"I don't believe it." Reyna said.

That simple four word sentence literally shattered my hope. At first I felt despair but it suddenly turned into anger. "What do you mean you don't believe it? You said it yourself. I must be a sign."

The dogs next to her growled deeply but did not attack me. She looked over to them then at me. "My dogs Aurum and Argentum know you're not lying…" I translated the words in my head. "Gold and Silver? Which one's which?"

The moment the words flew out of my mouth I facepalmed. She had a playful look in her obsidian eyes and continued, "Octavian needs to find a prophecy first. And he always disapproves of quests from… outsiders. It may take some time."

I opened my mouth to protest but she held her hand. "No. It will take time. You have to understand that Percy has to wait."

I glared at her and she met me with an even nastier glare. I huffed and went to the door. "Hey" she called. I turned around, "Percy's lasted fifteen years. I think he can last a little longer." Her face softened, "I know you want to find. I know he means a lot to you. He means a lot to me too. I promise you I will get that quest."

I nodded and walked out the door. Luna who was waiting outside joined me. She said nothing and walked me through the camp. "Where are you taking me?" I asked.

She stopped in front of a forge. Even from a distance I could feel the heat radiating against my body. Inside I could hear a man singing to music. "Well I figured that if you're going to stay we should find you a weapon. And introduce you to our cohort."

She smiled at me, showing off her beautiful obsidian eyes. I thanked her and she dragged me inside. I started sweating as soon as I entered. A Latino man with a large beard was singing while hammering down on some metal. Oh yeah. And he was standing in the middle of a giant furnace. "LEO. LEO!" Luna yelled.

The man looked up and grinned. He jumped out the furnace, still flaming. He had a shirt that might have once been white with brown cargo pants. His curly brown hair wasn't on fire or his clothes which boggled my mind. "Hey! Wassup my homies?" he said.

He did a complicated handshake with Luna then turned to me. He tried to repeat it with me but my hand just flopped around. He gave me a look of disgust. "C'mon man. You gotta know the Leo handshake!"

I gave him a strange look and he pushed it aside. "Well whatever. At least you came to see the Super-sized McShizzle. Or Leo Valdez. I prefer McShizzle. What can I do for you lovebirds?"

Luna turned red while I nervously stepped away. Leo threw the red hot metal away obviously disgusted. He gave an expression like he was saying, "Well?" Luna coughed and said, "Well he needs a weapon. And I was hoping you could find one."

Leo grinned like a madman and disappeared out of sight. Various weapons flew at me and Luna. A katana, a gladius, a pirate sword and a bunch of other weapons. Leo came back into sight. "Hey man try this out."

He handed me a leaf shaped sword with a pure white blade. The hilt was a plain black metal material. I took it in one hand and tested its weight. Even held in one hand it was fairly light. It was three feet long of pure beauty. Leo saw that I looked pleased with it. "Pretty ironic you'd get that sword. Percy found it himself on a quest." I froze and stared at him, "Yeah that thing is pretty weird. No one liked this sword. Maybe it's because of the material it's made of."

Leo looked around. "I have a sheath I made somewhere." He dove out of sight again then back with a plain black sheath. He gave it to me and continued, "Anyhow, I still don't know what it's made of. It's been seventeen years. I guess the gods made it."

He smiled at me with a mischievous grin and left to go inside the furnace with a new chunk of metal. Luna touched my shoulder and looked at me with a questioning face. I shook my head and left before I had to hear more music by Leo Valdez. Luna caught up to me, "Hey what's up?"

I put my sword in the sheath and strapped it around my back. Luna punched me in the shoulder. She hit more like an MMA fighter than a fourteen year old girl. "Ow! What?"

She glared at me and began to drag me away again. We walked around to the Pricipia where hundreds of kids were eating dinner. She walked me over to the table on the far end. "Welcome to Fifth Cohort. The cohort famous for its losers then occasionally for their leaders. The centurions have accepted you while you slept so I guess you're stuck with me."

She handed me a plate which I stored in my pocket and we sat on the far end alone with only each other for company. It was like the wind was blowing us food; I grabbed pizza, a cheeseburger, and some steak. I looked at my cup wondering how I'd get a drink. "You have to think of what to drink." Luna told me.

Immediately the cup filled with a blue coke looking liquid. I took a sip and smiled. It tasted amazing, it might even be the taste for my ambrosia. As we ate in silence I noticed one thing. Every time someone would pass us, they would stare at Luna then walk right by. She seemed to ignore this even though she was aware of it. I finally broke and asked her, "Why is everyone looking at you funny?"

She looked up at me from her dinner. "Well they think I'm weird."

She didn't look weird. She looked like a normal girl. Of course I haven't ever met a normal girl in my life… I was about ask why but she answered before I could open my mouth. "Because of my mom. She's a fighter. The praetor of Rome. I'm just her daughter that can't to what she can."

We didn't talk after that. I could tell she was a bit ticked off and quickly inhaled my food and went off on my own. I ended up next to the Little Tiber, sitting on the bank while the water trickled through my toes. The sun was setting leaving a yellowish red glow in the sky. First time you've seen the sunset. How do you feel? I didn't feel special. But I did feel like I was finally alive. "Beautiful. Right?"

Alex was behind me, her hair pulled back in a ponytail but her attire the same as it was in the morning. She tore of her sandals and s next to me, putting her feet in the water along with mine. She was oddly close to me. I stared at my feet expecting her to leave after the silence but she stayed. "So how are you liking Camp Jupiter?"

I shrugged and pulled the plate out of my pocket. "Well can you explain what this is? I don't really read Latin" As I gave it to her, a necklace came out of my pocket. It was the one with the beads. I had forgotten to return it. "Perfect" Alex muttered.

She took the necklace and hooked the plate onto it and hung it around my neck. "There. Now you're a qualified Demigod in the Roman legion. Or at least you're a probatio."

I thanked her quietly and messed around with my-Percy's necklace. I broke the silence, "Why did you run away?" I asked.

She gave me a steely look twiddled her thumbs. "I was feeling… unwanted. My parents love my little brother. He's 3 years old and he's done nothing wrong but it's just frustrating when your parents don't listen."

I wish I could tell her it'd be alright. But sadly I never experienced the things a regular or at least a demigod teen has. Her hand crept towards my hand until we were both holding onto each other. She smiled and put her head on my shoulder and closed her eyes. My eyes began to creep down too until I finally blacked out.