I was up and walking around when I found an archery range. Yes! This place was just getting better and better. I grabbed my bow and arrows and got ready to shoot. I poured all my worries, doubts, and cares into that arrow. How my life had changed in less than 24 hours. How her mother had died and no one would believe a word she said. The face of the man who ruined her life, it all went into that arrow. She shot it and hit a direct bullseye.
Suddenly she sensed something above her, but it wasn't evil. She looked around and saw everyone crowding around her, even Chiron.
Chiron bowed, and everyone followed his lead. "All hail, Riley Withers daughter of Poseidon."
That's when I finally decided to look up and what I saw just about scared me out of my skin. A triton of gold was hovering over my head with an aura of blue. The symbol of Poseidon.
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I was moved to cabin 3, Poseidon. There where rusty horse-fish hybrid animals made from celestial bronze hung on the ceiling and a broken fountain in the back. There was coral and another triton hung right outside the front door. The room was incredibly blue and messy.
I started fixing up the place, you know, clean the room, fix the bed and fountain, and clean the horse-fish hybrid.
While I was washing the horse-fish hybrid (I really have to find out its real breed) Ethan came in.
"Hey," He wasn't meeting my eyes.
"What's wrong?" He finally looked up but didn't say anything. "Sit down in my office and take some 20 year old cola."
He sat down but didn't take any cola, he just sat there silently. I have to find out what's wrong now. This is serious, usually he'll take anything I give him. "What? Do you hate me just 'cause I got a famous dad."
He looked me in the eyes and I could tell it was something that had to do with my dad. I was thinking hard now, it was to hard for him to say, and he wanted me to guess it. It must have something to do with Athena and Poseidon. I had a faint memory of Poseidon and Athena arguing over a town and...
"Oh Gods," I mumbled. Ethan just nodded. He was worried we couldn't be friends anymore. "Um... I'm okay with being friends if you are." I said hoping to reassure him.
He finally spoke up. "But what about our parents."
I had a fuzzy memory of them agreeing on something. (I really need to get my hands on a mythology book) "Didn't they get along on something?"
His face lit up and I knew I had the right idea. "Yes! The chariot!"
"If they could set aside there differences to invent a chariot I'm sure they can do it for friends to."
He looked satisfied with that so we just sat there and talked until I finished polishing the horse-fish hybrid. When he was about to close the door he turned around and said, "Oh, and Riley, I really like your hippocampus."
"That's what there called!" I screamed a little to loud for anyone's enjoyment.
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I was trying this whole archery thing again hoping not to get anymore glowing tritons. Right before I launched an arrow I heard someone call my name. "Riley!"
I groaned. You'd think they'd let a girl launch a weapon once in awhile without interruptions like a glowing triton over the head or a weirdo calling my name. I lowered my bow. "Yes," I tried to sound sweet but I really wasn't in the mood.
"You're Riley, right?" He asked. He was scrawny and looked about my age. He had dark brown hair and hazel eyes. He wore the regular Camp Half-Blood T-shirt and shorts. He was kinda handsome, at least more than I'd like to admit, did I ever tell you I hate pretty people.
"That would be why I answered you when you were screaming my name, yeah." That earned a laugh from him but I still was not in the mood I just wanted to shoot a bow.
"I guess so. I'm Jake Po, son of Aphrodite." That would be why your incredibly handsome, I thought. Though I would never and will never say that to his face.
We talked I shot a bow and did sarcasm, everyone was happy. "So... is there a reason why you came here or...?"
"Oh, yeah, Chiron says we need to have a councilor meeting at 8 tomorrow."
"Okay."
That evening I ate next to Jake and Ethan. It was surprisingly peaceful and would sadly be the last peaceful meal my friends and I would have for a very, very long time.
