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Ida's POV
The light from an open window shone brightly on my face and I resisted the urge to groan in annoyance. I slowly open my eyes and look around, not recognizing where I am.
I try to remember what happened before I passed out when I hear a voice coming from next to me. I look over to see Percy lying on a bed similar to mine, with a blonde haired girl feeding him some golden liquid substance. Probably nectar and ambrosia mixed together.
"Dammit what was stolen?" he heard her mutter as she put the spoon into Percy's mouth.
"Um excuse me?" I said catching the girl off guard and making her turn around to face me with a startled look on her face.
The girl looked about the same age as Percy and I can tell she is very pretty. She had tanned skin with long blonde hair that curled at the back. She had grey eyes and wore an orange shirt that said Camp Half Blood on it along with a blue skirt that stopped just above her knees and blue sneakers.
"Whoa don't scare me like that" she said slightly startled and I began to sit up.
"Sorry" I stretched my arms above my head so they aren't stiff anymore.
"You are awake sooner than we thought" she said.
"Yeah well I was not that exhausted so it's not so surprising" I look over at Percy.
"Is he going to be okay?"
"Oh um yeah he will be fine. He just needs to rest. He should be up later today."
"That's good" I hold out my hand to the girl. "I'm Ida Smith. It's nice to meet you daughter of Athena."
The girl looked at me in surprise before a smile made its way to her face and she shook my hand. "I'm Annabeth Chase. It's nice to meet you too."
"So um can I leave?" he asked looking around the place that I now had identified as the medic wing.
"Sure. Come on I'll take you to Chiron and Mr D. They will be better at explaining everything to you" she said before leading me out the room.
"Do you remember what happened last night?" She asked while walked.
"Yeah Percy, Grover and I were attacked by Pasiphae's son who tried to kill us"
"You sure know your mythology" she said and I smiled a little.
"Yeah my mother taught me everything I know..."
When we two made it outside I looked around and couldn't help that my jaw dropped slightly as I scanned the place.
From what I saw the landscape was dotted with buildings that looked like ancient Greek architecture. There was an open-air pavilion, a large amphitheatre, a circular arena that had a lot of training dummies scattered over it with a few kids hacking away at them with swords. There were white marble columns sparkling in the sun.
In a nearby sandpit, a dozen high school-age kids and satyrs played volleyball. Canoes glided across a small lake. Kids in bright orange T-shirts like Grover's were chasing each other around a cluster of cabins nestled in the woods. Some shot targets at an archery range. Others rode horses down a wooded trail while some flew on horses with wings.
"This place is beautiful"
She nodded at my comment before we headed over to a large building bigger than the rest that had an open porch on it and there were two people sitting at a small table playing some kind of game.
When I neared I saw the first guy was in a wheel chair and immediately recognized.
"Chiron!" I called happily causing the man head to look over to him before he smiled.
"Ida my dear it's good to see your up" he said wheeling over towards them.
"Yeah, I just needed some rest" I said while giving him I quick hug.
"You must have questions. Come take a seat" he said pointing to a chair next to him.
I nodded and sat down on the chair while Chiron called "Grover come here please."
I looked over and saw Grover sprinting towards us. His running with his goat legs made him as fast as a track star since he left a small trail of dust behind him.
"Ida" he said while giving me a hug. "It good to see you up and about."
"Thanks G-man, I'm glad to see you again"
"Ida" Chiron said as I took a seat around the table again." I would like to introduce you to the camp director Mr D."
I looked at the other man who was sat around the table with a coke can in his hand. He wore a leopard print shirt and had messy black hair and was a little on the chubby side and as rocking the bearded look. He looked like someone who would play poker with Gabe and his buddies, and win everything they have.
"Right right well welcome to camp I guess" Mr. D said with very little care in his voice.
"Thank you for bringing her over Annabeth" Chiron said before Annabeth gave a nod and jumped off the porch and ran off, probably back to check on Percy.
I watched her go before I turned my focus back towards Chiron and Mr D. "It's a pleasure to meet you Lord Dionysus"
I had to resist laughing when he almost choked on his drink in surprise.
"So I assume Chiron hasn't informed you what my brother and I know?"
He looked over at Chiron who pretended to be focused on something in the sky.
"No he did not" he said a bit annoyed before focusing on me.
"Do you know how to play pinochle?"
"I'm afraid not sir, but I can always learn" I answered smoothly.
He nodded slightly and he dealt the cards to us.
(Time skip a few hours later)
I was focusing on my cards when I heard someone come running towards me. I only had time to look up before I was hugged and I smiled.
"It's good to see you up Perce"
He smiles back at me. "Yeah they gave me nectar and it tasted just like moms homemade chocolate chip cookies!" he said with a happy voice.
I hear someone clear their throat and we suddenly remember that we are not alone. Percy lets go of me and turn towards Chiron and Mr. D and bows.
"It's an honor to meet you lord Dionysus and I'm happy to see you again Chiron" he says with respect in his voice.
Mr. D tilted his head to show that he heard and Chiron just smiled at us. "Now that Percy is awake I can give you a tour, there's a lot to see." He rose from the wheelchair as he was talking and his hooves came out one at the time until he was out.
Chiron started walking and as we followed him, we passed by the volleyball pit. The campers that were playing suddenly stopped and nudged each other. One pointed at us. Another said, "That's them."
Most of the campers were older than me, while somewhere around Percy's age. Their satyr friends were bigger than Grover, all of them trotting around in orange CAMP HALF-BLOOD T-shirts, with nothing else to cover their bare shaggy hindquarters. I'm normally not a shy person, but with everyone staring at me and Percy like we're some rare creatures, which I tell you is NOT fun.
I looked back at the farmhouse. It was a lot bigger than I thought - four stories tall to be exact, sky blue with white trim, like an upscale seaside resort. I was checking out the brass eagle weather vane on top when something caught my eye, a shadow in the uppermost window of the attic gable. Something had moved the curtain, just for a second, and I got a feeling that someone was watching us.
"Chiron, is someone up in the attic of the farmhouse?" I asked Chiron. He faltered a bit, and his smile disappeared for a few seconds before reappearing again. "Not a single living thing lives there."
"I see." It didn't have to be alive for it to be moving, especially in this world. "So, anyways, Chiron, exactly what goes on in those woods, besides being the home of nymphs?" I changed the subject tactfully.
"Yes actually. It's where we play- Ah. You'd enjoy it all the more if I didn't tell you." What? I looked at Percy who where just as confused as me.
"Okaaay? So, I guess we do something there that requires weapon skills, like the heroes of old. That's playing for you, isn't it." Percy asked and I looked at Chiron, eyebrows raised.
Chiron just chuckled at his comment. "I forget that you are very knowledgeable about our world. Very well. Capture the Flag is on Friday night. You'd better ask Luke or Annabeth to accompany you to the armory later." Luke. That jarred something in my memory.
"Who's Luke?" I asked, a memory from the night before appeared in my mind. Of a older boy with sandy blond hair, blue eyes and a scar. Who caught me when I started to lose conciseness.
"Ah right you don't probably remember Ida, he was the one who caught you when you passed out. Apparently, he was also the one responsible in getting you to the medic wing" he did all that? When I meet him I'll have to thank him.
Anyways, we saw the archery range, the canoeing lake, the stables (which Chiron didn't seem to like very much, not that surprising), the javelin range, the sing-along amphitheater, and the arena where Chiron said they held sword and spear fights.
"I look forward to practice here" Percy said and I smiled at him.
"Ah yes, and there's the mess hall." Chiron pointed to an outdoor pavilion framed in white Grecian columns on a hill overlooking the sea. There were a dozen stone picnic tables. No roof. No walls. I will enjoy eating here.
"So the weather is controlled here?" I looked at him. He just smiled and winked at me, motioning for us to move on with the tour.
Finally, he showed me the cabins. There were twelve of them, nestled in the woods by the lake. They were arranged in a U, with two at the base and five in a row on either side. And they were without doubt the most bizarre collection of buildings I'd ever seen.
Except for the fact that each had a large brass number above the door (odds on the left side, evens on the right), they looked absolutely nothing alike. Number nine had smokestacks, like a tiny factory. Number four had tomato vines on the walls and a roof made out of real grass. Seven seemed to be made of solid gold, which gleamed so much in the sunlight it was almost impossible to look at. They all faced a commons area about the size of a soccer field, dotted with Greek statues, fountains, flower beds, and a couple of basketball hoops (which I know Percy will love).
In the center of the field was a huge stone-lined fire pit. Even though it was a warm afternoon, the hearth smoldered. A girl about nine years old was tending the flames, poking the coals with a stick.
Percy grabs hold of my arm and drags me towards the girl.
"Greetings, Lady Hestia," Percy said as soon we were close to the girl, I couldn't help but smile. Hestia was our favorite goddess, after hearing of their myths from my mother and Sally. The girl looked up at us, startled, but then her lips tugged into a warm smile. The literal fire in her eyes blazed cheerfully, like that in a fireplace at a house.
"Greetings, young Percy Jackson and Ida Smith. Thank you for taking the time for visiting family," she said warmly. Percy smiled, feeling the warmth her words exuded completely envelop us both in a hug.
"You're welcome, Lady. We must be going now. Chiron isn't done with his tour. It was wonderful meeting you," I smiled, bowed and made my way to Chiron with Percy next to me.
I looked at Chiron and had to stifle a laugh. His face had bemusement plainly written on it. "No one has ever paid respect to Lady Hestia in a long time. You two really are special, children." Percy just laughed at his praise and I was blushing lightly. "I just want to acknowledge all of the gods, Chiron. They're all important." Chiron looked at Percy in slight amusement before setting off towards the cabins.
The pair of cabins at the head of the field, numbers one and two, looked like his-and-hers mausoleums, big white marble boxes with heavy columns in front. Cabin one was the biggest and bulkiest of the twelve. Its polished bronze doors shimmered like a hologram, so that from different angles lightning bolts seemed to streak across them. Cabin two was more graceful somehow, with slimmer columns garlanded with pomegranates and flowers. The walls were carved with images of peacocks.
"Let me guess. The bigger one is for Zeus, right? And the smaller one is for Hera," pointing to the respective cabins.
"Yes. And to answer your unasked question, no one has been living in Cabin one for awhile now," he said, his face darkening slightly. We looked at him in surprise. Something is going on here and I'll find out what.
"I see." I looked over at Percy who had stopped in front of the first cabin on the left, cabin three.
It wasn't high and mighty like cabin one, but long and low and solid. The outer walls were of rough gray stone studded with pieces of seashell and coral, as if the slabs had been hewn straight from the bottom of the ocean floor. I watched as he peeked inside the open doorway and Chiron said, "Oh, I wouldn't do that!"
Chiron put his hand on his shoulder and said, "Come along, Percy." He led him back to me and I could see the sad look in Percy's eyes.
I hugged him with one arm and asked with a low voice. "What's wrong baby bro?"
He looks me in the eyes before answering. "The cabin is empty, it feels so wrong" I look at him in shock.
What the Hades? Why was Poseidon's cabin empty? What's going on? I mean most of the other cabins were crowded with campers.
Number five was bright red-a real nasty paint job, as if the color had been splashed on with buckets and fists. The roof was lined with barbed wire. A stuffed wild boar's head hung over the doorway, and its eyes seemed to follow me. Inside I could see a bunch of rough looking kids, like they were made to fight. There were both girls and boys inside, though the loudest, and obviously the leader, was a brown-headed girl that looked to be fourteen. She wore a size XXXL CAMP HALF-BLOOD T-shirt under a camouflage jacket. She zeroed in on Percy and gave him an evil sneer glare.
"Ah. There's Cabin Eleven. Let's keep going, Annabeth is waiting for us"
Annabeth was reading a book in front of the last cabin on the left, number eleven.
I looked at the book she was reading and saw it was an architecture book. Not that surprising considering whom her mother is.
"Annabeth," Chiron said, "I have masters' archery class at noon. Would you take Percy and Ida from here?"
"Yes sir."
"Cabin eleven," Chiron told us, gesturing toward the doorway. "Make yourself at home."
Out of all the cabins, eleven looked the most like a regular old summer camp cabin, with the emphasis on old. The threshold was worn down, the brown paint peeling. Over the doorway was one of those doctor's symbols, a winged pole with two snakes wrapped around it. A caduceus.
Inside shocked me a bit, it was packed with people, both boys and girls, way more than the number of bunk beds. Sleeping bags were spread all over on the floor. It looked like a gym where the Red Cross had set up an evacuation center.
Chiron didn't go in. The door was too low for him. But when the campers saw him they all stood and bowed respectfully.
"Well, then," Chiron said. "Good luck, you two. I'll see you at dinner."
He galloped away toward the archery range.
We stood in the doorway looking at the kids. They weren't bowing anymore. They were staring at us, sizing us up. Both Percy and I knew this routine. We've gone through it at enough schools.
"Well?" Annabeth prompted. "Go on."
We walked inside and looked around with our eyes.
Annabeth announced, "Percy Jackson and Ida Smith, meet cabin eleven."
"Regulars or undetermined?" somebody asked.
Before Annabeth could say anything I held up a hand towards her, showing that I could handle it, she nodded lightly "Undetermined both of us"
Everybody groaned.
A guy who was a little older than the rest came forward. "Now, now, campers. That's what we're here for. Welcome, Percy and Ida. You can have that spot on the floor, right over there."
The guy was about nineteen, and he looked pretty cool. He was tall and muscular, with short-cropped sandy hair and a friendly smile. He wore an orange t-shirt with the sleeves cut off, Bermuda shorts, sandals, and a leather necklace with five different-colored clay beads. Then I saw the thick white scar that ran from just beneath his right eye to his jaw, and I recognized him.
"You're Luke aren't you?" I asked, he smiled at me and nodded.
I smiled back "I wanted to thank you for helping me the other day"
I could feel that all the boys were staring at us so I decided to mess with them a bit, I winked at Percy and Annabeth before I got on my toes and kissed him on the cheek. I could hear that someone in the background wolf-whistled, I took a step back and saw that he had a fait blush on his cheeks.
I could see in the corner of my eye how Percy was glaring at all the other boys."No problem, Ida. I'm this cabin's councilor so while you're here I'm looking after you" Luke said.
We nodded and walked over to our section on the floor and put down our bags. I couldn't help but smile a little when I saw Percy put down his Minotaur horn in a clear sign that he trusts the Hermes cabin to not steal it.
"So how long will we be here?" I asked.
"Good question" Luke said. "Until you're determined"
"How long can that take?" Percy asked and the campers started to laugh.
"That long huh?" both me and Percy said at the same time.
Suddenly Annabeth grabbed Percy and mumbled something about showing him the volleyball court before dragging him out of the cabin.
I look over everyone and stared to see which were Hermes kids and which were unclaimed.
"This feels wrong" I mumbled.
"What do you mean?" Luke asks.
"This" I gesture with my hand towards all the unclaimed kids. "Why do we have to live like this because our parent is a minor god/goddess? Or that we must prove ourselves for them to claim us?"
He nodded in agreement to what I said and I almost missed the glint in his eyes, but it disappeared as fast as it appeared. I ignored it and looked at my bracelet.
"Anyway I think I'll head over to the arena and practice a bit"
"Do you have a weapon?"
I nod and show him my bracelet before heading towards the arena. As I was walking I spot Percy and Annabeth ahead of me, talking (more like arguing) with the girl I saw in the Ares cabin. I head over to them just as I hear Annabeth yell ''Erre es korakas!" at the Ares girl which means "go to the crows" and if I remember correctly is a pretty bad curse.
"We'll pulverize you," the Ares girl said and could see her eye twitched. She was clearly annoyed, she then turned toward Percy. "Who's this little runt?"
"Percy Jackson," Annabeth said, "meet Clarisse, Daughter of Ares."
"The God of War?" Percy asked.
The now named Clarisse sneered. "You got a problem with that?"
He shook his head and smiled at her. "No, now I know who to look for when I need someone to train fighting with"
Clarisse looked surprised before she started laughing and patted his back, hard. "You'll do Prissy, I guess you don't need the initiation ceremony"
I couldn't help but smile, happy over the fact that he didn't piss her of by insulting her father. When she had left I walked over to Percy (who was in slight pain) and Annabeth (who looked shocked).
"Good job Percy, I was worried that you were going to insult her father"
He rolled his eyes. "Please I'm not that stupid"
"I never said you where, but sometimes you don't think before you open your mouth"
I look over at Annabeth who looked deep in thought.
"What are you thinking?"
"I'm thinking" she said, "that I want you two on my team for capture the flag"
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