"Out of all the shadows though, it was the boy on the end that caught my attention the most. He had black hair, a pale, olive complection, was wearing black clothes covered by an aviator jacket that matched mine, and a skull ring on his finger, but what really struck me were his eyes. They were on the border of chocolate brown and black, the type of eyes that can hold both warmth and coldness in them. They were truly beautiful and they were trained right on me. When he looked at me they held a type of sorrow that I would think would be unbearable, the sadness that comes with losing someone who you love. And the strangest part was I felt like I had looked into these eyes a million times but I had never seen this boy in my life. I watched as his thin but full lips formed a single word, one that I had heard a thousand times before. 'Shelby...'" *** Disclaimer: I'm not Rick Riordan so I don't own any of the Percy Jackson characters.

As a small girl, Paige was very curious and just wanted to know everything. She had her life planned out for her. Her parents, of course, thought of her as the perfect child; the one who did everything right and was always fair to everyone. But when a new boy comes to her school in the middle of junior year, she becomes a bit less perfect.

Nano powers are special and, as far as I know, I am the only one left. It gives me the ability to control other peoples' minds, which is exceptionally hard for me because I am only fifteen. No one can know about my powers though, except for Maxie. There are different and evil people out there. Lots more now that the war has happened. Most people want to hunt us down, or turn us in to the government. Who knows what could happen if someone did. I can risk that happening. Ever.