CHAPTER 9

Athelia

After we had all stepped off the boat, I stayed behind them, in case something attacked us from upfront. I didn't have a weapon on me, and I didn't want to be killed. We finally reached the borders of camp. It was dark out, and the campers were probably in their cabins, already sleeping. I was the first one to spot Chiron. He was on an an IM. I motioned for the rest of the group to stay quiet, and I slipped into the shadows. I went behind Chiron to see who he was talking to.

"-here. She might have gone into the ocean, or gotten lost in the forest. Thalia and Nico have gone crazy. They want to spend every moment to find her. Nico won't even sleep anymore," Percy was saying.

"Hmm. Maybe she came back here?" Chiron suggested.

"She couldn't have made it back there in 2 hours. Besides, if she got lost in the forest, I doubt she would be able to trace her way back to Camp," Percy said.

"But remember: she can probably shadow-travel. Nico can, so I don't see why she couldn't," A new voice said. It was Annabeth's.

"Well, you guys keep looking. I'm tired. Goodnight Percy and Annabeth," Chiron said. Then he swiped his hand through the image and disappeared. I went back to my group, and slipped out of the shadows. I nearly scared Hazel to death.

"Chiron," Jason said, and Chiron realized we were all there.

"Jason, Hazel, Piper, Frank, Leo, Calypso? You got out?" Chiron asked.

"Yea. Leo got me out of there," Calypso said, wrapping her arms around Leo.

"And you are?" Chiron said, looking at Macy.

"I'm Macedonia, but call me Macy. I'm that daughter of Zeus and Hera you're looking for," Macy replied.

"They found you?" Chiron asked. They nodded.

"And you… Atlas?" Chiron said, looking at me.

"Yup."

"I thought you got lost," Chiron said.

"Nah. Can we talk somewhere more private?" I asked, not wanting to be heard about my deathly fear of water. He nodded, and he led us into the big house. We explained everything to him. He then IM'd Percy, and told him to come back. My parents had refused to come back until Chiron had told them I was here and perfectly safe. He then sent us off to bed.

"Atlas," Chiron said, before I left.

"Yes?" I said, turning.

"Follow me," Chiron said, and trotted outside. He led me to a cabin, and stepped inside. I had never seen that cabin before. I saw all my stuff was in the middle of the room, packed nicely.

"Welcome to your new cabin," Chiron said. My mouth hung open for a second.

"Is this a quarter of cabin?" I asked.

"Yes. It's for any quarter god. Right now, you're the only one. But, maybe in a couple years. Percy and Annabeth will send you some cabin mates," Chiron said, smirking. I smiled and thanked him. The cabin was customized to how I liked it. I unpacked my stuff(there wasn't much), and crawled into bed. I was really tired after a long day.

I woke with a start. I hadn't had any dreams in particular. They were all about my foster parents. Oh gosh. I had completely forgotten about them. I could go visit them today, if I had time.

I turned over to my alarm, and my eyes widened. It was 2 P.M. I sighed. I was always a late sleeper. I hopped out of my bunk, and saw a bag at my door. Confused, I went to look at it. I grinned. It was what I had asked the Stoll Brothers to get me. 6 iPhone's, blue colored hair dye, brand new combat boots, a set of new clothes, Green Day tour tickets, a weapon belt holder, and a bunch of knives. I also saw a one of my dad's Stygian Iron swords. I had asked them to take one from my dad. They seemed pretty cool, and looked like really good weapons. I hope he wouldn't mind if I borrowed them. I went back to the bathroom, and dyed my hair teal.

(A/N: Here is what her hair looks like: wiki/File:Adore_Delano_After_
Ignore the face. Copy/paste the link in GOOGLE, and search it up, like you would normally search a word. It should show up. Her hair looks teal/black/blue. But, there may be SOME inappropriate content. Watch out.)

After I was done, I put on black jeans, a simple royal purple shirt, a goth jacket, my weapon belt, and my combat boots, tucking my jeans into them. I looked into the mirror and grinned. My blue hair looked awesome. I didn't know what my parents or anyone in general would think, but I could care less. I let my hair flow down. I had lots of curls in my hair, making my first appearence look like I'm an aphrodite kid. But, when you saw my outfit, you might think otherwise. I hated my curly hair, though. It was really hard to brush out, and made it look like I had curled them on purpose. But, the curls were natural, so I couldn't do anything about it. I usually tied my hair, but I had no hair ties around, and people said when I let my hair down, it really brings out my eyes. I turned and kicked my door open. People were eating lunch. Sighing with relief that there was food, I made my way over there. Chiron looked at me, bewildered. I probably looked like a cross between goth and punk. That comes from having one parent who is punk and one who is goth, I guess. Everyone was staring at me. Before going to bed last night, Chiron had told me that they didn't have a table for me yet, so I would have sit with them. I went over and grabbed a hamburger, a cup, and fries. As I walked to my table, kids were murmuring. I went over and sat down.

"Athelia?" Chiron asked. He looked baffled. I grinned.

"Scold the Stoll Brothers later. Do I look awesome?" I asked.

"You look like your parents were dressing you, and then Piper walked in and started too, and then Percy came and made your hair blue," Chiron said. I laughed.

"Thanks!" I said, catching my breath. "When are the others arriving?"

"I don't know. They haven't messaged me. They should arrive around-"

"WERE HERE!" I whirled my head around, and sure enough, it was Percy, Annabeth, my parents, Apollo, and Artemis. I turned to Chiron. "I'll go see them." I got up and went over to my dad, who looked really tired.

"You know, someone once told me, that with great power... comes great need to take a nap," I said. My dad turned. His energy returned, and he tackled me with a hug. When he finally let go, he said,

"Where were you? Your mother and I were do worried!"

"Dad. I accidentally got lost and found them," I said.

"Who is 'them'?" My dad asked.

"Leo says they are the 'Leodominators'."I replied, curbing a laugh.

"Leo is back?"

"Yeah. They found him while harvesting or something. I dunno. But, I have training now, so go take a nap. You look like you came back from the dead."

"I am from the dead."

"Okay, whatever. Get some rest."

"Okay, mom," My dad mimicked, and that reminded me of my foster parents. My expression must have shifted, because he frowned.

"But, one more thing. Why is you hair blue?"

We had all eaten. Chiron was holding a meeting at 10 with the 'Leodominators', Percy, Annabeth, my mom and dad, and me. I told them I would meet them there, but I wouldn't actually go. I had a plan to tell my dad that I was too tired last minute, and get Blackjack and fly off to my foster parents. But right now, Annabeth and Clarisse were trying to find me a weapon. It had been 5 minutes, and Annabeth had been going through every sword to see if it fit me. Clarisse finally got impatient, and shoved a random sword in my hand.

"Fight!" Clarisse called out. She held out her spear, and I gulped. Clarisse was an amazing fighter, and I had never used a sword before. She swung her spear at me, and I blocked, instantly. Weirdly, the sword felt perfectly balance. I disarmed her in less than 1 second. Annabeth and Clarisse stared in shock.

"Sorry?" I finally squeaked.

"Sorry?"Clarisse said, grinning. "You have a natural skill! Of course, for a beginner. That sword must have been precisely for you. Congrats!"

A bell started to ring, softly. Annabeth sighed.

"Time for the meeting."

"Um, Annabeth, I'm not going. I am really tired, and have a really bad headache. Could you fill me in tommorow? I feel like I'm going to pass out," I said.

She nodded."Get some rest. Come on, Clarisse."

Once they were in the bighouse, I went off to find Blackjack. I grabbed a bag I had made for the trip, and soared to the stables.