Trent Rodgers, Lexy Cruz, Ellie Green, and Nick Anderson are on their quest...

Ellie's POV

As the four of us walked down Half-blood hill I watched Lexy's expression grow curious as we approached the Gray Sister's taxi. It was a smokey gray instead of the usual New York yellow.

Wait a second, it was made out of smoke.

I looked back at Lexy whose smile grew devious. Uh-oh, nothing good ever came from that smile.

She turned to me, smirking, and whispered, "There's no room."

"Huh?" I asked stupidly.

She shoved me into the taxi where I landed sprawled on Nick, who was looking amused.

"Ow, what was that for?" I asked. I was so going to bruise even before the monsters attacked.

"Move it, El," demanded Lexy who was smirking at me. "There's no room for the four of us."

I threw her the dirtiest look I could muster, and avoided Nick's gaze as I climbed into his lap. I was totally blushing. I hoped I wasn't heavy.

This was going to be a long ride.

"Let's go," muttered a raspy voice who was the driver. Wait, not driver, drivers.

There were three old lady's crammed into the front seat. They each had dirty, stringy hair that covered their empty eye sockets, bony hands, and ash-colored dresses.

The sister driving suddenly floored the accelerator, and my head would have slammed onto the headrest in front of me if it weren't for Nick who wrapped his toned arms around my waist.

I would be lying if I said I didn't get a slight shiver up my back from his sudden warmth, and closeness.

A prerecorded voice sounded over the speaker, Hi this is Ganymede, cup-bearer to Zeus, and when I'm out buying wine for the Lord of the Skies, I always buckle up!

I glanced down and saw a chain peeking out from in between Lex and Nick's thighs.

There was no way the chain belt buckle would fit around me and Nick. I saw Nick staring at me, his gray-blue eyes were twinkling.

A faint smile played on his lips as he leaned in towards my ear, "Don't worry, I got you." He proceeded to hug my waist tighter, bringing my back closer to his toned chest. Somehow, I felt like he knew how smooth he was.

Most girls would have probably swooned at his words, but I noticed Lexy grinning triumphantly as if she won something, so I got annoyed again.

See? I did not like Nick. At all.

The cab swerved and veered sharply, and I was glad Nick was holding me so tightly. Now I understood why he and Trent looked so annoyed when they heard that we would have to travel in the taxi.

"Watch it! Move out of the way!" Rasped a voice, as a sister grabbed for the wheel. The cab swerved to the right, which made me crash into the window.

"I would have seen that if you had given me the eye Anger!" yelled another sister, who was groping a sister's face (whom I assumed to be Anger).

Wait, give her the eye?

Apparently the sisters had one eye between the three of them.

One slimy bloodshot eye.

I cringed in Nick's arms, and he chuckled lightly. I could feel the vibrations in his chest, which just made me blush again. Wait, I was so not blushing! Not cause of Nick or anything.

"Move!" yelled another sister. The taxi veered towards the left to avoid an incoming truck. I felt Lexy's shoulder bump into mine.

I was feeling slightly queasy by now, and the sisters continued to argue.

"Brake Tempest!" shrieked Anger who was talking to the driver.

The four of us lurched forward, and my forehead brushed the headrest.

I heard Trent groan, as he muttered darkly, "Why did we agree to this again?"

He looked ready to hurl.

We careened down the road again, and I heard a clamor of car horns sound at us, as we twisted between traffic.

Finally we swayed to a stop in front of New York City's Grand Central Station.

Trent promptly threw open the door and rushed out before the cab fully stopped, Lexy followed quickly.

I felt a flutter in my stomach as I slid off of Nick's lap.

"Thanks," I mumbled quietly.

"No problem."

A/N: Original Scenes coming soon! (next in fact!) Please please please review!