I just realized how many times I have the characters in my story IM each other… wow. I'm obsessed. I need to thank everyone who reviewed, will review, or both. THANK YOU! So many people want more…AGH! I'm having a hard time keeping up! (That's a good thing :D) I've had an unbelievable amount of homework this week…typed paragraphs, DBQs, tests, quizzes, band lessons, labs, and FREAKING INDEX CARDS. Sorry :P Here's the next chapter!
-one week later-
SORRY! I wasn't able to finish this due to that HW I mentioned. BUT, I will be updating this sooner, I promise! And my other stories. Oh, and it snowed. A lot. YAY SNOW! (Btw, how does it fucking snow in OCTOBER!) School canceled today and tomorrow! Oh. Yeah. Enjoy.
"So," Maria said. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and sucked in her breath. It had rained the day before and the grass was still a little wet, dampening the back of her jeans. She turned to look at Ryan who sat beside her. "You said you wanted to talk about something."
"I want to know how you do it," he told her.
"Do what?"
He thought for a bit, as if trying to find the right word. "Survive," he said finally. "How do you survive here? I don't think I can do it much longer."
She shrugged. "It's not easy. I have Andy and Elena, though. They help me through it. People have seen Andy in the arena. They don't say anything if he's around, unless they want to end up in the infirmary for life. Suddenly Maria stopped. She had said too much.
"Is your dad really good at sword fighting?" Ryan pressed.
Maria was silent. "Yeah, I guess"
"Obviously your parents were pretty well-known around here…isn't it hard?"
"Look, Ryan, I can't really help you much. But I can tell you this: avoid the Ares kids as much as possible. Stay away from the Aphrodite cabin unless you want to spend the rest of your life smelling like perfume and flowers. Oh and unless you would like to be a flower, don't make any of those Demeter girls mad. Don't wave to the nymphs and say on Mr. D's good side, if you can find it. He'll be gone soon so don't worry. As for your parents, well I wouldn't go around bragging if you want to live to see summer. Just…forget them. This is about you."
Annabeth Jackson was skeptical. She and Percy had brushed off the incident at camp pretty easily but she couldn't stop thinking about it.
Did you bring Elena with you?
The words repeated over and over again in her head. Did you bring Elena with you? Did you bring Elena with you? Did you bring Elena with you?
There had to be a reason someone would ask that question. But if there was a problem with Elena, wouldn't Chiron call? Wouldn't she and Percy be notified if their daughter was missing? What was going on?
Elena was on her way. Of course, moments after she left Marlene's house, a very angry looking hellhound jumped in front of her, blocking her path. The worst part? Elena didn't have any weapons. Her sword was with the rest of her bags at camp. She did the one thing she could: ran. She ran in the opposite direction, past the grocery store and the fire station. She passed what used to be a post office and dashed into the woods. The hellhound was closing in on her. Finally, it caught up and began circling around her. Elena grabbed a thick-looking stick of the ground and faced it bravely. The monster lunged, but Elena jumped to the side. Before it could turn, she smashed the stick into its thick skull. She felt bad, remembering her dad's hellhound, Mrs. O'Leary. Elena would never hurt her. Then again, Mrs. O'Leary wasn't the hellhound in front of her. The hellhound in front of her was definitely looking forward to a tasty demigod for lunch. She swung the stick at its head, but it caught it with its teeth. It ripped the branch from Elena's hands, but somehow it got stuck in its throat. Elena took this opportunity to run. This time, the hellhound did not follow.
After running till she was sure it was gone, Elena slowed in front of a park. She saw and empty bench and quickly claimed it. She needed to figure out her next move.
Maria had decided something important. She had decided to speak to Chiron. She and Andy were not doing a good job of keeping Elena's absence a secret and she was really starting to worry about her sister.
She found the old horse in his office going through some old papers.
"Chiron, I need to talk to you," she said.
Chiron looked up and beckoned her over.
"It's about Elena."
This got Chiron's attention. He looked at her questioningly, still not speaking.
"I think…" She stopped, uncertain whether she was doing the right thing. She thought of all the nasty situations Elena could be in. All the monsters that could be after her, not to mention all the bad humans that could hurt her. "I think Elena might be in trouble."
Elena knew she needed help. She also knew that she needed demigod help. She thought about her parents' friends from camp. There was Grover, who was a satyr, but he was a Lord of the Wild so he was fairly busy and often away on business. Thalia was busy with the Hunters of Artemis. There was Clarisse, but Elena didn't really want to go to a daughter of Ares for help. Her dad did have a lot of friends at Camp Jupiter, like Jason, Hazel, Frank, and Reyna, but that was in California. Who else? Stoll. Yes, two brothers. Her dad had said they still lived in New York. Well, one of them. Which one? What were their names? Connor and…? Travis. Yes. He lived in New York. But where? Somewhere near…Yes. Elena remembered. She had a bit of money…and she had passed a train station before. Yeah. Travis Stoll. Elena was going to find him.
THANK YOU! –Blows kisses- Sorry it was short and took forever…but there will be more soon! Keep and eye out;)
