Chapter 1:

I stare out my car window, seeing people swimming in their pools, couples sitting on porches holding hands, chatting silently about who knows what. I wish I could be doing that right about now, but no! I have to go to a stupid summer camp that has weird activities. I tried asking my mom numerous amounts of time why I had to go, and she always replied saying "It was for the best." I would just sigh and forget about it.

See, I could never be mad at my mom for long because she raised me for 13 years by herself in the roughest times and always seemed to pull through just for me, so being mad at her about not getting a new phone just seemed stupid. I live in Colorado, but hate the snow. (Weird huh?) I live in a town called Montrose. My mother and I would always travel to look at the view of the San Juan Mountains. Hey, it was nothing like the Grand Canyon or whatever, but still. I've never been to the Grand Canyon. I wonder what it's like. Wait, off topic. Stupid ADHD!

Anyway, more about me. My name is Poppy Sydney Miller. Such a common last name for my unique first name huh? I am a very odd girl. I have black hair and brown eyes, in the morning. But at night, my hair turns a wacko color of orange-ish red and my eyes turn a turquoise color. I would ask my mother why that would happen, she would just say it was a genetic mix-up, but I never believed it. I am average height with a cute heart-shaped face. Yes, I've had my boyfriends, but none were ever what I expected them to be.

I was snacking on a bag of goldfish when I just closed my eyes. I was always the kind of person that when they close their eyes, they fall asleep immediately. I dove into my weird dream, which included my mother and I playing jump-rope together (yes, I know, quite random) when all of a sudden, my dream switched over to a dark room, but light enough so I could make out the features of the man in my dreams.

He was odd looking, like me. It kind of gave me the chills. He was average height for a man with orange hair and black eyes, like a rat's. He was sitting up in his bed; I could see the grogginess in his eyes. He yawned a tremendous yawn. I mean, his yawn shook his surroundings, while a lady around her mid 30's came to his bedside, with a glass of what, milk? Not sure.

"Your drink sir," the lady said handing him his milk.

"Thank you Josephine. Major thanks." The man had a deep voice, one that you would hear in your sleep/dream for no reason whatsoever.

"When will she arrive?" the lady said with a curious look in her eyes.

"Soon. Before dusk. She will arrive at her greatest time." He said with satisfaction.

"What the heck are they talking about?" I wondered in my dream. It started getting creeped out, so I ordered myself to wake up in a standard position.

The car stopped moving, so I looked out my window to see that we were in the parking lot of a Sheetz gas station. I shot my mother a questioning look, who just shrugged.

"I figured you had to go."

I stepped out of the car and walked into the gas station.

After I went to the bathroom, I pulled out my ten dollar bill to buy a cold hoagie and Pepsi. In line, a boy around 15 was in line in front of me. He had wavy blonde hair, with ice blue eyes. He could have probably been a model, he was that good looking. He was up in line and said something a little weird.

"I want chewing gum.

To make my breath minty fresh.

And a slushy too!"

The kid went all haiku on the clerk who just rang in his items and chewed her gum like a cow. Then, the boy turned around and flashed me a smile. Wow, his teeth were perfectly straight and white.

"Why, hello there. You look pretty cute for just going to a gas station," he said with a smirk.

I blushed and looked away. I am a very shy girl, so getting a compliment like that was pretty cool and awkward.

"Thanks," I said still blushing. The clerk handed him his stuff and he stepped out of line.

"I have a feeling I'll be seeing you soon," he said winking.

"I doubt it." I said smiling at him, who just shrugged and walked away.

The rest of the ride was a bore, and I just slept the whole time, seeing that strange man over and over again, repeating the things he said in the first dream I had of him. I woke up when my mother said, "Let's go."

We walked to the bottom of a steep hill when my mom stopped dead in her tracks.

"I have to stop here," my mom said wide-eyed.

"But why-?" I said being cut off from my mother who hugged me and kissed me on my cheek.

"Listen here and listen good. I can't go any farther because you'll figure out why soon. But you have to make it past that hill, and when you do look for a person named Chiron. He'll explain more. Got it?"

I nodded my head, a little scared and nervous. What the heck was going on?

"I love you and call me whenever you can!" she said hugging me one last time. She walked back to our car. Her car.

I started walking up the hill when I heard a loud shriek. I looked up in panic to see the scariest, creepiest, ugliest, most terrifying thing I've ever saw in my life.

Dun Dun Dunnnn! Buhaha XD

Sorry it seems like Lightning Thief, it will change trust me. This is my first chapter of my first story so, comment! Thanks a ton to my friend SomniumAstrum for ideas in this chapter! My disclaimer will be from Poppy!

Poppy: SpiritusAstrum does not own PJO, goldfish (the snacks :P ), milk, Sheetz, and any other thing you recognize in your life!

Me: Thank you Poppy! Please review! Thank you! :D