A/N: Chapter two. Hope you like it, and don't forget to review. Thanks.
After I departed from my mom, I made my way down the hill into the valley before me. The kids I could only assume were campers watched me as I made my way to the big house I spotted before. After being told about the old myths and legends, I don't know why I was shocked when I saw a half man/half horse at the porch of the house reading a book. Maybe it was because he was a mythological creature reading the latest issue of time magazine. Anyways, as I approached the steps of the porch, he looked up from his book, noticing me for the first time. With intelligence in his eyes, he did a quick visual scan of me before addressing me.
"I assume you are new," he asked, arm outstretching to greet me in a handshake.
"Uh, yeah. I'm Jared," I reply, shaking his hand, not really knowing what to say.
"Chiron. Pleased to meet you," he replies, politely. "I don't suppose you know who your godly parent is?" he questioned, eyebrow raised.
"Sorry, I don't," I answer, honestly.
"Well, no need to worry, my boy. A big strong man like yourself should get claimed in no time," he says with a warm smile.
There's that phrase again. Claimed. What's that supposed to mean? And when is it going to happen?
"…As for now I'll have Allison give you a tour around camp," he says, pulling me out of my thoughts.
As he motions to someone behind me to come forward, I turn around to see a girl, who must be Allison.
Jogging up to Chiron and I is a girl around 5 '6, with wavy black hair that has the tips dyed red. Right away I notice her eyes. They are a mixture of brown and golden. Almost as if her eyes were bronze. Outlining her eyes are thick eyelashes. Just under is her nose, small and petite in shape. Also, in her arsenal of good looks was her full lips, and straight white teeth. Her body was toned and muscular, to the point where she looked in shape, but not too manly. If you haven't gotten the picture yet, I'll make it simple. She was hot.
"What's up Chiron?"
"I need you to take our newest camper Jared here, on a tour around camp," he orders.
"A newbie tour, you say? Sure thing, no problem," she responds with a smirk that gave me the impression this girl might be what people call a "rebel."
As she said this, she turned her attention to me, looking at me from head to toe.
"Thank you, my dear," he replied. Turning his attention to me, he continued. "I'll see you at dinner, but if you need anything, don't hesitate to come to me."
"Okay, thanks." I reply, grateful.
Waving goodbye I turn around to see Allison venturing forward, ready to start the tour. I begin after her, jogging to catch up.
"The names Allison," she offers, when I jog in next to her.
"I'm Jared," I reply, reaching out for a handshake.
Looking at my hand skeptically with an eyebrow raised, she opts out for a fist bump instead.
"Nice to meet you. Where are you from?" she asks.
"I'm from Oceanside, California," I answer. "You?"
"Rootsville, Alabama," she states with a fake southern accent, a smirk playing on her lips.
"Wow, that's funny. I would've never guessed you were an Alabama girl," I reply, incredulously.
"Its funny cause you being from California, is actually what I expected."
"Why?"
"The tan skin, swimmers body, and clothing," she asserts, grinning with that mischievous smile.
Looking down at my clothes, I can see her reasoning. Currently I am wearing some blue board shorts, with some blue Janoski Nikes, and a shirt of my favorite surfer. Not really beating the California stereotype, am I?
Moving on, I ask, "So how did a girl like you end up in Alabama?"
It's not that I thought everyone was a football loving, country person in Alabama. It's just that I would of imagined this girl from somewhere different. Like New York, or Los Angeles.
"Well, to start. My dad was a farmer, so there's that. He ended up inventing a special irrigation system for farming, so he became a well-respected member in the agricultural community. That's how he won my mother over."
"Who is?" I ask.
"Demeter. Goddess of agriculture," she states, nonchalantly.
"Oh, cool. Does that mean you're good at gardening and that type of stuff?" I ask, not really knowing much about Demeter, or any of the other gods for that matter.
Chuckling, she rolls her eyes.
"You could say that," she responds smirking.
Looking ahead, she puts her hand out in front of her towards the ground. Eyes closed in concentration, a rose pops out of the ground.
"Whoa, how'd you do that?" I say, amazed.
"Some of us demigods inherit supernatural skills from our godly parents. Me being a child of Demeter, I have the ability to materialize plants from out of the ground," she explained.
"Nice. You think I'll have any cool powers," I ask, excited like a little kid.
"Maybe," she replies with a grin, picking up on my excitement. "Depends who you godly parent is. For instance, if you are a child of Apollo, you might have healing abilities. If you're a child of Hephaestus, you might have power over fire."
"And if I do have an ability," I question, stopping to read her reaction.
"Then it's your responsibility to choose how you use it," she answers, looking me in the eyes.
"And how do you use yours," I challenge.
"Well…my siblings decide to use their powers for ordinary things. Like growing fruits, flowers, or vegetables. I on the other hand do not. I'm a little different," she rambles on in a daze, while spaced out.
"Different how?" I ask, bringing her out of her monologue.
"Well…I just think that's boring. Is that all my mother is? A gardening lady? I'd like to think that she could be fierce. An admirable force if represented right," she continues, only more animates now, using her hands to talk.
"That representative being you?"
"I'd like to think so. Just think: poison ivy, Venus fly traps, and thorn bushes. My mother produces all these cool things, that none of my sibling's think of using. I don't want to use the same frilly things that they use," she says.
Noticing my own astonishment at her speech, she regains composure. Her demeanor changing, she regains the cool confidence of before.
"Enough about me though. Let's finish your tour."
And with that, we finished the tour of my new home.
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