*disclaimer* I do not own anything but my plot and OC's.
Thank you for reading my loves
Oh! And I should say it now, I'm sorry if I make Leo OOC. I love the guy, but don't know him enough.
But, there's like this thing, that would help me know his character better and have less chances of OOCing, and all that stuff. It's called, The House of Hades. And, you know, a hundred more books after that.
Elizabeth.
Today just turned out crappy. Nancy, a daughter of Hermes woke me up since Diamond had moved out and Marina was already gone, then our chariot racing failed and Marina got claimed-awesome-'cept for the two gods thing-AND we learned a new prophecy.
Plus, no one even won the chariot racing!
And now Marina is also a god. Two close friends, both apart of some dangerous prophecy, they could get themselves killed! It wasn't fair.
Leo and I walked away a little after the two did.
After moments of silence he spoke.
"Weird." One word, but it perfectly described-well, everything at the moment. I nodded and turned to face him.
"Did you ever think sweet 'lil Marina would be daughter of Athena or Poseidon? Or both?" I shook my head. Marina's mentioned her love of the ocean and surfing, but tons of people do!
And I'm pretty sure she's not extremely smart. At least she hasn't shown it. When she first came, she would constantly ask me to repeat things slowly, or explain longer words. Yes, she hadn't spoken English for awhile, but still. Children of Athena are usually very bright, and they always show it. Marina, she almost always asks "what's that?"
"Yeah, you know I always expected her to be the daughter of some out door's god. Persephone, Demeter. Hypnos." He joked. Marina always seemed to be sleeping.
"And Diamond?" I asked with a smirk. We've been having a debate going on-Ares or Aphrodite? Diamond's parent's being her parents is no surprise. Well, I mean, other then them both being her parents.
"I dunno. I guess we were both right, It's kind of hard to tell." He shook his head at me. "What is she? Weird for a daughter of Aphrodite or weird for a daughter of Ares?"
I shook my head and shrugged. "I don't know. It's like she's Bipolar! I swear one second she's giggling about something girly then the next she's beating my ass in sword fighting."
Leo laughed and commented on how everyone can beat me, and then agreed.
"I wonder who the other three are..." I trailed off thinking of the possibilities. Fire and magic. Death and his queen. Princess of the skies.
"As long as it's not me. I've had enough quests. Or you." He added at the end, as if only to make me feel better.
I tipped my head to the side a little, like I always do when I'm solving a puzzle. Which I'm absolutely obsessed for. Puzzles, word crosses, mazes, you name it, I'll answer it. Or, I'll try to solve it, at least.
"What if it is me?" I asked absently, my mind racing.
"What? Why? It's not you! You're just a normal demigod, you're not special!" He exclaimed immediately. I raised my eyebrow at his random outburst.
"Well, I mean you're special-not that messed up "special" way of course-"
"Leo?" I interrupted. "Shut up." I laughed.
"I know what you mean." He shoved me.
"Hm. Well, I take it back, you're very special." I gave a theatrical gasp.
"I'm special? Leo, you're the king of… Special people." I fought a grin.
"What? I'm special? I'm special? Would a special person be able to… to…" He looked around desperately. I grabbed his hand to keep him from doing something to embarrassing-and totally proving me right-And just laughed.
"But what if I am, I mean, Diamond and Marina, both over thirteen-well Diamond is but Marina is still thirteen-they should have been claimed by now. Same with me, Jake and Zeke. But we all five weren't. Then, last night, Diamond was claimed! Then today, Marina was claimed! Each by two gods, they're a part of the prophecy-"
"Why does that mean you're apart of the prophecy? More campers could come this summer you know." Leo cut me off.
"Come on, I'm fifteen, I've been here almost two years, and haven't been claimed yet. Neither have Jake or Zeke. It makes sense." I gave a face and looked at him, he looked away with a very serious face. I know how he hates prophecies-no surprise there after the Giant War-But I couldn't help but think, awhile ago after his Prophecy ended, he had told me there was no new prophecy. Had he lied? It doesn't sound like him, but then again I didn't know him well those days.
"Yeah, but.. Prophecies suck it's all-fighting and ahh- then you're all like yay! It's over! But then it's like, oh, no, you got something else to do before you can even start finishing.." He trailed off making more movements with his hands and sounds that probably only make sense in LeoLand.
I gave up trying to understand him a few moments back, and started to think of the prophecy. If I was a part of it who would I be?
He's got a point. I certainly do not want to be a part of the prophecy. I just want to stay till winter, and then try at my house again. Last summer, didn't work out. But it may this time. I couldn't wait. I hadn't seen my family for practically a year. I sent them an iris message and they freaked, but then they slowly became cool with it, what I really am.
Downside, I wouldn't see Leo as much. Also, I'd have to go to school.
Besides, who would I be? When I worded this to Leo, he asked, "Hades and-er-Persephone?"
I shook my head.
"I'm not great with the dead-Like anyone else I suppose- and plants isn't my thing." I replied, sort of guessing though. At least, the few times Marina's dragged me out to the strawberry field, nothing opened up in me. And, well, death's death. I have no longing to raise the dead or live in darkness.
Except for the fact that having an un-dead army at your signal would be awesome.
We moved on.
"Princess of the skies?" I wrinkled my nose and shook my head vigorously.
"I'm guessing princess of the skies is Zeus and Hera's kid?" I asked. He shuddered and nodded.
"Yeah, just skip that, there's no way you're related to Tia Collida." he shuddered at his ex babysitter/queen of the gods name. "Besides, Hera doesn't have kids."
"Fire and Magic," I said next. "Fire... Hephaestus?" then I realized what I said and we both went, "ahhugh."
Yuck. No way in Hades was I related Leo. I've kissed him, to think he was my brother, yuck.
Plus Magic was probably something like Hecate. Which is not me. But then again, how I would I know? It would be pretty cool...
"Yeah, you're right, no way am I apart of the prophecy." I said thankfully raising my head and grinning happily.
"Any second now some poor guy is going to come through the barriers, then he's going to be claimed, then the rest will be claimed and they'll all be set off to do whatever it is they'll have to. But not us. We'll just sit back for the show." He told me casually like we were off to the Movie's
He put his arm around my shoulders and we walked onto the strawberry field, changing the subject to any random thing we thought of.
I woke up the next day to Nancy, an older daughter of Hermes, shaking my shoulders.
I yawned and thanked her before jumping out of bed to get ready.
As I brushed my tangled mane, I thought about yesterday.
After Marina was claimed, Leo and I just walked around in till we got hungry. The camp fire that day wasn't very exciting. Despite how hard the Apollo cabin tired, no one sang along.
Diamond and Marina weren't there, and Chiron just sat in the back with a face that clearly read, "Too busy thinking to talk."
After wards, I saw Marina walking with Percy Jackson to cabin two. I waved at her and she waved back.
I guess she choose cabin three because Athena was so filled. Either that or she likes Poseidon better.
I wonder how she must of felt. Being brother and sister with two heroes of Olympus. And how they felt. Annabeth and Percy were the biggest couple, behind them Jason and Piper.
It must of been kind of... Creepy, to know your parents had a kid together. Uck.
The Aphrodite cabin had nicknamed them Percabeth. It must have been annoying having people always gossiping about your relationship and giving them names.
When Leo and I were first going out, they gossiped about us to. Leo being of the great seven he's pretty popular. Though most of the Aphrodite cabin don't like him. Which i hate. They don't like any children of Hephaestus.
But they always gossiped about how weird it is that Leo had a girlfriend. They'd make fun of me for kissing him. They'd tell me to watch out, I wouldn't want to catch a disease.
I hate the Aphrodite cabin. Or at least most of them. Piper's really nice. We became friends through Leo, and she's nothing like some of her sisters.
Anyways, it must be awkward. Having a half sister with your boy/girlfriend.
Finally my hair was untangled. I was already dressed in my usual camp clothes of shorts and a camp t-shirt. I put on my shoes and followed the rest of the cabin to the dining pavilion.
I saw Marina sitting across from Percy, on the side that faced the beach and not the rest of the campers.
Diamond was sitting with the Aphrodite cabin again. It looked like a girl was talking to her. She looked pretty bored but she managed to add in once and then. She didn't look very upset, or happy as I imagined she would be now that she wasn't alone.
I gave my thanks to the gods, asking my parent to claim me soon, and I dug in.
Zeke sat on my left and Jake on my right.
"Weird, isn't it? I never could of imagined Diamond or Marina as gods. Or even demigod children of those gods." Jake shook his head confused, dropping it close to his food. I wanted to tell him not to get his food in his hair.
Zeke nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I didn't think Marina would be Poseidon or Athena... And Diamond being Ares? Eh, okay I guess." Zeke shrugged and went back to his food.
As well as I know the guy, I still don't understand how he got calmer in weird situations.
"I wonder who the other ones will be... and what does it mean, the gods die, can't gods not die?" I drank some of my orange juice.
"I heard that gods can fade... I heard that Pan faded." Jake said.
"If they're all dying out, then why would they make Marina and Diamond mortal? Why not make them gods if gods are running out?" Zeke said.
"Apparently they need people as powerful as a god, but I guess gods would have enough power to say no, so they made them demigods." I said annoyed. Why can't gods do their own work? How come they have to make the demigods do it? And then they treat us badly!
"Marina was claimed the day after Diamond was claimed. Maybe someone would be claimed today, the day after that and the day after that." Jake stuffed some scrambled eggs into his mouth when he was done speaking.
"And then they'll be another prophecy, and camp will be surrounded around it." I said glumly, placing my toast on the plate. I wasn't hungry anymore.
I wasn't there for much of the sevens prophecy, but i remember the war, the scariness of not knowing whether the seven were going to make it back, if they didn't make it back, it would mean the end of us all. Every second was filled with training for the giant army. I don't want that to happen again.
I thought about the prophecy while strumming my fingers on the table.
"I hope the next kids come soon." I said absently.
"Who could it be?" Jake said. "Princess, that's got to be Hera and Zeus, right? But Hera doesn't have children." He sounded confused.
"Yeah, with mortals, she does with Zeus." Zeke chewed his food glumly. "But the big three only just started to be able to have kids. In less their two years old... Marina shouldn't have been born, right?"
"I don't think it counts, since their gods... Sorta." I said.
No one spoke more. I guess we all started thinking about the prophecy. Or tried not to.
The dining pavilion was quiet today. Most people just ate silently, some spoke quietly. I noticed Marina talking to Percy, both smiling. Diamond was eating quietly, glancing out of the corner of her eyes around the pavilion.
I sighed and ate my toast. I could just feel how confusing the next few days are gonna be.
I totally disappeared off the face of the earth for awhile. :/ Hm.
I'm gonna be gone next week, dunno If I'll update or not.
Kay, bye!
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