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Chapter 6

Percy's P.O.V

We got back to camp that same day. Mary burst up to us with Luke right behind her. She wrapped Annabeth in a hug then turned to me and smacked me in the arm.

"Ow! What was that for?" I asked.

"Because I know whats going on you idiot!" she quietly exclaimed as we walked back to the cabin.

Annabeth continued to walk by my side. Luke stayed right next to Mary, trying to hold her hand unoticably.

Oh not now, I thought.

I really didn't need to be worrying about my little sister - who is a wild child - with a new boyfriend. I already had problems. School, Annabeth, and how I was going to tell my parents and how we were going to tell Annabeth's parents. Oh... Athena. She will murder me. Great. Now I really will die.

When we got back to our cabin Mary turned to Luke and gave him a peck on the cheek. He smiled and hurried away. Annabeth said to me,

"Aren't they adorable?"

I just growled.

"Percy, stop that."

Mary skipped over to her bunk and picked up her guitar. She began to play a song I recognized as "Himerus and Eros" by The Spill Canvas. She started at:

"I hope to God I mean a little more than the sounds that escape your tired 4 A.M. lips
And oh-how I wish I meant a little more than a symphony of heavy breathing and the friction of hips."

"Oh crap," I mumbled.

I had a sickening feeling that she was thinking of Luke durring that. I interupted her.

"Do you have that CD?" I asked.

She looked up and smiled. "Its on my iPod. Luke made a copy of it for me. This song is one of his favorites."

"Oh crap," I mumbled again.

She skipped to the chorus.

"And I fight the urge to explore/ the vasness of your curves, I adore/

I hate you, no I hate you more/ no, I love you, no I love you more."

"Annabeth," I said taking her hand. "Get me out of here before I explode."

She grinned and rolled her eyes. She pulled me through the door and we walked down to the beach. I felt much better now. The sea had that affect on me.

"Is something wrong Percy?" Annabeth asked.

I sighed. "Yes, something is wrong. Its Mary and Luke. They worry me. Mary is only fourteen, and she has... a past."

"A past?" she mused, seeming very confused.

"Yes a past. And a bad one at that. I don't want anything bad to happen to her... I mean, Luke is so much older than her."

"Percy, Luke is only eighteen. The same age as us." (AN: it never says in the series how old luke is so i just decided they were the same age. i know that it says in the series that he looked like he was 19 wen percy was 12 but screw it. this is a fanfiction.)

"Hmph," I gumbled. "I'm just worried."

Annabeth held me close to her side. "You don't need to worry baby. Mary is a good girl now," she tried to reasure me, even though she didn't sound so confident herself.

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Later that night...

No one was in the pavilion. It was just Mary, Annabeth, and me. Mary had brought her guitar so she could play on the stage. It was her favorite place to play. Annabeth and I sat on the other side of the stage and listened to her play "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley.

When the song ended, Mary colapsed to the ground.

"MARY!" I screamed. I ran over to where she had been standing and put her head in my lap. Annabeth kneeled on the other side of her screaming,

"Chiron! Somebody. Help!"

Nico was the first to apear from the shadows. He had his hands in his pockets casualy, his normaly expressionless face looked curious. Chiron, Thalia, and Luke came after along with a few others. They all seemed shocked to see Mary unconcious and ran over to help. They all kneeled down by her too.

Right as Thalia touched Mary's arm, Mary's eyes flew open. Her green eyes looked vacant, like she wasn't really there. And strangely enough, she started to sing.

"I dont believe in anything

that SHE has been saying about me

yeah we dont believe in anything

that these critics go writing in their magazines."

Nico's eyes widened in amazement. He took a step closer, trying not to make much noise. Which wasn't hard since he was the son of the God of Death.

I recognized the song "Reckeless Abandonment" by the Spill Canvas. But why was my sister in a trance singing alt rock?

"The world is spinning way too fast

the entire human race will float into space

so fill your shoes with cement

and kiss the one you love

with reckless abandonment."

Mary began to shake. More campers had come to see the terrifying scene. We were all trying to figure out what was going on.

"I'm not concerned with pleasing

all those little pricks and all they're little seems,"

Mary sang, wrapping her arms around herself like she was cold.

"Yeah but I do believe in those who try

to do the best of what they have before they die."

She raised a frail, shaking hand and pointed to Nico. I dont think this ment he was going to die, just refering to the fact that he was Hades son. The Prince of Death. Nico leaned down, smiling gently. He stroked Mary's hair delicately. How could he be smiling right now? This was horrifying! No one knew what was going on.

"The world is spinning way too fast

the entire human race will float into space

so fill your shoes with cement

and kiss the one you love

with reckless abandonment."

Mary took my hand in hers and tangled her other hand with Luke's. She had a light grip as her singing became soft.

"We are earthquakes

we are tidal waves

were destruction at its finest

yeah, we are lava in the caves

we feed on the irony

we drink hypocricy

we are everything we hate

but we have everything we need."

Her grip began to tighten, turning Luke's and my had purple. She started to strugle, like she was in pain or was trying to keep something away from her. She hadn't blinked once. Her breathing became desperate like someone was strangling her. We tried to hold her down but she kept fighting as she screamed the words again.

"We are earthquakes

we are tidal waves

were destruction at its finest

yeah we are lava in the caves

we feed on the irony

we drink hypocricy

we are everything we hate and need."

With the last curve and slam of her back, she stopped struggling. She didn't let go of our hands but her grip loosened. I looked at Luke how looked like he was going to go mad with worry. Then I looked at Chiron who just seemed shocked. Thalia and Annabeth had tears in their eyes. And Thalia NEVER cries when she's scared. Nico stayed calm, mouthing the words with Mary's screaming.

"The world is spinning way too fast

the entire human race will float into space

so fill your shoes with cement

and kiss the one you love

with reckless abandonment."

She stopped the screaming and just sang again.

"The world is spinning way too fast..."

She pointed to the stars. I looked up and thought of Calypso and the Zoe constelation. I'm not sure why though.

"The entire human race will float into space..."

Her head moved back and forth like something was making her dizzy. Then she stopped.

"So fill your shoes with cement..."

She releaced her hand from Luke's and lifted it to his face. He twitched away.

"And kiss the one you love with reckless abandonment..."

She stroked Luke's cheek and smiled. She blinked and sat upright putting a hand on her forehead. I hugged her to me and sat there so glad that was over. Luke and Chiron were still shocked. Someone was trying to calm Thalia and Annabeth from their hysteria. Nico leaned back, looking drained. Did he know what was going on?

"What happened Percy?" Mary asked in a shakey voice.

"I'll tell you latter Mary. You're alright now," I tried to reasure her.

But saying that didn't help reasure me. I was still scared and I think the rest of Camp Half - Blood was too.