A/N - Finnie is a procrastinator 2011! This is what I wrote when I was supposed to be working on my NaNo story.

Ten: Visitors

Jaz was confused. First of all, it was 9:45 in the evening and the doorbell was ringing. Secondly, even if it wasn't awfully late for someone to visit, they never got visitors.

Ever.

But she walked to the door anyway. When she got there, she saw a girl leaning against the doorway with her hand over her eyes. The girl was ghostly pale, with black hair that fell just past her shoulders. She wore a black leather jacket, a black & white Goode High School t-shirt, and black skinny jeans. She looked familiar to Jaz, but Jaz wasn't really sure why until the girl held out her hand to her.

"You're Jaz, right?" she said. Jaz nodded hesitantly. "I'm Addi. Are Carter and Sadie home?"

"Yeah," Jaz replied. She called over her shoulder, "SADIE! CARTER! YOUR FRIEND ADDI IS HERE!"

A moment later, Carter and Sadie came thundering down the stairs.

Carter was shouting, "What's wrong?"

At the same time, Sadie was asking, "Where's Nico?"

Jaz chuckled. "Of course you only care about whether there's a guy around."

"Nico and Addi are all but inseparable outside of school," Sadie replied, rolling her eyes. "If he's not here… Addi, what's wrong?"

"Gaea captured him, Sadie. I watched her pull him into the ground," Addi told them. "Carter, I'm a failure as a sister. I've lost both of them, C."

Carter put a hand on her shoulder. "You're not a failure. Ads, you're one of the best big sisters I've ever seen – and you're not even Nico's real sister!"

"Nico was captured and I couldn't do anything. Percy doesn't recognize me. I've seen him, C, he looked right at us and it was like he'd never met us before," snapped Addi. Jaz could see that the older girl was fighting back tears. "I went to the cemetery where I usually meet Anubis, but I couldn't get ahold of him and I wasn't sure where else to go – Mel's so cut off from all this, you know…"

Carter awkwardly put his arms around Addi. Jaz decided not to intrude further on their conversation and walked up the stairs to where the other trainees were.

"Uh, Percy, who is that?" Hazel asked. They were standing in a Canadian cemetery and a teenage boy who looked like an older version of Nico had just appeared seemingly out of nowhere.

"Reid's boyfriend," answered Percy. "Hello, Anubis."

"Hello, Perseus," replied the boy. "I don't often see you on your own. Is something wrong?"

"Do you think it'd be possible for me to murder my Aunt for making me miss my anniversary?"

Anubis chuckled. "She's immortal, remember? And if your real question is where my Greek counterpart is, I'm afraid I can't help you. I haven't spoken to him in several months, I'm afraid."

Percy sighed. "Unhelpful as that is, that's not why we're here."

"Then why are you here?" Anubis asked.

"Because," replied Percy grimly, "my great-grandmother on the godly side has kidnapped my boyfriend."

Anubis's eyes widened. "How did you find out?"

"Gaea told Hazel," Percy answered.

"Look, I hate to interrupt," interrupted Hazel, "but WHO IN THE NAME OF PLUTO IS THIS GUY?"

Anubis looked over at her and Frank for the first time. "Osiris," he corrected.

"What?" Frank and Hazel said simultaneously.

"I'm Egyptian, silly demigods," explained Anubis. "Didn't they teach you anything at that camp, Hazel Levesque?"

Hazel gasped. "How did you –"

"Close your mouth, Miss Levesque. We are not a codfish," ordered Anubis. "Your death mightn't be my responsibility, but I still know who you are. You, too, Frank."

"You're scaring them, Anubis," Percy scolded.

Anubis chuckled. "I do that to people." His expression turned serious. "How do you intend to save Nico?"

"We're on a quest," replied Percy. "But, uh, when you see Addi… give her a hug for me, okay? She's probably freaking out."

"Of course," Anubis answered.

"Oh, and tell her I remembered them. That might help her feel a bit better," added Percy.

Anubis smiled. "She and Nico are lucky to have you, Perseus."

In the eyes of most people, Addi would've probably been considered an oddball even if she wasn't a goddess. She decided this while sitting in a tree in her favourite cemetery. Yeah, that was exactly why she was such a strange person – not only did she have a favourite, she went there when she was upset and sat in trees. Her feet dangled below her. She was swinging them lazily, trying to enjoy the relatively warm summer night. The temperature dropped suddenly, and so did Addi. She landed neatly on her feet in front of Anubis. He held his arms out to her. She fell into his arms, trying to forget as much of this horrible week as she could. Except that she knew that no matter how tightly she clung to him, or how long they stood there, her boys were still gone - one physically, the other mentally.

"I talked to Percy," Anubis told her.

She pulled away from him a bit. "You've seen him? Is he alright? How are Frank and Hazel? Have they gotten to Than-"

"Ads, relax. Percy's fine for now, as are his companions. No, they haven't yet reached Thanatos, but I'm fairly certain that they will," he said. "And he wanted me to tell you his memory's coming back. He remembers you and Nico - and rather wants to kill your aunt for making him miss his anniversary."

Addi tightened her grip on Anubis again. "I lost Nico, An. Gaea took him away and I couldn't do anything."

"No, you couldn't. So stop beating yourself up about it, okay?" He gently kissed her on the forehead. "You and your brother would do anything for that boy. I don't doubt for a second that you'll get him back."

"I hope you're right, An."

"Don't worry, Ads. I am."

A/N - I really really really like writing Addi/Anubis. I do. And since Sydney likes to read about them...