::Cat and mouse::
::Chapter fourteen::
"This is Annabeth, my fiancée." Percy introduced us.
"I'm Trent, Percy's half-brother, I'm not a Cyclops." Trent said as I pointed to myself.
"I'm Zane, Percy's cousin."
Annabeth studied us as she said, "You look a lot like Thalia…"
I glared and shouted, "DON'T COMPARE ME TO THAT WANNABE TREE GIRL!"
Annabeth laughed and said, "You act a lot like her too."
I glared. "Common…we gotta go…" Another voice said I looked up to see…Nico.
"He's the one who told me." Percy said as Nico looked down.
"Since none of us have any musical talent we'll have to get to LA." Percy said.
"I can shadow travel us to Texas but any further and I'll be too exhausted." Nico said, I wondered if he was planning on betraying us. I sure hoped not…
"Okay…I'd say we could go by Pegasus, but I know Zeus wouldn't mind having you, Zane, in the sky, but having a son of Hades, and two sons of Poseidon in the sky all at the same time, he might flip out." Percy said.
Annabeth nodded and said, "Think Dallas."
Thalia Grace's POV.
I was running when I noticed a large group of shadows. I slid to a halt…
"Who's there?" I asked warningly as I hear an annoyingly familiar voice.
"AW GREAT! THE HUNTERESS OF THE PINECONES!" I then made out the shapes of Percy, Annabeth, Zane, Trent and Nico.
"What is this? A party?!" I shouted, it was weird having Percy and Annabeth look older then me, but I guess that was part of immortality.
They told me in as simple words as possible what they were doing, "Nico told me about Kai who was captured by Hades. Kai sent Zane a dream. We met at the borders of camp. We traveled here." Percy explained. He was good at making things simple seeing as his brain could only comprehend simple things.
"Okay…then off to LA we go?" I asked as they all nodded and I tried to ignore the ugly thing called Zane. I didn't know why I hated him so much. More then likely it was because he was an arrogant jerk that my dad cheated on my mom to make. Thank the Gods I didn't have to worry about that now.
Nico Di Angelo's POV.
Would I betray them? No…I wouldn't. Unless I had no other choice, I wouldn't kill them. Kai would never forgive me.
"OKAY! This is taking too long! We're getting a car!" Percy shouted exasperated. I had to admit, I was exhausted.
"All in favor say I! I!" I said as Thalia continued, "I" then Trent.
That left Annabeth and Zane, "What's up with you Zane? You should be happy!" Trent said.
"I won't agree to anything that witch agrees to!" Zane said.
Annabeth rolled her eyes, "Remember last time we stole a car? Percy, Nico?" Me and Percy laughed remembering that time…we were with Kai and it was just three years ago. But now that felt too long ago.
Thalia helped us steal a car as we all jumped in. Percy and Annabeth in the front seat, "I REFUSE TO SIT WITH THAT THING!" Thalia said stubbornly pointing as Zane who was smirking.
"Oh! Love you too! Now I'm not worth of a gender?" He said sarcastically.
"Why don't you just sit on the roof! If we're lucky! You might fall off and get run over!" Thalia retorted with a glare.
"Why don't I just shove your little pinecone up your little huntress butt before I do it for you!" Zane replied in the same sardonic tone.
"Oh! I'd like to see you try!" Thalia snapped back angrily.
"Fine!" We all rolled out eyes.
"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP AND GET INTO THE FRIGGEN CAR BEFORE I GO GHOST KING ON YOUR ASS!" I shouted I still had the ability to scare the crap outta people I guess. As they both grudgingly moved over. I sat in between them but they began fighting half-way through as Annabeth and I switched places. I turned on the radio as Thalia and Zane began fighting over which bands were the best. So I slammed it off and put in my earphones.
"Softly we tremble tonight. Picture perfect fading smiles are all that's left in site. I said I'd never leave you'd never change I'm not satisfied from where I am in life. Am I, supposed to be happy? When all I ever wanted! It comes with a price. Am I, supposed to be happy? When all I ever wanted, it comes at a price. You said! You said that you would die for me. We made plans to grow old, believe me there was truth in all those stories that I told. Lost in a simple game. Cat and mouse, to me the same. People as before this came to light? Am I, supposed to be happy? When all I ever wanted! It comes with a price. Am I, supposed to be happy? When all I ever wanted, it comes at a price. You said! You said that you would die for me. You must live for me too! For me too! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! You said that you would die for me." Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Cat and Mouse.
We entered a cheap motel as we got two rooms, we could only pay for two. Because Percy pretty much bought them, Percy and Annabeth got one, Zane, Trent, Thalia, and myself had to stay in another. Bad news for Trent and me though…
"I ALREADY CALLED THE BED!" Zane shouted pointing to the full bed.
"FOR ONCE BE A MAN AND LET THE GIRL SLEEP ON THE BED!" Thalia shouted back.
"SINCE WHEN WERE YOU A GIRL!?"
As I shouted, "It's a full bed! Big enough for two! You two may as well get in!" Trent and Percy laughed Thalia and Zane glared angrily. But eventually…we got to sleep.
After one and a half more days we finally got there.
"It's like I'm twelve all over again." I heard Percy mumble. As we approached the recording studios. Charon let us in as we sailed to the gates.
"Oh joy…" I muttered, Charon left as Annabeth decided we needed a plan…
"Remember where you were kept Percy?" Annabeth asked referring to four years ago. He nodded I did too.
"Nico, you bring Zane and Thalia to the throne room. Percy, Trent, and I will find Kai. We'll then meet you three in the throne room and as much as I don't approve, from their, we fight our way out." We nodded.
"Percy must be wearing off on you! You actually invented a plan that involved fighting!" Thalia said with a small smile. Annabeth shrugged and looked away as we got past Cerberus and went out different ways…I'm coming Kai. I thought to myself as I took Thalia and Zane into my fathers palace it was surrounded by fire encircling the black stone. Here I come…