A/N: OH. MY. GOD. Who saw The Hunger Games? I did the day it came out! OHMYGOD! OH. MY. GOD! IT WAS AMAZING! Sorry, I must vent…so if you haven't read it, go down to the bolded. Yes, READ the book. I don't care if you've seen the movie. You still should've read the book first.

Oh my GOD. I loved the movie! It was relatively close to the book! Wasn't it? I know some things were changed or left out, but if it had followed exactly, the movie would've been, like, four hours. But I would've still watched it! Who cried when Rue died? I DID! It was so sad! And when Katniss and Peeta kissed…Oh, God. I'm so jealous of Jennifer Lawrence. Josh Hutcherson was my first movie crush…and I still have a crush on him. When they kissed, every single girl in the theatre sighed. Then they showed Gale…and everyone just went "Oooh…" 'cause he LIKED Katniss and he has to watch her "be in love" with Peeta. But they do really love each other…just for the Games it was fake. At times. THE CAVE SCENE WAS REAL! But Peeta REALLY did like Katniss as a kid! It says so in the book! I think even one guy said something along the lines of "That's rough, buddy" when it showed Gale. Oh, goodness. Sorry.

It is safe to read again.

I don't own PJO or the song Come Away to the Water by Maroon 5 (featured in the The Hunger Games (Songs from District 12 and Beyond) CD). This is PART ONE, so it is short. But I will try to update soon!

Chapter Eleven: Come Away to the Water PART ONE

It was the second day since the six had gotten off from teaching. June 3rd was officially a day of relaxing on the beach that took its place in the friends' back yard. Aleeka was now three months almost, and was in her small bathing suit Poseidon had bought her earlier in the year. She was on Athena's lap, grabbing at the sand all around her. "Gah!" She said, picking up a shell. She held it out to Athena and giggled.

"For me?" Athena asked. Aleeka smiled as her mother took the small, broken shell piece. "You smart little girl," Athena told her daughter.

Poseidon, running in from the ocean, sat between Athena and Aphrodite on towels lying out. He shook his hair, annoying a tanning Aphrodite. "What's your problem?" She asked harshly.

"My problem is that Athena won't let me take our daughter into the ocean." He said.

Athena looked at Poseidon with a hint of disapproval. "She could get hurt out there!"

"Not with me as he dad!" Poseidon said. He took Aleeka off Athena's lap and asked her, "Do you want to go swim with Daddy?" Aleeka smiled.

"Daaa!"

"See? She wants to! Athena!" Poseidon whined.

"No, Poseidon. She's not old enough yet."

"Athena!"

She sighed. "Fine. Take her out."

"Nope."

"What?"

"You're coming out there, too. Since you obviously don't trust me." Poseidon told her.

Athena rolled her eyes as she went into the ocean.

Later that night Athena and Poseidon found themselves home alone, with only Aleeka as company. "Guuh." Aleeka whimpered, yawning. She plopped onto her bottom, and fell on her side.

"Oh, you silly girl. Are you tired? I knew you weren't old enough to go play out there, but of course your father takes us both out, anyway." Athena whispered to her daughter.

Aleeka yawned.

Athena smiled as she picked her up and put her into her small crib in the third floor living room. They had changed it to a bedroom for Aleeka, so anyone in the house would have easy access to her if anything happened.

"Where's the others?" Poseidon asked, as Athena walked into his room, turning on the baby monitor.

"Aphrodite and Ares decided to rent a hotel room for a 'date night', and Apollo bet Artemis he could drink more than her."

"So, where are they?"

"At some bar." Athena said. "Artemis was tired of her brother acting superior to her, pretending he was older, blah, blah, blah, so she accepted the bet. A very un-Artemis like thing to do,"

Poseidon shook his head. "She'll regret it, won't she?"

Athena shrugged. "Maybe, maybe not. Apollo's not that great of a drinker, is he?"

Poseidon laughed, sitting on his bed. "So, Aleeka fell asleep again?"

"Yeah, she's been very tired today. I wonder why," Athena glared at him.

"Sorry,"

"Well, at least she'll be ready for another violent attack like that."

Poseidon chuckled. "Why don't you just go to bed? You're aggravated at me and I don't want to get hollered at,"

She crossed her arms. "I'm not tired." She said.

He grabbed her by the arm, yanking her so that she fell onto the left side of the bed. "Tired yet?"

"Why would I be?" She asked, annoyed.

"Because my bed is so comfortable. It's easy to fall asleep in," He said.

"I'm not arguing. It is rather nice. But I am not tired, and no amount of comfort will make me any more so." Athena said.

He smirked, grabbing her waist and pulling her to him. "More so?"

"Now why would I be?" She asked, slightly amused.

"Because an incredibly attractive guy is holding you in his bed. Makes you want to curl up beside him, right?"

"If there were an incredibly attractive male here, then maybe. But I see my only company is you," She smiled.

He laughed. "Ouch, Athena. That hurt me, right here." He tapped the left side of his chest.

"Your left lung? Incredible," Athena joked.

"Okay, miss anatomy genius. I was pointing to my heart. You hurt me there." Poseidon said.

She gave him a small shove. "Off me."

"Nah," he put his other arm around her, so that he was holding her to him. "I think this is annoying you. And that's what I live for, isn't it?"

"I suppose. But if I told you I am not annoyed, what would you do?"

"Wonder what happened to Athena. She hates me!"

"She certainly does not!" Athena retaliated. "Oh, alright. So she did. Now she just has the urge to push you off a small cliff. Though that would not faze you if there was water under it, you would just dive right in."

"That I would," Poseidon said.

"You really want me to go to sleep, don't you?" She asked after a pause.

"Well, actually, I kind of broke the baby monitor in your room. So you either get to sleep in your room and trust that I would know what to do when she cries, or sleep in here and go when she does."

Athena rolled her eyes. "Of course. Fine, just tonight. Tomorrow you're buying a new set."

"Yes ma'am,"

The morning came and there were no cries from Aleeka during the night. Aphrodite and Ares had returned earlier in the morning, and Apollo and Artemis both walked back from the bar down the street in the middle of the night, intoxicated (Artemis had won the bet, by the way).

Athena woke when they all trudged into the house, so close in time to each other. She woke with her head on a very warm pillow, her hand gripping the covering of it. Seeing it was Poseidon, she yelped, let go, and fell off the bed in alarm. "I hate you. I really do," She mumbled, standing up.

He chuckled, alarming Athena again. "How long have you been awake?"

"Long enough to see you flip out." Poseidon answered.

"I hate you," she said, though this time loud enough for him to hear.

"Yeah, yeah." He shrugged. "Nothing new."

She rolled her eyes and opened the door. Saying she was going to check on Aleeka, she walked out of the room. A loud scream caused everyone in the house, even the drunk siblings, to run into Aleeka's room. "What?" Aphrodite asked, her hair in a tangled mess.

"Aleeka! She's gone!" Athena cried.

"What?" Poseidon asked, pushing Apollo aside.

"She was in her crib! And now she's gone!" Athena shouted. "She can't get out of there by herself! Someone had to grab her!"

"That they did,"

A/N: Dun dun…

QUESTION TIME!

What happened to Aleeka? Who took her?

Who said that last line?

Are you read for more drama ahead?

I plan to make many cliffhangers in the future…

I love feedback almost as much as Aphrodite loves love!

~Suzie