Hi Everyone! Thanks to Everyone ,who reviewed and read this story. It was really appreciated. How was your holidays? I had to see the diamond jubilee on telly. It just had to rain, didn't it? Looks like it isn't really summery for June. I'm sorry, I couldn't do Alex's pov, because I thought it would be better if you got to know Jade a little more.
Jade's Pov:
I treaded up the hill with Percy. It's always hard moving around. New people. New surroundings. New atmosphere. But that's how it's always been for me. I run away for more then four times a year. I gotten into more then six schools a year. Bad reputation? I know. I don't have the greatest life, so why not make everything a little more complicating for myself? I may seem like a bad person to you, but you don't know me. Nobody does. Well, except Percy Jackson.
Percy Jackson.
I don't know, but there's something about him. Something inside you, makes you feel, that you jus have to tell him everything. Everything like your life, your friends, your family…
Family.
I don't have a family. Sometime's, I'm okay with that. Other times I am so not. Mortals are so ignorant, they don't even know how lucky they are. I mean, do they battle at least twenty vampires each day, just because they are royalty. No. They're crying over their blackberry mobiles ,while were trying to save the bloody world. Typical Mortals, right? At least ,they have at least one person in their lives who loves them and doesn't expect anything in return. Someone they can turn to during hard times. And here we are. Demigods, wizard's trying to keep alive. Fighting for what we believe in. As they say, money can't buy happiness. But I'll never have happiness. My happiness was taken away from me. As always. One way or another, everything turns sour in the end of my Fairy tales. No surprise there. But I try to make the best of every situation. I mean, I'm still alive, right?
Right?
While I've been thinking all this, I bumped into someone. I didn't even notice, that I was in the camp. It took my breath away. A dragon, protecting a tree, which I figured was Percy's cousin, Thalia. And Kids, of all ages, fighting with each other, heavily armed. It was my dream. No. It was my dream fantasy. I never thought I would find a place so wonderful.
Then something, blinded me. All the Olympians were in front of me. Me. Wowza. Anyone who witnessed their arrival, bowed. Except for me and Percy. Zeus (I presume) dismissed them, they scurried past me. And I was alone. With the Olympians. And Percy. Hey? At least, I got nothing to lose.
"I am Zeus, the King of the Gods, God of the Sky, Thunder and Lightning and Law, order and Justice," Thundered Zeus.
I was right! But, was that really Necessary, I mean, saying all that? Waste of breath, really. I looked at Percy, unsure of what to do. He gave me a encouraging smile. I looked back at the Gods. I couldn't help, but ,notice the powerful aura. Any second, now, they could blast me into bits. Yikes.
"I take it, that your are the Wizard, that will set my daughter free from her bounds?," Zeus continued.
"If I wasn't, who else would I be?," I automatically said.
Everyone, except Percy, looked shocked of what I just said. Not a nice position to be in. Really. Zeus looked like ,he was trying to control his anger. Somehow, he did. Phew.
"I will give you, until tomorrow night to ,make my daughter a mortal again, or else…," Zeus threatened.
"It depends, if I'm not busy, really," I said, sweetly.
Zeus shook his head. He and Hera flashed out, in a blinding light. Guess his threat didn't go as he planned. Is that my problem? No. Now I was just left with the rest of the Olympians. But Dionysus wasn't here. I'll have to ask Percy about that later. Then one of the Gods (Who was hot!) stepped in front of my face and smiled.
"Hi, I'm Apollo, was your journey long? Do you need any help? Do you want me to show you around camp?," Apollo said.
Oh. I get it. He's one of those types ,that will chat you up and ask you out and expect you to make out with him in ten minutes. What a Jerk. I put a neutral face on and sighed, like I was bored. I looked at him.
"Actually, I do need your help, Lord Apollo. I want you to get out my face, make out with a Chihuahua, take a bath in ketchup and dye your body blue," I said seriously.
His face looked crestfallen and everybody, but him and me ,were laughing. He raised a eyebrow and stepped away from me. Next Hermes came in front of me.
"If you wasn't a wizard, you could be a daughter of Hermes," Hermes laughed.
Result! I made Hermes laugh and he likes me. And he complimented on me. He's one of the Gods, that I actually like. A god of Trickery and stealing and other bunch of cool stuff, What's not to like about this god?
"Thanks," I said.
Then someone, who had Blond hair and startling Grey eyes, stepped in front of me. I already knew who it was. Of course ,I do.
"I'm Lady Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, Battle strategies ect. I hope you do not always rely on magic," Athena said.
"Magic? I loathe it," I rolled my eyes.
Typical. Just because, I'm a wizard, doesn't mean I Rely on everything on magic. Some wizards do. But, me? I don't. I'm always the odd one out. The girl who's always different from others. The girl who's different from both wizards and Mortals.
"Why so?," She asked me.
"It brings trouble for me," I say.
She nodded her head. I felt patronised. I don't know why. I don't know how. But, I just was, by the Gods. I think they knew, somehow too. Then Artemis stepped forward and put her hand on Athena's shoulder and Athena stepped back, still studying me. A little like the Wizard Authorities.
"I'm Artemis," Artemis simply said.
"I know and I think your great, I've always wanted to meet you," I babbled.
"I'm Glad to hear it," She smiled.
She seemed distracted, like something was troubling her. She stepped back. Next this Totally peppy school cheerleader captain came in front of me. She wore so much pink, that it nearly blinded me. Aphrodite. She put her arm around me and smiled excitedly, like we were best friends or something. Yuck!
"Oh Darling, I'm Aphrodite, the Goddess of love, to be short, I just want to say that your love life, brings tears to my eyes, The forbidden love, is so much like Romeo and Juliet and please don't die too quickly, I want to make everything a little more difficult for you, If you don't mind. Ah, what a shame, that your kiss, was only two seconds long. In the end, your love will be strong, I guarantee it," Aphrodite squealed.
When anything was referred to her, she said it long. She is full of herself. Yeah. Typical snob. She must be the Female counterpart of Apollo. Both of Them Flirt. Both of them are full of themselves. It's all about the appearance for them. It is, isn't it?
"Thanks for the offer, but I'm fine. Please, don't go through all that trouble for me," I pleaded her.
She was about to say something, but then the clouds thundered. She looked saddened. Like she didn't get the Dress for her senior prom or something. I forgot. Both of them are Drama Queens. How could I forget that? From the distance ,it thundered.
"Oh dear, I'm sorry, but we must get back to Olympus, We have urgent matters to discuss," Athena said.
With that all of them flashed away, Which blinded me, again. Percy and I, exchanged looks and burst into laughter. Believe me, we needed it. From the distance, I saw tiny figures. Ugh. More people. Just what I need.
"Friends of yours?," I said to Percy.
"Yeah, Just be yourself," Percy instructed.
I nodded nimbly, as they reached us. It was like they expected me or something. Weird. They were all teenagers, I kind of thought a adult should've been here or something. And there was. Just one small problem. He's a CENTAUR. I don't know how, but I managed to keep my cool and not freak out. He walked-sorry-Trotted up to me.
"I am Chiron, the head counsellor of camp half-Blood, I hope you enjoy your stay, please meet some immortal Head cabin counsellors," Chiron told me, as soon as he was in front of me.
Some? Were are the rest then? Next, this cute guy, who looked like one of Santa's elf, came up to me. Immediately, I knew he was going to chat me up.
"Hi, I'm Leo Valdez, Son of the most Awesomest God Alive, called Hephaestus," Leo gloated.
"Awesomest is not a word," I corrected him.
He stepped back and a Girl with Multi-coloured eyes came towards me. She stuck her hand out and I shook it. She had a good grip.
"Hi, I'm Piper McLean , Daughter of Aphrodite," She introduced herself.
"Really? Then your Probably the most Down-to-earth Child Aphrodite I would know, No offence," I said.
"Non Taken," She smiled.
Then a boy with Blond hair and Blue eyes stood in front of me and shook my hand. Instantly, I knew Piper and this boy was a couple. I mean, I saw how they look at each other.
"I'm Jason Grace, Son of Jupiter," Jason said.
I nodded at him and then met the next person in line. She was a Girl, who had Princess hair, and startling Grey eyes. A daughter of Athena. This should be fun.
"Hi, I'm Annabeth Chase, d-," She began.
"Yeah, I know, Daughter of Athena," I folded my arms.
"Yes…How do you know that?," She asked me.
"Because, I met her," I shrugged.
"Wait! You met her?," She said, Disbelieving.
"Yes, I met all the Olympians, Actually. Literally Five minutes ago," I sighed.
She gaped at me, like she couldn't believe I was still alive. I turned to Percy.
"Next Demigod," I ordered him.
Percy led the way to another Demigod. It was a muscled guy with a cut baby face, that did not match at all. I tried not to show how grossed out I was.
"I'm Frank Zhang, Son of Mars," Frank said.
I nodded by head and noticed that, he looked a bit Chinese. I'll ask about that later. Then I met this young girl ,who was only thirteen. I was okay with her. One thing that caught my eye, was that she was holding Frank's Hand.
"Hazel Lévesque, Daughter of Pluto," Hazel said.
Daughter of Death? She didn't look Ghastly or mean. She Doesn't even look like she resurrects the dead. No. That would be the Guy next to her.
"Nico Di Angelo, Son of Hades ," Nico said.
Are they trying to torture me? Are they trying to make me feel guilty or something? Maybe, My dad sent him or maybe he's just here. But still. I have to be careful. I nodded my head.
"Grover, Lord of the Wild," Grover said.
I stared at him, Hard. From the waist down, he was a…Donkey. Not really. But he looked like a donkey. But, I knew he was just a Satyr.
"Your Satyr? And I thought Pan was the Lord of the Wild," I said.
Maybe, I shouldn't have said that. Because my "I Thought" Clearly saddened Grover, for some reasons. I'm going to have to ask about that later. Percy grabbed hold of my arm and led me away to another person. Do I really have to get to know everyone here? I'm getting bored. I don't like to be bored. I could be planning some pranks by now. How about Annabeth? She really needs to loosen up. But she's a daughter of Athena. I don't want to get on the bad side of her.
"Travis and Conner Stoll, Son of the coolest God, Hermes," These Twins said in Unison, which brought me out of my thoughts.
They both had Blond hair, Blue eyes and Muscles. They looked like they could be some help in a prank. Actually, they looked like they were mentally preparing themselves of having a lecture. I nodded my head. Okay. Just one more guy. This Guy had Blond hair and big, blue eyes. Another son of Hermes.
"Luke Castellan ,Son of Hermes," Luke said, finally.
That's it? Well, now maybe I can go and look around. Sadly, Percy wanted to stay here a little longer. He looked at the camp for a while, as if expecting something.
"Where are the others?," Percy asked.
Hello? They could do more better things ,then meet me. They have a social life too. And so do we. Chaos. I'm hungry. I hope no one heard my belly rumbling.
"They had a Personal Problem to attend, They're probably going for Breakfast or something," Luke fibbed.
Now for being a professional, I know he's lying. I saw his face having a flash of guilt and seeing everyone ,except Chiron, trying to hide something. Their hiding something. Now I just need to find out what it. And hold it against them and make them do something spontaneously embarrassing. What I didn't need was a Thunderstorm. It was either Zeus being in a very bad mood or…
"Vampires," Percy breathed out.
Yes. That was it. Stupid, blood-sucking, Cold-blooded Vampires. You know what really pissed me off? I think I knew my day was about to get worse when, I saw the leader. Great. My Arch-Enemy. After Seth. Of course. Ugh. Did my Brain really have to bring Seth up. I ONLY had a accidental Kiss with him. ACCIDENTAL. Wait! I can do this later. Now ,I just have to deal with fifty or so Vampires. I could o this. Percy and I did this loads of times. But the others. The Immortal Cabin Leaders or something ,are going to get in the way and will probably die within one bite. I'm not joking. I snapped my fingers and The Immortal Cabin Leaders weapons changed. I just altered them slightly.
"What did you do to our Weapons? And what do you mean Vampires? They are just Fantasy!," Annabeth Screamed.
As much as she's good at acting, I knew she Knew about Vampires. And before I came, I assure you. I sighed. I might as well let them fight, even though I know, they would probably die.
"I altered your weapons, so they can Pierce the skin of the Vampires. They are really cold. And the Vampires? They're nothing, I've been through. And I'm going to give you a heads up. I really wouldn't say Vampires are Fantasy, In Front of them ore they will be a heck lot more aggressive then they usually are," I said, as I got my pistol out.
Chiron looked alarmed at my Pistol or maybe it was the vampires. Or maybe a bit of both. I knew he wanted none of his campers to get hurt or What not. But there are things in life, Where we can't get things we want. Believe me. I learnt the hard way. I cleared my throat, to get their attention.
"Stay back-to back," I advised them.
"And if we don't?," Luke said, gazing at the Vampires, which were now incredibly close.
"One Bite and your dead," I remembered.
They Flinched and all got in to pairs and stood back-to-back. Great! First Day here and already fighting. How is this a summer camp again? Forget it. I don't want to know. When, they the Vampires Landed, I sighed. Without warning they lunged. Of course, None of the Vampires had guts to go near a wizard, Especially wizard royalty. But, there was one guy who did give me a proper fight, which was all I asked for.
"Jade, How have you been?," Said Dylan.
You want to know Dylan. It'll most likely end up you dying. Dylan is self-centred, Arrogant Weasel. (No offence, to all those weasels out there).I drew out my Knife, from my boot.
"Dylan, I've been fine," I said, sweetly.
"Of course, you have, with Seth softening you up and that kiss!," Dylan exclaimed.
I tried not to show any emotion, which is kind of easy for me. I know its pathetic, but I did wish for Seth to be proven to be trust-worthy. I should've know. So, I experimentally thrust my knife at Dylan. He side-stepped. He got his own weapon out, which was a meter long sword made of Dragon teeth. Deadly. He jabbed at me and I obviously blocked. His weight was slowly crushing me. I had to let go and he stumbled in front of me. I raised my eyebrow at him. Pathetic. Without warning, he tripped me up. Thank chaos, he didn't fall on top of me like, Seth did and kiss me. He hovered above me and brought his sword to my throat. When, I gathered my thoughts ,I quickly intercepted Dylan's sword, with my dagger. I kneed him in the stomach and regained balance. I grazed his thigh, but he stopped me from doing any further damage, by grabbing my wrist and twirling me around, so I was facing my own dagger. My heart was beating fast and I'm sure as hell Dylan knew. While still holding my wrist, he brought the dagger closer to my throat. Instinctively, I stamped on his right foot. He growled, but then stopped when, he saw only five Vampires were left and were retreating. It looked like no campers were seriously hurt. Just some scratches and bruises.
"This isn't over, in the meanwhile…," Dylan produced my Pistol, "I'll keep this."
My jaws dropped, literally. Dylan, smirked in satisfaction and got ready to for his departure. But, he wasn't leaving until, I get my pistol back. I ran to the centaur, Chiron, right? And took hold of his bow and Arrow.
"Can I use this for a second?," I asked Chiron.
I wasn't waiting for a reply, so I set fire and let go. The shot missed Dylan, narrowly. I ran my hand threw my hair in frustration. Then I had a idea. Usually my ideas are either;
One) Splendid and go successfully Right.
Two) They fucking crash and burn.
I began to close my eyes and concentrate, which is really hard, when Percy is yelling at me to "not to do it." I focused on my target and then, without warning, I flew. I already knew that everyone, behind me, but Percy was gaping. They only think children of Zeus, only fly. Boy, are they ,obviously glanced back, as if he predicted this. He probably did. So, here was I, chasing six Vampires. I tackled Dylan, from behind and made a wild grab. I caught on to his wrist. He is such a idiot. He dropped my pistol. I glared at Dylan, His crooked Grin, was his only reply. I punched his nose and flew after my pistol. I was not going to give up that easily. After a little while, I caught sight of my pistol and I used a levitation spell, that brought the pistol to me. After the fun was over, I flew back to Camp half-blood. The Immortals, Percy and the Centaur was in the exact same way as I left them.
"Y-Y-you can fly?," Hazel said in awe.
I shrugged. It was no big deal. I punched Percy, lightly on the shoulder, to get his attention. I wanted to eat. I mean, I'm starving.
"Percy, I'm Hungry, where do you guys eat?," I said.
"Your always hungry, come on, then," he smiled, as he steered me to the pavilion.
The next chapter will be Alex's or Percy's pov.
You will know later on, what exactly Jade dreams.
And Jade's Past.
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