Italics are thoughts

Leo pov

"Hey, I need the design!" I yelled.

I waited, usually she'd yell back by now.

I looked over to the table and there she was, sleeping. I laughed, just how old was she?

"Mmmm." Ariel said and started stirring. I stopped; if I woke her up I'll be feeling the wrath of hell.

I walked up to the table to turn off the music when I spotted her design. It was a shadow of a person surrounded by flames. I was about to take it when I saw little hand writing in the corner. It said, The girl of shadows was saved by the boy with flames.

I smiled at the sleeping girl, and picked her up bridal style and carried her to her room. When I got there Nico was already awake.

"Hey. You ok?" He asked.

"Me? You're the one was fainted!" I exclaimed.

"True." Nico said. And I thought I was hard to deal with.

"Be good to her." Nico said.

"What?!" I said. That was the last words I thought I ever hear from Nico.

"You're the only person she can touch; I want you to take care of her. You're the only person she can't hurt, she even hurts me." Nico explained.

I nodded, "I will, but Nico I'm not marrying her, lighten up." I told him.

"She should meet Hazel I think they would get along." Nico said.

I laughed, "I think so too." I said.

"You can put her down now." Nico said fighting back a smile.

"Huh… Oh!" I started blushing like crazy. She weighs nothing I forgot she was in the same room.

I walked back to my cabin in silence and without dinner but I wasn't hungry anymore. She was really sweet, but I feel bad that she always has to be on guard with everyone. I got to my bed and as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out.

In my dream, I was surrounded by a cave. Everything was dark besides one lake that kept simmering when I took a step further, almost as saying Hurry up Leo. Haven't got all day.

By the water was a man, I couldn't see him clearly, all I could tell was he was indeed a man. "Who are you?" I asked, everything I learned as a demigod told me not to trust a man I just meet, or let alone someone in my dream.

"Hades." The man replied. Crap. Maybe he's one of those strict parents, and I did hold on to his daughter to long.

Being the idiot I was I blurted, "Is this about me holding you daughter, it's just I forgot she was there, maybe she doesn't eat…"

"Enough." Hades said cutting me off. "It's not about that, and if I like it or not. You are a huge part of my daughter's life take care of her, or else." I widened my eyes to the size of golf balls while my dream shattered.

I woke up in a cold sweat, it looked like 6am. I looked around my cabin, since the Hephaestus kids were usually up late doing projects I found them all passed out with something in their hands.

I yawned and got changed into an orange camp shirt and a baggy pair of shorts and jogged out. I tried thinking about anything but that dream, but that was easier said than done.

Everything reminded of it, the trees that I could set on fire, then Ariel's' weird black fire, and then Hades tossing me in hell if I treated his daughter wrong. Also, if I looked at the weapons it reminded of Ariel's sword, and then I'm back to thinking of her dad.

Before I realized were I was I was at Hade's cabin. I knocked on the door, and entered. I found Ariel on her bed, reading… It looked like manga. It read Shugo Chara, "Ariel?"

She jumped, and dropped the book. She glared at me and pouted, "I was on the part where Ikuto was going to claim his love." She said.

Today she wore a short sleeve shirt with a black skirt, and a hat with an anime girl who had teal pigtails. "Sorry I stopped his confession. Who's the girl on your hat?" I asked.

Her face lit up, "Miku Hatsune!" At that Nico stirred, she ran out of the room. I stood there for a second until I realized what happened. I raced outside to see her, waiting, "Let us go eat." She said, waiting for me to walk.

"Don't you know how to say can't or let's?" I asked. "I don't like using them." At the word don't, her voice took a Japanese accent.

"May we eat?" Ariel asked.

"We shall eat, for thouth daylight and heaven could not stop the hunger growing inside me!" I said, trying my best to act like Romeo.

"Shut up!" She said interrupting me.

"Awwww… Babe you're no fun!" I complained. She shook her head and entered the dining pavilion. She stopped, her eyes widened and she started shaking.

She along with everyone in the whole place froze with her. "Come on." I said gently. She only nodded.

Ariel pov

I could not take it, Leo guided me along, telling me what to do, and I did what he said but half-heartily. Leo guided me to a table with two guys who both had the same mop of curly brown hair.

"Freak." I looked around to see a girl across the room was glaring at me. How did I hear that? "Travis, Connor, this is Ariel!"

I waved, "Hi…" I whispered.

The older twin eyes bulged, "You're that girl I saw fight! Man, you're a good fighter!" HUH! "Yeah" his brother Conner agreed. Leo laughed, while his finished making a napkin airplane with flames on the side.

Connor and Travis both nodded their heads, Travis said. "So we heard no one saw either of you yesterday? Were you doing?" "You know what?" Connor finished.

Leo blushed, but I didn't understand what they were talking about. "May we continue with what you started?" I asked.

They both shouted, "THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!"

I blinked, "Who cares what she was saying, and I meant what did you mean when you said you know what?" I asked.

Leo sweat dropped, "Have you even tried a McRib?" Leo asked. I shook my head. "You have much to learn gothic grasshopper." He told me.

"But first," Travis started, "We need to have the "talk" with you. OW! KATIE!"

A black haired girl stood beside Travis, "That's what you get for being an idiot." Katie told him.

Doesn't anyone have common sense! Girl with creepy death powers equal STAY AWAY! Katie smiled at me and gives me syrup with my waffles, "Don't you know it taste better with syrup?" Katie said.

Everyone joked and laughed, while I eat quietly. I could not take this anymore, "Why are you here?" I asked. Leo froze, knowing where this was going.

"Leo! You haven't told her about the gods yet? Man you must think we're weird." Katie said, I stopped her "Why are you talking to me, if you are going to leave I want you to leave now."

I closed my eyes not wanting to watch them leave, I signed when I heard footsteps. Suddenly I felt someone squeeze my shoulders. I froze, she didn't move, "We know you didn't mean to hurt Percy or Annabeth. We are scared of you but we don't run from fear. We're demigods! We face it with all the courage we have! Also, you seem nice!" Katie said.

I would have smiled, but I sat frozen and just nodded. This oddly felt ok, but I was scared, of human touch. She let go and I nodded.

Leo gave me thumbs up, but then Travis opened his mouth, "Yeah! But you still scare us, so Connor, are we going to prank her?" "I think so brother." Connor replied. I shot them a glare, "You would not dare, or I will have to prank you back."

Travis and Connor got a wide grin, but I beat them to it, "Prank war." I declared and I used my best scary smile, which meant have been scary enough but I made my eyes red like the apple Katie was eating.

They gulped, "What?" I asked changing my eye color back. "NNNNOTHING!" The twins yelled. Leo laughed, "Dude, come on. Are you trying to beat team Leo and ArAra? Girl! It's on!" He said while snapping his fingers.

We laughed, even me. After breakfast Leo and I went to get my schedule for the week, "Leo?" I asked. I played with the sword bracelet he gave me at breakfast, even if he will not tell me what the Greek words say.

I understand a little, but my reading was never good. All I got from the words was shadows. "Yeah?" Leo asked. "Can we go see Annabeth and Percy?" I said, I closed my eyes expecting a no.

He laughed, "Of course! I'll get your schedule and then join you."

"Ok. Thank you soooo much! But you do not have to! I can!" I told him quickly. He shook his head and pointed to the clinic. I nodded and I ran past him, pretending to be a plane, with my arms spread wide.

Leo pov

I stared. For the millionth time, I wondered how old she thought she was. I shook my head and headed to Chiron, when I got there it was pretty easy. All I had to do was ask for it, he gave to me and left.

I knew Ariel was waiting for me, but I needed to ask someone something. Someone who could help her, Rachael. For those who don't know Rachael, well she's pretty bad ass.

She's a mortal but she can see through the mist and she's now the Oracle, which means she possesses the spirit of a dead girl and can see the future. She might know ANYTHING about Ariel.

When I entered her cave, I couldn't find her. I walked around until I heard, "Hi Leo." She appeared from the shadows and I jumped, "AH! Don't do that!" I shrieked.

"I sensed you would come." Rachael said smirking.

"I don't care if Chuck Norris told you! Don't do that!" I yelled. "Sorry. You want to ask about Ariel?" She asked. "Is that another Oracle thing?" I asked.

"You never come and she's always hanging out around you." She explained. "Oh… Do you know anything?" I asked.

"Sorry. All I know is that her past has more secrets than she realizes. Some she might not want to know." Immediately, Rachael eyes turned green, green mist surrounded her, and she smiled at me. She walked towards me and put a hand on my head.

My world faded to darkness, then changing colors until they formed a woman who looked like Ariel but with a sadder face and Hades. All hell is going down, they BOTH want to scold me!

"Hades! What do we do?" She looked depressed, "I don't know." Hades muttered, "No one knows how long Ariel has. Where is she now?" Hades asked.

"Sleeping. What if that miracle happens like you told me?" Ariel's mother asked.

"With each miracle something bad has to happen to her. I think I have an idea what it would be." Hades said darkly.

"Please! Beg to the other gods!" Ariel's mother begged. "You don't know what will happen if I do that." Hades said before leaving.

Leo's dream shattered and he was in the cave again, with Rachael watching. "Got what you need?" Rachael asked. I nodded and walked away.

I went to the clinic to see Ariel inside with Annabeth and Percy wide awake, talking, but Ariel seemed closed off. Annabeth was in bed with her leg in a cast and Percy looked really pale, and he went to the beach every other day!

When I got there, Ariel's face didn't look like the little kid I saw last time. I think people called it a façade, her whole face was emotionless.

"It's not your fault." Annabeth said.

"Yeah." Percy added.

"You too almost got killed and I doubt that it was Bob the Builder." She said. I swallowed uncomfortably, I wondered if I should tell her about my vision, but something told me she was gonna kill me if I spoke about that.

I smiled, "Almost. Key word right there." I joked. Annabeth shot me a look, that said shut up. I ignored it.

"Ariel, trust me these people are cool, but I'm HOT!" She smiled a little, and behind her back they both had their mouth wide open.

"Look. We just have to watch out. Everyone here is dangerous, it's just that you express it more." Annabeth said.

"Sorry." She muttered.

"Don't worry." Annabeth said. "Are you allowed to leave today?" Ariel asked.

"No but tomorrow we can." Percy said.

"Bye. Cast you guys later." Ariel said and started smiling and blushing, while I started laughing like mad. "I need to remember that one." I said wiping my eyes.

"See ya guys. Come on Ariel we gotta go." She nodded, and was still blushing. "Bye!" Annabeth called.

When we exited the clinic I handed her, her paper with the list of activities. "Sorry." Ariel said. I gave her a strange look, "Ariel, you know you can trust me and my friends. She looked away, "Do you trust me?" I asked.