I woke up the next morning and glanced at the clock. It was about 10 o'clock and Sunday. I glanced up and I saw Blake with his arm around my shoulders and his head off towards the side with his mouth open and I laughed at him quietly. I snuggled up to his chest when I heard a quiet shuffle of the curtain that was my door. I glanced at Percy and he turned red. I held my finger to my lips and I got up out of bed quietly and grabbed a tank-top and shorts and walked over to his room.

"Yes?" I laughed. He just shook his head.

"That's weird you know." He said. I just shook my head and laughed.

"When you're sixteen you won't think that. You'll be thinking with your pants." I smiled. Percy laughed and I smiled.

"So how were things after you left?" He asked. I bite my lip and stared at the ground with my arms crossed over my chest. I didn't really want to tell him about Luke but I felt like I had to.

"Luke came back for me." I whispered.

"What?" He asked stunned. I nodded as tears threatened to spill down my face.

"Yeah he and Blake fought and then he disappeared after he injured Blake and then I wanted to fight him and that's when he disappeared." I murmured. He nodded and came over and hugged me.

"Don't worry Cassi I'll protect you. I promised dad while I was on my last quest." Percy promised. I nodded and hugged him tightly and bit my lip harder. I tucked my face into Percy's shoulder and I felt him rub my back lightly.

"Aw family moment," Blake cooed from somewhere behind me. I shook my head at him and gave him the finger.

"Love you too babe." He laughed. I sighed and let go of Percy. Blake was in some shorts and was smirking at me. I shook my head as Percy placed his hand on my shoulder giving it a comforting squeeze before we retreated back to my side of the cabin.

"So what do you wanna do?" I asked.

"I don't know we could go to the woods and make out." Blake laughed. I rolled my eyes and pulled on some clothes. He grabbed me around the waist and kissed me on the neck. I laughed at him and then turned around towards him. He smiled at me and laughed. I kissed him lightly. I sat down on the couch and stared at the ceiling.

"I'm serious what should we do?" I asked as I looked over at him. He shrugged.

"Whatever you're in the mood for Cassi. I'll follow, just make sure it's not like chores or anything cause I have that duty bright and early tomorrow since it's Monday the Hermes cabin has cleaning the stables so can we avoid there to." Blaire said. I laughed at him and nodded.

"I kind of want to go practice my swords work I feel something coming in the air." I said as I leaned up on my elbows.

"Alright what are you going to use?" He asked as he pulled on a shirt.

"I don't maybe I'll switch it around." I said.

"Alright then Ms. Sass," He said. I smiled and stood up. He took my hand and then we headed towards the arena. I smiled at him as we walked down to the arena and then when we got there we settled in some armor and I got my sword off my necklace and Blake pulled his sword out of the storage thing and we stood facing each other. I stared at my sword and then his.

"What?" He asked.

"What type of sword is this? When I fought Luke the first time with it he was really shocked when he saw the blade." I said.

"It's Stygian iron. It's from Hades, and cooled in the River Styx. It can hurt mortals, immortals, and monsters so I thought it would come in handy." He smiled as he glanced the blade over. I nodded as I took it in one final time before I looked at Blake.

"Ready?" I asked.

"When you're ready princess," He said. I smiled at him and then we reared back and clashed our swords together. We were really going at it when I felt a stabbing sensation in my arm. I glanced down to see Blake had actually cut my arm. He glanced down.

"Sorry I didn't mean to actually hit you Cas," He said. I smiled and then cut his arm about the same size of mine.

"Even." I chuckled. He laughed and we kept going. I had a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach and I glanced around the arena when I pushed Blake back a far distance away from me. I noticed this guy was standing there watching us. I chuckled and I smiled at Blake nodding my head towards the guy.

"The last time we let someone watch us it was you're weird ass ex." Blake reminded me and I flinched. I glanced towards him hurt.

"Cass," He said quickly seeing the flinch. I shook my head and pulled off my armor.

"I'll catch you later." I said.

"Cassi I didn't mean it." He sighed as I moved away from him. He took a step towards me and I ran. I wasn't really watching where I was going after I passed a few trees I leaned against one and pulled my hair back out of my face and then slid down to the ground. That's when I noticed I was in the place Luke had first kidnapped me. I sighed and then I looked down at the ground. I shook my head and then I felt the throbbing sensation and glanced down at my arm to see the blood running down my arm and I took out a tissue I had in my pocket and pressed it to my cut. I heard footsteps and then I turned to see Percy.

"Hey," I said.

"What are you doing all the way out here?" He asked standing in front of me.

"Running away from my problems, the usual stuff you know." I said. He chuckled and helped me up.

"I haven't been here since Luke..." He muttered. I nodded.

"I know neither have I." I sighed.

"What happened?" He asked looking at the cut on my arm.

"Blake and I were fighting in the arena and someone started to watch us and the last time that had happened it was Luke and Blake said something about it being Luke and how crazy and messed up he was and-" I rambled.

"But it's true. Luke is crazy." Percy said. I glared at him and he smiled.

"Anyway, and I gave him this look like I can't believe you just brought that up and got upset and ran." I muttered.

"You can't just do that. You'll worry Blake doing that." He said like he was scolding a little after running away from their parents in a crowd. I looked at the floor slightly ashamed of myself now.

"I know but whenever I hear Luke's name I either want to cut off a head or I want to run away. He makes me run and I hate it. I'm afraid of him Percy and there's nothing I can do." I said. Percy opened his arms up and I stepped forward into them and hugged him tightly. For the second time today I tucked my head into the crook his neck and almost broke down crying.

"Don't worry alright. Just fight him." Percy said. I pulled back and looked at Percy.

"There's something holding you back from doing it." He murmured studying my face. I nodded.

"When we were on the ship Luke and I had a very heart filled moment Percy. It hit me hard and I still feel something for him but I can't help it at all." I whispered as a tear rolled down my cheek. Percy sighed.

"He's not the guy you use to be with Cassi. Just remember that whenever you see him. He's with Kronos now and he wants to wipe-out everything you have ever known." He said as he wiped the tear away. I sighed and nodded.

"It's sad. I'm the older sibling and you're always taking care of me instead of it being the other way around." I murmured.

"It's okay I like taking care of you. It gives me something to do when I'm not on quests. Now come on lets go to the cabin." He said. I laughed and he pulled me in the direction of our cabin.

"Oh by the way I'm heading into the city to visit my mom and I thought you might wanna come so she can give you the birthday present she got. I'm leaving like around 1." He said as I glanced at my watch. It was almost 12.

"Sure did you get it cleared though?" I asked. He nodded.

"Sure I'll come. I can do some good shopping." I said. He chuckled and I saw someone pacing in front of the cabin. It was Blake. I bit my lip and then Percy grabbed me around the waist and lifted me up and carried me when I hesitated.

"Hey!" I screamed.

"Yeah this is what a little brother is for." He said. I glared at him and he set me down in front of Blake.

"Here's your princess." Percy said. I glared at him.

"You know I was gonna walk over here myself." I said. He just smiled and started to walk away. I looked at Blake and smiled.

"Look about earlier-." Blake said.

"I was stupid...when people mention him I get a little eh, I don't know...upset I guess." I murmured. He chuckled and tilted my head up so that I was looking up at him and he smiled. He pressed his lips to mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck and held him close to me. He chuckled and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Yo break it up!" Thalia yelled. We jumped away from each other and I glared at her. Thalia and I even though we had traveled together when we first met never saw eye to eye on most things.

"I thought you were going on a quest..." I murmured.

"No I'm not." She said. I nodded and then she walked off and I ran my hand through my hair.

"You and her never did get along did you?" Blake chuckled.

"Nope never," I said. He chuckled.

"So guess where I am going at 1!" I smiled as I bounced on the balls of my feet.

"Where?" He asked we walked back into my cabin and I grabbed my wallet.

"I'm going to the City with Percy. He is going to visit his mom real quick and I get to go." I smiled.

"Well that's good." He smiled. I put my wallet down on my bed and looked around the room and went to my dresser. I looked down at the two sections of skirts and shorts.

"Blake what should I do? Should I wear a skirt or shorts?" I asked as Blake stretched out my couch. He shrugged.

"What are the options because if it's anything to short no," He said. I chuckled. I pulled out a Gir shirt and then a red and black skirt with a ribbon around it.

"What do you think?" I asked.

"I think you're gonna probably die in a t-shirt in this heat." He chuckled.

"Oh thanks babe. I don't have another top to go with this skirt. Or I can go with my shorts." I said.

"Maybe you might wanna go with the shorts." Blake said.

"You're not helpful." I said.

"As long as you’re sexy enough for me but no enough to get New York stalking and staring at you." Blake laughed. I finally decided on an outfit and I smiled as I looked at Blake.

"Beautiful," He smiled.

"Thank you!" I smiled. Then I put some things I would need into my wallet and then Percy walked through the curtain.

"Ready?" He asked.

"Yes sir!" I smiled. Blake stood up and walked with me to the boarder. He kissed me lightly and then we headed to the car that was waiting for us to take us into the city. When we got in we went straight to his mom's house.

"You know I haven't seen your mom since the beginning of the summer when you sprung me from Luke's ship!" I said.

"I know she misses you." Percy chuckled.

"Really? Aw." I smiled.

"You’re the daughter she never got." He chuckled. I laughed and smiled. After about half an hour the cabby got to the street and we got out splitting the fair. Percy walked right in and I stared at the apartment building. I walked in and smiled. We climbed the stairs and Percy fished out the key out of his pocket before pushing the door open. He walked in and motioned for me to go ahead of him.

"Mom I'm home and I brought Cassi!" Percy called out closing the door. He then walked into the living room. I followed him and then that's when Ms. Jackson attacked Percy in a hug. I chuckled and he hugged her back.

"Hey mom don't suffocate me." Percy said. She laughed and pulled back and came over to hug me to.

"Hi Ms. Jackson," I smiled.

"Hello Cassi." She smiled letting me go. I smiled at Ms. Jackson and Percy and then glanced around.

"Oh Cassi I have your birthday present right here." Ms. Jackson smiled.

"Ms. Jackson you really didn't need to go get me something!" I said as Percy and I sat down on the couch.

"Oh no, no, no I wanted to get it for you." She smiled sounding excited. She was rifling through the closet. I glanced at Percy.

"Why is she so happy?" I whispered.

"Oh trust me you'll see." He chuckled.

"Did she get me a sword?!" I squeaked. He busted out laughing and shook his head. My head started to bounce up and down nervously and he laughed at me.

"Dude you're making me seriously nervous." I laughed. He chuckled and then his mom came back out and smiled at me holding something behind her back.

"Okay this is just part of the gift." She said.

"Oh god you got me more than one thing." I said. She chuckled and then handed me a sheet of paper. I looked at her confused.

"Um." I said confused.

"It's an adoption form." She said. My eyes bugged out of my head and I looked at it before I glanced out of the corner of my eye at Percy and then looked back at her. Percy chuckled at my reaction and smiled at me before bumping his shoulder into mine.

"Percy came home and told me about what happened to your family...and then I finally met you and realized how sweet and kind you were. So Percy and I talked it over and we want you to become part of our family." She smiled. I started tearing up and I think a few of them escaped from the corners of my eyes.

"Really?" I asked. She nodded.

"But you won't be able to get your fortune until you're 18." She said. I nodded.

"You just got to sign." She said. I shook Percy by his shoulders.

"Let me have a pen!" I said. He laughed and grabbed one and I signed my name. I smiled.

"Do I get to come here during the school year now?" I asked. She nodded.

"Yes!" I cried. I jumped up and hugged her tightly. She hugged me back and then I pulled back and looked at Percy.

"Oh my gods! I'm going to be staying in a normal house during the school year! Not a cabin or a dorm room! I can't wait to tell Blake!" I smiled. Percy smiled.

"We have a spare room for you to." Ms. Jackson said. I squealed while jumping up and down.

"Sweetness," I smiled. Then I thought of something.

"Will my credit cards still work?" I asked her. She nodded.

"Yeah one will and then your debit card is what the court will give you each week for an allowance." She said. I smiled nodding.

"Is it like what 200?" I asked.

"Yeah it's 250." She said. I nodded. It had been five hundred but with this happening they probably lowered it knowing that I had someone taking care of me now. I smiled at Percy and Ms. Jackson.

"Oh and you'll be attending public school in September." She said. That threw me a curve ball. I bit the inside of my cheek.

"What?" I squeaked.

"Yeah..." She said.

"I haven't had the best attendance record in the last couple years. When I went on that cruise last year with Luke he made me do my school work and I just finished freshman year." I said.

"Oh god," Ms. Jackson said. Percy stared at me.

"What grade you supposed to be in?” Percy asked.

"I'm either supposed to be a junior." I said.

"Oh wow. You're a year behind everyone else." Percy said. I nodded.

"Well I go talk to a counselor and we’ll have you take a placement test and whatever stuff you still need to learn you'll get papers this summer to work on. They'll probably put you in with the sophomores." She said.

"Alright that sounds good to me at least I'm going to have a normal school." I smiled. Percy smiled.

"So now I really am your little brother." Percy teased.

"Oh god," I muttered. He smirked and he stood up and came over to me. He leaned his arm on my shoulder and smirked down at me. I stuck out my lower lip and looked up at him.

"You're not funny." I said.

"Oh yeah I am." He smiled. Ms. Jackson laughed at us and then Percy took my hand.

"Come on time to show you the room we gave you." He said. He led me to my new room and it was blank except for a bed and a dresser and a closet.

"You don't mind if I design it do you?" I asked.

"Of course not! It's your room design as you please." Ms. Jackson said.

"Alright." I smiled.

"Well do you mind if Percy and I go shopping?" I asked.

"For your room?" She asked. I nodded.

"Alright Percy why don't you take her down a few streets to that furniture store." Ms. Jackson said.

"Alright mom," Percy said. We headed towards the door. When we hit the sidewalk I smiled. We walked down to the store that Percy's mom had suggested and when I walked in I nodded looking around.

"You like it?" Percy asked.

"Yeah it's modern stuff which I'm into." I smiled. I looked around and bought some cans of paint and then some other things to hang up on my walls and some bedding and I was set. When we headed back I ran into someone. I blinked a few times against the sun before I looked up.

"Cassandra." The voice said. I glanced up at the person and they were smirking at me.

"What?" I asked.

"I'm surprised you don't remember." He smirked. Then a flash-back happened.

I was back on the ship Luke had me and I was screaming and kicking monsters as I trained with my bo-staff. I was twirling it around when a demigod came up to me. He waved me and I started to fight him. I aimed a stab to the side of his arm and he got my arm and then my cheek. By the end of the battle we were both barely standing and we were both breathing hard.

"What the hell did you do to her?" Luke demanded coming out of the double doors behind us.

"She was practicing and I thought I'd give her a challenge." He sneered.

"You look like you about killed her!" Luke barked. He then came over to me before I blacked out. I was forced back into reality and stared at the kid with wide eyes. Then did a good look over him before I put the bag I had in my right hand in my left and punched him in the nose. The kid groaned and doubled over.

"Cassi!" Percy said.

"Run!" I said grabbing his hand and running down the street. Once I had successfully put one block between me and the kid then I stopped running.

"Who was that?" Percy asked catching his breath.

"It was a kid I knew from Luke's ship. I recognized him because I had dueled him once and we had gone so hard that after the fight with him Luke had come in and started yelling at him for cutting me up so bad and I passed out." I muttered. Percy nodded and we walked the rest of way back. When we got there I automatically set myself to start painting. I smiled as I painted the ceiling a midnight blue and then pasted white stars on the top. After drawing on the walls with pencils and outlining the whole thing I sat down on my bed.

"Wow you're a good artist." Percy said as he walked in with his hands in his pockets.

"Thanks Bethany taught me." I smiled.

"From Aphrodite's cabin?" Percy asked. I nodded.

"Yeah," I smiled. We stared up at my ceiling as we leaned backwards on my bed which was now covered in a silk blue cover with some light blue sheets underneath.

"You like blue." He said as he glanced around my room at all the colors.

"Yeah any shade of blue, green, or purple. I mean I guess those are like normal traits for us...except for the purple. I like that cause of Justin Bieber." I laughed. We both laughed and I smiled.

"Percy! Cassi! It’s 5 o'clock you guys gotta get back to camp!" Ms. Jackson said.

"Alright!" We called. We both stood up and smiled.

"I'll finish this back before we go to school. I shouldn't really take that long." I said walking out of my room.

"Alright well I'll see you two in a month." Ms. Jackson said giving us a hug. We hugged her back and then we left heading back to camp.