Chapter 13

"Deadly Sisters"

Anna's POV:

There I was...on a train heading to LA to find Cerberus and save the day for one more time...with everything that had happened that morning I was so tired but I had to stay strong for the others.

Stay strong, get the quest done.

And I had to stay strong for her. Destiny.

It was her first quest and not only was she scared, but everything that had happened between her and Nico..

"Anna are you okay?" Destiny asked me with a concerned look on her face.

"Yeah, I'm totally fine, I was just thinking." I replied with a smile on my face. "The question is, are you?".

She smiled and nodded. "Don't worry about him. I've been through worse. But I'm kinda sleepy. I want to go sit alone for a bit and get some sleep if you don't mind."

I was dying to asked her what happened with Nico last night, but I had to respect her privacy. Not only that, but I was pretty sure she didn't want to talk about it.

"Sure" I simply replied and with those words she moved a couple seats back.

I was now sitting with my back on the train window, my legs on the seat where destiny was previously sitting and with a book in my hands. I was still reading the same book, "Greek mythological creatures and everything about them".

Hours had gone by and I was still reading and as a result my neck was killing me. I started massaging my neck by gently rubbing my thumb and it was only when I picked my head up that I realised who was sitting across me.

On the opposite side of the train, Lucas was sitting the same way like I did. His lean body was laying, facing me and his gaze was focused on something on his lap, which i couldn't make up what it was.

I decided the best thing to do was to ignore his presence before he did something to get on my nerves.

However, did I forget to mention how unlucky I am?

A couple of seconds later his deep voice was heard. "You know... Harpies were always my favorite." he picked his head up a little and looked at me with his never ending little smirk.

I know I mention I didn't want to talk ti him, but I mean he didn't say anything bad or annoying. Yet. Besides, his on the team, I should talk to him.

"Have tou ever met one?" I asked him.

"There was this one time..."

Whoah, he did?

"You're all full of surprises ,aren't you? And then everyone's wondering why I don't trust you. I know nothing about you." And that was the truth. But for some reason I was smiling, like I was joking, like I didn't mean it.

I signed and looked down. "Sorry."

"No, it's okay, I get it. A guy who ran away from CHB suddenly appears. The way you got to know me didn't exactly helped you with trusting me."

He was still smiling when he moved from his seat and settled to the closest seat to the train's corridor.

"Then get to know me." He challenged me, while placing his elbows on his knees and lacing his hands together with a smirk.

"Challenge excepted" I said while moving towards him and finally sitting on Destiny's seat.

Now, I could clearly see what he had been holding. A closed book, which was a huge surprise to me.

"May I have the first question milady?" He asked sarcastically.

Of didn't took me long to come up with a question as there was one that I had been dying to ask.

"So why did you ran away from CHB?" I asked.

"Well I never liked being limited. I always felt like something or someone was waiting for me out there so 'I went seek a great perhaps.'"

"Rabelais." Was all I could say shocked.

At this point I was completely shocked. I would never imagine a guy like Lucas like or even know a poet like him.

"Well done ,princess" he said, always smiling.

I'm not gonna to lie, I liked his smile.

"Why do tou keep calling me like that?"

"Why wouldn't I?" I rolled my eyes jokingly

"Next question: godly parent?" I asked.

"Athena" I laughed, but since he didn't , I guessed he wasn't kidding.

"Oh. Really?"

"Well...yeah don't you think I'm smart enough to be a son of Athena?"

"I'm still learning about you" I paused when I caught his gaze and our eyes glued. The eye contact didn't break until a few seconds later when he shook his head, like snapping out of something.

"So who's your godly parent?" He asked.

"Well..." I said and a bottle filled with water flew straight out of his opened backpack and landed into his hands.

"Wow.. I don't think I have to be a son of Athena to be smart enough to figure this out, but I have to confess I'm surprised."

"Well, I guess you should get used to it" and then I heard a sound coming from the top of the train.

My face turned serious.

"Did you hear that?" I asked Lucas.

He nodded.

I looked around to see if the others heard that. They were all asleep. I shoot straight up and turned back to Lucas.

"Stay here. I'm going to find out what that noise was coming from." I turned around and started walking towards the exit door.

There was a little window-like opening on the ceiling, but I couldn't reach it.

"There's no way you're going by yourself" I stopped and turned my head so I could see him with the corner of my eye.

"Uhm.. I mean.. You can't take care of it alone." He looked uneasy.

"I took care of you just fine." I teased him with a little smirk.

"Will you ever let that go?" He complained.

I turned around completely and looked at him.

"You want to help? Fine, then fold your hands."

"Wait ,what?" He wondered.

"Can you please just do it?"

"Okay, okay" when he did ,I opened them a little and made them face the ground.

I then stepped on them and jumped. I opened the window on the ceiling and hoped on the roof. I then gave my hand to help Lucas reach the roof and stood up ,which was really hard considering the wind that hit me straight in the face.

I turned around and as soon as I realised what caused the noise blood froze in my veins

"Is that a..."

"-a Harpy? I'm afraid yes" Lucas said with wide eyes.

A monster with a head of a woman and a body of a bird with red and yellow feathers and wings was heading towards us. She had blonde hair and brown eyes.

I drew out my sword and took a step forward but Lucas grabbed my hand. He was still looking at the harpy when he told me determinedly

"I've got this. Stay here"

"-but"

"Anna, please stay here".

That was the first time Lucas Walker called me by my first name.

That couldn't be good. Only then I realised he never called me by my name.

Normally I would never do what somebody like Lucas told me to, but he seemed to know what he was doing.

So I stayed, I obeyed.

When the monster and Lucas met she didn't attack ,but instead started talking.

"Is that the son of Athena, Lucas I see?Wow my master didn't mention you would be with those demigods, I guess it's my lucky day"

"Oh please Camilla, are you still mad at me for killing your mother? You and your sister are doing just great on your own" he said sarcastically.

And then attack.

The harpy scratched Lucas's chick and then shoulder with her claws. Lucas didn't scream, he just pitched his eyes closed and pursed his lips until the pain went away.

At least most of it.

He then grabbed his sword and said quietly "you want to do it the hard way?fine, let's do it the hard way" he winged his sword and scratched her wing.

The harpy screamed and pushed Lucas with her now hurt wing. He lost his balance and he was now hanging from the side of the train. I had to do something. I started panicking.

Think Anna ,think.

I couldn't attack the harpy, she was standing in front of him and attacking her wouldn't save him, he would still fall. Unless I let him. I looked down. We were passing through a bridge over a lake.

That was it.

"Lucas let go!"

"Are you insane?!"

"Slightly mad."

He shook his head "This is not the time for sarcasm."

"Do you trust me?"

He paused for a second, he then understood and let go.

Under him a huge wave was supporting him. That was right before the harpy turned to me.

"Now your turn. Don't worry about the others ,my sister will take care of them" I couldn't defend myself, all my power was wasted on holding the wave.

I just took steps back as the harpy was approaching me.

And then I saw him. Lucas was on the train, behind the harpy.

He jumped high and and slashed the harpy her back from top to the bottom as he was approaching the ground. The harpy fell on the ground and then vanished into ashes.

I fell on my knees. I was so tired.

"Phew, that was close..Anna?" He ran and kneed, facing me. He placed his hands on my head and looked at me.

He seemed serious and concerned "Are you okay?"

I nodded and said "Did she say something about her sister?"

Lucas thought about it for a second and shoot straight up. "We have to go. Can you stand up?"

"Yeah...what happened?"

"We really have to go, princess" and then I got it. We really had to find the others.

A/N: okay I know that the last couple of chapters have a lot of Anna and Lucas going on and I hope you like it and you don't hate me for neglectig Nico and Destiny a little.

Also my exams have started and that's why i didn't update on time.

By the way, let me know If you would be interested in having a cast!