Trained to Heal

After the encounter, I went back to my cabin and laid on my bed. Brushing my hair from my face, I tried to figure out why he looked so familiar, I mean, I've met Zeus, Artemis, Athena and...Poseidon. Then it all clicked, the same piercing blue eyes, stance, and even the way that he talks. Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon, there weren't any other children of Poseidon though, so it'd be best if I kept it to myself. Starting on my arrows, I heard the door open and my head whipped up, Luke held his hands up and I laughed lightly. He sat at the desk in the corner of the cabin and turned the chair around.

"So, what're you doing?" he asked.

"Making arrows," I muttered.

"So, have you met that new kid? What's his name? Peter, something?" I knew he was doing this as a test, but I answered anyway.

"Percy Jackson," I snapped.

"So, you do like him?"

"What?"

"You like Percy."

"No, I don't."

"Fine, if you say you don't then you don't," he mocked walking out.

Frustrated, I grabbed my carving knife and a chunk of wood, from under my bed and walked around the back of the cabin and sat on the rocky beach. Slowly, I began to carve a staff, starting at the bottom and working my was to the top. I watched the water lap up to my converse, as I carved mindlessly, pausing I looked at the staff and my eyes went wide. I was carving tridents into the wood and Perseus Jackson became visible in the side. Jumping up and dusting off, I tried to ignore the feeling of being watched and ran back to my cabin, sliding the staff under my bed. Once I ran out, I put on a breastplate and grabbed a helmet. Chiron grabbed my arm, stopping me from going with my usual team.

"You will not be playing capture the flag from now on," Chiron announced as the other half-bloods walked away.

"What? Why not?" I asked frantically.

"You will be practicing your healing abilities." I groaned and took of my helmet, stomping away and tossing it aside with my breastplate. Walking into the infirmary, I started at the first bed and worked my way around, slightly woozy at the end. Holding my head, I stumbled along next to Chiron and Grover as we traveled through the woods, finding Percy get his butt kicked by Anna Beth. I swayed gently, as Percy crawled to the water and as soon as he touched the water, I blacked out.

'Awaken child,' Artemis whispered inside my head.

When I awoke, I found myself in the infirmary, gasping for breath. Looking around, I saw Percy standing next to me on one side and Anna Beth standing on the other, with Grover at my feet.

"What happened?" I asked groggily.

"Well, when Percy touched the water...you passed out," Grover said.

"So, this is your fault?" Anna Beth hissed.

"I didn't do anything!" Percy defended himself.

They argued before I yelled, "Guys, it's not his fault, I think I used my healing a little too much."

"Are you okay?" Percy asked, worry present on his face.

I nodded, sitting up and feeling dizzy, I reached up and pulled a leaf from my hair and stifled a laugh.

"Is she laughing?" Percy asked.

"Yeah...either she's on something or she's got a concussion," Grover guessed.

I flopped back down on my pillow and turned to Percy before asking, "When did you get a tail?"

He looked at the others and the shrugged, while Anna Beth ran a hand through her hair.

"You need to get some sleep," Anna Beth stated.

"I don't want to sleep here, it smells like death."

"I'll talk to the nurses," she sighed and walked away.

Once she was out of sight, I grabbed Percy's the neck of his chest plate, pulled him close to me and whispered, "Go back to my cabin, look under my bed. Grab the envelope."

He looked down at my hand gripping his chest plate and asked, "What's in it?"

"Just get it and don't open it until you get somewhere safe," I snapped, releasing him.

Percy nodded slowly and ran out to my cabin.

"Good news, they said you can go back to your cabin," Anna Beth said smiling.

"Great, now go have fun," I smiled back.

She looked at me unsure, but nodded before leaving and I slipped my shoes on, walking back to my cabin feeling different since I touched Percy, almost, refreshed.