Courtney's POV

I was shook awake the next morning. "Courtney! Courtney!" cried Quinn, "It time to go for breakfest!" Groggily, I sat, "Wha?" Looking around, I realized I was back in the Hermes' Cabin. How the... "Hurry up, Courtney!" Quinn wailed, grabbing my arm. "B-b-but I need to get dressed!" I shouted as she pulled me out of the cabin. She looked down at my Eeyore pajama pants (A/N Thumbs up for Eeyore! XD), my bare feet, a black leather jacket, and my blue tank top. "No time. Change after breakfest!" She said quickly, tugging me along as I was complaining about how everyone would see me and think of me as a dork.

As we walked to the hall, I finally realized I was wearing a black leather jacket, and it wasn't mine. Or anyone in the cabin's. I stared at it. Where had it come from? And why was I wearing it? That's when it dawned on me. This was the same jacket the boy at the beach had been wearing. I blushed at the thought that he had taken off this jacket to keep me warm. I smiled, He was so sweet.

We were halfway to the hall, when a blue surrounded us. Excited, I looked above my head to see...nothing? "C-c-c-courtney...?" Quinn asked, nervously. Confused, I looked at her...and saw a small grey cloud over her head. I gaped at her, my heart heavily, as I watched her try to wave away the symbol. "What is that?" She asked, confused and angry that it wasn't disappearing. "Notus..." I whispered, "God of fog and mist..." She turned and stared at me, "Father?" I nodded. She smiled, and looked above my head, searching for a symbol. "Where is yours?"

I sighed, gently pushing her hand away, "I don't know...We should take you to your cabin..." Quinn smiled, "Yay, now we no be by Hermes' children."

"Not me, Quinn, you. Your parent claimed you, not me. So you are going to the Notus cabin...while I stay in the Hermes cabin." Quinn's smile melted into a frown, "But...we can be still friends?" I laughed, "Yea, Quinn. We can." I grabbed Quinn's shoulder and pulled her to towards the Notus cabin.

~NOTUS CABIN~

The Notus cabin looked more like a large bungalow than a cabin. It had a white, marble roof. It's walls appeared to be made of bamboo. The inside had small amounts of sand scattered about the floor. The ceiling was shrouded by a thick, white fog. There were no conventional beds in this cabin, only hammocks.

A cooling breeze moved through the warm cabin. Quinn smiled as she walked in. "Put your stuff here," I said, pointing at one of the hammocks without stuff on or around it. She quickly tossed it on the hammock and grabbed me again, pulling me out the door. "Come! Breakfest!" She cried again. I groaned. How could she think of breakfest after she was just claimed?

~Later~

I walked onto the beach, to find...it empty. I frowned, then sighed. He's coming, don't worry. But, when my watch read 10 o'clock, I knew he wasn't. I sighed, standing up. My heart was heavier then normal. He ditched me, just when I thought I could trust him, just when I thought I was starting to think I lik- I mentally smacked myself for even thinking, let alone feel that way about him.

As I walked off the beach, I passed the Big House, where, suprisly, the counselors of the cabins were leaving their meeting. "Hey, Courtney," said Percy Jackson, who smiled and waved at me. The rest seemed to ignore me, but I was used to it. I waved back, then started to walk away. I stopped when I heard a gasp. Then another. Then another. Then everyone gasped. I turned to see everyone was showered in a glowing, pink and red light. No one had a symbol above their head. My heart beat fast, my breathing stopped. Was it finally happening?

Over come with emotions, I looked above my own head and gasped.