~ A/N: Sorry it's taking me awhile to update! I had my first karate test and I had to study like crazy but guess what! I passed! Now I know just about everybody hates Lance and ya'll are going to hate me more for this chapter ; ) Anyway I have a poll and I hope you guys ( and girls of course! ) will vote! Oh! I almost forgot! Thank you sooooo much to Sa Rart for letting me use her sword Fogotten and all the perks that come with it! ~
~ Disclaimer: No, I'm totally Rick Riordan disguised as a small town girl, my clone is signing books somewhere across the states. HA! Fat chance! ~
~ Chapter 5 - Vantage Point ( A/N: Great movie! ) ~
~ Nico's POV ~
Chiron told me to gather Annabeth, Percy, Charity and Lance and meet him at the Big House. I wasn't sure why but he said it was urgent. I walked down to the lakeside kicking rocks on my way. I reached the shore just in time to see Lance kiss Charity. I saw red ( A/N: I have never got that saying, I don't see red when I'm angry. ) and yelled at them to get out, dry off and hurry to the Big House. Charity pulled back and I felt a hint of victory as Lance's face fell in disappointment. Ha ha! Not so happy now are you! I was crushed when he handed Charity her towel and she kissed him again. I somehow managed to drag myself to the Big House and sit on the end-table. Percy sat beside me and Annabeth beside him in the armchair. Lance was sitting on the floor across from me and Charity right next to him. Chiron walked, excuse me, trotted into the room.
" I know you are all pretty confused as to why I have called you together. Here is my reason, long ago Zoe Nightshade made a sword of celestial silver. In the sword was the tooth of Ladon, the rest of her water powers after being banished and , of course , celestial silver. The Oracle of Delphi ordered her to take it to the Kraken's lair where he has been guarding it for many centuries. Kronos is after Forgotten and he has set a massive amount of money for anyone who can retreive it and bring it to him. You must get it first and bring it back here. If you don't the world is at stake. "
" Okay....and that effects us how? " Charity pointed out.
Chiron rolled his eyes and sighed, " You must retrieve Forgotten and bring it here. Were you paying attention? "
" No, she was too busy staring at Lance. " I muttered.
Her and Lance turned scarlet and she stuck her tongue out at me. Percy and Annabeth stifled laughter and I counted to a hundred.
~ Lance's POV ~
Charity and I were swimming around, splashing each other and racing. I saw Nico walk onto the bank, I grabbed Charity's hand and pulled her close. I kissed her. At first she resisted but then she relaxed. Nico told us to get out and Charity pulled away. It was disappointing. From the moment she screamed at me I had liked her and from then on my feelings grew. I climbed out and grabbed her towel. I handed it to her and to my liking she kissed me. I saw Nico fume and I took a guess that he was jealous. Charity grabbed my hand and we walked to the " Big House " ( I still didn't get why they called it that. ). She sat on the floor and I copied. I looked over at Nico, he had a scowl pasted on his face. That made me smile. Chiron started talking and I didn't listen. I was to busy looking at Charity looking at me. When Chiron stopped talking Charity asked what did that have to do with us. Chiron asked if we were paying attention.
" No, she was too busy staring at Lance. " I hear Nico mutter. We both turned red and Charity stuck her tongue out at him.
~ Percy's POV ~
Nico had just got out of the water and I swam to where Annabeth was wading.
" What's up? " she asked flashing me a toothpaste ad grin.
" Nothing. What about you? "
" Oh, I was just thinking about my boyfriend. " she answered.
" Were you thinking....this? "
I wrapped my arms around her waist and kissed her softly. " Maybe. " she said blushing. She kissed me again. I was about to tell she looked great when Nico had to tell us to get out. We both got out and tacked down our towels. " Want a ride? " I asked her. Before she could answer I picked her up in my arms. She yelped not expecting it and I walked her to the Big House where I set her on the porch. We both walked in and I sat on the end table beside Nico. Annabeth sat in the armchair beside me and grasped my hand. Her hands were cold and clammy, I could tell she was nervous. I gave her a confiedent look even though I didn't feel so hot myself. I caught a glimpse of Nico. His face had traces of anger, jealousy and depression. I smiled, I knew what he was going through. I went through a similiar situation with Annabeth and Luke. Luke betrayed Annabeth, Annabeth was crushed, She met me, she died, I rescued her and we fell in love ( even though I was already in love with her and I think she felt the same way ). I knew it would work out though. I patted Nico on the back to encourage him but he still looked pissed off. Chiron came in the room and flashed me a reassuring smile. That made me feel a little better and I think it helped Annabeth too. Chiron started giving us a long speech about a sword named Forgotten. It was a intriuging story actually. My friend Zoe Nightshade had made a sword named Forgotten with the tooth of the dragon Ladon, her remaining water powers after being banished and celestial silver, which apparently you cannot find anymore. I was very interested in learning more about Zoe's past. She kind of avoided that topic but this story kind of made me sad even if she was kind of obnoxious. The visit from her and Bianca was good for Nico and I'm not as sad as I probaly would be. I saw Annabeth had tears in her eyes and Nico was taking it surprisingly well. I think his anger was working as a smoke screen from sadness.
~ Charity's POV ~
Chiron told us to go consult the " Oracle ". Whatever the heck that is! I follow Percy to a musty attic where I spot jars of eyes,teeth, claws and a whole bunch of other gross stuff. I spotted a sparkley pink scarf and decided not to mess with it. I would look not touch. I saw a creepy looking mummy with a tye-dye hippie dress on. I look at Percy he looks extremely calm but I see the worry lines. I was seriously scared. He must have been a few times. I resisted the urge to run screaming and glued my feet to the floor. I was about to ask Percy if we could leave when a wisp of green smoke came out of the mummy's mouth. I gasped as a terrifying picture appeared.
~ A/N: ha ha! I love the cliffs! ( not when I'm reading them! ) It'll probaly be a few days before I can update again. My brother has challenged me to a race. Who ever writes a book first and gets the highest score wins. Well PLEASE review! ~