Here is the next chapter and I have tried to incorporate as much as I could, the rest will be in the next one. Baby steps. Hope you like it. :)

Aphrodite was shouting at me. Why the hell was Aphrodite shouting at me? And that too again?

I've had this dream like, I dunno, how many times. The first it was because Alex had flooded the Aphrodite Cabin. The next few times just to bitch about my daughter. Really? She thought it was a good idea to bitch about Alex to me?

I was more than a little tired of this conversation. Alex had done that because Charlotte, the Love Goddess' daughter had pissed her off. How? I had asked. She had just shrugged and walked away. I didn't wanna pry. These things were normal at Camp. And honestly? I don't blame her for losing it like this. They could be pretty tiring. Aphrodite's children, I mean. Now just because her parents, us, happened to be demigods doesn't mean she has a free pass for a Parents Teacher Meeting. Or rather. Parents Annoyed Goddess Meeting. That too in my dreams, I have to add.

'What has she done now?'

The Goddess huffed angrily. Still she looked like the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. 'Charlotte is in the middle of the river and Alexandra is not letting her go'.

'Well then, leave it. They will solve it on their own'

'You don't want me to complicate her love life, do you?' She said sneering. Aphrodite was not exactly evil but Alex had messed a lot with her children these past few months. And that brought me to attention. No I did not want that. Not in a thousand years. Aphrodite's interesting was dangerous, complicated I didn't wanna imagine.

'I'll talk to her', I said in a tight voice, trying to keep fear away from my expression.

'Yes you should', she said just as tightly and a bright light made her go away as I woke up.

It was three in the morning. What in the world was Alex doing at this time, drowning that girl? I got up stealthily. I didn't want to disturb Percy. It wasn't exactly easy since his arms tightened around me when I tried to move. His lips were against my cheeks.

'Perce', I whispered into the darkness.

'Mmmm'

'Percy, move your arm. Lemme go', I said

I felt him frown against my face but he let me go.

'What has she done?' He asked. How did he know? Don't ask me. I'm just glad he did.

'She is drowning Aphrodite's kid'

I switched on the light and saw him grinning.

'Boy or girl?'

'Girl'. His face fell a little. Love to thrash up guys who even look at his daughter. I always say to him that he takes it a little too far, but he doesn't listen.

'I wish Will could do all that as well', he said wistfully. 'It would've been so much fun'. Such a child he was. 'If only Athena hadn't called dibs on him'. Yeah that had happened. No, it really had.

'I'm glad he can't', I said. 'Now make me a rainbow in the kitchen and you go to sleep'. I didn't want to disturb him with the conversation and he desperately needed sleep. Someone who does social work for all those sea animals, all kinds, I might add, needs sleep when he can. He has to travel so much sometimes.

After a few minutes the scene shimmered into view. Alex was standing her arms crossed grinning at some thing a few feet in front of her. Such a mischievous girl. I'm pretty sure Percy would've been just like her had he not been thrown into those dangerous circumstances that required us to mature faster.

I watched as Charlotte tried to thrash out with her limbs in the middle of the river and whenever she opened her mouth to shout, in she went again.

'Alexandra Jackson!", I said in my best motherly stern voice and I bet she jumped at least three feet into the air.

'Mom! You scared the Hades out of me', she said clutching the front of her orange Camp tee, breathing hard.

'I am glad I did. Why is she in the place she is?'

'Cause she is an irritating slut'

'Alexandra! Language!' She looked at me properly and saw how serious I was.

'Mom, I-' she started, hesitated and stopped. Then opened her mouth again but didn't say anything.

'Let her go, sweetheart and then we will speak', I said gently. Whatever this was, it had really troubled her. She smiled at me and let the girl go. Charlotte went away gasping and cursing at the same time. Alex went and sat down on a big rock, took a deep breath and then started.

'It all started this winter break. We were on the same team for Capture-the-Flag and we got into a fight about the outcome of her letting Brad, who was on the other team go, cause that is why we lost. She isn't stupid you see and thus it turned pretty ugly and that was the first time I drenched her. She said she wont let this go this easily.

'I hadn't thought much about it at the time. But then she went about spreading stupid and actually pretty disgusting things about me and well, Brad, throughout the Camp. I was shocked and so out of my senses that I almost drowned their entire Cabin in my rage, till Will and Brad talked some sense into me. That's the time I actually started liking Brad. Before that we were just friends.

'This time she picked Will as her target. She knows he likes her sister, Lauren. really nice girl, she is by the way for your knowledge. Kinda reminds me of Piper. So she took to charm speaking him. And that idiot! Hmph! She almost got him on his knees to ask her out. I got really furious, I did and this time on Lauren's plea left the rest of the Cabin and proceeded to well, drown, just her', she finished in a self satisfied tone.

She almost made Will get on his knees to ask her out? My baby on his knees in front of a girl he doesn't even like? I have to talk to Aphrodite about this. How dare she pin point my daughter when her own did what she did and that too to my son.

'Don't worry about it mom. We'll be fine', Alex said when she looked at me. 'Aphrodite sent you, right? She can afford to play dirty, you can't in this matter. However I can'.

See? See? She has some of me in her too other than the looks.

'You gotta look out, Alex, she practically told me to warn you that she will make your life complicated. She is powerful. Don't mess with her'.

'Ya I know, mom. I don't provoke her unnecessarily. Charlotte, I mean. I just retaliate. And those were matters to retaliate to'.

'Just please-'

'I know, mom', she said with a smile. This one was almost there as well. They don't need me as much as they did. I felt proud but at the same time it hurt.

'Take care, baby', I said.

'Yeah I will and of Will too', she said winking.

You know, this was the reason I always wanted more than one child. So that they can look out for one another when we were gone or, in this case, not present.

She waved her hand over the message and it ended. I walked back to our room and slipped into bed pulling Percy's arms around me as they had been before.

'What happened?' He asked, barely, he was so tired.

'Its alright. I'll fill you in in the morning', I said turning my head to kiss his lips lightly and drifted off to sleep. They'll be fine, was my last thought.

Next chapter would be Alex, definitely. With Will, too. If you want. That's alright?