Chapter 1


Disclaimer: I do not own the PJ or HoO series by Rick Riodan.


Nico and I were out on the canoe lake. I was paddling and he was sitting back and sketching. I had been asking him what he was drawing but he wouldn't tell me.

My name is Kyra Hale. I'm a daughter of Apollo. Yes, the Greek god Apollo. The one that is thousands of years old. Yes, that one. I know, it's kinda gross thinking my mom fell for a guy that old but, well, the gods can change their appearances.

Anyway, I was paddling out to the center of the lake. There was a little island with a olive tree growing on it. That was my new favorite place to be alone. The reason I was paddling was because Nico can't maneuver the canoe very well.

When we bumped up against the land, Nico closed his sketch book and got out with me. He helped me drag the small boat onto the small grass and rock covered shore. When we were done, I went and climbed up to the lowest branch on the tree. It must have been an old tree because it was very big for an olive tree.

Nico laid down at the bottom of the tree and opened his book up and started sketching again.

"When will you tell me what you're drawing?" I ask, looking up at the blue sky through the branches.

"When I'm done." he replies, looking up at me and smiling.

I sigh and say, "It's good to be home."

"It's good to have you back. If you were here all the time it wouldn't be quite so boring during break." he says.

This was my second year at Camp Half-Blood. I play with the single bead on my leather necklace. Every year at the last camp fire of the year, a bead is given to each camper. The cabin counselors choose the most important thing that happened that summer at camp about a week before. A cabin is picked to design the clay bead, they make it, glaze it, then fire them. Last year's bead pictured Half-Blood Hill with the sun rising over the top of it.

I jump down from the tree, startling Nico. I had noticed some movement in the water and it hadn't looked like a naiad. I peer in but don't see anything.

"What are you looking at?" Nico asks, sitting up.

"I thought I saw something in the lake." I say.

"Probably a naiad." he says, laying back down.

"Well, naiad or not, I'm getting hot." I say, taking off my tank top to reveal my red and black striped bikini.

"Yes. You are." he says.

I look back at him and roll my eyes saying, "I meant temperature wise."

I slip off my shorts and dive into the cool water. I spring back up and grin.

"You should come in! It feels great!" I call to Nico.

He sighs and closes his book. He gets up and kicks off his flip-flops and pulls his black tee-shirt over his head. I grin. How did I ever get so lucky as to fall in love with this guy and have him love me back? He jumps in and swims over to me. He wraps his arms around me and kisses me.

"I told you it felt great in the water." I say.

"Yea, I know. I didn't really doubt you." he says, grinning.

I kiss him again and he kisses back. We swim around and float for a while. I think about an hour passes before we decide to get out. He swims up to the little island first and I was about to follow when I feel something grab my ankle.

I scream. Nico spins around to see what happened but I had already been pulled under.

A/N:

Mwahahahahah! I bet you guys hate me for leaving it there. Well, you'll just have to wait for an update. Not sure when it will be though. It could be tomorrow or this weekend. Please review!

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