Chapter 9

My To-Be Cousin Salts and Burns my Next-Door Neighbour.

Hey you guys, sorry for the delay, my life has just gotten in the way.

A big thank you to StyxxOmega for beta'ing this chapter, and other chapters too. :D

Thank you all for reviewing, again… on with the story.

Nico's POV

I closed the door to make sure Dean wouldn't notice any smoke. (AN: Heh, that really shouldn't have been put together in a sentence.)Sam slept peacefully on his bed.

I placed the salt, lighter fluid and matches on the table. 'Annabeth's Yankees cap is really handy when you need it,' I thought. I picked up the salt and sprinkled it all over Sam's sleeping form, then I poured out the lighter fluid and poured it all over him, too.

Then, I lit a match, and whispered, "Sorry Sam." After whispering that, I dropped the match onto the covers next to him.

I walked out of the room, telling myself how I should've just disobeyed my father, but it was too late now.

Sam's POV

I didn't open my eyes at first, but I woke up. I could smell smoke, hear the cackle of flames, and I could feel the heat of it. I opened my eyes to see red flames dancing in front of me.

I screamed and frantically shoved the blankets of me; I noticed my arm had caught on fire also. I rolled off the bed but the flames just licked their way up my arm faster.

I heard someone run into the room, the person stopped and rushed off. I screamed as the fire burned into my skin.

I heard the person come back, hoping they had a fire extinguisher. The person squeezed the nozzle, but before I could blink, all of the fire was put out, then, I passed out from shock and pain.

I woke up in a hospital bed and sensed Annabeth and Percy were beside me, talking. Annabeth noticed me wake up and turned to me.

"Sam!" She cried out, sounding surprised. "How do you feel?"

I groaned. "What happened?" I asked.

Annabeth looked at Percy. "That's the thing," she started. "We're not really sure. Dean just woke up and heard you screaming, so he came in and you were..." Her voice trailed off.

Percy took the time by saying, "Flopping around like a dying fish on the floor," he said.

Annabeth sighed. "Sort of, and your bed was on fire, and so were you... Well, Dean put out the fire, and when you passed out, Percy and I came in. No one knows where Nico went, but we noticed something... You were covered in salt and lighter fluid," she explained.

I tried to raise my head, but failed miserably. "Are you saying someone tried to burn me alive?" I asked, frantic.

Annabeth looked edgy but Percy said. "Pretty much."

Dean walked in at that moment. "Sam!" He cried. Then he asked, "Are you alright?"

"I… think... so…" I ground out.

Dean sat beside me silently until I asked, "So, what did you tell them?" Dean looked confused.

"For the fire," I clarified.

"Oh," Dean said, "I just said that you forgot to blow out your candle." Percy snickered.

"And you make me sound like a complete fool," I muttered.

Dean shrugged. "That was part of the intention." We laughed, then Nico poked his head in the door. When he saw me, relief was obvious on his face.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

I smiled. "Well, someone tried to burn me alive, but yeah, I'm fine."

Nico smiled, cautiously. "Well, whoever it was, they probably think you're dead now, so we don't have to worry," He said. We all nodded agreement.

"So, Sam," Dean started. "Those coordinates..."

I nodded. "Yeah, I'll go help you find dad, as soon as they let me out of here." I said. Dean smiled.

Silence drifted around the room. Nico looked so relieved that I was awake and alive, Annabeth and Percy looked like they were planning something but wouldn't tell us quite yet, and Dean just looked plain content.

I broke the silence by asking, "So, how did you explain the salt and lighter fluid?"

Dean paused, thinking the question over in his head. "Oh, Percy used his Poseidon mojo to get it out of your hair. They didn't notice the other stuff that was left over, which is good, I guess."

I smiled. "Well, when do I get out of here?"

Annabeth's POV

It was two days since the episode with the salt and lighter fluid, and Percy and I just finished the invitations.

FOR OUR WEDDING!

I invited all of Camp Half-Blood (even Clarisse), some people from Camp Jupiter, and I invited Sam and Dean of course. I gave them their invitations first since I didn't want them to go running off to find their Dad while I stood there, rejected with two invitations in my hand. They knew that they couldn't just ditch us on our wedding, so they decided to go, but would leave right after it was finished.

-line break-

I stood in front of the mirror, looking at myself. I was beautiful. My hair was curled and it hung over both my shoulders. My veil was attached to a small tiara like clip on top of my head.

My dress was sleeveless; the top part was woven with lace and it had several small silver jewels around the top. I had a lot of small jewels around my waist, so it would create the look of a decorative crown around my waist.

The skirt part was just many layers of lace creating a long bridal train, and it was just so poofy. I looked and felt like a princess. I had pale pink lipstick on, as well as mascara and a small amount of gold eye shadow.

My shoes were white and had a small heel. They didn't need to be too fancy since my dress flowed around my legs and my feet were barely noticeable. Piper walked into the room.

"Oh... For the love of Aphrodite," she whispered, covering her hand over her mouth as I turned around and looked at her.

"You're... Beautiful!" She squealed. I smiled as she rushed over to hug me, she helped with the hair do and dress, but she had left when I put it on. Piper and Hazel were my bridesmaids, so Piper had a yellow dress that made her look like a sun. It was very simple, but it was gorgeous. It was long, like mine, but it had long sleeves and didn't have any sparkle or lace. Hazel's dress matched Piper's dress to a T.

My flower girl is Lacey. Her dress is a sapphire blue, being short and frilly. It's long sleeved and has a turtleneck. She looks adorable in it.

"So, the guests are arriving," Piper said. "Chiron is setting things up," she continued. "And, Annabeth? Your Dad is here." My smile widened.

"Come on in!" Piper called and my Dad walked in. (AN: I can't remember what his name is!) He grinned as he saw me. "Oh, Annabeth, you look so gorgeous." he said, seeming out of breath with awe and love. We embraced, and held it for a long, long time.

*Sniff* Well, that's that, I mean there's still more chapters to come but that's it for chapter 9.

Just for the record, whoever might die in the blood of Olympus… well, all of the seven is going to be at the wedding. Sorry if you get annoyed at that or something, I haven't finished that book yet.

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