Hi, here's a chapter on Rylan's POV. And his true feelings for Drew are revealed...Enjoy! ;)

RYLAN'S POV

"Rylan," Will called over his shoulder, "Someone wants to see you." I got up from my bed and walked over to the door. Will turned and went back to whatever he was doing and I slipped out of the cabin. I turned to see who was there.

"Sam?" I asked. Sam had an odd expression on her face, like she had to tell me something but it would be betraying someone if she did.

"Look, I need to tell you something," she said urgently, glancing around. I noticed that the white lines around her eyes were fainter than before, but I didn't say anything. Sam started talking about Drew and that Drew had a plan to do the rite of passage twice, and that she was always dating two people without the other noticing, the other guy being Mikhail Jenner. I didn't say anything the entire time she was talking.

I started getting angry with Drew, but also a feeling of relief. With the relief came feelings of realization, that I never really loved Drew, I just tried to. Maybe I did. Yeah I kinda did. I started getting confused. So then, I just had a boiling mixture of feelings inside me. Sam finished talking. Actually, I was mostly relieved, but I knew Sam liked to blurt stuff out to people, so I decided to mask it.

"That's not possible," I said. I looked at her in the eye, trying not to let my relief show. "Sam, Drew wouldn't do that to me. Besides, I know Mikhail. He never stayed anywhere near Drew," I ranted just to not let my messed up feelings show. But then I added: "You're just jealous. Why don't you go back." I knew it was a harsh thing to say, but I still pushed her away. Sam's face was one of disbelief, which just added another feeling to my already pretty mixed up feelings—guilt. I hurt her, I thought. I called her jealous. I turned away, not meeting her eyes and went back into my cabin, just in time to hear Will call "Lights out!". I changed into my pajamas and climbed into my bed.

I had a really weird dream. In my dream, I was tied to a chair with my hands chained behind my back and in front of me, was a mirror. I saw the white lines in my hair, and they seemed to be glowing. When I came back to the cabin last night, people looked at me like, he's the creepy lightning guy. They even pointed to my hair.

A woman came out from the darkness. Her face was veiled and she was dressed in all black. My instincts told me DANGER. But I couldn't do anything. I squirmed a bit in the chair and moved my wrists to get my hands unchained, but they just got cut by the chains, so I had to stop before I killed myself, you know, wrist-cutting? The woman held up a pair of iron tongs. She used them to pick up something—fire. I know that doesn't make sense, how can you pick up fire? But that's what happened. The iron tongs glowed red from heat and she suddenly placed the fire on my head. I went absolutely crazy and started struggling against my bonds, though it was completely useless.

My eyes widened as I watched my head go on fire. Then suddenly the fire spread like it was a liquid to each of the white lines on my head, and starting…filling the color in. The white lines in my hair started becoming red. At first it felt really cold. I guess it was too hot. Then it started hurting. A lot. I shut my eyes tight in agony, still struggling. I could hear someone screaming. Probably me.

"Rylan! Rylan!" shouted a voice. I jerked awake and realized that I was clutching my head and rolling around in my bed, all the while screaming in pain. I didn't bother to see who it was, I just shot up and ran into the bathroom, still clutching my head. I locked the door and sank to the ground, and trying not to cry out in pain. My breath came in ragged gasps and I was drenched in sweat.

"Get Chiron," I heard someone say outside the bathroom. The pain subsided and I stood up shakily. I looked into the mirror and almost had an heart attack.

The white lines in my hair were sizzling and slowly becoming red. I watched as the last strand became red with a small sizzle. I touched my hair gingerly. It felt normal. I shook my head and washed my face. Rylan Keagan now has reddish-brown hair, I thought. Someone knocked on the bathroom door.

"Rylan, come out," said a voice. It sounded like Will. I wiped my face with the back of my hand and opened the door.

Will was standing outside still in his pajamas. I looked behind him. The other Apollo kids were still sleeping. Thanks the gods I didn't wake anyone up…well, other than myself and Will.

"Rylan!" he said. He glanced at my hair. "Uh…"

"I feel fine," I said.

"Chiron's in the Big House. Something happened to two other demigods too, I think," said Will. He made it obvious that I was supposed to go see Chiron. I shrugged and left for the Big House.

The air was nice and cool with the sun just rising. I took deep breaths as I walked. Oh, it was nice to be out in the fresh air after being in that sweaty cabin.

My first thought when I went into the Big House: Chiron has curlers in his tail. He was bent over someone, but he turned when I opened the door. I glanced at what he was doing and I held in a gasp.

The girl Lianne was there, and all over her arms and legs were lines. Black lines that looked like tattoos, except they snaked all over her arms and legs. I remembered when she was struck all that was left of the white lines were those on her arms and legs. Chiron seemed to be inspecting the lines.

"Go sit next to Samantha," said Chiron without looking up. I turned and saw Sam sitting in a deck chair near the window. She didn't look different except when she turned at her name, I saw that her eyes were covered with a cloth.

I saw down across from her. "Are you…are you…bli—I mean are you alright?" I asked nervously. Sam shrugged.

"Did you think about my warning?" was all she replied.

So, who can guess what happened? I'll give...virtual cookies again to anyone that can get it right.

-mi5hao