Hi, yes, this is an update B) I usually write this story down on paper, but due to recent snow days I've been able to type it out c':
But, to answer some reviewers (or just mainly one), all of the events in this story take place about three months after the Giant War/Gaea's Rising-But-Not-Rising.
Eventually (or well at the end), my OCs do meet with the Percy Jackson characters, but you'll see how it works out in like... 20 million chapters B)
Also, a little heads up, I'm writing this in three (maybe four? Depends on how well it goes a long with the plot) perspectives. Sort of like how HoO went and all, so.
But, yeah, I'll stop talking so you guys can enjoy my story!

Alice

The morning sunlight streamed into Alice's room, waking her up from her slumber. She stretched, feeling her thighs tighten from her match she had the night before last. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, and her blues traveled to the frozen world outside. She had been right about the rain for it had turned into frozen white powder later that morning and her rose garden was coated with the white frost. She stretched again, wincing at the pain in her knee. She made a mental note to herself to find her knee brace once she decided to leave the comfort of her bed (for she didn't want to leave the warmth of it either). She forced herself to sit upright; her body protesting. She didn't realize how much the match had taken a toll on her physical well-being until this morning.

"I made you breakfast."

She smiled at sudden voice for she had grown used to Alec appearing out of nowhere to talk to her. He wore the same outfit he wore earlier that morning (she had guessed he didn't bother to go home that morning, but she had hoped he contacted his mother before staying at her house). He was holding a plastic, round green tray with a plate with her breakfast on it, garnished with a single violet in the vase. Alice almost wanted to laugh at him for his sudden domesticity, but held back the laugh. The food smelled so appetizing it made her stomach growl from hunger, so she didn't want to offend the one who made her breakfast. She could smell the savory crepe beckoning for her to devour it and the mixture of citrus that made her stomach long for the food even more.

"How sweet of you," she teased with her smile turning into a smirk. "I never took you as the stay-at-home-boyfriend type."

Alec's face turned a slight pink (which was unusual for his porcelain skin. Alice was almost convinced he blushed blue for she had never seen him blush before) and approached her bed slowly; a slight smile playing at the corner of his lip and the blush going away from the bridge of his nose (which disappointed Alice, it was cute whenever he blushed and it was a rare occasion to see him do so). She was surprised he hadn't said anything yet about earlier that morning, but she kept her mouth shut. She didn't want to bring up the topic just yet. He leaned in to hand her the tray, their hands connecting for a split second. They both awkwardly looked away, Alice feeling a slight flutter in her heart. She looked down at her plate, hoping to distract herself from the weird feelings she was experiencing.

"Sorry." He mumbled, but she could tell he wasn't sincere about it.

"It's fine," She smirked. "But, confess next time, Death the Kid"

The comment she made really set him off. His face turned a deep shade of crimson in a matter of seconds, and he glanced down at his hands. A moment of silence passed between them, but it didn't bother Alice all too much. She enjoyed eating her breakfast in silence, it gave time for her to collect her thoughts and plan her day. The silence continued and every once in while Alice would glance at Alec (who's face had returned back to the his normal shade of porcelain). A sly smile had grown across his features, and he started to chuckle.

"What?" Alice frowned, a bit weirded out from the sudden chuckling from the other. It was unusual for him to suddenly chuckle out of nowhere.

"You look cold, wanna use me as a blanket?"

Alice felt her face heat up from the sudden flirting. He is not going to start this, she thought. She smirked and punched him in the arm with all of her might. The pale boy recoiled and rubbed his forearm.

"Ow! Geez, I was just joking!"

"Don't ever do that again. Or next time you'll be a crisp."

The stupid smirk was still prominent on Alec's face. She wanted to so badly slap that smirk off his face, but at the same time it was cute in it's own way. She mentally scolded herself and balled up her fists. She shot him her famous death glare (a lot of people had told her in the past that if looks could kill, she would have massacred everyone with her glare), but it only seemed to have amused him.

"I'm learning of important dates in history, wanna be-"

"Baines!"

She touched him, a tingling sensation spreading throughout her fingers. Alec yelped and glared at her; his eyes twinkling with mischief. His arm hairs were sticking up as if they had been rubbed. He slicked them down.

"You wanna go?" He asked with teasing tugging at his voice. "I can go for a fight right now."

"Sure," she agreed, trying to sound smoldering. "Where to, Corpse Breath?"

"The pub in town. The Slandard Banshee. You. Me. A couple of shots of ye ol' gin."

Alice laughed heavily, not about to contain it anymore, and soon the room was filled with both of their laughter. She felt like she was on a cloud, her head was light from the laughter (she wasn't used to laughing this hard these days) and tears were gathering at the corner of her eyes. Her worries from the night before slipped away temporarily. After a few more minutes of cheesy pick up lines and more laughter, a silence settled back into the room. Alice's eyes wondered back to the world outside, and for a split second her mind wondered to them.

"What's on the agenda today, oh captain my captain?"

Alice rolled her eyes, returning her mind back to her room.

"Well I have to clean up my father's temple in Athens since tourists seem to trash that place up every month, and also I promised the high priestess there I'd help her out. Then, I have some errands to run for Hecate, but other than those things I'm free for the rest of today."

"Sounds exciting, my captain. But, aren't you forgetting something? Or well, two things?"

Alice scrunched her eyebrows in thought. She was forgetting something, but she couldn't remember what. Then, it struck her like lightning. He was coming. The other boy that sent her heart into a frenzy, and was the other person who she was closest to, surprisingly. But, yet, she couldn't spend time she desired with him today for she had another duty to perform in Athens.

"I have to help clean out a temple in Athens, and Xander should be coming today." She mumbled in thought, but she knew she was forgetting something important.

She noticed Alec frown at the mention of Xander's name, but caught how he tried to mask it through a cool smile. But, she knew that he wasn't too fond of him. Xander had left them at the end of last summer to go study abroad in New York City. Although, he was gone, he still visited Alice on whatever break he got. She had always told him to go visit his mother in Australia, but he always said that same thing. 'Oh she wouldn't mind. Besides, she likes you a lot. She thinks you have common sense, whatever that is!' Alice honestly wanted to strangle that boy. Sometimes he was just so frustrating, and it was clear he frustrated Alec the most out of the three.

"Don't you have a Council meeting today also?"

Alice let out a weary sigh and her smile turned into a deep frown. The Council was her other life, and the organization that she had founded along with a demigod from Justicia by the name of Matthew Constantine. She could almost remember the first meeting ever of the Council two years ago. The Titans had fled America and some had decided to invade the original Olympus in attempts to weakened the Olympians, but yet they weren't expecting Alice and the rest of the demigods that resided in Europe. On that day, the Council had been formed to unite the Roman and Greek demigods in Europe with Marcus at the head.

Alice was to young to be recognized as the official leader (even though she had been the one to destroy Crius in the first place), but she was happy not being the one in charge for once. She gradually ate her breakfast, remembering the huge battle that took place on that day. At least half of the demigod population in Europe had met their demise that day, and now there was at least fifty of them still living: scattered, but near. She looked down at her right wrist, the scar still there as if mocking her; making her feel guilty for all of the deaths. She rubbed it on instinct even though it didn't hurt her as much as it used to. The scar made her remember the cruel words the Titan had said to her that day, and forced her to remember the sheering pain of having your wrist wrapped in a whip that acted like a boa constrictor. It was a miracle that she even made it out of that battle alive.

"Do you think they'll finally let in the 13th member this meeting?"

Alec's question snapped her out of the past, and she put down her fork; her meal no longer looked appetizing. She had been dreading that question for the past few weeks. The Council was made up of 12 members: 6 Greek and 6 Roman. It was perfectly balanced, but due to recent events, Alice and her fellow comrades were being forced to choose a 13th member. She honestly didn't like the thought of it. Unbalancing powers would only create division, and Alice didn't want to see it happen.

"I dunno," she said quietly. "I don't want to though. I don't like the candidate and the only reason why he's able to be the chosen candidate was because he used dirty bribes to get his current position."

Alec's expression darkened at the thought of it all. Honestly, the candidate they had been talking about was not a very popular guy (especially with the ladies. He had a habit of looking down his nose at them), and was bratty beyond anyone Alice and Alec had ever met; which was saying a lot due to her travels. He was a charm speaker though, and that was how he had managed to worm his way into Alice's Council. His name was August Caesar, the bane of Alice's existence.

"I don't think Matthew would approve of him to begin with."

"He has half the Council wrapped around his fingers. There's nothing else we can do. Besides, being a child of Hecate and all, he has that kind of power. Just one word and almost everyone can bend to his will."

"But, yet I haven't."

"That's because you're different." Her voice faltered. "I choose my friends wisely and I expect all of them to see through the truth."

The air turned quiet and the two sat in silence; absorbed in their own thoughts. The sun was shining through the bay window casting a bright shadow onto Alice's desk. She caught sight of the familiar faces of traitors and turned her head away; not wanting to have another breakdown like how she had last night. She had to keep her emotions in check or else it'd ruin everything. Today was not a good day to be an emotional wreck.

"Are you finished with your breakfast?" Alec asked, breaking the silence.

Alice nodded and he carefully picked the tray up; the plate still having half of a crepe left and the orange juice barely even touched. Alice had lost her appetite after the conversation she just had. She felt a sinking feeling in her stomach and half wanted to call Matthew to tell him that she felt sick, but she couldn't. She had to go; there was no way out of it. She watched Alec leave the room quietly and pushed herself to finally stand up next to her bed. She opened her closet and was greeted by the familiar sight of her golden chlamys. She sighed tiredly; not really wanting to put on the cloth.

Alice quickly changed into her normal Council attire; which wasn't much to begin with. It was just her normal clothes underneath her dumb chlamys that always made her feel ridiculous and old. She examined herself in the full sized mirror that was in her closet. She had dark bags underneath her sky blue eyes (which proved that her insomnia and bad dreams had started to take their toll) and her hair was still a mess from her tossing and turning. She ran a hand through her pixie blonde hair, and sighed. She had never really liked looking at herself in mirrors for she hated what she saw sometimes. The sight of her being forced to grow up and take responsibilities that other people should've taken but dumped on her made her feel empty. This was her life, and it had taken a toll on her mentally and physically. Honestly, being sixteen really sucks if it was going to be like this forever, she thought bitterly. She looked back into the mirror and noticed that Alec had returned, a cold smile still plastered on his face. He approached her calmly and she turned to face him. She noticed the distance between them had closed and she could vaguely smell him. He smelled slightly of spice and earth, not that she was complaining. She honestly really liked how he smelled. She dug her hands into the front pockets of her skinny jeans, trying to pull off looking cool, and was possibly successful. A slight smirk tugged at the corners of his lips.

"You look older in that chlamys." He commented, looking her over.

"Don't remind me," She grumbled. "I always look awful."

He shook his head, his smile warming up.

"Nah, I think you just need to have more time for fun."

Alice shrugged, she was used to hearing this from him.

"Maybe when pigs fly and the gods will stop having affairs with mortals, maybe."

Alec let out a snort and crossed his arms across his chest, making him look cooler than how he is.

"I think you and I both know that will never happen, so please make a reasonable comparison next time."

She noticed he was leaning in closer to her, leaning against the door frame of the closet, and she felt a slight feeling of nervousness. She knew how he felt towards her (he had made it obvious on several occasions), but yet she still had no clue how she felt. Sure, this boy always made her stomach do somersaults and always made her feel amazing, but yet Xander was the same way. It was strange for her, she had never experienced this kind of feeling before until now. She shifted nervously in her spot, hoping for Alec to say something to break the ice for it felt like the room was growing hotter (or it could have been her controlling the temperature unintentionally, who knew). She heard someone clear their throat loudly and she turned searching for the source.

A tall girl with chocolate skin and earth brown hair, tied in a ponytail, stood in the doorway. Her dark eyebrows raised, questioning, and her curious brown eyes looked straight at Alec and Alice, analyzing the situation with some thought as if it was some sort of machine she had never seen before. Her white t-shirt had oil stains on it, and her faded denim shorts revealed her dark thick thighs. Both hands were on her hips and her mouth was formed into a frown.

"Sorry to interrupt this intimate and incredible moment between two love birds, but I have some news to deliver from the sort-of-boss-man himself." She said, teasing hinting at the edges of her voice.

Alec back away from her, rolling his eyes and mumbling something about 'Tasha ruining the moment. Zeus almighty, I was just getting somewhere.'. He sat on her bed once again, and she could have sworn he was pouting. Alice let out a sight of relief and silently thanked the gods. Maybe some day she'd figure out her feelings, but for now she was glad she got out of that situation. She smiled gratefully over at Tasha Brown, and closed her closet door behind her.

"Matthew wants you to come early." began Tasha.

"Did he send an Iris message or an eagle?"

"Iris. He couldn't get a hold of you so he decided 'Why not go bother good ol' Tasha while she's working on a very important project, that sounds like tons of fun!' and then BAM! He iris messaged me right when I was in the middle of adding the finishing touches to my new and improved rat extermin-"

"I get it," Alice said calmly, trying her best not to laugh at the other girl's story. "I'll ask for a apology whenever I see him."

"Good!" Tasha crossed her arms in annoyance. "He better be apologizing, or else I'll throw a wrench at his dumb gaidaros the next time I see him! He ruined my concentration!"

Alice snorted, and she could hear Alec on her bed; trying to suppress a laugh. Tasha was always working on a project and regardless of what anyone else did; it would always distract her. Maybe it was her ADHD acting, or maybe she also had ADD. Nobody knew except for the girl herself.

"I'll get the message across." Alice replied.

"Good! Stupid boys like Matthew! Man, some days I wish I could just deactivate them!"

Tasha stormed out of the room, her hair swinging around with her body with each move. For a child of Hephaestus, she's pretty temperamental today. Must've been an important project, Alice thought to herself and she sighed. Already today was starting off odd, and she honestly couldn't wait to see how the meeting was going to turn out.