Yay! I'm updating quicker! No internet again…. -.- It only comes when I'm done writing, it seems. So, Chapter 7… hope you guys like it! :D This will go to Carmelita, Rick, and Louis. I myself was squealing when writing chapter 6. I need to go back to the mortal world. *sigh

Disclaimer: Don't own anything. Just the OCs and plot.

Carmelita POV

I really couldn't take in what I just saw. Alexis appeared right from a rainbow, after her father, Hermes, threw a coin into the model fountain at the living room table. I can't really remember what he said, but I only made out 'Iris'. Isn't Iris the Greek goddess of rainbows? And when he started getting angry at Ms. Cruz, there was a storm. And how could he have so much children? I pondered this over. There was suddenly a knock on my door. "Lita, your boy friends are here," my mom said. I laughed. My mom was still a little confused with English. Rick and Louis, who I started dating the morning Alexis was gone, came in. Rick gave me a fist pound (I always seemed to nearly break his knuckles when we did that, but he didn't mind) and Louis kissed my cheek. We all sat on the floor. Rick cleared his throat. "So… how are we going to find Alexis?" he asked. "What I'm more interested in is her dad. How did he just appear and suddenly cause a storm? How did Alexis," Louis winked at Rick when he said that, "suddenly appear from a rainbow? And how did that rainbow come from a golden coin in the water?" Louis asked. "You forgot about when Ms. Cruz suddenly lost her memory." I added. Rick nodded. "Let's narrow things down. Her dad's name is Hermes, who has many children and they're all living in one place, who caused a storm when he started fighting with Alexis' mom, who threw a gold coin in the fountain which caused Alexis to appear, who later added another because she was fading, and lastly, erased Ms. Cruz's memory." He said. I was pretty amazed with how Rick could remember things so easily. "Just remember he said something when he threw the coin." Louis said. "Something about Iris?" I said. Rick thought about it, then nodded his head. "Yeah. Something like, 'Iris, accept it and show me my daughter.' Right?" he said. I nodded. Louis raised his hands. "Whoaaaa, wait a sec. Is this dude a magician or something? I mean, you can't just throw a coin into a fountain and suddenly have a rainbow with Alexis' face on it." He said. I agreed. "But Iris…" Rick looked like he was racking his brain for something. "Iris, Greek goddess of rainbows. A rainbow was used to communicate with Alexis." He said. "Right you are, Rick Wayne." A voice said. We turned to see Alexis' dad in the room. I panicked. "How did you get here? My mom would never let strangers in." I said. He chuckled. I noticed he was holding a caduceus. "I am Hermes," he said, "God of winds."

I stared at him, waiting for him to say something like, 'SIKE!' or 'GOTCHA!'. But no, his face stayed calm. Louis stared at him. "Dude, you're joking, right?" he asked. Hermes shook his head. One of the snakes on the caduceus started moving. I'm George, it said. The other one started moving, too. George, you weren't supposed to move! It turned to us. I'm Martha. I yelped. "The-the snakes—they were—" Hermes smiled. "Talking to you? Well, of course. You're all clear-sighted." He said. Rick looked blank. "Wut." Was all he said. "I still think you're kidding. And what the heck is 'clear-sighted'?" Louis asked. Hermes shook his head. "I said I would explain, didn't I?" he asked. The three of us nodded. "Please meet me near Goode High. I will take you Alexis." "But what about our parents?" I asked. "We can't just leave." Louis said. "Don't worry. I told them already." Hermes said. I guess we all looked confused, because he laughed. "I'm a god, I can do stuff." He said. He then turned to mist and disappeared.

A/N: Back to Camp! :3 This is the same time in the afternoon when Hermes visited the trio. Enjoy this part!

Alexis POV

I did not enjoy movie night. At all. Never. It was the most embarrassing night of my life. Now everyone, and I mean everyone knows. Not just about my crush on Nico, but ALSO that I almost kissed him. Now everyone grins mischievously whenever they see me. I mean, come on! How can I concentrate on training when they're all staring at me? I left the Mess Hall after lunch and walked to the creek. It may have been the place of my most embarrassing moment, but it was quite peaceful. I was alone. I got my iPod out. The Hephaestus cabin somehow 'downloaded' internet to my iPod. I didn't wifi, because it was already there. Sometimes I thought about how amazing it was for everyone to have a special power here. I checked my Facebook. As usual, there were no notifications. I don't have many friends. I scrolled down my news feed in boredom. I liked a few statuses and stuff, but that was about it. Then I saw Andrea's status. I don't even know why I added her in the first place. I must have been out of my mind when I did that.

'pPl R LyK, jSt SOOOOO sCaReD oF Me tHaT tHeY ruN aWay. AleXis iS 1 oF deM. HaHa, wHaT a Sl*T.'

she put as her status. I put a comment.

'Need me to throw a dictionary and a grammar book, Andrea? You look like you really need one. But, of course, you can't read it. First in class my ass.'

I smiled at my comment. I checked on my Instagram, too. Just a few followers. There wasn't much to do, so I played some music. Paramore and Green Day soothe my mind. I seemed to forget about the incident last night. It was getting dark, so I got up and walked to my cabin. Travis and Connor were there. I didn't look at them and continued walking. "Hey, Alexis." Travis said. I rolled my eyes and lay on my bed. "Alexis, it wasn't us who put the video up there. We swear on the River Styx. We just made you bump into Nico, that's all." Connor said. I didn't answer. Juniper suddenly ran in. "Alexis, I'm so so sorry that I did that to you. I just wanted to tease you, you know. I'm really sorry if I hurt you." She looked at me with puppy eyes and I just couldn't resist. I hugged her. I suddenly started laughing. Everyone looked at me in confusion. When I finally stopped, everyone smiled. "Let's go eat dinner, everyone!" I said. We all went to dinner and Juniper gave me a hug. "Are you sure we're okay?" She asked worriedly. I smiled. "Of course we are. Now go to Grover. I'm sure he'd want to see you." I said. She hugged me again and ran off. I walked to the Mess Hall, greeted by everyone. Then I suddenly bumped into someone.

It was Nico.

Everyone stared at us, holding their breaths. Even the Ares cabin. My eyes lit up and I smiled. "Hey Nico." I said. "Um, hi Lex." He said. His stomach growled, and I was the only one who heard it. I giggled. He blushed. "You can go eat. I'm starving too." I said. I patted him on the back and walked to my table. Everyone seemed to relax. We were all chatting while eating, and when we finished, people did their own thing again. I walked to the Arena. Nico was practicing on a dummy. I cleared my throat. He looked at me. "Am I bothering?" I asked. He shook his head. "Challenge?" He asked me. I grabbed a sword, and we both started fighting. We fought until we were both tired. "Stop," he said breathlessly. "Whew. You're the second person to ever make me tired." He said. I laughed. "Who was the first?" I asked. "Percy. He's really good in fighting. Fought Kronos himself. We fought Gaea together." Nico said. But he looked sad. "I'm guessing you lost a few campers?" I said slowly. He nodded. "Do you want to talk about it?" I asked again. He sat down. I followed. "I once had a sister. Her name was Bianca." He told me the story of his life. From when he first came here to when the war with Gaea ended. I didn't interrupt him at all. I teared up a little. Imagine being hurt over and over again, and still being that sane? Wow. "So, now, how do you feel?" I asked. He looked at me. "Better than before. There weren't really that much people who ever took the time to listen to me. Besides, Percy needed a break. I smiled at Nico. "Now your turn." He said. I chuckled and told him about my boring life. There wasn't much to tell, and I ended up to when I came here. "Do you miss them?" he asked me. "Yeah. I do. I feel bad for leaving them, but it's just…. I'm scared. What will my mom do when I get back?" I said. Then he did something I never thought he did. He was hugging me.

Even if I wasn't as hurt as him.

Even if my life wasn't a huge struggle.

I hugged him back. Tightly. I didn't want to leave him. I wanted to stay like this. But we were interrupted by Percy, who looked like he ran a marathon. When he saw us, he grinned sheepishly. "Sorry if I'm interrupting, but…" he shook his head. "Follow me. You guys NEED to see this." We ran to the middle of the camp. Everyone was there. I held Nico's hand tightly. I could not believe what I saw. I saw my dad, but he wasn't alone. With my dad, there were 3 kids.

Carmelita, Louis, and Rick.

Rick POV

I went back home to get ready. I was finally going to see Alexis. I missed her. I had a crush on her ever since 6th grade, and I was broken when she ran away. Shattered. My mom smiled at me. "Getting a little excited, are you, Rick? I packed your bags for camp. Your dad's in your room. Say goodbye to him before you leave." I nodded. I ran up to my room. My dad was there. He gave me a man hug. "Bye dad." I said. "Goodbye, son. Now have a great time at that camp. Your mother and I will miss you." He said. I smiled. I got ready and grabbed my bag. I hugged my dad again and gave my mom a peck on the cheek. "Bye. I'll try to keep in touch if I can." They smiled. I ran to the playground, and Louis and Hermes were there. "Where's Lita?" I asked. Louis chuckled. "Still getting ready, I guess." He said. Then, as if on cue, Carmelita was running up to us. "Excited, Rick?" she asked me, winking. Louis laughed. Hermes chuckled and I found myself blushing. Hermes grabbed the 3 of us, I don't know how he could carry us though, and we suddenly disappeared from the playground. I closed my eyes because the wind was blowing in my face. We suddenly fell, and only Hermes was standing up. We were surrounded by a lot of kids, and I saw Alexis run into the scene. My heart skipped a beat. She was beautiful. Then a boy appeared behind her.

They were holding hands.

My heart seemed to stop.

Finally done with that! I'm sorry if this was pretty short, but I hope you loved it! Seems like there'll be a love triangle here, eh? Don't worry, I'll update as soon as I can. Love you guys! Please review, and thank you to EVERYONE! :D 3

~iheartcocacola