When I woke I was laying in a cot with this super soft downy pillow and blanket. For a second it felt like home but better. At home I slept in a cot with 2 thin blankets and one old raggedy pillow. My foster parents were very poor and I was lucky I found such a wonderful dress at the thrift shop for just $8 dollars. It was my 'present for the year' my mom had said. I wanted to just close my eyes and go back to sleep but then I remembered what had happened before I fell asleep. Where was I? Where was everyone else I saw on the hill. I sat up in the cot and rubbed my eyes. I looked around the room and in the doorway was a guy in a suite with eyes all over his body. I screamed bloody murder. The thing came over to me and put his hand over my mouth. It felt so weird cause of all the eyes that were fluttering on my lips. I calmed down once I realized he was not a threat. He slowly released his hand from my mouth and motioned him to come this him. I got up and walked down a hall and into a living room area where a man in a wheel chair and another man in a Hawaiian shirt was sitting playing a card game. The Hawaiian shit man glanced up at me and back to his cards.
"Chiron, we have the new godling awakened," the Hawaiian shirt guy said neutrally. The man in the wheel chair looked behind him. I waved.
"ah, hello there! Welcome to camp half blood! It's nice that you've survived," Chiron said turning his wheelchair around to face me. He gave me a warming hand shake.
"survived?" I asked him.
"well most of you demigods don't survive the trip here," Chiron said sadly.
"wait, what? Demigods? Where is here? What do you mean don't survive?" I asked. So many questions, just couldn't ask them all at once.
"haven't you ever wondered why so many strange unexplainable things happen to you?" he inquired. I have actually never questioned that. It has been happening for so long that it has became a regular.
"no," I said casually.
"no?" he said quite confused.
"well its become a regular that something crazy happens once or twice a year. Been like that my whole life. But I guess it is not a regular for other kids so ya, it's unnatural," I agreed.
"but it is natural for demigods, like yourself. A Demigod is a child of the gods. When a god gets bored he looks for a mortal lover and he creates a half blood with them. These half bloods have special powers in there DNA from their godly mother or father. So which parent do you never see?" Chiron explained.
"I am a foster child and I don't remember anything about my real parents," I said.
"hmm, well your mom or dad will claim you eventually," Chiron shrugged.
The door to the summer house opened and Percy came in.
"how is she doing?" he asked Chiron.
"she's awake and I have explained everything. Well almost everything. You can take her on a tour of your camp," Chiron said back to playing his game.
"where is she?" Percy wondered.
"right here," I said walking toward him.
"oh, didn't see you there," he winced. I gave him a straight face and looked him in the eyes. Right into those beautiful green eyes.
"right," I said sarcastically. Chiron waved as we walked out of the summer house.
"have fun!" Chiron said cheerfully. Percy rolled his eyes. As we walked out often summer house I looked back at it.
"what is that house?" I asked.
"the big house," Percy said with a straight face.
"and what is this camp?" I said looking ahead where I saw what looked like a couple of kids sword fighting.
"this is a camp for half bloods. Here you can train to defend yourself against monsters and any other situation that might you need these skills," said Percy.
"that makes scenes," I shrugged, "but then why could I defend myself against you and in the past I have defended myself multiple times against intruding monsters?"
"you are ADHD, right?" Percy guessed.
"no," I said. Why would I be ADHD?
"really? Are you dyslexic?" he asked.
"no. I am actually very good in language arts," I boasted. I am starting to think that he is both of those things. Why would he be asking me if he wasn't himself. Sorry but I am too proud to not talk about my excellence.
"oh, cause almost all half bloods are ADHD or dyslexic. The ADHD is your natural battle instincts and the extra energy boost when you are tire. Kind of like your back up plan. The dyslexia is because your brain is high wired for a incident Greek," Percy explained. We were passing a archery practice and I took out my bow. It kinda odd that he is talking about Greek and stuff cause I've been really interested in Greek mythology ever since I was young. I learned some Greek and I can write in it easily.
"that's cool but I can all ready read ancient Greek with ought Being dyslexic," I said pulling a regular arrow, aiming it at the bullseye. I shot it perfectly in the center and looked back at Percy.
"I am a perfectly normal A's and B's only student. I have no disabilities like you half bloods and I highly doubt I am one according to your description," I announced to everyone around us, which wasn't many. The sun had set and there were lanterns hung around the camp. Percy was still in awe at my perfect shot.
"so where do I sleep," I said.
"follow me," Percy motioned me to come along. I pulled put my arrow and we continued the tour. Soon we came to an opening. There were 12 unusual looking cabins in a U shape around a small fire pit in the middle.
"these are the cabins of the gods," Percy said pointing at the U shaped buildings, "each one represents a god. The god that is your mother or father is the one you will stay in while your here." I examined each building. One was all froufrou and pink. Another was just like a log cabin. Another was a green house. To me they were all quite boring except for one. It was glowing silver. It entruiged me. I walked towards it to get a better look at it. The raidience of the glistening silver reminded me of the moon. It had some sort of vibe I could not explain. I stepped onto the porch and placed my hands on the doors.
"um, garnet," Percy chided, "that's a sacred cabin for Artemis. No one goes in there."
"the names Kathrine," I told him.
I looked back at him with a sinister glare. He gulped and I pushed the doors open. The room was empty. The floor was a grassy carpet and the ceiling was covered in beautiful stars. I stared in we at the subtle beauty of it.
"my oh my," I said. Percy just shuttered.
"er, Chiron is not going to like this," percy mumbled. I walked into the cabin and shut the doors. In there it felt like home, like I belonged. I stared up at he stars. They were so clear and bright. I layed down on the green grassy carpet and gazed up at them. I felt so free. I looked around the room and in the corner was a little bedside table. I hadn't seen it when I went in the room. I got up and crept over to it. It was a silver table with one leg in the middle. On the table was a little notebook. It was black and had a silver ribbon book mark attached to it. I opened the book and the pages were black. In silver ink there was a message.
Dear Kathrine,
We give this notebook to you to write all the ideas and experiences you have. Write them all down, every single one of them. They can make a difference for the better of our world.
Love you with all our hearts,
Mother A. & Father H.
