A/N: Again, sorry about the delay. Schedule was crazy, but that's done now, I think... so maybe updates will come more often?
This chapter is dedicated to all my loyal readers, and anyone who reviews. I like reviews.
On a totally unrelated subject to this story, who else thinks Ark Sool is like Dolores Umbridge? I was listening to an audio book the other night and it hit me... they're like, evil twins, or something. Anyways... Enjoy the chapter.
They hurried to catch up to the others. Annabeth was talking with Kayla, and Artemis, Holly, and Foaly seemed a little wary of everyone. Not that Athena could blame them, they'd been thrust into another dimension. Still… that was no reason to be antisocial.
"Why did you follow me?" she asked her brother when she'd caught up to him.
He looked at her, startled. "I was w…" he coughed. "I mean, you disappeared into thin air. It was curiosity on how a portal of such massive energy could have been created."
"Uh huh… and you didn't happen to be worried or something did you?" she asked, smirking.
"No!" Athena raised her eyebrows.
"Okay… maybe a little, I still haven't been able to teach you piano, after all. But the rest was purely scientifical curiosity!"
"Sure… just keep telling yourself that juvenile criminal mastermind."
"Hardly juvenile much longer," he said looking hurt.
"Okay," Athena relented. "Young Adult criminal mastermind."
"That's not… never mind."
"Why don't you talk to Trevor or Percy?" she asked.
"I don't know them, and they aren't my kind of people."
"Well, I'm not your kind of person either. Are you gonna stop talking to me?"
"No," he admitted. "But you're my sister. I don't have much of a choice."
Athena laughed. "True enough. Maybe Holy will be a bit friendlier."
As it turned out, Holly was perfectly happy to be introduced to Trevor and Percy. They'd noticed the neutrino at her side, and she and Percy started having a chat about weapons, it was a little surreal actually; Percy talking about weapons of the past, and Holly talking about futuristic weapons.
Foaly however, was with Artemis in the wariness department. He even seemed skittish about some of the looks he was getting, even though Athena explained that through the Mist, the mortals all probably saw a horse. Well, maybe that wasn't very helpful for someone who prided himself on his genius. To be seen as a horse.
In the end, Athena ended up talking with Trevor again.
"So," she whispered, looking to make sure Percy was still engrossed with Holly and Annabeth was still discussing something, most likely strategy, with Kayla. "Do you know about Percabeth?"
"Do I know about Percabeth!? Don't even get me started on them. It's driving me CRAZY! Mom's obsessed with them. Trust me, I can tell, there's some rough roads ahead of them."
"Like when Hera kidnaps Percy?" Athena mentally kicked herself. It's just so hard to get used to keeping secrets when in her universe, she could just go and check out books full of the stuff.
Trevor stared at her, then laughed. "I can TOTALLY see that happening, and now you mention that, some of my dreams make sense now." Athena breathed a sigh of relief. "But what's really driving me insane, is how oblivious both of them are. They're gonna kiss some time soon, and they're gonna date eventually, but I don't know exactly when. There's a hole in my timing powers. I'm guessing it has to do with the second Titan war. If, like, one of them dies. The thing is, if one of them does die, then they'd date in another life!"
"So… like, you can tell that they'd choose to be reborn?"
"I don't know, but if one were to die, well, I'm pretty sure they're gonna date EVENTUALLY. Just not sure when."
"Okay… and what about you and Kayla?" Trevor looked at her like she'd just terrified him. Which… asking someone to predict their own love life… that's a little weird.
"You're kidding me, right!? We're basically brother and sister! We've been best friends for a long time…"
"That's what they all say."
"No, I mean, I know what I'm talking about. I already know who I'm gonna fall for. Thing is… it's uncertain whether or not she'll fall for me too."
"Oh… well, maybe I could help. Like, if I know her?"
He snorted. "Yeah, I should hope you know her."
"Well then, who is it? Katie? Thalia? Drew? Lacy?"
"No, no, DEFINIATELY NOT, and nope." Were the answers she got.
"Then WHO!?" she asked, starting to get frustrated.
"Um… well, I…" just then, with the worst timing EVER, Kayla walked back to them.
"Okay guys, here's the plan."
It wasn't much of a plan as plans go, nothing crazy and Artemis' or Percy's, but it didn't need to be. They were going to a museum to look for a goddess. Basically, the plan was to split into three groups, Trevor and Athena, Holly and Percy, and that left Annabeth with Foaly and Artemis. Athena felt bad for her, stuck with the two geniuses'. They'd be looking around the grounds, 'cause it was doubtful that they could sneak Foaly past security.
"Let's get this show on the road," Trevor said, rubbing his hands together.
A/N: SO... who's Trevor's girl? Any guesses/ ideas?