Chapter 4
When I woke up, I was in a soft bed. Someone one was feeding me a liquid drink. I thought it would be medicine, but it tasted like my moms' iced jasmine green tea with a little spoonful of honey. Cool and refreshing, just the way I like it. I tried to sit up, but a pair of hands was pushing me back down. "Hold still, you're hurt. Percy, get me some more nectar and bandages." Where was I? What happened to me? And who the HELL was Percy. "Here you go Annabeth. Hey! Look who's finally awake!" the guy who I assumed to be Percy said. "Wh…where am I?" "You're in the infirmary. You've been out for almost two weeks!" said the girl named Annabeth. She and Percy looked about 18 years old. He had wavy jet black hair, and bright green eyes that reminded me of the ocean on a sunny day. Annabeth had long, curly, honey colored hair and stormy grey eyes that seemed to intimidate me a little. "Two WEEKS? How could I have been asleep for two weeks?" "You were kidnapped by a Cyclops, and you went unconscious after all that blood rushed to your head. You WERE hanging upside down for about an hour before we cut you down." said Percy. Whoa, so I was right. It WAS a Cyclops. No, that's impossible, I said to myself. Cyclops can't be real. But before I could get to the bottom of that, I had to find out where I was. "You're at a place called Camp Half- Blood." said Percy. Annabeth chimed in. "It's a place where people like you come and learn how to battle and fight monsters. It's also a place where you come to control your special ability's." "What abilities does someone like me possibly have?" "You will find them in time young hero." At that point, a man on a horse walked into the infirmary. No, not a guy on a horse, a guy attached to a horse. "Oh my god, you're a centaur!" I said in shock. "Actually my dear, it's oh my gods, and yes I am. I am Chiron, trainer of Demigod hero's." In the distance I heard a conch shell sound. "Chow time!" shouted Percy. Annabeth just rolled her eyes and smiled as she followed him to the mess hall. I decided to follow them outside. And boy did I get a shock. The whole camp looked like ancient Greece, with white columns, statue gardens, and flaming braziers everywhere. The cabins where even stranger. They all reminded me of a Greek god. Cabin 10 looked like a life size Barbie dream house, Cabin 4 looked like a greenhouse, with flowers and vines growing on the roof, even in the winter, but Cabin 8 was the one that interested me the most. It looked like a hunting cottage that glowed silver as the moon started to rise. All over the cabins' outside were carvings of wild animals, particularly the deer. I took a peek inside and saw that the beds had animal fur pelts on them, and deer horns were harnessed at the foot of every bed. "That's the Cabin of Artemis. It's purely for honorary purposes. She never sired any children." We arrived at the mess hall with the other campers. I didn't know where to sit, so I just sat at the head table with Chiron, and a pudgy man with a purple track suit on, and purple cheeks who was drinking Diet coke, and looking obviously bored. A kid who looked oddly familiar was feeding the pudgy man peeled grapes. Wait, not a kid. He had goat legs. "Rudolph? Is that you?" "Diana! You're alive!" Rudolph said as he tackled me in a goat hug. "I can't believe it! I thought I would never see you again! He said with joy. As soon as I felt my ribs compress he let go. "You can't believe it?" I said with obvious shock. "Dude, you have goat legs!" Just as he was about to speak. Chiron pounded his hoof against the table, raised his glass, and said, "To the Gods!" Everyone followed his example. "To the Gods!"