Reed

"Aubrey ?" I said in disbelief.

I couldn't believe she was here.

Aubrey was a seventeen year old daughter of Aphrodite who also was my ex girlfriend.

Now I know what you all are about to say.

"Reed ?! You have an ex's and never told us anything or said anything to Priscilla."

No, I know that's selfish for nothing saying anything about Aubrey to you all and even to my gorgeous girlfriend Priscilla.

I had know Aubrey for years. She was my childhood friend and live next door to me when young. Me and her went to the same schools since our parents were childhood friends to {Could you believe it ?}

Me and her also attended the same high school together. I was on the football team to, the head captain while Aubrey was head captain of the cheer leading team. Kids in our school said we were mean't for one another. She was also my high school sweetheart. I remember during a big football game I asked her to prom she was so happy and wore a sequin spaghetti strap rose gold dress.

Is it wrong for me to say that we ended up being prom king and queen ?

We were even more tight when we found out we were demigods. We came to Camp the same time and both got claimed the same day.

She had grown even more beauty the same day and to mention during breaks we would visit one another and we would make out behind bushes during Camp The Flag.

Yeah, we had an tight history together.  Now how did our relationship end ?

I had to say I ended up doing something really bad and decided I should end thing with Aubrey {Should I mention it was the night of our 3 year anniversary ?" Yeah bad move I know. 

I ended up ending things with her saying the usual stuff like "It's not you it's me." "We need to take a break." She ended up being heartbroken for three days and begged me to take her back but I couldn't I wasn't into her anymore and needed to move on.

Probably wasn't the best to break up on our three year anniversary but I couldn't keep being with her. Months later Priscilla came to camp and I ended up gaining a crush on her and soon she became my beauty amazing girlfriend.

"Hey Reed." Aubrey said taking steps closer towards me until we were sharing the same air.

"Aubrey, why are you here ?" as she back up alittle and said "Because I forgot that you train at 2:00 and decides can't say hey to a old friend ?"

"Friend ?" I thought to myself.

"Um, it's nice to see you to Aubrey, but I'm kinda busy." I said to her turning back to the target as Aubrey step in front of me causing me to pull my bow back.

She lowered my bow and arrow as she got close to me so far that I could see the top of her breasts that were being exposed by the cropped pink shirt she was wearing.

"You know I haven't see you in a while. Did you miss me ?" as I grimaced and pushed her hands back which were close to my chest.

"Aubrey I don't like you anymore. I have a girlfriend." as she looked up at me as she had furrowed eyebrows as her eyes faded into a hot pink.

"A girlfriend ?" she said in disbelief as I nodded and said "Yes, and I don't think she'll like the fact that another girl touching me." as she back up and asked

"Who the girl ?"

"Her name Priscilla." as her eyes went confused and said

"Jackson ?"

"Yes. She's amazing and my girlfriend."

"You mean the Daughter of Poseidon. Or in my eyes Miss Dead Fish."

My eyes went into angry as I hissed "Don't call her that."

"Well it's true Reedie." as she turned around about to leave until she tried to kiss me.

When her lips touched mine I could remember all the times me and Aubrey had together. I almost lost myself. But then I remember my time with Priscilla. My new girlfriend. The love of my life.

I pushed Aubrey back as she look up at me confused as I wiped my lips as I smelled like Victoria Secret perfume.

"Aubrey !? I have a girlfriend. How many times do I need to tell you that." as she pouted and said "Whatever Reedie. Just know I'm not going to stop trying. And I'm not afraid of you or Little Miss Priscilla."

In frustrate my eyes faded with light a glowing yellow as Aubrey snicker and said "We did rule Camp together."

Aubrey walked away from me as I gave a sigh in relief as I went back to target practice until I heard a voice behind me saying "Wow your Little Mister Smooth huh ?" 

I turned around to see a girl with sharp crystal blue eyes with straight eyebrows with fair smooth skin and a round face as she also had moist lips with long wavy golden blonde hair as she had a sun necklace sitting on her neck. She was wearing a yellow cropped shirt with puffy sleeves with denim ripped pants that had all different types of patches on them like an rainbows and stars as she pair them with gold boots.

"Wow does everybody love interrupting from doing archery ?" as I turned around as she chuckled while sitting on the porch as she smiled at me while eating ice cream as I said "What do you want my dearest half-sister Sam Maxine Aelius." 

"Nothing of your concern." she told me as I rolled my eyes as she grinned at me and licked her ice cream.

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The Demigod Chronicles Book 3~ Chapter 27

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Alex

"Your going to spend 12 hours doing your eyeliner ?" Priscilla asked me while leaning on the door arms crossed.

After we had finished getting everything ready to go we all packed our things and were ready to go while me on the other hand was sitting up stairs in Zoe's vanity mirror doing my makeup.

Now, when I say makeup I don't mean all that dark pink lipstick and bright pink blush looking like Mattel latest Barbie doll.

No, if you don't know I'm very much Emo. Me and Henry are very emo. We always wear black, Henry something wear makeup when he feels like it and we both are big metal heads.

Of course I know being Emo has it stereotypes like we always wear black, we have low self of stem, were shy and we have suicidal thoughts and we do self harm {which is all true in my case}

I looked close into Zoe's mirror as I was applying my black eye shadow only to be followed by black eyeliner and I was finally doing my mascara {which in the past for me was hard, but I got the hang of it when I got older}

"Look Jackson. My makeup takes time. Sorry if you don't like that." as Priscilla sighed and asked

"You do this every morning ?" as I nodded as I sigh in relief because I was done with my mascara.

I turned around to see Priscilla looking at me with my wild emo makeup on.

"Wow you look emo." as I rolled my eyes and began to brush out my hair which is when Zoe came in.

The first thing Zoe say was me as she said "Wow, You look-"

"Emo ?" I said putting all my makeup in my bag as I got up and brushed myself off.

"Oh, your wearing a skirt." Zoe told me as I rolled my eyes and said "All my pants are dirty."

"You know I have a washer down stairs."

"Ok, I'm going to wash real quick." as Alex grabbed all her dirty clothes right about to leave before she said "Thanks." as me and Priscilla smiled and said

"No problem." as she sighed and walked downstairs.

"Come on we should get going." Priscilla told me as we both walked downstairs.

We walked downstairs to see the others with their bags packed waiting for all of us. 

"Where Alex ?" Henry asked me noticing his sister wasn't with us.

"Calm down, I'm right here." Alex's told Henry as her black backpack was on her shoulder as she smelled like lavenders.

"Good, because we need to get going." Nico said the small son of Hades was standing next to Thalia with her black hoodie up.

"Yeah we need to get going, No time to waste." Zoe said as her mother was coming over. 

Zoe turned around to see her mother standing there while her honey scented hair was drafted over her shoulders as she was wearing a oversize hoodie with jeans as she just smiled at me. 

"Um mom your smiling at me again." I told my mom to aware her that she was smiling at me.

"I know, I am." she told me as I rose a brow and said "What's up mom ?" as my mother sighed and said "Zoe. I'm sorry."

I was confused as I asked "What do you mean ?"

"I know that I'm not the best mother in the world. I'd had my problems in the past. Like my drinking problem that really messed me up. Along with the fact that I barely had a mother in my life so I don't really know how to be a mom. But when I saw you crying in my arms I knew I needed to change. I wanted to be a better mother than my mom.  And raise you. I know me and you have our moments of arguing and moments when you think I'm not always there when you need me. But I want you to know Zoe that you don't hear me say this a lot but- she put my hair behind my ear as I looked up at her as she said "I love you Zoe, and I always have even if I don't say it all the time."

I never felt so many emotions at once. Every emotions was pouring out of me.  

There was Sadness, Happiness, and Angry. I was sad because I barely spent time with my mother, I was happy because she finally understood how I was feeling. I was also Angry because it took her a long time to figure out and because I didn't say anything.

I hated the others seeing me cry. I hated showing weakness. But right now I wasn't the strong daughter of Zeus that Camp or my friends saw me as. I was a scared tiny girl who really needed her mother.

I breathe heavy as tears were sparkling in my eyes as my face was probably bright pink as I gave my mother a big hug and cried into her chest.  

I didn't care about the quest anymore. I didn't care about the others or the faith of Olympus.

I had everything I wanted right in front of me. What I was wanted for all this time. For 16 years.

I finally had my mom attention and I didn't want to lose it.

I cried hard as my mother comfort me telling me how sorry she was for ignore me and never being there.

"I-I'm sorry Zoe." she told me sounding like she was on the verge of tears herself.

My crying soon turned into wailing as my mother kissed my forehead.

The others smiled and just stood there not wanting to interrupt the moment. 

Thalia tapped Priscilla and gestured for them to follow her as they nodded and closed the door behind them as Phoenix made sure to grab the extra dip my mom said we could have.

"Come on." Thalia whisper as they went inside the van.

"They need there alone time." Thalia told the others.

"Man, I've never seen Zoe so-"

"Sad ?" Leona asked as the others nodded.

"Zoe needs a minute and were going to give it to her, decides were not in a rush."

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Zoe

I felt like I cried for hours. 

I just sat in my mom's arms while I tried to regain my breathes as she wiped my face and told me

"Come on you need to get going. The others are waiting-"

"I don't care." I told her as she stopped herself and smiled again as we continued to lay there.

"Mom ?" I mutter as she looked down and said "Mmm ?"

"W-Were you ever disappointed in me ?"

My mother heisted and said "Zoe baby, I was never disappointed in you. When I first found I was pregnant my first thought was abortion. All because I wasn't prepared for this and believe me neither was Zeus. But I knew that I couldn't kill my own unborn child. And I'm glad I didn't." my mom said.  
I smiled and rested my head back on my mom chest.

"Mom ?" as she looked down and said "Yes honey ?"

"I-I love you." as she smiled and kissed my forehead and said "I love you as well baby."

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I waved goodbye to my mother and walked towards the van.

My mom had cleaned my face and brushed out my hair putting it into a new style putting in a side braid.

I got my bag and gave my mother a hug and told her I loved her.

Along with the fact she made me promise to her that I would come back home.

I promised to make that true.

I closed the door to my apartment and walked towards the van as I opened the back door as the others looked at me as I climbed in and threw my bag to the side as Alex's started the van. 

"Are you ok Z ?" Nico asked me as I took in a sigh and said "I'm ok, I just needed a minute."

"By the way thank you for giving it to me Thalia." 

Thalia nodded at me and said "It's no problem Zoe." as I took in a big breath and rested my head on Priscilla's shoulder as I turned to Alex's and said "Anyway, Al were we going ?" 

"Well you guys get your popcorn ready because were going to the carnival...."