I decided to post this earlier than I might have otherwise...simply because people reviewed and made me feel good about myself :) So, one had two theories about the majot couple I mentioned. I will not say whether or not they were right, because I don't think I'm going to tell yet. Maybe, if after this chapter I decide to be nice, I'll tell you in the next chapter. First, though, I have to write the next chapter. I haven't even started yet...*runs off to start*

Ok, disclaimer: I still don't own PJO, although I wish I did! I do, however, own Shelby and Shawn, so yay.

Chapter 2

I was insanely happy to get out of that car. I saw, at the top of the hill, a large pine tree with a golden fleece hanging from a branch, with a dragon curled around the base of it. "Is that a…real dragon?" Shawn asked. Percy nodded, trying to contain his amusement.

I sighed and began to walk to the top of the hill, not stopping to wait for anyone else. I passed the dragon and tree, and the first person I saw was a small girl with elfish features. "Did I see Grover down there?" she demanded. Then she relaxed, "Sorry, I'm Juniper, Grover's girlfriend."

"Shelby Parker, daughter of Zeus." I said, meeting her hand and shaking it, "Nice to meet you, Juniper. Yeah, Grover's down there."

Juniper ran off, leaving me laughing behind her. I walked more and nearly ran into a centaur. "I'm sorry…" I said, "I'm kind of new. I just got here."

The centaur smiled kindly at me, "It's quite all right, dear. I am Chiron."

My eyes lit up in recognition, "Hey, Annabeth and Percy told me about you! Grover did too! My twin Shawn is back there with them, but I didn't feel like waiting for them. I'm a daughter of Zeus, apparently. It's a lot to take in after only two hours, but I think I'm doing all right."

Chiron nodded knowingly, "So Grover succeeded in finding you, then. How did you decide to come so quickly?"

"Well, I already knew Annabeth and Percy, so I trusted them, I guess." I shrugged. "Although I will admit that I wasn't thrilled to learn that I had lived a life that was a lie, this whole time. I thought my father was dead, now I'm told he's a god?"

Chiron smiled sympathetically, "It is a lot to take in, my dear. Why don't you tour the camp with Percy, Annabeth, Grover and your twin, Shawn? You may like the people you meet here."

I smiled, "All right, I think I'll do that. Thanks, Chiron."

"Anytime." Chiron smiled back and galloped away just as the others were coming up. Grover had Juniper with him, I noticed with amusement. It was kind of cute, though. Well, cute in a weird way.

"Ready to tour the camp?" Annabeth asked us, and as Shawn and I nodded, she said, "Great!" and began to walk. She told us about the cabins, but wouldn't tell us which was ours yet, the climbing walls, the practicing arenas (where I could see a few half-bloods trying to impale some others with swords), and the forest, which we did not go into, although Shawn really wanted to.

I was walking side by side with Shawn, a little behind the others, when I felt like someone was watching me. Shawn must have felt it too, because he spun around at the same time as me. I saw a boy, about my age, with black hair and olive skin, his dark eyes staring straight at me as he leaned against a tree. "Hello." I said softly.

Percy heard me stop and turned, and grinned, "Hey, Nico!" He said, "Shawn, Shelby, this is Nico di Angelo, son of Hades. Nico, these are twins Shelby Amber Parker and Shawn Aaron Parker, children of Zeus."

Nico pushed away from the tree and walked up to us, "Hey, so now we have children of all the Big Three here. So, who wants to knock Thalia out in capture the flag tonight?"

Annabeth's eyes lit up, "The Hunters of Artemis are here?"

Nico nodded, smiling, "Yeah, and apparently Artemis was too."

Grover gasped, "She was? Is she still here?" When Nico shook his head, he muttered "Dang." and earned himself a reproachful look from Juniper.

I laughed, and Shawn smiled. My good mood might have lasted days, but one meeting ruined it all, predictably. Why? Well, because this is my life, remember? Nico had just finished telling us that he had also just barely arrived when I was nearly knocked down by a girl about my age with dark (and I mean dark) brown hair and green eyes just like Percy's. The only reason I didn't fall is because Shawn's arm was suddenly around me. She cried, "Percy! Nico! I didn't know you had arrived!" and threw her arms around each boy in turn.

I looked at Annabeth questioningly and she rolled her eyes and muttered, "That's Leanne. Percy's sister. She likes Nico a bit too much, if you ask me." At that moment I was feeling pretty sorry for Nico.

Percy had smiled and returned his sister's greeting, but as soon as Leanne let go of Nico, he said shortly "I'm going to go unpack." and left. Man, I wished that I could have left.

When Nico had gone, Leanne pointed at Shawn and me and said in a stage whisper, "Percy, who are they?" She said they like we had some contagious disease.

Annabeth narrowed her eyes and said, "These are twins Shelby and Shawn Parker, and they're our friends."

"Well, they hardly look like powerful demigods," she muttered, (AN: Can you say conceited?) "Who's their parent?"

I smiled sweetly as Shawn and I said together, "Zeus." I then went on alone, "Annabeth, would you mind showing us to our cabin?" Annabeth began leading us away as Leanne gaped in shock. I would have started laughing, but Shawn beat me to it. As soon as we were out of sight, Shawn started laughing.

"The look on her face was priceless!" He said gleefully.

"Well, I've met one person who I hate with all my heart." I said cheerfully, and Annabeth smiled as she led us to cabin one.

"This is the Zeus cabin." She said, "It's for all of Zeus's children, so it is yours."

I looked around appreciatively, "Wow, this is a nice cabin. It suits my style. I've always had a thing for ancient times."

Shawn nodded, "I agree. This place is amazing! I like it much better than my room at home, and that room was pretty cool."

Something struck my mind at that moment, "Hey, who's Thalia?"

Annabeth smiled, "Thalia is a daughter of Zeus, too, but she's the lieutenant in the Hunters of Artemis now, so she doesn't sleep here when she's at camp. She stays with the other Hunters in the Artemis cabin."

I smiled, "So Shawn and me aren't the only children of Zeus right now? That's reassuring." I was glad to know that we weren't alone as children of Zeus. That would be just the tiniest bit freaky.

"Hey, why don't I go and show you two some basic sword moves? Swords, spears, and shields, that is." Annabeth suggested, and Shawn and I jumped at the chance. I found that I was pretty good with a spear and shield, while Shawn did better with a sword. We weren't brilliant, but Annabeth said that further skill would come with practice, which was good to know. I was practicing a maneuver with the spear that I chose when Annabeth told us that it was time for dinner, and after we would have capture the flag.

As we walked into the dining pavilion, I immediately saw Nico sitting alone at a table, and Percy sitting with Leanne. "You have to sit with your siblings at dinner, and Nico has none." Annabeth explained to me, when I asked. She led us to the Zeus table, where we sat kind of self consciously until a girl that reminded me of, well, me came up.

"I'm Thalia, your half sister." Thalia smiled at us, "Man, Shelby, you look like me." I was thinking that precise thing. We had the same electric blue eyes and black hair, the typically black clothes, the fierce expression in the eyes, as if warning people not to get too close.

I smiled back. I could already tell that I would like Thalia. First impressions are important, and a lot of times they're right. I hoped that this was one of those times. "I was thinking that." I said, "I guess having the same immortal father can do that, huh?"

Thalia nodded, "Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but I need to go over there with the Hunters. See you in capture the flag!" and with that she walked off to sit with a bunch of other girls at a silver table.

When we got food, I noticed that people were telling their cups what they wanted. Shawn and I said together, "Cherry Pepsi." And the glass filled with the caffeinated soda. "Sweet," I said, smiling.

As we piled our plates with food, I noticed people sliding some of it into the flames, saying their parent's name. Was this a sort of tribute? Anyway, Shawn and I pushed a bit in the flames and murmured, "Zeus."

After we finished eating, Chiron stood and said to all of us "We would like to welcome the Hunters of Artemis, and we will be having our goodwill match of capture the flag tonight! Also, we would like to welcome Shelby and Shawn Parker, children of Zeus, to this camp."

I felt a bit self-conscious when everyone started staring. A few people, like Nico, Percy, Annabeth and Thalia, were looking in sympathy, knowing what it was like to be stared at. I shifted around until Chiron told us to get ready for the capture the flag match, and we followed Annabeth to get all ready. I was to be armed with a spear and a shield, and weighed down with a ton of armor. Well, when I got used to it I guess it wasn't so bad.

We ran into the woods, where I was stationed in defense with Annabeth, Percy, Shawn, and a boy from the Apollo cabin whose name I didn't know. I was told to keep my spear at the ready, and if I saw any Hunter, I was to let the others take care of them unless she came for me specifically.

I could hear the Hunters and campers fighting on the shore line, and I adjusted the grip on my spear to better suit me. Soon the sounds stopped, and I tensed. An arrow flew past my head and impaled itself in a tree, and I spun around to see Thalia. I stopped her next arrow with my shield, and used the force to jump back, and then sprung forward with my spear extended. She dodged, but I just turned and went back. I got her arm in a shallow cut, but she got me right back.

Then Annabeth and Percy were there, and Thalia disappeared into the trees. Annabeth ran after her, but Percy stayed with Shawn and me. "That was nice work Shelby." Percy smiled, and I nodded, "Thanks. I don't know how I did that, really."

"It was your battle instincts." Percy answered, "Or, as doctors had diagnosed, your ADHD."

I would have asked more, but then Nico ran back onto our side, carrying the flag in his hands. Percy gave a shout and ran over to him, and Thalia ran out of the bushes with our flag, but it was too late.

Chiron came up to us and said, "And for the first time in over fifty games, Camp Half-Blood has beaten the Hunters of Artemis!"

I smiled and cheered along with the others, although really ready to go to sleep. Everyone was clapping Nico on the back and cheering him on, but I just leaned against a tree, tired as heck, and started when I heard Thalia's voice, "Hey, that was pretty good work out there. You actually got your sword through my defenses."

"Yeah, Percy said it was my ADHD, but even so, wouldn't I have to have training to know how to use the battle reflexes?" I asked.

"Well, Annabeth actually told me that you were training all afternoon, and she said you were a fast learner, as was Shawn. I should have listened." Thalia smiled. "Well, good work. Now I need to console a few Hunters and get ready for bed. Good night."

I murmured a good night as well, and walked towards the Zeus cabin. Shawn had stayed behind to celebrate with the campers, but I was pretty beat. At the moment, I didn't care that we had won. I just wanted to get to bed.

I sat on my bed and thought back on the day. I had figured out that my father was an immortal god, and I had played capture the flag with immortal maidens. I laughed softly to myself, lying down to sleep. Although my day was by no means normal, it had been a heck of a lot of fun.

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