DISCLAIMER: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Rick Riordan does. I only own my OCs.
Author's Note: I apologise if this is terrible writing (in your standards), and for any possible grammar, punctuation and spelling mistakes. Enjoy.
Prologue
Elisa stood in line behind all the Hermes campers, without realising it, she was fidgeting. Fidgeting wasn't a new thing for her; she would always fidget, never able to stay in one place. Her mother would always blame it on her ADHD.
Her left foot kept tapping the grass, flattening it even more than it already was. Her fingers were bent loosely, forming the shape of a fist, rapidly tapping her small palm. Her eyes were diverted to the sky, as she tried to distract herself from the noise the Hermes cabin was making.
"Usually campers are claimed during dinner, which is when you'll most likely be claimed," Chiron's voice rang through her head as she recalled the tour she had received that day.
She was nervous. Despite her whole life gone without her father, there was always a small chunk of her heart reserved for him. Just like any other child, she wanted to make him proud, to be a daughter worthy of a Greek god.
She didn't go through life without a father figure either. Lance Chun had always been there for her ever since she was five, but calling him "dad" had always given her a weird feeling so she addressed him as "uncle" instead. He seemed fine with it as long as she spoke to him.
Now she was eight and just introduced into the world of Greek deities, heroes, and tales. She barely knew anything except that Zeus was king of the gods and goddesses and Hera was his wife.
Snapping out of her day dream, she ran to catch up with the Hermes children. The two co-cabin leaders, Travis and Conner, lead the way to the dining pavilion as the rest followed in single file. Walking quickly, Elisa struggled to keep up unless she ran.
The dining pavilion was a ruckus; every cabin was talking above each other. Mr D gave a scowl as he scanned the pavilion, his eyes lingering at the Dionysus table before he turned back to his Diet Coke.
Chiron stomped his hoof a few times, quieting the noise. "Today we have a new camper, welcome Elisa Huang," his voice echoed through the dining pavilion.
"Stand up," a son of Hermes whispered, nudging Elisa gently.
Slowly rising from the wooden bench, she was barely visible amongst the many heads of the Hermes table.
Almost immediately, a symbol flashed on her head. A golden lyre glowed above her, slowly rotating for everyone to see.
"High-five!" shouted the Apollo campers, as they reached over the table to high-five each other. Grins were present on their faces, glad to have a new sibling.
"All hail, Elisa Huang, daughter of Apollo, god of healing, plague, disease, music, poetry, archery, prophecy and oracles," Chiron spoke.
The campers got off their seats and bowed, as they repeated, "All hail, Elisa Huang, daughter of Apollo."
Elisa sat back down with a foolish grin on her face. She was satisfied. Sure, she didn't meet her father but at least he acknowledged her enough to claim her.
"Go over to the Apollo table," the same camper that nudged her spoke, "over there newbie."
He pointed over to the table filled with blonde haired kids with sky blue eyes not much different than hers. She walked over as quick as she could, trying to ignore the gaze of most campers.
"Yo, I'm Alex," one of her siblings greeted, flashing a wide grin.
Greetings were quickly followed by the rest of the cabin. Elisa had trouble distinguishing each camper's words and who they were spoken by.
"Shut up you brats!" Mr D spoke from his seat addressing the Apollo table. Elisa jolted from her seat by surprise, almost falling off.
"Thank you Mr D but there's no need for that tone," Chiron spoke patiently. "You may begin to line up table by table as per usual."
I'm not going to go begging for reviews, but it's always nice to receive your feedback. I accept constructive criticism and will try to improve (if anyone bothers to write any) and I'm expecting tonnes of flames. XD
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