Ok this is something I've been thinking of doing for a while. This is based on the film, not the book, since I haven't read the book. The story will not be based around the romance between Percy and Annabeth, but they will be important characters. Review please so I know whether I should continue posting on here with this story. Enjoy =]
Chapter One
"Are you gonna tell me whats going on or what?"
"Cora I have explained many times, you will just have to try and trust me on this, it's important. That's all you need to know."
I pressed my forehead against the glass of the car window. The trees blurred as we drove past, through the thick of some unknown forest, my dad's old car rattling like a tin can. "When are you gonna get a new car?"
Dad looked at me, his forehead creasing as he silently chuckled. "You will understand one day, that there are less important things then having a nice car. This one gets us around nice enough and I like the sound, it's soothing"
"Yeah if you have no ears."
He laughed again after that, but then we just went silent. We never really talked, nothing deep, just chit chat, iddle banter. I think Dad was always worried that the conversation would turn to mum. My stupid missing mother. Dad never said why she decided to just drop me, out of her and out of her life. He just said it was a important reason. Something else that's important, that I'm not allowed to know about.
I hate not knowing about what's going on, where I'm going. All I know is that it's gonna be a long term change, since dad had got me to pack as soon as he got back from his 'special' meeting.
The only thing that made the situation better, was that he allowed me to bring my bow with me. I loved my bow, more than anything else in the world! It was hand carved out of ebony wood and engraved with moss green lettering, I had no idea what it said, but it was beautifull. The string was light and feels like silk, but it's strong and any arrow bounces off it with ease. The arrows are made of the same wood and have small black feathers attached to the end, possibly from a raven, I'm not sure and they're all held in a small black leather quiver.
"Why did you let me take my bow with me?"
"Because I know they'll let you use it." Ok well that's something, maybe I'll just have to coax him into answering me. "They, whose they?"
"The camp leaders."
A camp, I'm going to a fucking camp. Thanks dad, thank fuck! I hate camp, went once to one when I was twelve and it sucked, I stuck out like a sore thumb. I just spent my whole time shooting arrows in the fields, aiming at anything I could.
"You should have told me I'm going to a shitty camp, Dad you know I hated it there last time"
"This time it will be different"
"How is it going to be different? Seriously Dad, stop being so mysterious, tell me where were going or I'll jump out this car right now!"
"It's a camp for the different, the special"
"Special, what the fuck, are you trying to tell me I'm special"
The car suddenly stopped, throwing me slightly out of my seat, my seat belt clenching against my chest. My Dad starred at my, his eyes sad. I wish I had inherited his eye colour, bright blue, instead of my own dark green.
"Cora you are special. You need to understand what I am about to tell you, so don't intterupt me until I'm finnished, ok?"
I gulped down the nerves that had suddenly risen. Now I understood why me and my father never spoke like this, it was tense and uncomfortable. "Ok"
"Cora, you are a demi-god"
"Demi..?" He held up his hand to stop me, so I layed back in my seat and tried to understand the things he was saying.
"A demi-god is the child of a human and god, their known of in greek mythology. You are a demi-god. Your special"
A demi-god, what the hell! History lessons at school had taught me a lot of greek gods and of course I'd heard about demi-gods, like Heracles, son of Zeus, but I'd never thought they were real. It had to be some kinda of joke, surely?
The look on my Dad's face confirmed he was serious, as the edges of his mouth pulled down slightly, a little habit of his. "So are you the human?"
"Yes, that's why I was able to stay with you. Your mother on the other hand, was forced to leave as soon as you were born."
"Who is she?" I was almost whispering now, curled up on the leather seats, wishing I was back at home, lying on my bed, thinking about school and my friends and if David would come sit next to me next Maths lesson. Normal stuff.
"Artemis goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals and plague, she is also know for virginity and childbirth. She's a gifted woman." His eyes flickered suddenly and his tone lightened, just at the mention of her name.
"Did you love her?"
"Yes"
"Did she love you?"
"I think so, she cared for me enough to stay and be with me. Being the goddess of virginity she picks her men very carefully."
"So has she had children before me, other…demi-gods?"
"I'm sure of it, your mothers been around a long time and all though choosey, she has loved and slept with others, although all her other children died years ago. She wasn't allowed to be with any of them either."
I had nothing else to say for a while. Dad started the car and we continued to drive down the winding roads. I kept my eyes on the sky, watching as they cast over and tiny rain drops started to descend from the heavens. Was my mother up there? Was she looking down on the world watching me, watching Dad? Did she care at all? Sixteen years and I had kinda accepted that my mother was never gonna be around, that I would only have a father, now I was desperate to know more about her.
"What did she look like?
"She was beautifull. Dark hair like yours, almost golden eyes and she had a smile that was….she was like no one else."
I looked at my dad, he was enchanted still by her, maybe she really was magical and special, but how could I ever feel anything but anger towards a women who abandoned me?
"Here we are" Dad said, breaking the solemn silence.
As we rounded the corner, I caught first glimpse of the camp.
It looked rustic and old, with a huge sign at the entrance, saying 'Camp Half Blood'. It didn't look that inviting.
The car stopped just outside and Dad jumped out immediately and started walking towards the boot to get out my bags. I climbed out more carefully, straining my eyes as I starred at the creature walking towards us from inside the camp.
It was a centaur. Well I'm pretty sure it was, half horse, half man. He looked at me and nodded slightly before turning to look at my dad, who was carrying my bags towards the entrance.
"Come on Cora, I need to introduce you to Chiron, he's one of the leaders at the camp"
"Nice to meet you" I mumbled politley, trying not to stare. "It's a pleasure to meet your Cora, I'm sure you will enjoy it here at Camp Half Blood. Come inside when you've said your goodbyes." With that he picked up my bags and strode back inside the camp, stopping a few feet away.
"Now Cora, your going to be staying here for a while. It's about time you learnt about who you are and I am not the person to show you."
"Will I get to see you again?"
"Of course honey, in the summer I'm sure, once you've adapted to the camp and we can always write to each other." I suddenly threw myself at him, clinging on like a little child. "I don't want to loose another parent. I don't want to stay here."
"It's the best place for you and your not going to loose me, you never will. But it's time for you to get in touch with your demi-god life."
"I love you dad"
"I love you too." I hugged him like it was my last. Trying to hold back the tears. I had spent my whole life with my dad and now I had to leave him, for I don't know how long. After a while, Dad pushed me away gently, kissing me on the forehead. "You better go now, you don't want to keep Chiron waiting."
I nodded and walked towards the entrance, stopping to look back and watch my dad climb in to the car and wave at me, tears trickling down his face as he turned and drove away.
"Come on Cora, it's time you saw your new home."
Quivering like a leaf, I turned and nodded towards the Centaur, taking my first step into the camp.