Chapter Six:
With that there is an outcry from everyone in camp. It's utter chaos and the only one who seems more confused than I am is Addison herself.
"What does he mean daughter of Rome?" I have to shout over the noise.
Oksana who had been yelling about something inaudible with the rest of camp stops, but has to yell for me to hear what she's saying.
"She's been claimed by Bellona," she shouts. "It's a Roman goddess of war."
"Why does that matter?" I yell over the noises but I don't get a reply.
"Silence," shouts a voice much louder than everyone else and everyone gets very quiet all of a sudden and I soon see why. It's Percy, Camp Half Blood's finest hero.
"All camp counselors in the big house in five minutes," he says. "Emergency meeting now. Everyone else proceed to the amphitheater."
There is utter chaos as everyone treks to the big stone circle that surrounds soon relit camp fire. Some people are angry at the Ares cabin because they should have reported Addison immediately, others don't want to talk about it at all. I'm a little surprised when Addison pushes away from the crowd and catches up with me and Oksana who are walking a little further ahead.
"You okay?" I ask. "Sorry we shot at you."
Addison shrugs. "It's okay," she says. "Sorry I switched teams, I just didn't want to have to fight the Ares cabin."
"You don't remember anything do you?" Oksana asks suddenly which catches both of us off guard.
"What do you mean?" Addison asks.
"Just like, before you came to Camp Half Blood, do you remember anything before that?" she asks.
It seems like an odd question but it seems to stump Addison a little bit.
"Um, I lived in San Francisco," she says slowly like she's struggling remembering exact details. "With my dad, Frederick," she adds. "My dad is some professor at this university but he remarried this other woman who didn't like me so I ran away when I was seven."
"Where did you run to?" Oksana intrigues.
Addison's brow furrows. "I ran to..." she stumbles. "I ran to, I don't know I just stayed in San Francisco!" she exclaims and runs off further ahead in the crowd.
I turn to Oksana and roll my eyes. "What's her problem," I say in a sarcastic sort of tone.
Oksana gives me a wavering look.
The entire camp gathers in the amphitheater, a large stone circle surrounding what would usually be a camp fire. A large mass of orange camp shirts with varying amounts of battle armor rings around the center where an area has been cleared for a few of the camp leaders to address the group. One of them, a teenage girl with bright red hair and paint splattered jeans, another I recognized as Jason, one of the camp's hero's that everyone always talked about. He was a muscled blonde kid who would be pretty cute if he didn't already have a girlfriend; that Piper girl from Aphrodite cabin.
"What's going on!" people were shouting.
Jason and the redhead did their best to quiet people down but it was hard to get the whole camp to shut up without any of their usual counselors telling them what to do. I noticed Addison making her way to the front and Rachel grabbing her head, pulling her into the middle of the the amphitheatre.
"Who is she?" asked the crowd.
It's dark now and someone lights the fire in the center of the amphitheatre. Long flames illuminate the faces of the three half bloods in the center but leaves me feeling hot and miserable in the dark. I'm so tired right now, I just wish these people could learn to leave some things for the morning.
Jason continued to be unable to quiet down the crowd until the counselors returned and Percy Jackson demanded silence. Even Chiron's expression goes blank after that. We all stare nervously inwards towards the campfire where Percy, Jason, Piper, Annabeth, Chiron and three others stand alongside Addison; one the redhead and the other two, a blonde surfer kid, and a pale scary looking boy wearing all black. Who would wear that in this kind of weather?
"Fellow demigods," Percy says, speaking loudly and addressing the camp. "Tonight one of us has been claimed by Rome, but that is not a reason to panic," he said quickly as everyone began to talk again. "We are still on good terms with the Romans," Percy explains, whatever that means.
"She's a spy!" someone calls from the left of me.
More outbreaks as people throw out random conspiracies about Addison, who's standing by the redhead and looking very scared. Percy quiets everyone again.
"Reyna wouldn't send a spy," Jason says, stepping forward.
"We don't know anything about her," another guy shouts. "Reyna could just be finishing up what Octavian did to us. What are we, just suppose to take your word that Reyna's all butterflies and rainbows and will just leave us alone."
"She's not," says Jason coldly. "But you should take our word. All of you are blowing this way out of proportion. We are at peace with Camp Jupiter."
More outbreak from the crowd. I turn to Oksana but just then the redhead steps forward, pulling Addison along with her.
"She's the one," says the girl with red hair. This times she turns to Chiron and Percy and repeats herself. "She's the one."
The crowd goes silent. For real this time. Chiron frowns and I can see Percy beginning to protest.
"Why is it always the fresh faces," I hear him say as he strokes his beard and peers down from his freaky horse body at the trembling Addison.
Percy shakes his head and steps back to address the crowd again.
"Everyone go back to your cabins, good night," he says.
Author's Note: Thanks for reading! Who do you think Titania's parent is?