Chapter 10: Good-Byes

Ariana's P.O.V

I felt so much better when I woke up. My cuts were still there, but my ankle was fixed, the bloodiness had stopped although I lost quite a lot of blood, but Chiron said I would be fine. My scar across my eye, the three cuts across my neck, the huge gash on my arm, and my cut on the forehead freaked people out but the Aphrodite girls were nice enough to give me one of their make up things that would hide the scars except the one across my eye. I thanked them and finished packing up but wrote everything that happened in my notebook. I sighed.

"One month and I'll be back," I whispered to myself. I still hadn't gone over my loss for Jay.

"I have to stop, he's dead." I urged myself but my heart didn't listen. I carried my suitcase out. First I said goodbye to the Athena cabin. Tori and Annabeth were the first ones to say goodbye. Then I said goodbye to everyone else. I stopped at Hades though. I entered. Jade and Nico were in there.

"Um, can I give you guys a favor?" I asked them. Nico nodded immediately but Jade just snorted but nodded.

"Ok, you know how you guys can visit the dead?" I told them. It was Nico's turn to snort now.

"Yeah duh!" he answered. I rolled my eyes.

"Is it possible if you guys can let me visit Jay? Any maybe even Beckendorf and Silena?" I asked them. Nico frowned but nodded. Jade just rolled her eyes and nodded too. I gave them a thankful smile as they took me to the dead. I looked around. All demigod heroes were here. I spotted Beckendorf and Silena sitting down. I ran to them.

"Beckendorf! Silena!" I exclaimed. They looked up at me and smiled but frowned.

"You died?" Silena asked me. I shook my head.

"Nico and Jade brought me," I explained. They nodded.

"Where's Jay?" I asked them. They pointed over there. I nodded and walked over to them.

"Hi," I said quietly sitting down beside him.

"Hey," he replied.

"Listen, we never even broke up or anything, so would it be fine if I dated some other guy?" I asked him. He looked up at me.

"Of course! I'm dead!" he replied. I nodded.

"Well, bye." I said. He waved as Nico and Jade took me back.

"Well, I guess I'll see you guys next month," I said. They nodded as I left. I touched Thalia's pine for a moment. Then I left, heading for the airport. I hopped into my plane. I thought of everything that happened to me.

"I'll get to see mom again. And I'll be back in L.A," I comforted myself as the pilot announced for lift off.