okay, so this is one of three projects I've been working on. The other two are rain and an outside writing project that I'm working to finish and hopefully someday publish.

So, after reading and rereading the fanfic the twelfth girl I was like, I need to write the other book from Henry's point of view because let's face it, all of us want to he in his head during the other books. I then went and started writing this, and I hope that it turns out good because I would probably die of embarrassment if I screwed this up. Lol, so just comment and follow, because there are going to be a ton of updates in the future! At least, I hope there will be.

While I'm working on this, rain will still be written. I'm almost done with rain so, this should move a little faster when that's done. Anyway, happy reading! (:

There are two emotions that a god should never feel. One was fear, the other was the twisting and turning one gets in their stomach when they are nervous. I felt both, and that was infuriating.

I had paced the grand entrance to Eden manor for half an hour, the flight would have landed three hours ago, the drive would take the remanding three hours, maybe less if James was driving, but I doubted James would drive back here, even if, even if, Kate wanted him to. Yet here they were half an hour late, and here I was, pacing like a child.

What if she didn't come back? It wasn't like I left Kate on the best note. Sure I'd wished her the best, sure I done the thing with Casey, but she didn't know about the second thing, and she might not know that James had caught me following them once. What if she was just doing this for Diana? What if she didn't want to see me anymore, like Persephone had? One summer away and then everything fell apart. Sure everything had fallen apart from the beginning-

"She's coming back Henry, she won't leave you here."

I turned to see Ava standing in the foyer, with her hands clasped in front of her. The entire spring and summer she had come to the Underworld and told me the same thing. By now the idea had been ingrained in my mind and although I went to sleep every night and repeated it, I still couldn't understand why I felt so helpless with this whole thing.

She gave me a prize winning smile and then said, "besides I doubt she could stay away forever. Not like-"

She stops when she sees that I'm glaring at her. Persephone was a subject that will always leave a sour taste in my mouth, and although Kate was sweet and wonderful and everything I could have wanted with Persephone and more, her sister was like a brand in my mind and heart, something I could never remove no matter how much I loved Kate or for that matter, how much she wanted me to love her.

Ava frowns and then says, "don't you dare let your train of thought go there. If you don't give yourself to Kate like you did before she left, then guess what?" I sigh and she nods then continued, "yes, you will lose her, she will leave just like you-know-who. Kate's not the kind of girl to sit on her behind and wait for you to come get her. She won't wait for eternity Henry."

"She might have to, and as her friend you need to help her understand that!" I shout at her. Ava looked taken back and then her lips drew in a tight line and as she brought herself up to her full height she said, "you're giving up on her already? She hasn't even arrived and you're assuming everything bad! Love's not all bad Henry. I don't give a flying crud about Persephone, no one does, only you. Kate sacrificed everything for you, you could at least sacrifice a little too!"

Her last comment took me by surprise. She nodded, seeing that she had won the argument and then turned on her heel and began to walk away. Her heels clicked on the ground until she was gone, and Diana came up behind her in the doorway.

Diana watched her walk away and then sighing pushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear. She gave me a tired smile and then said, "she's just frustrated that Kate's not here yet."

I nod silently and Diana sits on the edge of the steps, she smiles at me and says, "and I can tell she's not the only one."

I narrow my eyes and look away, how could I tell her that her second daughter was perfect, but not perfect enough? Her smile fell slowly and then she said, "don't tell me, Henry, please don't tell me you're doing this now."
She seemed to be pleading and as much as I wanted to tell her the truth I put on a small smile and said, "no, I'm just, worried. Worried about why she's not here yet."

"I'm sure they just hit traffic-"

"Were in the middle of no where."

"Then maybe they got lost-"

"James can not get lost.

She sighed exasperated and said, "now you're being jealous," she rose from the steps and put a hand softly on my shoulder. She gave a me a small smile and said, "Ava is sure nothing happened while they were in Greece."

"Ava is also her friend and would protect her at all costs."

Diana narrowed her eyes and then whispered, "you are going to question her now? Hasn't she proven herself enough to you Henry?"

I sigh and then shrug off her hand, everyone had been saying the same thing, but I couldn't trust James. Every part of my mind and heart told me to keep Kate away from him, to protect her from him, but I couldn't do that without restricting her, and that was exactly the mistake I had made with Persephone. A set of running feet pounds the floor and when I look towards the door, Phillip is standing there, his eyes narrowed and his hair wild from running. I step away from Diana and ask carefully, "what, what is it?"

Phillip takes a deep breath and then with a gruff voice replies, "calliope."

My heard stops and my body goes numb. Calliope, my sister, traitor, and the murder of the woman I was not so sure I loved yet. Diana seemed to freeze and then whispered, "what about her?"

"She's, she's left Ingrid's afterlife and we can't find her. But, Henry, the gates are-"

My glare silences him and I hiss through my teeth, "she wouldn't have, she may be upset, but she is not stupid."

"We are expecting the worst." Philip replied as he looked at the floor. I clenched my fists and say, "then we must go to-"

"Kate's here. She's here!" Ava shrieked as she ran towards us. Her face was alight and her hair was a mess for the first time in her life. Diana's eyes widen and she says, "oh, oh no."

Ava smiles at me and says, "I told you," pauses when she sees that none of us are pleased with the fact she has just shared, then says, "what?"

"Calliope has escaped and is missing," I say as I glance out the windows to see the car that is pulling up the road to the gates. Ava follows my eyes and then says, "and your going to make sure she's locked up tight, instead of making sure Kate's okay."

She glares at me softly and Diana looks at me as well. Philip glances out the window and watched the James get out to open the gates. I follow his eyes and watch James get back in the car, it looks like he's saying something to her. I swallow heavily and then say, "keep Kate busy, don't let her know what is going on."

I brush past Ava who watches me with wide eyes, she grabs my arm and says, "and what do I tell her if she asks about you?"

I tense and look out the window to see the car stop in front of the manor, through the windshield I can see Kate and James arguing. For a moment I pause when I see her. She looks the same as she did when she walked down the steps and left six months ago. For a moment I stand frozen, unsure of if I really want to leave, or if I should stay and greet Kate. She practically kicks open the door and struggles to get out, only for James to reach across an unbuckle her. The movement makes me remember everything and I pull my arm from Ava's grasp then say, "tell her that she will see me soon. That I'm busy; I don't know, just make sure she doesn't find out about Calliope or the gates."

I nod to Philip who nods as well and disappears. Diana sighs and taking Ava's hand vanishes as well. I glance over my shoulder out the window and see James and Kate walking up the stairs. She's saying something and he's rolling his eyes. I swallow heavily and then I envision the gates to Tartarus, and hope that I'm making the right choice in not being there when she arrives.