We both agreed to never tell anyone because I am a goddess. Well, it was really nice. After we had gone down to the shore and Percy told me we should take a swim. I agreed and I almost forgot that he was the son of Poseidon so he didn't get wet and he made it so I didn't get wet eather. I really love Percy. His smile, his green eyes, his hair. But then it made me think about when I had written Kathrine + Percy in a heart and how Artemis told me not to mess around. I all ready had. I wondered if she knew. It was also just after we had talked about how the gods have sided with a team and how Poseidon was on the opposite team of my mother's and father's. I just hoped nothing would tare us appart. I let go of his hand while we were under water and an immediate rush of cold and wet surged across my skin. If felt so refreshing. I swam to the surface and Percy followed after me. When I reached the top I inhailed the air. I didn't realize how suffocated I felt. Percy came up beside me.
"why did you let go?" he asked me. I shrugged.
"for fun, like anything else I do," I said starting to swim back to the shore. As I got onto the sandy land I felt something tugging at my toes as they left the water. I looked back to see nothing, except of corse Percy who was swimming after me. When Percy came upon the shore he was suddenly pulled back from sand. He reached his hand out to me but he was being pulled back too fast. Our fingers brushed before he was swept away by the tide. I could see him struggling to control the water but nothing was working. I surged towards the ocean but Percy yelled out,
"DON'T TOUCH THE WATER!"
I stopped myself, my feet at waters edge. I watched in horror as he was being consumed by his own life force. The waves crashed on him, carrying him farther and farther out to sea. Then he was gone. I sprinted back to the big house but when I burst though the doors no one was there. I then raced for the cabins where I saw an unusually big crowd of people. I reached the cabins and pushed thought the crowds to where is saw chiron standing in the middle. A camper layed at chirons feet, cuts on her arms that were bleeding severally. An Apollo kid was tending to the wounds but it didn't look to be helping much. I then realized who this camper was. It was Piper. I fell to my knees.
"is she ok?" I said wearily even though we all knew the answer.
"its hard to say, she is losing blood really fast though," the camper who was tending the wounds replied. I examined the cuts. They were right from the wrists to the sholder. Then I noticed a bloody spot on the orange camp halfblood shirt. It had a hole where the blood was. An arrow shot. The arrow layed beside Piper with the tip full of blood. I picked it up timidly. The arrow had silver feathers and looked exactly like the ones that I had. I dropped it quickly and stood. Chiron looked down at me, he was in centaur form.
"do you know who did this?" he asked me suspiciously. I looked him straight in the eye with confidence. He glanced at the silver feathered arrow and back to me.
"you know the truth," I said.
"do I?" he inquired. I kept starring at him.
"oh and before I forget, Percy was eaten by the sea just now," I told him and pushed my way out of the crime scene. I stomped off back to my cabin. I still can't believe no one has noticed I have been staying in the cabin of Artemis. I was about to open the door and slam it shut when I heard a voice say,
"what happened." I turned to see Annabeth. She was standing right behind me and had followed me back to the cabin.
"nothing," I said and turned to open the doors but Annabeth interrupted,
"it's not nothing, Piper is dying." I turned around to face her again. Could I tell her? Could I trust her?
"come in," I said walking into my cabin. Annabeth cautiously stepped into the cabin and was pleasantly surprised by the soft, green, grassy, carpet.
"we need to talk," I said sternly. She sat on the carpet cross legged with me and I told her about how there is another war between the gods because of the new goddess made from a goddess who is supposed to be a virgin and how the gods were making teams like in capture the flag and how there is a bounty hunter coming to kill the goddess.
"I'm scared that the campers are going to side with their parents if the news gets around," I said.
"then how do you know?" Annabeth questioned. I thought rapidly then replied,
"it's complicated." that wasn't the smartest thing to say cause that brings up more questions.
"complicated? That isnt what I asked. I asked how do you know this information," Annabeth said.
"I'm sorry but I just can't tell you. It is really complicated," I pleaded.
"ok then... So what happened to Piper?"
"I honestly don't know how one of my arrows got stuck in her. Don't blame me, it was a set up."
"I'm not going to blame anyone before I have proper proof. We need to figure this out together."
Wow, Annabeth is working with me, agreeing to physically and mentally put our knowledge into a subject as one. Cool.
"ok where do we start?" I asked.
"at the beginning. Who was connected with Piper resently?"
"her and I had been hanging out a bit."
"ok, and who else? Jason of corse, they are dating. I have."
"percy has."
"ya and- wait. Where is Percy?"
