Chapter One
I run, that's what I do. I was ten when I stopped running from the monsters. I finally had come across a place that I was welcome. I totally forgot my adopted family that had kicked me out. I walked around New York for a long time.
Oh I totally forgot to introduce myself, I'm Amy Kane. Daughter of Athena and Amos Kane. Thought I didn't know that a while back. Like I said, I walked around New York for the longest time with nowhere to sleep or eat. I always found trouble, like finding a Cyclopes and it trying to kill you. I ran into a wall and cut my head but I was fine, I trekked through the city and made my way to a taxi.
I only had a little bit of money with me so I paid the fare and relaxed as the man drove me far away from the city. He dropped me off at a hill. I only got a glimpse of his ID and it said HARRY GROVE IS YOUR DRIVER TODAY. Creepy, I also saw a glimpse of horns or hooves. I ran up the hill, I was almost there when I was tackled to the ground by something really heavy.
I turned over and saw a large dog. It pounced back and looked at me with its killer red eyes. I put my hand behind me and found two knives and a sword. I was confused a bit but thought I would wonder about this later, I needed to kill this beast first. I grabbed both knives and threw them at the monster.
It fell to the ground with a sickening thump. I limp over to the beast as it bursts into golden dust. The dust covers me but I move towards the pile and grab the knives then grab the sword and walk away. Once I walked past the tall pine tree I feel dizzy as some person on horseback walks up to me. My vision blurs and I fall over.
I woke up feeling nauseous and rub my eyes. Was my vision deceiving me or did I see a man that had eyes all over his body sitting in the corner? I sat up slowly and looked at the older guy that was just coming into the room. I backed up against the headboard and curled up. The guy just smiled nicely and beckoned me forwards.
I stayed in my position and he sighed. He walked forward with a bagel. I almost caved, but it might be poisoned or something that could harm me. I gripped my knees and pushed myself closer to the wall. He chuckled and sat down right next to me.
I carefully fingered a knife that had reappeared in my pocket. I almost brought it out until he ripped off a piece and ate it showing me it was alright to eat. I grabbed it hungrily and took a tender bite. I smiled and took another huge bite. He smiled and leaned against the headboard.
"You're a clever kid you know that? How old are you anyways?" He asked and looked at me eating the bagel.
I swallowed the last bite and uncurled my legs letting them stretched out.
"Ten, I'm Amy by the way. What's your name?" I asked and opened up just a tiny bit.
I held out my hand tentatively towards him. He grabbed it and shook it.
"Luke, nice to meet you Amy. You know, you're the same age as one of my best friends is. I think you two will get along well. Come meet Chiron, he'll explain everything." He said and grabbed my hand to lead me to this Chiron man.
I shuffled behind him warily and finally we came upon this man in a wheel chair. I gave him a shy smile and sat down at the table shyly. He regarded me and shooed Luke away. I brought up my knees and wrapped my arms around them. My stomach rumbled and I gave the man a shy smile as he looked at me curious.
He smiled and pushed a plate of food towards me. I could swear I drooled at the sight of so much food. I dug into the food and smiled at the man. I swallowed a bit and drank a bit of water. I cleared my throat to ask a question but the man answered me.
"I'm Chiron, I can tell you haven't eaten properly in ages dear. So eat up." He said and smiled at me warmly.
I gave him a warm smile and finished off the plate. I sat back and looked at him with wide eyes. We talked for a bit and I was claimed. It's been five years since they found me. A war has started and Luke is in the middle of it.
I walked off to find Jake Mason, my best friend who I've had a crush on for forever. I trudged into the woods and picked up a piece of dead leaf.
"Jake! Where are you?" I called and ran into a tree.
Great, just great. Like I needed another scar to remember these days. I rubbed my forehead and got up to find a satyr looking at me. He looked old and was pretty plump. I frowned and walked the other way.
The thing is, satyrs like to avoid me because I have blood of the pharos. My dad has been bugging me to stay home for the summer, but I had to tell him if I didn't go to camp that it may just be destroyed. He let me go and said he was going to look after Uncle Julius. I walked into another tree, or so I thought. I looked up to find Jake grinning down on me.
I smiled and let him help me up.
"Hey, you were calling me? Ares cabin and Apollo cabin are in one serious argument. Want to go watch?" He asked and looked at me.
I frowned at him and he nodded. He knew I hated watching fights between other campers. We walked for a little bit and investigated the rocks but found nothing. We finally walked back into camp and saw Percy coming over the hill. I smiled and ran up to him.
He was like a brother to me so I was happy about it. I stopped short when I saw that Beckondorf wasn't with him. I turn and sit down. Beckondorf was our camp's best weapon specialist, he had a girlfriend and was going to college in the fall. Selena came running up to Percy and asked where Beckondorf was. When Percy told her she started to cry.
I felt crushed and put my head in my hands. Beckondorf was a good friend of mine so it was hard not to. Jake hugged me and wiped away the tears forming around my eyes. I stopped crying and walked off leaving Jake walking off to his cabin. I walk into the Athena cabin and flop onto my bed.
I look at the bottom of my half sister's bed. The camp was going to be feeling very down right now. I rubbed my grandmother's ankh with my thumb. It felt a little hot but I ignored it and rolled onto my side. I guess I fell asleep because Malcolm was shaking me awake for the burning of Beckondorf's shroud.
We were all silent and dispatched to the dinning pavilion. I walked to the cabin immediately after that and went to bed. The next day was boring and empty to me as I went through my schedule and I just fell asleep when the day ended. The day after that Annabeth got a call from Percy telling all of us to go to Olympus. I frowned and pulled my armor on, then strapped my knives to my leg and my sword to my waist.
I held onto my ankh and murmured a prayer to the Greek and Egyptian gods as we were driven into New York City. I stopped and looked up at the Empire State Building as we got out of the vans. I sighed and leaned against a lamp post as Percy gave us instructions after we saw the lights from Olympus. I walked off with my cabin as we prepared for war. I pull out my sword and charge as the first wave of monsters comes forward.
I feel a sharp pain in my side as a hellhound tries to bite me. I grab a knife and quickly throw it into the hellhounds head. When daybreak comes I stumble against a wall as I hold my arm. I broke my ankle too. Jake comes up to me and holds my wrist.
"Amy, are you okay? Amy, can you please not go all blank like that. Amy, are you there?" He asks worried as I lean against him and pass out.
I woke up to the pain of my ankle being set for a cast.
"Ow! What in Hades is going on?!" I hiss as another shot of pain goes up my leg.
I really hate this type of injury. Will glances at my face as he sets my ankle.
"Will you just stop moving Amy? I could do without the rude comments too." He said and I shut up.
I really hated when people told me to do that. I gritted my teeth as yet another wave of pain shoots up my leg. I really wish this war could end right now. I lean back as Will makes the final adjustments and leaves. I check my arm and rub the ankh again thinking about what my dad would say if he knew I was hurt and in the middle of a war.
I smiled at the thought too. Dad would tell me to come home right this instant, he hates me getting hurt. Jake walks over to me and smiles at me then hugs me close. I smile and give him a quick embrace and get up onto my one good ankle. I teeter on my foot and almost fall forward.
Jake catches me and I blush.
"S-sorry Jake, I just can't stand it if I can't move. My dad's probably worried about me right now." I said and lean against him as he makes me sit right back down.
I grab my jacket and put it on as I shiver. The war pretty much passes by and Luke kills himself in the end. I nod off as we are driven back to camp. I wake up and find myself in the big house. I sigh and lean back against the pillows that were piled behind me.
I grab the crutches that were left beside my bed and go out into camp. I find new cabins were being made. I smile as I see a bunch of new campers coming into camp. I look at my watch and find that it's three in the afternoon. I make my way over to the forest and sit down on a large root that stuck out.
I doze off and find Jake smiling at me as he braids my hair. I sit up and look at him.
"Hey, when did you learn to braid?" I asked and put a ponytail around the end of the braid.
He smiles and pulls me into a hug. I sigh and hug him back as he brushes my hair. I pull back and open my mouth to talk but he smiles and kisses me. I pull back and look at him shocked. I never knew he had the same feelings for me either.
I smile and kiss him again and finally pull back and lean against him. He rubs my shoulder. I laugh at his ridiculous jokes as we walk to the beach to watch the fireworks. The months pass so uneventful until Percy vanishes from camp.
I frown and walk to Brooklyn House and knock on the door. Christmas passed a week ago so I was hoping dad wouldn't mind me having stayed at camp for a while longer than expected. I opened the door and found pieces of furniture scattered across the room and two people working on fixing the walls. I grabbed my bag full of everything that a magician needs.
I pulled out my ivory wand and held it beside me. Just then my dad walked down the steps. I hid my wand back into my bag and looked up at my dad happily. He smiled at me and just then the two people turn to look at me.
I smiled shyly and waved. My dad walked right past them and hugged me tightly. I hugged him back and buried my face in his shirt. I pulled back and looked at him.
"Umm, dad, who are these people repairing our living room?" I asked as we sat down.
I rubbed my ankle cautiously as we sat down. It was bothering me because I was on my feet for too long. The two people stared at my dad in disbelieve. My dad chuckled and patted my shoulder. He seemed, off.
He wasn't being himself today. I wonder why.
"Amy, these are your cousins Sadie and Carter. Don't you remember Carter from when you were younger?" He asked and looked me in the eyes.
I remembered him of course, it's just I hadn't seen him in so long. I smiled and got up. I walked over and hugged them both.
"It's good to see you guys! I haven't seen you since I was eleven!" I said and gave Carter a rub on his head.
He backed away and looked confused for a minute and then smiled in recognition. Sadie smiled at me and hugged me again. I looked at my dad and gave him a huge grin. I guess it'll be normal for a while. But the next morning dad decided to leave.
I nodded, gave him a hug, and ran up to my room. I shut my door and locked it. I slumped against the wall and cried. I hadn't seen my dad since the beginning of the summer and now he was leaving. I could go back to camp and help them build the Argo II.
But I stopped crying and sighed. This wasn't going to be the best month for me was it? I got up and unlocked my door. I walked out of my room with my knives hidden underneath my sweat pants. I slid down the banister and found a strange woman standing and talking to Sadie and Carter.
I frowned and walked over to them.
"Hello, umm, who are you and what the Horus are you doing in this house?" I asked and crossed my arms.
The woman turned and looked at me with knives just coming out of her sleeves. I had experience with knives myself, so I knew she would try to skewer me if I wasn't careful. Her hand lunged out for my arm, but I dogged swiftly and leapt up onto the banister. She smiled and nodded. I jumped down and looked at Sadie and Carter.
"I'm Bast, nice to meet you Amy. Your cousins have just been telling me about you." She said and hugged me.
I pulled back and looked at my cousins like they were crazy but they just shrugged. I put my arms tentatively around Bast's waist and hugged her. I pulled back and walked up to my room. The next two weeks passed with me helping them a lot. But finally I said good-bye, got to camp and relaxed.
Jake approached me and sat down right next to me. I smiled and leaned against him then dozed off as somebody yelled for help. I sprang up and both Jake and I ran towards the person. Turns out it was Drew who just had a major hair problem. Her hair was sticking everywhere but down.
I tried to contain my laughter but I couldn't help myself and busted out laughing. Jake chuckled and rubbed my back as I toned it down to giggles. Annabeth and everyone was laughing too. I knew it was the Stoll brothers from the minute I saw her face. She glared at us and stomped into her cabin to try and get rid of the wonderful hair do the Stoll brothers gave her.
I grabbed a tree branch and laughed even harder as I saw her hands get stuck in her hair.
"Hey, Travis and Conner, what did you put in her hairspray?" Jake called as I laughed harder as she got so much stuff stuck in her hair
. There was no way I was gonna let this go. I pulled out my phone and took a quick picture then put it away. I toned it down to giggles again and leaned against Jake as we walked through camp. Travis and Conner came up to me and laughed at the picture I had taken.
"We put glue," Travis said.
"Also a bit of Gorilla glue." Conner said as I laughed again.
I leaned against Jake as he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me close to him. I put my head on his shoulder and relaxed. I hadn't been able to since Sadie and Carter sent out those notices to teach the path of the gods. So many new initiates have come I haven't even gotten a good night's sleep. Jake led us over to a tree and we sat there and talked about what happened in the past two weeks that I was away.
We had gotten three new campers that went on a quest and freed Hera from Gaea. I looked up at him and smiled. I told him that my cousins were now living with us and that I hadn't slept well since four nights ago. He frowned and pulled me closer. I smiled then gave him a kiss.
He smiled and pulled back.
"You know, I think you should meet Piper, Jason, and Leo. They're cool people." Jake said and pulled me up as he got up.
I smiled and held his hand. We walked over to the sword arena and found two people talking. Jake waved and caught the two people's attention. One looked like a blonde boy and the other a dark haired girl. I leaned closer to Jake and he put an arm around my shoulder.
The two people approached us and smiled at Jake and me.
"Hey, I'm Jason, nice to meet you. And you are?" The boy said as he held out his hand.
I shook it hesitantly. His touch sent an electrical shock up my arm. I pulled my hand back and rubbed my hand. My arm now had a long burn running up it. He gave me a sorry smile.
"Amy Kane, nice to meet you Jason. Who's your girlfriend?" I asked as I saw the way their hands were interlocked.
The girl blushed slightly and Jason smiled. I looked at his face and thought that he and Thalia looked so alike.
"I'm Piper and Jason's my boyfriend." The girl said and nodded.
I smiled at her then as I turned to leave a boy around my age walked in and stopped Jake right in his tracks.
"Hey Leo, I'd like you to meet Amy." He said and put his hand in between the guy and me.
I looked at him and he looked back into my deep gray eyes. I blinked and he just stood there.
"Leo, are you okay?" I said and waved a hand in front of his face.
He blinked and nodded. I smirked and leaned against Jake who wraped his arms around me. I smiled at Leo.
"Umm, nice to meet you to Amy. How's the weather today?" He asked with the failing concept of flirting.
He obviously saw that Jake and I were dating so could he act like it? I gave him a nod and left him and Jake to talk. I walked a bit in the woods and sat down. How was I going to keep this life a secret from the other life I have? Also the other way around.
I mulled through my thoughts as Jake searched for me. I grabbed my bag from the ground and walked further into the woods and pulled out my ankh. I frowned at it as it glowed a golden color. I fingered it and suddenly I was enveloped in the golden light. Then something spoke in my mind telling me to go back to camp.
I thought about it and ignored it. Nothing was attacking lately in the forest so I was fine. I grabbed my bag and walked on. Suddenly the bushes rustled and a hellhound burst through with a demon on its back. I pulled my knives from my pocket and killed the hellhound in an instant.
The demon was a little harder; it moved fast and almost impaled me in the shoulder. I glared and lunged at him with my knives flying at him. My knives found their mark and the demon dissolved into sand. I smirked and flipped my hair over my face. Just then Jake came into the clearing and ran towards me.
I got up and hugged him. He brushed my hair behind my ear and kissed my forehead. I buried my head in his shoulder and cried. We stood there for a while and walked back to camp. A few weeks later I went home to spend time with Sadie and Carter also the initiates.
I walked down the street and to the twenty first Nome. When I entered I was tackled to the ground by a young boy.
"Ow, what in Orsis are you doing?" I groaned as the boy got off of me.
He rubbed his head and helped me up. I glowered at him and walked off. I then slip on a slab of ice. I curse in Egyptian, Ancient Greek, and English as I fall onto my butt. Just then Sadie comes down hearing my most favorable words in the three languages that I spoke.
She smirked at my angry face looking around for the person who made it. She walked carefully towards me on the ice and helped me up. I smiled and gave her a hug. We walked off the ice and talked.
"So what's been going on here while I was gone? Also, who created that slab of ice?" I asked planning my revenge.
She smirked and shrugged.
"A lot, we haven't had a day that doesn't involve us teaching the initiates magic." She said and bumped my shoulder with hers.
I smiled at her and ruffled her hair. I jump up the steps to my room and bump into Carter.
"Hey Carter, what's up?" I said and stopped him.
He smiled and bumped fists with me.
"Nothing really, we're just teaching initiates. Oh, could you help us do this for a while?" He asked looking at me nervously.
I nodded and walked off. A few months later the battle of the Giants happened, Cater and Sadie defeated Apophis, and my life got back on track. Until Sadie reported unusual amounts of magic coming from long Island. I groaned and rolled over throwing a pillow at the door as somebody knocked on my door. I heard the door open and someone pull my covers off.
I instinctively grabbed their wrist and flipped them over my bed and pulled the covers back on and tried to sleep.
"Sadie, she's not getting up! Even though she flipped me over the bed!" The person shouted to Sadie as they got up.
I groaned again as Sadie entered my room and flipped the covers off. I made a blind grab for her wrist but she smacked my face. I opened my eyes and glared at her. She just gave me a smile and walked off with Walt right behind her. Apparently I had thrown him over my bed. I smiled and closed the door behind them and got ready to face the morning.
I stretched and walked downstairs with my suitcase. I was going to camp today because I really needed a break from people trying to wake me up forcefully. I gave Sadie and Carter hugs. I even gave the ankle biters hugs and left for camp. I dozed off in the cab and as I pulled up to camp I saw flashing lights.
I frowned and ran towards what was going on with my suitcase rolling right behind me
[You could say we attacked your-]
Sadie, shut up.
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Thank you, as I was saying I ran towards the action and pulled out my knives. I stopped at the top of the hill and groaned. It was Sadie, Carter, Walt, Jaz, Felix, Max (New initiate), and a Cleo. I glared at them and ran down the hill to where Chiron was.
"Chiron, when did this start?" I yelled and pulled my sword out.
He looked at me and gave me a smile.
"Well, they just started the ambush on the boarders ten minutes ago. Do you know them?" He asked softly.
I gave him a dark look and charged into battle. I took Carter on with a look that told him to not hesitate and not talk at all. I disarmed him swiftly and murmured "Sorry" as I knocked him out with the butt of my sword. Once all this ended everyone from the House of Life was knocked out. I frowned and helped the children of Apollo get them into the Big House.
We of course tied them to the bed posts, what, do you think we'd be that cruel to them? No, we were nice that way. I walked out of Cleo's room and bumped into Percy. I smiled and gave him a hug.
"Hey, it's nice to see you again." I said and pulled back to look at him.
He smiled and nodded then walked off. I smiled and jumped my way down the steps. From what I've heard, Jason was staying here to be with Piper and everyone from Camp Jupiter was back home. Leo had lost an eye in the war, Jason was fine, Piper had just broken her leg, Hazel had escaped with a few cuts, Frank had also escaped with a few cuts, Percy broke his arm, and Annabeth was badly burned from an explosion. I smiled as I ran into Jake and gave him a kiss.
He smiled as he pulled away and we walked away into the woods.
"So, what's been going on here? You know I really like seeing you a lot." I said and leaned against him.
He rubbed my shoulders and kissed my forehead.
"Nothing really, we've gone back to how it was before Percy disappeared. Also I think that Nico is staying here full time." He said and pulled me closer.
I smiled and put my head on his shoulder. We started to dance randomly and I gave him a kiss. We stopped dancing and walked back to the Big House to attend the war counsel. We walked in just as they were talking about what to do with my family.
"We should keep them here, it's no good if we let them go. They'll just come right back with reinforcements." Clarisse said stabbing at the ping-pong table.
I frowned and leaned against Jake.
"No, we should let them go. It doesn't seem right letting enemies into our home territory." Jason argued.
I winced and pulled back from Jake. I walked over to Chiron and whispered into his ear.
"It's not a good idea to keep them here and I don't like the way Jason worded that, he may just plan to attack the House. Please do something, just not do what their suggesting." I whispered and pulled back.
Chiron waited for the counsel to make their decision, which was they stay here. I gave Chiron a pained expression and ran out of the house. Nobody followed me as I ran into the woods. I cried and slumped against a tree. I looked up at the sky and shouted.
"Why, why are you all punishing me? Did I do something wrong? Why…" I sobbed and punched a tree.
Just then there was some rustling in the bushes behind me. I pulled out my knives and turned around to find Nico looking at me sadly.
"Hey Amy, why are you crying and shouting at the sky?" He asked as he pulled me into a hug as I cried onto his shoulder.
Weird thing was, he was way taller than me and I let him hug me. I stopped crying and looked at him with sad eyes.
"Nico, my dad is their uncle. So I live with them and pretty much I can't stand if they know about the other half of my life I've kept from them. I'm like them too." I said and leaned against a tree.
His eyes widened and he nodded.
"Please don't tell anyone else until I'm ready to tell the whole camp, please." I begged as he stood there frozen in shock.
He nodded again and hugged me. I smiled and walked away. I walked to the Big House and glared at Clarisse as she was leaving. She didn't look at me as she left but I could tell she was thinking about possible reasons why I ran out of the house. I walked into Sadie and Walt's room and took Will's place at seeing where they were hurt.
I put a cool cloth on Sadie's head just as Walt woke up.
"Hey, where are we?" He asked as he tried to break the bonds I had put him in.
I smirked as I heard a thud.
"The Big House, Walt. I can't believe you guys came here, you invaded my home." I said quietly and turned to look at him.
His expression was priceless, a mixture of shock and confusion. I laughed quietly and turned back to Sadie.
"Why are you here? I thought you were…" He trailed off into thought.
I smiled and turned back to him.
"Walt, I've lived here since I was ten, I've kept this place a secret for a long time. So do you think I couldn't lie to you guys? I mean, it was a little hard at first, but I got used to lying to you guys. I'm sorry, but I couldn't risk you guys attacking this place." I said and turned back to Sadie who was now awake and staring at me.
I gave her a small smile and patted her forehead some more. My eyes started to tear up when I thought about the decision. I hate Clarisse and her father, they ruined my chance of telling only my family to keep this a secret. Now I had to explain it to the whole camp and the whole 21rst Nome.
Sadie saw my tears and gave me a sad smile.
"I'm sorry we invaded Amy, if we knew we probably would've stayed away." She said and patted my knee.
I nodded and squeezed her hand then left. I walked into the woods again and sat down at the bottom of a tree. I cursed as someone found me. It was Percy who had found me. He smiled and sat down beside me.
"Hey Amy, why did you run when the decision was made?" He asked and looked at me.
I sighed and put my back against the tree. I hung my head and tried to gather my thoughts. Percy shook my shoulder. I looked up at him with tears in my eyes.
"You have to promise on the River Styx that you will tell no one, not even Chiron what I'm about to tell you. I want to wait for the right time to revel my secret. Please Percy." I said and turned myself to look at him full in the face.
"I promise that I will tell no one Amy. Now what do you want to tell me?" He asked and looked at me worriedly.
"My family, I have two different types of family. One you already know, the other I've kept from you guys so long that its part of my life now. My father is a magician, not the phony people who say that it's real, he and my family have the blood of the Ancient Egyptian Pharos. Those people, I know them, I've trained them. It's hard for me to see both parts of my life collide in such a manner that I can't get it under control otherwise I'm going to have to run, and I and not someone who runs from something I can't fix." I said and put my head in my hands.
He patted my shoulder and ruffled my hair. I angrily hit a tree trunk and pulled back my hand to find blood. I grimaced and helped Percy bandage them up. This day was going to be even longer than expected.
