Okay so CourtingTheMoon Naomi is 14, the same age as Percy and this is taking place during the Titan's Curse. Naomi arrives at camp a few days before Percy gets back with Bianca and Nico.
This chapter is really short so sorry about that but I can't find my copy of The Titan's Curse anywhere so I have to put the story on hold until I get a copy from the library.
I slide out of the car and look up the hill to see the largest pine tree I have ever seen. On one of its branches hung something gold that shimmered in the sunlight, and below the tree lay a large copper-colored dragon.
"Is that a dragon," I ask Cole?
"Yeah he is the camp's protector, his name is Peleus," Cole nods beckoning for me to follow him up the hill. I walk half way up before turning and walking over to the dragon. He raised his head peering at me with large yellow eyes. I put my hand out and he sniffed it gently. I walked around him admiring his shiny scales. He nudged me with his head and I scratched his chin. He leaned into my hand one of his back legs thumping causing the tree to shake. I let out a laugh, he was like a big puppy dog.
"He's like a big puppy dog," I voiced my thoughts to Cole.
"Yeah a big, fire-breathing, mean tempered puppy dog," Cole laughed," come on let me show you around camp." I nodded pulling away from Peleus and following Cole up to the crest of the hill. I looked down to see a large valley with orange shirted campers everywhere. I wasn't allowed to stand and admire the scene for long however, as Cole was very impatient and practically dragged me down the hill to a large house.
"This is the big house," Cole informs me as he pushes his way through the door.
"Real original name there," I mutter following him. Inside I see two men playing cards at a table. One is rather large and had a red face. He wore a floral Hawaiian shirt, and looked like someone who loved to play poker. The other was in a wheelchair and looked kinder, he had a mischievous glint in his eye.
"Ah Cole who is this," wheelchair man asked?
"Naomi, Naomi McFarlan," I stated.
"That's Chiron he's in charge of training and that's Mr. D he's camp director so be nice," Cole whispered to me.
"Oh I suppose I must say it, Welcome to Camp Half-Blood. There, now don't expect me to be glad to meet you," Mr.D growled.
"Well, Cole if you wouldn't mind taking Naomi for a tour around the camp, we'll prepare a bunk for her in cabin eleven for now," Chiron smiled at me. Cole nodded and I followed him out of the big house, more than happy to get away from the stuffy room. As I exited the big house I got a better look at the camp and what I saw took my breath away. The landscape was dotted with buildings that looked to be of Ancient Greek architecture which included an open air-pavilion, an amphitheater, and a circular arena. The only thing off was that they didn't look ancient, they looked brand new, their white marble columns sparkling in the sun. Canoes glided across the sparkling blue lake, and all the kids had bright orange t-shirts marked with the words Camp Half-Blood. Some shot targets at an archery range. Others rode horses down a wooded trail, and unless I was hallucinating, some of their horses had wings.
"Wow," I said my eyes wide.
"Yeah it's pretty awesome, come on I'll give you the tour," Cole walks down the steps of the big house. I follow him back over to a sandpit where campers and satyrs were gathered to play volleyball.
"This is the volleyball court. Hey guys," he called over to the group. Some of them waved, while others stared at me. Cole led me down past a building that he said was for arts and crafts and down to the amphitheater I had seen earlier.
"This is the amphitheater where we have our campfire's every night," he explains and then we're off again. He is not a patient satyr. He led me over to a giant rock wall that was rumbling back and forth, with lava spilling down the sides. I watched as a camper stepped up grabbing onto some hand holds and beginning to scale the wall. The farther he got the more challenges there were, rocks fell from the top and the rock walls smashed together.
"You have got to be kidding me," I muttered.
"What new girl are you afraid," a large girl sneered at me.
"No," I growled.
"Really then I challenge you to a race up the climbing wall," the girl stated.
"No that's okay we'll just be going Clarisse," Cole mutters nervously.
"I accept," I growl ignoring Cole.