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Chapter 19
This is a special edition of The Sea's Daughter.
I immediately removed myself from Will. I stared at the camera, blushing wildly. I took notice to the place we arrived in. It looked like a backstage, just ten thousands more awesome than a regular. Tables with godly food, but also mortal delicates.
"Father, what is this?" Will asked bewildered and exposed. He seemed to be rather relaxed in front of the camera, but he also seemed nervous to see what way this is going.
"God Idol!" Apollo said cheerfully. "You haven't heard about it?"
I shook my head slowly; I was not used to this demigod stuff, so I didn't even know that the gods had different kinds of shows.
"God Idol?" Will spluttered. "What the heck is that?"
"Idol in god form, duh."
"And why are we here?" I asked as I cast another shy look at the camera.
"Because you are the guests," a sugar sweet voice said. I quickly turned around and saw the love goddess in a sparkly dress that the host girls always used. Her ever changing was now blonde with waves and her eyes were sky- blue. Like the last time.
Travis and Connor –who were done with the camera flirting, were now eating from the buffet. They stop mid-eating when they looked at Aphrodite.
"Why are we guests?" Will asked impatient. He didn't seem to get any affect of Aphrodite's appearance.
"It's episode 13!" Apollo exclaimed. "You know what that means!"
We shook our heads again. "It's grab-the-demigods-from-a-quest-so-they-can-perform -a-song-and-we-will-annoy-them episode," Aphrodite said happily. "It's a tradition!"
"Tradition," I said darkly. "We are on a death line mission right here and you guys just poof us here to perform a silly song?"
Apollo didn't seem angry at my comment. He pouted. "When you say it like that, it sounds silly."
Will rolled his eyes. "So where are we exactly?"
"Olympus," he said. My jaw dropped, and I got excited, until Apollo said, "You're only allowed to be in the set of God Idol, since you haven't gotten permission from the elevator man."
"Anyway," Aphrodite said fabulously. "You have to get dressed up for the interviews!"
Before I could say anything, she dragged me to the closest dressing room that was painted hideously pink. We left the others while I watched Apollo impatiently learning Travis and Connor how to make a tie.
Aphrodite threw me into a plush chair and snapped her fingers. Racks of different clothing in many colors arrived. I sighed as she took out more dresses.
"Ooh, maybe this one!" she took out a tight yellow dress that would probably make me look like a cheese snack. I got tired of all this dress trying, Aphrodite and I have probably spent so many hours trying to find a nice dress for me to wear.
I shook my head. I stood up, examining the dresses. One caught my attention, but it seems to be too dressy – I don't know, too beautiful to me to wear when I looked like a wreck. Aphrodite caught my gaze and grinned. "Perfect! I forgot I even had that one!"
She took it out of the rack and sized me up. "How nice," she mumbled. "It's in your size. Shower and get it on."
I kind of expected that she would just poof me ready, but she looked at me and it said: Jump in the shower, honey. I'm not going to do all the work.
I complied and took a shower. When I only had my hair wet, I asked Aphrodite how I was going to have it. She then took out a book of different curly styles. I panicked and told her that I got which one I was going to take. I chose one, and thank gods; Aphrodite agreed that it would look good.
I dried my hair and the pretty curls came. Then it was putting on the dress and – I shudder now, makeup.
I went to the dressing room with the dress and I took it on. Upwards it was a see through netting dress with floral and crystal marks. Down it was wavy, slightly mermaid style with color. The color was sea- green, at the end it was the strongest coloring, and upwards the color got lighter and bluer. I worried that I showed too much skin, but Aphrodite waved it off, saying that I looked great and that I will blow the people away.
She gestured me into one of those Hollywood chair and started with my curly hair. She sat some of it up in some kind of braid, I guess. I don't know, I let her with the styling.
"Not too much make-up," I said.
She nodded and continued.
She did not put on that gooey stuff- foundation, and powder. She did my eye shadow just the same way as the dress, strong color first then lighter. The rest of it was a nightmare. Blush, lipstick, eyeliner…
I was finally done after a long time. When I looked at myself in the mirror, it was hard to see myself. I looked good in a weird way; I looked nice in a kind of sea- way, like my looks looked like ocean.
Aphrodite looked happy, but also a little bit sour in her look. "You look so great!"
I blinked and ripped my stare from the mirror. "Thanks, I guess."
"On with the interviews!"
I didn't feel so great anymore. Interviews with Aphrodite? She would question me to death with all those love questions.
"Uh, just wait a little bit. I gotta see the others."
I didn't wait for her answer. I dashed through the corridors and doors with the names of the contestants. I ran as fast I could- well how fast I could with the crystal heels Aphrodite put me in.
I finally found them. I could say that Apollo did a really good job. But I think Aphrodite did a teeny little more, to the guys' opinion. I could use a lot of this to explain how their reaction was, but I didn't.
At the end I had to use my newly found powers to splash them with cold water. "Guys!" I hissed, flustered. "Wake up!"
Connor groaned, slurring, "Yes mom, I know, falling angels…"
As Apollo walked in with a glass with nectar, he simply stared and then looked at his groaning son.
All the times I looked at Will, I always thought he looked good no matter how wrecked he was, but this time his look topped all of his appearances. He wore blue jeans and high-tops. A black biker jacket and a grey button up jacket. The surfer cords and the camp beads were still dangling around his neck. Will never struck me as the bad boy material, but with this look he could easily pass for one of those kids that wouldn't hesitate to attack schools with a baseball bat.
I tore my gaze and stumbled the next sentence. "Aphrodite wants us to have interviews."
Apollo smiled. "We know. The guys will be with Aphrodite and you will be with me."
I raised an eyebrow. "Why are they going with Aphrodite?"
"Do you want to be with her?"
I got silent. Apollo nodded satisfied. "Aphrodite will be waiting at Room 432 and Alexis and I will take the interviews here."
I managed to talk with them before they left to the torture room. "Be careful, okay?" They nodded. Travis and Connor walked past Will.
"You look good, Pretty Boy," I said.
He grinned. "There's a reason why you call me 'Pretty Boy'. You look nice too."
"We need to talk. I'll catch you later."
He nodded confused and caught up with Travis and Connor.
I watched as Apollo and some camera guys tried to set up the set. When they were done, I sat on the yellow couch while Apollo sat on a fancy one-seat chair for himself. He smiled simply stunning at the camera.
"1, 2, 3, go!" The red dot that said 'Live' turned red.
His smile got even more dazzling. "Hello guys!" he said cheerfully. "This is live from the backstage of God Idol! Currently now since its break we have four wonderful guests right from a quest to talk with us. Cool, huh? You probably know them, but I only have one here, and our darling Aphrodite have the rest! You have probably read Zeus' furious posts on Olympus Weekly about Poseidon siring another child; well right now we have her here! Let's meet our one and only Alexis Milano!"
The camera's settled on me and I managed a tiny squeak. "Hi."
Apollo laughed. "Loosen up, sweetheart. There's nothing to be afraid of."
I nodded slowly and tried to gather myself up. "Uh, hey guys."
"Let's start with the questions. I have walked around our beautiful home to ask our beloved gods and goddesses what question they would like to ask you. Starting with me! Make a haiku to show your poetry skills!"
I blinked and tried to make a haiku that would probably be better than Apollo's, which wouldn't be so hard. "Okay, I'm not very good with poetry, but let's give it a shot.
The lights of a set
My friends and I got kidnapped
I am so confused."
I cringed at how bad it sounded. "That was bad."
Apollo clapped. "Not bad! To the next question, from bloody Ares! Can you kill that punk Percy Jackson for me, girlie? Ouch!"
I already started to hate this interview. I tried to make an answer that offended him minimum. "I'm really, really sorry, Lord Ares. Percy is my brother and I pretty sure I can't kill him and I don't want to. I think you are very cool- and rough. I'm sorry."
"You tried to smooth up the answer, huh? Nice work!" Apollo said. "Next question from Demeter! Do you eat cereal? I don't!"
"I eat cereal," I said quickly.
"Okay! Question from Aphrodite! What is your thought about Willexis?" he said. He looked a little bit sour when he said Willexis.
I blushed and tried to fix my dress. "How can I start?" I mumbled. "Well, uh, we are best friends. And I think it n-nice that people have a shipping name for us. It's just complicated and I really don't what to think about it. I don't know what to say."
Apollo frowned, not happy with my answer, but he carried on. "Next question from my little sis Artemis! Why do you hang out with that Apollo spawn? Oh, Artie, she's just jealous of my children."
I sighed, feeling more uncomfortable, but I couldn't help but smile. "I just hang with him since he's a really good friend. He helped me when I discovered that I was a demigod. He basically saved my life."
Apollo nodded. "This is from the main prankster in Olympus, Hermes! If you were an immortal god- awesome as us. What would you do on your throne?"
I wrecked my brain, trying to find a nice answer. "I would probably sit on it? I don't really know anything about this godly stuff; I could list up many things, but yeah, mostly sit on it and play with water."
"Like Katara!" Apollo suggested gleefully.
"Yeah, sure," I replied, not knowing who in Hades Katara was.
"Next question. From my stephy- mom Hera. Do you ever think that Apollo's child William will be unfaithful?"
I almost face-palmed myself. "No! I don't think he will. I mean, we're not really together, so how can I know he will be unfaithful?"
"You could think about his personality," he pointed out helpfully.
"I don't think he would, okay?"
"Honey, you're boiling with rage. We have more questions. Next one from ooh, Hades! Die in Tartarus, sea spawn! Wow, Uncle H, take a chill pill!"
"W-Well," I stuttered. "Thanks I guess. I hope you have a nice time in the Underworld, Uncle Hades."
"I'm sure he has!" Apollo said, and I was thinking that his cheery voice was getting false. "Next question from Athena! Wonder what she says. Have you checked your brother's IQ?"
I coughed. "I'm sorry, I haven't Lady Athena. Percy can be smart, but he chooses not to be."
"Alright! Next question is from Hephaestus. Sorry, girlie, Aphrodite used my question to her own. Have you seen Will shirtless? Is he good built, does he have abs? Answer now! That was from her."
I felt warmness spread across my face. "Y-Yeah, I have. He's pretty good built, I guess." Very nice body, I thought. "He has abs."
"He's my son after all," Apollo said,"Next one is from Dionysus. Can you please get your brother- Perry Johansson out of camp? Wally would be nice too, maybe also that Annabelle girl. Bah! Take every friend of yours out of this silly camp!"
I simply stared at the camera dumbfounded. Gods, nearly half of the questions were from the gods that Percy wanted to either die, get away or check his IQ. "Sorry, Mr. D, I don't want to get my friends away from camp."
"Not so many questions left!" he said, switching his script card. "The next one is from Hestia! Do you love your brother?"
I smiled as I finally got a normal question. "Of course. He always stood up for me, protected me and helped me. He's the best brother you can ever have." I looked into the camera and imagined that Percy may be one of the people that watched this. "I love you, Prince Fish. Take care."
Apollo smiled at me, and continued. "This is the last question, and I think you know who this is. Poseidon is the next one. What did you feel when you got claimed?"
I gulped and looked down. "Uh, well… relieved. Glad that I didn't have to spend the rest of my demigod life stacked in the Hermes cabin. Maybe scared, definitely confused. Mostly glad that you finally claimed me."
It was silent. "Well…" Apollo muttered. "That's was Alexis Milano guys. Don't worry you will see more! Stay tuned!"
The red dot got turned off and the cameras also. "Is that it?" I asked quietly.
Apollo shook his head. "Not quite. There's some sort of press conference thing at the stage where they fans will ask questions, after you guys have to decide who is going to perform a song."
I groaned. "More questions?"
"What part of 'annoy them' did you not understand? It starts again in 5 minutes, I recommend that you just stay at the dressing room and chill. Get ready, Lexie." He shuffled off muttering something about lazy camera crews.
I entered the frilly pink dressing room. I quickly nipped some water and Will entered looking like he just saw a kinder garden play where they didn't even say the lines. "How did it go?" I asked.
"Awful, terrifying, hideous, torturous…" he ranted. I pressed my hands on his shoulders. "Will, relax. It's over."
He hugged me. I'm glad Apollo didn't perfume him with something that didn't smell like him. I hugged him back, pressing my face in the crook of his neck. "It was so awful, Angel Fish. I almost ripped my hair out, and it's only worse that we have to answer more questions!"
I was about to say something reassuring back, when the speakers blasted with the love goddess and sun god's voice. "Meet us with the entrance to the stage! Quickly, as much as we enjoy seeing you two get all affectionate, we have to hurry. Nymhs are getting crazy to meet you guys!" the speaker blared. Aphrodite managed to say one thing. "Willexis!"
"You're ready to meet a mob of fan- crazed nymphs?" Will asked, breaking the hug.
"Not really," I murmured. We met them at the entrance. Apollo was giving us reassuring winks, also asking the crew when the nymphs were off the stage. Aphrodite was holding her hot pink microphone, with a new tight silver dress, looking ready to charm the guys with her love magic.
"Stage cleared," A voice said in Apollo's little golden walkie-talkie that hung around his belt.
"Let's go!" Aphrodite said and ushered us out of the stage. As we came out, we got blinded. I tried really hard not to embarrass myself in front of live TV by just getting spot-lighted on.
The crowd cheered so loud that I got deaf again. The stage was insanely big. Imagine Madison Square Garden, only 10 times bigger and crazier fans.
The fans were wild. Most of them wore t-shirts that said: Willexis 4 Eva.
Some of the posters said: We (heart) Will! Some others said, Alexis Milano as the prettiest girl in the world! Most of the posters said: Stoll powers unite!
So the T-shirts were commercial for me and Will's relationship, while the posters were Stoll-ified.
We waved at the crowd and they got even wilder. I think some nymph stormed up on the stage and attacked the Stolls.
"You don't get it!" the nymph cried. "I love them! Marry me!"
"That was so awesome," Travis and Connor muttered as the nymph got carried away with the security guards.
Apollo handed us microphones in our favorite color and gestured that we should talk. "Hey guys! What's up?" I said lightly.
The crowd responded by tossing us key rings with more Willexis and Stoll commercial. Will rubbed the back of his neck. Girls got crazy, one fan squeaked, "You're so handsome, Will! I love you!"
"Thanks," Will said, dazed. "We have no idea why we got here, but it's nice to be here."
One minor god yelled, "I love you Alexis! You're the prettiest girl in the world!"
The crowd cheered in agreement. I blushed and tried to ignore Aphrodite's intense glare.
"Yeah," Travis said. "We are here to answer your questions-"
"Only 5," Apollo interrupted. "We don't have much time."
The crowd looked sad. "But they will perform a song!"
They brightened up instantly. "Anyway," Aphrodite said. "Let's start with the questions!"
We sat on chair while we looked at the crowd. "Alright question nr.1!" Apollo said cheerfully. "I pick you! Yes, you, with the pretty brown curls. Come over here sweetheart!"
A girl – probably 13, who looked like a nymph came strolling towards us. She got a mike. "What your name?" Aphrodite asked.
"Delia," she answered. "This is for Alexis. What was your first kiss?"
I looked quickly at Apollo, who looked warily at his son. I just hoped they would believe me. Will leaned forwards, curiosity gleaming in his eyes. He waited impatiently for my answer.
"It's was when I was 8," The crowd wolf- whistled. I blushed more. "It was a guy named Fred," I glanced at the sun god, who was trying to act like this was just a normal embarrassing question to ask a flustered demigod. "He kissed me and I never met him again. That's all."
I felt horrible for lying but what was I supposed to say? The sun god kissed me when I was eight! He disguised himself into a kid!
The crowd cheered and Will looked at me with narrowed eyes. He knew that I was lying. The next was another fan girl with a Willexis shirt. Her blonde hair was pulled into pigtails and her brown eyes shined with happiness. "My name is Keelie. I want to ask this question to Will and Alexis. Have you guys kissed or have you been close to kiss? Be honest!"
We both blushed and shared nervous glances. "Well, Keelie..." Will mumbled. "We never kissed." The crowd booed. "But we have been close."
"Several times actually," I muttered quietly. The crowd cheered. I found out that this crowd's mood was going up and down like a thermometer.
The next one was a girl too. I think that most of the people are girls. Her black hair was straight and her red eyes seemed to be murderous, like she enjoyed seeing us getting tampered with all these questions. "My name is Gwen. My question is to Travis. What words would you use to describe Katie Gardener?"
Travis blushed scarlet. "Uh, okay... annoying, short-tempered, violent, big-mouthed, evil, but she is pretty I guess."
The crowd awwed. Another girl came to us. She was a little girl with blue eyes. Her skin had a greenish ting. "My name is Leafy, and I want to ask this question to Connor. Do you and Alexis have something going on?"
The crowd gasped and the dear Willexis fans were hysteric. "Willexis!" a guy shouted. "My OTP!"
I exchanged glances with Connor and he stood up. "There's nothing going on between us! Seriously! She's like my sister!" he shouted, trying to calm them down.
"Liar!" a dude in a t-shirt that shouted: Connexis. How many shipping names did they have? "You are acting like a couple! Connexis prevail!"
I finally stood up. "There's nothing going on between us! Please calm down!"
Connexis and the Willexis fans argued. I could see that the Connexis fans were losing hope since the Willexis crowd was much bigger.
Finally Apollo butted in to stop this. "You can argue 'bout this later. Right now we have to continue or you will feel some god wrath!"
They silenced immediately and the last person came. She was tiny and lithe. Her red hair was pulled back in a twin braid and her green eyes shined. "My name is Cassidy and I'm here to ask a question to Will. What was your first kiss? Since Alexis already answered, I thought you could too."
He looked nervous to answer. "I was 11, I think. I just came to camp and the first girl I kissed was well… Drew."
My jaw slackened and every time I thought that it wasn't something going on between them, I took wrong. I mean, a kiss meant a lot. They probably still thought about it.
Fans gasped. "Drew!" a satyr cried. "You kissed DREW!?"
"And I was actually the one who kissed her," Will said. Was he trying to make me mad or something? It seems so, because he looked smug.
My stomach dropped and Aphrodite and Apollo came. "Well, that's it for the questions. Before we end this, let's hear a song!"
I stood up and whispered in his ear, "We don't know who's gonna perform."
Apollo clapped my shoulder. "Don't worry, we will just ask the fans. Who do you want to sing?"
It ended that Will and I have to sing a love song. We sat backstage, learning the new love song we got. We were still on awkward and angry terms again and I tried to not feel so miserable. Apollo sat on the couch lazily while picking on the strums on a guitar.
"This song is silly," I muttered. "I can't drown. How's Will gonna 'save' me?"
"We are not switching places," Will murmured angrily. "I'm supposed to be the macho man."
Apollo rolled his eyes. "It's not real. You will just sing about that you love each other and save each other from drowning. Is that clear?"
We nodded mutely. Travis and Connor remained backstage, eating again. They were done now and they were also thankful that they didn't have to sing. I agree, the last thing we wanted was that the Stoll's made the fans run away like it was an alien invasion.
We got ready and we stood there nervous like a wreck. "Act in love," Aphrodite said. "Otherwise it will only look fake."
Don't worry, I thought. It's not so hard, right?
We went on the stage. The fans were once again crazy and acting 10 times more wilder than girls on a JB concert.
I was the first one, since I started the song. "Good luck," Will said. "I'm sorry."
I didn't reply, Apollo pushed me out quickly when the song started.
"Alexis Milano and Will Solace, singing Overboard!" Apollo said.
I went out, probably looking like a klutz. I just hoped that my dad didn't watch.
(Me)
It feels like we've been out at sea, whoa
So back and forth that's how it seems, whoa
And when I wanna talk you say to me
That if it's meant to be it will be
Whoa oh no
So crazy is this thing we call love
And now that we've got it we just can't give up
I'm reaching out for you
Got me out here in the water
And I
The crowd cheered. "We love you Alexis!" I smiled at them. I just hoped that Will got his butt out here soon.
I'm overboard
And I need your love
Pull me up
I can't swim on my own
It's too much
Feels like I'm drowning without your love
So throw yourself out to me
My lifesaver (Lifesaver, oh lifesaver)
My lifesaver (Lifesaver, oh lifesaver)
Whoa
They cheered higher. I walked around like Apollo taught me and touched the wild fans hands. Finally he got out. Act in love, Aphrodite reminded me in my head. That wouldn't be hard.
(Will)
I never understood you when you'd say, whoa
Wanted me to meet you halfway, whoa
Felt like I was doing my part
You kept thinking you were coming up short
It's funny how things change cause now I see
Oh whoa
So crazy is this thing we call love
And now that we've got it we just can't give up
I'm reaching out for you
Got me out here in the water
And I
He reached out and took my hand softly. Lights shined on us and I actually felt like I got saved from drowning. Which was of course very silly, since I couldn't drown. We finally sang together and it surprised me a lot how well our voices fitted together.
I'm overboard (overboard)
And I need your love
Pull me up
I can't swim on my own
It's too much (it's too much)
Feels like I'm drowning (ohh)
Without your love
So throw yourself out to me
My lifesaver
We looked at each other and smiled. The fans were forgotten.
Oh
It's supposed to be some give and take I know
But you're only taking and not giving anymore
So what do I do
Cause I still love you(I still love you baby)
And you're the only one who can save me
Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh
We stopped looking at each other and focused on the fans. We held hands as we sang with them.
I'm overboard
And I need your love
Pull me up (pull me up)I can't swim on my own
It's too much (it's too much)
Feels like I'm drowning without your love
(I'm drowning baby, I'm drowning)
So throw yourself out to me'
(I can't swim)My lifesaver
(Lifesaver, oh lifesaver)My lifesaver
It's crazy crazy crazy(Lifesaver, oh lifesaver)
Lifesaver oh(Lifesaver, oh lifesaver)
My lifesaver(Lifesaver, oh lifesaver)
The song ended and the whole set of God Idol was shaking with cheers. I threw myself over Will and hugged him to death. "You were amazing," I mumbled.
"You were awesome," Will replied, holding me close.
Apollo and Aphrodite came buzzing out. "That's it!" Apollo said. "We sadly don't have more time left."
Aphrodite smiled gloriously. "We want to thank our demigod guests and thank you for an amazing say. See ya in next week!"
The cameras turned off and I almost fell over of relief. "That wasn't so bad!" Apollo cheered.
Travis and Connor finally came out, not with the fancy clothes Apollo gave them, but regular clothes that they wore before, just newly washed. It was a sign that it was time to leave.
"We will you leave us?" Will asked.
"Florida," Apollo answered. "See ya soon!"
Everything went black; the last thing I heard was a fan squeaking: 'Willexis is true!'
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