The Veiled Legacy | PJO - Book Two

nine

Ariana watched as the campers went one by one. The mood had decreased massively - the queen of the gods has been taken and a quest has begun. Not only that but the Great Prophecy has too.

"Ariana." Annabeth said gently. "Are you okay?"

Ariana nodded. "Maybe we will find Percy along the way."

Annabeth sighed. "Wherever he is, I hope he's okay."

"I'm sure he is. Go to bed Annabeth, get some rest before you search for him again."

Giving her a hug, Annabeth sighed. "Be careful in this quest Ariana. I don't want to lose you either."

Ariana smiled and Annabeth followed her siblings back to their cabin.

When she was sure Annabeth was gone, Ariana sat down on the rock besides her; placing her head into her hands.

For the first time in her life she felt helpless and had no idea what she was actually meant to do. Usually she had a feeling or a thought but now? Now she had nothing.

"What's got you so gloomy?"

Ariana looked up to see her younger (older?) brother Nico, chilling on a rock in front of her. He wore his skull top, which he always seemed to wear, with black jeans. And he desperately needed a haircut.

"Why do you get more and more emo every time i see you?" She complained.

Nico shrugged. "I like the aesthetic! But that doesn't explain why your sat on a rock alone in the middle of the night."

Ariana sighed, there was no lying to Nico. He knew when she was upset, Ariana guessed it was a sibling thing.

"I'm going on a quest tomorrow with Piper, Jason and Leo. Three demigods." She told him. "Have you found Percy?"

Nico shook his head. "I haven't but I'll keep looking."

Ariana cursed under her breath. "Are you staying at camp tonight?"

Once again the boy shook his head and stood up from his rock. "I'm not." He said. "I'm going to go back to the underworld."

"I don't get it. Why can you go and I can't?"

"I don't know Ariana. If I did I would tell you."

"It's fine." The girl sighed, it wasn't okay but she would say that. "Look after Skye for me?"

"Of course." Nico said and the shadows enveloped around him.

After the shadows spreader out again, showing Nico was no longer there, Ariana stood up from her rock and grudgingly headed back to her cabin.

She always felt weird when she headed into the cabin. Most the time, she was alone as Nico only stayed overnight at camp once in a blue moon.

Ariana entered the cabin, finding herself stood in the common room area. On one wall was the fireplace that was always lit, around it were couches and beanbags.

Lining the ceilings were fairy lights, something Nico and Ariana fought over though in the end Ariana won.

There were two doors. One lead to the boys wing (Aka, Nicos room.) and the other lead to Ariana's room.

Since they were the only children of Hades, that they knew off, they were able to build their own rooms so that they wouldn't have to share.

Ariana's room had been painted inky purple. The floors were dark and covered in plush rugs. In the center of the room was a large desk.

There was paintings and photos of Ariana and her friends scattered around the walls, along with a mirror on the wall behind the desk.

On top of the desk were make-up and beauty products.