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Percy tries to reassure me on the way back with a smile, but it doesn't work. A few times on the way back his eyes would glaze over and he would mumble, "Bob-Bob". He seemed shaken up, but he tried very hard to hide it. I am guessing he had a lot of practice.
The rest of the way to this camp, I don't pay attention to anything. I failed Katelyn, she was always so nice, and loyal, and a true friend. And what did I do? I pushed her away for a boy. A BOY! I called her annoying. I didn't talk to her for a week and a half. And she was always nice to me!
This is all my fault! When we reach camp, Percy is tackled by a blond girl with tears in her eyes.
"They thought you were dead. There was a pool of blood with no body near it! Where were you?!"
Percy looks at the girl, and kisses her, "Annabeth I am f-fine. Okay. The pool of blood was from Katelyn, the Nymph."
The blond, Annabeth, narrows her eyes at him and nods
"I guess that explains the tree sapling... never mind..."
They bring me into this giant house on the hill. A blond guy, who says his name is Will, patches me up and then hands me a tiny square that tastes like my favorite dessert. Which is impossible, because my mom made the recipe and then never showed anyone!
Will leaves with a pale kid that has dark brown hair.
After about five minutes, I look around to see if anyone is here, and then I sprint down, past the cabins, to a lake. I run into it and find all of my pain soothed. I have always been that way, water makes me feel so much better.
I pull out the necklace in my pocket. I wore it all of my life. Mom said it was from Dad. I chucked it into the water while a tear traced my cheek. I walked away and sat underneath a tree. I put my hands on my face and mumble to myself,"Katelyn is dead because of me. Why didn't I just leave with Grover and Lucas! Katelyn would be alive then."
"Hi, can I join you?" A voice asks. I look up to see the blond from earlier, Annabeth.
"Sure. Why not," I say shoving my hands into my pockets. I move my fingers around and feel a chain. I pull out the necklace, and feel anger bubbling in my throat.
"I just threw this into the water, why is is in my pocket?" I mumble but Annabeth seems to catch it.
"You have a special necklace, it's like Percy's pen. Whenever you lose it, it will magically reappear in your pocket. It's one of the perks of having a customized weapon. Who gave it to you?"
I look away so she won't see the hurt in my eyes, "Apparently my dad. I've never met him, so maybe it was just a stunt my mom pulled to make me feel better."
Annabeth sighs, "Listen, I came down here to thank you. If you had left when you were supposed to, they would've taken Percy-" Her voice breaks slightly, and I look back at her.
"They would've tortured him or worse k-killed him..." I see a tear roll down her cheek and she tries to hide it.
"I didn't save him," I say blankly, I really didn't.
"Yes, you did! Those demon things surrounding him, they were doing something to make him shut down. I am usually the only one who can make it better, but he said while you were fighting- I think- something triggered inside of him that made him snap out of it- mostly- you saved him by staying. I can never thank you enough."
I look back at her, and see that she is serious.
"Look, I am no hero. I let my best friend die. I could have saved her, but I didn't. I didn't save Percy, Katelyn did. I was just there."
Annabeth leans toward me, and quietly says, "You saved him. By staying. He would have died on his own. You stayed so Katelyn stayed. Even if Katelyn was the one who saved him, she stayed because of you, so you saved him."
Annabeth gets up, already composed, and offers me a hand, "Come on, I'll show you to the dining Pavilion, I hear you didn't get to finish lunch."
My stomach grumbles and I nod. I am kinda hungry.
Annabeth leads me to the Dining Pavilion. The tables are filled with kids... well almost all of the tables. There are three tables that are nearly empty.
One has a blond haired boy with glasses, and he was sitting with a brown haired girl with tan skin. The second nearly empty table, has the pale boy from before, and the blond haired tall kid who patched me up, Will. The third table has Percy, who is sitting all alone, eating... is that blue mashed potatoes with blue roast beef? And it looks like he is drowning them in blue gravy?
Annabeth pulls me over to Percy's table and has me sit down.
"Percy, why is your food blue?" I ask as a plate is set in front of me.
Percy's eyes are glazed over and he doesn't even look at us. He keeps mumbling something that I can't hear. I turn to Annabeth who's eyes are filled with worry. She ducks under the table and comes out on the other side next to him. She shakes him and turns his head towards her.
After saying his name multiple times she pulls him into a kiss, which brings him back to 'the real world.'
He blinks and shakes his head. He goes to say something,but Annabeth slaps his arm, "Seaweed Brain! Don't scare me like that!"
Percy gives her a lopsided grin and tries to hide whatever he was feeling. He is doing a great job...I could never do something like that.
Annabeth gives me an apologetic look, before dragging Percy down to one of the cabins, pushing him inside and then slamming the door.
"That happens a lot now," I hear a voice say. I turn around to see Grover. I yelp when I see him, his legs are all fur and he has hooves! "Hey Grover, What's up?" I ask, trying not to shake.
"Nothing much, just came by to see how you were doing." He pauses and meets my eyes.
I sigh and turn away, "I don't want to talk about it... Can you explain something to me?"
Grover smiles and sits down, "Explaining things to confused demigods is my specialty."
I raise an eyebrow, "What? What do you mean demigod?"
Grover lets out a bleated laugh, "They didn't tell you, wow. Okay so your dad is a god. Which one I don't know. Your dad is powerful though... I can tell..."
I try to comprehend what he just said. I'm a demigod.
I force a laugh, "You're kidding right?" He shakes his head, and I suddenly no longer feel hungry.
"Your dad will probably claim you tonight, at the campfire," Grover says standing up.
"I have to go, more demigods to find. I will see you soon, hopefully... bye."
I wave him off and put my head in my hands. My life is complicated...super complicated.
After lunch, I went back down to the water and took out my necklace again. If my dad is a god, then why doesn't he just show me he is there?
As if on cue, the waves got larger and splashed against the shore. A blue fiery symbol appears over my head, there is a trident in the middle. I run backwards but it stays over my head.
"What does that mean?" I ask aloud, as it doesn't disappear.
I look down at the water, and see a man in a loud Hawaiian tee shirt and shorts. He is wearing sandals and has dark hair, green eyes and a nice tan.
"It means your my daughter," the man says.
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