Chapter 4:

Reyna's P.O.V.

I don't really know why I decided to join camp a few years ago. I never really liked dancing even though I'm good at it. There was one thing about this summer camp that made me stay.

Jason Grace.

Sure, he almost killed me when I met him, but that was ages ago. He's surely forgiven for his mistake. I just didn't know why I applied for dancing and not singing like I originally planned. Was it because Jason liked dancing?

No. That isn't the reason why I stayed.

At first I thought that I liked him but as soon as I saw him with Piper, I didn't feel anything. This may sound awkward but I actually like seeing them together. If Jason's happy, then I'm happy.

So why did I stay at this camp?

Maybe it was because of Annabeth. She forced me to go camp with her in the first place. She's really persistent when she wants to. Maybe that's the reason why I stayed. I wanted to be with Annabeth because she's my best friend.

Well, whatever the reason is, I already paid to go to this camp so I walked inside the camp along with other campers. I saw a few familiar faces but most of them were new. The guard at the gate gave me a piece of paper. It had the number "13" on it.

"What's this for?" I asked.

"Your table number," he answered "For the opening ceremony. The camp leader and the owners are going to announce something."

"Keep it together, Reyna." I whispered to myself "Just go to the dance studio and everything will be alright."

I kept walking towards the dance studio, hoping I wouldn't run into Octavian or Drew. It's too early for me to meet them.

But of course, I wasn't always lucky.

I was looking where I was going and I made sure I wouldn't bump into Drew but she still made it look like I bumped into her. Her clique was with her and although they dance like they have two left feet, they're the leaders of the camp. Drew's father is the co-founder of this camp and of course, whatever Drew wants, she gets it. I seriously don't know why Drew wants to make my life miserable.

"Watch where you're going loser." She sneered.

"Drew, I just want to go to the dance studio. Now can you please leave me alone?" I said as I walked passed her.

"Your mom must be so disappointed with you, oh wait, she's dead." She said and her friends laughed.

"Well, at least I'm not a spoiled brat like you." I said

"What did you say?" Drew screeched

I knew she was going to kill me for saying that but I was already walking past her. Thankfully, Drew didn't follow me. I didn't want Jason to see me punching Drew in the face. He was too good.

As soon as I entered the dance studio, I saw all the cabin leaders. I looked around hoping that I would see Annabeth. Thankfully, I found her hanging out with Hazel, Frank and Jason.

"What are you guys doing here?" I asked. Hazel hugged me and told me she missed me. She was the first person who talked to me when I first came here.

"We're having a meeting today because there are a lot of new campers. Apparently, Drew's a superstar and her 'fans' decided to enroll to camp." Frank explained. He was in the writing department although he told me that he sucked at writing and he prefers archery. I think the only reason he stayed here was because of Hazel.

I was about to tell them that Drew's a mega-bitch but Jason announced that the meeting was about to start.

By the time the meeting was over, the camp leader announced that all campers should go to the main pavilion for the opening ceremony. I haven't seen Piper anywhere and Jason was a bit worried. Annabeth assured Jason that Piper was going although she was a bit worried herself. As we were walking to the main pavilion, Annabeth and I talked about our bet.

"So," I said "Since there are a lot of new campers, I was hoping a certain someone caught your attention."

"No one caught my attention, Reyna. They are all Drew Tanaka's servants." She said "Although you should be worried yourself."

"And why should I be worried?" I asked.

"Because who knows? Someone might steal your heart this summer. You might finally meet the man of your dreams."

I laughed "I don't have a dream man or something."

"Speaking of dream man, you haven't told me that your sister is getting married soon." She said "I was surprised to see a wedding invitation this morning."

I haven't told her about Hylla's wedding because I didn't want to. Hylla was obviously better than me and my dad is so proud of her for owning such a big business. I'm nothing but a failure. I can't even hit the right notes or perfect a dance. I wasn't jealous of Hylla, I just wish everybody would notice me too and not just her.

"Oh, I forgot." I lied

"So, are you the maid of honor or bridesmaid or something?" she asked as we reached the main pavilion.

"No. I don't want to be the maid of honor or a bridesmaid." I answered. I looked around and saw a lot of people chattering.

"Campers, please go to your respective tables." The camp leader announced "The number of the table you shall be sitting at is indicated on the paper given to you when you entered camp. If you were not given a piece of paper, please go to the table near the stage to get your number. That will be all, thank you."

I sighed as I went to my table. I looked around until I saw table number 13. I was the first to sit down on that table (thankfully). While the other campers were busy looking for their tables, I decided to text Jason.

Me: Hey, what's your table number?

Jason: 10, I have the same table with Annabeth.

Me: Lucky.

Jason: It's okay. I heard Frank and Hazel are on number 13.

As soon as Jason sent that message, Hazel sat beside me with Frank by her side. They were talking about archery and other stuff I was clearly not interested at.

"Archery is way better, Hazel! You should go train with me." Frank stated.

"I know but horse-riding is fun!" Hazel said

"Can you guys just shut up and get married already." I exclaimed. They both glared at me but they were also blushing.

"Reyna!" Frank shouted.

"Do me a favor and name your daughter after me or else I'll keep on teasing you both. You obviously like each other." I said

Frank opened his mouth to talk but I saw two figures going towards our table. Frank and Hazel seemed to notice it too and looked at them. I realized it was Piper with a boy. The boy had curly black hair and deep brown eyes. He was smiling as usual but as soon as he saw me, his smile faded and he tried to avoid making eye contact with me.

"Piper!" Hazel greeted them

"Hazel! Frank! I missed you guys so much!" Piper said as she ran towards us. The boy with her seemed confused; I bet he didn't know if he should run towards us or if he should just keep walking.

"Reyna!" Piper greeted me "How are you?"

"Fine." I smiled at her "Who's the boy over there?"

"Oh," Piper said "He's Leo Valdez."