."

I nodded as he led me back up level ground, and bid me well.

"Good luck finding them, Kai."

"Thank you for you're help!" I gave a subtle bow, and sprinted off to search for Annabeth and Kayne.

After running in inconsistant circles around the viewing area, I found no sign of either of them.

I only became aware of the other random people around me when a teenage girlasked me,

"Um, are you okay?"

Shocked, I turned towards her,and nearly burst out laughing at her expression. She was looking at me like I was insane, which, you know, I totally am.

"Not exactly," I smiled. "I'm looking for my friends. They both have blonde hair and grey eyes. Have you seen them?"

"Ahh," she paused then said, "Yeah actually. I think the girlwalked away with her dad."

"Oh- oka- Wait, what?" I became wide eyed. "We came here by ourselves. No adults."

"Oh," she mummered, and a worried look crossed her face. "Well they went that way, if it's any help."

"Got it, thanks!"

I ran off in the direction she pointed. The sudden fear for my friends was overwhelming.

Pain seared through my head, and my second vision came, and it was just a little clearer this time.

I saw Annabeth limp on the floor, then morphing into a Kayne kneeling next to her- or rather-it, the realization in his face. Just when the monster pinned him and it's claw at his throat, both he and the monster turned and looked shocked at something invisable changing the scene.

I snapped out of my sudden trance, and it took all the balance I had to keep from falling over. I heard a growl, the distint sound of Kayne's sword swinging, and an animal's cry out in pain.

I follow the noise of the battle, that led me to the guy's bathroom.

Now I felt like an 8-year-old girl that had been dared to go into the boy's bathroom, but reaaaaaly didn't want to, but was also afraid of being called a chicken.

I reminded myself that the bathroom insident was halrious, and that this could be just as fun.

So, before I lost courage, I kicked open the door.

Just as I invisioned, Kayne was about to be killed, and they both stared over at me.

"No!" the lion-like monster growled at me. "You're not supposed to be here!"

I didn't know what he was more upset by- me, or me interupting his kill.

He leapt off of Kayne, and towards me. He prowled slowly, but surely in my direction.

"Heh," I laughed nervously. "Nice kitty?"

"You don't seem like much," he growled, and he began to circle me.

I moved around the opposite direction, landing me next to Kayne.

I helped him up, not taking my eyes of the lion, but also stealthily grabbing the sword that was lying next to the wall.

"Shot for luck. He needs to learn to sing," Kayne mummered.

Translation: 'Aim for the weak spot- his throat.'

I took a breath in. and as about to force him to roar at me, but his ears perked up.

He cursed in Greek, and ran out of the open door.

"W-what?" I stammered. "What just happened?"

"A change of plans, it seams," Kayne wiped his sweaty brow.

"Ow," I muttered, as I saw all the scratchs that lined his arms and next. "He really did a number on you."

"I'm okay," Kayne said, but as he tried to walk, he stumbled.

Good thing I have quick hands.

I caught him, and pulled his weight over my shoulder, "Quit acting tough. You need help."

"No. We need to find Annabeth," Kayne sighed. "For all we know she could be eaten."

"We will find her," I said. "Annabeth is smarter and stronger then that."

He remained silent so I pulled his limping self along.

I carfully turned out of the open door, and frowned at the clouds.

They were dark, and it looked like it was going to storm. They reminded me of the venti...

And just when I had that thought, they disapeared.

The sun shone down on us, and a familiar feeling overtook me again.

The golden light this time flowed from my eyes, and into his wrists, en it flowed like a river to all of the cuts and bruises that he gained from fighting the monster.

His weight slowly lifted off of me, but now he has to hold me up.

"You need to stop doing that," Kayne said, supporting me.

"Like I can control it," I mummered, and he led us away from the scene, and found the girl that had helped me before.

"Hey!" she yelled when she saw us. She gaped at Kayne, then said, "What happened to your clothes?"

"No time to explain," I said urgently. "Have you seen my other friend?"

She eyed Kayne, warily then said, "Actually, yes."

"Really?" I asked excitedly, and held myself up. "Where?"

She pointed to around the secret entrence of Aphrodite's hide-out.

"She was over there."

"Thank you, so much!" Kayne and I followed a familiar path, down and into the oasis.

"Annabeth!" I ginned and hugged her as she turned towards us. "What are you doing here?"

"I was looking for Aphrodite," she said, and pushed me off of her, playfully. "I was going to get a hint from her, so we could move faster."

"No need," I smiled. "But I do need a little info from you. How did Narcissus fall in love with himself?"

"He saw his reflection in-" her eyes widened and she gasped. "A pool of water! The mirror is water!"

I nodded excitedly.

Right then, a light appeared out of nowhere, and Kayne turned us both away from it.

"So you figured it out," Aphrodite said. "Yes, yes, my mirror is water, but you didn't bring it to me!"

I rolled my eyes, pulled a lilypad from one of the ponds, filled it with water, and placed it at her 'almighty' feet.

She frowned, but she couldn't deny we could leave.

"Alright guys," I said to Kayne and Annabeht. "Lets go."

"Wait!" Aphrodite yelled.

I turned towards her, and she fidgeted. "I-I can't let you walk around looking like that."

I looked down at myself, and over at my friends, and honestly we didn't look that bad.

But yeah, Kayne did need a little help.

She waved her hand, and emediatly we looked glamorous.

In a normal kind of way.

She'd put me in a strapless designer black mini-dress with white-washed jeans underneath, matching black combat boots, and a jean jacked to keep me from freezing, but just barely. Silent, mulit-colored bangels hung on both wrists, and a smie-heavy bag was staped to my back. My brown hair was re-dyed, straightened, shinier, softer, and longer then it was before. She also put me insoft natural-colored make-up.

I nearly died from laughter at the thought.

She'd cleaned up Annabeth and Kayne too. Annabeth looked like a model, even if her clothes were kind of practical.

Emphasis on 'kind of'.

She had on a white t-shirt. Over it was a creative, cream colored, short (body-wise), but long-sleaved jacket. Her new cargo (I put that lightly) pants were the same color as her jacket and held up with an invisible, but effective, belt. Her blonde hair was tied back with a long ribbon, and a backpack similar to mine was slung over one sholder.

Kayne looked pretty much the same as he did before he was attacked by the monster... thingy...

His whispey golden hair was swept to one side, he wore his orange Camp Half-Blood t-shirt, with his black jacket over it, and his jeans fell over his skater-shoes like the always did, but now afedora hatsat slightly ascue on his head.

"Heh," I laughed at Kayne. "You gots da pimp-hat!"

He chuckeled at out inside-joke, and Annabeth just smiled at the idiocy.

I turned back to Aphrodite to thank her, but she was already gone.

In her place stood Eros, so I thanked him instead.

"Hey, thanks for- ya know."

"You are very welcome," Eros smiled and nodded towards the exit. "You should leave before Aphrodite changes her mind about you."

"Got it," I smiled, and made my way to my friends.

She turned with me to leave.

I don't know what it was, but I was forsed to look back.

Eros had sat down in the same place we was when we found him, and he began to place his lyre again.

I paused and listened to one of the most sorrowful songs I'd ever heard. The emotion put into it- he seemed really hurt.

My friends stopped and felt my sorrow for him.

Kayne put a hand on my arm reminding me I couldn't make everyone happy.

Even if it was a god.

I wanted to run back and comfort him, but I knew if I did, I would never leave, and that's not something I can to. It killed me, but I left with my friends.

And that song replayed itself in my head the rest of the day.