Mikki took his arm, Yes we shall. she answered to both of his questions. She nodded to Siena in back up to Tristians offer.

Rai yelled to her, Love you little sister! Have fun! He smiled at her then turned to Celena, Sorry. You know I had to bug her.

Tristan chuckled as they walked out of the Great Hall. It was a little weird that she could hear his thoughts but it was kinda cool too. At least this way there would be no secrets between them and that made for a good relationship.

He couldn't remember a time when he was ever this happy, or giddy. Huh...that was a strange way to put it but it was true. Tristan's smile grew as he realized once again that she could probably hear him. He held out his other hand and a red rose grew and blossomed in his hand. "For my Lady."

Akatha really wanted to go to the common room and escape the Great Hall. The only problem was that she didn't have the slightest clue where the Slytherin common room was. She decided to wait then she'd follow someone when they left.

Celena shook her head, but couldn't stop laughing to make a legitimate response. She was just so relaxed and so... happy. It seemed that nothing would be able to change her mood at that point.


Dryas looked up as his brother spoke and smiled, glancing over at Siena. Seeing that she wanted to go as well, he quickly wiped his mouth with his napkin, preparing to stand.


He glared at his brother, judging by his look what he was thinking. "We shall... but maybe we'll take the long way," he said, narrowing his eyes quickly at his brother before adding a quick wink. He stood and offered his arm to Siena. "Shall we?" he asked her in a soft but warm tone.

Celena laughed softly. "Oh it's no problem... I just wish I had a little sibling in order to tease. I mean, my cousin and I are close enough, but it just isn't the same," she said, glancing over at her cousin, who seemed completely distracted. "So, have you finished eating? Or is there still a void in your stomach?" she asked him with a grin.

Maddie ate her dinner in perfect silence, though not because she was trying to be stuck-up or haughty. She had just been taught that one did not speak while eating, though she was glad of Aggie's presence, and was glad that she had not been placed into a House without an acquaintance, as Ater had been. Still, the Slytherins with their posture and poise seemed to better reflect Ater than any of the other Houses. Maddie felt she would probably have been more comfortable among the green-clad students, but did not say so. There must have been a reason for her placement at the Hufflepuff table.

She looked up, her face impassive as Ater and Cassie walked over to where she and Aggie were enjoying their meal and she hid a knowing smile, nudging Aggie with her toe under the table. She was entertained by the sight of the two of them together.

"I am quite finished," Maddie said, though she had been eyeing a particularly gooey-looking piece of tira misu. She patted her lips with the napkin that had been lying across her lap and stood up, the line of her shoulders barely shifting as she did so. She walked around the end of the table to stand with the three of them and said, "I would very much like to see more of the castle."

The statement was half-hearted, but anyone looking at her would have had no idea. She did want to see the rest of the castle, but she expected that the stone walls would probably be radiating cold air and she did not look forward to walk through the corridors, even if the company would be wonderful to have.

Aggie didn’t miss Maddie’s toe on her leg, and gave her a quick hidden smile, before getting up.

“Nifty!” Agatha exclaimed as the demigoddess joined then and they began walking out of the Great Hall. As they reached the hall, where all the stairs began and spread, she noticed there was a slight chill and frowned, bloody drafts. Taking her wand, out she was about to call her cloak when she gave Maddie a side way glance, and shook her head, at herself, she should have remembered earlier, the girl wasn’t accustomed to their weather and might be feeling cold. Readjusting her spell, she accioed two cloaks, her heavy winter one, a dark burgundy with a fur interior, and a lighter one, in a light blue with silver details.

She gave the heavier one to Maddie and dressed the other one. “So, this is the main hall, that way leads to the dungeons, where we’re going now, this staircase leads to the higher levels, and these two passages to the sides of the stair lead to the ground floor rooms", she pointed to the side of the stair closer to the Great Hall “the Huffy Dormitories, are through there, and further in.” She began leading them to their first stop point.

He smiled as Maddie finished her meal and got up, joining them to see the rest of the school.

Ater, walked with the girls out of the dining area, and smiled as Agatha called the cloaks, which came from where she later indicated, was the Hufflepuff common room, and gave one to Maddie. She explained the ways, and that they were in a more or less central spot of the school, as most routes came here.

They continued to the Dungeons, and a small smile came to Ater’s lips, This place was mostly dark and that suited him perfectly. The dampness and slight mold scent he could live without, but the darkness was very much welcomed.

They were shown the Potions classroom, and peeked inside briefly, the Professor office was pointed, and then they arrived at the Slytherin Entrance, Aggie explained how it worked, though that she didn’t have the password, Ater excused himself, and spoke to a Slytherin Boy that was just leaving and was told what he needed to know. Returning to the girls he smiled “Situation fixed” were his words, as they turned around to see the rest on the School.

As they were walking, Ater noticed, Cassie was very much cold and overly fond of the place. He chuckled slightly, wondering why girls were always cold, and didn’t like dark places. He removed his cloak for the second time that night, and again reduced its size so as to not swipe the floor, and placed it on Cassie’s shoulders “Better, milady?” he inquired as they resumed their walk.

"M'kay!" Raelyn called behind her and began to walk off in a random direction. Of se she had no clue where she was going, but on the bright side Rae didn't know that and maybe, just maybe he wouldn't notice she'd wandered off down a corridor after whispering the eni-meanie-mini-mo song under her breath, trying to act like she knew the right direction. And she wasn't a bad actor. Not at all.

"Great!" Cassie said, beaming happily as Madrigal stated she was ready to go explore the castle. She was really excited to get started so they could show her and Ater around. And not that she was a show off or anything, but she wanted to tell the two all she knew about the castle and it's whereabouts and how it was enchanted and...

She read a lot and was one of the few students who had bothered to even take a glance at Hogwarts a History even though she'd done much more than that. Cassie had gone through each and every word in the book and enjoyed every minute of it, all explaining why she knew so much about her beloved school.

Cassie swayed impatiently from side to side as she waited for the other two to stand up so they could walk about the castle on...well somewhat of a tour.

However it wasn't to long before they were departing.

Cassie followed a few steps behind as they walked out of the Great Hall, but naturally as they slipped out she inched further and further up to the front of the group friends. She let Agatha explain most of the features of the caslte as they walked along the corridors, backing her up with little details about different things around them.

Cassie sniffled and blinked at the foul smell of mold that entered her nose. They must have been getting closer to the Dungeons...

And sure enough seconds later they were in one of the dark damp corridors. Unconsciously Cassie stepped back a bit closer to Ater, convincing herself the shadows on the walls were monsters just waiting to jump out and grab her. Cassie shivered, hopping they'd be leaving the dungeons soon. She was much more comfortable in the Ravenclaw common room...

Cassie listened intently as Agatha explained the workings of the Slytherin common room's door to Ater, hoping to maybe learn something she didn't already know. She took a step back, again not realizing just what she was doing, as he began to speak to a Slytherin boy. Cassie let out a quiet sigh as they both returned back to her and Madrigal so they could check out the rest of the school. Again she babbled happily and contently on, something she didn't do often...unless she was a bit nervous, about all the little details she'd read about, but only as Agatha didn't say something about it.

She felt a cloak fall onto her shoulders and slowly she realized she'd been shivering. "Oh, thanks...yeah." she said in a much softer tone than she had employed while speaking about Hogwarts. For a second she lot herself in his eyes, but Cassie managed to pull herself away, not wanting to freak him out by gawking at him which she seemed to be doing a lot of lately.

The Ravenclaw pulled the cloak tighter around her shoulders, her shivering ceasing, and gave him a tiny smile as she continued to explain things Agatha didn't cover quite all the way, which wasn't much, or special things she wanted to talk about like her own common room.

Siena didn't miss the exchange between the brothers. Chuckling she stood and took Dryas's arm. "We shall." Once again she couldn't help the blush that overtook her, it happened more often when she was in his presence. She couldn't figure out what it was about him that took her off her guard.

"Long way? Is that code for we are going to get ourselves lost on purpose?" She winked at him. She didn't mind that in the least.

"Well, seeing as I don't know the castle very well, there is a chance of getting lost," he said with a soft chuckle. "Unless you want to get lost," he added, grinning. He glanced over at her and noticed her blush and immediately regretted what he said. "I- I mean, that was only a joke. We can catch up to them if you would like," he added quickly, his face going pale.

Mikki blushed at his thoughts, I make you giddy? She smiled up at him with a look in her eyes. You make me happy and giddy and all other kinds of emotions. They are sometimes hard to seperate. She gasped when the rose appeared in his hand, Tristian! I love it. She stood on her toes so she could kiss him then came back down to take the rose. She cradled it like a baby.
Rai laughed with her and nodded, Yeah I'm done. Do you want to go? He stood with his hand held out.

Celena nodded and stood up with a stretch. She was beginning to get antsy, having been cooped up all day- first on the train, and now in the Great Hall. "Do you want to go outside? I am going to... but feel free to come with," she said with a smile.

Xander was so bored that he stood up and decided to go out. As he stand and walks towards the door,he saw Celena, he overheard that she wanted to go out too. He approached her and said, "Can I come with?"

Siena chuckled. "I don't mind getting lost, just as long as eventually we find where we are going." Surprise ran through her as she realized that her statement was true. She had never felt to comfortable around anyone and here she was with a guy. When she was with Dryas she didn't care where they went just as long as they were together.

That thought made her smile. This was going to be a very good year. A shadow of doubt crossed her mind as once again she thought of her sister who had yet to make an appearance. Shrugging mentally, Siena decided to deal with that particular problem when she came to it.


A smug smile was plastered on Tristan's face as Mikki pulled back from quick kiss. The smile grew even bigger as she cradled the rose. Well, at least I'm doing something right. Shaking his head he struggled to remember what they had been talking about. He had lost his train of thought completely when she had kissed him.

Taking stock he realized that his stomach was still in his throat. It took several seconds but he found his voice and his stomach went back where it was supposed to be. "I know what you mean. I've never felt this way before. And I'm sorta winging it, Dryas is the one thats good at this kinda stuff." His smile turned wry. All he could do was hope that she didn't mind his occasional screw ups because he knew they were coming. It was only a matter of time.

Rai nodded, Yeah that will be nice. He held out his hand for her, then gave her a look asking if the boy who had asked could come then turned to the boy, Hello. I'm Rai.
Mikki laughed, Don't worry you are doing great. And what's life without screw ups? She hugged him carefull of not crushing the rose. She then whispered, Absolutely perfect. She stared at the rose. Noone had ever given her a rose. She loved it.

Celena looked over in surprise as Xander came over to join them. She gave a shrug and a small smile. "I don't mind... are you okay with it Rai?" she asked glancing over at the son of Zeus. It could be interesting with the three of them- and she was accustomed to little sleep- especially with how the moon was going to be that night. She wasn't named Celena for nothing.


Dryas laughed and offered his arm to her. "Well, lost it is," he said with a smile. "You pick the first door, and we'll alternate from there," he said with a smile. Things with his family had always been relaxed- but he had grown up with them. With Siena, it was like he had known her for a long time, but there was still so much to learn- and he was having fun doing it. "Where to, fair lady?" he asked her.


Celena glanced over and smiled, taking his hand in her own. It felt comfortable, like her own hand fit perfectly within his. As Xander came to join them, she watched his expression to try and guess what he was thinking. "It's up to you," she whispered, her eyes meaning it. They did have all year... but for what, she wasn't sure.

Tristan smile. "Well thats good to know." They had been following another group of Ravenclaws and it seemed they had finally reached the common room. After one girl answered the question correct the door opened and let them all inside. The doorway wasn't big enough for both of them so he slipped his arm from hers and grav her hand instead. "After you."

Siena smiled. "My choice huh? Well three has always been a good number for me so lets go to the third floor." His easy laughter made it so easy for her to jump right into what they were doing. It was like she had become a different person around him, a person she liked being. Normally she had to protect her true feelings from discovery, emotions to her father were a sign of weakness. Sighing, she pushed all thoughts of her family from her mind and refocused on Dryas. That was were she was now and she wouldn't change that for anything.

Rai smiled, Sure. Come on. Let's take a walk. He smiled at their hands for a moment and laughed. This was going to be a good year.
Mikki smiled and walked ahead then pulled him through automattically so he was by her side immediately. Hello again. She put her arm around his waist.

Dryas laughed. "Third floor it is!" he said, and began to walk down one of the corridors. He searched his mind for a topic to discuss and finally one came to mind. "So, tell me about yourself- we obviously haven't had much to do with each other before now," he said with a small smile.

Celena was beginning to get anxious. "Well, shall we boys?" she asked, looking at the both of them. Before waiting for an answer, she began to walk, smiling as Rai was able to keep up with her easily. Soon, they had reached the main doors and she quickly slipped out into the cool night air. She stopped and took a deep breath, allowing the wind to play with her long hair. "This is wonderful," she breathed, her eyes quickly taking in the scene.

Rai kept up and breathed a breath of fresh clean air. You're right. This is pretty good. He looked at the sky. Towards his father.

Daniel smiled. "Thanks. I don't. But how bout Rai?" He said looking at the son of Zeus. "Or will I be interrupting something?" Daniel gave a mischievous smile. He was looking around to look at the situation. It seems peaceful. He wanted to learn more than what he knows about the other demigods. I think I must investigate.

Celena shrugged at Xander's question and turned toward the open sky above. The moon looked almost tangible in the clear sky, and her memory flashed on times that she and her mother had spent time beneath it, usually having fun and jut celebrating it's light. The anxiousness bubbled within her and Celena looked at both of the boys. "Catch me if you can," she said and as quick of a wink she was gone. Nothing could catch the daughter of the hunt, only the winds were able to keep up with her as her laughter danced with them.

Daniel was startled when Celena decided to play tag. Or is it tag, for she ran so fast and was lost in the night. Daniel looked at Rai. "So, how long have you and Celena known each other?" he then looked at the direction where Celena was lost in the darkness.

Rai laughed as she ran away. Then turned to Xander, Ever since we were little. But I only saw her when her Mother visited. He smiled after her.

Xander nodded. His mother and Rai's father was in good terms with one another. "I see." Daniel nodded. Daniel was in every party of Bacchus, and on every other meeting there is in Olympus but he was not the social type of person. That is why he wasn't that much of the popular.

"So how was your siblings? Are you in good terms with them?" Xander asked.

Rai shrugged, We talk and stuff but that's about it. There's always a big age difference between the kids. He glared at the sky as if blaming his father.