Disclaimer: I do not own PJO, Rick Riordan does. I own Tyler, Lucy, Chantelle and Carrie.
This is my first PJO story so I apologise if anything is wrong.
I grabbed a piece of toast and kissed my step-mum goodbye.
"I might be late tonight so don't wait up." She warned me. I smiled and grabbed my bag from the doorway and ran to catch the bus. I waved frantically at the driver. He stopped and opened the doors.
"You're a bit late there, young Tyler." He said good naturedly. I laughed and made my way to my best friend Rachel. She grinned.
"I almost gave up on you ever coming." She beamed "I should know not to count you out by now eh?" She smiled again. Despite my trying, I ended up smiling too.
We arrived at school and I groaned. Clarion Ladies Academy is the worst school ever. The only good thing is that Rachel goes here too. We made our way to homeroom and sat at the back like usual. It was the second to last day of school before we got out for summer. Rachel had plans for the summer break.
"Hey Rach. What are you doing during summer?" Her smile dropped for a fraction of second then perked up again.
"I'm going to camp." She replied. I pouted since I had no plans and would most likely just be lazing around. She laughed and patted my head. The door opened and a blonde chick came in. She strode over to Ms Elliot and whispered in her ear. I looked at Rachel and was shocked to see her looking so pale. Ms Elliot nodded and stood up.
"Rachel, Tyler. You need to go to the office." We exchanged looks and got up, grabbing our bags in the process. Rachel hurried to the door and I trailed after her. We exited the room and I closed the door behind me. I turned to see Rachel and the blonde arguing in hushed voices. Blondie must've said something Rachel didn't like 'cause she stood up straight.
I hurried over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Rachel. Cookies are not awesome" Yes, I know that is strange but it works. Rachel looked at me in surprise.
"That is so not true." She replied. I smiled. Blondie interrupted our little debate.
"Rachel, we need to go now!" Rachel nodded and gestured for Blondie to follow.
We ran out the door and pelted down the sidewalk. I veered right and ran up our driveway and into the house. Rachel was in full order mode.
"Tyler. Go pack essentials into a bag. Summers worth of clothes and bathroom stuff." She barked. I nodded and tore up to my room. I grabbed a duffel bag and threw ten shirts in along with eleven shorts. A pair of thongs got lobbed in and I chucked underwear, socks and sneakers in. I raced into the bathroom and grabbed a pack of hair ties, hairbrush, my toothbrush, toothpaste and sanitary pads in a plastic bag. I ran back into my room and put the bag inside the bag. Finished I walked back down the stairs and into the living room.
I nodded at Rachel who grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. I scribbled a quick note to my dad and step-mum. Just saying I had to leave and I was with Rachel. Once I was done, I taped the note to the mirror that stood in front of the door so that it would be the first thing that my parents saw. I followed Blondie, who had introduced herself as Annabeth, out the door. I locked the door behind me and pocketed the key. Turning around, my jaw dropped.
Parked in our drive way was an incredibly dingy van and in front of the van was a guy. But not any guy, no. This guy had eyes everywhere. Annabeth and Rachel smiled at him and climbed in the van. I, on the other hand, squeaked a small 'hi' and scampered in. The door slammed shut behind me and I sat back against the seat. Rachel nudged me with her shoulder. I looked over and nearly squeaked again.
There were four other people in the van and they were all looking at me with thinly veiled curiosity, the twins especially. I shrank back and tried to hide. Rachel noticed this and snapped at the other kids. They looked away. I studied them.
One was a girl. She looked about fourteen. She had a pointed face with freckles. Blue/purple eyes that were framed by dark lashes. She had blue/black hair with a few streaks that went to her waist. She wore a bright orange shirt that had splashes of colour everywhere and grey skinnies with doodles on the knee. Bright green chucks finished the look.
She caught me looking at her and smiled. She leaned over and extended her hand. I shook it. She grinned again and said.
"My name is Lucy, Lucy Parr." I smiled and introduced myself.
"I'm Tyler Wood." She nodded then rummaged in her bag. I looked on confused as she drew out a small box. Opening it, she held out a bright blue necklace that shimmered with green, purple and blue. I gasped, mesmerised. She smiled.
"Do you like it? I have several so you can have this one" My eyes widened and I shook my head. "I couldn't. It's yours." Lucy shook her head and thrust it at me. "I want you to have it. Besides, it suits your eyes." And with that, she dropped in my lap.
I lifted it up and gave it to her. Her face filled with hurt but I shook my head. Turning slightly, I asked her if she could put it on for me. She smiled brightly and did so. I turned back around.
"Can you introduce the others to me?" I asked in a small voice. She laughed and pointed out the other girl. She had chin length, brown hair and glasses. She was dressed in a pale yellow tank top and dark orange shorts. "That's Carrie. She is obsessed with the colours yellow and orange." She heard her name and looked up from her book to see us looking at her. She smiled slightly and waved. I smiled back.
Lucy then pointed out one of the twins. "That one is Connor. If you can't tell the diff, Connor has curly hair and is cuter than Trav." They both looked up and smirked at us. Lucy then pointed at the other on. "That is Travis and he is the smarter of the two." Connor protested.
"Not true! I was the one who masterminds our pranks." He said with a mock hurt look on his face. I laughed. Lucy just shook her head and smacked him. Before it could escalate, Annabeth broke them apart.
"Guys! Look, we're almost at camp." She pointed out the window. I looked out but couldn't see anything. The van stopped and I followed Lucy out of it. I saw a figure at the top of the hill. Rachel waved and the person jogged down to meet us.
Lucy gave the dude a hug. "It's nice to see you again Percy." I shrunk behind Rachel when she dragged me in front to meet 'Percy'.
He looked at me and grinned. He extended his hand and I shook it.
"I'm Percy Jackson." He introduced and then turned to Rachel.
"New or undetermined?" He asked her. Annabeth answered.
"She's undetermined. We came straight here from her school" He looked at me, eyebrow raised.
"How old are you?" He asked me.
"I'm fifteen turning sixteen." I answered. I swear I heard him mutter something that sounded like 'claimed by now' under his breath. He shrugged and smiled again. 'God, does everyone here smile?' I thought. I was shaken from my thoughts by Lucy. She thumbed Percy who gestured for me to follow him. I looked back at Rachel and she nodded. I shouldered my bag and trudged after Percy.
We stopped in front of a big white building and Percy knocked on the door. He nudged me.
"Forewarning, don't be too alarmed by Chiron, ok?" He asked in an undertone. Before I could ask him what he meant, the door opened. I smothered a gasp and suddenly understood what Percy had meant. Chiron, was a freaking CENTAUR!
Swallowing, I extended my hand. He looked surprised for a second then shook it, smiling warmly.
"As Percy might have told you, I am Chiron. I run this Camp." I nodded. "Has anyone told you why you are here Tyler?" I started since I don't remember telling him my name. Then his question registered and I shook my head. Chiron sighed and began to tell me all about the Greek gods and how they would hook up with mortals and how the result was demigods. I was silent for a few minutes after he had finished. Finally, I asked a question.
"Chiron. Who is my mother?" Chiron sighed.
"We will not know until she claims you. However, we may try to guess. You will have inherited some attributes from her." And so with that happy thought, Percy and I left so he could give me a tour. We finished up at the Hermes cabin where Percy was relived of me by the twins.
"Ok. Since you are undetermined, you will be staying here with us. Your bunk is next to Chantelle." Travis pointed and Chantelle waved. I waved back and chucked my bag at the end of my bed. I spent the next five minutes telling Chantelle, Trav and Connor about me since they wanted to help me figure out who my mother is. Just as I finished a question from Connor, the conch horn sounded. I walked next to Chantelle down to the dining pavilion.
I asked for Diet Coke and took a sip. Then the food arrived. I took some sausages, corn and lettuce. I separated the juiciest sausage and some lettuce and sacrificed it. 'Please Mom. Whoever you are, claim me' I turned to go back to my seat when I heard gasps. I looked at Lucy and she motioned to my head. I looked up and saw an image of a flame surrounded by a hearth. Chiron tapped his hooves.
"All hail Tyler Wood. Daughter of Hestia." As one every camper rose and knelt. Then they stood up and trailed off to bed. Chiron halted my path.
"Tyler, we do not have a cabin for your mother yet so you will stay in the Big House." I nodded when Lucy walked in.
"Chiron sir, Could she stay with me?" She asked. Chiron thought about this then nodded. Lucy squealed and hugged him. Then she turned to me and dragged me out of the hall to grab my bag. She barely gave me enough time to say goodbye before dragging me to a bright purple cabin with splashes of yellow, green, red, blue and every other hue of the rainbow.
I chucked my bag on the dresser that Lucy pointed out to me and I lay down on my bed, not caring about changing. I couldn't believe that only this morning, I had kissed my step mum goodbye. It feels like it was at least a month ago.
The last thought I had was 'I wonder if Mom is thinking of me?'