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Chapter 11- Demon's Farts

I propped myself up and looked around then let out a loud moan.

"My back" I croaked as I fought the temptation to die. Someone behind me giggled, I turned around to see Lukas scavenging around in the bags.

"Sleep well?" he said smugly.

"Yes" I smiled.

"Really?" he said, surprised and suspicious

"No" I snapped angrily.

"I thought your wings would be quite comfy"

"I never thought I would say this but, I've actually got a dead... wing" I said, thumping the feathers. Lukas looked at the ground as a concerned expression crossed his face and started fiddling with his shoe lace. "What did I say?" I asked worriedly

"Nothing- it's just... do you like Nuru?" he answered looking up at me and searching my eyes. I blushed unconsciously. "I've known Nuru since we were small enough to have to turn up our diapers" he said awkwardly. "Lottie, be careful. Don't get to close to him otherwise he may hurt you" Silence. "I think, I think he sees you a challenge. If he can get you to fall for him he will feel... accomplished" He looked up at me again. He winced. Why would Nuru do that? Yes he was a little vain and self centred, but he was so charming and kind as well. Surely he wouldn't use me like that... I had him down as a couple of things but not a player.

"Who are you to say that? What would you know about Nuru's love life?" I whispered before I turned away "I'm getting more fire wood!" I said angrily

"Lottie! Come back" he shouted after me but luckily didn't follow. I felt sick, a lump in throat formed so I sat on the dusty ground. I heard running footsteps so I managed to blend into the shrinking shadows... and a bush

"Shit" I muttered

"Lottie?" What the hell?

"Nuru?"

"What happened, what did Lukas say?" Nuru had appeared and was now helping me up. I didn't hang around, I cut to the chase.

"He said some stuff" I said awkwardly.

"About me?"

"Yeah..."

"Mmmhuh... carry on"

"He- he said you were a... player" Awkward...

"Lottie I like you, I like you a lot..."

"How do I know your not lying?" I said scowling at him.

"Would I do this if I was lying? he leant in close to my face and lifted my face up in his hands. I could feel his breath on my cheek as are lips drew closer and closer. The whole world stopped revolving and he touched the top of my back and pulled me into a kind of embrace. This was it. My first kiss. I looked down, afraid to meet his eyes.

"What in the name of **** is that!" I shouted pointing franticly at the green smoke curling around my feet. Nuru shouted and started hoping from foot to foot. I think it's safe to the moment had gone. To Mars and back…

"I'll go tell the others!" he said sprinting off in the direction of camp. I turned back to the smoke and pushed through the bush obscuring it's origin. I looked up to see a massive plain with a building in the middle. Wow. It was a box covered with mirrors that had so many spots of rust on them that even the sun didn't reflect off it.

"Lottie where are you?" Thalia's voice echoed slightly from behind me

"Here" I called back. Thalia burst through the bushes, saw me then gasped.

"Jesus Lottie! You look like some kind demon!" I looked down and saw the smoke was engulfing my black clothing and the wind was lifting my hair into a little tornado, not to mention my wings. Thalia looked at me uncertainly.

"I've found the first challenge" I said solemnly.

"Where?" I turned slightly and pointed at the building.

"Hall of mirrors"

Percy's POV

When Nuru came into the camp and told us about the green smoke we all ran to towards where he left Lottie. When we arrived at the plain Lottie and Thalia where deep in conversation and gesturing in the direction of a building.

"Are you ok?" I said

"No" Lottie whispered miserably

"We've found the first challenge" Thalia said taking out her silver bow and passing two small daggers in silver sheaths to Lottie.

"Time to meet Aunty Atë" said Llanna unhappily.

"Who farted?" Lukas said coming out of the bushes completely oblivious and wafting his hand in the fog.

"Not a good time mate" I said awkwardly.

"Who died?" he said, slightly miffed.

"Shut up you blonde prick!" shouted Llanna slapping him across the mouth.

"That ****ing hurt you plank headed tree girl!" he shouted back then stepping closer to her.

"SHUT UP!" we looked around for the source of the outburst.

"Shahar?" I said, staring at the little girl who was red in the face.

"You're are letting her control you! You're are acting like Hera's chess pieces! Now if all of you are going to stand around bickering I'll have to get the bit of mirror that we need to SURVIVE!" shouted the very angry eight year old before storming off.

"Any one who hasn't hit puberty and managed to knock some sense in to me, I'm going to follow" I muttered and everyone nodded. The main reason why I wanted to go was to protect Shahar, she reminded me so much of my little one year old half sister and how I want to look after her. I had grown really attached to her since she arrived at camp Half-blood three years ago; she was always being bullied because she was daughter of a half- blood and a mortal. When we reached the little box seven doors appeared as if they had melted from the mirrors, one with a wave on it, one with a moon, one with a moon and a bolt of lightning, one with a sun, one with a tree, a completely gold door and a black one.

"I take it we'll be doing this one alone" said Nuru quietly stepping towards the gold door and drawing a short sword with one hand and gripping the door handle. We all did the same preparing to open it

"On the count of three" Thalia said.

"One..." I said.

"Two..." Lottie said.

"Three..." Lukas said. We all twisted out door knob and hesitantly stepped into a pitch black room.

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