Welcome to my newest chapter! I don't really have a reason for not updating soon enough, except well…tumblr. Kinda addicted to it at the moment, it's kinda, sorta addicting and the best thing ever. There are so many nice people, and after having some really bad problems and venting on my blog, people actually listen and respond if you leave a small drop in their question box, and I love it forever!

Thanks to Abigail Thalia La Rue, my amazing beta!

Chapter 29

My Some-what sucky school year with Travis Stoll~~

Unsurprisingly, that night I had a nightmare.

Usually us demigods have messages or prophecies, but never pleasant dreams unless the gods are unusually nice or bless you personally.

No such luck, but seeing as the same day I had fought a Manticore, I should have considered myself lucky.

In the nightmare it showed me. More specifically, it showed me beant over a body. I looked down to see my blood stained hands shaking, I smelt…smoke? Dust?I felt tears running down my face and felt the light breeze brush back the fallen hair in my face.

Suddenly the face of the body was revealed; the air seemed harder the breath and the sky seemed to darken three shades.

I watched in horror as Travis Stoll bled out in my arms.

My eyes flew open and I stared at the ceiling in horror before realization passed over me

It was just a dream.

I sat up slowly and pushed my tangled hair over my shoulder wiping the sweat on the back of my neck in the meantime.

"Are you alright?"

I looked up to meet Taylor's eyes, who was sitting across the room with her knees pulled up to her chest, her blonde hair swept into a ponytail.

"Yeah" I said weakly, still dazed from the dream "Just a nightmare" I added, pulling a blanket over my bare shoulder.

Taylor nodded but still looked concerned "Are you sure? You were like crying and everything, I was about to wake you up…"

I reached up to my face and touched my fingertip to my cheek, sure enough damp tears ran fresh down my cheeks.

"Oh…I didn't…I didn't realize…" I said, struggling for an answer, what was I supposed to tell her? I dreamt about the person I might love, dying?

She nodded "it's okay, you don't have to tell me" She back to messing with her phone, punching in seemingly random words at the speed of Apollo.

I relaxed, lying back down against the pillows. I saw Melissa sleeping peacefully at my feet and Taylor now reading an eBook of her Kindle, but someone was missing…

"Taylor?" I asked as the blonde girl looked up from her reading "Where's Danielle?"

Taylor looked confusingly at the bed for a moment before speaking "She was there a couple minutes ago, I swear…"

I uncovered my pyjama covered legs from the blanket as I moved to stand from the warm haven that was my make-shift bed "She probably went to the bathroom or something, I'll go find her"

Taylor nodded "Okay, I'll attempt to wake Lisa up"

I picked myself off the carpeted floor and began walking towards the long staircase.

Loud, obviously male voices boomed from inside of what I'm guessing was Henry's room, laughing. I kept walking, only stopping for a moment at the sound of Travis' loud, free-sounding laughter.

"Danielle?" I called out softly once I reached the bottom of the steps. I heard her voice, almost whispering, from inside one of the rooms. I approached quietly, trying not to make any noise.

"No!" I heard Danielle's voice whisper-yell"You can't do that!"

I pressed my ear against the door, my curiosity overflowing.

"I wouldn't let you! You'll ruin everything!" She said again, if I strained hard enough, I could almost make out apposing angry whispers.

"It is too my choice! I'll tell Father everything and thenhe'llinterfere!" She said, her voice reaching a dangerous tone.

I couldn't stand it anymore; I knocked my knuckles against the wood, the sound almost echoing throughout the quiet house.

Danielle's voice quieted and so did the angry whispering. A few sounds later Danielle's voice was heard through the door.

Her voice sounded strained "Come in!"

My hand clenched around the doorknob tightly before turning it.

"Hello Katie! What do you need?" She asked happily, an obviously fake smile spread across her delicate cheeks.

"Um nothing" I said, a small blush covering my cheeks as I realized that no-one else was in the room, what had I really been expecting? "Me and Taylor were just wondering where you had run off too"

Danielle kept smiling "I'm down here, Tell Taylor I'll be up in a few minutes, I've got to make a call"

I nodded slowly before turning and walking out of the room, slowing only to debate with myself if I should stay and listen, disagreeing only when I realized I had already peeked into her privacy enough for one day.

As I was climbing the stairs I heard a high pitched scream coming from the direction of Danielle's room, where Melissa and Taylor were.

I broke into a run, and from the sound of a door being thrown open, Travis and Connor had the same idea as soon two new pairs of feet were hot on my heals as I stopped in front of the door and threw it open, only to see Melissa jumping up and down, while Taylor laughed loudly on the bed.

"What…?"I asked, confusion bubbling in my mind as Melissa continued to jump up and down, only to reach down her shirt and throw small cubes at Travis and Connor.

Ice cubes?

"Ugh!" The boys shouted as the cold cubes hit them as they tried to block them away.

"What's going on?" I asked hesitantly, placing my hand carefully on the doorframe

Taylor was still giggling "I woke Melissa up.."

Melissa was glaring daggers at Taylor "Yeah a simple 'Good morning!' would have worked!"

I rolled my eyes as the panic that formed in my chest at Melissa's scream faded. "Hey, what happened?" Christian asked, coming up behind the Stoll Brothers "One minutes you're there and the next...you're not"

Connor ansewered "We heard Melissa scream and we thought something was wrong, but the girls were just joking around"

Christian nodded and moved through Travis and Connor to walk over to Melissa and wish her a good morning, Connor doing the same, leaving me standing awkwardly next to Travis.

"So, um, good morning...?" I said, shifting my weight

"Good morning!" He answered all to cheerful for 9 in the moring.

"So...how'd you sleep?" I asked, cursing my socially-awkwardness.

Travis's smile faded a bit "Nightmare"

I blinked twice, surprise evident on my face "Oh...me too"

"Really?" He asked, his eyebrows pushing together to meet each other in the middle "What was yours about?"

I hesitated "Just...stuff" I settled on lamely, a horror picture of Travis bloody body flashed through my mind.

He studied me for a moment before thankfully dropping the subject. "Nice bed-head" He said, smirking as he wrapped a loose wild strand around his finger and pulled lightly.

I laughed and reached up to ruffle his messy hair "I could say the same for you Stoll"

"Oh on last name basis are we Gardner?"

I slapped his arm gently before turning to my open bag and pulling out a pair of jeans and loose top. When I turned around I was surprised to see Travis' eyes on me. I blushed and turned away, pushing lightly past Travis and into Danielle's bathroom.

I quickly changed and was strangly relieved to see Danielle's room vacent. Maybe I would permently be the color of a tomato anymore.

I heard laughter coming down from downstairs, I folded my borrowed pajama's and placed them on Danielle's bed before grabbing my bag and making my way down the staircase, towards the sound of loud music and terrible singing and the strong scent of food.

I found them in the kitchen, Danielle, Taylor, and Christian standing at the stovetop, each making a different food. Melissa, and Travis were taking out cups and filling them with juice while Connor ran in and out of the room, grabbing plates and other kitchen objects, and from what I'm guessing, setting the table.

"Hey Katie can you start the toast?" Connor yelled over his shoulder and he balenced a stack of plates on his forearm while holding two cups in his hands.

"Sure!" I yelled, my eyes raking over the kitchen countertop until I saw the toaster resting peacefully in the cornor.

I took the package of bread out of the fridge and put a few pieces in, taking my time as I retrieved the butter and dull knife. I smiled at the sound of Christian and Connor singing loudly, disregarding the sound of their strained voices, laughing as their voices cracked.

I finished the toast, making enough for us each to have two pieces, before placing it all on one plate and taking it to the elegant dining room, placing the plate of toast off to the side as Christian and Danielle came in and set the steaming food on the table.

Soon all the food was set and we all sat down and began to eat.

"Hey Danielle's, where Henry?" Taylor asked

Christian answered instead "He said he was going for a run about...half an hour ago?" He looked to the other boys for approval, who both nodded.

"Oh, do you know when he'll be back?" Melissa asked Danielle

Danielle shrugged "I..I don't know, he usually just takes his time"

We nodded and began talking mindless chit-chat, before Danielle asked for our attention.

"Okay I don't know how to say this, more of the fact of how I don't want to say this..." Danielle said, lacing her fingers through the thin fabic of her sundress "My...cousin is coming for a visit"

We stared at her for a moment before Travis spoke up "So..?"

"A very long visit...and she's going to be like living with Henry and I, and...going to our school.." She said hesitanly, still staring down at her lap.

"So you want us to make friends with her...?" Melissa asked, setting her fork down, her eyes sparkling with the intrest of making a new friend.

"Well...kinda...but she's kinda...I wish Henry was here to help me explain...decieving..." Danielle said, biting her lip softly

"Oh...Well what's her name?" Taylor asked while bringing her fork up to her mouth

Danielle looked up, her eyes filled with such an emotion that could only be described as pure rage and hate "Her name is Ashley"

That really that good, but I felt really bad about not updating so I put this crap together and called it a chapter, hope you like:o

Poll: SON OF NEPTUNE SPOILERS

Hazel/Percy (I have a friend who ships this couple like no tommarow)

OR

Hazel/Sammy

OR

Hazel/Frank

I absoltuly love Frank/Hazel, they're good for each other and it's cute(:

I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF. Pictures of Christian, Melissa, and Taylor are now on my profile, or atleast of how I thought them to look like:o

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