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Samantha's POV

I have decided that I do not know how long I can stay in the Hermes cabin without killing half of the cabin

"Line up!" Travis calls

"Where are we going?" I ask Chris Rodriguez, one of the few people in here who don't drive me completely insane.

"The camp bonfire. It is mostly a sing-a-long session led by the Apollo kids. Though a ton of people are claimed at the bonfire." He explains. "Maybe your parent will claim you there."

I give him a half smile. Not really meaning it. Neither one of my birth parents have shown up in all of my fourteen years. Why would they claim me now? Either way I find my place at the end of the line and head toward the fire. When we get there everybody disperses leaving me wondering what I am supposed to do. I see Annabeth over in a corner of the amphitheater talking to a girl with incredibly curly red hair and bright green eyes. I decide I should probably not interrupt so I take a look around. The amphitheater is beautiful, with white marble pillars and arches on either side. There are rows of benches and one lone three-legged chair shoved in the front corner.

My mind is starting to wander, when Annabeth's voice interrupts my thoughts. "Hi, Samantha! I thought I would introduce you to a couple friends of mine." She is standing with the girl from earlier and another girl who looks a couple years older than me, with choppy chocolate hair, her eye color is undeterminable but are shining and beautiful

"I'm Piper," second girl begins, "and the dork with red hair is Rachel."

"Do I not get included Beauty Queen?" A guy's voice comes from behind Piper.

She turns and laughs. "Maybe if you had stayed out of the fire for a few minutes I would have."

I look over see who she is talking to. He looks my age or maybe a year older. He is about my height (and I am quite tiny) with our of control dark curly hair and brown eyes. He looks over at me and we lock eyes for a second. "I'm Leo Valdez, supreme commander of the Argo II, and son of Hephaestus."

"Leo, will you ever drop that title?" Piper admonishes him

"Nope!" He grins, and I can't help but smile myself. "Who might you be?" He says turning to face me

"Samantha Jones, supreme commander of nothing, godly parent yet to be determined." I tell him playfully

Piper smiles slightly, "I think I will go talk to... Mitchell. See ya!

"So, guess you just got here then?" Leo says breaking the ice

"Yeah, kinda." He raises an eyebrow. "I got here a few days ago but have been in the infirmary. I passed out almost right after I got here.

"Well then. If it means anything, welcome to Camp Half-blood."

"Thanks. I..." I trail off when a horn blew, warning everyone to sit down.
Leo went ahead and sat down in the front row a seat away from Annabeth. I had no idea what to do, so I followed suit, taking the seat between them.

The bonfire was definitely interesting. Seeing Sarah in make-up and a dress was strange. It NEVER happens. I mean ever. I tried at homecoming this year but she refused and went in her jeans and black lace top. The funniest part though was seeing Jordan's face. His jaw dropped the minute he saw her.

I was not quite sure what had happened. So when Sarah came back into the cabin (apparently she had lived in here all along) I asked her. "I was claimed." She replied with no enthusiasm in her voice.

"By Aphrodite I am going to guess." It made sense because I knew the dove was Aphrodite's symbol. And afterwards Piper (who I figured out was the counselor of that cabin) was talking to Sarah

"Yeah, luck me right?" She sounds very annoyed. "Piper is the only one in there who is not a girly girl. And I am stuck looking like this! (She was still wearing the outfit that she was changed into at the bonfire) Ugh! Look I would love to stay here so we can chat, but if I don't get to my cabin soon the harpies will be out. And I would prefer not to be their dinner." She laughs lightly.

"'Night Sarah!" I call to her as she runs out the door. As I decide to settle into bed I hide my cell phone and cash in my pillowcase so it won't get stolen overnight. And try to fall asleep, though it is not working too well. I finally give up and decide to head out of the cabin to get some fresh air.

"Going somewhere?" Chris asks making me jump.

"I'm just heading out to get some fresh air and clear my head." It is not a lie. My mind is going a hundred miles a minute, like always.

"Take this" he hands me a small dagger, "just in case. But I want it back later."

I nod and head out the door of the cabin. The camp looks even more amazing in the moonlight. I decide to head towards the beach. When I get there I sit on the hill leading down to the ocean. One thing is for sure, this place is a million times quieter at night. I sit there for a couple minutes watching the waves break and hit the beach.

"Pretty sweet view right?" I just about skewer Leo when I flip around, surprised. "Though I would prefer to be in one piece to see it, please."

I laugh quietly. "Sorry, I didn't realize anyone was out here. I assumed you were some sort of monster sneaking up on me."

"Probably a logical guess the majority of the time. Though the monsters here stay in the woods. Now, may I ask what you are doing out here this late?"

"Nah." Leo raises an eyebrow in confusion. "You may not ask, because I was supposed to ask first."

Now it is his turn to laugh. "And why is that?"

"Because. I. Am. Awesomer."

"How can you say that when you barely know me? How do you know that I am not the awesomest?"

We both burst out in quiet laughter. "What are you doing out here though? Normally no one else is out here this late." He questions.

"I couldn't sleep and I needed to think." I dot know why I was telling him this. It was really none of his business.

"What were you thinking about?"

"Just everything that has gone on lately. From the cyclops attack at the school to learning that I apparently have some Greek god as my birth parent. One who for fourteen years has had nothing to so with me. And somehow we are supposed to get over that fact."

Leo is quiet for a minute, then says, "I can't explain it to you entirely. But I can tell you that I planned on chewing the dad out for being a deadbeat the first time I saw him. But somehow I just couldn't. I realized that he had been watching me. Caring about things as minuscule as my science projects. The gods aren't allowed to have much contact with their kids."
The protest in the mind dies down a bit. Has my mom or dad been watching me? It is difficult to think about.

"If you don't mind me asking is your mom or dad your godly parent?"

"I don't know. I was adopted when I was only about a month old. I have always wondered about my birth parents though."

"Wow. I'm sorry. Well hopefully soon you can know who one of them is."

I smile, "Hopefully. Hey, I really should head back to my cabin. But thank you for keeping me company."

"Anytime Samantha!" He calls as I head back. I smile.

When I get back to the cabin everyone is asleep, thankfully. I lay the dagger on Chris' trunk and lay down. Within two minutes I am fast asleep.

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