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Chapter 7

Leyna

Back when I was 13 I really liked a boy named Joe Canstella. He was a built up guy, shiny short black hair and soft blue eyes. He was on the football team and most everyone with a brain liked him. But at the same time he didn't like everyone. He was usually a kind person but if you messed with his friends he was going to pummel you. That's why I liked him.

In February there was a Valentine's Day dance and everyone who was anyone was going. Like it was one of the biggest things about seventh grade. Francesca and Amanda kept pestering me on asking Joe so one day I decided to pick up my courage and do it. I was about to go to his locker but I saw the devil. Well not the actual devil but Roxie Pix, the devil's look alike, eating Joe's face. Well she kissed him for a long while until Joe finally pushed her off. Roxie smiled my direction then sauntered off towards her group of barbies. I never looked at Joe the same way again. I just turned the corner and pushed past everyone that was in my way. That's one of the reasons I'm not really a people person.

But with Nico I felt different, I felt almost safe. Now that was one of the reasons I why I got into the fight with that Ares kid Vico. Nico and I were walking towards the Pavilion and just as we were walking in I heard Vico and a few of his half-brothers were standing by the large crack in the marble floor by the west entrance.

"Remember how Nico made this when he was ten? Gods he was so annoying back then." One of Vico's friends mumbled under his breath. I looked over at him to realize that was Derian, the annoying seventeen year old who had been here since he was twelve.

"He is still annoying now? I mean he shouldn't even be here nonetheless alive." Vico snickered as he put his hands on his hips. I was gritting my teeth together as my fingers were itching to get to grab Tsunami. The last thing he said was the thing that sent me off.

"Ya I mean why would you run away after your stupid sister died. I mean-" Before Vico could finish his sentence I had my sword pressed to his collar bone.

"I wouldn't finish that sentence if I were ya." I growled through gritted teeth as I pressed my blade deeper into his skin, just enough so some blood started to drip. I could see the other Ares kids starting to run over and all of the other campers stopped eating to look at the scene I was making.

I could here Vico chuckle slightly as his armed brothers circled us, clearly waiting for a sign to attack.

"You wouldn't kill me." He said through a chuckle.

"Oh but I will. 'N' if I can't I will just paralyze ya." I said into his ear as rain started to come down outside. It never rained in camp unless it was caused by the gods themselves or by a camper. Looks like a small storm was going to be coming our way.

Vico had the nerve to chuckle again, this time it coming out more breathily as I pressed my sword harder, if that was even possible, into his soft flesh the blood quickly running down his collar bone.

"You can't do shit, you only have one sword and it's at my throat." Gods the smugness in his voice made me want to kill him so badly.

"Your body is 75% water." I breathed into his ear as he stiffened all over. I wanted to chuckle but my anger took the best of me. I talked so quietly I sounded like a snake.

"My brother wanted ta see just how much misery Misery could take 'cause she messed with someone he loved, 'n' dat's Percy. Just think 'o' how badly I could hurt ya for messin' with mine." I growled into his ear as he shuddered.

"All children were ta be taught that there be two sides 'o' da sea, one calm 'n' peaceful 'n' the other dangerous 'n' threatening. Ya can probably guess I won't give ya much mercy in a sitiation like this." I finished as Chiron entered the Pavilion and stomped his hoof. Instantly silence rang throughout the mess hall and I dropped my sword from Vico's throat and as soon as my blade was dropped he clutched it gasping about all dramatically.

"Chiron Leyna she-she attacked me." Vico cried out as he showed him the blood that was on his hands. I shrugged and wiped the blood from my sword off on my camp shirt.

"He was harassing Nico 'n' makin' fun 'o' him 'n' I don' stand for shit like dat." I said calmly as I turned my sword back into the watch. Nico stood a few feet away his face looking like a fierce statue. His features were contorted in shock and what looked like fear.

"It's true." A voice said from the back of the room. It was one of the daughters of Apollo, Marsie I think, but she stood up from her table and set down her goblet.

"Vico was talking about Nico when he was younger and he mentioned the fissure in the floor and other things..." Marsie said as she tied back her sunshine colored hair.
"Leyna was just protecting him, I mean wouldn't you want to slit his throat for mocking the..dead." That was enough too set me off again. I gritted my teeth and unsheathed the throwing knife in my boot. I threw it aiming for his ear and I knew I struck home when Vico cried out in pain.

"Don't be a wuss it was just cartilage." I growled as I pulled out another throwing knife that was hidden on the inside of my boot. Chiron stony stare was the only thing keeping my fingers from letting go of the handle.

"Leyna and Vico please will you join me in the Big House?" I scowled and placed my knife in my boot and then walked over to the column where my knife was stuck. I pulled it out easily and put it back into my calf sheath. I grumbled some curses as I followed behind Chiron, Vico clutching his ear and his throat which was now covered in dried blood.

When we arrived at the Big House though I knew I would be getting more than a simple lecture. Chiron galloped up the porch steps and pushed the door open. The interior was set normally, a couch and some chairs with a small kitchen in the back. He gestured towards the table with his hand as he went to the kitchen. He pulled out a cup from one of the cabinets and poured some water from the kettle. He then put some strawberry leaves in his cup and then headed back towards Vico and I.

"Please please sit." Chiron said as Mr. D pushed out Chiron's magical wheel chair. He grumbled something and then he grumbled something and disappeared into his office. Chiron's backside soon disappeared into his chair as Vico and I gingerly sat, my fingers still itching to take out one of my knives.

As Chiron sipped his tea slowly he spoke, "Now I wold have to assume you were the a child of the goddess Até." Of course he would think I was the goddess of mischief. Everything always had to be my fault just because I reacted differently than some other campers would have.

"Now I would have called her a kid of Mania." Vico scoffed.

"Ya're forgettin' she ain't just the goddess 'o' insanity, also the goddess 'o' death which will be upon ya soon if ya don' shut ya mouth." I said as I pulled out one of my throwing knives and started cleaning the undersides of my nails. Chiron let out a sigh as he took another sip of his tea.

"Now neither of you are representing Harmonia." Chiron said as he set down his cup.

"Well we would be in harmony if Vico here wouldn't trash talk Nico." I said as I tied my windblown mess I called hair back into a ponytail.

Chiron nodded and added simply, "It would also help if you didn't solve all of your problems with a blade." I gritted my teeth and had to bite my tongue to keep my retort down.

"It 'ould help if there weren't any problems stared by γαμημένη μαλάκες." Chiron and Vico's eyes both widened at my fowl language.

"Camp would have been so much easier is death boy hadn't found you." Vico grumbled as I clenched my fists under the table.

"Ya well camp 'ould be easia if Ares hadn't made ya." I said under my breath as Chiron rubbed his temples.

"See this is the one similarity between you two. You both can't control your anger nor your words." I gagged thinking I was anything like Vico but I could understand it from Chiron's point of view...sort of.

Vico however did not see our similarities at all. He got up abruptly from the table with his hands thrown in the air.

"You-you compared me ta-to this!" Vico screamed as I leaned back in my chair.

"I know, it was too good of a compliment fah ya." I said easily as Vico kept fuming. Chiron just clasped his hands in front of him as Vico went about mumbling curses and such.

"If ya could stop fah one minute then maybe Chiron here could tell us our punishment 'n' I could get back to ma people." I said as I looked at Chiron. Grumbling, Vico finally took a seat as he folded his arms over his chest, huffing like a toddler. Chiron nodded towards me and then looked at both Vico and I. When we heard our punishment however we both jumped from our seats and started to scream over our verdict.