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Hey. Sorry about the last chapter. I didn't feel like having Percy and Annabeth get together just yet. This is dedicated to ...tales who updated three times, and percyrocksmysoxs who updated five. Thanks! Okay, here's Life Less Ordinary Part II.

Life Less Ordinary Part II

I rested against a tree, letting the sound of wind rustling through the tree put me into a lull. Percy loved me? Oh my gods. That- that's terrible. Or is it? We've been through so much. I know I have certain feelings for him, but do I love him?

Blinking, I shook my head, vainly trying to rid myself of these confusing thoughts.

As the wind hugged me, I closed my eyes…

I was running quickly, toward a city of white marble. In the distance, a family stood silhouetted, simply black shadows against the light. My body was running. I was sure of that. Beads of sweat had dripped onto my brow. But I wasn't moving. In fact, the city and the family seemed to get farther away every second...

Percy appeared in front of me, his eyes hard, looking angry.

"I love you!" he yelled. It echoed through my head. I love you... I love you...

His body morphed into Luke's. The scar running down his face shimmered and disappeared, showing me what he used to look like, before the incident with the dragon. He smiled, and put out his hand. Now, I didn't hesitate. I put mine in his firm, warm hand, and he led me away from the white marble city.

"Where are we going?"

"To a place where we can have whatever we want," he told me. Luke's voice wasn't his, though. It was cold and hard, and it reminded me of darkness. Distantly, I felt myself falling into darkness, into a world of hate and despair...

...

A face looked down at me when I woke up. It was grinning horribly. I screamed, but he covered my mouth, kneeling next to me.

"Shhhh, Rosalie. We don't want them to find us," he whispered. I stared at him, horrified. His hand was still on my mouth.

"Okay, Rosalie. Here's what we have to do. I'll sneak around here, and you'll go that way," he continued, gesturing wildly into the deeper part of the woods.

"If I don't return, remember me, Rosalie."

He leaned in and kissed me. It was hard and long. The boy's lips were dry and cracked, like he had been outside for a year. His breath was sour. Then he jumped up and ran around the tree. I sat, stunned.

Slowly, I stood up and walked around the tree. He was crouched there, looking around and muttering to himself.

"Hello?" I asked nervously. A scream echoed through the woods as the boy sprang and tackled me to the ground. With his face inches away from mine, I could clearly see who it was. But before I could talk, he started.

"Where did you take her?" His voice was loud and harsh. When I didn't answer, he started to yell.

"WHERE DID YOU TAKE HER?"

"Alex! Calm down! It's me, Annabeth. Remember? I taught you how to sword fight!"

"WHERE DID YOU TAKE HER?"

There was something obviously wrong. Alex had always been quiet and sweet. I'd known him since he was eight, and I was ten. He had to get to Chiron, and quick.

I noticed that his face had a yellow tinge, and his eyes were bloodshot. As he spoke, his breath blew onto my face. It was revolting, hot and it smelled like clams and sulfur.

"Okay, I'll tell you where I took her. But you have to follow me, okay?"

He nodded, and got off me. Shakily, I stood up and took his hand. It was hot and clammy.

When we reached the mess hall, dancers near us stopped and watched, opened mouthed. The crowd parted as I led Alex through it and towards the table where Chiron sat. He stood up as we came near.

"Annabeth! What happened? Alex is back? Why didn't he come to me and Mr. D?"

"I found him in the woods," I said tersely, trying to tell Chiron something was wrong without actually saying it.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Percy standing at the edge of the crowd, staring at me. A blush popped up onto my cheeks as I thought about his confession, and the kiss in the woods. But I kept my eyes on Chiron. I swallowed. "I think- I think he thought I was girl named Rosalie."

Chiron's face drained of color. "What did he say?"

I told him about Alex's fit in the woods.

Chiron straightened to his full height. "Let's go to the Big House. Annabeth, you'd better come with us."

He led us out of the mess hall and towards the Big House. Alex, walking next to me, was having some sort of fit. He twitched and hissed unintelligible things. The crowd whispered and stared, but split for Chiron. Alex's grip on my hand was crushing my bones.

"Where are you taking us? Don't hurt Rosalie. Take me, leave her," he hissed at Chiron. Chiron kept walking.

When we had reached the porch, Alex wouldn't go any further. Chiron had to pick him up and sling him over his back in order to get him inside, Alex thrashing and screaming. He laid the boy on a bed and put a cup of nectar to his lips. Alex drank greedily, like he hadn't drunk anything in months. Chiron watched him sadly as Alex fell into a fitful sleep.

"Chiron... What's wrong with him?"

"It's- It's complicated."

"I need to know."

He looked at me, studying me. Finally he sighed. "Fine. I shall tell you what Alex's quest was. Come here, child."

Chiron led me to the fireplace, where he started a fire. Then he started the tale of Alex's journey.

...

"Though you are well versed in the legends of old, I'm sure you haven't heard this story. Before Perseus brought the decapitated head of Medusa to Polydectes, he made a detour. As you know, Cupid has an arrow that can make people hate each other, and people love each other. Well, Perseus visited Neraudris, a nymph and daughter of Poseidon.

"Aphrodite was bored with the love lives of mortals, and decided begin a thrilling romance between Perseus and Neraudris. She shot Perseus with Cupid's arrow, and he fell in love with Neraudris. Now, Neraudris had been, ah, grounded by Poseidon, and was thrilled to have a handsome young demigod in love with her. They shared one night together, before the magic wore off and Perseus left her.

"She was devastated. Now that Kronos is rising to power, she has joined him. I believe she has convinced a few others to join him too, along with a few in this very camp. As you see, daughters of the sea god are affected differently by evil then we are. That is what attacked you in the lake that day. I sent Alex and Rosalie, a daughter of Apollo, to go and retrieve a gift I had given Neraudris. It can be very dangerous in the wrong hands.

"I believe Neraudris has done something extremely wrong under the influence of Kronos. Unfortunately, I think it has affected Alex."

"And Rosalie?" I asked.

"I don't know. When he didn't contact me like I told him to, I simply believed he was having some trouble getting there. But now I know that it had gone terribly wrong."

I was shocked. This was never in the books. Since when had Aphrodite been quiet about a romance, especially one as... different as this one?

"Will he be okay?" I asked softly.

"I don't know. In order to have a cure, we'd have to know what the sickness is. We'll have to have someone go and investigate. I think that someone will have to be you. You know what it going on, you'd be the best candidate."

I nodded and stood up.

"Thank you, Chiron."

"Come by the Big House tomorrow after dinner. You have an audience with the oracle." I nodded gravely and got up to leave. Just before I left, Chiron said, "Oh, Annabeth? Did you enjoy the dance?"

I blushed.

"Yes, I did."