A/N: AQUA-TOT wins! She was the first correct guesser on who Casey Becker is/was…..she was in the movie Scream (Which I also DON'T own) and I totally love that movie…I don't know why, really.

Anyway….No Kristy Jones. Sorry. But I re-read it, got to thinking, and all of the sudden it was an original story =O le gasp! Sooo, hopefully, one day you will be able to pick up a copy of it at your local bookstore =)

BUT I AM DISSAPOINTED. Seriously, guys? Only TWO people voted for who they think Lilah should like? I even updated the choices, so here:

Team Adam

Team Milliken

Team…..*shudders internally* Nico (UGH! =P)

Team Nobody

Team Anyone Other Than Those Listed

Answer the call on my poll!

I don't own PJO.

Chapter 10:

Lilah's P.O.V.

"Mr. Di Angelo!" Chiron shouted and he burst through the cabin's door, an arrow notched. "Drop your weapon and release Miss Reed this instant!"

But Nico only shoved me against the wall, his hand around my throat, as he turned around half-way to face Chiron. "That would be against my orders." He said cooly. However, his sword hand fell to his side.

"Orders?" Chiron looked confused for a moment but covered himself up. "Your only orders are to release the girl at once and follow me to the big house!"

"She must pay!" Nico insisted.

This kid had issues.

I noticed his hand slackened a bit against my throat, enough for me to put in my two cents.

"Have you ever considered a psychiatrist?" I asked innocently. He whipped his head around to glare at me and re-strengthened his grasp on my throat.

"Crushing…..my…windpipe…" I choked out.

"Release her." Chiron demanded, his arrow still notched. "Now."

Nico's hands continued to add pressure to my throat. Images of Randy's hand wrapped around my throat flashed through my mind. No. I wouldn't let it happen again.

Newfound strength surged through me as I kicked out, planting a hard kick on his shin. He hadn't expected it and was now stumbling backwards, releasing me entirely. I pushed on his shoulders making him fall to the floor before he could re-gain his footing. I pried the sword out of his hand and tried to raise it.

And my God, it was heavy.

I briefly had time to wonder how he carried it around all the time as it's weight made me crash to the floor beside the son of Hades, who was already scrambling to his feet. He snatched the sword from my possession and raised it above me threateningly.

Then he froze. I don't know why he didn't bring the sword down that day, and I probably never will. He could've finished me that second, but I guess he saw something, right there, that made him stop.

It was all I needed to roll away and get up.

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This hard white plastic chair was making my butt numb.

I'd been sitting here for God-Knows-How-Long, waiting for Chiron to finish up with Nico's punishment so that we could get to talking about me: where I was going to stay, what I was going to do to keep Hades' creepy kids from attacking me, you know, that kind of thing, when I spotted two blondes having a hushed conversation at the end of the hallway.

"Jessica!" I Stage-whispered. She whipped her head around to face me, along with another girl with the same curly blonde hair and storm-cloud eyes.

Jessica murmured something to the other girl, who in turn nodded, then they both made their way over to me.

"Lilah, this is Annabeth. Annabeth, this is our infamous daughter of Persephone, the new girl, Lilah." She gestured to me.

Annabeth looked me up and down. "Pleased to meet you." She finally said, hold out her hand.

I shook it. "Likewise."

"What are you here for?" Jessica asked, confused.

"Didn't you hear? Nico found me and went all ape-shiz on me." I said with a sigh.

Annabeth sighed as well. "Don't judge him too harshly, Lilah. He's had a…hard life." She said.

I sighed again. "Well, I've still been sitting here for a while, waiting for Chiron to talk to me."

"Oh!" Annabeth smacked her forehead. "Duh! I completely forgot!" She half-smiled at me. "Chiron just gave me your files and told me to take care of you, because he will be a while with Nico."

"Awesome." I stood up and stretched, wincing from the pain from my stiff and sore muscles.

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"So, you will have to put up with 'em until the Hephaestus cabin finishes building your cabin. It'll be two days, max." Annabeth said, smiling at me.

"Okay." I replied. Annabeth had finished showing me around to all the people and life. And I will honestly say, when a real live girl walked out of a tree, I screamed.

So I ended up scaring her right back into her tree.

But I think that's what really convinced me. Convinced me that, no doubt, I was a half-blood, and this wasn't a joke. My mom really is a goddess.

Kick ass.

"Travis and Connor will be your cabin leaders until your cabin is constructed, so just follow their orders: Go to dinner, no fighting, go to bed. Really, any other instructions besides those, I advise you not to do." She smiled. "You'll catch on fast. You're a smart girl."

I smiled again. "Okay. So, I guess I should go to the Hermes cabin now?" I asked.

Annabeth nodded. "Try not to leave any belongings lying around; they'll get stolen for sure."

"Annabeth!" Annabeth looked over her shoulder to a boy standing at a table covered with blue prints. He looked like the exact male version of Annabeth. He motioned for her to go over.

"I have to go, sorry." She apologized. "Malcolm and I have to finalize some blueprints. See ya later!" She turned and sprinted away.

"Bye!" I called out after her. I spun on my heel and walked towards the Hermes cabin., my thoughts churning. How is this possible? How did I never know?

Although I'd had a lesson on why it was possible, I still was so confused and curious.

Unfortunately, I was so wrapped up in my thoughts, I forgot something important. As soon as I took a step into the plain-looking Hermes cabin, I heard a sound.

Zzip.

The sound seemed to travel up above my head. I instantly froze, realizing too late what I'd done.

Connor had caught up with me earlier and warned me about the booby-trapped door that disabled when you knocked the "secret knock". It was designed to keep out intruders, AKA non-Hermes kids.

My eyes flew up, but unfortunately that was all I had time to do as I watched a huge blue plastic bucket sway, then release a tidal wave of red water.

Right onto me.

I instantly soaked, the water getting into my eyes and ears and up my nose. My hair plastered itself onto my sodden cheeks. My clothes dripped, parts of my shirt clung to me. My jeans were all wet, which made me look like I'd peed myself a hundred times over. I wiggled my toes, which made a wet shmocking sound inside my Converse shoes. Earlier, a Aphrodite daughter had given me strawberry-flavored lipgloss(which I'd long since eaten off) and a tube of mascara, which unfortunately, wasn't waterproof, which was currently dripping down my face, leaving big fat black streaks behind.

I licked my lips.

Not water.

Kool-aid.

Everyone within a mile's radius stopped and stared.

Then simultaneously burst into load, roaring laughter, especially the girl inside the Hermes cabin. She clutched her stomach as she laughed, her hair shaking.

I glared at her, but didn't move a muscle. If I did, my soaking underwear would more than likely bunch up and give me a huge wedgie. Which I did not need right now.

Great. Just perfect.

Way to make a good impression on a huge group of complete strangers that I'll more than likely have to spend a looong time with.

Whoop-de-freaking-do.

A/N: Hola, peeps! Sorry it's been sooo long. But I've had sooo much un-needed DRAMA in my life recently. Like, earlier this week, this girl in my grade bit this other girl (Like, literally BIT another girl on the arm!), then told to principal that it was my fault, and that I told her to bite the other girl.

Major WTF? age.

And then the volleyball thing…..

Yeah. So. Anyway, I'm here now! So….yeah…..

MY PLAYLIST FOR THIS CHAPTER:

1. 5'oclock- T-Pain, Ft. Lily Allen (Lovelovelove!)

2. Jonathon Low- Vampire Weekend

3. Lonely Boy- The Black Keys (As for the music video- Anyone who dances like that is not lonely.)

4. Blood Pressure- MUTEMATH

5. Tonight I'm Lovin' You- Enrique Inglaseis (SP?) Yeah, I don't know why I put that…it just came on the radio while I was typing this.

So…..Hasta La Pasta, peoples of Earth! And especially those of you who know where it is that Romeo and Juliet killed themselves- if you know, put it in a review! That's today's trivia question.

I read the book Juliet Immortal…I'm not gonna go into it right now, but I'll talk about it next chapter.

Byee!=)

Read on and Rock out,

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