CHAPTER 14:
PENELOPE'S POV:
"I didn't think you would actually pull off being a girl." Nico had his famous creepy smile on. "Yeah well, Chiron has shut me out of the demi-god world untill I become more girl like." I said. I could feel my face getting redder by the minute. "Yeah I heard. I was just taking Mrs. O'leary for a walk. This is her favorite spot, because it smells like you." His face was almost as red as mine. "You live in New York now?" I asked. "Yeah, It's a great place. No one asks questions or think weirdly about a kid on his own." He said. "What do you do?" I never undersood NIco and his was. "Oh, I do what normal people do." He said. "You go to school?" I asked. "Uh, yeah." He said. "Well, this year I am." His sly smile creeped back onto his face. "This year?" I said couriusly. "Chiron has asked me to keep an eye one you." Nico said. I could tell he didn't like the idea either. "Why didn't Chiron just send a satyr?" I asked. That's what usaully happens. When a demigod needs keeping an eye on they send a satyr. "Because satyrs are not that social." Nico said. "And you are?" I raised my brow quizzically. "No, but I can keep guys out of your hair. And I don't like being at either camps so." He said. I realised what he was saying. "Your going to posse as my boyfriend, aren't you?" I didn't like the idea, and I could tell this was one of Chiron's ideas to keep me out of trouble, according to Nico's face.
Trying to put together a life you never thought you would be able to have is like going into the lambrynth and not getting totally lost. It's really hard to do. What do normal people do with their lives, I have totally forgotten. Summer is not that cracked up to be as every one says it is. I had my mom go online (because, well you know) and check out jobs. The main question that kept poping up on the screen was "what are you good at?" Yes, the best advice for a job is one my first grade teacher asked us, real inspiring. There was this ad in the news paper on day three of the job hunt. It was a stupid help wanted post for some dog/horse/an other animal show thing. Apparently they needed some people to look after the animals before the race. It's good enough, I mean I am good with horses (really I think they are afraid of me).
It was way out in the country side of New York. (Yes, for those who don't know, New York isn't just citys it has some country places too.) There was only a hand full of people there for the job. The person who was taking interviews was a tall thin woman in her mid-thirtys. She was lean and looked like she lived all her life on a horse. She also had a nice northern country acsent. "I guess you both get a job, I need all the worker I can get. Your work starts friday around 4-10pm. The races should be over by then. Be sure you can make it or you will have to be here late and it gets dangerous here after the show." She said. We filled the aplication and it asked for alot of stuff. "You live in New York city? What is a girl like you doing all the way out here?" A country boy asked. "I've always like horses. I have one of my own." I said, this guy was really creepy. "Maybe because you are a city girl who gets everythin' she want." Everyone started to laugh. "Maybe because it came to me. Maybe because I saved it from a terrible fate. Maby because I'm a nice person. Maybe because ass-holes like yoursevles read people be where they live." And I smacked my application on the desk and walked out side.
Stanly stills comes to the house every other day for about an hour. Today he was talking to Paul. It was really creepy. When I was finally able to get out of the box in the closet, Paul was really shaken up. "What godly parent does he have?" Paul asked. "We don't know, he hasn't been claimed yet." I said. "Well, when you find out tell me please." He was really shaken up about the whole mess.
I went to the park and waited till Nico came. I had sent an Iris Message to him asking him to met me here. When Mrs. O'leary poped out from nowhere, I found Nico on top of her. "Do you have any information about Stanly Emarld?" I asked. "No, you just asked me to get stuff about him 30 minutes ago." Nico said sliding off the back of Mrs. O'leary. "Right, well he has been coming to my house. He doesn't know I'm there, but he has been asking my parents about me. It's really creepy." I said. "I'll tell Chiron about it, but make sure he doesn't find out where you are. I have a bad felling about it. Ever since he came into the camp every thing has been weird." Nico said. He left a couple minutes later, leaving me alone in the middle of the park.
A/N: Sorry for the delay I couldn't think of what to do. Also Sorry if this chapter is boring but for every boreing chapter there is a really good one.