Sorry for making you guys wait. I was working on another story.

Thanks to book worm, lulu halulu, CC, HiThereSmiley, Son of Poseidon, kpuppylover, anna, and xpurpleline97x(even though I told her not to read my story until she finished the series).

Disclaimer: see previous chapter

Demetri's pov

I got shocked awake the next morning. But not just normal static electricity shock. It was more like "Ow! I stuck my finger in the electrical outlet" shock.

Luke was standing over me looking sort of surprised and at the same time awed at his power.

He ran over to Matthew and was about to try the same thing, but Matthew got up and started yelling at him.

I tried to step in, but then Luke yelled at me.

Finally, they both left and I dragged myself to the dining pavilion.

My mom greeted me "Good morning, Demetri! I talked to Chiron and it seems that you might have the powers of a child of Demeter. So he agreed to let you spend the last half of the day in the strawberry fields."

For the first time that day, I smiled "Sure."

My first class was foot racing. The tree nymphs that taught were a lot faster than I was. They told me that they had had centuries of practice, but it was still humiliating to be slower than a plant.

I got to have archery next. It was the easiest out of all my classes that day. Luke's mom, Thalia, let me keep my bow and a quiver of celestial bronze arrows.

Finally, I left my classes and headed down to the field. Some satyrs and demigods were already working busily.

"So what do we do?" I asked a girl that was watering the plants.

She stood up "Are you new?"

I nodded.

"Welcome to camp then. I'm Amanda, daughter of Carpo."

"Who's Carpo?" I inquired.

"Goddess of fruit. Anyways, who are you?"

"Demetri."

"Son of…" Amanda prompted

"I'm a mixed blood. My mom is a daughter of Demeter and my dad is a son of Hermes."

"How interesting. Well, you can help by adding fresh fertilizer to the row of plants over there." She handed me a heavy bag.

I walked over and spread it out. The smell of the dirt was welcoming, even though it reminded me of how much I missed my garden back home.

It had originally been only for my mom, but she said that I showed talent as a little kid. I knew how deep to plant the seeds and how much water they needed. Eventually, she gave me my own plot of land in the corner of her garden.

I wondered where all the insects were. In a place like this, they should be swarming everywhere.

Then I spotted Ash sitting in the shade, playing reed pipes. As long as he played, the insects stayed away from the plants. Oh.

Amanda had emptied her watering can and was leaning against the fence. She swept her black hair away from her face and surveyed the field. When her gaze landed on me, I quickly looked back down and kept working.

The next time I looked up, she was gone.

No, Demetri will not end up with Amanda. Unless you guys want them to. Review! Matthew's powers are next!