Chapter 13- Envis House

Evaline's POV

Percy walks over to me and sits by my side. I can tell a few things about him; he wants to freak out at Dae—but she is passed out cold (that seems to happen a lot)—he wants to heal my foot, but he doesn't know how. I'm used to seeing him confused, but not like this.
"So…can you tell me exactly what happened in the five minutes I left you alone?" Percy asks. I tell him everything I know, even the part where I saw Joselyn give Dae some painkillers that caused her current state.
"Okay…our next objective is to wake her up," Percy decides. Ugh. Duh!
"Thank you Captain Obvious." I don't even try to mask the dryness in my tone.

"I'm going to get some grape juice. Attempt to get everyone else calm and mostly able to help." Percy orders while getting up, before sprinting back into the store. The key word in his command is 'attempt'.

"Okay GUYS LISTEN UP!" I yell which gets everyone's attention.

"People who are able to help-" I gesture to my right "stand there. People who are injured need to be put near me" I order at the other demigods.

Aelix drags Dae to sit beside me before standing with the able-body group, and Sandra drags Ajax to sit near Dae. Ajax is breathing deeply, most likely to help the hole in his torso, but needs Dae and the wall for support. Dae ends up leaning against me.
"Three of us can't walk." I state to no one in particular. "Someone, come help these two," I order, gesturing to Dae and Ajax. Cole and Sandra run over to help Ajax walk without collapsing—they are (just) able to support his weight. Joselyn gets to Diona before Aelix does.
"Hey!" Aelix interjects. Joselyn smirks triumphantly.
"You have to share!" Joselyn scolds mocking him. We all laugh at the pouting son of Phobos. Ammon briskly walks over to me, a slight breeze causing his dirty blonde hair to move in front of his piercing blue eyes. He holds out his useful hand. We engage in eye contact.

"You can't, your arm" I don't dare meet his eyes again. Suddenly I feel arms under my legs and supporting my back. I gasp as he picks me up bridal style. My foot starts to feel much better having the pressure off it.

"Did I surprise you?" He chuckles, cocking an eyebrow. I can't tell what he is thinking. Is he laughing at me?

"What about your hand?" I question, not wanting to admit that he in fact DID scare me. Ammon smiles.

"I have a higher pain tolerance than some people," he simply says. I have a feeling by "some people" he means a certain daughter of Dionysus…

Aelix jogs over to us. He doesn't like how Joselyn is taking care of Diona and not him- his eyes give more away than his emotionless face.

"What are we going to do to get to Dae's house? Percy's van—"

"Annabeth's van," I correct. He looks at me annoyed.

"Annabeth's van is destroyed."

Oh, right! I totally forgot about that!

"How about I pop us up a car?" Ammon suggests. Aelix crosses his arms, clearly intrigued.
"How can you 'pop up' a car?" he questions Ammon.

"Well, I am a son of Hermes. Hermes is the god of transportation, so one of my powers is that I can summon any mode of transportation I please." Ammon explains. He looks at me. "I mean, if it's okay with you."

"Totally! That way, we don't have to rent a car." That solves one problem.
By the time Percy gets back, Ammon has summoned a blue van for us to travel in to Dae's house. My brother has a pack of grape juice boxes in his hand; in the other is a juice box he is drinking.
"I bought one for everyone," Percy announces.
Joselyn walks up to him, Dae in piggyback position. Percy turns to the two girls.
"How about everyone else wait in the car while we help Dae out?" she suggests.. I notice that she is holding onto Dae's arms and has the girl's feet hooked on her belt/whip. I suppress a smile.

"Good point. How about Ammon, Joselyn and you all stay. The others can load Ajax into the car." Percy suggests. I nod.

5 minutes later

Joselyn gently sets Diona down on a crate. Percy dumps the grape juice all over Diona's body. She sits up instantly and looks around, alarmed.
"Thank goodness that worked," Joselyn sighed. Diona looks down at her clothes.
"Now I'm going to be all sticky" she pouts. "Where is everyone?"
"Waiting in the van…You know, before another monster or more psychopathic demigods try to kill us," I nonchalantly reply.

Meanwhile-Kacey's POV

"Okay, nothing to see here, move along!" I yell at the crowd after the demigods leave. I'm surprised at how many people showed up for their departure; the whole Apollo cabin, all (two other people) of the Hades cabin, Stew Son of Poseidon, and the entire Dionysus cabin except for Dae. I find this odd seeing as she is Sandra, Eva and Joselyn's friend... Perhaps I should go check on her.

Trotting over to the Dionysus cabin, I spot Dae's brothers, Greg and Derrek. I don't say anything, just listen and watch. Derrek slips Greg a little plastic baggie filled to the brim with a weird looking powdery substance. Greg shakes hands with Derrek.

"Thanks for the new stash, I was running out" Greg tells Derrek. Then it clicks. I storm up to them and grab Greg's arm. He jumps a little.
"I didn't do anything!" the druggie cries
"oh, seriously? I just SAW and HEARD you two!" I exclaim. They look at their feet sheepishly then I grab Greg by the ear and tow him to the Big House.

"Chiron!" I yell into the huge house.
"What Kacey?" he yells back from his office.
"I got a drug deal," I call. Chiron trots down the hallway and grabs Greg by the arm. I let the poor messed up boy go.
"How have you been getting these?!" Chiron says through gritted teeth while I hand him the bag of powder. Greg thinks for a few seconds and looks as if weighing his options. I get tired of waiting and slap him for good measure across the face. The three boys look at me in surprise.
"What the hell was that for?!" Greg snarls. Chiron's stern gaze burrows at me.
"Violence isn't necessary, sweetie."
"Then answer or I WILL hit you again! The fact you were taking so long suggests that you were making up a lie," I snap at him. Greg laughs menacingly.
"I'll tell you but you're not gonna like it," Greg purrs.
What Greg tells us is surprising. So surprising, it catches me off guard. Who would have thought. Who would have thought one little name could have such effect.
"No" I shake my head. I refuse to believe what he is saying
"Yes. Believe me, I was surprised as well"
"how?" I whisper, earning a coy smile on that evil face.
"Turns out, Diona has a rare Dionysus power that no one else can do; she can create drugs at the snap of a finger"
Suddenly his eyes cloud over black.
"Little sister has been a bad girl, hasn't she?" Greg's mouth is moving but it isn't his voice that comes out. This voice is dark and deep, sort of like a voice over in a movie. Just as quickly as the moment came, it leaves and Greg goes back to normal.
" do you know why she wasn't at her friend's go-away party? It's because she had to go make some money. Oh but she doesn't just sell it to the Dionysus cabin." Greg looks at me through is curly black hair, red-green eyes gleaming with mystery. Chiron shoves Greg and Derrek, who has been surprisingly quiet, into his office and follows. But before leaving he stops at the door.
"Go find Ms. Envis; I will deal with Greg. Also, can you get the addictions counselor and therapist Mitchell Bishop to see me?"
I nod my head and sprint to the Dionysus cabin.
The Dionysus cabin is deserted due to its occupants at training. I don't know Diona's schedule by heart so I decide to check her bunk for any clues to her whereabouts. Upon nearing her bunk, I see a piece of paper lying on the bed. My curiosity overcomes me so I pick it up. It's a note:
Dear whoever finds this,
I'm sorry for leaving with the quest group and three others, but I'm tired of training. Please don't show this to Kacey or Chiron—they would be ticked.

Just so you know, I snuck into Percy's van with Aelix, Ajax, Ammon, and Cole. They are not to be punished when we return.
The reason I left, other than being tired of training is that I feel people here treat me as if I am a patient in a mental hospital. Yes, I do faint a lot and get hurt very easily but I am hoping I can overcome the fainting- or just lessen it- along with the getting hurt part. Tell Greg and Derrek that the offer is too extreme and difficult.
-Dae

The first thing I think is "Oh, s***". Eight demigods on that quest, plus Percy, equals they are going to die. I stuff the note in my sweater pocket before booking it to the Big House.
"Chiron! I yell then remember he is in his office. Luckily the door is unlocked. When I walk in, Greg is lying on the couch crying while Mitchell and my Dad are attempting to sooth him. Mitchell looks up when I enter.
"Hey, sweetheart," he greets. "Did you find Diona?"
"Greg lied about Dae being a drug dealer," I blurt out. Chiron looks at me, then angrily at the emotional wreck.
"Okay then, but still like to see her about something the Apollo kids found. Where exactly IS she?"
I look down at my hooves.
"She's gone," I whisper.
"WHAT?! SHE'S DEAD?!" Greg yells, bolting up to a sitting position. He starts cursing in different languages, alternating between English, French, Greek, and other unidentifiable languages.
"No, she is not dead" I exclaim then pass Chiron the note. He reads it, every few seconds his eyes glistening with a different emotion.
"Kacey, can you call Percy and demand to bring back the five that are not supposed to be there. They are in so much trouble."

Sandra's POV

I'm so relieved when we get into the van. Aelix is driving, so Diona is in the front beside him. She is still a little bit disoriented from the painkiller. (What did Joselyn give her?) I sit behind her, Ajax behind me. Eva is sitting behind Aelix and Joselyn is in the middle of us. Cole is behind Joselyn, Ammon is behind Eva, and Percy decided to take a taxi to Annabeth's and his house.
Anyway, I'm relieved because I can FINALLY get some rest. I used my healing powers to help Eva so she can walk with some assistance. When I use this power of healing, it drains my energy. Once everyone is in, I decide to take a nap.

I am awakened at the roar of flames. I leap out of the bed. Put on a pair of fuzzy slippers, and bolt to the door of my bedroom. I open the door, only to be met by the fire engulfing my house. I scream and shut the door. Outside I hear a siren. Firefighters! I run to the window, opening it so that I can get out. I grab my pink blanket and stuffed cat.
"Help!" I scream at the top of my lungs and start waving my blanket around for them to see. A firefighter is quick to notice me and to get me down from the room. A little girl around my age runs up to me. She has flaming red hair, glasses, is a little bit taller than me, and has a skull necklace on.

"It's okay. I can take care of her now. You go help the crew," she says to the guy carrying me. He runs off to help, leaving me alone with this odd girl. She does an once-over of me from my pink pajamas to my fuzzy slippers. She giggles.
"You must really love the color pink!" she exclaims, then extends her hand "Hi, I'm Joselyn Hunt" the girl announces proudly. "What's your name?"
I shake her hand while looking towards the ground.
"Sandra" I whisper but soon find myself sobbing into Joselyn's shoulder while she strokes my hair.

"Don't cry, Sandra! We are going to be best friends, okay?" she says cheerily. "Can I tell you a secret?" she whispers. We part so that our eyes meet. I nod.
"I have this thing—you have it too—called ADHD," she whispers while looking around to make. I nod.
" I have this thing- you have it too- called ADHD" she whispers while looking around to make sure no one else is around to hear.
" my brother told me not to tell anyone, but you are coming to a camp in New York. It's for people with ADHD and/or Dyslexia."Joselyn can't hold her excitement from me. I gaps at her.
"How did you know I have ADHD and dyslexia?" I whisper harshly. From somewhere behind Joselyn, a firefighter is approaching us. He looks like...
"NICO!" I yell while running into him for a hug. I jump up into his arms and hug my older cousin.
"How do you know each other?" Joselyn questions.
"Our grandmothers are sisters," Nico explains to my new friend. Nico then frowns and puts me down.
"I'll be right back. Joselyn can you escort Sandra to the car?"
There's something Nico isn't telling me, because Joselyn has the exact same emotionless expression. She grabs my hand, holding it so tight that I might actually loose circulation, and escorts me to a black Kia Soul at the bottom of my driveway.
"Where are my mommy and daddy?" I sob and cuddle my stuffed cat. Joselyn literally picks me up into her arms and plops me on the seat. She does up my buckle.
"Where are my mommy and daddy?! I want my mommy and daddy!" I scream even louder. Joselyn looks at me through glassy eyes, sorrow written all over her facial features.
"They are dead. I'm sorry Sandra..."
I don't know how she knows, or even question her about; I just sit and ball my eyes out all the way to camp.

"Shhh Sandra shhh" Ajax soothes "It was just a dream."

Ajax and Joselyn have switched spots so that my boyfriend is beside me and I am crying into his muscular chest.

"That's the thing—it wasn't a dream. It was real," I cry. Ajax pulls me in even closer to him and starts brushing his finger through my chestnut hair.

"Well I'm here now. No one is going to hurt you under my watch." He is so protective; it reminds; it reminds me of Joselyn. I quickly wipe away my tears and give him a peck on the cheek.
"Where are we?" I ask, trying to keep my mind off of the nightmare.
"Approximately ten minutes away from our destination" Aelix replies. Dae sits up, looks at Aelix, and furrows her brows.
"Where are we going?" she groggily asks while playing with a grape- where she got it, I have no clue. Aelix hesitates to answer
"Your house" he tightly answers. Dae gasps.
"Oh no!" she mutters. This gets everyone's attention and we all lean in anticipation.
"What?!" we all ask in unison. The girl brings her hands to her cheeks, the grape falling to her lap.
"I FORGOT TO CLEAN MY ROOM!" she exclaims. The tension dissipates and we all chuckle at the effects of the painkillers on her mind (SERIOUSLY WHAT DID JOSELYN GIVE HER?)

A quaint little house is in the distance. It's light blue, has a garage attached, and looks like it has a big backyard. Aelix pulls the van into the driveway. Cole starts to laugh.

"Aelix, you can't go to your señorita's house without her permission," he jokes.
We all laugh, except for the still out cold Diona, while Aelix turns beet red.
"She's not my girlfriend" he says through gritted teeth and shifts uncomfortably.
"Not your girlfriend? How is she NOT your girlfriend?! You two have kissed like a bazillions times!" Joselyn exclaims. I look back to see that Cole is holding her down while she freaks out. I turn around just as Aelix pulls into the driveway. He parks next to a purple Nissan Cube.
That must be Dae's car.
Aelix turns around in his seat with an embarrassed demeanor about him.
"We aren't a couple yet... Neither of us has popped the question. Yes we have kissed. One was an Aphrodite kid induced, another was after we got out of there—just to see if what we felt was real," he explains.
"Don't forget PRINCE CHARMING" I say but can't finish my we tense before bursting out into laughter. This sends Ammon, Eva and Joselyn into a laughing fit. Aelix is reddening (which I didn't think was even possible) but he is smiling.
"I'm just waiting for the right moment" he confesses.
"The right moment for what?" Dae hazily asks. She stretches and yawns.
"Oh, Diona! What part of that did you hear?" Aelix exclaims
"just that last part" she stretches and yawns again. Dae looks outside and immediately freezes. "Why are we at my house?!"
"We are just here to see if your mom has any information on Dionysus whereabouts" Eva diplomatically responds. Dae shrugs.
"Okay, that's cool with me"
We all get out of the van; Ammon helps Eva, and Aelix helps Dae. Diona is still a bit dizzy. Once we are all out, we all walk up to the door and simply walk in. Everyone except Dae who is starring at the door perplexed.
"What is it Dae?" I ask
"My mother usually leaves the door locked."
We hear a scream come from Eva, Joselyn, Aelix, and Ammon. Dae and I rush into her kitchen, I am following Dae. My boyfriend has fainted. Dae's mother lies in a pool of blood.