She walked onto the deck on top of the ship. She gripped the railing so tightly her knuckles turned white. She wanted to scream and go back to the mall. But they were too far from the harbor to swim back. She heard foot steps behind her, Alexis kept looking at the horizon line. It was Piper who walked up and stood next to her. "Can I help?" Alexis looked at her. "With what?" She said. Piper took a lock of her tangled hair. "Well," Piper said."You look like you haven't brushed your hair in weeks." Alexis smirked. "What?" Piper said. Alexis took her hands off the rail. "I haven't brushed my hair in two years." Alexis said. Piper gasped and covered her mouth with her hands. Piper quickly took her elbow and took her to a room. Where Piper brushed her hair, washed her face and gave her a new shirt and jeans. The shirt was orange with "Camp Half-Blood" written across it. "Better." Piper said. She even gave her a haircut, just a trim so that it was at her shoulder blades. In the distance Alexis and Piper heard arguing. "They're looking for you." Piper said. "Why?" Alexis said nervously. As a habit Alexis reached up and stroked the pendant around her neck. Piper noticed it. Together they walked out and to the dining area. Piper walked through but Alexis stayed back. Whiten a few seconds Piper motioned for her to walk in. Alexis walked in, a few strands of hair were in front of her eyes. Leo walked in and looked at her. "Well Pipes you really gave her your Aphrodite touch." Leo said jokingly. "So, Alexis right?" Hazel said. Alexis nodded. "What's your last name?" Leo looked scared and started shaking his head. Hazel looked at him confused. "It's-" Before Alexis could say anything Leo put his hand over her mouth and dragged her out of there. Once they were out of there Leo had dragged her outside on the railing at the front of the ship. Alexis pushed him off her. "What is wrong with you?" Alexis said angrily. "Don't tell them your last name until they're ready. Right now it will be too much for them to process." Leo said. "That guy Percy is your brother." Alexis looked shocked. "Half brother right? That's how it's supposed to work." Leo shook his head sadly. "No his name is Percy Jackson." That time Alexis really did scream. She broke down and started yelling at no one. Leo brought her inside and took her downstairs to the stables. Alexis was still panicking. Leo had set up three bales of hay then he handed her a sword. Then left her down there by herself. Those next ten minutes were now a blur to her, she only remembered screaming, hay flying around, and her own muffled words.
When she woke up Alexis was laying on the torn on hay staring at the ceiling. It was dark so she knew it was night. She stood up and walked back upstairs. No one was there, so Alexis stood onto the deck. The familiar smell of the ocean water made her feel better. The railing was slick with water which made it even colder. She sat down on the floor and let her feet dangle over the edge. A wave of emotions flooded her at that moment: fear, sadness, anger, happiness, and most of all resentment. She didn't hear someone walk up behind her and sit down. It was Percy. "I didn't know I had a sister" She jumped. It was strange Percy was nothing like her. He seemed calmer and more of a leader. It was like he was the side of their father that made it a nice day at the beach and that created horses. While she was temperamental and stayed to the side. And that she was the side that created tsunamis, earthquakes, and threw men off ships. "Well," she said. "I didn't know I had any type of family." He smirked then he looked at her serious expression. "Oh, you're serious. What about your mom?" Alexis shrugged then she told him about her life. How she lived in an orphanage in New York until she was thirteen. That she was a stowaway on a boat heading to Greece where she stayed for the past three years. Living in dumpsters and taking money from fountains, people, and anything she could get it from. That was more than she meant to say. Alexis reached up and grabbed the pendant around her neck. Percy's eyes widen. "You need to tell me your last name. Now." She shook her head. She stood up but before she could go anywhere Percy grabbed her wrist. Were all these people stronger than they looked? "Tell me." She flinched then she nodded reluctantly "M-My last name is... is." He looked annoyed. "Is?" He voice was harsh. "Jackson." At that moment many things happened. The next thing she knew Alexis was putting Percy, who had passed out, on a couch.
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~Anna