The next day I awoke in the Artemis cabin. It was the strangest thing. I could have sworn I'd fallen asleep in the Hermes Cabin. Mary and Georgia were now letting me share their mattress by pushing their beds together and us all sleeping sideways. It may not sound comfortable but after sleeping on the floor for a month it was like laying on a cloud. I woke up with silver silk covers around me, silk pajamas and a oddly enough green hat on. It felt wrong being in the Artemis cabin with obviously someone else's clothes on and no explanation of how I got there. Also with no alarm clock, I was late to my my morning lesson.

I got dressed as quickly as I could but couldn't find a Camp Half Blood shirt in any of the drawers. Instead I had to settle for a black shirt with a grey moon on it the read Hunters of Artemis. As I put it on I turned it inside out so no one would no I'd broken into the cabin. I was sure I'd taken off the green hat but when I arrived halfway through the archery lesson, it was still on my head.

"Where were you," Mary hissed at me. "When we woke up this morning you were gone. Travis made me go look for you at seven o clock in the morning. Thanks a lot."

I didn't tell her where I really was, I made something up because I felt really bad about waking up in someone else's cabin. She noticed my black shirt though and got mad at me again for losing the orange one she'd given me but truthfully I had no idea where it had gone.

It wasn't until Will came over, expecting to correct me again that I started to get really freaked out. When I drew back, expecting to hit the backdrop or the white, I hit the bullseye. right in the middle. Will seemed to notice and came over.

"Did you do that?" He asked, looking impressed. "Can you do it again?"

Shakily, I pulled back another arrow and let it fly. It bounced against the white sheet far behind the target. I sighed.

"Maybe it was just luck," Will said and moved on.

For a second there I was under the impression that Artemis had claimed me. It sounded so stupid because that was impossible. Artemis would never have any kids and if she did she's never reveal them. Still the idea nagged at me, even after I'd changed into a new Camp Half Blood t shirt. I decided to use my free period to talk to Chiron.

Chiron was a lot scarier up close. He was in the Big House drinking lemonade when he noticed me and seemed to stop his game of solitaire, or so it looked like.

"You're one of the new campers Percy told me about," Chiron said as his eyes settled on me. "Are you enjoying your stay at Camp Half Blood?"

"Yes sir," I said and he motioned for me to take a seat.

"Are you Ella or Maggie?" Chiron asked as he offered me a lemonade.

"Ella," I said as I politely declined.

Chiron seemed to understand something because his face hardened. "You are concerned because you have not been claimed? Do not worry it will be soon."

I fidgeted in my seat. This conversation went a lot better in my head. It was so much harder to say now that I was face to face with the great centaur.

"I think I have been claimed," I said slowly, trying to pick the right words.

Chiron raised an eyebrow. "Think?" He said, picking up on my subtle hint.

"Well," I faltered. "This morning I... woke up in Artemis cabin." I paused. "But I went to sleep in the Hermes Cabin the night before." Chiron still didn't say anything but gave me an expression I could not read. "And maybe, I could be sleep walking but it's just... I'm a horrible archer and the Apollo Cabin Counselor Will can vouch for that but this morning I shot a perfect bullseye."

Chiron didn't say anything for a while and I felt my cheeks growing hot. Maybe I'd insulted him accidentally. Finally he spoke.

"You were not claimed by Artemis," he said and my heart did a flip.

I didn't know what to think my heart was racing just by being in Chiron's presence and I really wanted an excuse just to get out of there. Then felt stupid for even thinking I was the daughter of Artemis.

"You are however right to think so," Chiron said and I was confused all over again. "Artemis never will have children so being her daughter is out of the question. She however has taken favor to you so you should take that as a compliment. I do not know exactly what it means other than Lady Artemis has some how chosen you among other girls. I would take this as a blessing and not think too much of it. If Artemis has chosen you for something important she will reveal it on her own time."

"Yes sir," I said, trying my best to find the meaning in his words.

"Ella," he said sternly. "Do not take this too lightly either. Gods do not just choose their demigods at random. I'll keep an eye on you."

Part of me was a little frightened by his words, a real greek goddess, the ones I'd been studying had chosen me to do something but I had no idea what. It seemed like an honor but also a burden. I didn't know what to tell Maggie or Lucas, would they believe me? Did Chiron even believe me or was he just saying that to save me from humiliation. And why wasn't my parent claiming me already? I'd been here for over a month surely if they were watching they would have seen me by now. Even Lucas was starting to get anxious, asking me questions about my day, wondering if I'd seen any clues. I wouldn't blame him though, Lando was starting to get snarky, saying he really had brought back a mortal. I was starting to really dislike him.

For dinner that night I actually sat at the Hermes table. I wanted to tell Maggie and Lucas about what happened this morning, but I was still thinking about a way to put it where I didn't sound crazy. To my surprise, it was Rachel that sat down across from me.

"Who are you," she said, taking me by surprise.

Maybe she was suffering from amnesia after giving the prophecy last night. "I'm Ella, remember?" I said but Rachel shook her head.

"I know that, but Ella please be honest, who are you really?"

I was starting to get a little freaked out. Rachel probably was still under some strange oracle presence and wasn't quite herself.

"I'm just Ella," I tried to tell her but she backed off.

"It's okay," she said and stood up, looking disappointed. "Last night after the camp fire I had this other vision, for a second I thought you were..." she trailed off. "Never mind that's stupid. See you later," she said and walked not back to her cave but towards the head table. Percy seemed to sense trouble and stood. I watched as Annabeth, Jason, Piper, Leo and Percy ran off towards the Big House with Rachel. This did not look good.

When Maggie and Lucas heard my story about Artemis cabin they both looked worried.

"Are you sure Chiron wasn't just saying that because you were the daughter of Artemis?" Maggie said.

I shook my head. "I don't think he was lying and it's not like it could be true anyway. Artemis is never suppose to have kids. I think it was suppose to mean something else.

"I bet I know," Lucas said.

Maggie and I turned our heads wondering what Lucas could be on about.

"She wants you to join her hunt. Have you heard of the Hunters of Artemis? They're her elite pack of demigods and powerful mortals that go around saving the world from such and such," Lucas said but a little too glumly.

"That sounds awesome!" Maggie said. "I want to join the Hunters of Artemis."
"There also immortal," Lucas said bitterly.

"Immortal?" I breathed. "I get to be immortal?"

"Only if you're not slain in combat," Lucas said. "And you have to swear off all guys. That's why there's never been a daughter of Aphrodite join the hunt Maggie."

Maggie looked disappointed.

"So you think Artemis sent me a message as a clue to get me to join the hunt made of up immortal monster slaying girls and no guys allowed," I said, a grin appearing on my face.

"It's pretty obvious isn't it," Lucas said but he wouldn't meet my eye.

"So how do I join the hunt?" I asked, looking around as if I expected them all to come bursting through the woods.

Lucas sighed. "Well you have to find Artemis first. Only she can give you the oath to become a real member and I've heard she was only just released from her island prison with Apollo. She's probably somewhere with the huntresses tracking down some monster in Canada maybe."

I just about to give up saying there was no way I could track them down when a conch horn blew in the distance. That meant we were either under attack or someone special was returning from a quest. It turned out to be neither. Percy just gathered us in the dining pavillion in our assorted cabins and didn't say a word until everyone was seated. Some of us were carrying weapons and others, mostly from the Hypno cabin were already in pajamas. Everyone looked confused.

"Attention everyone," Percy called and then saw Chiron emerge from the Big House.

As if remembering he didn't run the camp any more Percy sat down and let Chiron take over after whispering something in his ear.

"Well then," Chiron said and as he did so he turned his gaze to look right at me. "We have an unexpected visit from The Hunters of Artemis."

There were some cheers but mostly everyone stayed quiet as a pack of very tough looking girls in silver hunting outfits and bows paraded down the pavillion and sat at the always empty Artemis table. I saw the toughest looking one, the leader I think come up and give Jason a hug at the head table. She must be Thalia, I realized, Jason's sister.

I couldn't believe it. The Hunters of Artemis were here. There could be no coincidence, this surely meant I was destined to join the hunt. Maggie and Lucas were both staring at me with open mouths. They were just as freaked as I was.

"Hello Camp Half Blood," Thalia said, addressing the camp. "We are here on account of Lady Artemis. She told us we would find someone here that we thought we lost."

Even Thalia seemed confused. All the hunters were now scanning the crowd looking for someone but no one knew who.

"After Artemis was freed from the war," Thalia continued. "She had to go back to Olympus just like all the other gods, but recently, she gave us notice that someone we were looking for had just appeared at Camp Half Blood. We thought it might be Phoebe." She said the last sentence a little softer than the others.

I remembered what Lucas said about the Hunters being almost immortal other than being slain in combat. They weren't here to recruit me after all. They were looking for someone they already knew and that certainly wasn't me.