4 year old Orion Jackson was running around the yard that belonged to the Jackson family. His mother was sitting on the porch, reading a magazine. Orion ran in a circle and fell down as he got dizzy. Then he noticed something. At the edge of the woods there was a silver doe. It looked like it was made of moonlight.
He walked up to it and patted it's head. The doe nuzzled him for a moment and he heard a voice in his head. Orion. He looked around, but couldn't see anybody. He looked back at the doe, which took of into the woods.
He heard his mother calling his name from the porch. He turned Around and smiled at her. She waved him over and he started running towards the porch. When he got there, his mother picked him up and carried him inside, so he could eat lunch.
Meanwhile, hidden in the woods where the doe was sat a young goddess. She smiled at Orion's laughter, and again ached to be with her son. But she had to return to her Hunters. "Goodbye, my son," Artemis whispered, before taking off into the woods.
In the house, Orion could hear the voice again, saying goodbye. But he quickly forgot this as his mother put a bowl of soup in front of him at the table, and he started digging in.
. . .
Eight year old Orion was in the mall with his mother. She was looking for school clothes since he was about to start First Grade. He walked over to a rack of clothes and started looking through them. He found one that had a silver doe running across a star covered night sky. Instinctively he touched his necklace, the one with a silver doe pendant hanging from it.
"Do you like that shirt?" Orion turned around to see a girl about twelve years old smiling at him. His mother always told him not to talk to strangers, but he felt as if he already knew this person. He nodded and the girl stepped forward and touched the shirt. It glowed for a second, then returned to normal.
"Yes, it's a nice shirt. You should get it." She smiled at the little boy again, and this time he smiled back. He ran over to his mother and showed him the shirt. He pointed at the girl, and she looked over. Her mouth dropped as the young girl waved at her and walked away.
Orion's mother agreed and took the shirt, along with a few others, some silver cargo pants, a silver backpack, and some notebooks up to the counter. When the checkout man tried to ring up the shirt, he said it wasn't one of theirs and gave it to her for free.
Orion and Annabeth walked out of the mall and started towards their car. Halfway there, Orion saw the girl again, sitting on a bench by the other entrance. She waved, and he waved back. Once they pulled out of the parking lot, Artemis smiled. "Happy birthday Orion," she said before disappearing in a flash of white light.
. . .
Fourteen old Orion heard his alarm clock ringing. He groaned and threw his clock aginst the wall, stopping the noise. He put a pillow over his face, but it wasn't long before his mother was shaking him awake. He got up and got dressed in silver cargo pants, his silver sneakers, and his racing doe shirt. Somehow, it always fit him perfectly. It was his favorite outfit. He figured he should wear it since it was the last day of school.
He ran down the stairs and said goodbye to his parents. He kissed his mother on the cheek, grabbed a piece of toast, and said bye to his dad as he ran out the door. He took off down the street and saw the school bus stopping at the curb. The door opened and Orion jumped in.
"Hey Matt," he said to the driver, a nineteen year old who looked like a hippy. He nodded and Orion sat in his seat. He looked around and to his surprise, there wasn't anyone on the bus except him him.
"Hey Matt, where is everybody?" He asked Matt. But Matt wasn't driving anymore. He was standing in the middle of the aisle, staring at him. Then Matt began to change. His hair burst into flames, he grew fangs, and his legs transformed, one bronze leg and one donkey leg.
"Whoa!" Orion managed to get out before Matt lunged at him. Orion jumped up and over the seat. He crawled to the back of the bus and tried to open the emergency door, when he noticed the handle was missing.
He turned around and saw Matt lunging at him again. Orion screamed, and his necklace became hot. It flashed bright white, and Matt exploded into dust, coating Orion. Orion sat there for a moment when he realized something. Who was driving the bus?
Then the driver-less bus crashed into a ditch and Orion was sent flying backwards through the window. I hit my head on a rock and went unconscious. In the distance, I heard tires screeching, and a car door being slammed shut. I opened my eyes enough to see my mother running towards me. Than I passed out.