"Wow" was my only thought. The camp was huge. There was a bunch of cabins, a dining pavilion, strawberry fields, other buildings, sword fighting areas, a big forest, and even more! I didn't want to go to this camp at first, but I was already starting to like it. While I was still taking it all in, Shawn called me over.
"So? What do ya think?"
"Uh. It's fine. There's nothing that awesome about it." I said, trying to hide my true feeling.
"Oh yes there is. Along with it being the place to learn to protect yourself and harness your demigod powers, it's the only place safe on Earth for demigods. Well, one of the two places that are safe."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Last summer, we learned that there are also Roman demigods living in the world. They have their own camp in California. And sometimes, greeks visit their camp and romans come here."
"Cool."
"Yeah. Come on. We better introduce you to Chiron."
"Who's Chiron?" I asked.
"You'll see." he answered.
He took me to a big building. Along the way, he pointed out some things such as the fighting area, the dining pavilion, and the climbing wall. When we got there, he knocked on the door.
A few seconds later, it opened and a middle-aged man in a wheelchair smiled at Shawn. He didn't seem to notice me.
The man exclaimed "Shawn! Your back! Good to see you!"
Then he gave him a bro hug. Shawn was smiling, too. He stated talking to him about things I didn't understand for what seemed like forever.
Once Shawn finally remembered me,he stepped aside and said "Chiron, I'd like you to meet Maya Hart. She's Corey's daughters best friend and seems to be a demigod."
Chiron smiled at me.
"Why hello. Do you know your godly parent yet?" he asked.
"Uhh, no"
"Then you'll be staying in the Hermes cabin until you do. You look older than thirteen, so you'll probably be claimed at dinnertime."
Chiron suddenly looked at a teenage boy with blond hair and said "Travis, we have a new camper. Can you take her to the Hermes cabin and than show her around camp?"
The boy answered "Why can't someone else do it. Like Percy?"
He pointed at a tall boy with dark, messy hair. He was turned around so you couldn't see his face.
"Because you aren't spending your last summer at camp for four years. You also didn't save the world for the second time last summer."
"Fine."
He motioned for me to come over.
Then he said "Hi. I'm Travis Stoll, the most awesome demigod ever. This is true, no matter what anyone else says."
I didn't care about him. I headed for the question I cared about as a right now: "Did that Percy guy really just save the world? Twice?"
"Technically, yes. Well, not by himself. The first time, which was a couple of years ago, he and his girlfriend led Camp Half Blood into New York City to battle the evil titan Kronos and his army of monsters. Only Percy, his girlfriend, and his best friend were there when Kronos was actually defeated. Then, the second time, which was last summer, he and six other demigods, which included his girlfriend, went on a quest to defeat the evil giants and there patron, the earth mother Gaia. They won that time, too. But don't let that fool you. I'm still number one."
Wow. A demigod was expected to do all that? That was impossible. Yet, I had just seen this "Percy". He made me feel the same way I did when I saw that book of famous art pieces- I could never be as good as him. Or his awesome girlfriend, for that matter. Or the five other demigods that accompanied him on that quest. I probably couldn't be as good as any of these demigod, even this Travis guy.
After a minute, I noticed Travis was waving his hand around in front of my face.
"... name?"
"What?" I said.
"I said, what's your name?"
"Oh. Maya."
"Cool."
I noticed a pretty girl a that looked a few years older than me with choppy brown hair approaching us.
Travis must have noticed her too, because he called out "Piper. Can you shown this new girl around? I don't want to."
"Of course I will, but not because of you. Unlike you, I care about are new campers and want to help them as much as I can."
Travis then ran off without even saying thanks, and Piper joined me.
"Hi. My name is Piper McLean, head counselor for the Aphrodite cabin, and one of the seven of the prophecy."
She held out her hand for me to shake. I shook it.
"Wait, you were one of the seven demigods who went one that quest to save the world with Percy I don't know his last name?!" I asked.
"It's Percy Jackson, and yes. But your referring to him like he's a movie star. That's not what is at all. He a mentor and friend to all of you campers. He's also sometimes an idiot, but thats beside the point. And why is that your first question. Most demigods are bursting with simple questions when they first get here."
"Once she finished her speech, I said "my friend Shawn Hunter explained it to me in the car. He drove me here."
"You know Shawn Hunter? That's so cool! He's a legend here! He's the best swordsman other than Luke and Percy to be a camper of Camp Half Blood in hundreds of years. He's also the oldest living demigod alive in the history of this camp. He's coming back for the first time in a year. Today, actually. Wait. If he drove you here, than that must mean that he's here now! I've got to see him later!"
I gave her a look that would make her think her hair is on fire.
"Sorry I've been hanging around my cabin-mates to much. Gotta go."
She left me all by myself.
While I looked around for another demigod to show me around, I thought about the information I just learned:
1. Shawn is a considered a celebrity here.
2. Percy is not considered a celebrity here
3. That seemed wrong.
4. Piper talks a lot.
5. This summer was going to be more complicated than I thought.
Even though this breaks my heart, I won't be posting again until I get at least eight reviews in total. This is my first time writing for the public, and I want to know what people think about me. So sit tight!
