Finally! After one whole year of waiting, I am reading The Mark of Athena! I'm mentally doing a happy dance right now. I read a few sentences in the last two chapters (I like spoilers. I don't know why, though.) and now I can't wait for the next book.
Yeah, so, I can't believe I posted three chapters for this story in less than a week. I'm not gonna be posting until Friday (I'm staying in a dorm and laptops aren't allowed during the weekdays.) unless I get Writer's Block, which I get very easily.
Okay, I'm pretty sure you guys want to read the chapter now, so, here's CHAPTER 2!
Oh, and I DON'T OWN PJO!
Tricia
I finally arrived at the archery field. Most of my siblings were there. The rest were probably helping out at the infirmary or hanging out with their friends.
I didn't even bother removing the annoying Dora stickers on my bow. I could do that later. I really needed to shoot something. I would've shot a certain brown-haired son of Hermes, but I doubt Chiron would approve. So, I settled for the targets at the archery field.
Every time I shot an arrow, it would hit the target. My secret? I imagine Connor's face. It's much easier to hit the target when I pretend that it's that annoying Stoll I'm shooting. Sometimes, when I'm really pissed, I imagine hitting him straight in the heart. I can be that cruel.
After thirty minutes, I decided to take a break. I walked around the camp, waiting for an idea of what to do to come into my brain.
I passed by the Big House and Chiron called my name.
"Ms. Summers." he said, trotting over to me in his horse form. A guy around my age followed him. "Please do me a favor and show Mr. Cielo around the camp. He'll be staying in Cabin 11. His things are already there."
"Regular or undetermined?" I asked. I don't trust children of Hermes.
"Undetermined." he answered. I nodded. Last year, the gods promised to claim their children. It won't be long until the new kid is claimed.
Chiron left me with the boy. He smiled and stepped closer to me, holding out his hand as he said, "I'm Nick." He had brown hair and green eyes. Gods, he was handsome. I realized that I was probably staring and mentally slapped myself.
I smiled and shook his hand. "Tricia."
"So, you're a daughter of?" he questioned.
"Apollo." I replied. "Who's yours?"
"My mom." That crossed Hermes off of his list of godly parents. I mentally thanked the gods.
"Any idea on who your mom could be?" I asked.
He shook his head. "I'm not too familiar with Greek myths."
"Oh, well, we should probably get on with the tour and get you to Cabin 11 ASAP."
"Why?"
"Cabin 11 is the Hermes cabin." I replied. "Hermes is the god of travelers, as well as thieves. You might want to keep a close eye on your belongings. Those Hermes kids are really sneaky."
"Thanks for the heads up." he said, giving me a smile that made my heart melt.
I smiled back at him. I realized that I was staring again and mentally slapped myself again.
"Um, I'm not really much of a tour guide so please bear with me." I told him.
"That's fine." he said.
He followed me as I showed him around the camp. My heart skipped a beat each time he smiled at me.
We finally reached the end of the tour. We were just in front of the Hermes cabin.
"Here's the Hermes cabin." I said, gesturing to the cabin."I guess I'll see you around."
I turned to leave but before I could start walking, he grabbed my hand. I turned to face him.
"Wait. Um, I was wondering if we could hang out sometime." he said.
I nodded. "Yeah, sure."
"Cool." he said. I smiled and turned to leave. A smile was on my face when I walked into my cabin until I remembered the Dora stickers I had to remove from my bow.
There were hundreds of those annoying things. I groaned. I really hate the Stolls.
Connor
We were up in the tree, looking for our next victim. We could see the whole camp from up here. It was Travis who suggested the idea of going up in the trees. 'It'd be easier to find what we're looking for.' he had told me. More like so he could find Gardner and spy on her.
Anyway, Travis and I were searching for a potential prank victim when I spotted Tricia going to the archery field. She was laughing and talking with a guy with brown hair. I didn't recognize him. Maybe he was new. I felt something I've never felt before but I quickly shook it off and smirked. Target identified.
"Let's prank the new kid." I told my brother. He was staring at the other direction and he didn't seem to hear me. I smirked. He was staring at the strawberry field. He definitely doesn't like Katie. (Note the sarcasm.)
I tapped his shoulder. He almost fell off the tree because I surprised him.
"What do you want?" my brother asked, irritated.
"I said, 'Let's prank the new kid.'" I told him.
"What new kid?" he asked. I pointed at the guy with Tricia. Travis smirked.
"You jealous bro?" my brother asked. I glared at him.
"No." I replied. "Why would I be?"
"Well, maybe 'cause the love of your life is flirting with the new kid." he said, smirking.
"I don't like Tricia!" I told him.
"Yeah, sure you don't." he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. I seriously wanted to wipe the stupid smirk on his face. Maybe if I pushed him off...
Then his attention went back to the strawberry field. This time, I smirked.
"I'm pretty sure Gardner would send you to Hades if she found out you were stalking her." I told him.
"I'm not stalking her." he replied.
"Then what are you doing?"
His face turned red. "I was looking for someone to prank."
"Yeah, because I look for people to prank with a lovesick expression on my face."
"I don't like Katie." he said. "I just like to prank her."
"Someone's in denial!" I said in a singsong voice. He hit me in the stomach, which almost made me fall off of the tree branch we were sitting on. I smirked.
"You didn't deny it." He rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, but I didn't confirm it either." he retorted. This just made me smirk.
"Anyway," Travis said, changing the topic. "We've got a camper to prank."
I watched as the new kid and the daughter of Apollo walked away, laughing and talking. There was that strange feeling again. I ignored it and grinned with my brother, thinking of the pranks we could pull on him.
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