▸  Backwards - Christina Perri

"Why are you even here?" I stepped away from Stiles, my face heating up. Percy gave me his signature grin. The Seven, minus Leo, and Nico stood at the entrance with smiles. I heard the pack walk up behind me.

"What? I can't come and surprise my little sister?"

"Not like this no." I scoffed, crossing my arms. Annabeth tilted her head as she read my shirt.

"You two are twinning again." She simply pointed out. Percy and I looked at each other's shirts. We were both wearing a sea green shirt with the words "sea you later" that Sally gave to us last Christmas.

"Dude. Not cool." I murmured. "We said we would stop this."

"How should I have known you were wearing that?" Percy exasperated. I gave him a look.

"We IM'd each other a few hours ago...I was wearing this shirt." I pointed at my shirt.

"Yeah? Well so was I." Percy sassed, placing his hands on his hips. Piper covered her mouth to keep herself from laughing. Frank and Jason laughed, not caring about covering it up. Annabeth looked done with the both of us.

"I should have never pointed that out." Annabeth groaned, placing her hand against her forehead. Hazel grinned. "You guys see each other for the first time in months and you two argue about wearing the same shirt again."

"I'm sorry, this has happened more than once?" Liam laughed. I glared at him. He immediately shut up.

"Oh, many times." Annabeth grinned. "They once wore a 'I made a dam t-shirt' that Grover gave to them along with Thalia."

"Those are dam great shirts." Percy beamed. I bit my lip to keep myself from grinning like a fool.

"So, they did that all without planning? It just happened?" Scott asked.

"All of the time. It's annoying." Nico answered, rolling his eyes.

"Yeah, so were you pipsqueak." I squinted my eyes at him.

"Don't make me go into technicalities." He pointed at me. "'Cause then Hazel and I are way older than you."

"You're like ten." Stiles looked at him with furrowed eyebrows.

"It's him, isn't it?" Nico deadpanned at me. I sheepishly smiled. "And no I'm not. I'm fifteen, but I was born in nineteen twenty-four."

"How?" Lydia tilted her head.

"Magical casino in Las Vegas that slows time." Nico shrugged.

"So Nevah?" Hazel swayed on her feet, sending me a smile. "Are you going to introduce us to your friends or?"

"Oh! Right! Yeah, yeah." I nodded, licking my lips. "I guess I'll start with demigods."

"Well, obviously, I'm Percy. It's nice to finally see you guys in person." Percy did a little wave.

"Ignore him. The scary looking blonde is Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena." I started.

"I am not scary looking!" Annabeth protested.

"Leo's kinda afraid of you." Frank told her.

"He's also afraid of Nevah." Annabeth added. My heart ached at the mention of Leo.

"The guy dressed in all black is Nico, son of Hades." I pointed at him. "The little cinnamon bun over there with the curly hair is Hazel Levesque, she's the daughter of Pluto, which is Hades' Roman form. She's a sweetheart, btw." Hazel blushed and waved hello. "The Asian Canadian is Frank Zhang, son of Mars. Mars is Ares' Roman form."

"Frank, by the way, is Nevah's and I's-"

"Don't even go there again." Frank cut Percy off. Percy pouted. I choked back a laugh. Percy always wants to tell everyone that we're somehow related to Frank.

"The couple in the back are Jason Grace and Piper McLean. Piper is Aphrodite's daughter. And Jason is the son of Jupiter, Zeus' Roman form." I finished. Piper smiled and waved.

"Yo." Jason said.

"I like to sing Amazing Grace to him all of the time. He's the only Grace that lets me. Thalia either shocks me or punches me." I cheekily smiled. Jason rolled his eyes.

"It got annoying after the first time."

"Wait...Piper, you look familiar." Mason stated, studying her. His eyes widened. "Are you related to Tristian McLean? The actor?"

"Yeah," Piper sighed. "He's my dad."

"No way!" Lydia said in awe. "I love his movies."

"Uh, I think everyone does." Hayden added with a grin.

"Wait, where's this Leo guy?" Stiles asked, his arms crossed. I bit my lip and looked at the demigods.

"Oh, uh...that's kinda hard to explain." Percy muttered, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "Uh, you see, he kind of died."

"Kind of?" Scott retorted.

"He's alive." Jason informed. My eyes widened, a smile growing on my lips.

"He is!?"

"Yeah, he sent us a video message like how he did with Percy and the Romans, remember that Nevah?" I nodded to Jason's explanation. "He said he should be heading to Camp soon."

"That's great! Okay, now to the pack. That over there is Scott, the True Alpha for those of you who didn't know." I jerked my thumb at the Alpha who sent the demi-gods a smile. "This is Stiles, he's human."

"Hi." Stiles nodded his head towards the demigods.

"The girl with the strawberry blonde hair is Lydia, she's the Banshee. The girl standing next to her is Malia the werecoyete. Liam is the one holding hands with the girl with black hair, which is Hayden by the way. They are both werewolves and Scott's Betas. And then there's Mason. Who is also human...now." I finished.

"Where's Kira?" Percy asked.

"Uh, she's with the Skinwalkers. They're helping her control her fox." Scott said. "She's a kitsune."

"Oh, by the way. Seaweed Brain?" I looked at Percy, walking over to him. He hummed in response. I sent him a sweet smile before I punched his arm.

"Gah! What was that for!?" Percy whined, grabbing his hurt arm. The demigods laughed at our sibling interaction.

"You know exactly what that was for!" I pointed a finger at him.

"How was I supposed to know that Hera was going to kidnap me in the middle of the night? You were there in the cabin too!" Percy complained.

"Yeah, well I'm a heavy sleeper." I stated.

"So am I!" Percy shot back.

"You both drool in your sleep, therefore you both are heavy sleepers." Annabeth inputted, perking an eyebrow. A smirk was playing on her lips. By now everyone was laughing, excluding Percy and I.

"They didn't need to know that." I moaned out.

"Oh yes we did. Keep it coming. What else should we know that she kept from us?" Stiles grinned.

"Oh, so many things man. So many things." Percy mischievously said, a smirk playing on his lips.

"Percy no." I glared at him.

"Percy yes." Percy beamed at me. I groaned and looked over at Annabeth.

"Control your boyfriend."

"You and everyone knows that I cannot do that." Annabeth chuckled out.

"You know, it's getting kinda getting late and I'm pretty sure Chiron and Rachel are going to give me an earful so I would very much like to get that out of the way." I swayed on my feet, my hands stuffed into my pockets.

"We can tell them one embarrassing story of yours, Nev. What's the rush?" Percy smirked.

"Uh, Sally. Your Mom? Yeah, she will mostly likely want us back home before tomorrow so..." I waved my hands towards the door.

"She has a lot of embarrassing stories so she doesn't want us to tell all of you." Nico mischievously.

"But, Nevah is right. It is time to leave." Hazel sighed. The pack frowned.

"Already?" Stiles looked down at me, his eyes turning glassy. I sent him a sad smile, already feeling the water works.

"Yeah, but I'll come back soon. I promise. I'll come visit you guys." I assured, wrapping my arms around Stiles. He hugged me back tightly, burring his face into my hair. Tears fell from my eyes. I squeezed them shut to try and hold them back. Pulling away, Stiles pecked my lips. I gave him a small smile and looked over at the pack who had tears in their eyes again. Malia and Lydia were sadly smiling. "I'll see you guys soon."

The pack all surrounded Stiles and I gave me a huge hug goodbye. I choked out a laugh and hugged them back. They sadly let go, including Stiles. Percy walked over to me and wrapped an arm around me. I laid my head on his shoulder as we walked out of the house. I smiled when I saw Angel Lili and Blackjack along with my favorite pet hellhound. The other pegasi bowed or shook their manes at the two of us. The pack followed, staring in awe as they saw pegasi and Mrs. O'Leary.

Heya boss lady! Missed me? Angel Lili trudged towards me, nudging her nose into my hand.

"I don't know Angel, I didn't have to give up my donuts to my pegasus." I playfully told her. She shook her mane causing Percy and I to laugh.

Boss! Lady Boss! We're stopping for some donuts, right? Blackjack asked.

"Maybe." Percy shrugged. "Depends on what time we arrive home Blackjack."

"They're talking to the horses." Hayden confusedly questioned. "Why are they talking to the horses?"

"Children of Poseidon." Everyone spoke at once, laughing. Biting my lip, the other demigods mounted onto their pegasi, or in Nico's case he mounted onto Mrs. O'Leary. The pegasi don't really feel comfortable with him since he smells like death and all of that. I looked over at the pack and climbed onto Angel Lili. Nico nodded his head towards Percy before he whispered into Mrs. O'Leary's ear. The two of them blended into the shadows. I waved goodbye to the pack as the pegasi started to flap their wings. Taking off into a run, the pegasi started to lift off the ground. As we flew higher into the sky, the pack started to shrink until I was unable to see them. I closed my eyes and held back the tears. I'll see them again soon.

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"Nevah Vis!" Rachel stomped towards me as Angel Lili landed on the ground. The campers of Camp Half Blood all crowded around us with smiles despite what had happened a few days ago here at Camp. Chiron was trotting through the campers, making his way to us.

"Hey Rachel! Beautiful night tonight, right?" I nervously smiled. She narrowed her eyes at me.

"Nevah. It's glad to see that you had made it safely back. How was the quest?" Chiron asked.

"She got a boyfriend, that's what." Piper giggled out, nudging my arm. I sent her a glare, wrapping my hand where she had nudged me. Chiron raised an eyebrow.

"Hey, blame Aphrodite! And Cupid! They're the ones who did all of that jazz. Piper's mom wouldn't leave me alone." I grumbled out. "I also finished the quest too, you know."

"Does he treat her right?" I heard Clarisse question, pounding her fist into her open palm.

"Yeah, from what I could tell, he does." Hazel nodded with a grin.

"Are we going to be able to meet him one day?" Travis Stoll smirked at me, Connor standing right next to him.

"Yeah, does he keep an eye on his wallet? Maybe he does some stealing here and now?" Connor added. I sheepishly smiled, rubbing the back of my neck.

"Uh, I mean...he does steal from the police department." I murmured. The Stoll brothers grinned at my response. I narrowed my eyes and pointed my finger at them. "I had already promise myself not to let the three of you meet. If Stiles has two sons of Hermes helping him steal things from his own dad's department, then I'm screwed."

"Aww, come on Nev!" They whined.

"Is he at least cute?" Drew inquired, her hip jutted out as she perked an eyebrow at me.

"I'm dating him so yes? I mean, he is quite attractive...to me." I said unsurely. Piper, Annabeth and Hazel smiled and nodded their heads.

"He's cute." Annabeth nodded with her lips pursed. Percy looked at her flabbergasted.

"Hey! Boyfriend right here." Percy pointed to himself. Annabeth grinned and rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, I know."

"Gotta back up my girl." Piper beamed. "If my Mom ships it, then you know he has to be cute."

"Please don't mention the word ship, please." I groaned, face palming.

"Well, it's time for everyone to head back to their cabins. It's already way past your curfew." Chiron called out. The campers let out mumbles of protest but still went towards their cabins.

The three couples surrounding me, kissed their lover goodbye before they headed to their cabin. Percy walked up to me, wrapping an arm around my shoulder. We headed to our cabin, the one place I call home other than Sally's and Paul's apartment. Walking through the door, I walked towards my bunk. Licking my lips nervously, I turned to face Percy.

"Hey Perce?" I quietly asked.

"Yeah?" He replied, closing our door.

"I missed you." I spoke, playing with my hands. "I really missed having my older brother with me."

"C'mere." Percy softly smiled, holding his arms wide for me. I walked into his arms, embracing him back. Fisting the back of his shirt, I placed my head on his chest. Percy was way taller than me being that he was six foot and I was barely five foot five. My eyes watered as I closed them. "I missed you too. Once I started to remember, ya know? I tried to IM you and Annabeth, but it wouldn't work."

"I don't really care about the IM not working then. I'm just glad you're back and alive." I mumbled.

"You and I both know, no matter what gets thrown at us, we will fight back. We'll make it out alive." Percy stated, rubbing comforting circles on my back.

"Yeah, you're right." I agreed. Percy let go of me, wiping the stray tears away. I breathed out a laugh.

"Goodnight Nevah." Percy said, kissing my forehead. I smiled and pecked his cheek.

"Goodnight Percy."

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