Hades' Chosen Prince

63. The Silver Lotus

"Um... Madi, I know you're my friend and everything, but what made you want to visit my mom's house, in the middle of the night, and fact aside that you didn't know I was here" I asked my red haired friend.

Madison shrugged and then blinked "I honestly don't know... Skylar and I were having a sleepover, then I offered to come here out of nowhere " she mumbled.

Skylar was sitting next to her, she seemed so awkward that she started to hum a song, then her phone went off. She picked it up and almost jumped off her seat "oh my god. Madi! We have to go back to your place!" She said out loud.

Madi blinked at her "um... But why?" She asked. Skylar showed her phone was almost dead "you know how my parents get if I don't answer! Let's go!" She said pulling Madi towards the door. "See you sometime kitty!" Madi yelled as she was dragged along.

I couldn't help but smile and wave at them. My mom came into view with a bright smile "por los dioses,*"she breathed, "those girls sure jump around everywhere".

I chuckled at her "oh come on mom, they're just young, they should be all jumpy". My mom shook her head "yeah I guess you're right, after all we are half-bloods". I blinked a couple of times and stared at her "but... Aren't you a-".

"Mortal? Yeah, but you should know that my mom was Mexican and my dad was American. So technically I'm a half-blood" she managed with a 'I-want-to-laugh-so-hard-right-now' face.

And yeah we laughed and shared some moments before I headed to bed.

"So you're telling me you sliced a big spider into dust?" She asked leaning back on her seat. I nodded slowly.

She gave a small laugh "and here I remember you were too scared to go near a spider as a kid" she giggled

I felt my cheeks heat up, but I laughed along with her.

Soon it was late and we headed to our rooms, at least she would sleep knowing her only son was home.

I laid there in bed humming to myself. I wondered how these moments even came to be, I spent too little time in camp and so many things had happened.

Then my nose was filled with cinnamon and rose scents, I groaned and held onto it as a small pink flash appeared in my room. Aphrodite appeared in my room, but this time she wore light blue skinny jeans and a hot pink flannel shirt.

"Brian. I am so sorry, but I have to confirm something" she said walking over and wiping her hand in front of my eyes, I saw part of a mist go away from my face.

If you don't know what the mist is, it's basically a mist that disguises the other worldly from the mortals, for example: a hellhound walking in the streets could be seen as just another stray dog to the mortals, but not to demigods.

Aphrodite gasped and took a step back "those are her eyes... I'm sorry for this" she looked at me with serious written all over her face.

I couldn't even react, she used her delicate fingers on my head, then everything went black.

Next thing I knew is that I was standing in front of a little girl, her strawberry blonde hair was a mess, her clothes were filled with scratches and holes, her hands were tied behind her back, her mouth was sealed with duct tape, her legs also tied together, and she was blindfolded. By what I could tell he couldn't be older than a six year old

Then some guy wrapped his arm around my waist "come on sugar, we got the girl, but we don't want our hands dirty. You should know how they get." I glared up at the guy, but I couldn't see his face. I could only see his pearly white smile and hazel colored eyes. "So go ahead, or are you a lâche**"