I was glad to see that I wasn't the only one staring in shock and disbelief.
"Is that even POSSIBLE?" a girl yelled, and many people followed:
"She's the maiden, it can't be true!"
"Liar, I don't believe it!"
"It's just a joke…right?"
"She can't be THAT special," I heard the girl, Annie, call out. Somehow, her comment hurt worse then all the others, because hers was truly meant to hurt me.
"Well, it is true," Lyle snapped. "Now get over it!"
"Wait," Hyna whispered, but that whisper caused everyone to quiet down. "It's not over…"
I looked above my head to also see a clock, signaling time. Time. Time girl. But Artemis is a huntress. Who's time…
"Oh my Gods," I heard Chiron mutter, then he looked back up at me. "Forgive me, Natalie, for I have seemed to have gotten your title wrong. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood Natalie Renee, goddess daughter of Kronos and Artemis."
That sure as hell shut up everybody.
Then, a small girl piped up and asked, "Wouldn't being the daughter of Kronos make her a titaness, not a goddess?"
"Yeah!" a bulky boy said, "So being a titaness would make her a traitor! She'll help her father!"
Many people agreed and gave me death glares, and I just shrunk back. I've been here about two days and I'm already the loser everyone hates for something that I DIDN'T do, or WON'T do!
"Shut up!" Garret yelled, coming to my defense. "She just learned about this stuff yesterday! She's not a traitor, don't judge her for her father!"
"She's gonna side with him sooner or later!" Annie yelled. "Let's just get her out of the way now!" She held a sword close and Garret just glared at her.
"Don't you dare!" Hyna screamed, standing in front of me. "You wanna hurt her, you're gonna have to go through me!" She pulled out her sword and I felt tears come to my eyes.
"No…no guys, it's fine," I whisper, taking a step back. "I'll leave…"
"No," Cyan objected. "They're just being assholes."
"She's gonna get us killed!" a dark skinned girl snapped, standing with Annie.
"Oh shut up, Sandy!" Mahogany yelled. "You're a dumbass so your opinion doesn't count!"
Everyone kept arguing, and I vaguely saw Lyle back away slowly, then run for the woods. I started to cry. Am I such a freak, that even my best friend has to leave, because he's so embarrassed to be seen with me?
My feet started to back me away automatically, and I ran to my cabin, slamming the door. I fell to the ground and cried. Gods dammit why am I such a baby? I shouldn't let this get to me…but it is.
"I'm a freak," I yell at the top of my lungs, standing up and grabbing a book and throwing it against the wall. Papers fly, but I ignore it and grab my suitcase. Nobody wants me, why should I stay? I'm just going to get everyone, including myself, hurt. I don't want that. So I stopped, packed two outfits and deodorant, and a few small things, in a book bag. I put it on my bed and laid down, waiting for nightfall.
**Nightfall**
Almost all the lights were off in all the cabins, so I figured it was my time to go. I grabbed the bag and went outside, making sure that no one was following me. I relaxed when I saw no one and headed for the front gate.
"Hey, where ya going?" I heard Hyna say from behind me and I jumped, looking back at her.
"Oh no where," I lied and kept walking.
"Mind if I come?"
"Nah, get your sleep."
"I'm not tired." She walked next to me and I just closed my eyes, sighing. When I opened my eyes, I noticed she was smirking.
"I kinda figured that you would try to leave, so I made sure to check up on you." She stopped me and put her hands on my shoulder. "You shouldn't let it get to you so much. They're just jealous that you have so much power, when most of these losers have none."
I shrugged. "They have good reason to hate me. I'm a freak."
"No you're not! You're just…special."
"Same thing," I muttered and she shook her head.
"Stop it, Natalie. I know it must suck, finding this stuff out, but it's hard on all of us. Some want to be children of some gods, and get others."
"I'm a daughter of the Titan of time, Kronos, the worst in history!"
"That's not completely true…"
"Look at the facts, Hyna. Everyone is gonna hate me. Some war is gonna start and I'm gonna fail. And Garret is against us, and I don't know what to do—"
"Wait, wait, wait," Hyna cut me off. "Garret is against us? Like he's the bad guy?"
"….Yes. In my nightmare he was…."
"Natalie, I don't mean to be rude, but I know my brother. He's pure at heart, and he really likes you."
"What?" I looked at her and she stops, blushing lightly.
"Oh shoot…sorry…I wasn't supposed to say anything…"
"No, you weren't!" Garret yelled from behind us and we both jumped, Hyna squealed a bit.
"I'm sorry!" she laughs and he rolls his eyes, pushing her.
"Oh so you like me?" I tease him, poking his arm and he blushes bright red.
"Uh…maybe…" he covers his face and I smile bright, hugging his waist. He looked down at me. "Oh hello."
I looked up at him and smiled and he smiled back. He leaned down and Hyna groans. "Oh EWW!"
We laugh and pull away and I realize that I was happy. Huh. Maybe I do belong here…? Ugh, life is freaking complicated!