A/N: Sorry, but I couldn't resist updating again! Do, Re, Mi fans your update is next, than LOVE-EVOL, then I will finish typing up Kristy Jones and post that, too. The idea behind this chapter startled niggling in my brain, then soon it took over, and it was all I could think about! Also, question:
Team Adam
Or
Team Milliken?
That is thy question. Vote for your favorite boy on my poll. (P.S.- They are neck and neck, tied, exactly!)
Exciting no? Anyhoo, I got a bunch of PMs and reviews talking about NICO, and how they can't wait until they meet! Well guess what? In this chapter, THEY MEET! Bam! Let's get started, no?
I don't own PJO. If I did, Reyna would jump off a cliff.
Chapter 9:
Lilah's P.O.V
I was sitting on an empty bunk in the Hermes cabin, fiddling with the silver locket my mom gave me when I heard the noise.
Creak.
A floorboard. My head snapped up; I had thought I was the only one in the cain. Everyone else was at the campfire.
"Who's there?" I asked, proud of the way my voice stayed solid, unwavering. I wasn't in the mood.
"Me. Sorry." Milliken stepped out into my view, looking sheepish.
I sighed. "It's fine." I turned away from him and put my head in my hands.
"Are you…okay?" He asked carefully.
"Peachy. Just peachy." I snapped.
Tentatively, he reached out his hand and awkwardly patted my back, as if unsure of himself. I sighed.
Nothing was okay. Not since earlier today, as soon as I stepped into the birthing barn back in Kansas. Not since I stepped foot in the meeting room here in camp. Not since I picked up the phone after the meeting, to call home. I remembered everything perfectly.
"Hello?"
"Dad. It's me, Lilah."
"Lilah?"
"Your daughter….Dad?"
"Oh, right. My daughter."
"Dad?"
"What?"
"Dad….I'm okay. I…I know about Mom."
"You…know? Lilah, where are you?"
"Camp, Dad. I know you know too. Why didn't you tell me?"
"Lilah…."
"Yeah?"
"I think it would best if you didn't call anymore."
I fought back tears as the horrid memories of the conversation flooded my mind. At least my call to Ray-Ray went much, much better.
"Ray-Ray?"
"Lilah! Oh my God, girl, why haven't you called me?"
"Sorry. I was busy."
"Busy my ass!"
"Ray-Ray! I almost died!"
"But you didn't!"
I laughed.
"Guess what."
"What?"
"I met my Mom."
"No way."
"Yes way."
"OH MY GOD!"
"Goddess, technically. Her name is Persephone."
"….the goddess of Springtime and Flowers and shit?"
"….yeah."
She laughed. Really loud.
I joined her.
A smile spread across my lips. "I miss her."
"Who?" Milliken sat next to me.
"Ray-Ray. She's my best friend. And I miss our sidekick, Adam." My smile widened on Adam's name.
Something passed over Milliken's face, but it was gone so fast I couldn't place what it was. "Oh."
"Yeah."
"So….did you talk to your dad?"
Wrong question. The grass around the cabin turned brown and dry. "Yes." My voice was emotionless.
"….oh."
Milliken must've caught on. "You want time to yourself." It wasn't a question, it was a statement; he knew how I was feeling. I wondered where he came from for the first time.
"See you around, Lily." He disappeared out the door. A small smile crept onto my face.
I sat in silence for a few minutes. Hanging around my neck, just above my locket, was the friendship crystal/rock. I looked at it, as if trying to memorize every bump and indention on it's surface.
A large boom shook me out of my reverie. "Lilah Reed. Here. Now." It was a male voice, loud, commanding, and angry. A silence settled over the camp. Everyone's attention was on the mysterious male speaker. "Now!"
My fist tightened around the rock. I wasn't someone you could just push around. I called out to the silence: "No, you come here!" Later, of course, I was lectured to, about what if that was a god, a goddess, a Titan?
But it wasn't I could tell. At the sound of this voice, something in me stirred. Dread. Anger. No, hatred. I had a bone to pick with this guy, and I hadn't even met him.
I instantly knew I wouldn't get along with this guy. At all.
The door flew open to reveal a guy about 14. He had long, shaggy black hair and olive colored skin. He was dressed all in black, with ripped dark-washed jeans and a scowl plastered on his face. His hand gripped a sword made of black iron. Stygian iron, my brain told me.
"What the Hades do you think you're doing, you little skyla?" He growled.
I arched an eyebrow, my insides boiling, but I kept my exterior calm, cool, and collected. "Hmm, I don't even know you, and you're already calling me a female dog. Well, here's to you, you pile of sticks." I raised the glass of water on my nightstand in his direction.
"He crossed the room in two long strides and got right up in my face. "Not a fan of profanity?" He snarled.
"Nope." I popped the "p".
His hand shot out, and he gripped my wrist tightly.
"Hey!" I protested.
"Let's go." He pulled me to my feet.
"I'm not going anywhere with you!" I said, twisting out of his grasp.
"Do you know how many lives you're endangering here?" He spat, getting all up in my space again.
"W-what?" I silently cursed at myself for stuttering, but his words took me by surprise.
"People that accidentally step into the line of fire could die, very least get seriously injured." He said, searching my face with his brown eyes.
"Line of fire? You're insane!" I said, giving him a death glare.
"No, you're insane! Why would you come here? My dad wants to kill you, and will kill anyone who gets in the way!" He said, shaking my shoulders.
I pushed him backwards. "Your dad? What are you talking about?"
"Hades!" Thunder rumbled overhead.
"Hades." Oh. Oh. Suddenly, it all made sense. "Listen…" I trailed off.
"Nico." He supplied.
"…Nico, your dad, Hades, is married to my mom, Persephone. Right?"
He rolled his eyes. "Duh."
"…So suddenly it's me who's in the wrong?"
"Yes." He said gravely.
Anger boiled in my blood. "I can't help who my parents are!" I shouted.
"Yet you're the one who must pay. You are a constant reminder of Peresepone's unfaithfulness."
"And you aren't?" I challenged.
He was silent for a little while. Eventually, he said, "My dad loved my mom."
"And my mom loved my dad." I stated, putting my hands on my hips. "She told me so."
His eyes nearly popped out of his skull. "What?"
I crossed my arms and rolled my eyes. "Yeah. I talked to her earlier. She said she loved me and my dad more than anything." Okay, I know, slight exaggeration, but hey, who cares?
Apparently, this kid. His brown eyes smoldered as he raised his sword's tip to my throat. "Prepare to die, Lilah Reed."
A/N: Wow…well. THAT was interesting. They were pretty vicious and kinda OOC to each other…..but you know what they say: The apple never falls far from the tree. They can't help it; its in their DNA.
Anyhoo….HAPPPY HALLOWEEN! What did you go as? I went as Casey Becker…..if anyone can tell me who she is, I will HEART you forEVER! I frigging heart the movie she is a character in! If you can tell me who she is and what movie she's from, I will give you a surprise….it's really, REALLY amazing. Plus, you'll get a shout-out and bragging rights. =P
MY PLAYLIST FOR THIS CHAPTER:
1. I Caught Myself- Paramore
2. It Will Rain- Bruno Mars
3. All You Need Is Love- The Beatles
4. This City- Patrick Stump ft. Lupe Fiasco
5. One Of The Boys- Katy Perry
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