Queenie: Okay, dears, this is a rewrite of my previous chapter 29. I took out some characters. Added new ones, and since I'm know planning to move onto the Heroes of Olympus Series in one of my other stories, I decided to start mentioning it in this story. And I had some timeline issues before that I'm trying to fix, so bear with me. Anyway, I hope you like the rewrite and new OCs.
"Jasper, what are we doing here?" I asked looking around the restaurant Jasper dragged me to.
It wasn't like he ate human food, so I didn't understand the point of having some kind of date here. Though I could go for some food, and whatever they were cooking in the kitchen smelt amazing. Jasper smiled at me while squeezing my hand.
"You'll see, Darlin." He said.
I frowned since I wanted to know now. When sensing my frustration, Jasper only chuckled more. He's been acting funny for about a week now, and I swear, he's been acting all kinds of sneaky. I've asked Alice and Edward about it since there was no way he could hide anything from them. However, Alice just giggles and changes the subject entirely, and Edward just smirks seeming pleased with my frustration. I wouldn't put it past him either.
"Why can't you tell me now?" I asked pouting. "You've been secretive all week. Either you've gone something awful, and you're trying to cover it up with distractions or…am I getting a present?"
Jasper let out a slight laugh before pausing long enough to place a quick peck on my lips.
"I might have a surprise for you." Jasper said.
This quirked my interest, so I allowed Jasper to keep pulling me along. He took me to a small room in the restaurant that seemed to be completely rented out. It was completely dark inside, which had me frowning. I was about to ask him what his deal was when I picked the smells of different people and the sounds of heartbeats. Then before I could ask who was in here with us the lights were flipped on.
"SURPRISE!"
I blinked looking around the room to see a few familiar faces. First I spotted Sherman and Calli since they were closest before my eyes landed on Corissa Stackhouse. The petite blonde was sitting at one of the tables with her feet propped up on the table. Kaira Cortez waved at me from where she sat on top of Corissa's table with Galen Parker at her side though sitting in an actual chair, and I waved back slightly while still stunned.
Next I saw Rhea Singer and Circe Foster sharing a table near the middle of the room. Then there was Kalista Saltzman standing with Illias Grimes and his sister Alyssa. I also spotted Memphis Riesling, who apparently couldn't take time to even look up to yell surprise, near the bar area in the room while already pouring wine as Zephyr Schläfer and Victoria Phelps were keeping him company. I saw some other familiar faces like Ermin Toretto and Charis Kim as they sat at a booth. Ermin tipped his glass towards me in greeting as Charis turned to offer me a smile. Finally near the back corner of the room were Desdemona Hult, who preferred Mona, and Myron Blackstone.
"What the Hades?" I asked in confusion as I looked at all the people here. "Are we putting together a half-blood buffet?"
There were a few laughs or snorts of amusement from my fellow half-bloods as Sherman and Calli stepped up.
"Nah," Sherman said shaking his head. "Jasper, got all of them together, so we could finally get to sit down and talk. It's been a long time since we've seen each other."
I turned towards Jasper with wide eyes as he gave me a soft look. He really did this for me?
"I can't really keep you only in my world, Darlin." Jasper said. "And I could tell you were missing your friends."
I smiled at Jasper before hugging him tightly. This was one of the best gifts anyone could ever give me. I didn't even know how to express how much I loved seeing so many of my old friends again.
"Thank-you, Jazz." I said as I pulled back.
Jasper just smiled before gently pushing me towards the others. Corissa stood up while moving up to greet me.
"It's been a while, Daughter of Ares." Corissa said grinning. "I hear you've been neck deep in nothing but trouble as always."
"Is there any other way to be?" I asked in return.
We both chuckled before exchanging a fist bump. The normal greeting between many at camp. Especially head councilors whether they be former or otherwise, and there were many former councilors here. Corissa had been the councilor of her cabin, and even when she left she held the title. Though she had told me before she left that she planned to let her younger brother Will take her place soon since she felt as if he was ready to do so.
Kalista had been the head councilor of her cabin before leaving though I knew she didn't personally want Drew to take the position. In fact, the two sisters had argued about it before Kalista reluctantly agreed that Drew was the only one left in their cabin with leader like qualities. Rhea led her cabin for just a short time since she hadn't stayed around long after her mother's cabin was built.
Alyssa had held the title of Demeter's Cabin head councilor, but dropped the title as soon as she and Illias decided to leave. She had never really been interested in being leader anyway from what I remember. Kaira still technically holds her title as head councilor of her cabin, but she's rarely at camp now that she hasn't even met her newest siblings yet.
I fought hard with the head councilors in this room, and of course the others here. But the head councilors and I…we understood the pressure of being in charge of others' lives. We understood that every loss was our fault, and that if we wanted victory we had to make the tough decisions that we'd have to live with for the rest of our lives. It was nice seeing those who I fought with so hard in the war. It brought me a sense of peace to see them all in one peace, and seemingly moving on with their lives. It meant the war didn't take any more from us.
"Your husband's a nice guy." Corissa commented. "So much better than that dick I put up with."
I quirked my brow wondering who managed to tie down Corissa. After Luke's passing, no one ever thought Corissa would love again. And even if she denied they weren't together, they're was obviously something going on between them.
"It's a long story." Corissa said sighing. "Which we have time for later. I'm sure the others want to speak with you too. We've all just been chatting while we've waited for you. So you're the last one we've got to greet."
I nodded in understanding then took one more glance towards Jasper, but he was already gone. I didn't know when exactly he left. However, I could understand he was giving me some time with my friends, which I was grateful for. Though I did want him to formally meet them later. I looked back towards my friends then moved closer to the middle of the room to be closer to them.
"Mena, congratulations on getting married." Rhea said smiling at me. "In all honestly, I never saw any of us getting married. And sorry we couldn't make it."
I waved off her apology since it wasn't like I sent out many invitations to my side of the "family", and Alice didn't know much about any of them, so it wasn't like she could have tracked them down.
"Yeah, and you least of all." Circe added bluntly. "I mean, statistically speaking—ow!"
Circe cried out loudly before glaring at Rhea who had obviously kicked her from underneath the table. I chuckled as Rhea told the Daughter of Athena to stop being so rude. Circe rolled her eyes as she crossed her arms over her chest. I could see from the corner of my eye that Ermin was shaking his head at his half-sister.
"So what have you two been up to?" I asked them curiously as I sat in a chair from the table across from them.
"Well, we've been working as Hunters actually." Rhea confessed. "That was the life we were raised into after all before we learned we were half-bloods. My dad is letting us live with him, and he gives us new jobs to go on. It doesn't pay much, but it's a life purpose."
I nodded while understanding her. As half-bloods it was sometimes hard finding our place in life. It was hard deciding what to do with ourselves. Should we remain in camp and do the gods' bidding all our lives? Or strive to do something more? Or just something different? It was good though knowing Rhea and Circe had something they were doing and seeming to enjoy.
"And what about you?" I asked look to Corissa again.
"I just work at a local bar in my hometown." Corissa said shrugging. "Making as much as I can while trying to keep my cousin out of danger. She's a complete trouble magnet who likes to get into vampires' business."
Bella immediately came to my mind, and if Corissa's cousin is anything like how Bella was as a human then I feel sorry for the blonde.
"Funny how similar that sounds to a certain brunette I know that likes to pull me into her trouble." I said frowning. "What about you two, Illias, Alyssa?"
I looked towards the two siblings as they were standing close together. The two even if a few years apart were almost like twins and tended to stick together. They usually even finished each other's sentences and knew what the other was thinking. Last I heard the two had even moved to the same town together in Georgia and were trying to live normal lives.
"Well, I'm a deputy apprentice at our hometown's local sheriff's station." Illias said. "My cousin managed to swing some things for me to get started there."
I forgot the two siblings still had family they spoke to outside of camp. Not many half-bloods still associated with their families outside of camp. I mean, I had Steven, Billy, and Jacob. Technically Rachel and Rebecca too, but I haven't seen them in a while. Then Corissa lived with her family in Bon Temps. Then Rhea mentioned living with her dad a second ago. I'm not sure if the others speak with their families though.
"And I'm working in a small café there." Alyssa added to keep the conversation going. "It's not much, but we've managed to live normal lives. The monsters have rarely been around to bother us at all. We have Rhea to thank for that."
I blinked in confusion, and some of the others did as well as they looked between the siblings and Rhea. Rhea stood up while lifting the bottom of her shirt slightly. There on the right side of her torso was some kind of symbol that looked as if it came out of one of Rhea's spell books.
"It's something I designed myself." Rhea said. "One of my sisters is the reason the monsters can hunt us so well, so I decided to work on a way to hide us from the monsters. I took some lore in Greek Mythology and other mythology to make these marks. Work like a charm. I mean, they don't keep all monster away or from not finding us, but they make life much easier."
It was silent for a moment as I looked towards Circe wondering if she had one too. She lifted her left sleeve to show the mark was on her shoulder. Then I looked to Alyssa and Illias. Alyssa turned lifting up her shirt in the back to show the mark was between her shoulder blades. Finally Illias lifted the front of his shirt to show the mark was on his right pectoral. They all put their clothes back in place with the rest of us still silent. Though it was broken by Myron as he stepped up.
"How did you manage that, sister?" He asked looking to Rhea.
Myron was also a child of Hecate, and he had been next in line to be head counselor of their cabin until he decided to leave as well. He was a good kid if not a bit on the mysterious side. Though I suppose I have no right to call him a kid since he's the same age as me.
"If you don't have to hurry back to Brooklyn, I'll show you." Rhea said smiling at her younger brother.
Myron nodded his head as he lifted Rhea's shirt partially to look at the mark. As he inspected the mark, Kaira asked a question most of us where wondering.
Where's ours?" Kaira asked finally breaking the silence.
Galen the son of Iris was nodding along with her question as he was adjusting his glasses on the bridge of his nose. He wasn't much of a fighter, so I know he could really use one of those marks.
"That's what I'd like to know." I grumbled. "Those marks would have come in handy when I was still human."
Too late now though. I don't think I'll have to worry about monsters trying to take a snap at me again. At least not because they're looking for a snack.
"Well, some of us could really use them now." Victoria said as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Monsters getting in my way when I'm working to be a champion is not cool."
I nearly rolled my eyes at her though held it back. Of course, she's more worried about her life goal being interrupted than her actual life.
"I'll give everyone here who's interested a mark." Rhea assured the group. "Circe and I have them because we used ourselves as Guinee Pigs."
I looked at Circe wondering what possessed her to be used as one of Rhea's Guinee Pigs. It was well known that magic backfires easily, and that children of Hecate made plenty of magic that's went wrong over the years before getting it right.
"Food was promised." Circe said shrugging.
I snorted shaking my head. For a daughter of Athena who was very logical she sure chose to do something for such illogical reasons. Of course, Circe has always been good at ignoring what logic tells her. She's extremely intelligent and knows what a better course might be, but if it goes against what her heart or stomach wants, she ignores her brain.
"Sometimes I wonder if we're even related." Ermin said as he frowned at Circe. "Didn't your head tell you that food wasn't worth the chance of getting hurt?"
Circe just through her brother a glare, and some of us sighed. I really hope the two didn't start arguing again. The two might be brother and sister through Athena, but they fought like cats and dogs. They couldn't get along to save their lives.
"Anyway we ran into Illias and Alyssa on a job." Rhea continued before a fight could break out. "And by then we could tell the mark worked, so I gave them the mark. Now that we're all together again, I can give you all one as well."
As Rhea distracted the rest of us, Charis whispered to Ermin, and based off his frown, I'd guess she told him to cool it. Charis usually was the one who told Ermin to leave Circe alone or drop their silly arguments. Or tell him not to argue with people in general since he loves doing that. It's a fulltime job I'd never want.
"Sounds like a plan to me." Kaira said grinning. "The less monsters I have to deal with the better. They get in the way of the job bigtime."
"You and Galen work together, right?" Kalista asked finally speaking.
Kaira nodded her head as Galen readjusted his glasses again while glancing down when Kalista looked towards him. I could see someone still had a crush. But, yeah, I'm not judging. It's hard to resist a child of Aphrodite, after all.
"And what do you two do again?" Corissa asked.
Kaira's grin widened at Corissa's question, which had me just what kind of work she did.
"Well, you remember that time I broke into the White House, and got the governments attention?" She asked.
"Yes," We all said bluntly with frowns on our faces.
When she had done that it was before the war, and everyone was grounded to camp for a few weeks until the heat died down. It had killed me to be caged away like an animal, and a lot of people had avoided me since I was in such a bad mood. Even some of my siblings. Only Clarisse had been brave enough to approach me during that time. Kaira chuckled at our frowns.
"Well, I was finally recruited a little while ago by the agency that was tracking me for so long." Kaira said. "I'm a field agent of the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement Linguistic Division."
It was silent for a moment as we all looked towards Kaira. Not only was that name ridiculously long, but knowing that Kaira—the troublemaker extraordinaire—somehow managed to snag a well-paid government job was a bad joke.
"Galen is an agent there too, but he just works the communication network." Kaira added. "He makes sure all of us field agents can be in contact with either each other or headquarters at all times. He also makes sure any and all contacts are filtered into the proper channels and a few other things that help things run smoothly."
Galen blushed shyly at the praise as Kaira pat his shoulder in a friendly manner.
"I'm still trying to digest the fact that you somehow managed to get hired by the government after the stunt you pulled at the White House." I said honestly.
"I guess that recognized my talent." Kaira boasted.
"Yeah, or they just wanted to keep a close eye on you." Illias retorted. "I know I would if I were them."
Kaira shrugged not seeming too worried about the details, which had the others and me shaking our heads at her. She never worried about the details, which has gotten more than just her in trouble before. In fact, there were plenty of times where her little adventures has left me bruised and bleeding afterwards since I had to run after her to bring her back. I had always hated it when it was my turn to find her. I never ran into government guys that had taken an interest in her, but I hear that Rhea had been caught with her a few times when it was the daughter of Hecate's turn to track her down.
"Well, Kalista, what about you?" I asked turning to the daughter of Aphrodite. "Have you done anything exciting or settled down anywhere since you left?"
Kalista was silent for a moment as she took a seat at the table I was at. By now we were all seating. Even Illias and Alyssa who sat at their own table closer to our table. Memphis had moved over as well from the bar with Zephyr and Victoria with him. Then Myron moved back to Desdemona who sat at the table near the back at the room.
"Well, I've traveled a little bit." Kalista said. "I sometimes took up work in bars or cafés or small family own restaurants. I wasn't sure if I wanted to head back to my family at first…However, I've decided to go live with my dad again. He's moved to a small town in Virginia. I plan to head there after we all get to spend much needed time together."
I nodded while thinking it was best Kalista be with her dad. I mean, with our lives you never know when your last day is going to be, and I'm sure she'd regret not seeing him again if something happened to her. I then looked to Ermin and Charis.
"What about you two?" I asked them curiously.
"We're taking our chances in California right now." Ermin said. "I know it isn't the smartest thing, but it is where I grew up with my family. I work with my older brother. Fixing up cars, ya know?"
It might seem weird that a son of Athena is doing something a child of Hephaestus might do, but we all come from our own backwards. And we all have our mortal families' roots.
"I live with Ermin and his family now." Charis said with her slight accent. "I work mostly with his younger sister Mia."
Charis was a daughter of Aphrodite (one of many), and has been friends with Ermin before they came to camp. The two had been found by the same satyr and spent the journey to camp together. They sometimes treated each other more like siblings than their actual siblings.
"How do you stand living with him as your roommate?" Circe asked frowning.
Rhea shushed her friend as Ermin threw his sister a glare, which she returned with her own. If they really start a fight, I'll bust their heads together because I won't put up with their shit. This is a damn reunion, so they better get along, or they'd have to deal with me.
"Speaking of roommates," Corissa said as she turned to look at Memphis, Zephyr, and Victoria. "I hear the three of you are bunking together."
I quirked a brow as I looked at the three of them. The three of them were bunking together? They couldn't be anymore opposite. I'm surprised one of them isn't dead yet. I mean, Victoria is very competitive, with a first-place-or-nothing kind of mentality. She can't stand laying around or letting other people get a head start on anything that she might be able to best them at. And Zephyr is, well, lazy and has no drive to be the first or second or even third place in anything. He is almost like a hippie and likes to spend time sleeping and taking the type of meds that give him "day dreams" as he calls them.
Though I can't deny his intelligence. When he actually does something or puts effort into anything, it's obvious the guy is smart. I'm pretty sure he gets it from his mother who is a neuropsychologist that has like four degrees with two of them being PhDs. She actually studies sleep, which is why Hypnos fell for her, I guess. Anyway then there's Memphis who is like the exact opposite of his father Dionysus in personality and appearance. Memphis has a somewhat of a bad boy/tough guy personality, and I won't lie, I had a small crush on him when I was younger.
He broke the rules and didn't take his punishments. He drank underage, got tattoos, and did some pretty crooked things to get by. However, he is a nice guy who doesn't judge others quickly and nearly everyone gets along with him. However, I was amazed he still had his sanity from living with Victoria and Zephyr.
"We are." Memphis said. "Went back to my old neighborhood and managed to snag an apartment there. Wasn't even there for two days when these two showed up."
He gestured to Victoria, who happened to be his ex-girlfriend, and Zephyr who…was taking a nap despite our conversation.
"Zephyr's been dodging his mom for a while now, and Vicky just couldn't stay away." He said smirking lightly.
"Shut-up." Victoria hissed as she blushed.
Some of us chuckled at her discomfort as her cheeks turned a dark red. Almost as red as Arista's hair.
"Anyway!" Victoria said loudly to shut us up. "We' haven't heard much from you two."
She turned her eyes on Desdemona and Myron as the two had just been sitting at their table silently. I blinked while honestly nearly forgetting Desdemona was here, which made me feel a bit guilty for forgetting the daughter of Hephaestus's presence.
"Oh yeah," Kaira said. "What about you two? Have you've done anything exciting since living camp?"
"Not really." Desdemona said. "Preparing for college entrance exams mostly. We're trying to stay close to home. I actually have a chance at a full scholarship to the advanced program at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU."
I let out a low impressed whistle when hearing that. Looks like some of us might actually make it to college and then some. Some of the others gave congratulations to Desdemona, which she thanked them for.
"I'm going into business with our adoptive father." Myron said.
I almost forgot that Desdemona and Myron had been adopted by the same man. The two had been living together for years as brother and sister before coming to Camp Half-Blood. I then tilted my head thinking of something.
"You know, I'm a bit surprised that Celena hadn't joined us." I said. "She does live outside of camp like the rest of us."
It became silent after I said that, which had me looking towards the others. They exchanged glances with each other, and some of them looked troubled, which had me frowning. I looked to Sherman and Calliope for help, but they seemed confused as well.
"You don't know yet?" Kalista asked finally.
"Know what?" I asked.
"Celena and Percy both have been missing for some time now." Kalista said.
My eyes widened since I hadn't heard anything about Celena and Percy's disappearances.
"First it was Percy." Corissa said as she frowned. "He just up and vanished. No warning."
"Annabeth has been worried sick about him." Circe added.
Ermin nodded in agreement with both of them sharing a look of concern over their younger sister.
"No one has been able to find him." Rhea said. "I even tried using magical tracking spells, but I came up with nothing. Same thing for Celena."
"Not even using all the tech S.H.I.E.L.D has to offer worked." Kaira said as she scratched the back of her head. "And I had our director use all the contacts he could to try and find them."
As Galen was nodding, I was frowning since none of this sounded good. Two children of the Big Three were missing? This could spell trouble.
"However, Rachel had given Celena a prophecy, so we think that's tied into her disappearance." Kaira continued. "But it hasn't gotten us any closer in finding us."
"But it's not just their disappearances that have us troubled." Memphis said. "It's that prophecy that Rachel had given right after becoming the new Oracle."
I remembered that. The moment it had been given the entire camp had been on edge until Chiron managed to calm us down some.
"Some think it's starting to fall into place." Corissa said. "And with a new possible danger, it isn't really the time to be missing two of some of our strongest half-bloods."
I nodded understanding that completely. If a new war is coming, we'd be at a disadvantage with two such strong players missing. What could all this possibly mean for our futures?
Queenie: Okay here are some small little summaries/introductions of my other OCs. Some of them you might already know by reading my other stories.
TRUE BLOOD
Corissa Stackhouse- Daughter of Apollo who left camp to live with the Stackhouse family, her family, in Bon Temps. She was a waitress, but in the current storyline she's a spokesperson for the gods who have revealed themselves to the public in this story like the vampires did in True Blood. She's paired with Eric Northman and is currently dating him.
SUPERNATURAL
Rhea Singer-daughter of Hecate who was born into the life of a hunter with her father being Bobby Singer. She knew the Winchesters when growing up, and had a relationship with Dean. That ended when she left for camp cutting all her ties to the boys who believe her to be dead. Their relationship will be rekindled, however, She works as a hunter now with her partner Circe Foster.
-Minor OC: Circe Foster-Daughter of Athena. She left camp with Rhea to continue the life of a hunter that she had been born into as well. Not much is known about her yet, but she will be paired with Sam in the future.
VAMPIRE DIARIES
Kalista Saltzman-Daughter of Aphrodite. She was one of the few to leave camp after the war, and one of those who didn't have a certain destination in mind. She traveled mostly while not staying too long in one place. However, she did stay in one place in Chicago for some time where she met a certain original hybrid (I know on my profile it says she didn't know Klaus before moving in with Alaric, but I changed my mind again). Let's just say the relationship they started didn't end well, but things can change.
WALKING DEAD
Alyssa Grimes-Daughter of Demeter. She has a younger brother named Illias. She's related to Rick Grimes who is her cousin. She is currently working at a café and living a content life. She will be paired with Daryl Dixon, and be part of the group from the beginning where she'll help Lori look after Carl.
-Minor OCs: Illias Grimes-Son of Demeter. He is working with his cousin Rick at the Sheriff's Department. I'm not sure who I'll pair him with in the future. I might have a pole on it.
MARVELS
Kaira Cortez-Daughter of Tyche the Goddess of Luck. Kaira didn't plan to leave the camp, but caught the attention S.H.I.E.L.D. To keep he rest of the camp protected from the government's eye, she left to become a S.H.I.E.L.D once they had cornered her. She will be paired with Steve Rodgers. She is also close friends with her fellow half-blood Galen who works at S.H.I.E.L.D as well.
-Minor OCs: Galen-Son of Iris. He works at S.H.I.E.L.D as a communications expert, and it isn't know yet how he joined the agency. I don't know who I'll pair with him yet.
GAME OF THRONES
Celena di Angelo-Daughter of Hades. Celena is going to be given a prophecy that deals with not the world she was born into but another. She will be sent to Winterfell without her consent. She will live amongst the Stark Family then be paired with Jon Snow in the end.
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS
Desdemona Hult-Daughter of Hephaestus. She is going to be old friends with Clary Fray and going to be with her when Clary discovers the true on her eighteenth birthday (I'm going to go with the TV Show). In which time Clary is going to discover her old friend from childhood knew more about this world than believed, and that her friend isn't completely human. She's going to be paired with Jace Wayland who she isn't going to get along with at first.
-Minor OCs: Myron Blackstone-son of Hecate. Myron Blackstone is not only a son of Hecate, but the adoptive brother of Desdemona. So he knows Clary from childhood as well. He'll be a strong supportive character for Desdemona during all their adventures. He will later on be paired with Clary...maybe, I'm not 100% sure yet.
SHAMELESS
Memphis Riesling-son of Dionysus. I decided to try writing in a guy's POV since I need more male OC leads. Also I wanted to try writing a story with half-bloods in a more human setting. Like nothing supernatural/mythological besides themselves of course. Memphis isn't going to be fighting off monsters to save a damsel. Just trying to survive life with his not so well paying job and two roommates who drive him nuts. He'll be paired with Fiona Gallagher.
-Minor OCs: Zephyr-son of Hypnos. Memphis's lazy best friend who likes to spend his days smoking from his joint and sleeping. Though he is rather intelligent even when he might be a bit...high. Not sure who I will pair him with yet.
Victoria-daughter of Nike. Memphis's ex-girlfriend who has a wicked tongue and vicious competitive streak. She will later on be paired with Lip Gallagher.
FAST AND FURIOUS
Ermin Toretto-son of Athena. Again another story in a guy's POV, and it will be set in a fandom without monsters and such running around. Though since it's the fast and furious there will definitely be excitement. Ermin is the younger brother of Dominic Toretto and older brother of Mia Toretto. He will later on be paired with Giselle
-minor OCs: Charis Kim-daughter of Aphrodite (one of many). Charis is Ermin's close friend who will help him during his many adventures with his family. She will later be paired with Han. I'll probably just write a story focused on her and Han in the Tokyo Drift movie.
