I met up with Odius down the block. He had the same Santa Fe that Pollux had brought along to help us. I was a little surprised that it was still in one piece. He was wearing black dress pants and a white, button up shirt. He opened the door for me and I sat in the passenger's seat.

"Where are we going?" I asked him when he got into the driver's seat.

"A concert," he replied as he started driving.

"A what?"

"A concert."

Well, I obviously wasn't going to get a real explanation from him. I settled back in my seat. I was already too emotionally drained to argue with him.

"It'll be a long drive," he told me softly, slightly glancing at the clip in my hair. "You can nap a little if you want."

I looked at him and sighed softly. I nodded and got comfortable. I fell asleep easily.

I was woken up a few hours later by Odius lightly shaking my shoulder. We were parked in a large parking garage of a concert hall and it was past dark.

"Come on," he said, getting out of the car. "There are clothes in the back you can change in to." He closed the door and turned his back to the car and looked around the parking garage.

I found a black dress and heels in the back seat that I quickly changed into. The dress was strapless and was slit up my left leg. The heels were open toed but not too high to be uncomfortable. I stepped out of the car and tied my hair up, not missing the fond look Odius gave me. It made me smile just a little.

He had put on a black suit jacket and offered me his arm after locking the car. We went into the concert hall and were led to our seats. The place was full of a bunch of people who were dressed formally. There was a small orchestra who were warming up by the stage.

"Fancy place for a date," I teased lightly.

He chuckled a little, rubbing the back of his head. "You could say that. So long as you don't get mad at me or anything."

"Mad for what?" I looked at him.

He opened his mouth to answer but the lights dimmed and the curtain on the stage opened. I glanced down to see a beautiful woman standing center stage. She had long brunette hair that was elegantly clipped back. She was tall and thin but had decent curves. She held herself proudly with her head up and her back straight. She was wearing a crème colored dress with black heels.

The orchestra began and she opened her mouth to sing. Her voice was beautiful. A soprano, her voice carried through the entire concert hall. The song was in Latin, and she spoke each syllable perfectly. She was one of the best concert singers I've ever heard.

"Who is this?" I whispered to Odius.

He handed me the bulletin. I looked at it and one particular name caught my eye.

Katherine Ruik.

I could feel my jaw drop. This woman….was my mother?

Odius was watching me quietly. "I thought, maybe, you'd want to meet her." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

I looked up from the bulletin to the woman on stage again. The song was finishing and the crowd applauded. The orchestra started again and another song began. I quietly handed Odius back the bulletin and leaned back in my seat, crossing my legs. I didn't say anything.

It made him nervous to have me so quiet, but he didn't want to push me so he stayed quiet as well. He kept glancing at me every so often as the concert went on. The songs ranged through several different languages besides Latin. Finally, it was the last song.

It was a song I knew. It was a Grecian lullaby that our entire cabin knew. I listened quietly, for some reason, feeling relaxed. It was a comforting song that we sang often in the cabin. Everyone knew it after a while at camp. Camp. It made me think.

The song ended and there was a standing ovation. Odius looked at me curiously as I clapped along with everyone else, my face blank. We stayed in our seats to wait for the general crowd to lighten up before we got up ourselves.

"Did you…want to see her?" Odius asked me.

It took me a minute to answer. "No," I said finally. I looked at him and smiled. "Let's head back to camp."

We reached the barrier just as the sun rose the next morning. I paused at the hill by the security dragon and looked at the sun as it slowly rose and lit up the camp. It was still early enough for the campers to barely be waking up and getting ready for the day.

Odius and I had changed back into our normal clothes. He was already down the hill going towards the Big House. "Flare?" he stopped to look at me.

I looked at him and walked down to him. "I'm alright," I assured. We walked to the Big House where Chiron and Dionysus were waiting on the porch.

"Flare," Chiron greeted. "Have you thought about it?"

I nodded.

I walked into the cabin and everyone turned to look at me. Most of them were barely waking up and some of them were already dressed and waiting for the others so they could go to breakfast. I knew that Pollux had talked with Cole and Cody so the cabin knew that there was a possibility of me leaving the camp for good like Manny.

I walked passed everyone to my bed in the back and set my bag on it. I turned to everyone else who were watching me intently. I smiled at them. "Hey guys. I'm home."

And that is the end ^ ^ next chapter will be the epilogue. I hope you guys like this chapter