Yes, I have been gone a long time. There is a detailed spiel at the end for anyone who is interested. All that I will say is that I am extremely sorry.

The last time she smiled, truly smiled, was when she knocked on the door of cabin 3.

No one answered. Her smiled turned into more of an affectionate smirk, and she pounded again.

No answer. When she walked in teasing about being late for breakfast, no one was there.

She did not smile for three days of searching, nor when she got her prophetic dream. She most certainly did not smile when she found the boy with one shoe had amnesia and two useless (to her…at that point in time) companions.

You may have heard that she "smiled" during the daughter of Aphrodite's tour of camp. You would be misled. Maybe it was a wistful smile, but not a happy one.

She did not smile when the quest was given. Half the camp was convinced that it would lead him home. She did not get her hopes up; people she loved had a habit of never staying.

Her days were filled with searching, Iris messages, and praying. Praying to every god she could think of, even the ones she despised. She would do anything.

She did not smile.

Not when the quest came back and they knew where he was. Not when it was decided that she would go too.

But she did change; the desperate woman was now a determined one. Her days were spent making blueprints and researching Roman culture and ways to bring back memories, mortal and godly.

Her face had a range of emotions, determination, angst, worry, anger, and nostalgia.

But never happiness, never a smile.

She waited. She threw everything into the one thing that would lead her to her Seaweed Brain. That was all that mattered.

So I can't think of ANYTHING for Calm Waters. I thought I'd pump this out and get the creative juices flowing, but to no avail. There is also the dilemma of school. Ugh. 'nuff said, right? Needless to say, honors classes tend to wear you out. I'm trying, and all I can ask is for your patience and constructive criticism.

On a lighter note;

*I MIGHT CONTINUE THIS SERIES OF DRABBLES* Tell me, what do you think?

Thank you ^_^