Okay, here we go, next chapter! Happy pride month everyone! (As you can see, I put this off for a very long time as it is currently July.)
I was not going to tell my parents. Nope, not on the agenda. Nothing that Gavin had said made any sense to me, and you can't exactly go up to your mom and say "Hey! I got attacked by an empanada (or whatever the hell it was) at lunch today! How's work?" No, she'd think you were crazy. I decided that we could just forget about that particular incident for the summer, they didn't need to know, and Gavin wouldn't tell, right?
Wrong. Too be fair, he thought I had listened to him. He really should've expected less from me.
It was breakfast when we heard the knock. My dad got the door. "Hello, can I help you?" My dad asked the mystery knocker. "Hi Mr. Powers, I'm Gavin, Remus' friend." I looked up. "Hey Gav!" I said. My mom, who'd met Gavin before, invited him in. "How is everything, Gavin? Having a good summer?" She asked him. "Very good, ma'am, but I actually came here for more than social matters." He stated. "Oh?" Says my dad, cocking an eyebrow. "Yes, sir, I came to see if the two of you needed directions to Camp Half Blood, I'm not sure if Remus' parent told one of you, but he hasn't been there all summer." Gavin asked them. "Um Gav? They are my parents, and What's Camp Half Blood?" I asked. "More Important, Remus, is why Gavin is saying you should be there. Did something happen?" My dad asks. "I got attacked by an, um, ele- no, an em- no, god, what's it called?" I stuttered out my response. "An echidna, but don't say the name." My mom says. "How'd you know that?" I asked her, surprised. "Remus, was this the first time?" My dad asks. "Well, being full on attacked by some freak of nature, yeah. But like, with weird shit happening? Hell no." I said. Mom and Dad looked at each other. "Remus, we have to go." Dad said, grabbing his keys. "What? No! Dad, c'mon, just tell me what's going on!" I said, confused at what the fuck was happening. "And we will, Remus, we will. We just need to get you to camp, then everything will be explained." Mom said, pushing me out the door.
Mom, Dad, and Gavin said nothing on the car ride, and silenced my questions with "Not now, Remus," or "You'll see." When we got to New York, I lost it. "New York? What the fuck are we doing in New York? Mom, what the hell is going on? Where are we going?" I screamed. Gavin turned to me. "Camp half-blood, it's a place for people like you- demigods." He replied. "Demigods." I said. "Yep." My dad spoke up from the passenger seat. "Half human, half god or goddess." I looked at him like he had six heads. "Mr. Powers, we shouldn't be telling him this. The more he knows, the stronger his scent is- and it's already strong enough." Gavin said, worried. "Hey guys," I said, looking out the window. "As bad as I smell, I think we have a bigger problem." We did, because behind us, was a massive lion, running towards us at full speed.
