Chapter six: Liam
As soon as I hit the Arena, Ashelin jumped out of nowhere and almost gave me a heart attack. I had screamed like a little girl and Ashelin had heard. Gods, im such an Idiot! no you're not, hon a voice in my head had said. I rolled my eyes up as far as I possibly could. "Mom?" I had heard her voice before, but now it was different...like she was distant. yes, now act natural and be cool, I think she likes you.
"Who are you talking to?" Ashelin laughed. "You know what, never mind. Lets fight." she smiled.
I couldn't help but laugh.
"Whats so funny?" she asked.
"You're just so open to fighting." I explained. good boy, now do what she says and just fight. "Okay, okay. ha-ha" I laughed.
Ashelin raised an eyebrow and then looked at her first dummy. "I start." she said.
Ashelin picked a bow and arrow and aimed it at the first dummy. She unleashed the rage of her arrow and it stuck the dummy where no guy should ever be stuck. "Whoa! ha-ha." She laughed. The arena was empty, the stained green bleachers were silent and torn half way to peices.
she handed me her bow and arrow and I followed the same steps as her, though my stance was a little off so I hit the dummy straight in the head.
"Nice!" Ashelin yelled in unision with Percy as he entered the arena.
"You mind if I join you guys?" Percy asked. I looked at Ashelin and waited for her answer, it was up to her.
"not at all." She smiled. Percy took a bow and arrow and shot it at the third dummy.
His stance was all off, and his aim was horrible. His bow flew straight out of his hand as he shot, leaving the arrow to hit the hard marbled wall directly next to the practice dummy.
"Ha-ha, son of Neptune not so great!" I teased.
Ashelin joined in my laughter, as Percy went and plucked the arrow out of the wall.
"Ha-ha, very funny, I messed up." Percy pointed out. "So what?"
"Thats what practice is for Percy. Learn and we won't laugh." I advised.
Ashelin took a shot at Percy's dummy and hit it straight in the heart. A perfect shot. "Awesome!" I grinned, wildely.
Percy smiled and nodded his head at her nice work.
I took a shot at the fourth dummy that propped up. I got it in the stomach, just beneath the heart of the dummy.
"Almost!" Percy sighed.
Percy took his bow and latched the arrow. I showed him the perfect stance and he followed it. Ashelin pinpointed where to aim exactly on the dummy. He closed his eyes and took the shot. Percy's arrow hit the fifth dummy perfectly in the heart, just as Ashelin had.
"Yes!" Percy cheered. He got a big pat on the back from Ashelin.
"Nice job fit boy." she said.
"What?" Percy asked.
"Nothing. Its nothing." Ashelin smirked at him.
once the arena practice was over with, we walked to Our cabins to get some rest and hang out with our siblings. The sun was nearly setting and everyone was inside their dorms, chatting umungst themselves until dinner.
"Hey Liam." My half-sister Eliott greeted. She was like my only real friend in the Venus cabin, the rest were jerks.
"Hey Eliott, whats up?" I said.
"nothing much, just folding clothes. you?" She asked.
"Going to take a nap."
"Don't let me stop you." Eliott smiled.
I unlatched my armor and put it on a pink pedistal [everything in our cabin is pink except my bed]. I collapsed onto my bed and instantly fell into a long and well enjoyed slumber.