Percy and Will just stood there awkwardly.

"Uh. Well you see. It was power training. The best way to train them is by throwing them into the deep end. Literally." Chiron rose a greying brow. I started to shiver. I was so cold. Lydia wasn't cold since she was radiating light and warmth, and since Alex was a son of Poseidon the water really didn't affect him. I was the only one who was affected.

"Ch-ch-chiron. C-c-cold." Chiron drew his attention to me.

"Percy. Could you please dry the poor dear off? And Will, could you please go gather some blankets for her and your sister?"

"Yes, sir." Will ran off in the direction of the cabins.

"Sure." Percy took all of the water from my clothes, but I was already frozen. He took the water from all of us actually and returned it all to the ocean. I now smelled like flowers and the ocean, which admittedly wasn't too bad of a combination. I really just wanted to go back to my cabin and hide under my warm blankets and listen to II Mondo e nostro, and some piano music. I started to sing quietly to myself. I knew the meaning of quiet.

"Aloha ʻoe, aloha ʻoe
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
One fond embrace,
A hoʻi aʻe au
Until we meet again." I remembered hearing Miranda and Katie sing this at nights. Miranda was originally from Hawaii. I wonder what it's like there. I had taken to singing it in either the Hawaiian language or English at times like this. I only knew that one part though.

"Aloha ʻoe, aloha ʻoe
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
One fond embrace,
A hoʻi aʻe au
Until we meet again." I sang that one part once I was sitting on my bed in my cabin again. Chiron said that they would be gathering information soon and we would leave in the morning. I listened to some of the songs on the CD's Miranda had. She had a lot that were from Lilo and Stitch.

I always wanted to go Hawaii. I've always heard it was warm, had a beautiful ocean, and had so much plant life. To think. Tonight was our classic movie night. I think. It was Sunday right? On Friday was Marvel Movies. Saturday was Disney and Pixar, Sunday was our whatever day. We would watch movies for three days. Those three days were generally silent.

Soon I felt something being dropped onto my shoulders. It smelled strongly of what could only be described as sunshine and was very warm. It was a comforting warmth. Like the soft warmth of the sunshine. I yawned loudly and looked down ant what was on my shoulders. It was Will's yellow jacket. I felt myself being picked up sloppily.

"Ugh. Why is she so heavy, Percy?" I nearly pinched Alex for that comment.

"She's not heavy, you're just young. Hand her here. I'll carry her back to her cabin." Percy reached down to pick me up. Why do they want to carry me? I know I'm shaking like a leaf but I can take care of myself. I've been doing it for weeks now. I don't understand it. Why do they want to help me so much?

"I c-can walk." I clutched the jacket closer. It was warm. Maybe Apollo kids radiate heat like the sun. That would make sense. I think I might just steal Will's jacket. It had the perfect blanket warmth. I yawned again. It was the perfect warmth. So perfect it was making me sleepy. So when Will stepped between Percy and Alex to pick me up I fell asleep on him. Children of Apollo are cool. So are children of Poseidon but when it comes to being freezing, I would rather be around a child of Apollo.

When I woke up I immediately noticed a rocking motion. Will was sitting in a rocking recliner in the big house with me just sitting beside him. He was awake and reading a book. Why I was here I hadn't a clue.

"Will?" I rubbed my eyes to get the sleepiness out of them.

"Good morning Sunflower!" He put a hand to my head. Why was he doing that.

"Looks like you sweat out your fever. That's good."

"I what?" I was so confused.

"You had a small fever from being so cold. And since you were a cold and a little feverish, Chiron suggested that we sleep here. You're like a little sister to me so I really don't want to see you sick. That and you had already fallen asleep on me so I thought the warmth would be good for you." He turned another page in the book that was written in Ancient Greek. The cover had Percy's name on it. Literally. Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

"Thanks, bro," I said sleepily. Then I realized what I had said. "Will! I meant Will I swear!" He just gave me a small smile and put the book away.

"Come on, sis," he said jokingly. I ducked my head down and followed him out of the house and to the cabins. We stopped at my own to acquire my things for the quest then we went to breakfast. It would be hard to say goodbye to the people who had been like siblings to me. We were to leave at noon.

Then Katie showed up. She seemed frantic and panicked and tired. Her hair was all out of place, her clothes were disheveled, and she was missing a shoe. What had happened to her. She speed walked toward me unevenly. When she got close enough she sprinted and I was pulled into a giant bear hug.

"K-Katie!" I heard her sniffle and she hugged me even tighter. Then she started to say over and over again that she was sorry. Sorry she wasn't there when I needed her. Sorry for not answering the iris messages she was sent. Sorry for soaking my shirt with her tears. I wasn't paying attention to the rest as I was focusing on trying to get airflow into my lungs.

"Katie, you're hugging her too tight. You're going to kill her," Will said with a small smile. Katie jumped away at that.

"Please tell me you won't do that when I leave." I rubbed my sternum in pain.

"What do you mean when you leave?" She went pale.

"I got a quest." Her eyes widened and she gasped. Her normally happy and light hazel eyes were a rich dark brown with sadness.

"No." I paused. Did I just hear her right? "No. No. No no no no no. I won't let another baby sibling die by the hands of a quest. I forbid it."

"Excuse me?" I put my hand on my left hip and shifted my weight to that side. I rose both of my eye brows.

"You heard me. I said no."

"But the oracle said-!"

"I DON'T CARE WHAT THE ORACLE SAID!" She was reaching her breaking point. To hear her voice raised at me was scary, but I didn't care. I would not back down.

"I'M NOT MIRANDA!"

"She died for you... and now you're going to give it all up. Y-... You think you can do these things but..." I glared.

"But what?"

"You seem to have it stuck in your head that you're invincible! News flash sis, you're not strong enough to do much of anything yet! Right now you are weak and pathetic and that will make monsters go after you! You would be too weak to battle them! You obviously haven't taken care of yourself so what makes you think you can go on a quest?" Her words sliced deep wounds into my heart. I refused to let the pain show.

"Have you tried looking at yourself lately. Your clothes are stained and nasty. Ripped and torn. Deshiveled. Your hair is all over the place and your nails obviously were bitten until they bled. You have bags under your eyes much worse than my own and your face is oily as is your hair. You dare say that I don't take care of myself well enough? Look in a mirror, sis."

"You don't understand do you? You are ten years old and you have bags under your eyes! You think you can do things like this but you just can't, Nemo!" I clenched my fists. I thought she would have understood. Been proud of me even.

"I guess it's a good thing I wasn't named Nemo then, huh?" I spat at her. Then I walked away and fought tears.


I'm Back from Band Camp! I was sick most of the time though. Like... Intensely sick. bleh. :( Read and review! :D