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Rain poured over Camp Half-Blood but bounced of the magical barrier. It was dark at night and all the campers were asleep. Chiron, though, was awake in the dining hall. The flames flickered merrily. Two figures were in there with him, pleading urgently.
"Please, Chiron, take her in!"
Chiron shook his head. "I can't. She can't cope here. She's… too vulnerable. Why not take her to... the other camp?"
"No way... We're Greek demigods. Please, Chiron, take care of her," said the calmer male voice. "Please!"
"But Camp Half-Blood is for demigods. She is not."
"In a way, she is!" the female voice protested.
Chiron considered for a moment. "I'll keep her here as long as I can. But if there are any problems, you'll have to take her away."
"Thank you!" the female sobbed. "Thank you, Chiron."
PERCY'S POV
I had just put down my sword after training when Annabeth walked in. "Percy, there's a new girl."
"Mm," I said absentmindedly. "When?"
"Now, Seaweed brain," she answered, yanking my hand so I would follow her.
"Fine," I grumbled.
By the time we got there everyone was at the dining hall. Chiron stood at the end.
"Demigods, we have a new girl joining us. Lucia?"
A blond girl with emerald green eyes stepped out from the shadows. She wore a crisp white shirt and had white pants that reached her knee. Both of her side bangs were threaded with two beads. On one finger she wore a pearl ring. "Luke-IA." She pronounced.
"I'm sorry, Lucia. Introduce yourself…?"
"Hi, I'm Lucia," the girl said brightly. "Lucia Hope Flinger. Nice to meet you all. Do you guys have any questions?"
A kid in the back raised his hand. "Regular or undetermined?"
"Undetermined…" Chiron said for her.
I didn't catch the next question because Annabeth whispered to me. "Her hair is a lot like Luke's."
I noticed the resemblance. "Luke's twin sister," I joked.
She glared at me until everyone gasped.
Above her head was a glowing picture of a three pointed trident – like my sign when I was being claimed.
But intertwined around that trident were two snakes. Like Hermes' snakes.
Then it dawned on me. "You're a daughter of Poseidon… and Hermes?"
Chiron winced and nodded. "Our first… legacy at camp. Her mother's a daughter of Poseidon and her father's a son of Hermes."
The crowd shifted uneasily at the new term.
"But… which cabin will take her?"
Conner Stoll from the back of the crowd stood up. "Much as we'd like to keep you, dearest sister, the Hermes cabin is always overcrowded…"
"So maybe the Poseidon cabin can take her in?" I finished.
Conner nodded. "But for the races she will be on the Hermes team."
"Hey!" I protested. "It's not like one person on the Poseidon team can race!"
He rolled his eyes. "Fine, Percy. But for training, half of the time will be spent with us and half with you. Deal?"
"Deal." I said.
"So, hey." I muttered as I sat outside on the cabin porch with Lucia.
"Hey." She smiled. She seemed worn out from everything today.
"I haven't really properly introduced myself, have I?" I asked. "I'm Percy Jackson. I'm sorta famous around here, if you catch my drift… not in a good way though."
She giggled. "Yup. I've heard about you from the Hermes cabin. And I think a proper introduction would be good for me too. I'm Lucia Hope Flinger, in case you didn't catch my name."
"Got it. Hey, how old are you?" I asked.
"16."
"That's the same as Nico di Angelo. I'm 17."
"Cool." She flashed me a friendly smile. "Who is he?"
"My friend, son of Hades. Hope you don't mind me asking, but… don't you think it's kinda unfair for you to be a daughter of Poseidon and Hermes?"
Lucia nodded, laughing, her blond hair bobbing up and down. "It sure is. But I've got restraints demigods don't have. Let me demonstrate," she added when she saw my confused face.
"So… what do the Hermes people usually do?" Lucia asked.
I shrugged. "Steal…"
She nodded slowly. "Ohhhkay. Do you have anything you want to steal?"
"Plenty," I grinned. "I mean, yes, I do. Starting from Clarisse's spear."
"Clarisse? Who's that?" Lucia asked. "Somehow I think that she's a mean person."
"Yeah, she is. Mean and ambitious. And she's going to dunk your head into the toilet bowl."
"Really?" Her eyes widened. "That sucks."
"Mmmhmmm. The year I joined? She did that to me. But it was backfire 'cos I made the toilets explode."
"Ew... I think this Clarisse girl is a daughter of Ares. Correct?"
"Yes. You're a fast learner. Now... Where were we? Yes. Off to steal Clarisse's spear," I said. I'd never been this naughty before, but figuring out that there were Lucia's stealing powers... Maybe I won't get busted... for once.
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