I woke up before the other campers the next morning and got dressed then left the cabin. I went to explore and found myself drawn to the big house where the lights were on. There were voices talking inside and it sounded like someone was crying.

"Chiron, what are we supposed to do? We put her out of harm's way and now she's just dragged back into it. She can't be the child of the prophecy. I won't let her be," a male voice said.

"You of all people should know you can't avoid a prophecy. It's not something you decide," Chiron said.

"But Chiron—"

"End of discussion. You have to claim her by tonight anyways otherwise the other gods don't have to claim their children anymore. Do you want that?"

"No Chiron... I'll claim her tonight at the bonfire if I have to, but it's not because I want too."

Then the voices ended. I stood there for a few moments, taking in what I just heard.

Kalli had come and gotten me from the cabin I was staying in and told me that I would be going with her cabin, Zack's cabin, and the Apollo cabin for the daily activities today. First was with Kalli's cabin (which I soon learned that none of them liked dirt. At all...). We fed the pegasi and brushed them until Kalli told me it was time to go with the Apollo cabin so she took me to the cabin leader of Apollo. That's when things got interesting. Alexander Lightwood was the name of the cabin leader. He had honey blonde hair and a lithe body, like that of a gymnast, and had eyes as blue as the sky. I didn't notice I was staring till he started waving his hand in front of my face smirking like an idiot.

"Like what you see?"

"Naw, just trying to figure out if you're an asshat or not," I answered calmly.

He rolled his eyes, "Sure you were."

I shrugged, "It's true."

"Whatever. Get a bow, grab some arrows, and start practicing. Surely you know how to do that, right?"

"Of course I do you dimwit!" I told him, going to get a bow and arrows.

I strung the arrow in my bow and aimed for my target. I let go and arrow flew. One problem. It hit a tree not even near the dummies we were shooting at and I heard laughter behind me.

"That wasn't even close! Like hell you can shoot!"

"I can. That was just a warm-up. I aimed for that tree."

"Sure you did," he replied then came closer to me, "Set up."

I raised an eyebrow, "What?"

He sighed, "Set up like you're gonna shoot, idiot."

I stared at him for a moment but set up like I was going to shoot.

"This up," he said, leaning against my back and pushing my back elbow up, "This out," he made my index finger point out straight, "Now aim with your finger and shoot." I could feel his warm breath against my neck, he smelled like sunshine and warmth. Is that even a scent? He tilted my front hand down and breathed, "Take a deep breath and release." I let the arrow go and I watched in amazement as it hit its' mark in the center of the target. I looked back at Alex and smiled. He smiled back at me. I blushed lightly but hid it quickly. Alex though, of course, noticed and ended up teasing me. Arguing, Alex being cocky and smart butt comments to each other is how the rest of my time with the Apollo cabin was spent.

After that was over, Alex took me to the sword training area where we were met by Zack and his cabin. Zack and Alex glared at each other and I raised an eyebrow at them. Then Zack, being himself I guess, came up to me and hugged me, grinning.

"Zack, you didn't tell us you had a girlfriend," one of the campers in his cabin said.

My face immediately flushed bright red and Zack looked confused.

"G-girlfriend? We're not dating," I answered, getting rid of my blush.

"We're not," Zack confirmed, then grinned, "I just like hugging her."

"Hmm oh well. Would've been interesting if you were dating," another camper said.

No one else said anything about it when Percy appeared and, I noticed now, that Alex had disappeared, back to his cabin most likely.

"Today we're gonna spar so if I call your name, get your partner and spar. One group at a time. Everyone got that?"

"Yes sir," everyone replied.

"Percy. How many times do I have to tell you guys to call me Percy?"

"Sorry, Percy," everyone answered again.

Percy just sighed and started calling names. I zoned out until I heard Zack's name. I looked up and decided to actually watch. Zack ended up winning, but also seemed to be trying to show off but I was used to that from Zack. After that everyone started talking, thinking we were done. Then Percy coughed and everyone stopped and looked up at him.

"We still have one more," we were all silent, "Mazie, you still have to go."

Zack stood up before I could respond, "But Percy, she's never even touched a sword in her life, let alone fight with one."

"Well she's going to have to learn eventually now doesn't she Zack? Might as well see if she has any talent with a sword. This is another one of those things that can help figure out who her parent is."

"Well who's she gonna spar with then? Everyone else already went."

"Then she'll have to spar with me."

"But Percy—"

"Zack just sit down. It'll also help me know how to teach her because everyone learns differently. Mazie come here."

Zack sat down as I got up. Percy threw me a sword and I caught it. We started off close together then counted off our steps until we were a good distance from each other. We stood there staring at each other and it hit me—I was analyzing Percy's every move. I could tell that his stance allowed him to move quickly and that he was very flexible in his actions. As I was deciding who would strike first, he came at me with his sword raised over his head. I raised my own quickly and deflected the assault. I parried back and feigned to his left and then struck at his right. He knew the move, though, and quickly blocked me and struck at my legs. I jumped back and was on the defense. It continued like that, me switching between defense and offence. I could tell that he was going easy on me and was just trying to figure where I stood in comparison to the others. I felt all the eyes on me as I started to get tired. I knew that our little skirmish was coming to the end as I noticed the sword grow heavy in my hands. Percy, from what I could tell, was not getting tired at all. Heck! He wasn't even panting or breaking a sweat! Guess that comes from a lot of practice… Then, it all happened too quickly, but I soon found myself in a headlock, weaponless, and Percy's sword at my throat.

Percy smirked and dropped his sword from my neck, "Well you're better than I thought, but you still need more practice."

I backed away, panting, and still trying to catch my breath, "Well obviously. That's the first time I've ever touched a sword."

Percy nodded, "Well you have talent. I would say you're an Ares kid but you don't seem mean enough nor were as aggressive as they are when it comes to fighting. Whatcha think, Annabeth?"

The said woman walked closer to us. I hadn't even noticed she was there.

"Better than I expected. She still has a long way to go though."

"Obviously," I muttered, getting angry.

"What was that?"

"Nothing."

"That's what I thought."

Percy snickered, "Well you guys can go. You guys have free time then capture the flag."

I walked back over to Zack.

"So what do we do during free time?" I asked him, while we walked out of the sword training area.

"You can do whatever you want. I know that some people from the Hermes cabin are playing against the Apollo cabin today in volleyball."

"Are you gonna play?"

He nodded, "Of course. Any time to play the Apollo cabin I'm playing. You can play to if you want. I'm sure they won't mind."

I laughed, "You know what happens when I play sports Zack."

He grinned, "Yeah. You get overly competitive and when you lose you come up with 100 excuses to why you lost and 100 reasons as to how you lost."

"I'm not that bad!"

"Yes you are Mazie. Now come on, just play. It'll be fun."

"Fine. If your cabin let's me."

"Oh they won't mind. They love new people."

I rolled my eyes, smiling.

"Where's Kalli?"

Zack shrugged, "Probably off with the other Aphrodite girls fixing their make-up and hair."

"Is that all they do? Worry about hair and make-up and getting dirty?"

"Pretty much."

"But Kalli…"

"Kalli's different. She hates getting dirty but she doesn't mind it. Whereas the other Aphrodite girls freak out if a single speck of dirt gets on them."

"Yeah I noticed that."

Zack looked at me then showed his trade-mark grin.

"We, the Hermes cabin, sometimes purposely make dirt fall on them cause it's hilarious."

I couldn't help but smile at that.

"So pranking comes naturally to you cause of Hermes right?"

He nodded and I sighed. We got to the volleyball courts and I saw Alex. He was on the other side though. We walked to the sidelines of Hermes side.

"Hey Emma, you mind letting Mazie play today?"

The girl named Emma looked at me for a sec but nodded.

"Sure Zack," she replied before going somewhere.

"You guys ready over there?" Alex called.

Zack glared at him, "Yeah, just one minute."

I'd have to remind myself to ask why they hated each other.

"You ready?" I nodded.

Zack grinned, "If you get the chance, spike the ball into Alex's face, will ya?"

I laughed, "Maybe."

Zack grabbed the ball and served it over onto the Apollo cabin's side. One of the kids hit it back over and continued the rally. The game continued with both the cabins hitting the ball back and forth over the net. It was hard to get a point on either side because of the kids' natural instincts. I hit the ball back a few times but it was always rallied back. Suddenly I saw my chance, one of the Hermes kids set the ball for me and I spiked it over the net for the game winning point. My side erupted in cheer and Zack pulled me in for a hug. He pulled away and smirked over at Alex who had a pout on his face. I broke away from Zack and jogged over to Alex smiling, "I guess there is something that I'm better than you at."

"Psh, that was a lucky shot. I let you win."

"Sure you did," I said sarcastically.

"Whatever, don't believe me."

"Good, cause I won't."

He rolled his eyes and walked off.

A/N: Heyo :3

I'mma try to post weekly on Wednesdays and if it's not posted on Wednesday then look for it Thursday and/or Friday cause I'll try to post before the weekend. Also thanks to the 4 reviewers for reviewing and those of you who followed or favorited the story. It makes me feel like this story isn't a waste of time :3 xD

Byeeee for now!

-Faith