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Luke POV:
All the head counselers and I followed Chiron into the Big House. I was wondering what was wrong with Percy and where doing a meeting instead of help her. Percy is the one who needs our help and Chiron was just prancing around like the pony he is. We reatched the Big House and walked into the meeting room be Chiron said or did anything.
"Times are getting bad," Chiron said before he got to say anything.
"So what? Times have been bad for awhile ," Clairsse said.
"Yeh, why is this girl any diffrent?" Asked Charles.
"As I was saying, things are getting bad . The lightning bolt is gone and the oracle has propheciced a mission for our new camper." Chiron said sounding distressed. "She will have to bring the bolt back or else there will be a war of the gods."
"Don't hold back." I joked. But the feeling of protectivness rushed inside of me. "Did the oracle say anything about companions?" My nerves were starting to get edgy with the idea of Percy being in trouble.
"She said somthing about there being three, one of trickery and one satyr and one who knows no tretchery. That was to my understanding." Chiron continued on. "I think that she meant Grover and a child of Hermes, if you would like to volunteer, Luke."
"Sure, where do I sign?" I asked trying another joke to lighten the mood. Some o f the counselers actually smilied.
"Alright then, I think we are dissmissed then." Chiron said and I bolted door he ading to the infrimary to see Percy. Everyone looked startled by my suden leave but, I didn't stick around to see what followed. After getting out of the Big House I ran to the infirmary to see Percy. I didn't know what was wrong with me but it was like we were two magnets being pulled together; it hurt to be far away from her.
I nearly fell to my knees when I saw her laying so still on the cot. Percy looked more pale than I rememberd. I just sat in the chair next to her cot and stared at her still form. Her long chocolate brown hair was layed out beneath her head on the pillow. I loved her cute little button nose, her full dramatic lips. There was soft breathing coming from Percy. I wondered what could be keeping her from reality, keeping her from me. Percy's eyelids started to move then, I was looking straight into beautiful sea green eyes.
Percy POV:
I didn't dream. If I did I don't remember. But, I do remember that boy with the blonde hair and blue eyes that pulled you in. Boy, do I remember him. I remember he saying I was going to live, but why did he say that? He doesn't even know me! He could be a deranged pcycho killer for all I know! Then, I remembered Mom. I saw what mom said about dad, how Grover was just sitting in the back of our car eating soda cans. I saw the car flipped over then, be thrown with a sicking whoosh then, crunch. Then, I saw mom get turned into gold dust, Grover fainting, then me all alone using my powers to try to kill the minotaur. It was all a slide show because then I saw the horn in my stomach, picking up Grover and carrying him for a very long time. Finally I saw Luke and his promise. I had my fill, I wanted out of the movie. Then, a weight was lifted off my chest and I opend my eyes.
The room around me was odd, it was kind of like the old infirmary in that history book Mr. Brunner showed us in the mueseum. Wait- it couldn't be, just yesterday I was at Yancy academy where high school isn't so musical. No, everything was just a dream, all those werid things I saw were just the affect of romance novels and horror movies. I sat up and looked around me, as if my consiousness needed proof. I turned my head and saw the boy from my dreams, Luke.
We were locked in a gaze before he broke them silence. "How are you feeling? You gave me quite a scare last night." He said.
"Wait- that was all real? My mom's really gone?" I asked still looking into his eyes. He moved from the chair next to the bed to sitting on the bed right next to me.
"I'm so sorry Percy, your protector did all he could." He sounded really sincere. I hope that wasn't my imagination coming out again.
"Okay, okay." I said murmering to myself trying to put my head in reality but, I couldn't seem to let the fact go that my mom was dead. Gone. Never to be seen again. "Don't freak out Perc, not in front of the cute boy."
"You think I'm cute?" He asked raising his eyebrows.
"You weren't supposed to hear that." I said feeling heat rise in my cheeks. "So do I sleep here or what?" I asked hoping to change the subject without Luke noticinng. Yah, that didn't work out.
"Your trying to change the subject, tsk, tsk Percy. Well, let me your tour guide." He said leading me out of the infirmary. There were some archers in front of the targets about to shoot when Luke stopped them. "Hey," He said and they stopped. "newbe here!" He said gestering to me.
We walked on and Luke was just making small talk along the way, nothing to important but, then, we walked up to a beautiful house. It had a doc that led to the water. It was truly beautiful. It smelled like sea salt and water, my favorite scent. There was a tritent and I picked it up.
"This suker's got weight." I said and Luke chuckled expecting me to say somthing more. I looked out one of the open walls and, I saw the symbol of a tritent. More tritents? The only god who used a tritent was Poseioden. My dad. "Poseioden's my father." I stated.
"Yes, he is. Greek god of destruction, earthquakes, horses, hurricanes, oceans, seas, storms, and other water bodies. So I think I should call you Fish Girl. Hey, it has a nice ring to it.'
"Only if I can call, you... Wait- you never told me who your parent is." I said. I heard someone call his name just as he was about to talk.
"Gotta go Fish Girl, see you at capture the flag."
"Capture the what?" I asked just as he was leaving. I waited for a response but, none came.
Damn I thought. So, what to do when your all alone in a cabin were you will probably be living the rest of your gods given life? Unpack? Sure, but what is there to unpack? Maybe a few sets of chlothes but, that was it. Everything I owned is at Gabe's place and there was no way in the nine circles of hell I was going there. I did none of the normal people stuff, and went to go sit on the dock. I took off my tennis shoes and just talked/prayed to my dad.
Dad, I thought. I'm so sorry for being so mean about you growing up. It wasn't intentional see, I have an overactive imagination. It gets the best an dthe worst of me. But, why weren't you there? I know you couldn't be there all the time but still, I would've liked to see you once. Really, all I needed to know is that you were there. Some tears were sliding down my cheeks. Couldn't you have been there for my birthday? To see me off on my first date?
I left it at that because the tears were unstopable. Mom died, I just found out about dad, this new guy Luke is in my life, and more inportantly, I'm a freak. I have these werid powers, fire and water. Two complete opposites, like yin and yang. Those little things that could hurt somebody if I got out of control, the things that would keep me from kissing someone, even somthing as simple as a handshake or a hug could become dangerous.
Face it, I'm a ticking time bomb.
I was playing around with the water when Grover came into my home/cabin and pulled me to where a horn was blowing (he let me put on my shoes, of course.) I saw a man with a real horse's ass and 's face speak.
"Warriors, Heros, fall in." He said and people in red and blue helmits and gear split into their groups by their color. Luke was with the blues standing in front and when he saw me he smiled and winked sending my heart racing. "Percy come here." He said and I stood in front of him. This is Percy Jackson," A few- okay, almost all the boys sized me up. There was murmers throughout the crowd. A girl about my age, super buff, was looking at me like she was trying to decided what to cook me with. Another with grey eyes looked as if she wondered what to do with me. "she will be needing a team." Mr. Brunner finished.
"We'll take her." Luke said almost striaght after Mr. Brunner was done talking. "Did you get a helmit?" He asked meeting my eyes.
"No." I said.
"Chiron, you still have your wheel chair? She's gonna need it." Luke said seriously. My eyes must've gotten big because he added: "I'm messing with you kid, lighten up." I breathed out the breath I didn't know I was holding. "Can anyone please pass a helmit down?" One was handed to Luke. "Eh," he looked it over. "it looks like it'll fit you, try it on." He urged. I tried it on, perfect fit.
We began to set up in the woods for this game. Mr. Brunner (Chiron, as Luke called him) explained the rules, all I heard was blah blah blabbedy blah, because, Luke was talking in my ear. Then Chiron yelled we could begin, and, another horn blew and I knew it was time to ran one way and I followed him, as he instructed me to do. A guy came out with a major sword and I clicked the pen just as Luke pushed me out of the way.
"Watch it, that's a sword, that's a sword." He began to battle the bush jumper when, another guy came out and Luke defeated him in seconds. We began running to find the flag, all over untill there was no one in sight. I stopped in my tracks and sat on the ground. Luke turned around and sat next to me.
"How long do these things last?" I asked him.
"They could last anywhere from minutes to days." He said and I groaned. Luke laughed at me. "That's okay, the Heros haven't won a single capture the flag in a long time." Luke said sounding distiant as if remembering a distiant memory. I didn't ask.
"Well, I bet you bring all the girls here." I gestured to my surroundings, fallen trees, tall grass and a small creek.
"Oh yeh, loads of times." He joked. "Luke! I think I just saw a worm!" He said trying to sound like a girl but, failing meserably.
"No, your doing it wrong." I made my voice sound sweet. "Luke, this heavy armour hurts my hands." I whined.
He and I were laughing very hard, tears were rolling down our faces. "That," He began trying to control his laughes. "was pretty good Fish Girl. I didn't know you had a sense of humor."
"It's always been there, you just haven't given me a reason to let you see it." I said as a horn blew. "Is that it?" I asked hopeful.
"No, that means that we are done for the night and have to pick it up in the morning."
"Yay..." I said with sarcasm. We walked back to the main area taking off most of our amour since it probably weighed more than me and Luke combined. There was a campfire that was roasting a pig when we got there. This grabbed one of the goblets and said Sprite. I did the sam but, I was catious taking the first sip. I realized it was just fine and drank more and more. A bunch of girls in red amour were standing around and looking at me and wispering. Great I thought First day and I'm already an outsider.
"Fish Girl, you look lonely." Luke said walking away from his friends and walking towards me.
"I'm a party of one. What can I say? They see me walkin' and they haten'" I said laughing at my own statement. "You never did tell me your parentage." I said pressing him.
"I'll tell you as long as you do me a favor." I eyed him suspiciously.
"What you want me first born?" I asked.
"A kiss." He said with a michivious spark in his eye.
"Oh, Hades no!" I exlaimed.
"Calm down fish girl, I won't use it now. It would be like a check. Write it now, cash it later." He said and I couldn't resist saying yes.
"Fine, now on with it! Tell mee!" I said already thinking of nicknames.
"I am Luke son of Hermes and May Castellan." He said.
"Ohh! I got it! Letter Boy." I said.
"Alright, you got your answer and I got my kiss check." Luke said and gave a smile that melted my heart. In that moment the fire errupted and and a figure with fire wings errupted and started to speak. Luke pushed me so that he was in front of me. He looked fierce and protective. It made me feel like everything was going to be okay now. I kinda liked that feeling.
"Percy Jackson." The figure said. It repeated my name a few times before throwing mutilple fire balls. "Percy Jackson, I have your mother." He said at I started to run but Luke grabbed my arm and looked me straight in the eye.
"Percy don't!" He wispered but, it was too late, I grabbed a knife off of his belt and ran forward towards the figure.
"YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, MY MOM IS DEAD!" I exlaimed.
"No," The thing laughed. "your mother is with me, here in the underworld." Wait a second- underworld- there was only one god who was fire and underworld. Hades. "Bring the bolt to me or you shall never see your mother again!" With a poof Hades was gone and Chiron ran up to me. '
"Percy, you have to stay at camp, don't feed his fire." Chiron said as I was walking to my cabin. I nodded but, not, whole heartedly, I was going to reason with Hades and get my mother back. I picked up my backpack, and started walking.
"Where you going?" Grover asked me as I was walking away from my cabin.
"On a walk." I responded.
"I'll come with then."
"No, you don't."
"I'm your protector, I have to." Damn him, always reading my facial expression.
"I'm coming too." Luke said popping out of no where.
"Letter Boy, this isn't a party, nor is this a tour, you DON'T have to go."
"Why not?" They asked at the same time.
"Fine, you can come but, it's on you if somthing happens." I said and Luke smiled at me again making me melt.
"Okay, let's get on the highway to hell!"
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-The Girl Who Laughed
