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Chapter 5

Twisted Worship

Luke POV

I don't understand why I feel the sudden urge to make everyone love me again. I don't understand why I suddenly wanted to be good. Was it always like that but I only just noticed?

I slammed my head back against the concrete wall I had been leaning against for about two days. I was officially dying of boredom by this point. The only people who would come visit me were Chiron, Annabeth and Percy, and Amy. But now that everything was falling back into place the last three have been too busy to come and visit me for long periods of time. I like talking to each of those people for many different reasons. I like Chiron because he talks to me about training and swordsmanship, but he also seems to constantly judging me so in that case he makes me a bit anxious. I enjoy talking to Percy and Annabeth…mainly because they both are interested in how I've been and they try to help me figure out why I suddenly changed my mind about my family. But no one can top Amy. Her and I could talk for hours on end about nothing in particular. I wasn't quite sure why she would actually like talking to me until recently when I realised that I was the only person who really didn't seem to care that she was a god. I think she realises that I appreciate her no matter what or who she is.

I sighed and slammed my head lighter this time. I'm falling for her dammit. This would be totally awesome if she were a normal average looking girl…but no she has to be a seductive goddess who seems to have one mission on earth…to totally fuck up my head. On one hand I could totally see her and me curled up watching movies and talking like a normal couple would. But on the other hand I could see her killing me for trying to get fresh with her. Not to mention the whole 'She belongs on Mt. Olympus and I belong here on earth fighting to protect her and her immediate family.

"Luke?" Speak of the devil… I watched as she timidly walked down the stairs and made her way over to me.

"You know I'm here so why do you always call out to see if I'm still here?" I asked, a little sharper then I meant.

I noticed her eyes narrowed slightly. "Because it's a habit so get used to it." She snapped back at me.

I smiled slightly at her childish conversion. "Sorry I didn't mean to be sharp. I've just been thinking about a few things." I ran my hand along the back of my head and flinched as my hand hit a moist patch. As I pulled my hand forward I saw her eyes widen.

"You're bleeding!" She cried as she leaned forward to examine my head "It doesn't look too bad but I should go get Chiron to take you to the infirmary to make sure you don't have a concussion." She quickly jumped to her feet, but I grabbed he wrist and pulled her back down. I really didn't need to be checked out I felt fine.

"It's alright I'm fine." I reassured her. I watched with amusement as she huffed impatiently. "Let's talk about something. It'll get your mind off of my head." I said, still holding her wrist in my hand.

I watched her sigh softly. "What were you thinking about before I came in?" She asked as she looked down at my hand.

"I was thinking about how bored I've been since you, Annabeth and Percy started training again." I said, watching as her face softened. I always love watching the worry lines in her forehead smooth out and the way her eyes get brighter and bluer.

"I'm sorry I haven't been around as much. I've been helping Percy as much as I could and well let's say he isn't the brightest crayon in the box." At that I had to laugh. "That's not what you were thinking about was it?" She was now holding one of my hands with one of hers and playing with my fingers.

"N-not entirely." I looked straight at her as she looked up. I felt that ever so familiar wave of excitement in my stomach as our eyes met.

"Are you going to tell me? Or am I going to have to trick it out of you?" She had a mischievous twinkle in her eye as she looked up at me.

"Neither. You know as well as I that you have nothing on me when it comes to tricking." I said, smirking down at her.

"True. But I have one thing that you don't have." She said breathily as she leaned up towards me…oh fuck…is she going to kiss me?

"A-and w-what's that?" I stammered out, trying to ignore the fact that she was a centimetre from my face. I watched in amazement as she fluttered her eyes closed. And just as I could feel her lips barley grazing mine she pulled away. She smiled coyly at me and flicked her hair over her shoulder. "W-what?"

"I'm not a hormone crazed teenage boy." She said, winking.

"I'm not hormone crazed I just find you attractive." I slammed my hand to my mouth as soon as I let that slip.

Her face showed a flicker of surprise and then it switched back to it's normal playful demeanour. "Is that what you were thinking about? 'Cause I think it was." She chimed sweetly.

"Maybe…" I stared helplessly at her, praying that she might take mercy on me.

"Well it's good to know because I find you attractive as well…even if you are hormone crazed." I chuckled slightly, I wonder if she would mind horribly if I actually finished that kiss…."Pardon?" I snapped my head up realising I had said that out loud.

"U-uh." I looked away blushing furiously. I heard her giggle sweetly. "It's not funny." I mumbled. I jolted suddenly when I felt her hand holding my chin.

As she turned my face she chimed out softly "Look at me." I obviously complied seeing as she was holding me so that I had no other choice. Without much of a warning to her I grabbed her shoulders and crashed my lips to hers. I felt her hands slip into my hair as I wrapped my arms around her waist. She trembled slightly as I ran my tongue across her lower lip, practically begging to deepen the kiss. I was so wrapped up in the moment I didn't hear the door to the basement open.

"Holy shit!"

"Percy shh! Leave them be!"

Easy to say Amy and I bolted about 7 feet away from each other.

"Whoa! You two…together?…huh?" Percy was clearly demonstrating that amazing intellect of his. Annabeth was trying to tug him away.

"Sorry you guys." She murmured quickly. "We didn't mean to barge in!"

"S'all good you guys, I was just leaving anyways…I have to go see Tyse." I couldn't help but cringe when I saw her beam at the mere idea of hanging out with her friend Tyse. I really don't see why she'd say that…seeing as we both kind of just hooked up.

"Alright, see you at dinner?" Annabeth asked, hugging Amy as she walked by.

"Mhm." She sounded slightly distracted as she hugged Percy…Was it true? The whole mumbo jumbo about that Curse?

"Bye everyone!" With that she bolted up the stairs.

"So…" Percy was rocking back and forth on his heels.

"So?" I snapped at him

"Oh Luke you must be so happy." Annabeth cooed.

"…Tyse" I said glaring at the idea of Amy tackling him in a hug.

"Oh calm yourself… I don't think she really likes him like that." Annabeth said.

I sighed as I realized that I was being foolish…I barely knew her and here I was acting like she was the love of my life. I suppose I should just wait and see what the gods feel is right.

"And if she did…it's not like you could do much about it…I mean you're stuck down here all day while she trains with me and Tyse." Annabeth smacked Percy's arm and gave him a dirty look. "Well it's true…I mean maybe he should just go on and ask Chiron to be let out…who knows it could work." Percy threw his arms up when I gave him a incredulous look.

"It's not that easy! I'm a traitor…well I was a traitor…" I sighed and smacked my head into the wall, wincing when I felt the warm sticky spot on my head hit the hard concrete.

Just as Annabeth was going to open her mouth to speak the door creaked open.

"Luke I'm here to see how you are feeling." I heard Chiron's voice a moment before I saw his hooves. I always liked Chiron. He was a calm and understanding person…totally unlike normal centaurs. "Oh, Percy and Annabeth I should have figured you were here. Anywho, I was hoping to speak to Luke…so if you two wouldn't mind just leaving momentarily."

Annabeth and Percy nodded and chorused off a quick "Goodbye." and darted up the stairs.

"Now I am certain you are getting tired of being confined down here in the basement…so I am here to make you a deal. You can go back to living and eating with your brothers and sisters if you agree to come to daily meetings with either myself or a camper od our choosing. You will also not have normal training rights…we actually might put you with the Zeus and Posseidon cabins…but the should be fine seeing as you get along with Amy…and you were just visited by Percy…all that's left is to meet Tyse…" Chiron smiled down at me.

"Well I would be stupid to pass up such a great deal…."

"Great so it's settled…now please get up and follow me." He then started…trotting? Back to the stairs. While I truly was grateful to this deal I was slightly apprehensive to training with Tyse and Amy…I mean they have been trained by the best since they were toddlers…there was no way I could keep up. But I knew I would have to try…I couldn't let Chiron, or anyone else who had faith in me, down.

I shielded my eyes as I stepped into the light of the summer afternoon. I heard Chiron laugh at something he saw, and as I turned to look I saw what it was. Standing about 6 feet from us was a group of boys and girls from Hermes's cabin trying to make a pyramid of people. They had a good amount of the people needed but they were missing two people.

I was about to jump on when I heard someone yelling "OH MY GODS LETS DO THIS!" I then saw a blur of orange, black, and alabaster skin pulling another blur of orange and black. As the "blurs" approached the tower of people they slowed I noticed that Amy was one of them. "Ok you can be the top I will be your support." With that said he scrambled up the group of people and found a spot on top of a new girl I hadn't seen before and a guy that looked vaguely familiar. Once he was in place he laughed and called Amy up.

"Um…alright." And with that she started scaling the mountain of people. As she made it to the top everyone in the pyramid and around the area cheered for the successful structure. "Alright let's end this before someone gets HURT" as she was speaking someone on the bottom level sneezed and everyone tumbled down.

Only a few people managed to land on their feet, one of them being Tyse. He also managed to catch Amy as she fell…almost everyone applauded as she landed in his arms bridal style. "Told you I would always catch you when you fell." With that he placed her on her feet.

"Y-yeah that's what you said." She said softy, staring up into his eyes. I noticed she was slightly flushed…either it was from what he said or the fall but either way I wanted to intervene.

"Let's go introduce you to Tyse…I don't want you two to meet for the first time while training….well for the second time." Chiron then led me by the shoulder towards the two former gods. "Amy. Tyse may I have a moment of your time?"

"Ya man! Oh hey bro what's up?" Tyse came over beaming at Chiron and myself.

"Luke!" Amy jumped at me suddenly and gave me a massive hug. Welcome to the land of sun once again." She let go of me and took a few steps back.

"Nice to see you again man." Tyse firmly grabbed my hand and shook it. "I hear a lot of good things….well…just started hearing a lot of good things." For a second I thought I saw a slight flicker of something in his face. And suddenly there was a searing pain in my hand. "Nice to have you back. Good luck in your future." And then as Tyse released the death grip he had on my hand he smiled…but it wasn't a friendly smile…it was more of a barring of teeth…predatorily.

"Well you two will be seeing a lot more of each other…Luke will be training with you from now on…seeing as you two…well three including Percy…will be more capable of controlling any problems…if they occur…which we doubt they will but still…just a precaution."

"Great! It will be nice to have a new face to train with." Amy said, bouncing up and down on the spot.

"I look forward to seeing what you're made of…" With that Tyse went to leave. "Amy, let's go see Percy and Annabeth. It was nice seeing you all…See you later Luke." And with a wave of his hand he grabbed Amy's hand and pulled her away.

"B-but I want to help get him settled again. Come on…Let's help!" She dug her heels into the ground and pulled her hand out of his grasp and turned.

"Amy we really should train. And we told Percy and Annabeth that we were going to meet them for a swim." The entire time he was talking he was glowering at me…

I saw the tell tale flash of rage in her blue eyes. Her jaw set and her fists clenched. "Well then YOU go meet them for a swim. You know I hate swimming…how can I tell that your dad's minions won't drag me under the second they realize I am a daughter of Zeus?!"

"Amy trust me they won't. I'm with you… I won't let anyone hurt you! As long as you are with me or Percy you are safe in the water…just like when I fly with you I am safe in the sky." He made eye contact and I saw all anger practically melt from her face. "His siblings will help him. Let's go… we made a commitment to our friends and we should keep it. Alright?" He had now softly taken hold of her hand.

Her eyes were glazed and there was now a small smile on her face. "M'kay….bye guys." And with that she was able to lead her off.

"What. The. Hell?" I looked at Chiron. "How did he swing that?!"

"It's the curse…they can influence her pretty easily…" Chiron was looking after them sadly. "I'm not use to seeing it like that though….that could be pretty bad in the future…we should watch that…" Chiron paused for a moment then cleared his throat. "Alright let's go." And with that he lead me back to my old cabin.

As I stepped into the cabin a hush fell across the room. I slowly started getting my things back into the place they used to be.

"So you're back for good?" Someone behind me called

"Yeah." I placed a sheet on my bed and turned to grab a towel from the closet so that I could go take a shower.

"Are you back to training with us?"

"No…as a precaution I will be training with the kids of Poseidon and Zeus." I sighed.

"How about eating?" This time I looked at the person who was speaking.

"Yeah." The person…girl…was quite attractive. She had fair long blonde hair and bright saphire blue eyes. "What's your name…your new."

She smiled slightly. "I'm Lilly. Lilly Jacobs." She outstretched a well manicured hand.

"Luke. Nice to meet you." I flashed her a charming smile. "I will be right back…just feeling a little sticky so I'm gunna run and grab a shower." A few girls giggled and Lilly flashed me a coy smile.

"Have fun." She then walked back to a bunk that was surrounded by other girls.

The moment I stepped out of the enclosed showers I felt as if I was being watched. I looked around me and realized I wasn't being watched I was just walking into a tense area.

"I told you nothing good would come of swimming. Damn water nymphs pulled me under the moment you turned the other way! Ugh." I saw a soaked Amy wearing only a shirt and boarding shorts. I noticed her eyes were glassy…almost as if she was crying…

"Amy…it's alright you're fine." He pulled her into a warm hug. And for the first time I saw someone burst into hysterics. Tyse started humming something to her as she was choking on sobs.

"AMY!" I saw Annabeth and Percy sprinting towards them. "Oh my goodness are you ok?! We got Chiron to talk to the Nymphs…They are going to the Council and we think Poseidon might even get involved." Annabeth said, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey! What happened?" I lightly jogged up towards the group.

Amy looked up at me with a look that nearly shattered my heart. "A-a group of w-water nymphs pulled me under water and t-tried to d-drown me." I walked up a little closer and lightly took her hand. From my peripheral vision I saw Tyse stiffen and glare at me. "B-but Percy and Tyse got them to let go…" She shivered, she suddenly wiggled out of the group and walked towards her cabin. "I w-want to c-change I-I'm c-cold."

"I'll come with you…we'll be right back guys." Annabeth wrapped an arm around Amy's shoulders and started rubbing her arm. And with that they walked off towards the Zeus cabin.

"That was…scary." Percy mumbled. "I didn't know the water nymphs would do something like that…I mean Thalia used to swim… and they never attacked her…so why Amy? I mean she trained with our dad so…why?" He looked back…as if the answer was behind him.

"I don't know…the water spirits never really liked her…I think that it's because she has a small electrical vibe going off at all times…I don't know I think they don't like it very much." Tyse said softly, looking at the ground. "I should have kept an eye on her at all times…I mean I made a promise that I would always be there…but I failed." He buried his face in his hands.

"I'm going to go check on the girls…" Percy said quietly.

I was about to follow after him, but was stopped when Tyse grabbed me by my elbow. "Wait…we need to have a chat." When I nodded at him to continue he let go of my arm. "I know I have come off as a bit of a tool, but really it's just that I'm protective of Amy and I don't know if I can trust you…but I've seen that you make her happy…and that you care for her…BUT I will not give up her attention without a fight…"

"What do you mean?" I cast a glance towards Zeus's cabin and saw Percy and Annabeth talking outside the door.

"I can see that you like her…maybe even love her…but so do I…and she loves me too…now if she loves you as well then that is fine…we will just have to wait and see who she chooses and from there the other can learn to accept the fact that she doesn't want them…deal?" Tyse held out his hand.

"Deal…but one condition. No using your curse advantage." I waited for him to nod and then shook his hand. "Now let's go check on her."

As we walked closer we saw that Percy and Annabeth looked worried and we clearly waiting for something. "Oh thank the gods." Annabeth sighed as she saw us for the first time. "Amy's talking to her dad…and your's." She looked at Tyse.

"I already spoke with Dad… but he wants to talk to you too…" He then popped the door open and made a "go on" signal

"Go it." As Tyse walked into the room and closed the door Percy waved me over to a window that was open slightly.

From the window I heard a booming voice…after a moment I recognized it as Zeus. "Why would you believe that you could protect her from the damn fish people?! You stupid boy!"

"It's not his fault brother! He gave the nymphs orders to not touch Amy…they decided that it would be beneficial to disobey orders…apparently she was harming them. There was a 'constant blue flames' coming from her body…I would assume that meant she was using electricity…which angers anyone in the water." Poseidon boomed.

"Father…Uncle, I did turn my back, but to be honest neither Percy nor myself predicted that the nymphs would attack the way they did. And dad if she was giving of a constant flow of electricity all of us would have been able to tell…and while she did give off a few shocks…as usual…she never actually went all out with the lightening." Tyse sounded meek, but yet firm.

"Daddy…please don't be mad. I'm fine…I was scared…and I might have been giving off a slight voltage without realizing it…but that's a normal reaction when I am scared….It might be my fault and if it is I apologize for the trouble I am causing…Uncle please don't be irritated by us…You and Dad just rebuilt your bond…don't let this get in the way…who knows it could have been another cause to…It's over and I'm safe…so is everyone else…Chiron and Dionysus won't allow campers to swim without supervision." She sounded firm and unbreakable.

"We will discuss this further…but this isn't the end of this…you best get to dinner…I don't want you to miss a meal." Zeus said, a little softer.

"Yes. Goodnight you two." Poseidon said, I could almost hear the grim look in his voice.

"Goodnight Father." The two chorused.

And then the room was silent. I heard the cabin door click open as I scrambled back to the front with Percy. "You should be a little more stealth next time." Amy said, smiling in a slightly dark way. "Let's go eat." She grabbed Annabeth's hand and pulled her towards the dinning area.

Tyse looked at us both and laughed. It wasn't a mocking laugh…it was a joyous, bubbling laugh…that almost seemed like one that went along with a great joke. "Nice job guys." And with that he followed the girls.

As we walked into the eating area a wave of nostalgia hit me. I saw a lot of happy familiar faces and even more unknown faces that looked just as joyous. But the biggest shock was seeing someone sitting at the Zeus table…and then when Tyse took a seat next to Percy the room seemed to hush. And then as he started talking to Percy everyone burst back into their normal chatter.

I walked over to the Hermes table where the twins sat at the head…I looked around the table for one spot to sit, but couldn't see one until I saw a small gap beside the fair haired Lilly. I walked up to her and placed my hand on her shoulder. "Is this seat taken?" I said, and once again all talking stopped.

Lilly shook back her hair and looked at me with large doe eyes. "Depends on who's asking…If it's you this seat's never taken." She smiled, charmingly at me while wrapping her hand around my forearm.

I smiled back at her, but shook of her arm slightly. "Thanks." And as I sat down I felt a burning gaze on my back. As I turned slightly I saw a fuming Amy facing me. I gave her an apologetic look. I mouthed a "Sorry."

She shook her head and mouthed a "You and me need to talk."

As I nodded I felt a hand drag down my back. I let out a slight yelp, while Lilly giggled a quick "sorry." After she stopped giggling she put her hand on my arm. "I'm sorry you are just too cute." and with that she brought her hand up to my hair and wrapped a piece around her finger and twirled it. "Why don't you meet me behind the cabin after dinner?" She whispered.

"I'm sorry…I need to talk to someone else." And with that I pulled my face away from her and started focusing on the conversation around me.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! I have a quick announcement to make before we start our meal with our traditional offering." Chiron's voice boomed above the others. "Tomorrow for the afternoon we will have the normal training schedule, but in the morning we are going to have free time…so that we can talk to all the trainers and make sure they know all the new safety precautions that we are installing after the incident the other day." The people at my table groaned.

"Ugh…great…ever since that girl showed up we've had nothing but drama…unnecessary, unwanted, drama." Lilly sighed beside me. "Well some of it is welcome." She said, glancing at me.

"I think your just angry that more guys like her." One of the other girls snapped. "I mean honestly she's got more personality than you, she also has a lot more talent in fighting. Can you please just calm your jealousy…"

Beside me Lilly bristled like a ruffled kitten. "Amber no one wants to hear your opinion! I mean ME jealous of HER?! HA! I have tons on her. I mean I am pretty, talented, and powerful…and I mean the whole mysterious allure she gives off isn't as cool as she thinks it is. And Amber you shouldn't open your mouth cause just the other day you were bitching about how all the guys stared at her like a piece of meat cause of her shorts. No one likes her…well I mean actually likes her…We all pretend to like her so that we don't have her as an enemy." Lilly stood up and was about to storm off, until she saw Amy standing up and walking towards our table.

Once again the silence in the room was prominent. "Lilly is it?" Lilly sneered and nodded. "Well Lilly can I tell you something? You are very pretty, but nothing makes someone uglier than hate…and petty jealousy. I suggest what you do is put aside your hate for me…stop throwing yourself at the people around you. And MAYBE then you will find your place in a group of people…you know without being seen as the whore that just follows everyone around." And with that she took her plate of food and dumped in all into the flame and said "Zeus and Hestia." And walked out of the dinning area.

And as Amy walked out she walked past me and Lilly, and lightly traced my back with her finger and then lightly smacked Lilly in the back of the head and murmured "You don't want to mess with me...bitch." and kept walking. With that she was gone. And the bubble of chatter started up again.

Once dinner was over I walked towards Amy's cabin…as I was half way there I saw Lilly sitting down by a tree and crying softly. I decided that it would be the polite thing was to stop and talk to her.

"Hey." I called as I lightly jogged up to where she sat.

Lilly looked up and had a broken puppy dog face on. "Ugh she's such a bitch…and no one see's this…I mean even my best guy friend thinks she's the best thing since they put the pocket in pita." She whipped the tears from her eyes.

"Well …"

"Ugh you think she's amazing too…well you heard what she said. She threatened me!"

"You did insult her in front of a lot of people… She's a god at heart she isn't used to being disrespected the way she just was. Think about God Ares…he has a wicked temper…I mean the smallest comment and he is ready to kill…Percy is a living example of that…" She laughed slightly. "I mean I can understand that you wouldn't like her right away…she is slightly stand off ish but once you take time to get to know her she is a really friendly happy person."

Lilly was looking at me like I had a second head. "You really like her…well I want you to know that I won't give up just like that. You will be mine one day Luke…remember that." And with that she was bolting towards our cabin…leaving me alone along the side of the main path.

I quickly dashed off towards Amy's cabin. As I reached the door I knocked and then clicked the door open . Just as I heard Amy chime a quick "Come in!"

"Hey. You wanted to see me?" As I came in I noticed that she was now wearing what appeared to be sleepwear.

"Oh…I thought you weren't coming by tonight…Um well I think we need to talk about what happened earlier." As she was talking she was taking a heavy cover and placed it over her decorative mirror. "To keep out any unwanted listeners from Olympus…Alright sit." She motioned to a spot on her bed. "Sit."

I did as I was told and planted myself on her bunk "Look if you were put off by"

She placed a hand over my mouth. "I liked it. So shh. I wanted to determine where 'we' stood." As she removed he hand from my mouth she laced her fingers through mine.

"I want us to be somewhere in a relationship…but…I don't know how that will work if you are in love with Tyse…and if he is in love with you…" I wiggled a little closer to her as she sat down with me

"I'm not in love with Tyse…." She murmured looking down

"You are…I saw the way you looked at him… and the way he looks at you…"

"I can ignore it." Her voice sounded slightly heavy…like she was scared.

"Well then I can be in a relationship with you…if that's what you want too."

She practically launched her self at me "I do!"

I felt laughter bubbling up into my throat, but it was quickly ended by the loud speaker that announced that every camper was to return to their cabins before curfew "I should go…we're already breaking one rule…well goodnight." As I got up and then helped her up I planted a chaste kiss on her cheek. "I'm glad we figured this out…I will see you tomorrow morning."

"WAIT!" As I turned she slammed her body to mine in a hug. "K…night." She murmured from the crook of my neck.

I smiled at her and slipped out of her room and walked towards mine. I slowly approached my cabin and as I had my hand on the door I heard joyous cheers and giggles coming from inside. I slipped open the door and stepped into the nicely lit room I knew I was finally back where I belonged.

Not so cliff hanger of an ending…but I figured it would be a nice change of pace… Anywho sorry this took so long J Happy Holidays to all and Happy New Year. Please Review! Thanks!!

Rowan