Chapter 3
Disclaimer: I do not own the Percy Jackson universe. The only parts I own are Don, Katie, and my story plot. Enjoy the story!
Don's pov
When I got to the big house I went to find Chiron who luckily was still up, seeing how it is around 1:00 in the morning.
"Hey Chiron I just found this little girl here" I say looking at Katie "running away from 3 hellhounds. Do I have permission to let her sleep in my shack?"
"Well Don this is weird request, but seeing as how it is one in the morning, I will let you do this but only until she is claimed. Ok?"
"Thanks Chiron. See you tom."
With that I walked out of the big house, making sure to not wake up Katie, and start heading down to Canoe Lake. But I am thinking you guys are now curious to why I live in a shack. Well to clarify it is not a shack in a sense. My house is actually a log cabin that I made by myself, quite proud of it actually. To the reason why I live in a shack I am outsider. People do not trust me for many reasons, most of the reasons are just rumors though. Funny actually how big a jerk people with ego's can be. So I am only have a few friend. Those friends are most of the older camper's and a few Hecate campers. That is pretty much my status in the camp.
On the way down to the lake I see the usual, which is the entire camp sleeping and only a few of my friends are up. They do wave to me and I give them a nod of my head to show Katie who has been sleeping on my chest this entire time and they then nod back in understanding then walk back to their cabins. Then when I finally make it to my shack. I go up the steps and inside my home to put Katie in one of the guest rooms. I have, I think, 2 guest rooms just incase if someone needs a place to sleep. I put Katie down on the bed and she shivers because of the cold I then pick her up again, carefully, and put her under the sheets and on a pillow. Then she ends up turning over on her back and snuggling deeper into the pillow. I leave her there with a note on the door so she knows that I brought her here. Then I head back outside and sit down in one of the two rocking chairs I have on the porch. On the way out I put pain and shadow in their respective holders and take off most off my other weapons except the one dagger I always keep in my pocket. It was not until then was I finally was able to relax because at this time my guard time is over. I start to rock back and forth looking out over the lake admiring how it looks at night with the moon reflecting on the lake. But just then I hear the other rocking chair start to rock back and forth. Though I was not surprised at all this is a normal occurrence.
"Hello Artemis. How is the hunt going?"
After I said that I see the god of the hunt pop in to visibility and say
"Fine but I want to warn you about something I found"
This peaks my interest a little bit. "What warning do you bring?"
" I found a ripped up camp half-blood t-shirt out in the forest around this hill. If it is the creature I suspect then the camp is most is in a lot of danger.
Okay now I am very interested. "Well, what is this creature?"
" I think there is a werewolf roaming around near the camp."
This is when my heart stops and I finally feel fear creep back into my limbs. A feeling I have not felt in a long time. "Is it the werewolf I think it is? Please say no."
"Sorry to disappoint, but yes this is that one"
This is when I whisper-yell out a long string of curse. Use your imagination.
"Well that went better then I thought. Now who is the girl that is now sleeping in your cabin." Asks Artemis.
"Now before you barge in there and ask her to join the hunt. I need to say that she would not like it there."
"How do you know that?"
"No offense Artemis but she is deathly afraid of monsters at the moment. From how exhausted she was when I found her she seemed to be running away from 3 hellhounds for about 3 miles of straight running. I think she rather stay here and be away from monster's for awhile."
"Hmmmmm, well that is true. I will ask her when she is 12 years old. I will see you again at some point. Oh and I may need your help soon too. Goodbye don."
With that she left in a small flash of silver. Then I hear a small voice that sounded like Katie saying "Don? Don!"
When she said the second don I stood up and walked to the guest to find Katie awake but looking very scared and frightened. As soon as she saw me she jumped into my chest again. She then said " Don I just had a scary dream" then she starts crying.
"Shhhhhh it is ok Katie you are safe here nothing can get to you." I say this as I walk back outside to the rocking chair. "Shhhhhhh, I am here nothing will hurt you." I then sit back down into the rocking chair and rock back and forth. She then starts to calm down again. But I can tell the dream really frightened her. "It is ok Katie nothing can get to use here. You can sleep with me tonight out here."
Katie then snuggles against me again and I grab the blanket I keep outside and drape it over her. I then kiss her on the forehead and I say "sleep well Katie."
She then starts to go to sleep again. Just be fore she goes to asleep again she says "thanks don again". Then she goes to sleep. Again I am thinking of how alike she is to my old wife Caroline. No, I refuse to think about that now. Lets just go to sleep. I will wait for another time when I can cry freely. Then I relax and fall asleep in that rocking chair the last thing I thought about was how much I missed Caroline.