Marius ran from the hydra as fast as he possibly could. He was looking for some sort of camp entrance. His grandfather and aunt had sent him there, saying how 'he's dangerous' and 'should be with his own kind.' Marius hoped his kind wasn't the hydra.
Marius was not very athletic, and when he saw the hill in front of him, he groaned. But the hydra was gaining on him, so he had to keep going. On a burst of adrenaline, Marius ran up the hill. Out of fear, he didn't stop, and kept running into the camp. He heard people laughing at him, and that made him run faster. Eventually, he tripped over a tree root.
"You okay?" A boy asked him. He held out his hand, and Marius gratefully took it.
"The-the monster!" Marius panicked. The boy laughed. Marius turned and saw that the monster had retreated. It couldn't enter the camp boundaries, and several campers had shot at it with arrows.
"Thanks," Marius said, breathing out a sigh of relief. "What's your name?"
"Courfeyrac. You're probably undetermined, right?" Courfeyrac asked. Marius nodded. Courfeyrac sighed, "You'll be with me in the Hermes cabin."
"Are you undetermined too?" Marius asked.
"Nah, I'm a true son of Hermes!" Courfeyrac grinned. He frowned when he saw Marius's face. "Do you know what I'm talking about?"
"You're…different…like me…that's all I know, sorry," Marius said quickly.
"We're the sons and daughters of the Greek gods and goddesses," Courfeyrac said, gesturing to the whole camp. A couple people nodded while others cheered and punched the air.
"So…who's my parent?" Marius asked.
"No one knows. You're undetermined. You'll be staying at the Hermes cabin until you get claimed," Courfeyrac clarified.
"Um, ok?" Marius said, uncertainly. Courfeyrac took him by the arm and dragged him to the Hermes cabin. "It's very crowded," Marius remarked as they surveyed the inside.
"A lot of campers go unclaimed for a while," Courfeyrac said quietly. "Imagine, not knowing who your parent is."
"Hello Courfeyrac," a voice came from the doorway. Courfeyrac and Marius turned to see two people standing there, Jehan and Cosette. Jehan's brown hair was pulled into a French braid, with flowers in it. Cosette was dressed in a simple blue sundress.
"Hey Jehan! Cosette! Marius, meet Jehan, son of Demeter," Courfeyrac said. Jehan and Marius shook hands, even though Marius's eyes were still on Cosette. Courfeyrac's eyes were twinkling as he continued, "Marius, meet Cosette, possibly the most selfless daughter of Aphrodite you will ever meet." Cosette smiled and shook his hand. Marius's face was bright red, and he couldn't talk. He just opened and closed his mouth a couple of times like a fish. Courfeyrac and Jehan shared amused glances.
Just then, they heard a scream. They all ran outside, and into this one, huge guy. He was six feet and had a ton of muscles. "Bahorel, son of Ares, Marius, undetermined, no time for formalities," Courfeyrac said quickly. The five of them raced down the grounds to find the members of the Aphrodite cabin cornering Éponine.
They were making fun of her again, and things weren't looking so good. Éponine had a bad temper, and everyone knew not to anger her. But only a couple really knew the extent of her powers. The ground was cracked and opening. Everyone watched, horrified, as skeletons came climbing out of the ground. They started advancing towards the Aphrodite cabin.
"Stop it!" Cosette screamed, running forward. Jehan could hear the charms speak in her voice. "Apologize, now!"
The head of the cabin, a girl named Jasmine, sneered, and said, "No." Her 'no' quickly became a 'sorry!' when the skeleton grabbed her. Meanwhile, someone had run over to Éponine, and was in the process of calming her down.
Marius had, embarrassingly, peed his pants when the skeletons came out. "That was quite a show," Bahorel mused, as the skeletons crawled back into the ground, which resealed itself.
They went over to where Éponine and the other person where. It was a tall, lanky boy with black, curly hair and blue eyes. "Don't let them get to you, 'Ponine," he was telling her, gently.
"You okay?" Courfeyrac asked. Éponine nodded. Her eyes went over to Marius. "Who's the newby?" she asked.
"Marius, undetermined. Marius, meet Éponine, daughter of Hades," Courfeyrac said, cheerfully.
Marius froze, "B-b-but isn't that the god of the underworld?" he whispered, terrified.
The boy laughed. "Yeah! Oh, I'm Grantaire, son of Dionysus."
"H-hades?" Marius whimpered. A little boy came running over to them. "Hiya! I'm Gavroche!"
Marius instinctively tried to protect the little boy from the daughter of Hades, which made everyone burst out laughing.
"They're siblings," Cosette said, grinning.
Marius grew red, and the little boy happily stood next to Courfeyrac.
"Are you treating the new camper well?" A voice came from behind Marius. He turned to see a god. At least, he thought it was a god. He had golden hair and sharp blue eyes. He walked over to Éponine and Grantaire. "Did they attack you?"
"Just through words," Éponine said, quickly.
Grantaire grinned, "Marius, meet Apollo."
"Son of Apollo," the boy corrected. He turned to Marius and smiled. The smile didn't reach his eyes, though. "Enjolras," he held out a hand, and Marius timidly shook it.
"Well, Feuilly's working on some new weapons, so I have got to go," Courfeyrac said. He walked away, and Jehan went with him.
"We should go too, to clear your mind," Grantaire said, as he put his arm around Éponine. They turned to the direction of the lake and started walking towards it.
"Well, I'm going to go help Combeferre," Enjolras nodded curtly.
"Gavroche, why don't we show Marius the Pegasus?" Cosette said, smiling. She still looked angry, as she didn't approve of her cabin bullying Éponine.
"Come on, come on!" Gavroche jumped up and down. He grabbed Marius's hand and took off running. Cosette laughed and jogged behind them.