Chapter Four

I was confused. How in the world do my mom and Nico have their own secrets? They just might like five minutes ago. My mom started sobbing right there and then. Great. "Mom, what's wrong?" I asked her and hugged her. She didn't talk just sobbed and kept saying something like, "It's time, but too soon". "What. Did. You. Do!" I yelled at Nico. He just looked at my mom with a sad expression. "Hello, I'm talking to you!" I yelled fury running through my veins. I didn't like to see my mom crying like this, it hurt. Avalon and March stared backing away. Good, they know I can get pretty chaotic. I pulled away from mom, who was hugged immediately by March. "Explain. Now." I said to Nico and gave him my best death glare. He looked at my eyes and almost flinched.

"I think she should explain. It's not my story." Nico said calmly. "Let me think….NO! You obviously know what's happening, so EXPLAIN!" I yelled. If he made one more excuse then I will be ready to choke him. "It's okay, sweetie. He is right, it's my story to tell" My mom said soundly surprisingly calm. I just nodded, I was too angry to speak. "Okay. I- you know you are adopted, right? Good. Well, when I adopted you your father was still alive." Still alive, was he dead now? Why was she telling me this? "He told me you were special. I agreed with him, you were so cute! Anyway, he told me that well…you were different. You are a demigod; half god and half human." She finished. I just stared at her. Silence. No one even moved. We learned this in history. How was it possible?

"What about us?" asked Avalon. "Same goes to you and March." My mom said. "So you are telling me, that I am half god? Greek god?" I asked. Nico nodded and I remembered he was here. I almost laughed, I mean really? "Then why are you crying?" March asked my mom. I started to pace, it's what I do when I think. "You all have to go to camp. Camp Half-Blood in New York." New York. New York. We were in Chicago and we had to go to New York. My mom looked dead serious too. "Why?" I asked. My mom sat up and opened her mouth but Nico said, "This is my part." I stopped pacing and turned towards him. "Camp Half-Blood is a safe place for demigods. It's where we train to protect ourselves. And all of Greek mythology is real." He paused. "So we are gonna go to camp".

"You expect us to just leave Chicago and go to some camp? My parents don't even know about this!" March said. My mom got up and started calling Avalon and March's parents. "Wait how do we know who our godly parents are?" asked Avalon. That was Avalon for you, the question asker. "You don't. They claim you when you get to camp." Nico answered. "What do you mean by 'still alive'" I asked. "You know how that hellhound attacked you? Well, it could have killed you. But you just made it go to the Underworld. Monsters don't die they just…disappear and reform. Mt. Olympus is on the 600th floor of the Empire State building too. When western civilization moved, so did Olympus." Nico explained.

Avalon and March's parents explained the whole camp thing to us, again. They decided that we should leave tomorrow to New York. So now here I was packing in my room. My mom insisted that Nico sleep at our house. This whole time Nico had been sleeping in motels and moving around, so he didn't have much stuff. I was almost finished packing when mom came in.

"Hey mom"

She smiled. "I just wanted to tell you about your mom"

"But, you are my mom."

"Your real mom"

"What about her?"

"She's a goddess"

"What about my dad?"

"He was a human…he loved you"

I smiled at her, "Not as much as I love you" I said and hugged her.

"Thanks" she whispered.

The next morning: we were all packed and ready to go. I didn't want to leave all of a sudden and just leave my mom here. I could tell my friends felt the same. Mom explained that it would be better for us to go to camp and be safe, rather than die in another monster attack. Cammie had called us so many times and now she was sobbing in my arms. "Why are you ALL leaving?" Cammie was a mortal; I was hoping she could come along too. She was surprised when we told her and kept questioning us. My friends and I felt horrible that we had to lie to Cammie. We said our goodbyes and boarded the plane.

My mom was coming with us and Nico said he would meet us there. Why? He said something about his uncle wanting him dead. I would love an uncle like that wouldn't you? Anyways the flight was only four hours so it wasn't going to be that boring.

When we arrived in New York, let me tell you it was crowed! A lot….cozier than Chicago. I felt a bit uncomfortable with all the people. My mom told us she was headed back to Chicago and that Nico would take us to camp. I was about to ask where he was when he just, appeared. Camp wasn't in New York City, so we took a cab. I was excited to see camp and maybe learn more about my actual mom.