HI! Gosh, I am SO sorry for the really long wait. I was in Florida, and we drove there from a northern place (no, i'm not going to tell you where I live) and there was no wifi at the place I stayed. Also, the dreaded finals happened! And I was banned from the computer! But now school is out and I have more free time than I can use, so hopefully I will update A LOT faster :). I know nothing I say will help it, so I made this chapter extra long to make up for the time I have been in hiatus.

Oh, and 'Guest' that submitted Aaron Leon? Hestia (who you put as his mother) is an eternal maiden, like Artemis. So no children. I am just going to pick by myself, if that's okay with you. No way, I'm not going to tell you guys who I picked! That will spoil the story!

I settled on the highest branch that would hold my weight and peered over the tops of the trees to watch Camp Half-blood. I saw a gaggle of Aphrodite girls chasing after Will Solace, apparently with some love potions. Suddenly I heard a rustle behind me. I spun around, surprised that someone besides me could get up here so quickly. My father grinned at me, and I grinned back. We shared the same mischievous smile, the signature Hermes grin.

"Why are you here?" I asked him.

"What, am I not allowed to visit my favorite daughter?" he said fake-indignantly. I rolled my eyes good-naturedly.

"I know that's not why you're here," I told him. He smiled again.

"Right, as always. Anyways, the real reason I'm here is to tell you that- um, you know the quest, right?" I nodded.

"Anyways, you've been selected for it, and-" He was cut off by me jumping on him and giving him a big hug. He looked surprised. Well, I'm not a hug-type person, so what can I say?

My happy moment was doused quickly as I remembered Aaron. "Oh, no. Aaron will be so disappointed," I said, half to myself.

"Well," said my father, after clearing his throat, "about that boy. He is in the quest, too." My face lit up almost immediately. "But, but, but," he continued, "you mustn't tell him yet."

"Can I tell him about me?" Hermes nodded. In the distance, I heard the dinner horn sound. "Well, thanks, Dad," I said, giving a little wave.

"See you, Liz. Oh, and Elizabeth, be careful of that Olive girl. She is possessed by a very strong force, and you would be foolish to approach her without any means of plan." He shook his head. "Now, I am starting to sound like Athena..." he muttered to himself.

"Yeah, Dad, I know. Bye!" He barely looked up before I dropped myself off the branch. I caught a branch as I fell, and swung into the air, a few feet off the ground. I landed gracefully on my feet and broke swiftly into a run.

I burst into the dining hall just as the other campers lined up to offer food to the gods. (A/N Yes, Hera, I know there are female goddesses, but the plural -aka gods and goddesses- is gods. Yes, Hera. No, Hera... WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?)

"Aaron, guess what?" I asked him as we sat down at the dining tables to eat.

"What," he half-heartedly asked, not even looking up from his untouched food.

"Cheer up," I told him. "I'm on the quest." He smiled and congratulated me. Then he went back to his own mopey self. I sighed and continued munching on my corn-on-the-cob.

Later that night after dinner, I sat on one of those campfire logs next to Aaron. He held his head in his hands. Chiron called him up to the front.

"Alright, everyone! It is Aaron's turn to sing a song for us!" Chiron announced. He smiled at Aaron and encouragingly gave him a pat on the back. Aaron stared at Chiron in confusion. I grinned. This oughta be good, I thought.

"Go Aaron!" I called, while clapping loudly. Others joined in. I batted my eyes innocently as Aaron stared at me. He sighed.

"Fine," he yelled over the noise. "What do you want me to sing?" Several songs were yelled out.

My idea that I suggested (quite loudly, may I add) was, "DARK HORSE!" Aaron's head shot up and he blushed bright red. Kate and one of her sisters agreed. We all were yelling it in unison until the crowd decided to make Aaron sing it. He frowned at me and sighed.

"Fine," he yelled a second time. "Fine!" One of my sisters grabbed her phone and turned it up as loud as it could go. The beginning notes of the song played. Aaron took a deep breath.

"I knew you were," he started. Some girls cheered and a few guys wolf-whistled. Aaron's face became as bright as his hair. He continued, "You were gonna come to me
And here you are
But you better choose carefully
'Cause I, I'm capable of anything
Of anything and everything"

"You're the man, Aaron!" I yelled at the top of my lungs.

"Make me your Aphrodite
Make me your one and only
But don't make me your enemy, your enemy, your enemy" he sang while scowling at me so hard that I thought that his face would be stuck like that for a week or more. I reached down to pull up some flowers to present to him at the end of his song. When I looked up, he was hovering slightly off the ground. He didn't notice, surprisingly, because he seemed to be really getting into the song. His eyes were closed and he was slightly swaying to the music. All of a sudden he opened his eyes and yelled, "YES!".Then, he realized everyone was staring at him. "Oh, sorry. My mother just talked to me, and I'm on the quest!"

I know this might be a lot to ask, after how long I took, but, review, maybe?