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-Willow

It was three o' five and Will wasn't there. Lacy hadn't showed up either, but Drew didn't exactly, well, care. She stood with one hand perched on a popped hip and the other at her side, fiddling with her fingers and trying to pass the time. It must have been quite a sight. Drew Tanaka, who was always surrounded by a thousand other campers, alone. Kids milled around in front of her, some of them shooting her looks. She responded to all of them with glares.

At three-fifteen, Will sauntered over, his thumbs in his jean pockets. "Hey." He said nonchalantly, flicking his chin up at Drew.

"I've called you twice." Drew stated.

"You look nice."

"Why are you fifteen minutes late?"

"Did you do something different with your hair?"

"Will."

"Drew..."

The Aphrodite child sighed and shook her head. "Whatever. Have you seen Lacy?"

"Nope." Will shrugged.

They stood there for a moment, trying to decide what action to take next.

"So... should we look for her?" Drew asked her cohort.

"I guess so."

The pair set off toward the place Drew had last seen Lacy. Cabin 10 was all the way across camp, causing her to groan. As they walked together, past other cabins and activities and acres of serene landscape, Will wondered if it would have been inappropriate to reach for Drew's hand. She looked like she was in a bad mood.

But under her frown, she hoped he would.

They arrived at the Aphrodite dwelling before he had the chance. "You should wait out here, Will." Drew said, then stepped up the front stoop and proceeded to knock quite violently on the wooden door.

The sound of rumpling blankets and light footsteps floated from the interior. The locked clicked open and the door swung ajar.

"Drew!?" Lacy's said with wide eyes.

The head counselor gasped at her charge's unkempt hair and attire of, shudder, gym shorts and an old, worn t-shirt. "Have you been...sleeping? At three in the afternoon?"

The blonde looked around. "That sure is what it looks like, isn't it?"

"You're damn right that's what it looks like! Now, get changed and get out here! We have a busy day ahead of us."

Lacy looked past Drew at Will. "Who's the boy?"

"I told you about this. That's Will. He's helping."

"Is he your boyfriend?"

Drew smirked. "Not yet."

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After a few rather aggressive reminders from Drew from her place perched on the porch next to Will, Lacy staggered out of Cabin 10 with a glassy expression. She had changed into frayed denim shorts that Drew met with an eye-roll and her CHB shirt. "I'm ready."

"Let's go." The brunette got to her feet and brushed off her legs.

The trio began walking towards the campfire. Drew strategically placed herself in the center, so she could keep an eye on Lacy and stay close to Will. Every now and then she would "accidentally" bump into him. She'd read in a magazine all about how that's a clear sign you're interested. Drew got a lot of her information from magazines, come to think of it.

Will was preoccupied, and didn't notice her well-placed bumps. He was too busy being in full head-counselor-mode, telling Lacy every bit of information he'd acquire in five years at camp. Right down to the tall-tales that Drew, personally, would have left out.

"These," He waved his arm across the circle of houses, "are the cabins. Every god has one, and, as you can probably tell, they're pretty different." Will went on to explain that each of the groups of demigods have distinct traits, thus the traits of their cabins.

"For example, Cabin 10 is the prettiest for obvious reasons." Drew added, twirling a strand of her hair. "Next to us is the Dionysus cabin, which totally the place to go if you're looking for a party, it's-"

"Drew!" Will exclaimed.

"What?"

"She's eleven!"

Drew looked Lacy dead in the eye and said to her with a solemn voice, "Don't listen to him. Fight for your right to party."

Moments like this were rare; ones in which a side of Drew that tends to hide shows itself. The side that's witty and genuinely enjoyable company. Glimpses of this Drew were the reasons Will hadn't left her for dust a long time ago. It was proof she wasn't all make-up and pompous pride.

It dissolved as quickly as it came. Drew returned to her usual manner as they finished showing Lacy the boarding places of the other campers. Will explained in detail the attributes of each group and where to go for specific needs. Athena cabin for some extra homework help; Demeter for only the freshest and ripest fruits and vegetables...

"...Ares if you're seeking vengeance." Drew commented, which was met by a friendly scolding from Will, though he would have to agree.

"Lacy, don't hire an assassin. Please." He begged the blond.

She laughed and shook her head. "I won't." Lacy did marveled more at the scene around her. The entire idea that she was actually part-god was still sinking in, and this was the icing on the cake. "So... I get to live here?" She asked when they arrived at the campfire.

"All summer." the Apollo counselor said. "This is the campfire, in the center of the cabins. Pretty much what it sounds like. Lots of singing cheesy camp songs and roasting marshmallows most nights in the summer. It's a good time."

Drew snorted.

"Awesome." Lacy tried out one of the wooden benches.

"Impressed with the benches?" Drew asked sarcastically.

"Very."

She was trying to appear jaded, but Drew really did think it was nice how enthusiastic she was about her situation. One may even say it was brave of her. She wouldn't go as far as to say that, but Lacy was doing much better than she ever had. Drew didn't speak to anyone for, like, three days when she first arrived.

Once they were on their path again, Will continued playing tour-guide. "Over there are the showers and toilets. And in front of us is the mess hall. You've been in there, right? Past that is the fireworks beach. You can probably guess what that's used for."

Lacy gave a small laugh, trying to soak it all in at once. Will was really nice, and she could understand why Drew liked him so much. Although, she couldn't see how the two would ever be a match. Will was so... bright? She couldn't place the word. And her cabin's head-counselor was the complete opposite. Whatever that was.

Their little group soon trekked down the main trail, and soon came across the canoeing lake. Several vessels were gliding across the glassy water as Will explained that canoeing was a great time, and she should definitely try it sometime. Lacy said she would. Drew disagreed. "A daughter of Aphrodite in a canoe? I don't think so."

Lacy wanted to object, and say that Drew wasn't in charge of her. But it seemed that, at least for the week, that wasn't the case. So she kept quiet.

The pushed on, past the amphitheater, the climbing wall, the arts and crafts house, and the volley-ball court. Lacy pointed at an establishment in the midst of it, a towering home-y looking building. "What's the big house for."

"That," Will told her, "is the Big House."

"What a fitting name." the blond commented.

"We like irony here." said Drew with a shrug.

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By the time they finished the tour, Drew was sure of a few things.

A) Her previous long-distance observations of Will Solace had rung true. Add them all together, and he's just shy of perfect. The only flaw is that he doesn't seem interested in Drew. At all.

B) High heels are not suited for hiking along a dirt path for two hours.

C) The message from Olympus to Earth had been botched somewhere, and Lacy's placement in Cabin 10 was a mistake. There was absolutely no way that girl was Aphrodite material. There was no doubt in her mind.

She had run off to archery,of all things (Will's had quite the influence on her), and Drew was alone in cabin that evening. The nightly sing-along at the amphitheatre was in half an hour, and she had no intentions of going until her phone buzzed in the pocket of her shorts. She fished it out and switched it on. It displayed one message from Julianne, a fellow Aphrodite daughter. Julianne was just about as close to a friend as Drew had at camp, but even she was more of a follower than a friend. She opened the message and skimmed over it. where have you been all day?

Drew tapped her response out at a rapid pace. giving new girl a tour around camp. swear to the gods she's not even real. She tucked the phone back in its place of residence.

Across the room, she spotted the Rule Book sitting untouched in the bottom of Lacy's trunk. Throwing caution out the window, she strode over and plucked it out. To no surprise, it looked unopened. The pages were still dusty and crackling.

Predictable. Drew thought as she dropped it on the new recruit's pillow, a place she surely couldn't miss.

While she was at it, she might as well keep up the investigation. The head counselor gave the cabin and the space outside a quick scan before diving in again. She dug through an endless supply of t-shirts and other overly casual shirts, sneakers and flip-flops, and jeans. This was definitely not the wardrobe of an Aphrodite camper. Drew shook her head as she dumped the contents on the floor in front of her. Still on her knees, she sorted through which garments could pass off as intentionally stressed, and which were simply acceptable. The latter pile was massive, while the first contained three shirts and pair jeans.

Examining her work, she thought for a moment. Was this in her power as head-counselor, or was it over-stepping the boundaries? It was really nothing more than... a surprise make-over fueled by surprise donations from the other Cabin 10 members. Surely they would be willing to surrender a few hand-me-downs to a very, very needy sibling.

So she got to work. Her roommates habitually left their clothes out in the open, which was her benefit that day. Drew collected blouses, skirts, shorts, tank tops, and every other essential she could think of from the others' shelves. Once she was satisfied, she folded them neatly and tucked them in Lacy's trunk.

Drew rose to her feet and nodded proudly. Lacy became acceptable, and Drew and her siblings wouldn't have to deal with the embarrassment. It was a win-win situation. Her cell phone vibrated once again. When she saw Will's name lighting up the screen, she couldn't help but grin. She hastily flipped it open.

"Hello?"

"Drew, it's Will." His melodic voice came through the speaker.

Did he really think she didn't have his number? When she'd first met him, she had spent an entire day asking around camp if anyone had it. Drew thought it was for the best, though. "Hey!"

"Are you coming to ampitheatre? We're starting in a few minutes."

"Uhh... are you?"

"Of course. Wouldn't miss a sing-along for the world."

Will Solace you are such a dork. You better thank the gods you look the way you do.

"Then I'll be there."

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A/N: So there you have it! Please leave a review, reviews make me write!

-Willow