Chapter1:
The Testing was always fun to watch. The boy being Tested in front of me right now had messy raven black hair and beautiful sea green eyes. The eyes gave away his parentage, but the viewers weren't allowed to comment so I kept my mouth shut. Goode Academy was no ordinary boarding school. All the kids here were demigods, sons and daughters of the Greek gods. Each god or goddess had their own hall. As the head of the Athena Hall, it was my duty to be present at every Testing. To my right sat Luke, head of the Hermes Hall, and on my left was Thalia, head of the Zeus Hall.
Al of the heads were arranged in a semicircle around the Testing area. We sat behind tall podiums. Perseus Jackson, or Percy as he prefered to be called, was down to two gods. Poseidon or Athena. I knew he was a descendant of Poseidon. A beautiful black pegasus was brought in. The horse, Blackjack, whinnied and Percy stumbled backwards. "Did-did you just speak to me?" he asked the horse.
Blackjack whinnied again and this time Percy nodded and said, "Yeah. I can hear you in my head. Why can I hear you? Why do you have wings? Nothing makes sense here. This place is crazy." He turned to us, expecting an answer. I normally gave new students the tour with the head of the new kid's Hall. Since we didn't have a head for the Poseidon Hall, I was going to have to do this alone. Headmaster Chiron nodded his head towards me and I cleared my throat.
"Perseus Jackson. You have been claimed as a son of Poseidon. Please exit to your right and await further instruction. He still looked confused, but did as he was told. The other heads left the Testing room and went to get ready for dinner. I met Percy outside and motioned for him to follow me. "How old are you, Percy?" I asked.
"I'm 17," he answered. So he was the same age as me. I had to admit, seventeen was pretty old when it came to Goode Academy. Most kids found their way here by the time they were 13 at the most.
I started walking down the hall and turned right into the Dorm Hall. All the god's hall branched off of here. I began the tour here and said, "Welcome to Goode Academy. This is a boarding school for demigods. You're lucky you arrived a few days before term starts. Once school starts it's hard to join. Anyway, you're a son of Poseidon, god of the seas. Also the Earthshaker and creator of horses. That's why you can speak to horses. Right here is the Poseidon Hall. There's only one other person here. I'll introduce you later. So, this is Goode Academy. You most likely felt a pull towards us or something in your gut telling you come here. The wards we put up to repel monsters also attract demigods." Percy was looking at me like I was crazy.
I sighed and continued,"Have you ever had the urge to fight? Have you ever been able to read Greek without trying? You're a demigod. Half god, half mortal. Based on what we know so far, you should be able to breathe underwater, control water, be healed by water, and talk to horses. Got it? Good. Now let's continue our tour. If you come out over here, take the stairs down, and turn left at the end, you'll be in the cafeteria. If you continue straight down this hall, there is an exit. Once you leave, there are two other buildings where the classes are. In the right building, if you go up two flights of stairs, and make a right, you'll be in the Senior classes hall. That's where most of your classes will be. A few classes are mixed, so they will be in other parts of the school. At the end of all the class halls, another hallway goes left and ends with a door leading to the Courtyard. The Courtyard is the area between the dorm building and the classes buildings. I think that's all for now. Your schedule will be sent to your room and your sibling will help you through anything else you need. Let's go introduce you to your half-sibling." I turned around and entered the Poseidon Hall. I knocked on the first door on the left. It opened a crack before the door swung wide open and the tiny 11 year old jumped into my arms. It took a step back and hugged her back.
She jumped out of my arms and peered behind me where Percy stood quietly and said, "Annabeth! Where have you been? You promised me you would come hang out with me last week! Who's this? Oh my gods! You finally got a boyfriend! This is so exciting! I knew you would have to accept a date sometime."
"Woah there. Slow down Livvy. This is not my boyfriend. This is Percy. He's also a child of Poseidon. Percy, this is Sylvia. She came to us 2 years ago, running from a monster. She can tell you the rest." I saw Livvy study Percy before jumping up to greet him the same way she had me. I laughed quietly at Percy's startled awkwardly patted her on the back and put her back on the ground. Livvy was tiny and looked like she could use an all-you-can-eat buffet, but she was full of energy and super cute. She had sea green eyes like Percy, but her hair was the color of chestnut.
Livvy stuck her hand out and said, "Good to meet you. I'm Sylvia, but I like to be called Livvy or Liv. You can have the room across from me. You're closer to me now, so don't be scared if you feel someone crawl into your bed. I used to that with Annabeth when I had a nightmare. I think we're going to be good friends, but know that if you do anything to hurt Annabeth, you can expect seven time worse from me. Got it?" I hid my smile as Percy's eyes widened and he gingerly took her hand. Livvy was super sweet, but she could be really scary sometimes.
"Hey Livvy," I said. "It's about time for dinner, but I'll come hang out with you afterwards, 'kay?" She nodded and slipped back into her room. Percy went into his room and I went to mine. All the dorms had two beds and my roommate, Cassidy, was sitting on her bed and looking very impatient.