Spoilers for The Last Olympian in this.
After the fight with the hellhound everyone went back to what they were doing like nothing ever happened. Leon and I flew back on Mercury and Moonwalker.
Yo, what happened? Blackjack asked.
"A hellhound. But we dealt with it." I told him.
Oh. Too bad I wasn't there I would've given it a good kick in the head.
I led Mercury to her stall and she started eating the hay and drinking the water.
That was fun. Can we go for more rides, Lazuli? Mercury asked.
"Of course." I said. I patted her neck. Leon walked up behind me.
"So, I see you like Mercury." Leon said.
"Yeah. She's a good pegasus."
"Well, there used to be a camper named Silena and Mercury used to be her pegasus. But in The Battle of Manhattan we found out she was a spy and she was killed." Leon explained.
"Oh." I looked at Mercury not realizing her past.
"Yeah, I'll speak to Chiron and see if Mercury can be your pegasus." Leon said.
"Really? Thank you, Leon!" I said. I almost hugged him again but I stopped myself before I could.
"Come on. We have to finish our tour." Leon said. I said good-bye to Mercury and Blackjack. Blackjack reminded me to bring him donuts. I decided to sneak him a donut from breakfast tomorrow.
Leon brought me to the archery range. Chiron was there directing everyone. Once he saw us he told everyone to take a break and he galloped over to us.
"Hello, Leon, Lazuli." Chiron said. He had a bow slung over his back and a pouch of arrows over his shoulder.
"Hello, Chiron. I was just showing Lazuli the archery range." Leon told Chiron.
"And perfect timing you had. Lazuli, one of the Apollo campers said you shot perfecting during the fight. I want to see how good you are." Chiron said. He handed me his bow and led me to a target.
He gave me an arrow and told me to stand five yards from the target. I shot. Bullseye. He told me to stand farther and farther from the target until I was twenty yards from the target. I still shot perfectly, getting the bullseye every time. One of the times I even shot directly through another arrow.
"My, Lazuli. Are you sure you aren't the daughter of Apollo?" Chiron said.
"I'm sure she's not. She has Percy's powers." Leon said.
"Yes, I heard about that. Lazuli, I want you in my archery class. You would be a perfect example of what I'm looking for." Chiron told me.
"Okay." I said, smiling. I handed him his bow and he leaned down to whisper in my ear.
"And by the way, my mother was Philyra." Chiron said. He winked and galloped back to his class. I knew what he was referring to. My essay.
"I thought Apollo cabin was good but you. Wow." Leon said. "Oh, and I talked to Chiron. He said Mercury is yours."
"Really? Oh, yes!" I exclaimed. I jumped around happily and on accident I hugged Leon again. Surprisingly, he hugged me back.
We finished our tour and went to have dinner. Leon joined his Athena cabin sibling. I joined Percy who was lined up to get his food.
"So, how was your tour?" Percy asked when we sat down at our table.
"Good. I guess I'm pretty good at archery and my new pegasus is Mercury." I told him. He stopped eating.
"Whoa, wait. Your good at archery?" Percy asked.
"Um…I think so. Why?" I asked.
"I'm horrible at it. The first time I tried it I shot an arrow into Chiron's tail." Percy said. We both laughed.
"You know, I didn't like the idea of having a sister at first but now, I'm kinda happy with it."
"Really? I like the idea of having another brother too. Well a real brother…That doesn't beat me up."
"Well, I never really had a real sibling that I didn't end up killing or hating other than Tyson but now…I do and I like it." Percy said. I stared at him in confusion.
"Tyson?"
"Our cyclopes half-brother. But trust me he's cool. Well except when he hugs you and almost crushes your ribs."
"Oh. Um…Thanks for the tip."
"No problem. So are you going to Capture the Flag tomorrow night?" Percy asked.
"Yeah, probably." Leon had told me about Capture the Flag. It sounded like fun.
"Cool. We'll make those Ares campers eat our blades."
We finished eating and joined Annabeth and Leon for the campfire sing-a-long. Leon and I sat together while Annabeth and Percy well…kissed. The whole time. Leon and I got bored and ditched the stupid campfire songs and went to sit on the dock at the lake. We grabbed rocks on the way and started skipping them across the lake.
"So, how was your first full day at camp?" Leon asked.
"Good, well except the hellhound part."
"Yeah. That happens sometimes."
"Oh…yay." I said sarcastically.
"You get used to it after time." Leon said. He stared up at the moon.
"Einai mia omorfi nychta." Leon said. Strangely, I understood it as 'it's a beautiful night'.
"Ancient Greek. All demigods can understand it." Leon explained.
"Oh. That's cool."
"That's why most demigods have dyslexia. Our minds are wired to read Ancient Greek. Not English." Leon said.
"Oh. Try telling that to a teacher."
"Yeah."
We sat in silence for a while and skipped stones into the water. Then I got the nerve to ask my question.
"Leon. What happened to you before you came here?" I asked.
"Well…when I was young, Annabeth didn't like me very much. I tired everything to make her like me, but it only made it worse. Then our dad started dating and everything was horrible. When I was five, I ran away. I killed monsters, fended for myself, and made many acquaintances. Then when three monsters attacked me, I gave up and collapsed in the middle of a road. A man found me and took me into his road. I was taken care of there. I had three 'brothers' that didn't like me and picked on me. When I was fifteen I ran away again. A satyr found me and brought me to camp. I haven't seen outside camp since the day I came." Leon told me his story. "What about you?"
"When I went to my new home I had two older brothers. They always picked on me and that was when I learned martial arts. After that they didn't mess with me. My parents…Well Marshall and Robin treated me like a princess. They gave me whatever I wanted but I didn't ask for a lot. They got me a dog after my goldfish died. They got me the most expensive clothing. They got me the latest technology. But, nothing compared to how much they loved me. Then one day they told me I was switching me to a new school. I had been at the same school my whole life and I would be leaving my friends right before senior year. So we got into an argument, and I snuck out and ran away. I found camp and decided to ask for help. Instead I found my new home and life." I told him my story. Leon put his hand on my shoulder and I started to cry. I hadn't realized what I was leaving behind until it was too late.
Leon pulled me into his chest and hugged me.
"Shh. It's okay. It's over now. I'm here. Shh." Leon soothed me. When I stopped crying Leon tried to cheer me up. I laughed so hard that my sides started to hurt.
"Lazuli…can I tell you something?"
"Sure."
"Lazuli, when I'm with you I feel so-" He never got to finish.
A hand came out of no where and shoved him into the lake. He fell and submerged quickly.
I looked at who pushed him, fists ready for some major punching. I realized it was the old prankster from the Hermes cabin, Connor Stoll.
Well. It's 11:30 and I don't know about you but I'm tired. I hope you like this chapter. Got to learn a little about Lazuli and Leon's histories. So yeah. Please review for the next chapter. Next one will be better. I know this one was kinda boring but I made it up on short notice. Thanks for the reviews and views and follows and blah blah blah. Well I'm gonna go to bed. Good bye my lovely marshies.
