"First, we're going to the Big House to tell Chiron and Mr. D that we have a new camper." Sean says.
The house is beautiful. Everything here is, from the strawberry fields to the cabins and the training grounds, the amphitheater and the dining pavilion, the training grounds and the rock wall. It's amazing.
"Chiron, Mr. D! We have ourselves a new demigod!" Sean yells. There are two men sitting on the porch. Or, rather, a man and a centaur.
"Excellent, Sean. Now, who is the young lady?" The centaur, who I assume is Chiron, has the body of a white stallion.
"Her name is Olivia Osmun. As far as we know, her godly parent is a woman." Chiron nods.
The other man grumbles. "Another one of you pesky children. Well, listen up. I'm not saying this again. Welcome to camp, Olive Osborn."
"Umm.. It's Olivia…" I mutter. Sean shoots me a sympathetic look.
"Well, Olivia, I believe that you will excel here in camp. Sean, if you will, please give the young lady the tour." Sean nods and the two go back to their card game.
"We have cabins for the main twelve gods and goddesses, but cabins for the minor gods are being built. And more campers have been claimed lately, which is good. You see, all of the unclaimed demigods live in the Hermes cabin. So it's pretty crowded." He points the cabin out.
"When do you think that I'll be claimed?"
Sean shrugs. "I don't know, but probably soon. I sure wouldn't want you getting stuck in the Hermes cabin. They tend to be… Troublemakers."
I nod. We continue the tour. Sean introduced me to some of the other campers, some other Poseidon kids, Rosie and Trey, an Apollo boy, Daniel, two Hades boys, Jake and Ian, and two other Athena kids, Lauren and Thom.
"And now we go to the armory to find you a weapon." Sean smiles and leads me to a low building.
He hands me some armor and tells me to find a weapon. All of the daggers and bows and spears feel wrong in my hands.
Then I pick up a short sword. The bronze glows softly in the dim lighting. The edges are wickedly sharp.
"That is a good weapon. Hey, throw it up in the air, please." I look at him like he's crazy, but do it anyway.
I close my eyes tightly. Then a small, rough object lands in my palm. I sigh in relief and open my eyes, looking down.
There is a jagged, uncut hunk of dark blue, almost black, sapphire in my hand. I laugh softly and look up to Sean.
"Pretty sweet, huh?" I nod. A few seconds later we hear a horn being blown. "It's dinnertime. C'mon."
I stare down at the sapphire for a moment before shoving it in my pocket and running to catch up with Sean, who had already started walking.
"So, do you have something like that? A changing-thingy?" He shakes his head.
"Not all weapons are like that. I just have a regular sword. Blythe's weapon changes, and most Poseidon kids can control water. Rosie can kinda conjure up water." We reach the dining pavilion. "This is technically breaking the rules, but come and sit at the Poseidon table."
He leads me over to his table, explaining that the cabins each have their own table. "You have to sit with your cabin, usually.. But it's your first day. Let's bend the rules."
Rosie and Trey are already sitting down. Rosie is amusing the others by making small images out of water.
"Hey, guys, do you mind if Olivia sits here? Just for today."
They all agree. "Umm… Hey…" I say awkwardly, sitting to Sean's right. He nudges me softly, as if telling me that they weren't going to bite.
Rosie smiles, the water disappearing from the air. "Hey. You're Olivia, right? The new camper?" I nod slightly.
Trey looks up and smiles softly. "We were all scared and nervous on our first few days. Don't worry, you'll fit right in."
"I came here when I was thirteen. I was terrified out of my mind. But then I was claimed and it got a lot better." Sean smiles over at me.
"I came when I was ten, so three years ago. It was scary at first, then it became like home here." Rosie shrugs.
Trey nods. "I've been here for seven years. I came when I was only eight. It isn't that bad once you make some friends."
I smile. "You know, Liv, I think that you'll be claimed soon. I'm looking forward to it." Sean says, smiling. "I have a good feeling."
Soon I see some kids standing up and scraping a portion of their food into a fire brazier. Wait.. Where did they get the food?
Sean clears his throat and waves a hand in front of my face. "Olivia. Earth to Livvie." I jump slightly, coming back to reality.
"Umm, yeah, hi." I blush slightly. He laughs softly.
"Well, I thought that you would probably like to know how to get some food?" I nod, blushing harder.
He shows me how to make the food and drink appear, and explains that we burn some of our food as an offering to the gods, a sort of thanks.
I go to the offering fire, watching the smoke rise. After we scrape the offering off, we sit back down.
"After dinner, I'm going to take you to the camp store to get you some supplies and stuff, okay?" Sean asks.
I nod. "Okay. Like those shirts you're all wearing?" I gesture to the orange Camp Half-Blood t-shirts they have on.
He nods. "That and some other stuff. I'll also help you set up in the Hermes cabin.. Unless you're claimed, of course."
And at that exact moment, I can feel a sudden, heavy silence, and the stares of all of the campers trained on me.
(Hey, guys. It is currently one o'clock at night. I am eating M'n'Ms and listening to Pink Floyd. Anyways, I want to thank everyone that has followed this story. You guys deserve a cookie, so *gives all followers a cookie*)
