Chapter 2: Three Fathers
Chapter 2~
Jade was running through a very well lighted white room. She felt very happy. She felt safe.
"Who have we here?" A deep male voice asked. Jade stopped running and looked at a blonde haired man with blue eyes.
Behind him appeared two other men. One with brown hair and sea green yes. Another had black hair with dark brown eyes.
"My name is Jade." Jade introduced herself.
"It is not often we enter a demi-gods dream without knowing their godly parent." The blonde man spoke.
"Or that all three of us are here?" The dark haired man said.
"Are you gods?" Jade asked.
"Yes we are. I am Zeus." The blonde spoke.
"I am Poseidon." The brown haired man introduced himself. He has a much softer voice then Zeus did.
"And I am Hades." A very deep voiced man said.
"Are one of you my parent? I already had a mommy and daddy but they died." Jade said looking sad.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Poseidon said.
"We need the Dorian disk." Hades said.
"Yes, that will be perfect in determining her parent." Zeus said.
A small flash of light and a small silver disk appeared in Zeus' hand.
"What is that?" Jade asked.
"This is a Dorians disk. It will test your blood to tell us who your parents are." Hades said.
All three gods were usually at each other's throats but with this girl they seemed calm and gentile. They didn't know why. It was quite strange.
"Does it need blood?" Jade asked with fear. The gods saw her fear and sought to reassure her.
"I'm afraid so but it will only be a small amount and not hurt at all." Zeus said.
Jade closed her eyes and nodded.
"Okay." Jade held out her hand.
The disk whirred as it processed the blood.
"This cannot be." Hades gasped.
Jade opened her eyes.
Above the disk was a lightning bolt, a trident and Cerberus.
"She is the child of all three of us." Poseidon said.
"I remember. It was the spring solstice. We had a huge argument. It was the only one where our blood had fallen from Olympus." Zeus said.
"We must have impregnated her mother through our blood." Hades said.
"So you're all my daddy?" Jade asked.
"Yes, I suppose we are." Hades said with a smile.
Jade smiled back.
"We have now all claimed you but the children at the camp will become jealous and hateful to find you are a child of three gods." Zeus said. "It will also help us in training you. As you are more god then the rest of the campers."
"You can choose one of us to claim you publicly." Poseidon said.
"I have to choose? Jade asked.
"Yes but not to worry, we are still your fathers even in private." Hades said.
"Well I suppose I'll choose Hades. I think my first power was sensing the dead, so it fits." Jade said.
Hades was absolutely beaming.
"Very well. Now we have to get you a cabin." Poseidon said somewhat disappointed his daughter didn't choose him.
"Done." Zeus said. "Only time." He said to Hades.
Hades nodded, bemused.
"Now it is time for you to wake up my daughter." Zeus said.
Jade woke up in the infirmary. This time she wasn't gasping or sweating. It was a nice change. The dream felt very soothing, she also knew it was quite real.
She sat up. There was more of that drink by her cot. She drank it. It tasted so good.
"You're awake." Bailey said from beside her.
Jade turned and smiled.
"I feel great." Jade smiled. And for the first time she truly did. No more constant aches from the beatings. The nectar and the healings of Oliver must have done their job.
"Glad to know. Bailey, do demi-gods have dreams about their godly parent?" Jade asked.
"Sometimes. Why, did you?" Bailey asked.
"I think so. He just said I would see him soon." Jade said.
"Very mysterious." Bailey said. "Come on. Chiron will want to see you now that you're awake."
Jade stood from the bed. She was a little dizzy at first but she managed to steady herself.
"Alright. Can you lead the way? I don't know where I'm going." Jade said. Jade felt more sure of herself now that she knew that she had living, loving parents who would always be there for her.
"That's what I'm here for. I'm always the tour guide to the new kids. It's my favorite job." Bailey smiled.
Jade felt more confident in the hours she had been at the camp. She feel her uncles hold on her slowly slipping away.
Jade and Bailey didn't walk very far before they stopped in front of a large cabin.
"This is the big house. Go inside and see Chiron. I need to start my classes." Bailey said.
"Okay." Jade nodded. She felt a little nervous as she entered the big house, as Bailey called it, all by herself.
Jade walked into the main room of the building.
"Ah, our newcomer Jade. Do you feel better?" The horsey-man asked.
"Yes Mr. Horsey-man." Jade nodded.
A Scruffy older man beside Chiron began to laugh.
"I like this one." An older looking man said with a laugh.
"I am Chiron. This is Mr. D." Chiron introduced himself and the other man with a playful smile on his face.
"Beer-man!" Jade exclaimed. She didn't know how she knew that he was the god of wine. She just knew.
Mr. D scowled but gave her a small smile.
"Please have a seat right there Jade." Chiron pointed to a table with chairs.
"Did Bailey explain what camp half-blood is?" Chiron asked.
"Yes. That I'm a demi-god. I'm two half-bloods." Jade grinned like the young child she is.
Chiron gave a thoughtful frown.
"How so?" Chiron asked.
"My mommy was a witch. My daddy was too but now I know he wasn't my daddy. I'm a witch too." Jade said.
"Your mom must be a descendent of Hecate or perhaps a chosen." Mr. D said.
"Who is she?" Jade asked with wonder.
"Goddess of Magic." Mr. D. Said.
"I'm super Goddess!" Jade said excitedly.
"Don't get so ahead of yourself kid. You still have mortal blood in you from your mother." Mr. D said.
Jade nodded still excited. These people were nice. It was a great change.
"Now we will get you started with your training and classes. Settle you into the Hermes cabin. Hopefully we'll figure out who your father is soon." Chiron said.
"Where's the Hermes cabin? And I haven't any clothes but my uncle says freaks don't get stuff that belongs to normal people." Jade said looking down.
"You are not a freak my dear girl." Mr. D said softly.
Jade gathered from Chiron's surprised look that Mr. D wasn't overly nice to most people.
"We'll get you a catalogue from one of the Aphrodite kids. You'll be able to order clothes from that. I will show to the Hermes cabin myself." Chiron said.
"I'll be talking to Hecate." Mr. D. Said before he disappeared. Jade gaped a little.
"I want to do that!" Jade said in awe. "I think I did something just like that to get here I think."
Chiron just chuckled.
"I'll be making up your timetable of your classes and training later. You'll get it tomorrow. Now come with me Jade." Chiron said.
Jade followed the centaur.
They approached a nice looking cabin. Jade was brought inside by Chiron.
"Everybody, this is Jade. She will be staying here." Chiron spoke in a voice that commanded respect.
There was at least two dozen kids in here. All of them were looking at her.
Jade suddenly felt shy.
"Regular or undetermined?" A blonde boy asked.
"Undetermined I'm afraid. Now make her feel welcome. Lunch is in twenty minutes." Chiron said before trotting away.
Jade felt uncomfortable with all the campers staring at her.
"The free bunks are there." The blonde boy pointed to the south side of the cabin.
Jade nodded and quietly mumbled her thanks.
She chose the bottom bunk closest to the window.
"I'm Jared Preston. Hermes cabin counsellor." The blonde boy spoke. Jade then looked around. About three quarters of the cabin were blond and more than half were boys.
"I'm Jade Potter." Jade introduced herself shyly.
"Please to meet you Jade." Jared smiled.
Jade nodded. She gripped her tattered backpack protectively. She didn't understand why.
"Don't worry. Hermes kids don't steal from inside their own cabin or most of the camp cabins." Jared said. Everyone else had finally gone back to doing their own things.
"It's all I've got." Jade said with a sad look in her eyes.
"Would you like to show me?" Jared asked.
Jade shook her head.
"I can't. It's special to me." Jade said.
"I understand." Jared said with a small nod. "Someone will come and get you when it's time for dinner or just follow us when we all leave." Jared said.
"Okay. Thank you." Jade said.
Jared left and went to his own room in the cabin.
Jade sat on the bed. It had a nice blanket and pillow. She had only slept with her and Harry's baby blanket.
She didn't like how open this cabin was. She liked her small cupboard. It made her feel safe.
Jade then used the blanket to curtain off her bed from the rest of the cabin.
Then she pulled out her journal. Living in her cupboard she had developed an excellent ability to see in the dark.
She wrote down her thoughts on this new camp down with her stub of a pencil. She also drew a quick picture of Bailey. Bailey was nice so she should be in her book with all her other good memories.
Sometime later Jade heard the cabin door open. She sat up straighter while listening to whoever came through the door.
An excited Bailey was speaking.
"Is Jade here?" She asked.
"Yeah. In the bunk with the blanket around it. What a weirdo." A girl had spoken.
Jade's eyes stung with unshed tears. That had hurt.
"Don't be rude Vanessa." Bailey said. Then footsteps got closer to Jades bunk.
The curtain was lifted.
Bailey's smiling face was looking at her.
"I've got something for you." Bailey handed her a catalogue.
"The Aphrodite's kids catalogue?" Jade asked as she looked at the catalogue in Baileys hands.
"Yep. Can I take this down so I can look through it with you?" Bailey gestured to the blanket curtain.
"Only on your side. Like the dark. It makes me feel safe." Jade said.
Bailey had a curious look at that statement but decided against saying anything. Bailey sat down next to Jade with the curtain open only slightly.
"Alright, let's take a look." Bailey said.
The two girls looked through the catalogue. In ten minutes Bailey had managed to get Jade to pick out ten outfits and three pairs of shoes, as well as a new backpack. Jade felt that she didn't deserve any of this stuff but didn't say that to Bailey.
Bailey closed the catalogue.
"I'll go and order your things now. They'll be here by tomorrow." Bailey said.
"Here, to help pay." Jade handed her a hundred pounds.
"Oh, honey, you don't need to." Bailey said.
"But I want to. You have all been so nice to me the short time I've been here. Please?" Jade begged.
"Alright. I'll see you at dinner." Bailey smiled gently at Jade and left. Jade put the curtain back to its original place.
She took out the two baby blankets and put them down as her replacement blanket.
Jade put the backpack underneath her mattress. You could barely notice it was there.
Soon she heard everyone shuffling towards the door.
Jared peeked into her curtain.
"It's time for Dinner Jade." He said.
Jade nodded and stood. She left for the big house with Jared and the other Hermes kids.
"You can sit with us until your godly parent is determined. When that happens you will sit with your cabin." Jared said.
"This place is so cool." Jade said in awe.
"That it is." Jared smiled.
Jade sat down at the crowded table. Bailey to her from her won table. Jade smiled and waved back.
She peered interestingly at the empty plate and goblet in front of her.
Jared noticed.
"Think of any food you want. It'll come to you." Jared said.
"Bacon and orange juice." Jade thought aloud.
Her plate filled with freshly cooked bacon and her goblet filled with her drink of choice.
"Awesome. It smells so good." Jade grinned and quickly began to eat her plate of food. It tasted just as good as it smelled.
Chiron stepped up onto a platform.
"If you all would pay attention for one moment." Chiron announced. The noisy campers quieted down almost immediately and looked to Chiron.
"The gods have deemed Hades worthy to have a cabin here at Camp Half-blood. It is already half-way built. We also have a new camper, whom most of you met mid-afternoon yesterday. Her name is Jade Potter. We also have two new claimed children. Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena and Luke Castellan, son of Hermes. Capture the flag will be in three days' time. The teams will be posted on the board tomorrow morning. No one under the age of ten will be involved in the game, an alternate activity will be given to the younger children. Please enjoy your meal." Chiron finished his announcements and went to sit at the same table as Mr. D.
Jade smiled as she looked around. She would enjoy this camp immensely.
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Updated Dec 09 2014