After getting over the 'shock' of Percy's parent (and, let's be real, who here is really shocked after that bathroom incident), Lily immediately felt as though she had flushed green.

Watch out, Elphaba, you have competition, she moped, sitting on the porch of her cabin as she watched Percy move into his; which, ironically, was directly across from hers. It hadn't even been a week since the incident, it was the next day, and the envy Lily was feeling was an emotion she wasn't accustomed to. The door creaked behind her, though there was no loud slam that followed since moss coated the door frame, and Lily didn't need to look behind her to see who it was.

"Are you honestly still sulking?" Alvita scoffed, sitting next to her as Lily pulled her knees to her chest, resting her head on them as her glare never faltered from Percy's form.

"No," She bitterly spat, "I'm just watching our new neighbor. Making sure that he doesn't need any help and is settling in nicely."

Alvita barked out a laugh, her dark ringlets bouncing and her mocha-colored eyes sparkling with amusement. Lily thought Alvita was the prettiest daughter of Demeter, not counting Persephone—whom Lily absolutely adored even though she'd never met her. Alvita's father was an immigrant from Jamaica and the girl, herself, spoke with a slight accent that Lily found soothing to listen to. With dark curls that hung freely and skin that reminded Lily of a soft mahogany, there was no way that Alvita couldn't have been considered the prettiest—she was so, exotically beautiful.

And, often to make her opinion known in front of Aphrodite's daughters. It was rather fun to see them get all riled up and offended, especially Drew.

"I don't understand why you're so… upset?" Her voice ended on a slightly high note, and Lily knew that nobody in her cabin really knew why she was upset.

It was too embarrassingly immature for Lily to even want to admit out loud.

"I'm not upset," Lily muttered and her eyes sparkled with mirth as Percy tripped over the steps and slammed into door.

"The poison ivy that's rapidly growing all over the rails says otherwise." At Alvita's words, Lily finally tore her eyes away from Percy's form and looked at the rails, wincing at the poison ivy and oak that was coating the once white rails.

"Sorry about that," Lily said before looking back at the dark cabin in front of her, resting her head on her knees. She didn't bother to make the poison plants retreat or disappear and she could hear Alvita's sigh from beside her.

"Well, since you're not upset, what would be bothering you if you were upset?" Alvita tried as she leaned back and allowed the sun to cover her legs.

Lily hummed, her mind fluttering with thought as she tried to decide if she wanted to tell Alvita the reason for her childish behavior—being that the reason itself was entirely childish. Alvita was the third oldest, just reaching the age of seventeen and having the other two—Katie and James—only a few months to a year older than her. Even though all the siblings got a long relatively well, with the exception of normal sibling arguments and spats, they didn't like showing weakness. None of them did, especially since Demeter's children were already considered 'weak' and 'powerless'.

Groaning, Lily smushed her forehead against her knees, "I'm not the only kid with powers."

She knew her words were muffled; so, when Alvita asked her to repeat herself, she felt her ears burn with embarrassment. Clearing her throat, Lily took a deep breath before opening her mouth and looking at Alvita.

"I'm not the only kid with abilities anymore." She confessed, and Alvita raised her brow.

"Really?" Was the only thing she said, and Lily felt her entire face erupt in a deep red. She knew that it was ridiculous.

"I know it's ridiculous, but what if Chiron stops 'training' me because Percy's got these badass abilities. You saw what he did to the bathroom! And what can I do? Grow some moss with flowers topping it like sprinkles. Yeah," Lily rolled her eyes as sarcasm coated her words, "It's so cool! Let me just grow Percy some strawberry's while he saves the world, yeah? Would you like some grapes with them, Mr. Badass-Power-Boy? Purple ones, you say? Let me get those for you!"

Alvita's deep laughed seemed to cover any other sound that rang throughout the camp, her body shaking with each chuckle. Lily's mood only darkened at her sister's snickering and her shoulders drooped even further. Her shoulder-length hair fell forward, covering her red cheeks from anyone's view and her eyes had darkened quite drastically.

"Don't laugh at me!" Lily exclaimed, her voice shrill and unpleasant as she tried to shush her older sister, "It's not funny. It's a very realistic matter that I happen to find very, convincingly concerning."

"Come on, Lily, you know that's ridiculous." Alvita wiped stray tears from under her eyes and off her cheeks, "If anything, I think you could be considered more threatening than Percy."

Lily's ears perked up at Alvita's confession and she looked towards her sister, her eyes shining with interest and satisfaction, "Yeah, why's that?"

"Well," Alvita began, leaning back and resting her weight on her elbows as her eyes squinted from the sun's glare, "First off, you can grow plants and, as far as I'm concerned, you can't grow water."

"Water's in almost anything, though," Lily pointed out and Alvita's sharp glare was quite to shut her up.

"Yeah, but I don't think Percy's that bright of a kid right now. Which leads me to my second point, you are more advanced than him. Thirdly, di immortales, your parents are so different from his." She paused, pursing her lips and looking curiously at Percy's cabin, "But, don't forget this: you guys will need each other in battle. Plants can't flourish without water and, where there are plants, there is water."

~8~

A solid week had passed since Lily's conversation with Alvita and, even though she wasn't technically avoiding Percy, she wasn't exactly going out of her way to make him feel comfortable. Maybe it was the tight smile that she would shoot his direction when their eyes met, maybe it was the sharp nod at his greeting—okay, yeah, she got it. She was being a bitch.

"Lils," Lily barely had time to prepare herself before Annabeth's body collided with hers and enveloped her in a tight hug, "It's true! We're going! We're going on a quest!"

"What?" Lily dazedly asked, making a 'shooing' motion with her hand and watching the Bellflowers untangled themselves from her legs. Annabeth was happily chatting away about the quest and how they had to pack, plus what they had to pack, but Lily was still stuck on the fact that they were going, "What's going on?"

Annabeth muttered something along the lines of 'I swear you're as slow as Percy' before clearing her throat and pulling away from her, her grey eyes absolutely shining with excitement. Lily tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, trailing the tip of her finger over the back of her earring, and Annabeth opened her mouth.

"I was listening in on Chiron's and Percy's conversation," At least she's being honest, Lily mused, "And, Lily, I was right! Percy is 'The One'. Chiron's sending him on a quest to get back Zeus's lightning bolt—"

"Wait, it was stolen?" Lily interrupted, her eyes widening at the news and she felt her heartrate pick up at the news. Talk about bad luck, not only had Percy been claimed as Poseidon's kid, but now Zeus's lightning bolt had been stolen…oof.

"Yeah, but we can talk about that later. Anyway, I overheard and, of course, told him that you and I would be joining. And Chiron didn't interject-"

"Did he have time to?" Lily scoffed, a sharp 'ouch' escaping her lips as Annabeth punched her arm.

"Stop interrupting me," She snapped, and Lily only rubbed her sore arm in response, "But, yes, he did and he didn't. But, get packing, Lils. We're leaving soon and I know that you're awfully forgetful when it comes to packing."

"It was one time and it was a pair of socks," Lily shot back as the two of them turned around and headed towards her cabin. There was no doubt in her mind that Annabeth was conveniently already packed and would want to 'assist' Lily in packing—more so to make sure that she didn't forget anything.

"It was all your socks, Lils, and you got horrible blisters that you wouldn't shut up about."

"They hurt!" Lily exclaimed, shuddering as she remembered how bloody her feet had been by the time she had gotten back to her cabin. The blisters had even gotten infected from all the rain that week and she had to go Will to get them fixed. Who knew that a weekend trip to find the new Demeter kid (Emilie, at the time) could go so wrong?

"Which is why I'll be helping you pack," Annabeth chirped, looping her arm through Lily's and dragging her off. Lily didn't bother to protest, knowing her attempts would be futile, and decided to look around as Annabeth blabbered on.

This could be the last time seeing the camp, who knew?

Thanks for being so patient and please, please review! Hope this double update makes up for me being gone for so long.