Chapter Seven: Lexi POV
I was thoroughly enjoying myself. The cabin was amazing, but the kids were even better. I felt so accepted. There were twenty cabins in all, and each had around three or four campers in it currently. Usually, however, Annabeth informed me that usually there were always at least eight campers per cabin during the summer. The camp was packed now, but I expected it would be overflowing in a few months.
I had met so many kids, and I liked a bunch of them. Annabeth and I were the only occupants of the Athena cabin at the moment, and no one was in the Hera, Artemis, or Zeus cabins. I had briefly met a little kid named Nico De Angelo, who lived in the Hades cabin. While exploring, I had also met Derek and Dimitri, who occupied the Ares cabin, where Maddi would be staying. I thought Derek was rather cute and funny, but Dimitri was quiet and seemed very tough. The other Ares occupant was Clarisse. When I had met her, all she did was snort and look me over with sharp eyes. Annabeth had apologized immediately after, saying that she was quite a grudge keeper, and she still couldn't get over her pummel with the Athena cabin. The other cabins were nice as we passed them. The Aphrodite girls had been doing their makeup, the Demeter girls had been watering plants and magically making things grow, which was an amazing sight. I met Leo Valdez at the Hephaestus' cabin, which appeared to be a large forge. Annabeth told me briefly about the Poseidon cabin, where her boyfriend, Percy Jackson, lived during the spring and summer. The Hermes's cabin had been quite an adventure: I was lucky to leave alive. Travis and Connor Stoll were the biggest jokester's you would have ever seen. The rest of the kids in the cabin were crazy energetic; running around the cabin, yelling, and wrestling. Dionysus's cabin was covered in vines and smelled thickly of grapes. Iris's cabin was plain, and Hypnos's cabin consisted of many napping children; which made me laugh with irony. Hecate's cabin was, well the only word to describe it was magic of course. The other cabins included Nemesis, Nike, Hebe, and Tyche's cabin. The kids from the Apollo cabin were leading the singing around the bonfire, which I mumbled along to as I searched for Maddi. Derek had informed me that she had woken up and visited the Ares cabin before exploring the rest of the camp.
"Hey, Lexi is that you?" Maddi whispered, arriving exactly on cue. I smiled and turned around, grabbing her hand to pull her next to me. She smiled and we quickly hugged, happy to see each other healthy and in one piece. We happily joined in the singing, and were dazzled as the fire began to turn different colors. Chiron, the centaur who I had met a few hours ago walked to the front of the fire and called for the Apollo kids to stop, and soon the whole camp was quiet. He cleared his throat before he began to talk in a deep clear voice.
"Hello everyone, I hope your day has been a pleasant one. I have a few quick announcements about upcoming events, but first, I am pleased to inform you that we have some new campers." He gestured to Maddi and I, motioning for us to come forward. I froze for a moment, but reluctantly moved to stand beside him. "This is Lexi Corrigan, daughter of Athena." Chiron raised my hand in the air, and the campers applauded, making me blush heavily. "This is Maddi Povaly, daughter of Ares." He did the same with Maddi, and she too blushed, especially when Derek began to hoot. Some laughter filtered through the crowd, and Chiron chuckled softly before calling attention once again. "Thank you for your enthusiasm. I hope that you will all make an effort to make these two feel at home. That is all, however, I do want to remind you that the next game of Capture the Flag-"His speech was interrupted as the bonfire began to go wild, flames shooting in every direction. The campers began screaming, running as far away as possible from the fire. Maddi grabbed my hand and yanked me away, as I stared dumbstruck at the purple and sapphire flames.
"Lexi, we have to move! NOW!" Maddi screeched in my ear. I wasn't listening, however. My eyes were darting from the fire to the sky, as I noticed the thunder clouds rolling over the camp rather quickly. Lightning began to strike, flashing the dark sky with bright white. The campers were all returning to their cabins; however Chiron and Annabeth sprinted toward the farmhouse.
"Maddi," I whispered, "let's follow them. I want to know what's going on." Maddi glanced at me for a second before she started to explode. "Oh yeah, sure, that is totally okay with me!" She growled with thick sarcasm. "Of course I don't care if we get struck by lightning or anything; that would be such a great moment for me." I rolled me eyes and pulled her toward the farmhouse despite her protests. It was raining heavily, and I was soaked, but I still managed to make it to the house window while dragging Maddi behind me. Maddi smirked at me a moment before cracking open the door. Putting a finger to her lips, she gestured for me to follow. I groaned internally, but crept inside.
The air was warm and moist inside the house, the atmosphere comforting. Carpet lined the floors; light browns and warm colors of red were on the walls. I strained to hear the words whispered in the nearby room. Maddi rolled her eyes and tip-toed forward, moving further into the front hall, craning her neck until she was only ten feet from Annabeth and Chiron in the closest room to the right. I grinned, finally able to hear.
"What are we going to do?" Annabeth sighed.
"There are only a few options, but I don't think we should discuss them at the moment," Chiron replied, "I believe we have a few guests." I inhaled sharply and sent a horrified glance at Maddi. She shrugged, and stepped into the room. I groaned and followed, revealing our cover. Annabeth looked at me with exasperation in her eyes. I shrugged as well before saying, "We are really sorry. I just wanted to know what was going on. Maddi had nothing to do with this, I just dragged her along." I bit my lip, measuring their reactions. Chiron raised an eyebrow before replying.
"So, you want to know what is really happening?" He asked. We eagerly nodded. He sighed and shared a look with Annabeth.
"We are at war. The gods have decided they no longer need demigods." He informed us, and I gulped. Maddi blurted, "You mean they want to kill us?"
