When I came to, I was in a bed. I turned my head, and I saw Mr. Brunner. Mr. Brunner said, "Good Morning, Mrs. Evernight, how are you?"
"Good Morning, Mr. Brunner, I am fine, I guess."
"That is good. I want you to try to stand up."
"Okay. I guess."
I removed the blankets from my body, and the first thing I notice is that my clothes that I wore are gone, replaced with a blueish-green toga (yes, I know about togas. Don't be so surprised). I stood up, and looked at Mr. Brunner. "Where are my clothes? No, don't answer that, there is a better question. Why am I wearing a toga?"
"I will answer your questions, calm down, Hunter."
"How did you know my name?"
"I know your true name, but the only reason I do is because of your parents."
"I don't have parents."
"really?"
"yes, I have been alone all my life."
"no, you have not."
"prove it."
"gladly, come along, Scar"
I glared draggers at Mr. Brunner, but I followed. When we went outside, suddenly my legs went out from underneath of me. A man caught me just as I was about to land on the ground. Everyone looked at me like something happened that was special. The man looked at me.
"What?" I snapped.
"Hush, Lareren female. Your safe. I am Mr. D."
"Your bones aren't going safe if you don't let me go!"
Mr. D put me down. He leads me to the front door. And sat down. "sit down, Lareren."
"No." I said.
He just waved his hand, and I crumped on to a chair. How did he do that? Not even the strongest in my former orphanage could do that. And they were strong. Mr. D just smirked like he knew what I was thinking. What I didn't know at the time is that he did. He knew. Mr. Brunner appeared next to Mr. D. "I see, you have met Mr. D."
That was when I noticed another person. A camper of some kind.
"yeah, I met him, but not on purpose, "I responded.
"That's okay, he is like that. Hm, your aura is just becoming stronger."
"Stronger?"
"Yes, the stronger your aura is, the better for you."
Mr. D interrupted Mr. Brunner, "Larerens are special. That is all you need to know right now."
Then Percy showed up with Grover. Grover was looking at me for some reason. Percy turned and saw me. I waved at them. Percy and Grover begun walking over to us.
"Hi, Scar." They said in union.
"Hi, boys," I replied.
"ah, good, Percy," Mr. Brunner "now there is four for pinochle."
"What I am then, pork chops?" I murmured under my breath.
He offered Percy a chair to the right of Mr. D. "Oh, I suppose I must say it. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood. There. Now, don't expect me to be glad to see you."
"Uh, thanks." Percy scooted farther away from Mr. D. I was smiling at Percy.
"Annabeth?" Mr. Brunner called to the blond girl.
She came forward and Mr. Brunner introduced her to us. "This young lady nursed you back to health, Percy. Annabeth, my dear, why don't you go check on Percy's bunk? We'll be putting him in cabin 11 for now."
Annabeth said, "Sure, Chiron."
She was probably closer to Percy's age, maybe a couple of inches taller, and a whole lot more athletic looking than him too. She looked like she came from California. Her eyes were gray, like a storm cloud.
She glanced at the horn in Percy's hand, then back at him.
She said, "You drool when you sleep."
Then she sprinted off down the lawn, her blond hair flying behind her.
"So," Percy said, "You, uh, work here, Mr. Brunner?"
"Not Mr. Brunner," the ex-Mr. Brunner said. "I'm afraid the that was a pseudonym. You may call me Chiron."
"Okay." He said looking confused, and looked at Mr. D. "And Mr. D … does that stand for something?"
Mr. D stopped shuffling the cards. He looked at Percy like I'd just belched loudly. "Young man, names are powerful things. You don't just go around using them for no reason."
"Oh. Right. Sorry."
"I must say, Percy," Chiron broke in, "I'm glad to see you alive. It's been a long time since I've made a house call to a potential camper. I'd hate to think I've wasted my time."
"House call?"
"My year at Yancy Academy, to instruct you and watch Miss. Evernight. We have satyrs at most schools, of course, keeping a lookout. But Grover alerted me as soon as he met you two. He sensed you two were something special, so I decided to come upstate. I convinced the other Latin teacher to … ah, take a leave of absence."
I tried to remember that there was another Latin teacher the first week at Yancy. Then, without explanation he disappeared and Mr. Brunner had taken the class.
"You came to Yancy just to teach me?" Percy asked.
While they were talking, I slipped into a daydream. Worse idea ever. Three men were yelling at each other. I yelled "STOP!"
They turned to me. All three spoke "Lareren female. Come to us."
I jolted wake. When I did, only Mr. D was around. Mr. D smiled at me.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing" he answered.
"Yeah, right."
"Actually, I want you hold something."
"Okay?"
He held out a sword that has a green gem on the hilt. I reached out to touch it. It glowed a bright silver. I grab it gently. I was about to unsheathe it, but Mr. D spoke "Don't unsheathe it unless you don't have any other choice understand?"
"Yes, Sir," I said.
I turned to leave but I got very dizzy, very fast. Mr. D spoke "Sorry, The Claiming can take it out of you."
"And you did not tell me this why?"
"Because it's better this way."
I glared at him.
I was put in the Big House to sleep. I was kept away from Percy because he was "training".
Mr. D P.O.V. (only for a little bit. Humor me.)
The first Lareren female in over half of a century is a spitfire and a tomboy. The others, probably, don't know about her. But I won't tell them until they get their heads out of their butts. She will be hard to restrain and care for. She will fight us, the Olympian Gods, about everything.
End of Mr. D P.O.V
