I had a bunch of time on my hands, so I went ahead and wrote another chapter. Don't get used to me publishing so quickly, though. I hardly ever have ANY free time. (Thank you so much, school).

Chapter 3

After Percy and the centaur left, I tried vainly to get some sleep. But I wasn't really tired. Questions just kept on echoing in my mind. Such as, "Who are these people?", " Where am I?", and "Am I going crazy?".

The last question worried me the most. I mean, my life had been pretty crazy lately, but not THAT crazy that I should doubt my sanity.

Eventually I just gave up. It was obvious I wasn't going to get any sleep. So I got up to look for Percy to bug him with my questions.

Outside, a warm breeze blew. Everywhere I could see, kids with bright orange shirts ran around. Shirts that said "Camp Half-Blood". A bunch of strange buildings were crowded near a lake. Every single building looked different. One had barbed wire around it and was blood red in color. Another one was lined with seashells. In the distance was a strange climbing wall with lava pouring down it. At a previous time in my life, I would have thought it strange in a freaky sort of way. Now, I just thought it was cool.

There were s a few volleyball courts and a practice area with a bunch of dummies. There was also a pavilion with benches and a fireplace, but no roof. The campers probably ate in their cabins when it rained. Not sure what else to do, I headed towards the volleyball courts, which was a game I had once excelled at. I hadn't touched a volleyball in two years. Since my life had gone from bad to absolutely crazy.

There were a couple people playing an intense game in the courts, the ball bouncing quickly from side to side. Feeling recklessly bold, I went up to them and asked if I could play with them. I noticed something odd, everyone had blond hair and gray eyes. A girl, obviously the leader, stepped forward after a moment.

"Aren't you the new girl?" She said. "I'm Annabeth."

"I'm Ellen," I said. "But everyone calls me El. And, yeah, I'm the new girl.'

For whatever reason, I felt annoyed that everyone already knew me as the "new girl'.

As if somehow sensing my annoyance, Annabeth grimanced in apology.

"Sorry, I hate when people do that too," Annabeth apologized, and then, suddenly changing thoughts altogether said, "Shouldn't you be resting? The Capture-The-Flag game is strenuous. You'll need all of your strength to play in it."

Suddenly, everything caught up at me all at once, and I swayed slightly.

"I should probably get some more rest," I agreed.

I actually made this chapter a decent length! Aren't you do proud of me? :D