Thank you to every one that commented the last chapter! When I asked for 3, you gave me 6! –hugs-

And, I told you, the more the reviews, the faster the update didn't I? Well, as it turns out, the party we were going to attended got cancelled the last minute and I couldn't help but update!

So here is Chapter 12!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

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" Don't you think this is a little too much", asked a girl with curly chocolate brown hair and grey colored eyes said into a shadow in a room.

" Why, Aanastassia, I think you going soft. Don't tell me all our hard work will be worthless now?", the man purred. The girl bit her lip and clenched her fist.

" Well, shall we proceed in the next stage in the master's plan?", the man said and then, my vision blurred.

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My eyes fluttered open and it took in the harsh light. At first, I roughy that I was dead and gone to heven. But then I realized. If I was dead, shouldn't there be the dark underworld instead? I lifted my body but strong hands pushed me back down.

"Stop right there." Gavin ordered as he fed me some ambromesia and some nectar. He said a spell and I could feel my head throbing lessen.

" Thanks." I said and sat up. This time, I wasn't stopped.

I was in some kind of room, with giant thrones at the center. Upon the darkest, one in the middle was an aggravated looking Hades and next to him was a bored looking Persephone, changing a red colored tulip to polka dots, stripes and multicolored.

Standing in front of the throne was Nico and in his flanks were Kara and Aaron.

" Father, we've said it before, Kiara could never have done that! We were with her the whole week!", he said.

" Well, there must be any moment in time that you let her out of your sights." Hades said stubbornly.

Kara tensed up and I don't need to read minds to know what she thought. The night Izzy fought with me.

" Father, we would've known if she went here.", Nico insisted.

" They have been like this for an hour now.", Gavin murmured and looked at me, " You've been framed Kiara. We don't know by who or why but Hades insist it was you."

" Great. That's one god that's willing to kill me.", I mumbled.

" How about this, Hades, she was framed for something she didn't do.", Kara said rather angrily. I stood up and walked to confront the lord of the dead.

" Hades, there was a possibility that I was framed. I have never been to the underworld. Ever.", I snapped, which was a bad thing because I snapping at the man who can snap my life out.

" Lies.", he growled.

"I'm not yet done." I said and surprisingly, he kept quiet, but I could see the rage in his eyes, " we get the impostor and take her too you." I looked at him expectantly.

He leaned forward and through his pursed lips he said, " I'm listening."

" We find the impostor and we report back to you. But-" I held up my finger, " You must swear to the river Styx that you'll return us to the above world, alive." I said and waited for his answer.

" But if you fail me, I shall have your soul." he said relaxing into his chair and I gulped but nodded, "it's a deal then. But just in case if you try to escape" he snapped and an army on skeletons marched in, "they shall guard every exit and spy on you just in case."

I felt fear stabbed my body and I couldn't help but shiver a
Little.

" Bring me this, impostor half-blood, and do it quick." he snapped his fingers again and we found ouselves in our last positions back to the devastated terminal of the dead.

Nico was the first one that moved. He looked at me with an expression I don't know and grabbed my wrist before I could protest.

" Nico." he didn't listen. He began in dragging me towards the ever dark void.

" Nico stop.", I commanded but my voice shook, " Nico would you just stop and listen?" I asked but he didn't. Then, a hand grabbed the hand Nico used to grab me.

"Nico, be reasonable. Let her go then we'll think things through.", it was Aaron.

"Stay out of this Aaron!", Nico said but let my wrist go. It was white and I think Nico just made a bruise there.

"Nico-"

"Listen, you don't know my dad. He's cunning and tricky. He'll find a way to get her." he growled.

"We'll find the impostor Nico. And we'll get out of this." I promised Nico.

"I don't want to loose you Kiara." he mumbled but he sounded pained.

"Nobody wants to loose her." a hand appeared on his shoulder and Kara was there but she wasn't looking at him. She was looking at me.

"Come in everybody." Gavin said from behind and everybody moved except form me.

" You okay?" Kara asked worridly. I nodded a little.

"Lets get this stupid quest over with." I grumbled and moved along.
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We set up camp near the river Styx. We have been traveling downstream because we have no clue where to start. And anticipation keeps bugging us, causing an envelop of environment.

Nico was at the front, leading us without a sound. Aaron and Kara looked comfortable following him with their own conversation and I keep squirming at the silence with Gavin.

"How can one survive in this silence." I once grumbled. Gavin merely raised an eyebrow and looked at me weirdly.

"I mean, how do you keep up? I'm loosing my head with this."

As I complained on, Nico had the time to turn around and announce to set up camp.

Aaron and Kiara happily set up the bags together, to my utter surprise, and I was assign to find wood for the fire. Gavin looked like he was torn between fixing the camp of coming with me. I gave him a nod as if to say that he could come, but he merely shook his head and began walking off into the distance.

" Come on.", said Nico as he walked to the edge of a forest with black trees. It was actually some trees in clumps but they were forming a large clump.

I looked back at my friends and he seemed to know what I was thinking about.

" They'll be alright.", he said, his voice gentle. I looked at him and he looked apologetic. Why did he look apologetic?

Being the impatient son of Hades he is, he grabbed me hand, gently this time and guided me to the forest. I silently followed.

Somewhere far into the trees, he stopped and faced me. Being my clumsy self, I bumped into him.

" Ouch.", I said as I fell, but he caught me mid fall, " Thanks.", I murmured. He sat me on a tree that had fallen somehow and sat by my side, looking into the distance.

" Nico, what's wrong?" I asked. He seemed so distant with me lately.

" Kiara, about last time, I am sorry kay?", he asked looking at me with those black eyes.

" Nico it's-"

" Listen, I just didn't want to let you die. I just couldn't help it.", he said and looed away like he was embarrass or something.

" Nico, standing up to your father for me, that was a noble thing to do.", I said as I cupped his cheek so that he could look at me, " Idiotic, but still, noble."

Nico faced m and hesitated. He looked at my expression like wondering something, and I guess I know.

Then he began to lean forward. Slowly, but surely. Like how a man slowly leans to test the mood of the girl. I sat there shocked. Did Nico feel the same?

My heart pounded in my chest like a maniac. 'He's going to kiss me!' screamed my brain. There was nothing that could ruin this moment…

…except the growling sounds of a near by bush. I jerked my head towards the bush and so did Nico, adrenaline still pulsing but a little part of my mind felt disappointed.

And pop goes the hellhound! But this wasn't like any hellhound, and wasn't like Miss O'Leary. It was several times bigger but the odd thing was, it's eyes were shown all black.

I jumped up to my feet and took out my sword.

The hellhound lunged. And I dove out of the way. The last time I got in the way of a monster, I was sore the whole day. And I still was.

" Hey!", Nico shouted but the monster didn't look at him. instead, he lunged at me again.

" What's your problem!", I yelled and stabbed it's back. The monster groaned and became yellow powder in an instant. But before it totally disintegrated, a silver smoke rose out of it's mouth and vanished.

" That was weird.", I said panting a little.

" Dad sent it.", Nico growled.

" I don't think it was your dad Nico.", I said looking at the yellow powder.

" It's him. Who can control the creatures of the underworld than the god himself?", he muttered.

" No.", I don't know why I was defending the god who wanted to kill me but it felt wrong, the monster attacking anyways, " I saw you try to control it. it didn't listen to you."

" But who wanted to kill you Kiara?", he said rather crazily.

" Nico, let's talk about this with the others kay? Before you blow a gasket." I said, irritated by the fact that we were disturbed by a creature when I didn't want to be disturbed. Nico mumbled something inaudible but followed me.

This quest keeps on trying killing me. I wonder if I was the one to die. Who knew, but the fates?

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So this is just a filler chapter because a.) it's the new year and b.) I'm getting ready for school!

So for the last time in 2010, REVIEW!