This takes place September 30, about one month after the titan war and also about a month after Mirrs first started living with Percy. Okay, onto the chapter!

Mirra point of view

I had been innocently sitting on the floor playing with my toys when I was attacked.

I hummed the song mommy sang me the night before as I rocked my favourite stuffed dolphin to sleep. Mommy sat on the couch next to daddy. Daddy was grading papers while mommy was watching the news. Percy was up in his room, I don't know what he was doing.

As I softly brushed my dolphins fur, I couldn't help the feeling that I was being watched. That feeling got stronger and stronger with each passing second. I started to get this inching feeling, like somone was behind me and advancing closer. I put my dolphin down to look behind me. I didn't see anyone. I shrugged it off and was about to continue what I was doing when...

"Gotcha!"

I was suddenly pulled into someone's arms. Those arms lifted me up high. Looking down, I saw Percy underneath with a playful smirk on his lips.

Percy threw me up in the air, then caught me with ease. It scared me a bit, but trusted Percy not to drop me. I extended my arms like a bird's as Percy threw me high in the air and caught me each time. I was laughing, for this was pretty fun. Percy was laughing too.

Mommy had turned off the tv to watch us. She had a smile on her face that broke into an occasional giggle. Daddy tried to make it off like he was still working, but I could see the growing smile on his face.

The phone suddenly started ringing. We all froze and looked over to it, mentally debating over who was to answer it. Finally, daddy got up to answer it.

Percy and I resumed our previous activities. Then Percy took my hands and held me up with his feet in the classic game of 'airplane'. Percy was tall, so his legs were long. He rocked me back and forth, keeping me balanced by his hands.

He eventually desired to drop me, but caught me by wrapping his arms around my waist. He fell over on his side with me cuddling against his chest. We both started laughing, as did Mommy.

"Percy." Daddy called. We looked up to see daddy sanding by the phone and holding it out. "Its for you."

Percy let go of me gently as he got up off the ground to answer the phone.

I hoped up the ground and went to go join mommy in drinking the hot chocolate she sat out on the coffee table. Mommy got up to get some more marshmallows. I looked over to Percy. He had his back turned so I couldn't see his face, but I noticed his fist were clenched tightly.

Mommy came out of the kitchen about the time Percy hung up the phone. When he turned around, I saw is face had gone to a very serious look.

He called mommy over to him. They started talking in a very hushed tone. I couldn't hear there whole conversation, but I was able to make out the words "Camp","Chiron" and "Be careful".

Percy looked over to the couch where daddy was sitting. Daddy gave him a small nod. Percy grabbed his jacket. I relived that he was going somewhere and ran up to meet him.

I pulled on his belt to get his attention. "Where are you going?"

For a split second, I could have sworn I saw his eyes flash with regret, but they then turned joyful and he smiled.

"Just to a friend's house M." He said, using the nickname he came up for me a while back. "I should be back in a few days".

I ruffled up my hair, but then he suddenly gave me a hug, like I wouldn't see him for a long time.

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The next morning, I woke up earlier than usual. I figured no one was awake since it was so early on a Saturday morning. I felt my stomach grumble, I walked downstairs to get a snack.

I stopped at the bottom stair when I heard Mommy talking to someone. At first I though it was daddy, then I heard Percy's voice. I stayed where I was and listened.

"When do you think you'll be home?" Asked mommy.

"I really don't know". That was definitely Percy, but his voice sounded fuzzy, like they were talking on the phone. Percy chuckled nervously

I heard Mommy sigh. "Okay, just" mommy seemed to choke on her next words."Promise me you'll be safe."

"I promise." Said Percy.

I chose that moment to come in the room. Mommy was standing in the middle of the living room all by herself. I didn't see a phone in her hand. I though that maybe she though it on the couch. She turned around. Her face was etched with worry, but it also had hope. When she noticed me she opened her mouth to say something but I interrupted her.

"Mommy, was that Percy?"

Mommy closed her mouth, then she laughed. She bent down to my eye level and tried to ruffle up my hair, but I pushed her back.

"Yeah, sweetie, it was." I noticed how her voice seemed cracked, like she wanted to cry but didn't.

"Well, when is he coming home?" The anticipation in my voice grew.

A shadow seemed to run over her face. "I don't know. See, his dad wanted him to come stay with him for while".

Mommy continued with the smile, but I saw the tip of her nose crinckle up just the slightest, the way it does when she's lieing. I felt my ears heat up. That only happens when I'm angry.

"Your lieing." I said calmly, with a bit of venom dripping from my voice.

Mommy's eyes widened as her smile disappeared. "What?"

I pushed her away from me and clenched my fist so hard my knuckles turned white. "Your lieing!"

Tears gathered in my eyes that threatened to fall, but I blinked them back. "Tell me where Percy really is!"

Mommy didn't say anything. Instead, she stood up and walked to the window. Softly, she touched the silver flower that sat upon the window sill at night. After what felt like hours, she sighed and turned to me again.

"I-its, um, ah, well. It's not my place to tell you Mirra."

I blinked ferociously trying to fight back even more tears that continuously gathered in my eyes. Mommy noticed and tried to wipe then away, but I pushed her back.

Sniffing, I ran back upstairs. I didn't run into my room however. I ran into Percy's room. I had only been in here a few times. I climbed on the unmade bed and wrapped myself up in the blankets, smelling his sea-like scent as it made tears roll down my eyes.

I cuddled against the pillow, bringing my knees up to my chest. Beside the bed was a small nightstand with three pictures. One was of mommy, one was of Annabeth, and one was of me and him, taken the day I first arrived here. Looking at it made me cry harder.

"Big brother," I sobbed, "where are you?"

Question for the readers out of the authors own curiosity: do any of you have younger siblings. What's your relationship like? I don't have any younger ones but three older ones

By the way, when percy disappeared in this chapter, he was going on a quest with Nico, Thalia, and Annabeth to find the cure to an illness that's suddenly infecting all the goddly world. (I'm going to write that story when I get a new laptop).