Yikes! It's been awhile since I last wrote. Sorry about that. This chapter will focus a bit on Celia and Alexander. Please enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 7
Alexander was getting more and more confused by the second. The three teenagers looked like Greek and yet they spoke a language he had never heard before. What is going on? His eyes turned toward to the two girls next to the boy in front of him hoping to find one of them to be Celia. A pretty girl batted her eyebrows at him but he barely noticed as he moved his eyes toward the next girl. This girl was just the opposite meaning that she was much smarter than the other. She studied him curiously with a keen eye which kind of scared him. She's looking at me like she could easily take me out. I better behave when I'm around her.
Gripping his spear tightly, Alexander had begun to become impatient. I've got to find Celia and get back to the others. But how can I get around here without knowing the language. Perhaps they'll know Chiron. "Do you know Chiron?" he asked hopefully. Surprisingly the boy in front of him nodded and motioned him to follow. He spoke with the two girls and they began to pack supplies and weapons. Soon the four of them were on their way. Chiron, perhaps he'll tell me what's going on. Alexander treaded with them through the forest as the three beside him began to chat. It's so annoying that I can't understand a thing they're talking about. These three also dress differently. I've never seen these kinds of clothes, not even in the weirdest shops of Greece. I better hurry up and get myself familiar with this place.
Celia blinked open her eyes. What happened? She lifted her upper body off the ground and looked around. These woods, they almost look like the same ones that we-. Memories came roaring down on her. The sorcerer, the portal, and me falling down. Where is this place? She searched for her dagger but then remembered that the sorcerer had taken it. Curse that mad-man! But where are the others? Her thoughts drifted toward Alexander. She remembered seeing him as she fell into the portal. Did he follow me into the portal? Worry dawned on her face. A crack came from a tree nearby.
Without thinking, she picked up a stone and threw it as hard as she could at it. A shout of pain sounded and Greek curse followed. Alexander? She ran toward the tree with high hopes and nearly believed the boy on the ground rubbing his back was her boyfriend. However, the unknown language told her that he wasn't. The boy recovering from his shock drew his sword and shrugged his shield onto his arm. Well, he acts like Alexander. She understood nothing as the boy spoke to her. Why doesn't he speak Greek? That curse was definitely Greek if I'm not mistaken. "Why do you speak in a foreign tongue?" she asked confused. The boy frowned in concentration. Maybe he does understand me. But the response told her otherwise. Ugh, this is so frustrating!
Thomas knew that a bruise would be swelling up on his back. This is just great! How many times do I have to get hurt and meet someone new? "Who are you and why did you throw that rock at me?" The girl looked so confused that he wondered if he'd said the wrong thing. She then replied in, Greek. He could just make out a few words of what she said but it didn't give him any idea of what she was talking about. Now what? "Can't you speak English?" he asked. Again the look of confusion crossed her face. I guess not. He lowered his shield and sheathed his sword. I can't just leave her like this but I can't stray from my quest in finding Max. I better get her to Jack. She'll be better off at camp then questing with me. He motioned her to follow as he headed back the direction he had just trekked. A nagging thought crossed his mind. The ground isn't sticky anymore. Was it just a freak of my imagination?
Lily wondered if they could drop Haley off at the nearest gas station because she wouldn't stop talking and flirting with the two boys. I guess she's one of those types. She had remembered some girls like Haley who would never leave a boy alone. They're so stupid and this girl is no different. Jack and the other boy, who apparently was named Alexander, continued to run in silence ignoring Haley's attempts for attention. Well, at least they ignore her. Perhaps that'll teach that poor excuse of a girl some manners! They had passed so many hills that she sometimes wondered if they were on a sea of grass. "How much longer before we get to Camp Half Blood?" she asked Jack. "Just a bit more. See that tree?" Lily narrowed her eyes and could make out a tree with a fleece. Wait, a fleece! Isn't there a law against that? She nodded. "Beyond that is Camp Half Blood. We'll be safe there, for now." Thomas, what are you doing right now?
Thomas was heading toward the direction Jack and the two girls had gone. Even though he knew that even a bit of delay could make the chance of finding Max harder, he knew he couldn't just leave her. With some difficulty and quite a bit of pointing, Thomas had learned that the girl's name was Celia and was looking for someone named Alexander. Well, that could be anyone. The girl spoke to him again but Thomas could only understand bits of it here and there. "Um, where'd you come from?" he asked. Again he could only understand a few things she said, not that it really helped. Ahhh! Why in world is she not talking English? I mean, it's not like she popped from out of nowhere. Celia said something again but Thomas still couldn't make out the meaning. Not knowing anything she's talking about makes me feel stupid. He looked up ahead and saw the same shelter at the top of the hill. Well, that's a start.
Lily couldn't believe her eyes. There before her stood a beautiful camp with a large ring of cabins. "Welcome to Camp Half-Blood!" Jack said cheerfully to the others. Like Lily, the other two were stunned at the sight. Campers milled around laughing chatting going along with their business. "This is amazing!" Lily nearly shouted out. "All those people are like us?" Haley asked. "Yup, um, except for the satyrs and the occasional monster," Jack replied as if it was nothing. Lily glanced at Alexander who was staring at a huge building. Then she saw something that she couldn't really believe. It was a man from the waist up and horse from the waist down. A centaur. She watched the centaur trot toward them smiling. "Hello, Jack. I see you've brought some friends," he said to the son of Apollo. Alexander suddenly shouted, "Chiron!" The centaur looked at Alexander curiously for a moment before saying at about the same volume, "Alexander!"
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