Chapter 7 Part 1:

"Sadie's going out on her first date! Sadie's going out on her first date!" Bast was screaming throughout the house as Sadie changed in her room.

Sadie was starting to regret telling Bast she was meeting a friend today. Though she doesn't know why Bast assumed it was a date, she'd only said "meeting."

Sadie sighed as she tried on what was probably the 20th outfit in her wardrobe. Finally she settled on a ruby colored t-shirt dress that went to her thighs, a belt, and short black leggings, finishing the outfit with her usual black military boots. For the occasion she had spent the remainder of last night dyeing her hair. She washed out the black and red dye and replaced it with a bleached streak running down her long bangs that were pinned back with a hair clip.

She guessed she looked good enough, she didn't know if she was supposed to dress formally or casual because Lex hadn't told her where they were heading. He had only called her yesterday evening to tell her to meet him on Fifth Avenue at 12PM, the same street the Empire State Building as on. She didn't think they would go there considering the whole issue with them possibly being disintegrated.

Sadie left her room grabbing her purse and her ivory wand, she always had a habit of bringing it everywhere with her because she didn't know when she would need to use it. Sadie found Bast in the living room chatting with Amos and Carter, she gave Sadie a bright smile when she saw her. "You look adorable!" Bast examined her closer

Sadie groaned and turned around. "Wait, where are you going?" Carter asked from the couch.

"My room to change, Bast said I looked adorable," Sadie muttered as she slowly walked to her room.

Bast grabbed her arm to stop her, "You look great, don't mind me! You actually look so grown up now. My little kitten is growing up." Bast looked genuinely sad and Sadie gave her a hug.

"I'm not growing that fast," she muttered. After a few goodbyes and Amos and Carter threatening to kill Lex if he tried to pull anything, Bast and Sadie set off to their destination. After 16 minutes they arrived at their destination precisely at 12:00.

"Bye Bast!" Sadie said as she looked around for Lex.

"Do you want me to park and help you find him?" Bast asked concerned.

"Nah, I can find him on my own. Thanks for the ride Bast, later," Sadie said exiting the car. She waved her goodbyes and Bast sped off. Sadie searched the busy street for a sign of Lex. She knew he wouldn't ditch her here so she walked up and down the street.

As she was going down 5th Avenue for the 2nd time she stumbled to the ground as she was knocked into by some crazy guy running. It took Sadie a moment to realize that the guy had just stolen her purse. Sadie got up quickly and chased after the guy, she didn't mind too much him stealing her money but her wand was in there.

Sadie chased after him for two blocks but the guy was pretty fast. She was just about to lose him then, Wham! The guy who had stolen her purse went flying into the cement. Sadie caught up to him and hastily grabbed her purse. Then she saw Lex standing a few feet away from the thief. He was smiling at her and approached her.

"Hey!" he said as if nothing had just happened a few seconds before.

Sadie watched as the thief stood up shakily before looking at the two of them and running away.

"That was some nice tripping action," Sadie grinned at Lex.

Lex laughed and took her hand in his own, leading her down fifth avenue, "You look beautiful," Lex said making Sadie turn the color of her dress.

"You look nice too," Sadie said as she looked him over. He actually did. Although he had already been quite good looking before, now Sadie could tell he was trying to impress her. His normally messy brown hair was combed neatly, though it was still in his eyes. He wore a thin white long sleeved shirt that made Sadie nearly choke on her gum when she realized she could clearly make out his muscles underneath it. And he had on plaid shorts and black and white Vans canvas shoes.

They walked together hand-in-hand down the busy street. Sadie marveled at the feeling of her first "meeting" with a boy besides her brother, as she held on to his warm hand. "So where are we going?" Sadie questioned for the first time.

AN:/ I've been to New York once, and that was a while ago. So people from New York don't kill me for making every landmark I've ever heard of close to the Empire State building. :-)

"I thought we could go to Central Park, you haven't eaten lunch yet right?" He said a bit worried.

Sadie shook her head, "Nope, I was too nervous." She said before smacking herself on the head for admitting that out loud.

"Me too," Lex said.

They both stopped at a street vendor to pick up food. Sadie chose a hot dog and an ice cream cone and Lex chose a slice of pizza.

They sat next to the lake (an:/ Is there a lake in Central Park? Lol, let's pretend there is) in the middle of Central Park. They both took off their shoes and stuck their feet in the cold water as they ate. Sadie quickly ate her hot dog maneuvering awkwardly as she tried to hold her ice cream cone at the same time. "Perhaps I should have chosen one at a time," Sadie said embarrassed at the quickly melting ice cream cone that she held in her hand. She tried to lick as much of the melting bit as she could but she got a brain freeze.

"Brain freeze?" Lex asked sympathetically as he watched her struggling. Sadie nodded, she was making a mess. Some of her ice cream had dripped onto her dress, much to her disappointment. And somehow she managed to get some on her cheek. She probably looked a mess.

Lex leaned over and kissed her cheek where the ice cream was. "Got it," He said smiling at her his eyes twinkling mischievously.

Sadie blushed from embarrassment, she was starting to suspect that he was doing stuff just to make her blush. Quickly, Sadie leaned over and kissed his cheek much to his surprise, making him blush for once. Sadie stuck her tongue out at him as he touched where she had just kissed him, his face still red.

After they were both finished eating and a small feet water splash fight later they set off to their next destination.

"Do you really think this is such a good idea?" Sadie asked, nervous upon hearing Lex wanted to take a tour of the Empire State building. They were holding hands again as they made their way to the Empire State Building. Lex had insisted they visit it since Sadie had shown interest in going upon hearing Olympus was inside somewhere.

"If we're careful I don't see why not. It's not like we're going in there to start trouble with them," Lex said lightly. Sadie was starting to think the kiss she had given him was affecting his brain. She didn't want to get blasted into tiny pieces by the Greek gods.

Lex held her hand more firmly, they were in front of the building now, "I won't let anything happen to you, I promise. But I do think we should be careful. No magic and don't say their names."

"Their names?" asked a confused Sadie, "What's wrong with saying their names?"

"Names are a source of power, much like the Egyptians. They might take notice of us more if we start saying their names aloud. And the last thing we would want is attention from them," He was smiling but Sadie could tell he wasn't taking the situation lightly.

Sadie trusted him and they entered the building. The building opened up to a large marble hallway. The place was bustling with energy. Businesswomen and businessmen briskly walked past. There were also people in casual clothes looking around.

"Stay here, I'll go see if they can fit us in with a tour group," Lex said before walking away towards the tourist desk.

Sadie looked around observing everything, wondering where Olympus could be in the big building. As she was staring at the people she noticed a guy with black hair and a pale face wearing a skull and cross bones t-shirt, it was Nico. Sadie was about to run over to him when she noticed he was with a group of people.

He was talking to a girl with gray eyes and blonde hair and another boy who had black hair and green eyes. Amongst them was a guy in a wheelchair and a lot of other kids big and small. Some of them looked scary, one girl looked to be 6 feet tall and was very buff.

Something told Sadie to stay away but after seeing Nico disappear so suddenly the other day she didn't want to lose him now. "Nico!" She called as she ran over to him. Nico didn't seem to hear her as he kept walking. Sadie ran up to him, pushing through the group he was with and tapped him on his shoulder brusquely. "Didn't you hear me dirt boy? I was calling for you," Sadie asked.

By now all the people in his group turned their attention to them. "Aww Nico's got a girlfriend," cooed a tall looking boy with brown hair and upturned eyebrows. Sadie thought he looked like an elf.

"She's not my girlfriend," Nico said harshly. Sadie was taken aback at his harsh tone before she remembered that the previous day they had gotten into an argument.

"Yeah, I'm not," Sadie said just as harsh, two could play that game. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay, you vanished yesterday. I thought maybe someone was picking on you." Nico's eyes widened before returning to a glare. She knew then that he knew she had seen him the other day.

"Sadie I have our tickets," said Lex suddenly behind her. She turned around to find Lex who was staring intently at the group Nico was with, his eyes had that dark look from the other day when he revealed his contempt towards the Greeks.

Sadie knew it was probably best to separate Lex from the others and nodded, she turned back towards Nico and her glare vanished as she saw Nico's sudden gloomy face. "I'm glad you're okay Nico," Sadie said sincerely, "See you later."

Nico didn't say anything, he only stared into her eyes. Sadie could see the hurt in them and she felt bad. She watched with a pain in her stomach, as Nico and the group he was with entered the elevator.

Lex and Sadie followed the group tour through the Empire State Building. Although Sadie was trying to get back that light-hearted feeling Lex and her had earlier, she was finding it hard after seeing Nico. She felt bad about hurting him and even got to questioning what exactly she was doing with Lex. She'd told herself since meeting Anubis, that she'd wait for him. But realistically speaking, he was a god and they hadn't even seen each other since then. He hadn't put much effort into their "relationship" either.

"Do you want to escape from the tour group?" Lex asked Sadie as she was spacing out while their tour guide led them through a room of photography.

Sadie could tell she was being a bad date at the point and nodded, smiling at him to make it seem like everything was okay. Lex grabbed her hand and they quickly snuck past everyone. They decided to explore on their own a bit.

As they were walking through some office rooms Lex confronted her about her drastic mood change. "You've been quiet ever since you saw Nico," He said quietly. Sadie could tell that he was peeved. "Did something happen between the two of you?"

"No not really," Sadie said sadly, "Well besides the fact that he probably hates me."

Lex shook his head bitterly and stepped in front of her, stopping her from walking. "He doesn't hate you at all," Lex said, "He likes you a lot."

Sadie stared at the floor, she was even more depressed. "That's why he hates me. He looked so hurt when he saw us together."

Lex winced and sighed, "Do you want to go home?" Sadie was at a dilemma and she knew now she had to stop playing around. She had three options, and that alone puzzled her – she was never this popular with guys in London. But there was Anubis, the mysterious and handsome god of Funerals that had spiked her interest a year ago. They had chemistry, but the separation between the two - physically and mentally- was too great. Nico, if he ever spoke to her again, was a lot like her. They dressed the same way and they both had a stubborn temperament. But he was a demigod apparently, and going by what Lex was saying, they were dangerous. That was probably why the Greeks had been kept secret from them for so long. And finally there was Lex, he was a fighter, handsome, and had a nice personality. But most importantly he was here now wanting her, and there wasn't really anything stopping them from being together.

She took a deep breath and gathered courage to respond, "I don't want to go home," his eyes widened in surprise, "And I'm sorry for acting like a baby the past hour. I was just conflicted, but I've made a decision."

"And that decision is?" Lex asked.

"Well I said I would stay didn't I?" Sadie pointed out.

Lex grinned, "Well I guess you did. So does this mean you're my girlfriend now?"

Sadie blushed and nodded. She could feel butterflies fluttering in her stomach as she replied, "And I guess this means you're my boyfriend now?" Lex smiled nodding at her and then took her hand. They walked around the building for little while before leaving.

Chapter 8 part 2:

AN:/ If you dislike Salex you can completely skip this part of the chapter. There's not too much plot development. Just some fluff.

"So how was Olympus," Lex asked once they were outside the building.

Honestly Sadie didn't know how or where Olympus was in the building. They had supposedly went to the top floor without noticing anything, she guessed it was hidden somewhere. "I wish we could've seen it, I bet they have chocolate fountains and candy houses," Sadie said grinning at the idea.

"I don't think Olympus is Candy Land," Lex said laughing.

"Who do you think those people were with Nico?" Sadie asked Lex as they were walking down 5th avenue again.

"Demigods." Lex said, his good mood didn't seem to dimmer from the usual mention of the Greeks, "Do you want to see a movie?" Lex asked suddenly. Sadie didn't have any objections. It was around 3PM and Bast wasn't going to pick her up until 7.

They bought tickets to Kick Ass. Sadie loved Hitgirl, she reminded her of herself. As they were watching the movie Sadie had to keep from laughing out loud as Lex did the yawning-move so he could wrap his arm around her. But she cuddled up on his arm nonetheless. After the movie was over it was around 6PM, leaving them an hour before they had to go. They sat outside the theater on a bench singing the main theme from the movie. Sadie laughed at him butchering the lyrics.

"We have an hour left, anything you want to do?" Sadie asked as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"This is kind of nice. Just sitting here," He said resting his head on hers. They sat there for a while until some old lady told them how cute they looked together. They decided to go somewhere a little more private. They walked back to Central Park and sat on a small hill, laying down on the grass next to each other looking at the stars.

"I had fun today," Sadie said breaking the silence.

"Me too," Lex said softly.

Sadie lay there on the grass biting her bottom lip, she was getting antsy. "Lex…"

"Hmm," He answered.

Sadie sat up on her elbows, "I think this would be a good moment to kiss me now."

Lex jerked up, Sadie could see his eyes widen in the darkness. "Are you sure," He said hesitantly.

Sadie nodded, "If now isn't the right time with the stars shining, a full moon, I don't know what is."

Lex nodded and slowly reached his arm around her so that he was partially covering her and leaned his head forward. Sadie grew tense, her heart raced, the butterflies inhabiting her tummy were having a dance rave, and his body heat was making her dizzy. Then his lips fell onto hers. Sadie's mind went blank as he kissed her, only noting that his warm lips vaguely tasted like Skittles gum.

They kissed for what felt like hours until Sadie pulled her head back slightly to get some air. "Wow, that was nice," She said not caring that her face was probably glowing red in the darkness.

Lex smiled and rested his forehead against hers and pecked her on the lips before laying back on grass.

They both lay there in silence looking at the stars. Sadie was drifting off to sleep when Lex shook her slightly.

"It's almost 7," He said.

"Oh crap, I completely forgot. I guess I should head back now so Bast doesn't go nuts wondering where I am," Sadie said looking at her watch. She panicked when she saw it was 5 minutes until 7. They quickly ran to 5th Avenue and Sadie just made it as she saw Bast pulling up to stop at the curb.

"Well there's my ride," Sadie said lamely. She was still a little brain dead from their kiss earlier.

"I had a great time," Lex said. He then leaned down and gave her a short sweet kiss. "See you Monday," He smiled at Sadie as she awkwardly stumbled into the car.

Once Sadie was inside she zoned out as Bast began to congratulate her. She knew she was going to have to tell Bast everything that had happened in detail and she was not looking forward to the conversation. But at least she could confirm that he did in fact chew Skittles gum.

AN:/

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