So I finally got my internet back! I'm planning to make a few plot twists, just so you know. Sorry if I took long. . Summer duties. xD

This'll be ALL about Rick. Poor dude needs atten-shun.

Disclaimer: Rick Riordan owns it. Not me. I just have my plot and OCs.

Rick POV

I have to admit, I was a little jealous that Louis was a demigod. Why couldn't I be a demigod? Alexis was a demigod. Now Louis' a demigod. What's next? Carmelita being a goddess while I stay a mortal? It's just not fair. I know they're my friends, but sometimes I wish I could just be special for a day. I didn't celebrate my birthday. It was the day that my grandmother had died. I feel like a cracked egg. My life is shattered. I suddenly felt the need to go home. I walked to the Big House and started packing. Alexis came running in.

"Rick, what are you doing?", she asked.

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm packing, Alexis." I said, a little harsh. I never called her 'Alexis'. She looked at me sadly.

"Does it have to do with Louis?" she asked. I looked at her. I went back to packing.

"Rick, you don't have to leave. I don't understand why you—"

"You left. You left us. You left me. So don't tell me I can't leave, Lex."

"I left for a reason, Rick. Your mom doesn't abuse you every single day."

"But you didn't tell me! You didn't tell me, Carmelita, or Louis! No goodbye! You just left! You know how much that hurt? Do you, Alexis? I wasn't hurt physically, no. I felt like someone had stabbed me in the heart enormous times. And then we came here, and I saw you— you have no idea how happy I was. Next thing I see, you're holding hands with a guy I don't know!"

"Rick, what the heck is your problem?! I'm not a baby! And just because you don't know Nico doesn't mean he's dangerous! I know I hurt you guys, and I'm sorry about that. But I'm happy here, and if you're not, then you have a problem somewhere in your head." She pointed to my forehead. I stared at her. She looked at me with sadness.

"Rick… tell me why. Tell me why you don't like Nico. Tell me why you were really hurt. Tell me why you don't like it here."

"You wouldn't understand. I love it here. It's just—"

"Just what?"

"I love you, Alexis! Do you know how long I had feelings for you?! Ever since I met you, I had feelings for you! But of course, I know your mom! Then I come here, and you're already with someone else! I love you, Alexis!"

We stood there, speechless. She sadly stared at me for a minute.

"I'm sorry, Rick. But you're like a brother to me."

"Then I don't see why I should stay here." I ran out of the room, leaving Alexis. I didn't turn to look back. I kept walking. I expected her to run after me, telling me to stop.

No one came.

I continued walking. I had passed Thalia's pine tree. I was already in Half-Blood Hill. I waited and closed my eyes for a few seconds. No one was there. No one ran up to me. Not even Alexis. I walked pass the border. There was a car. It was like someone was waiting for me. A man came out of the car and walked up to me.

Hermes.

Hermes looked at me, as if he was expecting me. He smiled.

"Leaving already?" he asked. I nodded.

"Yeah. I don't see why I should be there anyways."

"You need to be there, Rick."

"Give me one reason, Hermes. One reason I should be there."

He looked at me for a moment, then opened the door to his car. He motioned for me to go in. I went inside, and he appeared next to me. He started the car.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"Your home. That's where you were going, right?"

I thought about it for a moment. I did want to leave camp, but I didn't think of going home.

"Maybe we'll go somewhere I can give you a present." I looked at him in surprise. How did he know? Hermes smirked and started driving. I looked out the window. I thought about how I was left out. I thought about how Hermes knew. I thought about Alexis. The car stopped.

"Here we are." Hermes said.

We were at a beach. But no one was there. It was like a painting. The car was suddenly gone.

"Rick Kang."

I looked at him in surprise. People don't call me by my last name. Not even my teachers.

"Uh…Hermes?"

"Lord Hermes for now." I cleared my throat.

"Lord Hermes."

"Rick Kang, son of Kang Chin Ho and Alice Roberts, I give you my blessing." He put his hands over my head and I closed my eyes. When I opened them, I felt different. Hermes smiled proudly.

"What did you do to me?" I asked.

"Gave you my blessing. You're like my son now. You might be able to speak different languages, like Alexis. You might be fast. You'll have the power of a demigod."

"So…. What do I do?"

"If you go back to Camp Half-Blood, you can train and live with my sons and daughters. If you choose to go home, you can't do much."

"So basically, you did this to convince me to go back to Camp Half-Blood." I said a little angrily.

Hermes grinned. "Maybe a little. Why do you ask?"

"Because it's working."

Hermes smiled. "You're doing the right thing, Rick."

"But… since I have your blessing, it means I can't date Alexis."

"I'm sorry, Rick. But you've got to let her free. She loves you, but as a brother."

"Left in the brother-zone."

Hermes laughed at that. "You'll find the right one, kid. So how about we go back?" he asked. I nodded. We drove back to Camp Half-Blood, and I suddenly felt like Alexis was a sister. I was gonna have to apologize, whether I liked it or not. We arrived at Half-Blood Hill. Hermes offered to escort me. I shook my head. I wanted to go there alone. I passed the gate, and I was suddenly pushed to the ground.

Carmelita and Louis were hugging me like crazy.

"Rick, what the Hades?! Why'd you leave without telling us?! Alexis was crying like crazy!" Carmelita started yelling at me in Spanish.

"Carmelita, let him breathe!" Louis said.

"No. I left, and I'm sorry for what I did. I was just a little…."

"Jealous?" Alexis asked. Her eyes were bloodshot.

I sighed. "Yes." I muttered. "But I'm not anymore, ok? And I've been put at the Hermes cabin."

"Why? Tell us everything!"

I told Chiron, Lita, Louis, and Alexis what happened. Chiron smiled. "That's very nice of Hermes."

"So… we're siblings now?" Alexis asked.

"Yes. And I'm sorry for the way I acted towards you, Alexis. I love you, but now I love you as a sister."

"Aw, Rick." She gave me a hug. I could tell she was crying. I was beginning to tear up.

"BEST FRIENDS HUG!" Carmelita yelled. She and Louis jumped on me. We all laughed.

I slept at the Hermes cabin that night. Carmelita was alone in the Big House. For the past weeks I've been training, and I've begun to be acquaintances with Nico. I realized that I loved it here. But, soon I'd have to leave.

But I'll always stay here for summer.

Unless of course, I go to Europe, and all those other beautiful places outside the US.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Chill! It's not the end of the story yet! It's only the end of the Rick issue, which was pretty short. So, I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and please review! Toodles! :D

~iheartcocacola