Sooo. Sorry about this. I just realized it, like, JUST NOW, but it seems that you guys don't know what time of the year it is...well it's around spring time. In Arizona I've never really thought of how the weather goes down in the good old southwest, but I've always imagined it as always hot and sunny all year round. So it's spring now! :D sorry if there was any confusion about that…
Anyhoo, please enjoy this whopping chapter 9.
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Thank You!
-Heta14 ^_^
"So this is where we're gonna stay until we're claimed?" Clarisse said warily looking around the disorganized cabin. Luke chuckled and rubbed the back of his head in an embarrassed way. He pushed some dirty clothes under a bunk as he walked in front of the two new campers.
"Hey. We got a lot of kids here." Luke said. He walked to the back of the cabin, where there was some empty space on the floor. Luke grimaced. "Here's where you're gonna stay. Sorry it's not that much, but that's the most I can offer…"
There was a moment of awkward silence.
"That's ok!" Will said. "Hopefully we're not here for so long."
Luke looked uncomfortable. Somebody then called his name from outside. He looked at his watch and gasped.
"Sorry guys! I would show you around, but I got to teach advanced sword fighting." Luke said apologetically. He ran to the door of the cabin, and looked back at the two new campers sitting near the back.
"If you guys need any help once you unpack, Chris's outside, and he'll show you around until it's time for dinner and campfire." Luke said finally, and he ran out of sight. Clarisse sighed, and she sat on somebody's bunk she didn't know.
"Ugh. It's so crammed here." She said with a frown. "And messy. Aren't there any girls in this cabin?"
Will looked around the cabin. Old posters covered the walls, and he was surprised to see some very old ones hiding beneath the newer ones.
"There are definitely some girls in this cabin." Will said. Clarisse looked quizzically at him, and he pointed to the vandalized Jacob Black poster on the wall that had hearts to mustaches on it. Clarisse snorted and went back to unpacking her sleeping bag.
"Well, I'm glad I'm not staying in this cabin. Hopefully." Clarisse said. Will gave a hopeful smile.
"Don't worry Clarisse. It'll all work out in time." Will said. Clarisse rolled her eyes.
"Everything will work out for the Zen master." She said grinning at Will, who just laughed. He glanced at their two unrolled sleeping bags on the floor.
"You done?" Will said looking at Clarisse, who nodded. They then exited the cabin and saw a few of the Hermes kids that they saw earlier playing around with a camera in front of the cabin. There were the two twins from earlier who were holding the camera cracking up, and the boy Matt who was pranked on earlier. There was one more guy that looked of Mexican decent, and Will assumed he was Chris.
"Are you Chris?" Will said, he glanced quickly at Clarisse, and was completely surprised she wasn't putting on her tough demeanor like she usually did when they met new people. The guy assumed to be Chris got up from the ground where he was sitting and faced the two teens.
"Yeah. Rodriguez." He said with a toothy smile facing Clarisse. "I know you're name' s Clarisse, who's the surfer boy?"
"The name's Will Solace. Not surfer boy." Will said narrowing his eyes at Chris, who was still looking at Clarisse.
"Whatever. So want me to show you around?" Chris said.
"Yes please." Clarisse said timidly. Will stared at her with his mouth open. Was she betraying him? Who was this girl and what had happened to the real Clarisse that would beat up a guy like Chris Rodriguez in a heartbeat? He shook he head. He was probably just imagining things. He realized that Chris and Clarisse had already headed towards the Pegasus stables.
"Hey Clarisse, Chris! Wait for me!" Will shouted as he ran down the hill after them.
"So this is where we're eating dinner?" Clarisse said curiously as they entered the mess hall. Chris nodded and they walked up the few steps. She looked back at Will who was giving her a quizzical look. She shook her head and followed Chris up the stairs. Will sighed.
"We sit over here because we're in the Hermes cabin. Once you get claimed…you move to the cabin of your parent." Chris said a little uncomfortably. Will noted in his head that many people were uncomfortable about the claiming process. He secretly hoped that he was claimed quickly.
He looked up at the front of the mess hall and he saw Mr. D and Chiron sitting there discussing something with a tall blond hair that was facing the other way. They seemed to be in deep discussion. Wait. Was that who Will thought it was? Will pushed his way through the crowd of people, and when he was through, he saw that it was only Mr. D and Chiron there. Feeling confused he stared at them, and Mr. D gave an annoyed stare back.
"Hey! Surfer boy, I told you our table was here!" Chris yelled from across the hall. Grumbling, Will headed back towards Clarisse who was looking at him strangely.
"I thought I saw Mr. Chicken." Will said looking back at Clarisse, and her eyes widened. Chris snorted.
"Whose last name is Chicken?" He said laughing. Clarisse shot him a negative glare, and Will sighed, at least there was some small part of Clarisse still alive in there. He sat at the table, and there were grapes and nice looking traditional food alongside with the pizza. He was about to take a bite, when Chris's hand shot out from next to him.
"Woah. We offer to the gods first." Chris said seriously. Will gave an obedient nod, and he followed Clarisse and Chris over to a fire that people were putting food in.
"Alright. Put the food in the fire, and pray to…well I pray to Hermes." Chris said, and he pushed the food into the fire. Clarisse sent a glance to Will, and they both stepped up to the fire and put food into the fire. They both didn't think the same thing, but Will thought:
Um…Dad. Whoever you are, please claim me? Um. Thanks? Do I put a love? Or sincerely? Uh. Sincerely Will.
There were suddenly sudden murmurs and talking, and Will looked around. HE gasped as he saw what was floating around Clarisse's head. There was a boar floating above her head. She gasped as she saw what was floating above Will's head too, it was a golden sun.
"All hail Claire, daughter of Apollo and Bill, son of Ares." Mr. D said clapping unenthusiasticly. Chiron whispered into Mr. D's ear.
"I meant Claire, daughter of Ares and Bill, son of Apollo." He muttered again quickly. Chiron rolled his eyes."Go move your stuff from the Hermes cabin now!"
Will shifted uncomfortably from one foot to another.
"Sir?" He asked. "Can we eat first?"
"Sure. Whatever. Eat with those Hermes kids for now. Don't make those pretty dryads move the food for you." Mr. D. Said waving his hand and making a Diet Soda appear.
So I hope you like this chapter! :D Sorry if it wasn't up to your expectations...for some stupid reason i wrote chapter 10 with all the OCs instead of this chapter so i'm like...ugh i'll have to write this one, then upload it, and then wait for a while, and upload the next one.
BTW: I have final exams coming up. So do you. Study. *mommy glare* I take AP euro too, and the exam for that is Friday, so I'll upload chapter 10 soon (thank god i already wrote it).
ATTN: OCs. Preferably Ares cabin, don't need Apollo. I'm about to start to cry...I've already written out the apollo cabin scene...but there's still the ares cabin scene. I might shoot myself (not really). I might do some Annabeth meeting, so that'll cover Malcolm and an OC that i planned out. But i need more. Just send it to me in an review.
Anyhow, as always.
Thank you very much!
-Heta14 ^_^
