**I still don't own any Greek Myths or The 100**
Jasper raced after Clarke as she marched towards a group of Hermes house members. She was in the process of fuming while he rambled on. "You sure you want to join? I mean you seem like someone that can handle it, but this is your first day and I don't want you to feel pressured. Bellamy is a…"
Clarke stopped to look at the fidgeting boy beside her this silencing his word vomit. "This seems like fun and to be honest, I haven't had fun in a while. If I get to punch that asshole then that's just bonus. So tell me what to do and I'll do my best to follow orders".
Her words were stern, but her expression was gentle so Jasper thought better than to question the new girl. A smile spread across his face making his features seem more elfish than usual as he said "I knew there was something about you that I liked". Before Clarke could reply, Jasper walked past her and shouted towards his housemates "Everyone this is Clarke. She's gonna help us beat the crap out of the Ares kids!"
The last sentence made the campers exclaim in applause and run over to surround Clarke in a tight embrace. Clarke soon realized that she would have to get used to people touching her, but somehow she didn't mind it that much in that moment.
The Hermes house quickly met up with the other members of their team which included the children of Aphrodite, Demeter, and Athena.
Lexa, a child of Demeter, made herself the unofficial leader of the group so Clarke spent most of the time listening to her bark out orders.
"Athena's house will guard the perimeters and go with the Hermes children to search for the flag. Aphrodite's house is in charge of watching the flag. My house is already in the process of spreading out traps, so they will assist Athena's children with the perimeters. There will be some of Athena's house close enough that if the other team somehow makes it past, the Aphrodite's children are to give off a signal. That means you all need to pay attention to your surroundings and not your reflections. We don't need a repeat of last time" she said, narrowing her eyes at a blonde boy.
His brown eyes danced in amusement at the self-appointed commander "Well if your plan had worked, then your campers should have already been there".
A boy stepped between them, giving the two a stern look. His head was shaved with a hint of brown stubble and his clear brown eyes were filled with wisdom that made it easy for Clarke to see he was a child of Athena. His darkly tanned skin highlighted his built frame and while he hadn't taken charge, the boy had an aura of authority that shut everyone up immediately.
"We don't need these kinds of distractions" he said then turned toward Lexa "Wick is right. If we keep all our guards in the perimeters then the flag will be open for attack. We need to put some of my house in the trees around our flag so we don't need to rely solely on one house" Then he turned to the blonde "Lexa is also correct. You need to pay attention or we will lose".
The boy shifted his attention to the group of collected houses and said "We will go ahead with Lexa's plan and the children of Demeter will guard the perimeter since they have already set traps. My house will be split into four groups. Group one and two will help Demeter's children while group 3 will assist in guarding the flag. The fourth group will go with the children of Hermes to find the other teams flag. Everyone needs to watch out for each other or this plan will fail. Am I understood?"
The group all shouted back in agreement. Even Lexa and Wick seemed okay with the plan as they mumbled their response, both still glaring at each other.
The boy signaled for them to move out then walked over to Clarke.
"Nathan Miller, child of Athena, but you can call me Miller. Since this is your first time, I'll have you guard the flag with Atom of Aphrodite house"
He was in the process of showing her who Atom was when she stopped him by saying "I work better on offense and tracking is my second nature. I don't want to be rude, but if I'm doing anything, it's finding the flag"
Miller raised an eyebrow in surprise "You don't have armor on"
Clarke shrugged "I not saying I'm the best warrior, but it only slows me down. I don't need it".
Miller stopped and examined Clarke. She didn't seem like an unreasonable person when she spoke. It sounded like she had thought logically about the idea and was aware of the consequences of her actions just as he, a child of Athena would. Unlike most of the kids in the camp, something about this girl told Miller not to underestimate her.
After a brief moment, he gave her a swift nod and said "I'm going to trust you because my head is telling me not to underestimate you. I'll go with you and Jasper so stay close and please don't make me regret my decision" Then he turned and marched towards the woods where the rest of the group had already spread out.
Clarke watched his retreating figure then turned towards Jasper. "I like him" she said then followed the path she saw Miller take, leaving a yet again awestruck Jasper to sprint after her.