I'm so sorry for not updating! I've just been super busy, practicing for the talent show and all. Plus, I have a question. What would you all prefer, short chapters, but I update sooner, or longer chapters which will take me more time to update?

Corrins's POV

I've been shown around most of Camp Half-Blood by Annabeth, who still doesn't trust me. I think she's trying to act like she's let her guard down. The reason I'm not fooled is she keeps one hand a short distance from her dagger. Rule 101 for trusting people, always trust someone who makes sure they are in a position to stab you in the neck. I live by that rule. Please note the sarcasm in my tone.

"You know conversation might be easier if you don't look like you could stab me at any moment." I say. Annabeth smiles slightly.

"Not dying is also easier if you are ready to defend yourself." Replies Annabeth.

"Awesome tip, so how about getting me a weapon so I can defend myself, you know, so I don't die, like you said."

Annabeth opens her mouth to respond, but know words come out. She has no clue how to respond. Checkmate, Annabeth.

We stand like this for a few minutes until I interrupt. "May I please get a weapon now, or are we going to wait until you swallow every fly at camp."

"I don't have much of a taste for flies. Let's go to the armory."

The armory is filled to the brim with weapons. I scan the weapons, but the one weapon I was looking for does not appear to be here. I sigh, and settle on the next best thing, a Xiphos sword.

"All set?" I nod. It's my second weapon choice, I good with it, but I'm a master with my favourite weapon, my brother told me. Well, my half-brother anyways.

"You know what capture the flag is, right?" She doesn't wait for me to respond. "Head over to the swordplay area, Percy will teach you the basics. You're going to need to know how to use a sword if you don't want to get skewered tomorrow."

She goes off towards the forest, for reasons unknown to me. I run off to the swords play area Annabeth showed me earlier.

Percy is waiting where Annabeth said he'd be. His sword is jutting out of a dummy next to him. He plunges the sword in the dummies head then again in its neck. He's about to plunge it again in its chest before I call out. "I think the dummy gives up Percy, I'm pretty sure it's dead."

He turns towards me, lowering his sword. "True, anyways, I thought Annabeth would send you over here at one point or another. Come on, let's get training."

I run over to Percy and get ready to fight until he interrupts, "We have some rules about training, first of all, no killing. We concede if someone calls out concede, keep maiming to a minimal. Ambrosia is in that cabinet over there if needed. You can't take too much of it, or you get feverish. An overdose reduces you too a pile of ashes. Understand?"

"Got it." He didn't need to tell me all that, I knew it already. But I have to keep my act up.

Percy closes his eyes, pointing the tip of his sword to the ground. "Now I-…" he doesn't get to finish his sentence because I disarm him using a maneuver my half-brother showed me. Just as his sword clatters to the ground I kick it behind me with my foot, and put edge of my sword close to his throat.

I hear laughter, but it's not coming from Percy, but there's no one else here but Percy and I. That is until Annabeth appears, stuffing her Yankees cap in her pocket.

Percy's eyes widen and a blush appears on his face. "She was supposed to wait until I say go. So this win doesn't count." he grumbles, eyeing the edge of my sword.

"Monsters aren't going to wait until you say go in battle, Percy. So this win does count." I say holding back laughter.

Annabeth laughs some more. "You and I are going to get along just fine." I smile at that.

"That's awesome new besties but, please remove your sword from this close to my throat." Annabeth and I laugh some more, and I remove my sword.

"Well, the good news is that she'll be an awesome addition to our capture the flag team." Percy says, rubbing his throat.

"Who else is on our team?" I ask.

"On our team for capture the flag are my cabin, Athena, Percy, so the Poseidon cabin, Apollo, Hermes, Nemesis and Hecate." Annabeth list off. "My cabin is the leader."

"On the opposing team it's Ares, Demeter, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Iris, and Zeus." Percy adds. "The other cabins didn't want to compete this time."

"I'm going to guess Ares is the leader for the opposing team, since Athena and Ares hate each other." I put in. Annabeth nods.

"It's nearly dinner, so you should head back to your cabin." Annabeth says." I saw the Hermes earlier. The thing that stood out was that it was old.

"See you tomorrow then," I say, walking to the Hermes cabin.

~The next day~

I stretch and stifle a yawn. Pressing my cheek on the softness of my pillow one more time, I sit up and swivel, so my feet are planted on the floor.

I quietly rush to the bathroom, since I'm the first one up. Changing into a camp half-blood shirt, jeggings and my combat boot, I quietly rush back out and stuff my pajamas into a small box for my belongings under my bed.

The first thing I do is grab some grapes for breakfast, and head down to the archery range. I suck at archery, but I have my, ah, unique ways to hit the target.

Surprisingly, I'm not the only one up. A camper I have not met yet is also at the archery range, firing shot after shot, hitting bulls-eye after bull's-eye. He even splits the previous arrow he shot in half when the current one shooting makes contact with the board. He has dark black hair and light skin.

I walk up behind him and say "Son of Apollo, right? He lets out a gasp and fires an arrow on accident, still managing to hit the target, just not the bull's-eye. Seeing his reaction I quickly add "My favourite snack."

He spins around one foot, loads and shoots an arrow in less than a second. I'm able to notice his brown eyes before I quickly do a backflip to avoid the arrow piercing my eye. It's a habit my brother forced me into, that and a severe case of ADHD.

He scowls when he realizes I'm not a monster and he wasted an arrow for nothing. Then he smiles, probably finding it funny I tricked him, and devising a plan to get the Hermes kids to get me back.

"What gave it away?" he asks, still smiling.

"Hmm, I don't know, how about the fact that you have unnaturally good archery abilities?'' I say, crossing my arms over my chest.

He lets out a laugh and says "Great, but anything else?"

I quickly rack my mind for anything else but nothing comes up. "I only met you a few minutes ago; I hardly know anything about you! I don't even know your name!" I start tapping my foot lightly on the ground. Over by the cabins, a few people start drifting out of the doors.

"Well, then I should change that.", He says, sticking out his hand, "My name is Dusk."

I shake his hand and say "Corrin."

His eyes light up, "Hey, you're that girl who snuck into the camp! How'd you get past Argus?"

I shrug my shoulders and say "In all honesty, I have no clue."

He gets a look on his face, and hands me his bow and an arrow, "I want to see how good you are!"

I immediately shake my head. "I'm horrible at archery than a dog would be at pretending to be a whale."

He still presses the bow and arrow into my hands. I sigh and say " One shot."

I notched the arrow and shot it. It whizzed in the air so fast I could barely see it. I did see it bounce off a tree.

And fly's past us, right over Dusks head.

I hand back the bow, expecting him to laugh, but instead he takes the bow and says "How in Olympus did you get the arrow to bounce off the tree?"

I decide that he and I will be good friends.