..Chapter 6..

Miles From Where You Are

TPOV

It was three days after Christmas and I still hadn't told Apollo that Parker kissed me.

Each day he'd ask me if I was ready to tell him but I'd just shake my head and sit there with a blank stare on my face. I'd spent most of my time in my cabin, just sitting there. I had been thinking. These kind of things always happened. First with the Hunters and now Parker. It's like some invisible force was trying to keep Apollo and I apart.

Maybe that was it. Maybe we weren't destined to be with each other.

I often thought about it. These kind of things didn't happen to Percy and Annabeth or any other normal couple, so why did it happen to Apollo and I? We weren't exactly what you call "a normal couple" but did we deserve it? We were just like everybody else. We had our likes and dislikes, our favorites and opinions. So, why us?

It just didn't make any sense.

I sighed and sat up in my bed as somebody knocked on my door. A few seconds later Apollo walked in with a deserted expression on his face. I knew exactly what he was going to ask me and he thought he was just going to get the same answer. He came and sat down next to me gave me a sad smile. I sighed and rested my head on shoulder, wrapping my arms around his neck. I hadn't hugged or embraced him for three days. I heard him gasp a little as his arms wove around my waist.

"I-I-I," I stuttered not knowing what to say to him at all. He just chuckled a little bit and kissed my nose.

"Shhhh. You have all the time in the world. You can tell me whenever you want," he whispered and I just nodded into his chest and let the tears fall. We stayed like that for what seemed like hours. Eventually, I stopped crying but never let go of him.

I came close to telling him multiple times but I always stopped myself. Something kept telling me it wasn't the right time to tell him. Not yet. So we sat in a comfortable silence just enjoying each others presence.

"I have to go," he said a little while later. I sighed and gave him a kiss before he walked out of the door.

I felt like I had to get up and move. I got up and walked out of my cabin into the cool night air. I looked up at the sky and saw Zoe's constellation twinkling back at me. I smiled and started walking. I didn't know where to walk but I walked into the forest. As i was walking I heard a hushed voice talking.

Confused, I walked forward. When the person came into view I realized it was Parker. I squeaked and hid behind a tree so he wouldn't find me. I peeked out from behidn the tree and watched him.

He had a cell phone to his ear and he was talking into it angrily.

"Ryan! Listen to me!" he yelled fiercely. I cringed but continued watching him. "I know we have to continue with the plan but do you know how hard it is? I was never supposed to fall for her but I did!" he yelled and I froze. He had to be talking about me. The person on the other line said something and Parker sighed.

"Her name is Thalia," he whispered and I gasped quietly. So it was me he was talking about. It was quiet for a few minutes as the guy named Ryan said something. I saw Parker gasp and clench his fists. "No! I won't let you! Don't you dare touch her!" he yelled into the phone. It made me shudder at what Ryan said he would do. Ryan yelled something on the other line so loud that I heard it.

"Well you were only supposed to act like you loved her Parker! You never were supposed to love her! I'm not taking no for an answer! Make her fall for you so you can have immortality and we'll take it from there," Ryan yelled. Parker opened his mouth to say something but Ryan hung up. Parker threw the tiny cell phone on the ground and started smashing it with his foot. When he was done with that he buried his face in his hands and groaned. I just stood there gaping at him.

When I was finally able to move again I turned and ran for camp. I didn't care if Parker heard me or not.

I had felt many emotions these past three days but there was defiantly a dominant one now.

Fear.

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I bursted from the trees into camp. I looked behind me frantically and made sure Parker hadn't heard me and followed. I took a deep breathe and ran for Annabeth's cabin. When I got there I burst into the door to find her on her laptop. He whipped her head up and found me standing there my eyes wide.

"What happened?" she asked standing up and coming over to me immediately. I just looked at her and shook my head. A million things were zooming through my mind at the same time. Was this Ryan guy going to hurt me? What had Parker meant by "I wasn't supposed to fall for her"? And the most prominent one: What did he want immortality for?

"I-I-I P-Parker h-he... c-can't... R-Ryan," I stuttered not able to form a clear sentence. Annabeth brought me over and sat me down in a chair and helped me calm down. Once I was able to talk and breathe she asked me to explain everything.

I told her everything from start to finish. When I finished she had a confused look on her face.

"Tell me his words exactly when the guy said something about immortality," she said concentrating hard.

"He said 'Make her fall for you so you can have immortality and we'll take it from there,"'" I Told her looking at her confused. She pondered my words for a few more minutes until finally she gasped and looked up at me, a look of pure horror on her face.

"Oh gods," she whispered as she paced the room. "Oh no. No, no, no, no," she said as her hands started to shake.

"Annabeth?" I asked quietly. She didn't respond and kept pacing. "Annabeth! What's wrong!" I yelled. She whipped her head around and her eyes that were filled with fear locked with mine.

"I know what he's planning Thalia. I should have given more thought to it. I heard him muttering about it once," she said.

"And?" I asked beckoning her to finish.

The next words she spoke changed my feelings completely.

"He's planning to take over Olympus Thalia."

Dun dun DUUUUNNNNN! xD

So now you know Parker's plan and everything. Oh and Ryan is his partner in crime :P I'm reeeeaaaallly sorry if this chapter is short and crappy but I had to put it in this chapter and it's the only way I could! I swear that the next chapter will be longer! :D

Anyways I see you guys don't like that Parker kissed Thalia xD I had to put it in there.

Well i have a question for you guys! Have you gone to that sight that Rick Riordan put up and read the first two chapters of The Lost Hero? I just did and it's freakin amazing! Annabeth and Percy come in at the end of chapter 2! :D

Here's the link (no spaces): http : / / www . camphalfblood . com /

The password is Newhero

Anyways if you guys like Twilight and like Reading JasperxBella fics go read my one-shot "Breathe" I just put it up yesterday :) Also vote on my poll on my profile!

Inspiration for title: Miles From Where You Are is actually a line from a song. It's a line from the song Set The Fire To The Third Bar :D the song from Dear John ;)

Responding time!

alfado: Aww it's okay lol

ILove2Write13: Don't die! Here's your chapter! *hands chapter* And I think you did spell it right lol xD

Akatsuki Child: Ohhh when you put the story up PM me the link to it! I'd love to read it!

DaughterofApollo13: Sorry that this is another short chapter but I'll make it up to you by making the next one long :P

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Anyways that's it for today! Until next update! (which will be soon :P) Lots of love!

-Taylor(: