Felicity

The shower was hot, practically burning her skin as she showered. The demigod could see the way that her skin was turning a deep red, though she ignored it as she felt the muscles in her back relax.

It had been a long time since she had been able to relax while having a hot shower. Somehow the teenager always ended up having a shower after everyone else did, when there was no hot water left. When she was younger, she felt too awkward to complain about it. Over the years it was just something that she'd grown accustomed to.

Having finished up, in what she estimated was about 20 minutes she sighed under the stream of water, allowing herself to enjoy it for a few more seconds before turning the tap off. Immediately she wrapped her hair up in a towel, and grabbed the big fluffy one Emily provided for her earlier to wrap around her body.

It didn't take her long to dry off, nor did it take long for the girl to put on the clothes she'd laid out for herself. A simple pair of pale ripped jeans, partnered with an oversized black sweater. Without thinking she grabbed a hairbrush, pulling it through a blonde locks and pulling them back into a ponytail.

Taking her other clothes out of the bathroom, she threw them into the washing basket before quickly moving down the stairs.

Felicity could already hear the group of boys that were downstairs. It was the third time today that she was nervous. So far everything had gone well though, and she was hoping the trend would continue.

Though with her luck a monster would attack and she'd be blamed for burning her brother's house down.

The demigod took a deep breath, before quickly descending the stairs. The males downstairs were quite loud, so she wasn't surprised when they didn't notice her at first. Instead she stood quietly in the doorway looking at them. They looked alike. Oddly so. Their movements were in some cases oddly synchronised, or obviously predictive of someone else's. Felicity thought that her heart was going to stop.

Her mind jumped back to hugging her brother. While she had vaguely noticed how hot he was when they hugged, she didn't fully consider the implications. In fact she thought perhaps she was just cold.

Now, standing here in front of them she was concerned that these boys were the monsters they'd heard of.

Though that was absurd, the daughter of Athena told herself. Sam was her brother! He was the son of two mortals! There was no way that he could be a monster of all things!

But the rational side of her mind definitely wasn't winning out.

"Fliss," Sam's deep voice caught the blonde's attention, and she found herself awkwardly moving forwards. Her hands were fidgeting in an attempt to still the rest of her body. It would work at least for now. It wasn't too long afterwards that Sam kept going. "These are most of the boys, but Paul and Leah won't be here tonight they're both busy. Emily and Kim are in the kitchen."

"I'll go help them then, it's nice meeting you all though," she said shyly, giving a bit of a wave before she hurried out to enter the kitchen and help the other women.

"She seems nice," she heard one of the boys comment, before the comments were all drowning one another out.

"Hey Em, do you need any help?" the blonde asked before entering. Emily immediately swivelled around, smiling at the teenager.

"If you want you can help Kim get the salad ready," the woman suggested, pointing at the other female in the room. Felicity's eyes were drawn to the other woman. Kim, in her own right, was a beautiful girl. Though perhaps not in the way that people would traditionally view someone. The blonde smiled at her, and grabbing a knife moved over to help her.

"So one of those boys is your boyfriend?" the demigod asked as she started work on cutting the tomatoes.

"Yeah," Kim giggled softly. She was obviously also a touch shy, but it didn't bother the demigod. She was feeling much more at home with these two women than she did with her brother and the other boys in the living room. And here, she also had more of a reason to be doing something.

Being useless was something that had always bothered her.

Within ten minutes the three girls were also giggling and talking as they prepared the food. If the demigod was being honest with herself, it was probably the first time she had laughed that much since the Battle of the Labyrinth.

Finishing the preparation for the food, Emily had advised Felicity to grab herself a plate of food before they called the boys in. And emphasised that she should take as much as she thought she could eat now, before it was too late. The statement confused her, but she did as she was told, taking one of the seats next to Kim as the older girl had encouraged. Felicity watched as Emily had called the boys to come in, and it was all too obvious when they did.

They practically stampeded into the kitchen, knocking into one another in an attempt to get food.

Felicity's eyes widened at the complete absurdity of the situation, letting out a low whistle as Kim and Emily laughed at their reaction.

"Not what you were expecting?" Kim joked quietly.

"I didn't think that it was possible to get any wilder than my friends at camp," Felicity responded quietly, before both of the girls burst out laughing. When they finally controlled themselves, which was also when some of the boys were sitting themselves at the table, Felicity continued. "Well it explains why we made so much food…"

"We're growing boys," one of them commented cheekily, causing Felicity to look at the boy who took the seat on the other side of Kim. The blonde cocked her head to the side, an amused smile on her face.

"I don't think you have to anymore, but I suppose building up muscles like that requires a lot of energy," the last part was added on, a seemingly sympathetic tone, but the boy she was speaking to laughed at her use of sarcasm.

"That's Jared," Kim told her, a soft smile on her face as she looked at him. Felicity could tell from one look at them that they truly, deeply loved one another. A sad smile crossed her lips at the sight, she was happy for them. Like she was also happy for Sam and Emily, but a part of her was wondering why she hadn't been allowed to continue to love Lee. Why she wasn't allowed that happiness.

As a half-blood though, she knew that she'd be lucky if she lived another 10 years. Especially spending time out of camp. Perhaps with another demigod a relationship wouldn't be too bad, both parties knew the risks of a relationship. The risks of life in general.

Her head dropped down to look at her food, not noticing the looks exchanged by the couple on her left, or amongst the others around the table.

"Fliss?" a voice called out, dragging the blonde teenager from her thoughts. She glanced over at Emily, a smile immediately back on her face.

"Sorry I got lost in my thoughts, what did you say?" she asked, Emily gave her a sympathetic look, seeming to be aware of where the teenager's thoughts had gone to.

"The boys wanted to go cliff diving tomorrow before lunch, we were asking if you wanted to come along," the woman repeated, and the teenager nodded in thought.

"Sounds fun," the blonde answered, a real smile on her face. She noticed Emily's eyes widen slightly before the woman laughed. A few of the males also joined in.

"I think you're sister's going to fit in just fine," one of the boys commented, a smile on his face as he looked at the blonde after his laughter subsided. "I'm Embry," he offered, following that, continuing to stuff food into his face after he introduced himself.

The night had gone surprisingly quick, and that night when she lay in bed she felt quite comfortable being there. The nightmares and memories still haunted her dreams, but… that night she felt safer than she had in a long time.

"Fliss, are you ready?" she heard Emily call up after her, and she quickly shoved a towel into the bag that she was taking with her.

"Almost!" she called back without thinking about it. Hesitating for a moment she picked up the bracelet that transformed into a shield, placing it on her wrist. Based on that move she placed her dagger down the bottom of the bag as well, and put on the necklace that was her sword. It didn't hurt to be ready, especially when it wasn't just like staying at home, where if necessary she could run up and grab what she needed.

As soon as she'd grabbed her weapons, she rushed down the stairs, skipping the bottom two as she landed on the floor of the hallway.

Given that she'd been helping Emily prepare the lunch that they would eat as a picnic while they were out, she'd ended up skipping the run that she'd planned to take in the morning. However, having spoken to Emily about it, Emily suggested she could do that after lunch if she wanted. It was something the blonde had eagerly accepted. Emily and Sam had also been of the opinion that it could help her get to know her way around as well, as long as she stayed out of the woods if she was by herself.

That was something that the demigod could agree to. Or at least she hoped that she could.

For La Push, there once again seemed to be luck as the sun was shining. A few clouds littered the sky, but none of them seemed to pose any threat to the groups plans. Mentally the blonde thanked Apollo, Zeus and Poseidon for the good weather. Even if she knew that it wouldn't last. With luck it would hold off until tomorrow or the day after.

Getting to the area where they planned to set up, Felicity grinned, looking out at the sea. It had been a long time since she had last seen this view. She was completely relaxed at that moment. Grey eyes looking out, as the blonde locks of hair were thrown by the wind. That was shattered when she heard more voices, more people that were showing up now. Sam and Emily were already cuddled up on the blanket, and the other couple soon followed as the next to arrive. A smile on her face, Felicity left the cliff to go back to where they'd set up, a few meters away from the edge.

"So do you guys go cliff diving a lot?" Felicity asked as she sat herself down, looking at the people in question.

"When we can, we like doing it recreationally," Sam answered with a shrug, right at the time that some of the other boys started showing up. There were some there that she hadn't met before, though Seth immediately appeared beside her, a grin on his face. She'd learnt that he was the youngest, at only 14, which surprised her given he was already over 6'. It was also at that time that she'd found out both Jared and Kim were actually 16, and most of the others hovered around that same age. The exceptions were her brother and Leah, both of which were already 20. Emily was slightly younger at 19.

"Leah's decided to help mum out at home, so she won't be here again…" he announced to the group, though something gave Felicity the vibe that it was more aimed at her brother than anyone else. Especially when out of the group Sam was the only one to really respond, giving a curt nod.

"So are we going to jump or not?" the blonde finally asked her brother impatiently, eyes wandering back out to the sea. The man in question gave a chuckle, as he nodded.

"If you want to," he answered. Grin on her face the daughter of Athena nodded, despite knowing it was probably stupid. Still, despite it seeming stupid, the idea intrigued her. It filled the teenager with excitement.

"I'll go first," Embry, who had only just walked into the conversation, offered. Quickly he kicked off the sneakers that he was wearing, and watched as Felicity jumped to her feet. She followed, watching him and how he moved. Her eyes stayed glued to his figure as he launched himself off the cliff, and stayed there until she saw him resurface once again. A laugh escaped her the second she knew that he was fine.

"So are you going to jump or are you scared?" a voice taunted, and without thinking the young demigod whirled around, her eyes meeting a boy that she had never seen before.

"Me scared? Never," she answered, watching his eyes widen as she walked back to the blanket, pulling off her shirt as she did. In the mean time some of the boys were laughing, clapping their friend on the back in a friendly manner while he stood dumbfounded. Felicity figured that he had never been challenged before.

As she leaned over, shoving the shirt in her back and proceeding to kick of her shoes and pants, she could almost feel the eyes of the others on her back. On the scar that was unmistakably that of a claw down her back.

She couldn't help shooting the boy a cheeky grin, as she turned, running towards the edge of the cliff and using the momentum to help her launch herself away from the cliff.

She couldn't help the laughter that escaped her throat as she fell.

A/N:

Three chapters for three days… that rarely happens, especially with me, but thankfully my muse has been driving me crazy with ideas for this story. So I hope that this was an enjoyable chapter, and that all of you liked it.

To the guest who I see has returned, I'm glad the update made you happy, and here's another one! I also want to say thank you for another lovely review!