The harder I tried to get my mind off Luke, the easier I found it. I mean this place was massive! I sighed softly, talking to some teenage boy who was my age.
"Yeah, I mean, I miss him and all but..." I trailed off, somehow he'd got me talking about Luke.
"How long have you know this Luke guy?" His voice was softly, he had a thin French accent.
"A week, if that." I admitted. The guy chuckled, as if he knew something I didn't. He patted my shoulder before he stood up.
"Goodbye Persephone Jackson, 'till we meet again." He smiled. Before he walked away.
Hours later, I was sitting and laughing with Nico as he tried to explain mythomagic to me.
"No! No, you can't use Apollo to defeat Artemis." He laughed.
"Why not?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Their the same!" He laughed then explained the whole game to me again. I nodded.
"Okay, how about... Ares to defeat Hera?" He thought for a moment and looked at the cards then nodded.
"You can." He smiled.
"Okay, we'll play tomorrow. I'm going for a walk. Bye Nico." He nodded then did something that shocked me, he kissed my cheek.
"It's an Italian thing." He mumbled softly, he must have noticed I was blushing slightly. I nodded and ruffled his hair.
"Okay, mate. Bye." I smiled and walked around the casino. I walked around the casino then bumped into someone. I gasped softly and looked up, my eyes widening.
"Grover!" I exclaimed, a grin breaking my normally emotionless expression.
"Peri! Wh-PERCY! ANNABETH!" He yelled, Annabeth, who looked older slightly, and Percy, who looked older, ran to him.
"What?" Percy panted then looked at me, his eyes going wide. Annabeth held her knife to my neck.
"Who are you?!" She growled. My eyes darkened and I pinned her against the wall.
"Don't try a thing. I'm Persephone Jackson, I'm fourteen, daughter of hades and you know that, Annabeth." Percy's eyes wided and he tore me off Annabeth.
"Y-you've been missing a year though. Grover said." He frowned.
"I've been gone a day. My dad took me to the underworld then I was here. I've been here a day." Grover grabbed my arm.
"You have to get to camp. Go now." His voice was full of authority. I didn't argue and hugged him.
"I'll see you, soon. Okay?" He nodded. I ran to the exist, avoiding everyone. But a worker stopped me.
"Whoa, little girl, where are you going?" He grinned.
"Er.. My father is waiting for me. Here's the room key." I gave him the room key before I ran out, I still had the card. Someone tried to stop me but I was in a taxi.
"Airport" I gasped, clutching my side, I was really unfit. The driver nodded and I gave him the card. An infinity sigh and a $ appeared.
We was at the airport soon. He grinned at me, before I walked out. I saw something that made my eyes go wide. A hellhound and my father.
"You shouldn't have left." He growled.
"I had to dad, please. I miss Lu-camp." He frowned at me. The hellhound was Kellin. He grinned his doggy grin at me and licked my cheek.
"Hey, boy." I smiled, he licked my cheek again. My father frowned but sighed.
"Persephone, shadow travel. Your body will know what to do. So think of camp." He said calmly. I nodded and closed my eyes, thinking of camp. Now let me tell you this, shadow travel is like going so fast that it feels like your face is peeling off. But before I knew it, I was in the big house. I was exhausted to say the least. I managed a weak smile at Chiron, Mr D and the head of each cabin before I collapsed on the rug, everything going black.
When I woke up, I was in the Apollo cabin, Luke was by my side. He looked older and he now had a scar on his face. I also saw mr d and Chiron.
"Hey." I yawned, still exhausted.
"Where have you been for the past year?" Chiron asked, slightly annoyed.
"I was gone three days most." I yawned and snuggled up in the bed.
"My dad took me to the underworld. Then to this casino thingy. Where I met Percy, Grover and Annabeth." They nodded.
"Ah, that explains everything." Mr d mused.
"You've been out a week." Luke mumbled quietly.
"Shadow traveling, it takes it out of you." I mumbled and hugged Luke.
"Hey." He whispered in my ear and placed something in my hand. It was a neckless with one bead, the bead was a black bead with a detailed painting of Cerberus, my dad's dog. I guess it meant Hades. Luke picked me up, carrying me to the Hermes cabin. As we walked, we catches up. He told me about everything and how Percy is claimed and on a quest. I told him about nico and Bianca. He was slightly jealous over nico. But he's ten. Not even that maybe. We walked into the cabin and everyone looked at us, stopping their convocations. This wasn't going to end well.
Declaimer- I only own Persephone.
So it's been a year! Percy is on his quest. So what will happen eh? And do you like? I've done 2 chapters and no reviews. This is the third chapter this week. Please review. Or well I won't update.