The Hunter of Artemis
Chapter 1
The Hunters come to camp
My name is Anastasia Smith and I'm a demigod. I used to go to Camp-Half Blood, but I decided to become a hunter of Artemis. Now I am an immortal maiden to the goddess Artemis. We tried to stay out of it, but who knew that I might be important someday.
The day I became a hunter started like this: with a whole lot of trouble. I woke up in the Apollo cabin. My cabin mates were still asleep. I look at the clock hanging on the wall; it was 11:30pm. I stretch and try to go back to sleep. The covers were too itchy, but it was too cold to kick them off. The pillow is to lumpy, not like I can get another one. I couldn't sleep. I get up and take out my bow. My mother got it for me on my tenth birthday.
"Use it well my little spring. Your father would be proud of you someday soon." my mother said as she handed me the bow.
"How am I supposed to use this, Mom?" I ask.
"You will know my little spring. It is in your blood."
The memory faded. The bow was a light brown wood with a tight string. My mother called it Velos tou Anemou, Arrow of the Wind, or just Arrow Wind. I looked around the cabin and snuck out to the shooting range. I quickly grab a quiver from the armory on my way there. The targets were still out, the last group forgot, again. I line myself up with one and take a breath. I grab an arrow and hook it on the bow string. Using the strength in my arm I pull the string back as far as it could go. I took one more breath. Then let it go. It flew across the distance without fault and hit the target in the middle. Bull's-eye. I lock another arrow and send it at the next target in the line. It did the same thing. I kept doing this until I could hear the screeching of the harpies looking for campers out past lights out. I run back to the Apollo cabin and finally fell back to sleep. Little did I know that my destiny would soon come to pass?
"Run! Run my little spring. Mommy will be alright." my mother said in an urgent voice.
"You cannot hide them forever, Cassandra Smith." said a rough male voice.
"Run little spring run. The protectors will find you. Now go. Mommy will catch up." My mother said. I ran as fast as my little legs could carry me. I did not stop until I couldn't feel the cold feeling of the voice. I found a little cardboard box and waited for my mother, but she never came. I cried myself to sleep that night. When it was morning a nice boy came and took me to Half-Blood Hill.
"What is this place?" I asked.
"It is the only place where kids like us can be safe." he told me.
The dream cleared and I woke up again do to my cabin mate, Panthea, shaking me. "Anastasia wake up. We're going to be late for inspection." I reluctantly got up and got dressed.
"Better?" I ask.
"Perfect. Let's go get some breakfast." Panthea said. We walked out of the cabin with Phoenix Inland on my left and Pandora Gordan behind me.
Breakfast was normal until Chiron made the announcement. "Good morning campers. I'd like to announce that the Hunters will by staying at Camp-Half Blood for a few days. You all know the drill. Capture the Flag tonight against the Hunters. Enjoy the rest of your day." And he galloped off to teach some lesson. I found myself staring at the Poseidon table. There were three kids sitting there. Percy Jackson, of course Camp-Half Blood's first son of Poseidon, his half-Cyclops-brother, Tyson, and Atlanta Mighty, the new sister.
"Hey Anastasia." said a voice behind me. My heart did a little flutter. It was Achilles Withers, son of Ares.
"Hi Achilles." I say.
"Do you want to, you know, hang out?" he asked.
"Um sure, during free time?" I suggest.
"See you then." he said giving me a quick kiss on the cheek. I felt my face go red. Panthea looked at me and gave me a smile. No one thought that I would be going out with the hottest guy in camp considering the way I look. I had short blonde hair that didn't shine and a whole lot of freckles. My eyes were a different story. They are never the same color twice. One moment they might be blue the next they are a honey gold. I got up with the rest of my cabin and went to sword fighting.
I am pretty good at sword fighting for a child of Apollo, but my main weapon is Arrow Wind. I disarm Laurel White and move on to another opponent. Phoenix Inland was sitting by himself supervising and giving out helpful tips to our cabin. "Can I practice with you?" I ask and he picks up his sword. I quickly disarm him too. "Watch out Anastasia." he said. I turned and ducked. A silver arrow flew over my head and hit a Bulls-eye in a target fifty feet away. "The Hunters are here." Pandora said.
"Great we are going to lose at capture the flag tonight." I say no thinking that I was going to join them some day.