Brightpath2: Hi! :) another update. Hopefully we'll get some reviews.
Alya Starbright helped this chapter, since again her character is the point of view, and I sadly cannot read minds and do not know how Diana should act. I hope it's good. :)
My characters: Riann (pronounced Reee {like read} and Ann) Martinez, Leilani Marihi, Drake Nilense, Miley Carlton, Cameron Torrins, Evander Homer.
Alya Starbright's characters (she's my co-writer, also on , and she's amazing): Keren Johanson, Diana Clymene, Satyaki Krishna.
Percabthforever2511's character: Jordan Benjamin. She gave me permission to use him in this fanfiction, THANK YOU SO MUCH SUNNY!
Firestrike22's character: Kim Smith (she also gave permission thank goodness)
Disclaimer: I only own my oc's, while some other people have their oc's (and I have their permission) and Rick Riordan owns the world. *perfectly straight face time guys*
Diana
Maybe she shouldn't have been spying, but Diana couldn't help it, at least not when the conversation was so weird and interesting.
She'd been lounging in the back of the pavilion, relishing the silence.
People rarely bothered her, and rarely noticed her, but they were still loud, so the night was perfect, especially because of the harpies and the apparently permanent curfew. No campers strayed out of their cabins normally.
So Diana was really surprised when the tiny Demigod she'd never seen before crept into the pavilion, and then looked around as though disappointed, before hearing something and diving into the shadows herself. And Diana was even more surprised when she could no longer see the Demigod.
She could see in the dark fairly well because of her godly parent, so the fact that she couldn't see the other girl shook her.
And then another girl, someone Diana recognized this time, walked in, breathing heavily, looking excited. She looked around, and her face fell. "She didn't come," the girl whispered.
Diana's eyes widened as the smaller, probably younger girl stepped out of the shadows. "I'm right here." She said, and then was promptly attacked by Keren, the older girl.
Diana flinched as Keren's sword touched the other girl's throat, but despite her size disadvantage, the smaller girl fought for several minutes before she flipped Keren onto her back and knocked her sword out of her hand, pulling out two daggers so swiftly that Diana wondered whether or not she'd seen it. Until Keren was lying on the ground with two daggers dangerously close to her face.
"Do not attack me." The small girl hissed, her eyes narrowed.
Keren looked shocked as the other girl pulled back, sheathing her daggers. "How did you- no. Sorry. I thought you were a monster." Keren said quickly.
"Really? I wonder what gave you that idea? Now hurry up and tell me what you wanted to tell me. I came here to speak to you, but what did you wish to speak about?" Diana covered a smile with her hand. She liked this new Demigod's attitude. If she could stand up to Keren, she had some guts.
Keren sighed, and the younger girl relaxed slightly. "Talk," she said again, but her voice was a bit softer this time.
"Ok, I'll talk." Diana said quietly, surprising herself as she stepped out of the shadows. "I'll talk about how fascinating it was to watch you two fight each other. And how simply surprised I was to realize that one, I don't know one of you, and two, you," she pointed at the short girl, whose daggers were already out and ready, "kicked Keren's butt."
Keren sighed, getting up. "Diana, what are you doing here?"
"Hmm . . . so you do actually know my name? I'm impressed. And as to what I'm doing here, I come here every night. But I have no idea what you are doing here." Diana realized that her voice sounded hostile, and wished that she had thought about what she was doing first.
Keren rolled her eyes, and a faint frown appeared on her face. "Diana, this is Riann, Riann, this is Diana, the daughter of Selene, one of the Moon goddesses."
Riann slowly lowered her daggers, but her face was unreadable. For the first time, Diana took the time to notice what she looked like.
Her black hair was in a long dark braid that fell to her waist, with a faint silvery sheen that made it glow. She had blue eyes with bright green flecks in them, and she couldn't have been more than four foot ten, if that.
"Pleased to meet you." Diana said, watching as the blue eyes flickered over her, as though examining her to see whether or not she was dangerous.
"Sure." Riann said, her expression indifferent as she turned back to Keren. "So why am I here?"
Keren looked at Diana uncomfortably, almost as though pleading for help, but Diana didn't know what to say. She was still surprised that Keren remembered her name. Normally no one even noticed her.
"Don't look at me. You set up this meeting apparently, so you better have had some sort of reason." Diana said quickly, backing up slightly. This was more like her.
Riann hid a smile, and Keren sighed. "Fine. I wanted to know who you are, how you got here, and why Chiron's keeping you locked in the Big House. When did you get here?"
Riann's eyes hardened, and she glared at Keren. "I've been here a week," she whispered. "I am Riann Martinez, and I can't be a Demigod, because I had two mortal parents. I don't know why Chiron is keeping me locked up, so don't ask."
Diana stared at Riann. "You've been here for a week and I haven't seen you before?"
Riann sighed. "Well I was unconscious for half of it, but yeah." Diana suddenly noticed the dark bruises on the younger girl's arms, and the scratch on her face. She saw the bags under her eyes and the way she looked poised to run.
This was a girl who was more used to fighting, and hiding, and running, than any person Diana knew. She looked battle hardened, which was awful, because she looked so young.
"How old are you?" Diana wondered, and then when Riann's eyes widened, realized she'd said it aloud.
"I'm fourteen."
"You're what?" Diana flinched, and Keren's face seemed to be leeched of all color.
"What's wrong with that? I'm fourteen. I've been on my own for four years, and I could still do it my own if I was free. I don't know why I'm here, and while I'm glad that Coach Hedge got me out of there . . ." the girl trailed off, her voice shaky.
"You've been on your own for four years? But you're only fourteen. Where are your parents?" Keren asked, moving towards Riann.
Diana watched sympathetically as Riann backed away defensively. It was Keren's nature to try and help people, especially people like Riann, but she could see that there was no way Keren would be able to get close to this girl.
"My parents disappeared when I was ten, so I had no choice but to go solo to stay alive. I have no other relatives, and this was the only way to survive." She hissed, her blue eyes narrowed, and one of hands reached towards her dagger.
"Relax." Diana said softly. "We aren't your enemies. I'm sorry about your parents, and about the questions. You said Coach Hedge got you out? what did he get you out of?"
Riann's eyes met Diana's. "You really want to know?" Diana hesitated. The way Riann said that made it seem as though she was sure it was something unpleasant.
But Keren didn't seem to notice that. "I want to know Riann." She said, her red hair bright against the dark night.
"I would like to hear it as well." Diana admitted softly.
"Then sit down. This may take a little while." Riann said softly, sitting at the Poseidon table.
Phew . . . . there's a chapter done. Next chapter will be coming either next monday, or next tuesday. :)
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