Val's POV
We reappeared on some out of the way alley in Manhattan, New York.
"Uh, Nico I don't know about this. They didn't really want me to leave camp. Like at all." I said to him.
"Oh come on I promise to protect you if you are really that scared." I glared at him.
"I am not scared. I'm just trying to make life easier for myself, and how do you know I won't just run away when your back is turned?"
"Obvious, you won't get far." He said smirking at me. I rolled my eyes.
"What if I had help though then you wouldn't be able to get me. What would you do then?"
"Well then we might run into a problem and the gods might have my ass, so let's not do that." He grabbed my hand and led us out of the alley.
"So what are we doing here?" I asked.
"What ever you want. You said you missed it in the real world didn't you?"
"Yeah, I did. I just don't know what to do now that I'm 'free'." I said emphasizing free with finger quotation marks.
"Well what do you want to do?" I thought to myself as I looked around. I definitely liked the change in scenery. What haven't I done in a long time? I could see a movie or maybe we could go mini golfing, or perhaps even just out to eat at a nice little cafe and just catch up.
So we did all of it.
We saw one of the movies recently playing called Argo which was alright, we then went out to get some lunch at a small little cafe where we spent about an hour or two just talking about each other's lives and learning as much as we could. He told me from his own personal point of view about what happened with his sister and mom. He also told me a bit about his father and how things are now. I decided to let him in a little more by telling him about my grandma who I was very close to as a child before she died and my Aunt Susie who I haven't seen for years. She isn't completely related to my dad though because she was born after him but with a different dad of course, so she wasn't a demi-titan like him. We then ended it with some mini golfing where Nico couldn't make a single hole and I had a hole in one, twice! He would have little temper tantrums which were really controlled to be honest. He would just make these hysterical faces while he flexed his arms and sighed heavily through his nostrils. Sometimes I would even hear a few choice words whispered under his breath. After a while he started getting frustrated with it and bent his club. It was pretty funny to watch, but it was even funnier when he had to explain it to the lady working the return rack thing. Later walking back through Manhattan we just observed everyone around us. It started to get darker out with the sun beginning to set. A nice ending to a beautiful day. I didn't think about what happened the night before at all, and I didn't have anyone to remind me of it either. It was all going great until Nico turned to me and said, "We have to go now."
"Already?" He smiled and rolled his eyes at me.
"We've been out all day what do you mean already?"
"It's just that New York is a total different city at night."
"I would love to stay out with you, but if someone isn't back before dinner I don't think we'll have much of any time to spend with each other ever again." I pouted.
"Well I guess I don't want that."
"No we don't so follow me." He led me down one of the closer alleyways and pulled me close.
"Hold on princess." I was about to argue that stupid name but he already started to travel.
Once back we got a very long lecture from Chiron about leaving like that and grunts of agreement from Dionysus who didn't really care to pay attention. The night soon came to a close and I spent my dinner talking with my first friends made at camp. Alaska, Derick, Chelsea, and the rest of them along with Kaylee and Will who surprisingly tagged along. The Ares kids seemed to be even more aggressive to me then usual, but nothing physical just the sly remarks and glares when I pass by. It's a lot easier to shrug off though knowing that I have my few friends around me to help. The night soon grew even later, and it was time to go back to our rooms. Kaylee being the bubbly person she was, was jumping and skipping on our way back to the cabin. Seeing as I was in a good mood from that day I couldn't help but join in on her infectious childish fun. We laughed all the way practically tripping into our cabin. Giggling like the fools we are she of course had to go pee. Intent on waiting for I went to go jump onto my bed smiling and giggling to myself. Looking back on it I didn't really want this day to end. Whatever Chelsea has been doing seems to be working because I think Derick is finally starting to see her as more then a friend the buffoon. I had a wonderful time with Nico just getting away from everything, and I haven't jumped and skipped around with my best friend like that since we really were children. It really could not get any better. When Kaylee came back she said, "Come on let's get to bed because unlike someone I did not get a day off and this someone definitely won't get two days off in a row!" She said while still chuckling a bit between her words. I rolled my eyes.
"Well I suppose so especially if this someone plans on helping out!" I laughed to myself. That's when I heard Kaylee gasp.
"What?" I asked. Her eyes wide and still excited she spoke.
"Your brother will be here like tomorrow night!" She was jumping round like an excited school girl.
"He's not supposed to be here until the day after tomorrow." I waved her off.
"No, no, no you see that's what they say, but knowing how you are like he's probably going to show up earlier then needed, and definitely in the night I'm telling you!"
"What ever you say let's go to sleep now I really don't want to regret staying up tomorrow." We then got ready and head off to sleep.
-Really Late the Next Day 'Cause You Know Time Skip-
SLAM "BOO!" I jumped in my seat on the couch of my cabin. Looking over I see my best friend Kaylee with our cabin door wide open with a giant grin on her face. I scowl at her.
"I swear Kaylee that is not as funny as you think it is." She laughed and walked up to me. Grabbing my hand she pulled me off the couch throwing the spell book I had been reading onto the floor.
"Come on, come on, come on!" She said ushering me out of the cabin.
"Gosh Kaylee where are we even going?" She looked at me excited again.
"To the Big House of course! You're brother is here he's a sure cutie just so you know." She said winking at me. I rolled my eyes.
"Are you being serious with me right now?" She feigned hurt with her hand brought to her chest in mock shock.
"Me, serious? As if that were to ever be possible. No, but your brother is seriously here and he is seriously a cutie!" This time I broke out into a sprint to the cabin with my wild friend Kaylee laughing behind me. I stormed up the steps of the Big house and burst straight through the doors to find Chiron, Dionysus, and a brown haired Adonis sitting and talking like old friends. Kaylee finally catching up smirked and whispered into my ear, "Told you he was a total cutie." Chiron looked at me a smiled.
"Well it looks like your good friend daughter of Atlas could not help but let you know all too soon." Kaylee shrugged sheepishly next to me. The brown hair Adonis got up and smiled at me. Walking over he held his hand out.
"So, you're the little sis I've never had." I smiled and went to shake his hand when he grabbed mine and pulled me into a hug. Pulling away he looked me in the eyes, "You don't know how long I've been waiting to have a family member to do that to."
"Glad I could help with that." He took a step back and looked at me in full.
"You are everything mom told me about you. By the way the name is Dylan, Dylan Jacob Labelle. My Dad was a french chemist. He died in a chemical fire when I was 11 at a science lab. I was then brought here where I had the pleasure of being raised by this gentle giant," He said referring to Chiron. "Although when I turned 18 I got out of here searching for my parent when Mom came to me teaching me things beyond what I thought could ever happen. Then recently she contacted me asking me to come check out my newest sibling and train her." Chiron interrupted me from saying anything further.
"Yes well, you two can catch up in your cabin where I presume you will be staying Dylan?"
"Of course I don't know where else would be any more fitting." With that we head back off to our cabin.
"So, tell me Valerian about your life so far?" Dylan said on our way back to the cabin.
"There is a lot to say and recently has become very confusing." He quirked a brow at me.
"Start from the beginning. I want to know as much as possible about you."
"Where to begin. Well let's start with my dad. He is a son of Prometheus which makes me part titan, part god, and partly human. I was raised with my Dad and had some visits from my grandad. I really never heard much from my mother until recently, but I knew who she was. I've lived with my dad ever since I was born, and I couldn't see it any other way. This by the way is Kaylee my longest and closest friendship I have ever had who also happens to be a demi-titan. Up until high school I was living a normal life with what I had assumed normal friends. Dad trained me and all of that but I never learned any magic or anything I didn't really expect much I just was really good at knowing what people would do next and my wishes tended to come true a lot. Then BOOM shit happened." My brother laughed at this.
"It's true. One day Nico the son of Hades that's another story for another time, showed up got suspicious thinking I'm part of this big prophecy blah blah I get kidnapped and brought here but not before my second closest friend tells me he is pretty much the opposite of me his mom being the daughter of Zeus and Father being Chronos and then going on about a revolution to free the demi-gods and demi-titans from all the servitude they give the gods and what not, but he does not want his dad to come back out of Tatarus. Then I'm brought here and treated like a prisoner contrary to popular belief. I keep having dreams where he's giving me chances to join him or at the very least take me out of the fight completely then this girl shows up and all hell breaks loose. Prophecy is given I then one day get attacked by to Ares campers and that ended badly for them because I do not know how to control my powers. I then begin an intimate relationship with someone I thought I would never forgive, and now you are here." I took a deep breath. What a summary I though to myself. He just looks at me and laughs. I give him a questioning look. He just shrugs.
"You know for a kid you've got a lot riding on you." I quirk an eyebrow.
"A kid... Really?" He laughs some more and messes up my hair by patting on it. I swat at him and Kaylee laughs too.
"Yes a kid. Besides everyone is a kid to me." I roll my eyes.
"For future reference I would prefer sis." I turn and see him smiling at me. He winks at me and says, "Gotcha."
We finally reach our destination and when I open the door I can see the shock of everything finally reach his face.
"Wasn't what you were expecting?" I smirked. He shook his head.
"Nah, but I think it's perfect for what it's worth."
"Good then let's get you settled in." I walk in ahead of him with Kaylee silently tagging along.
"Well you can pick any bed that is not those two over there. You will have your own bathroom right over there. Our 'library' is in this general area as you can see. If you go outside there is a little garden to grow herbs and stuff in. It has a little hammock which I enjoy the most, and that's about it. Everything else you can really just see and figure out yourself." I say while I gesture and point all around the living space.
"Darn, looks like I'll actually have to put a towel on when I come out of the shower." Kaylee silently sulks to herself heading off towards the bathroom. Dylan looks kind of shocked himself. I just roll my eyes.
"With people she's close with she doesn't really know boundaries." Still confused he puts his baggage down near one of the beds.
"Well looks like this will be home for the next couple of weeks." I nod.
"You should probably get some sleep you'll be telling me everything you can possibly think of tomorrow."
"Right. Well night then." I smile at him genuinely.
"Night." I then get ready for bed and Kaylee and I go to sleep on our side of the cabin while my brother Dylan gets himself ready for the night. Finally when all is quiet and I think they are both asleep I let out a heavy sigh. What is my future going to be like? What is Dylan like? What if he doesn't like me for a sister? What am I really doing with Nico? So much to figure out, yet so little time it seems. At least for tonight though everything seems to just fit into place. A nice place I suppose.
WELP SORRY FOR TAKING TO LONG ON THIS CHAPTER I'M A BIT OF A NUT I GUESS THERE WAS A BIT OF BLOCK THERE TOO I GUESS MOSTLY JUST DISTRACTIONS AND SCHOOL. ANYWHO HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS AS WELL AS THE SEASON AND CAN'T WAIT TO READ WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO SAY AND UPDATE MOST LIKELY NOT UNTIL THE NEW YEAR AND IN THAT CASE HAPPY NEW YEAR WHILE I'M AT IT.