Chapter 10-

Alex POV-

We began walking toward the big house.

I walked up next to Annabeth. "What is this place exactly?" I had an urge to add Wisegirl, but I might give something away.

She glanced at me and then at Nico. "You didn't tell them anything? Never mind. It's a place for the kids of the Greek gods. My mom is Athena, like I said before." We walked on to the porch where Chiron was "sitting" in his wheelchair. "Nico, are these the children you were obsessed with?" he asked.

I glanced at Nico. Obsessed? "Creeper." I muttered. Abilene giggled. Nico's face went red. "Uh, yea. You could say that." Chiron smiled and turned toward us. I stuck out my hand, slightly uncomfortable. "Hi, my name is Alex Haynes." I said. Chiron nodded and turned toward Abilene. "Abilene Montgomery." she said and shook his hand, southern hospitality, right?

"Nice to meet you. Nico, Annabeth. Perhaps you want to give them the tour. I have some business to attend to. By the way, my name is Chiron." he smiled and then began to rise from the wheelchair.

"Sir, what are you-WHOA!" Abilene took a surprised step back, her eyes wide. I tried to look surprised and shocked too, but I already knew that. "Wow…." I muttered. Nico tried to hide a smirk at Abilene's face and my attempt to look shocked but failed. Annabeth was watching me curiously.

"Ummmm, wow." I looked at the white stallion that came from the wheelchair. He grinned. "Yes. Now, if you'll excuse me." he clopped off the porch and galloped away.

"Did that really just happen?" Abilene asked. I nodded. "Um, yea, I think it did."

Annabeth smirked. "Come on, Nico and I'll give you the tour." Abilene, with a pale face, nodded and I just gulped and tried to give a grin.

"Come on." We walked off the porch and to the original U of cabins. "This is the Zeus Cabin. Only two kids stay there, Thalia and Jason Grace." Annabeth pointed out. Pinecone face. I snickered. Abilene looked up at the table, marble building. "It's nice, is that one's Hera's?" she pointed to the peacock cabin and Annabeth's nose scrunched up. "Yea. Come on."

I looked back at the Zeus cabin and then continued to walk with the group. "This is the Poseidon Cabin." Annabeth's voice sounded grim. "Unoccupied." she chocked and looked away.

"Is something wrong?" Abilene asked, I stared at Annabeth. Nico shifted uncomfortably behind me. "It's nothing, it's just. My boyfriend, he lived here. He died." she said and closed her eyes, breathed and then opened her eyes. "Let's move on." she said quietly and began walking. I felt my heart drop, she hadn't moved on. "That's sad. I wonder how he died." Abilene muttered and followed her. I looked at Nico, who placed a hand on my shoulder silently.

We began to walk again. She showed us all the cabins. The gods kept their promise, and I was very, very proud of that, seems I made a good wish. I smiled at all the cabins, Hecate, Nike, Nemesis and all the others. "I hope you don't mind me asking, what was his name?" Abilene asked Annabeth. She froze, but kept on walking. "Perseus Jackson, he went by Percy." she stated bluntly.

"Oh," Abilene replied in a small voice.

Annabeth smiled at her. "It's okay. Come on, I'll show you guys the tournament arena."

We walked over, Nico and Annabeth were pointing things out to us. I nodded respectively and tried to look like this was boring and I already knew what was going on.

We walked into the tournament arena. Clarisse was there, hacking away at straw dummies. "Hey Clarisse." Annabeth called out, calmly. Abilene and I stared wide eyed at the spear in her hands. "Oh, hey Annabeth, Nico. Who are these runts?" she jutted her jaw towards us. I stepped forward.

"I'm not a runt!" I hated it when people called me that. Kids at school made fun of me and Abilene fro playing tag when we were thirteen. So, what. It's fun! But calling me a runt just because I was small. I was small, but I was pretty sure my growth spurt would kick in. But runts? Na uh.

She glared at me. "Whatever runt-" and flew at her, my fist connected with her shoulder and we both fell over. "ALEX!" Abilene yelled and ran forward. "I'm so sorry. He didn't mean it! He doesn't like when people call him a runt!" she yelled, but Clarisse pushed her over and walked over to me, having just gotten up.

"Look here-"

"Clarisse!" Nico and Annabeth yelled. Nico grabbed her shoulder, she glared at me but didn't shrug him off. Annabeth sniffed. "Is that…ozone?" she said. Nico and Clarisse paused, Clarisse glaring daggers at me but she sniffed and then nodded. "Yea, I smell it too, are the hunters here?"

Annabeth shook her head. "No, Thalia's coming tonight. She IM'd me that she'd be late." Annabeth said, looking thoughtful.

I shook my head and tried to focus. Abilene ran over. "You okay?" she whispered, as the older kids watched us. "Yea, just, I don't like it when people call me runt." I grumbled and glanced at Clarisse. "I know. But you didn't need to punch her." She looked at me with her grey eyes. I nodded and looked down. "Yea, I don't know I just got really angry with her." I said. Abilene sighed. "I'm not going to make you apologize, but you should." she glared at me, giving a silent plea. I couldn't help but roll my eyes.

"Let's just get on with the tour." I grumbled, stepping forward. Annabeth nodded and we left a very angry Clarisse.

Pavilion- check

Strawberry fields- check

Volleyball court- check and the beach- check.

I looked at the beach and then we walked over to Thalia's tree. I looked at the place where I died, a plaque was there, with a picture of the old me, Annabeth, Thalia and Nico standing there, grinning.

I sighed.

"Is that him?" Abilene asked, and pointed at the picture, at Percy. Annabeth looked down at it and smiled, remembering when the picture was taken. I smiled, I remembered too. "Yea. Percy, me, Thalia and Nico." she pointed everyone out. "He's handsome." Abilene said and scanned the old me. Annabeth smiled.

"How did her die? If you don't mind me asking." she said. Annabeth smiled and looked at me as I leaned over to look. "He was stabbed by a monster." Annabeth said, Abilene had been explained everything when we were walking through camp.

"I'm…sorry." Abilene said. I looked away and sighed. "Yea, me too." Annabeth looked at the picture. "It happened twelve years ago and I think maybe his reincar-"

"Annabeth!" Our heads snapped up to see Thalia running toward us. I almost had an urge to say hey, Pinecone face! But luckily, I held myself back.

"Thals! Hey," Annabeth said, glad to be taken away from the picture and talking about my death.

"Hey, who are they?" she pointed to us. "My name is Alex." I said. She studied me over, looking at my black hair and electric blue eyes. Her's widened and she turned toward Annabeth and Nico. "You don't think-?" They glanced at me and then at Thalia. "Noooo…maybe" Annabeth said slowly and then the conch horn sounded for dinner.