Serena's POV
We were standing at the edge of Elysium. I was looking inside for whoever we were looking for. Persephone was on my left side and Jonathan was on my right side.
"Come. She's over here" Persephone said, leading us in. She brought us to a girl with light brown hair and very light blue eyes. Everything was lighter in the underworld. She was stroking a rose. She looked up at us.
"Silena?" Jonathan asked. She looked to him and smiled a sweet and dazzling smile. A boy with a very strong build, brown eyes and black hair walked over. He put an arm around Silena. I figured that when they were alive, they were dating.
"I thought you said she died hundreds of years ago!" Jonathan said to me.
"That's what Persephone said" I said, holding my hands up in surrender. I looked back to Silena.
"Um… I need to talk to you…about turning into a demigod" I said to Silena. Her face darkened. She nodded towards the boy. He nodded back and walked away.
"You're a siren" She said with a soft voice. I nodded.
"Jonathan" She said. I looked over to him and realized he was staring. I punched him in the shoulder.
"Ow! Oh, right. I'll leave now" He said, walking away. I looked to Persephone, but she was gone.
"It seems like we are alone" Silena said. I nodded.
"Sit" She instructed, patting the seat next to her. I sat down.
"You're a siren who wants to become a demi-god…without dying" She said. I nodded. She sighed.
"I think you already know that you have to do a good deed" She said. I nodded again.
"I need to become a demi-god. I hate being a siren, I know that I'm meant for a bigger purpose, not just to kill innocent boys" I said, sighing. Silena smiled at me.
"Don't worry. I felt exactly how you do" She said. I sighed.
"But I can't die. Well, I don't have much to live for, but I don't want to die" I whispered.
"Don't worry. As long as you have someone that you love who loves you, you'll be fine. I had Charlie" She said, gazing at the large boy.
"So…like beauty and the beast? Except, I'm the beast" I said.
"As long as you have someone you love that loves you" She said. I looked back at Jonathan. He was talking to Charlie.
"I know you're not looking at Charlie. So it's Jonathan? He's a good kid. Good with a sword, has a quick wit, and can shoot someone with a lightning bolt for you" Silena said. I smiled, turning back to her.
"So what do I need to do?" I asked her.
"Just go to camp-half blood and talk to Rachel" She said. I nodded. And stood up.
"Jonathan!" I called, he ran over.
"Let's go"
Once we got out of the Underworld, we were in the middle of an alley. I heard screaming of a boy. I looked to the end of the alley and saw a boy with white hair and a buzz cut. He was being attacked by the gigantic Chimera. The monster knocked the sword out of his hand. I gasped and ran towards him.
"Hey!" I yelled. The Chimera turned towards me. I lunged at it. I hit it's flaming mane, but was unharmed. I hopped onto it's back and punched the goat in the face. It bleated in anger. I ignored it.
"Run!" I yelled to the boy. But I couldn't find him. I looked down and saw him on the ground unconscious. I groaned. I need to tell you something, Siren's, they kind of are like cats. They have retractable claws, and so do Sirens. My claws came out, and I slit the monsters throat. It collapsed on top of me. I screamed in pain. Jonathan was leaning the boy against the wall, but when he heard me scream, he ran over to me.
"Hold on. Just hold onto me" He said. My right hand gripped his wrist, and my left was clutching his shirt. He pulled me out from under the beast.
"Thanks" I said, standing up, with his help. We were very close. I looked into his eyes. We were about to kiss, when the boy groaned. Jonathan let go of me and went to help the boy who was trying to stand up. When he opened his eyes, I gasped. They were completely black. It's like his pupils dominated his eyes. There was still white, but it's still kinda creepy. Then I looked down at his jaw angle and back to his entire face.
"I'm Serena. Are you okay?" I asked. He nodded, rubbing the back of his head.
"I'm Than. Than Klesh" He said, introducing himself.
"Let's get to camp" Jonathan muttered. I nodded.
"You know, I was actually was on my way there, when that Chimera just came out and attacked me" Than said. I nodded.
"That's strange" Jonathan said, standing at the edge the alley.
"What?" I asked. Stepping next to him. We were right in the middle of Time Square. I groaned and whistled. A taxi pulled up right in front of us in a matter of seconds. I hopped inside and Jonathan right after me, then Than.
"Where to?" The cab driver asked in a rough accent. I could tell he was from the Bronx.
"Jonathan" I said. He cleared his voice.
"Long Island. 3.141 Farm Road, Montauk" He said. The driver nodded and began to drive. When we got there, the driver gave us a strange look. He's a human, so he can't see through the mist, so all he saw was a big hill.
"Are you sure this is the place?" He asked. I looked up the hill and saw a sign that said 'CAMP HALF-BLOOD'.
"Yep" Jonathan said. The driver grunted.
"Whatever. Can I just have my money now?" He asked. I nodded, pulling out a wad of cash. The driver's eyes widened, as did Jonathan's.
"Where'd you get that?" Jonathan asked. I ignored him and gave the driver the money.
"Look, if you're into…stuff, I've got a stash right here" He said. I gasped and slapped his hand.
"I inherited a lot of money from my dad. Not drug dealing!" I yelled, climbing out of the car. I thought I had smelled something funny.
"Let's go in" I said, about to walk past the scary looking dragon.
"I wouldn't-" Jonathan started, but was cut off, by me bouncing off of the barriers and landing on top of him.
"Sorry" I groaned. He grunted in response. I looked up at Than, who was trying hard not to laugh. I looked down at my arms and saw smoke. I groaned and touched my hair. Higher than the Empire State. That's why he was laughing. I rolled my eyes and tried to push it down. I was successful. I was normal in a matter of milliseconds. I helped Jonathan up.
"You can't just walk through the magical borders! I don't want to be mean, but the fleece recognizes you as a monster. Thankfully it knew you weren't a fully grown monster, because you're not toast right now!" Jonathan yelled. I nodded.
"Give me a second" He said.
"Go ahead and do what you need to do to get me in" I said.
"I, Jonathan Miller, allow this Siren onto camp grounds" He said. He walked in, beckoning me. I walked through hesitantly. Nothing happened.
"Cool" I said. I turned around and saw Than follow. A girl with blonde hair that was in a ponytail and gray eyes ran up. I recognized her instantly. She only tried to kill me, like, A MILLION TIMES!
"Annabeth" I said. She eyed me suspiciously, and then recognition flickered in her eyes.
"Hey, your that siren girl" She said.
"Bingo" I said. Annabeth rolled her eyes and turned to Jonathan.
"Why is she here?" She asked.
"I can hear you, you realize that, right?" I said. Annabeth rolled her eyes and dragged Jonathan down the hill to somewhere far, far away. Than snorted, then walked down the hill. I followed. As we got past the archery range, I heard gasps as I walked by. I could tell that people were staring at me. A tall girl with brown hair and brown eyes walked up in front of me.
"Are you a new camper?" She asked. I scoffed.
"No" I said, pushing past her.
"Then what are you?" She asked. I turned toward her.
"A soon to be camper"