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Chapter 12
BLAZE P.O.V.
I was well aware that I was running late. Chiron had insisted I already be packed and have my bags waiting on the porch of the Big House that morning. About a few minutes before we were due to leave, I grabbed a rope, attached it to the roof, and began climbing. I was doing fine, until there were several shouts from below. Chiron had just given my 'mother' permission to entire the camp and everyone was gawking at the strange lady. I heard my name several times, and looked on instinct and my hand missed the next knot in the rope.
"Oh shit!" I shouted as a fell. Luckily, I had a lot of experience with repelling and had done a good job securing my makeshift harness. I heard a shrill shriek and I wiggled so I was facing the other way.
"Geez, calm down, lady," I said to my mother. "We're not running that late."
"Someone get her down!" she shrieked. I sighed.
"I can get myself down any time a jolly well feel like it," I said. I heard a few people mutter, "Who says 'jolly well'?" I do σκύλες!
Midnight came running in, still wearing the clothes she had fallen asleep in last night. "I AM NOT LATE!" she lied.
"Your sister is upside down, dangling from the roof!" Mrs. Whitewash said.
Midnight looked at me inquiringly. "So she is," she finally said.
"Hey, Midnight," Chiron said, holding up a small box. "Your package came in."
"YES!" she shouted in victory, and ripped the box from his hands. She tore into the box and everyone averted their eyes as she pulled of her top (she had a tank top underneath, you dirty minded freaks) and pulled the shirt that had been inside.
"'I'll bake you pies'" I read aloud and grinned, recognizing the phrase from one of our favorite parodies.
Our mom was too traumatized to notice that I grabbed the rope I was using, righted myself, changed the knot I was using, and repealed down the front of the Big House. "Are you two ready to go?" she finally asked shoving some pale red hair out of her face.
"Yeah," I said glumly, kicking the backpack I had packed. It was mostly full of the text books that we had been sent to get caught up with, and a small layer of my personal belongings. I had a couple of plain shirts, some too big jeans, a band tee or two and some sharpies. The things that meant the most to me were on me though, the jeans I was wearing when we met Nico and Noah, my florescent orange camp shirt, a leather bracelet that made me extra awesome, and the necklace my sword was on. Since joining the camp I had added a few more things to it so it was more like a charm necklace. It had my sword, the locket Nico had given me, the fletching of the first arrow I had split, and some other junk.
"Hey, Nico," I called. His head jerked up, dark eyes staring at me. "Catch," I ordered, tossing my IPod to him. He caught my precious purple device with ease and shot me a surprised smile. "Look after that for me." He nodded eagerly.
"I guess it's time for you girls to go," Chiron said reluctantly. Even though he often had to be the kill to our buzz, he liked us. To his surprise, I hugged him around the waist.
"See ya horsey-man," I said, and Midnight and I fist bumped him.
"Let's go, girls," our 'mom' rushed.
"Midnight," Noah shouted, running up the hill. He did a double take at the sight of our mom before continuing. "You forgot your bag. Taylor found it under the bed." He chucked it to her and she caught it with ease and slipped it on. "I'll miss you," he said, sounding like he was choking. Midnight pointed at herself, crosses her arms over her chest, and pointed at Noah.
"Aw..." Sasha and I said. Nico understood, but being the manly preteen he was, it was unmanly to- "Aw…" Never mind.
Midnight's P.O.V
We turned to head down the hill when Wave jumped out of Sasha's arm and grabbed my sock in his mouth and pulled it. Then he let it go and spit on the ground. I laughed and bent down and patted his head.
"Yeah, Wave, that's Noah sock. Sorry. Go see Sasha." I stood back up.
"Oh I remember Noah. He was there when you visited me in to crazy house. Why are you wearing is sock?" Our mother rambled.
"I couldn't find mine." I said simply.
Suddenly there was a blinding light and Apollo popped up.
"Midnight Summers, Melissa Whitewash, whoever you are today! Drugs, really? You know your kid is gonna end up like Noah?" I raised an eyebrow. He hadn't noticed everyone was here. "With no brain, or three arms, or no arms! Oh, hi camp half-blood."
"Well, bye!" I grabbed mom and Blaze by the arms and ran down the hill.
Mother didn't note anything weird about the last bit of my camp time and started blabbing about school. Blaze looked at me and smirked.
