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Behind the Shadows

A Fruitless Search

Ever get that feeling when it feels like someone is watching you? Sapphire definitely did the morning after her big speech. Except there actually was people staring at her, but not in the way they had been doing since she had been back. Now they were just curious and were perhaps finally seeing her for her and not a monster.
She now had a small group of four campers who were willing to join her. Percy and Annabeth were just mainly tagging along to keep Sapphire company. Will and the girl from the Hermes cabin who said her name was Lottie had their own reasons for coming along. It was unnerving how much the Hermes kids look alike. Lottie had the blonde hair and sharp facial features.
Sapphires bag was packed lightly with only the most essential stuff. It carried her weapons, clothing, a water bottle and snack bars. There was also a picture of Jake just incase she had to go asking about if anyone had seen him. In times like these Sapphire wished that demi gods could use phones. Then maybe missing demigods would be less common.
Percy and Sapphire are both ready and packed for the journey near noon. Annabeth was ready a few hours ago and they would of been still packing if it had not been for her banging on the door every five minutes. Lottie and Will are currently waiting by the big house and Percy, Sapphire and Annabeth were due to meet them soon.
"I hate leaving camp when its like this" Annabeth grumbles as they all walk along the path to the big house.
"What do you mean?" Sapphire asks. Annabeth and Percy look at Sapphire like she has two heads. "What?"
"Thalia's tree was poisoned" Annabeth shakes her head and sighs "how could he do something so cruel. And to her!" Sapphire stops in her track and stares at Annabeth in shock.
"Who poisoned the tree?" If Sapphire found the culprit she would have them pay. Thalia was family and to poison her tree they were committing the worst crime in Sapphires eyes. Percy and Annabeth both share a private glance and look back at Sapphire with sympathy.
"Luke did it" Percy is the one to answer because Annabeth has gone silent and can't seem to meet Sapphires eyes. All the blood in Sapphire goes cold. Of all people how could he do it.
"But - But he was her family" Sapphire stutters out and begins pacing in front of the other two. Annabeth takes a step towards Sapphire and attempts to place her hand on her shoulders, but Sapphire wretches back and stops pacing. "I can no longer make excuses for his actions. He is on his own now. Family clearly has no meaning to him"
As her words tumble out she realises how lost she had been since Luke's betrayal, but now she could think and see clearer than she ever could. It was like she had found her identity and it did not include Luke. She could be brave and a hero all without Luke and his weighing presence in her mind. All she had on her mind now was her friends and what the future held for her and her alone.
"Thalia is still our family and I can't leave the tree to die" Annabeth says and give Sapphire a knowing smile. They both knew how the other was feeling about the situation.
"I have a feeling that you know how to solve the issue" Percy speaks up to Annabeth and smirks at Sapphire who laughs. "You are the one with the brains after all"
"Well I am the daughter of Athena after all, seaweed brain" Annabeth smiles smugly "I did some light reading and came across something but it would require going and getting"
"You want to go get it don't you?" Sapphire asks. Annabeth nods. "You don't have to go with me you know. If I was in a different position I would go with you . Go save Thalia and Percy can go with you for moral support"
"But what about you?" They both ask.
"I have Lottie and Will. I will be back with Jake in no time with those two" Annabeth and Percy share a few looks before turning back to Sapphire.
"I will discuss it with Chiron and see if he will allow Percy and I to go on a quest to retrieve what we need. We may also need Grover to join us" Annabeth mutters and starts going over a plan with herself.
"I guess I won't need this yet then" Percy sighs and shrugs off his backpack. "I was so looking forward to teasing your boyfriend when we found him" Sapphire sighs dramatically and does not even bother correcting him.
"It pains me that I have to also look for Clarisse" Sapphire kicks at the ground and pulls at her two braids that fall over her shoulders. "I should really get going"
"You better come back alive" Annabeth orders before pulling Sapphire into a hug. Percy does the same and also ruffles her hair.
"You too. The pair of you" Sapphire points at them both before jogging on past them.
Will and Lottie are both leaning against the big house chatting when Sapphire gets to them. When they notice her they pick up their backpacks and swing them over their shoulders.
"Percy and Annabeth want to do something about Thalia's tree so they won't be coming" Sapphire explains "Chiron has allowed us to take a pegasus each for our quest"
"Best get going now then" Will says and Sapphire nods. They all head to get their pegasuses. Its just after lunchtime by the time they are leaving camp.
"Is there any leads on where they may be?" Lottie asks as they are flying over long island.
"I have a bone to pick with someone first and perhaps I can get them to help" Sapphire explains.
"Who" Will pips in from somewhere behind. Sapphire squints her eyes as she attempts to glare at the sun.
"Apollo" Lottie seems confused by this and Will does not reply "He ditched us and it's how we got into this mess" Sapphire's explanation is vague but it's really all she could say. It was the complete truth though, because even she had no clue why Apollo disappeared. If Apollo had stayed put then Sapphire would not be flying through the clouds wondering if Jake was dead or alive. The uncertainty was not a nice feeling.
"Where can we find Apollo?" Lottie asks and she seems to have paled a little. "What will he do if he does not like us looking for him?"
"Are you afraid?" Will quizes with an amused tone in his voice. Lottie swings her head around to face him and glares.
"Aren't gods supposed to dislike mortals" Lottie pales even more "I heard that they only drink mortal blood" Sapphire and Will stay silent for a moment before breaking into laughter. Sapphire has to lean forward to stop herself from falling off her pegasus.
"Please tell Apollo that if we find him" Sapphire squeaks and Will cracks up even more. Lottie huffs and lets the subject go. "You have nothing to fear, Lottie. I can assure you of that" Sapphire gives her a small smile and then looks back at Will. "Can't you contact him?" Will nods but groans a little. Sapphire understood very well how contacting the gods can make a demigod feel, because most of the time the demigods were left unanswered from their godly parents. It was the only thing left that she could understand about Luke's grudges.
A few hours later of flying aimlessly over land and sea and Will was still in deep concentration trying to contact Apollo. Lottie was onto her fifth snack bar and was lying on her back on the pegasus. Sapphire on the other hand had decided to contact another god who might help. Percy seemed to always be answered by poseidon and why couldn't Sapphire? Its not like he could pretend she did not exist now that she knew the truth along with everyone else. Closing her eyes she focused on getting her message across. She doubted that she would get her answer. Sapphire would probably have more luck with Zeus.
They flew over the endless sea in attempt to stay where the sun was brightest. A few lightning strikes had been thrown their way in Zeus's attempt to shoo them off. Gods forbid a child of Poseidon fly by pegasus in his domain. Sapphire made sure to throw a few hand gestures his way. Lottie looked like she might have a melt down every time Sapphire did it. Lottie reminded Sapphire of a mouse. She looked nothing like one but she had similar characteristics. She did what was safest and dismissed any other options. Her timidness seemed to restrict her of experiencing what a demigod can be. Sapphire found it hard understanding her timidness because she had never been that way. Sapphire had always been daring and never backed down from a challenge. Lottie and Sapphire were polar opposites. Lottie however was organised and maybe her need to be safe could come in handy for getting out of tricky situations. Sapphire had never really been organised. Half the time she went on quests with just a snack bar and her bow and arrow. Lottie's had a large bag on her filled with useful things like compases and matches.
The sea below was wild and something about it made Sapphire's head itch. The way the waves were crashing and then reforming just didn't sit right with her. Should the tide be going out at this time? Something was telling her that it was wrong. Sapphire nudged her pegasus to fly lower. Will and Lottie followed suit. The closer she got to the ocean the more her sense screamed to get closer. So she did just that until she was just a few metres from the surface.
"What's going on?" Lottie calls from a good distance above. She was a smart to keep her distance.
"It's weird. I'm not sure if i'm going crazy but -" Sapphires pegasus starts going wild. She is thrown side to side in attempt to shake her off "hey! it's okay. Calm down" Her attempts of calming the pegasus are ignore and with one forceful bash of the wings Sapphire is thrown off and falls face first into the wild ocean.
"SAPPHIRE!" Lottie and Will both shout just as she makes contacts with the water. The currents hit her straight away and she is pulled even further in. It was moments like these that Sapphire realised just how much bad luck she had with the ocean. Maybe she should of taken Percy with her. The currents suddenly calm and then the water goes eerily silent. No fish are in sight and the water begins to darken as though someone has just chucked a load of black dye in, or maybe a squid just got a good scare. When the water surrounding her is so dark that she can't even see anything in front of her, Sapphire gets the feeling that she might not be completely alone. She stays completely still and waits for something to happen. A woman laughs from somewhere behind Sapphire. The laugh sets her on edge but she does not turn around to face the direction it came from.
"Oh dear, have I found a little lost guppy" The woman taunts. Guppy? Did Sapphire look like a fish to this woman? "tsk tsk. Whatever shall we do?" Sapphire grinds her teeth but refuses to move regardless of her mind screaming for her to turn and face whatever creature this was. The water around her flutters slightly which only tells her that the thing is moving. The creature laughs and it sounds closer now. Sapphire concentrates on the water around to get an idea of where the creature is moving. If she was correct then the thing had moved to the right of her so Sapphire turns slightly to right. "Not gonna talk?"
The water flutters more on her right and Sapphire moves more to her right. What was avoid the thing going to achieve? All it seemed to do was taught the creature to come closer. The water around her was all she needed for a weapon. Moving her hand ever so slightly Sapphire sends a current of water in the creatures direction. Laughter erupts around her.
"Well, well, well. It would seem that I have myself a daughter of poseidon. I thought he only had a son" The creature laughs some more. "How is it that you have gone unheard of?" Sapphire bites her tongue and swallows down whatever comment she had ready to spit back. "It must be sad to be a child of a god so powerful and yet here you are all pathetic and unheard of" At this Sapphire begins to laugh.
"Sometimes we only hear of the heros and their glory." Sapphire begins to taunt back "The ones unheard of or forgotten are sometimes made that way for a reason. I am Sapphire Willow daughter of both Apollo and Poseidon" Sapphire turns around to her right and smirks. The water around her ripples wildly as Sapphire raises her arms towards the creatures direction "I would love to stay and chat but I have places to be and people to see"
"I know of who you seek" the creature snickers.
"Who might that be?" Sapphire raises an eyebrow and tries to look bored.
"The boy with the sunlight hair and hands that were crafted to create" Jake.
"How do you know this?" The creature chuckles and the water ripples as the creature gets even more closer.
"He seeks you also. He sailed east on these waters only days ago" Sapphire feels a small tough to her cheek and she knows that if she does not escape now she will be trapped. This was the things intention the whole time. It would win if she stayed for more information. Sapphire closes her eyes and flicks her wrist at the creature. Water charges forward and a powerful current is sent straight towards the creature. It shrieks on impact and seems to have been thrown backwards.
"Pathetic my ass" Sapphire scoffs and surges upwards towards the surface. The water around her clears and sunlight can be seen gleaming through the water. Will and Lottie gasp when they see Sapphire.
"You are not gonna believe what just happened" Sapphire grumbles at them.

Notes

Comments

omg u have to continue this story!!! it is soooooo good

McShizzle_yall McShizzle_yall
6/13/18

Where is half of the chapters like 1,2,3,4? And please upate

rucas2003 rucas2003
6/1/17

I just found this less than a week ago and just couldn't put it down, you have such a great story

UPDATE IT!!!! NEED TO READ MORE!!!!