Just got home from a strange day of school. Thanks to Melanie (LittleDragon13) and Chels for that. You guys ganging up on poor old me and it didn't help that Chels kept yelling what you two were planning out loud more than once and repeatedly. So rude to your lovely Jasmin Shira.
Disclaimer- Rick can you believe what they plan to do with me!? What are you complaining about, you know you wanna. You are suppose to be on MY side when I am imagining you jerk! I don't own the jerks flipping series!!!!
Kiley sat beside herself on this. She wasn't sure what to do, many, many things flashed through her mind, each replaced by a better possibility. Here stood a goddess of what she was suppose to hate, of what she was supposed to kill and yet…..and yet she had desire to kill the woman. Without thinking Kiley slid her hand into a deep pocket on her thigh and gripped a knife there but she had no desire to use it. All the while the goddess watched her with piercing eyes, as if seeing her very thoughts. Kiley stared right back, trying to show that she had no fear but the woman merely laughed. She laughed!
"Kiley Jackson, I know you by name and by blood, do you really believe you could kill a goddess who is immortal and favored of Zeus? Don't be silly. We must talk." Hecate sat in a chair, promptly brushing it off as if there were dirt there first, and smoothed her jeans out before delicately crossing her legs. Her children sat by her feet on the ground, staring at the twins as if both worried and frustrated.
"Very well," Erin said with a raised chin and a deadly sparkle of pride in her eyes, "What is it you wish to speak of goddess?" Hecate smiled and switched her gaze to her daughter, reaching out and toying with the ends of Bella's hair.
"We need to discuss your punishment." Kiley flinched. Punishment? That could be bad. She gripped her knife and scooted closer to Brennion, sliding in perfectly under his arm and up against his side. She was thankful he was taller than her, that way she could hide in him.
"You want to punish us? For what? In what way? I'll be damned if you hurt these girls." Nate said through grit teeth. Everyone looked at him thoroughly shocked. No one had seen this in Nate before. This protective fire that made him brilliant as a star. It was…frightening yet fitting. Hecate laughed yet again.
"Relax young one. I am offering punishment as appeasement for your sins not death. It is up to you to accept my offer." The twins looked at each other, then back at the woman and one whispering for her to go on. She smiled brightly.
"Very well, listen close. You killed your people and now those people are dead. There is nothing that can be changed that way but, there is something else you can do. Half bloods are in fear of you people and refuse to come to camp because of you. Refuse to come where they are safe. So it is now your job to go collect them. And you must kill whoever it is that hired you. He must die. I can't allow him to continue living when he can recruit others such as yourselves. You must kill him. Do you except?" Kiley looked at her sister, wondering what she was thinking. Erin looked at her sister, wondering what she was thinking. They did this frequently. But they needed each others thoughts to even the other out. Kiley nodded to Erin and Erin nodded back. It was settled. Kiley closed her eyes and gripped her boyfriends hand tighter.
"Very well Hecate, we answer to you now." Hecate smacked her thighs, a smile spread across her face.
"This is good. But one more thing? You must tell your parents what you did." Oh how evil she is, Kiley thought. This would kill her mom and dad. Knowing that they were half bloods and now that she saw her fathers books (how could she ever NOT see the connection!?) in a different prospective helped her see that she was screwed.
"Er do we have to?" Brennion asked with his innocent come-on-you-can't-resist-my-pouty-face look.
"Yes."
"But-"
"No buts,"
"Not even-"
"No."
"Augh. You suck."
"Young man is it really wise to tell a goddess 'You suck' especially the goddess of magic?" Brennion taped his chin.
"Probably not. You gonna zap me with some kind of zappy zap thing?" Hecate laughed, her laugh was becoming something of a ritual every other sentence.
"Of course not. I'm one of the more easy going gods. But be careful who you say that to Mr. Di Angelo." Brennion nodded just as DJ re-entered the room with the beautiful grey dog. Hecate's symbol of power. DJ ran and the dog followed him, barking loudly but in a playful way. DJ's childish laugher echoed off the walls. Hecate smiled while Bella got a face of pure disbelief. DJ looked up from the dog, grinning.
"If you don't mind me saying, he's almost as awesome as my dog." DJ managed between his laughter from the dog pawing at him to get him to play. Kiley shot him a look that was meant to hush him but Hecate waved it off.
"I imagine. Every boy loves his dog better than anyone else's. But I'm sorry young man I must go," The god stood up and bent down to kiss both her children atop the head then whispered something in Greek and the dog was by her feet, " Don't forget your promise to me young mixed bloods. My children will tell you what half blood to acquire first."
About 15 minutes later they were walking down the street towards the Jackson's home. Kiley was swinging Brennion's hand back and forth, glancing around her at random things.
"Why don't you guys use cars? I mean really? Why do you have to walk every where!?" Bella had been complaining the whole time. Erin sighed and glanced at Nate, who was looking at Erin's hand as if he wanted really wanted to grab it. Which was probably true.
"Oh dear lord, the sexual tension coming from these two is making me sick. Just grab her hand you nasty." Bella glared at him, and he flinched away. That in turn caused Erin to glare at Bella and, it seemed, just to annoy the raven haired half blood, kissed Nathan. Bella gagged and bumped into her brother, making him drop his gun which caused him to glare and her and growl angrily before sweeping the gun back up and into the holster in one quick motion. Silence assumed them again. DJ skipping far ahead, Kiley still swinging Brennion's hand and Bella complaining. Although this strange noise filled silence was broken when Brennion randomly said,
"Kiley I want to get three tattoo's." Kiley tripped and would have tasted sidewalk if her oh so perfect boyfriend hadn't caught her.
"Why!? I mean, just why!?" He helped her back into a standing position and tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear. He left his hand on her cheek.
"Because Nate told me that you said that you thought only men with tattoo's were real men. I want to be a real man for you Kiley!" She choked on her laughter, which was part anger. Softly she touched her fingertips to his lips.
"Don't be silly Brennion. You are a real man, Nate was lying. Just messing with you," She grinned evilly, trailing her finger down to the button of his jeans, "I of all people know you're a man Mr. Brennion. A big man at that." She laughed when he smiled.
"Okay that is grossness factor times ten! Keep it to yourselves from now on geeze!" Bella yelled. Kiley simply giggled and jumped on Brennion's back, him immediately grabbing her legs and packing her around. She rested her chin on the top of his head and grinned happily. She loved him. With everything that was inside her.
"Out of curiosity, what were these three tattoo's?" Brennion gripped her thighs he was holding onto.
"One was going to go just under my belly button and the other two on my shoulder blades. All stars. One big one. Three of them. In those spots." She pictured this in her minds eye. First she pictured him shirtless (I scrumptious image) then she placed the tats he had said in said positions. She opened her eyes again, smiling.
"Sexy. You gonna do it?" He laughed.
"Yeah 'cause you know my mom and dad would just sooooooo let me!" To this she frowned.
"Good point. But, it's sexy none the less. Thanks for considering it for me." She kissed the top of his head then put her chin back in the same spot it was before. They continued to walk until they were standing on the Jackson doorstep. Brennion let Kiley slip off his back before anyone but who was walking with them saw. Erin immediately let Nate's hand slip out of her own and Bella rolled her eyes. As normal for her. DJ had been so far ahead (lucky for him so he wouldn't hear their conversations that popped up) he was already in the house but the rest filed in through the not so wide doorway. Immediately they smelled food. It was close to dinner time.
"In this way." Nate directed the Bay's and they found themselves standing in the kitchen. Thalia (who had just got back from her vacation with her husband) was sitting at the table, bouncing her 2 year old daughter Isabelle on her leg while conversing with Percy. Annabeth was cooking something and Nico was helping, Nico wearing a kiss the cook apron and had smudges of food on his face. DJ had already found his PSP and was sitting at the table, talking to one of his friends via skype with it. Just normal family stuff. Yet to the twins it felt…different. Now that they knew their parents were half bloods. It seemed strange to be here. Though there wasn't any avoiding it. Thalia looked up and smiled sweetly.
"Hello to you too jerks, where is my hug?" Just like Thalia. Still smiling Kiley and Erin hugged their sort of aunt yet not so much after her sons had then went over and gave Nico a hug. Though a spaced one so they wouldn't get food on their clothes.
"How was your vacation?" Erin asked sitting at the table and patting her knee. Isabelle jumped off her mother and climbed into Erin's lap, hugging her around the neck and kissing her on the cheek.
"A little more stressed than expected. But it was all fine." Nico said, "I blame Thals for wanting to take Izzy." His wife shot him one hell of a glare.
"Watch it Love or you'll be sleeping on the roof." Nico snorted and pulled her into his lap as he sat in her chair.
"Of course," He mumbled fingering her hair and glancing at the assorted teenagers assembled in the kitchen, "Its not the couch with her, no. It's the roof. Typical woman. I don't think I know you kids, introductions would be nice." Kiley glanced at Trenton and Bella. That's right, they had never been to her house. She cleared her throat and put a hand on both their shoulders.
"Everyone this is Trenton and Bella Bay. Bay's this is everyone," She began pointing people out, "That's my father Percy, and my mother Annabeth. You know DJ. That cute little girl is Isabelle, the youngest. That's Nico and Thalia, Brennion and Nate's mom and dad. So yeah-oh! That kitty that happens to be sitting in the cupboard right there is Izzy's. Watch your toes. That cat is a freaking tweaker cat from hell I swear. There is a dog runnin' round here somewhere that is DJ's. His name is Rex. He likes to bite fingers. Not hard, just to get your attention so you'll play with him. So yeah. That's the occupants of this home. Mommy what are you cooking?" Annabeth gave her daughter a funny look.
"Mommy?" Kiley shrugged.
"You're my mommy, mommy. Dinner?" At this moment things split up. Kiley went over and talked with her mother, at random moments dancing with her when they heard a song they liked all the while cooking dinner. Erin played with Isabelle on the floor in the living room and Nate joined her, teasing his little sister until she huffed and refused to look at him. He had to apologize quickly or Izzy would tell on him. Brennion talked with his parents and Percy for a while on random subjects All the while the Bay's just watched. It was strange to them, this life. It was all so…..normal. Not something they had. Their father had died in their minds when he left them as children. Hecate took them and put them in her house, yes, but she couldn't be their mother. She was far to busy and, well, a god. Bella could never dance with her mother like Kiley, Trenton could never just sit and discuss whatever he wished with his parents like Brennion. Trenton glanced at his sister and saw the same broken look in her eyes that was in his own. He cleared his throat causing everyone to look at the Bay's.
"Sorry to interrupt but guys we have something to do, remember?" They all glanced at each other. Erin stood up and put Izzy back in her mothers arms before pointing up the stares like a flagger. The group raced up the stairs (literally raced, they were so competitive. It was a tie between Brennion and Erin). Erin walked over and sat on the couch that was in her and Kiley's closet. Bella blinked a couple times wondering if she was seeing correctly. But oh yes! She certainly was. There was a couch in their closet.
"Why-" Kiley started answering before Bells could even finish the question.
"Its called the victory couch. When our parents decided to re-furnish the house they gave the old couch to Brennion and Nate. But we wanted it. So I challenged Brennion to a game of chest and won. I got the couch. Then Nate beat Erin in a game of basketball and they got it back. Brennion beat me at a game of….well I'm not sure exactly what it was, some video game where you shoot people. They got it back. But I won it back just a few weeks ago in a game of tag. Which is basically me kicking his ass."
"And I will reclaim it soon!" Nate declared all to proudly and sat in the couch beside Erin, swinging his arm around her shoulders. She snuggled up against his side, sighing happily. Kiley controlled the urge to laugh. This was so unlike Erin. To act all love stuck. Very strange indeed.
"Interesting couch story," Trenton mumbled so very unenthused, using the sisters computer desk as a seat, " But we have some work to do. We need to talk about the half blood we need to go get. Her name is Melanie…something. I cant member her last name." Bella rolled her eyes from where she sat on the floor, stroking her golden whip once again.
"Some help you are big brother. Her name is Melanie King. A daughter of Aphrodite. We have to go get her tomorrow. She is currently in in Pennsylvania, not to far from New York. This will be easy." Erin was about to say something but stopped abruptly and looked down at Nate's pants. A strange thing to see, one could only guess what she was thinking. That is until she reached into his pocket and pulled out a phone that was buzzing.
"Hello? Yes. Tomorrow? Extremely important? Yes sir. We'll be there. Very well, goodbye." She flipped the phone shut and threw it in Nates lap, dropping her head on his shoulder and making pained noises while mumbling something.
"The Boss," She said a little louder from his shoulder, "He said we have to kill a very dangerous half blood tomorrow named Melanie King. What are the odds?" To this Airabella yelled something in Greek. Something rather angry. Trenton flinched and yelled back. This started a fight between the two that Erin and Nate just had to join in on. So while the four of them yelled at each other Kiley and Brennion sat against the wall on her bed oblivious to anyone else in the room. She had found a little hot wheel car and was driving it up and down his chest making car noises as she did. The wheel caught on the bottom of his shirt and pulled it up just a few inches. She sat there staring blankly at his happy trail until she yelled, "I get it now!" Everyone stopped what they were doing and gave her a funny look.
"What are you talking about sis?" Erin said, her arm poised in mid-slap. Kiley pulled Brennion's shirt up further and pointed at his happy trail.
"I get why its called a happy trail now! I get it! Yay me!" She gave him a victory kiss.
"Oh my dear lord child, are you that stupid? Even being a granddaughter of Athena I expected more!" Bella shook her head and went back to discussing (or rather yelling) what was going to happen on the marrow and Brennion and Kiley right back to ignoring them. Bella started saying that they should just leave the half blood and go find their boss while her brother argued that no. That was definitely not going to happen. Nate sided with Airabella and Erin sided with Trenton. So they looked to Kiley and Brennion for an last vote, knowing whatever one voted the other would vote as well. And they stared at the couple expectantly they didn't even know they were looking, they were having a discussion about dancing.
"What do you mean you cant dance Brennion? Everyone can dance." He shook his head.
"Cant dance Kiley. I cant."
"Yes you can."
"Nope."
"I'll teach you."
"Really?"
"Well duh! How else are we going to dance at prom!?"
"YOU GUYS!" The four others still staring at them yelled. The couple finally noticed they were being stared at and smiled as if they hadn't been ignoring them at all.
"Yes?" Kiley mumbled innocently while messaging Brennion's stomach muscles. He had a contorted look on his face as if he were trying to hide something.
"Stop that and listen. We need to decide-okay you two are seriously about to be in trouble! Brennion take your lips OOF OF my sisters neck and Kiley let go of his hair. Both of you, three feet away. Thank you. Now we are tied on either going to getting Melanie or going straight to the boss. So?" Kiley tapped her knees in thought a while before glancing at Brennion.
"Yeah okay…we'll go get her then the boss. Airabella and Trenton can take her to camp and the rest of us-"
"No way!" Bella cut in, "No way are we letting you out of our sight! We cant trust you yet! No we'll do everything together. Get her and get him. Got it!?" It was grudgingly that Kiley nodded. "Good, glad we agree. So we'll meet here in the morning-"
"Nonsense! You will stay the night here sweetie," They heard and turned to see Annabeth leaning her shoulder against the doorway with her arms folded. She was still dressed in her work cloths which meant a nice pair of white kaki's, a black vest over a white t-shirt complimented with a silver necklace and black stilettos. Her hair was in curls that just touched her shoulder and hugged her cheeks. She looked very business oriented. And seeing her there, interrupting, make Kiley want to scream in terror. Had she heard them!? Had she found out!? Oh god what would she do if they did!? Kiley squeeked when her mother came and fixed her hair, making her mother look at her funny.
"Whats wrong sweetie?" Kiley just smiled and continued the conversation, for fear that her mother would see the guilt gleaming in her eyes.
"I'm alright mom, did you come up here to tell us dinner is done?" Annabeth nodded, her curls bouncing on her shoulders.
"Yes and I heard your friends saying something about meeting here but that's silly. They can stay here." YES! She hadn't heard the rest! They were safe! For now. Just until they had to tell her. Kiley looked up at her mother, inspecting the grey eyes and bright smile she knew so well and her heart broke a little. She was going to hurt her mother. Badly. She dropped her head in shame but picked it back up quickly to kiss her mother on the cheek and walk down stairs as everyone was going to dinner. How her life hated her.
Yes, yes I know, its been YEARS since I updated but I've been grounded three times my dad would NOT re-open my account on the computer! So I'm really sorry guys! But I have over 3500 words to make up for it!!!!