CHAPTER 20:
(CLARA)
I get home from horse back riding and Percy is on the floor on fire. Well his wings are on fire. When did he get those? Anyways I grab the stretchy hose thing from the sink and sprayed him down putting out the fire. He sputtered awake and looked at me. Not one burn mark on his body.
"Holy crap Rider." I yelled and he just smiled.
"I think the correct name is Percy. Yeah, I didn't know I could do that either." He got up and started to brush off his pants then stopped. "Do you know were I could have some pants?" He looked up. "And maybe a shirt...and a jacket." His face starting getting red seeing how little clothes he had on.
"Yeah, my dad might have some." I showed him the way to my dads room and sat him on the bed. He looked uncomfortable. His wings kept figeting flapping slightly. I pulled out a grey t-shirt and an old black hoody. "I don't think any of the pants would fit you." I noticed how unearthly thin the guy was.
"It's ok." He smiled and grabbed the shirt and jacket. He pulled out his magical pen and cut two slits in them. I watched as he struggled to put them on. "Ouch." He face planted onto the floor with one wing in the slit.
"Need help?" I walked over and guided his wing in the other slot. He was still face down on the floor. His face was red and his wings fluttered. I helped the hoody one too. He stayed on the floor and said nothing. " So what is this camp of yours?" I asked.
"It's the only safe place for demigods. It keeps monsters and mortals out unless we say that they can come in. It is a training camp so we are ready for the real world." He muffled into the carpet.
"I'm guessing your real world is a lot tuffer than most." I laughed.
"You have no idea. Even by demigod standards, my life sucks. I wish I only had to deal with what will I do when I grow up. My life is already set an stone by the fates. Did you know if I fail the world as you know it will crumble and fall." He got up, finally and stretched. Endentations of the carpet fibers covered the side of his face, turning it red. He started to walk out but he got stuck on the door with his wings.
"I think you have to fold them to get through." I laughed as his face got redder and he tucked in his beautiful wings.
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"Where have you been?" Artemis stormed up to Percy. "And where did you get the clothes?"
"I was burning in the house and Clara gave me these. It was like holding up the sky trying to put them on." He gave a wolfish grin.
"Burning?" She stepped back and tried to find the rashes and marks, but didn't.
"Yeah check this out." He unfolded his wings and a second later they bursted into flames. "Cool huh?"
"Put them away. Your atracting attention to yourself." She said, but I could tell she could stare at his burning feathers forever. He reluctently folded then onto the black jacket which camoflaudged them.
I turned away, and went around back and noticed that my dad was on the porch smoking. He never smoked, unless he was stressed
"Hey dad, what's the matter?" I walked up to him.
"Your..uh..dog. He needs to go. He is to much danger for everyone. And if I were those people I would leave him. Even if it broke his heart. He is a huge problem and will never be anything different. Where every he goes, so does death and destruction. You can't have one with out the other. I suggest you don't hang out with him anymore. And get new clothes. His sent his all over the house. We may even have to move." I stared at my dad in desgust.
"He is still human. What if some one did that to you." I got up and backed away.
"But this isn't me. And he isn't human anymore. He is a thing and not even that. He is an experiment. Monsters made him. Who knows what he can do? So I tell you again stay away from that monster." My dad said, more sternly.
"How could you say that. What if those things took me. What if those things changed me. What would you do? Disown me? Would you really get rid of me and brake my sole, just so you could be safe?" I was horrified at what my dad was saying.
"If it would keep everyone else safe. Your don't know the truth about the boy. He could destroy everything with a wave of his hand and some water. You saw what he did with that girl. She's no better, but at least she doesn't have a tail."
"You would get rid of me, because I was...wasn't normal? Because I was changed. Because I was a dog and I had powers over water and I had wigs that could catch on fire. Because I could breath fire. You would get rid of me, because something changed me?" I almost pucked at the thought. I never thought he would be so quick. Not even hesitating before answering. I was about to yell at him more, but then I saw a black streak heading towards the forest and knew it had to be Percy.