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Chapter One

Amber's POV

It all started as a pretty normal day. Skye and I were too busy pranking Noah, Alex, and Lucas. Lucas was up to his usual retarded kleptomaniac tricks. Noah was practically living in the pool, and Alex was flitting around like a blonde Superman.

Caly, Theo, and Jasmine were off doing Zeus knows what.

I sat down under the huge weeping willow in Skye's part of the backyard. We were watching Alex and Lucas trying to push each other into the pool. They were both pitifully failing. Noah was calmly sitting at the bottom, staring up at them.

"How did I get stuck with an idiotic brother?" I asked Skye.

She shrugged and tucked her dark brown hair behind her ears. Her icy blue eyes were fixed on Alex. She tugged on her black snap back and pulled it lower over her eyes. She grinned.

"You know…. It would be such a shame if the wind picked up… or if the water just grabbed those retards into the pool." She mock sighed.

I felt my face split into a mischievous grin. "Yeah… such a shame…" I whispered. I concentrated on the water in the pool. It slowly began to churn, but it wasn't noticeable… yet.

Lucas caught on fire. Alex scrambled away.

"Dude! No fair!" he protested.

Lucas cackled. "That'll teach you to-" Lucas was interrupted by a flash of lightning. Within a blink of an eye, his shirt was charred.

"Seriously, Grace?" he asked, a murderous glint in his eyes.

I stared at the two boys, curios about the outcome.

"Bring it on, Valdez!" Alex cried.

Oh, he was not disappointed. Sadly, it wasn't Lucas who brought it on. Skye and I hooted with laughter when a cold wind brushed past Lucas and Alex, and then two hands of water sprung out of the pool and grabbed them, flinging them into the water.

Lucas broke the surface of the water. "AMBER!" He shouted.

"Yes, Archie?" I smiled sweetly, knowing he hated his nickname.

"You. Are going. To freakin. Pay." He growled.

Skye, being the best friend that she is, jumped into the convo and charmed Lucas. "But what did she do wrong, Lucas? Is was just a joke. Can't you let it go?" she asked. Her voice was like silk, smooth and comforting.

Lucas absentmindedly nodded. Skye turned to me; I could tell she was trying to hold in laughter. "He won't stay charmed for long. Let's go!"

I grinned. "Gladly."

We got up and sprinted towards her house. Our hair flying behind us. We collapsed on the front step. The door opened, and there, standing in all their glory, was our mothers.

They stared at our flushed faces and disheveled hair. "Do I even want to know?" Aunt Piper asked.

Skye shook her head at the same time I nodded. We stared at each other, and then the dam broke. We broke into howling fits of laughter, desperately trying to keep ourselves from clutching our stomachs and rolling around.

'Cause that would've been a tad dramatic.

"WHERE ARE THEY?" I heard Alex's voice cry.

We quickly hushed. Our mom's both arched an eyebrow.

"AMBER LYNN DELILAH JACKSON, I AM GOING TO FRIGGIN KILL YOU FOR THISE!" Alex shouted again.

"Dude! Shut up! You'll wake the people over in China." I heard Lucas say.

Skye and I locked eyes. "The trees." We both said in unison. We climbed the apple tree that was in her front yard. I felt my gray beanie slip on my golden blonde hair. I casually tugged it over.

I sat down on my favorite tree branch next to Skye. I plucked a magic apple, rinsed it with some water (duh), and bit into it, savoring the taste.

Skye swung her black jeans clad legs and seated herself in the middle of a forked branch. She crossed her legs and took an apple for herself.

"I overheard our parents talking last night." She said after swallowing her bite of fruit.

"Well? Whadidjya hear?" I asked, taking another bite.

"I didn't get all of it, since it was through the vent, but I think the gods want something." Skye answered.

I gulped down the apple. It suddenly didn't seem so appetizing anymore. "But… what does that have to do with anything? The gods want a lot of things."

"Yeah, but I overheard our names… well except for the younger ones." Skye said, staring down at her apple.

I examined my own fruit.

"Well…I hope it isn't something dangerous or whatever. Because there is no way I want to go through what my parents went through." I told her.

"Yeah… that would really suck for you. You're parents had some pretty bad luck."

I snorted. "Pretty bad? They went through hell and back, for Hades sake. My dad had his memory wiped and was asleep for eight months. My mom took a poisoned knife when she was our age. Pretty bad? More like 'the-Fates-are-waiting-to-see-how-much-they-can-handle' luck." I rambled.

Skye stayed silent. She stared at her apple, as if trying to find the secrets of the universe hidden in the seeds.

I looked away, embarrassed at my little outburst.

"I just hope it isn't anything serious." I heard Skye's voice say.

I nodded in agreement. We were both silent.

But of course, the moment was ruined by Alex and Lucas, whp had discovered our hiding spot.

"Aha! The lost treasure has be found!" Lucas cackled.

But we didn't answer. The boys must've seen our forlorn faces, because their attitude quickly changed.

"Hey… are you guys okay?" Lucas asked. He sat beside me and put an arm around my shoulder. The branch sagged under our combined weight.

On normal circumstances, I would've pushed him away and gave him a slap upside the head. But now… I don't know…

Skye nodded. But they didn't look convinced. Lucas and Alex both gazed down at the ground. Skye caught my eye.

She gave me a snarky grin and a twinkle in her eyes shined.

It was an act.

Lucas looked up and Skye quickly changed her face. "You guys are sure you're okay?"

Skye didn't answer. I looked up and sadly smiled.

"Yeah….but.."

"But what?"

"It's just…," I quickly gave him a mischievous smile," THIS!" I shouted. I shot Lucas in the face with a jet of ice cold water. Alex nearly toppled off the tree in surprise.

Lucas angrily opened his mouth but was met by another stream of water.

My mom's voice called out from below. "Guys! Come on, there's a meeting for us on Mount Olympus at 4, we gotta leave now!"

Skye and I jumped down and raced for the car, running for our lives. Alex and Lucas followed closely behind.

And that was the last normal hours I would have for a very long time.

Author's Note

There's chapter one! I'll try to update every Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Thanks for reading! R&R?

~keep up your perfection~

JiperxPercabeth