This is oficially my longest chapter! I might have rushed it a little because I really wanted to post a last chapter before going back to school, so sorry about that!
To the guest who guessed (Unintentional pun. Guest who guessed! Get it? No? Ok.) Anyway, to the guest who guessed her mother was Aphrodite: You may or may not be right. And that may or may not have been charmspeak. Oh gods, I'm enjoying this way too much. *evil laugh*
Disclaimer: I own Alex. That's all. Sadly.
Rick owns Nico and Mrs. O'Leary. And Argus. And everyone from the dream. And the description of the cabins. And all the cool characters. *starts pleading Rick to give her Leo*
Chapter 7: I Get Screamed At By "Happy" Campers
Okay. Take a minute to think about shadows and what they are to you. The fear of your childhood? The impression that someone is watching you? Monster shapes in the dark? Now, imagine riding in them. Well, more like travelling with them. Scary? No way! It was freaking awesome.
It's called shadow-travelling. I didn't catch most of what Nico told me about it, but I knew that when we sat onto Mrs. O'Leary's back and Nico whispered something to her, we suddenly slipped into the shadows. It was like flying, but I couldn't see anything, not even my own body. According to Nico, that was because we became shadows. It didn't last long, really. Like, ten seconds. But when we materialized again, we weren't in Queens anymore. Mrs. O'Leary collapsed, and I felt kind of bad because Nico had told me shadow-travelling sucked a lot of energy out of her.
I was completely disoriented and before I could take in my surroundings, I felt all my tiredness wash over me. It was late and monster fighting had drained me. I was hungry and thirsty, but it didn't even matter. In less than a minute, I had joined Mrs. O'Leary on the ground.
When I woke up again, I could hear voices around me but couldn't make sense of what they were saying. When my vision cleared, a girl was leaning over me, dabbing a wet cloth all over my face. She was older than me, probably in her late teens. She had chocolate brown hair and pretty eyes, but I couldn't quite figure out what color they were. Her tan skin and feathered braids made her look like a Native American, which she might have been.
When she saw I was awake, she smiled and said. "Hey there. Did you sleep well?"
I didn't even answer. I had a booming headache and I was really sleepy, so before I knew it, I was snoring again. This time, I had a dream.
I was standing in the middle of a half circle of cabins. Actually, it kind of looked like the shape of that Greek letter… Mega or something? I looked around at the cabins, my gaze stopping at the biggest cabin. It was in the head and made entirely of marble, except for the double doors, which were made of bronze. It was grand with heavy columns and it almost looked like lightning was flashing across the doors. Suddenly, a muscular blond guy with electric blue eyes burst out of the cabin, screaming out something that I couldn't hear.
I quickly moved on to the next cabin. That one was lower than the first one, but longer. The walls were made of rough sea stone, embedded with pieces of corals and seashells. The door flew open and a tall guy, leaner than the first, came out. He had messy jet black hair and sea green eyes and was screaming along with the first one.
I ran up to the cabin next to it, which was badly painted red with a boar's head above the doorway and barbed wire on the roof. An extremely tall Asian guy with a baby face burst out the door. He was screaming, too.
The guys were following me, still screaming, but no sound came out of their mouths. I was pretty freaked out, so I ran to the other side of the "U" shape and ended up in front of a gray cabin with white curtains and an owl over the door. Quite obviously, the door opened and someone came out. But this time, it was a girl with curly blond hair and piercing gray eyes, followed by a dark-eyed girl with glossy black hair. Both of them were yelling along with the boys.
I turned around and ran back to the other side, stopping to take a breath in front of a cabin made of solid gold. A broad-shouldered guy came out. He was also blond with blue eyes and screaming at me, too.
I glanced back and spotted a silver cabin with paintings and carvings of wild animals. I considered hiding there, but at that moment, a dark-haired girl came out. She had the same electric blue eyes as the first blond guy, with freckles across her face. Unfortunately, she was yelling, too.
I decided to continue to my left, and when I passed in front of a cabin that resembled a small factory with brick walls and gears around the entrance, a boy and girl came out, holding hands. The boy was scrawny with curly brown hair and crazy eyes, while the girl had long, cinnamon-colored hair and almond eyes. It would've almost been cute if they hadn't been screaming and yelling at the top of their lungs.
I started running as fast as I could, when I got stopped by the brunette that had been caring for me earlier. She was coming out of a wooden cabin with a painted blue roof and checkerboard deck with steps.
I stumbled in the other direction, turned a corner and found myself facing a windowless cabin made of obsidian with torches burning with green fire. When the door opened, a girl with dark skin and golden-brown eyes and hair came out with Nico. I was so glad to see a friendly face and was about to say something, when the girl started yelling, followed by Nico.
I screamed and ran. I ran so fast that I crossed the whole "U" of cabins in thirty seconds. I came to a stop in front of the other cabin in the head, this one more graceful than the big one. It had thinner columns and was decorated with pomegranates and flowers. I half expected someone to come out, but no one did. The shouting people had gathered around me. I still couldn't understand what they were saying, but they were looking at me with meaningful looks, as if I was missing something important. They were now surrounding me and my only escape was the peacock-carved cabin. Without thinking, I opened the double doors and ran in.
I woke up, sweating and panting. I sat up and looked around. I gasped in horror when I saw a blond guy who resembled a surfer keeping watch. He had eyes. Like, a LOT of eyes. Like, I didn't even want to know how many. He had eyes on his cheeks, hands and even knees!
A voice came from across the room. "Oh, good! You're finally awake! Chiron will be glad to hear that! I was just preparing some ambrosia for you!"
I could hear the voice coming closer, and when she got to my bed, holding up a jello-y square, I fainted. She was the blond girl from my dream.
Woah! Weird dream! Did you guess who all of them were?
Uh-oh! Alex isn't going too well. Will she be okay?
I tried to describe the cabins as best as I could. What did you guys think? Accurate enough?
Okay, I'm sorry. I said her godly parent would be revealed soon. Good news: you can still try to guess who it is and get virtual blue cupcakes!
Okay, fine. I swear on the River Styx that it will be revealed before the end of the tenth chapter. Happy?
As I said, I'm starting school tommorrow so I'm not sure when I'll have time to write the next chapter. Sorry if it takes a while.
