I am SO sorry this came in SO late. I was finishing school and enjoying a little summer before anything so I can get the feel for this chapter. Anyway! Thanks for all your support!
Ajax POV.
After I left Drake, Lizzie, Annabeth, Percy, George, and Veronica, I went to meet my old pal and half-cousin, Travis Stoll. I went to the Hermes cabin and knocked, Conner answered it as he'd give a grin.
"They're in the garden, man." Conner answered my unasked question. I laughed. Travis was probably with Katie. Big surprised.
Travis and Katie are like Percy and Annabeth before they started dating, they act so blind around each other yet remain good friends, everyone at camp knows about Travis liking Katie and Katie liking Travis. It was humorous.
"Alright, Just came to let you know Lizzie, Drake, Percy, Annabeth, and I are back. I hope Will took care of the campers?" I asked as Conner groaned.
"That's not my problem, little man." Conner replied. "How about we play a prank on Drake?" He asked, his grin turning mischievous. I frowned.
"No man..That is a VERY bad idea…" I said, shivering remember the picture he took of Ashley and I cuddling. That was embarrassing. MAJORLY. Conner since my hands on experience as he laughed.
"That is why Hermes is the god of pranks." Conner laughed again. "Anyway, gotta go see Percy in a while. Later, kid." He said, patting my head as he walked away. I smiled at him. He soon made his way to the Garden as he was probably getting Travis. I went to the archery range and saw a few of my friends. Nyssa, who was measuring another camper and asked for details. Will, who was kneeling on a knee for better stability, and finally, Liz. Who was sharpening arrow heads for later use. I joined her and picked up a flint.
"So, happy to be at camp?" I asked, my blue eyes looking up at her as her ruby ones half way closed.
"Yeah." She replied. "I can't wait to meet Amy when she comes."
Amy, I remember her, we ran into her in Mall of America almost a year ago. I chuckled and nodded. Amy from what I could tell, definably an Aphrodite daughter, but thankfully she made SOME sense. Soon, Lizzie and I were discussing Archery Tactics, postions, and so forth. Then we practiced with the newly sharpened arrows. It reminded me of old times.. Before Drake came into our lives.. I remember my first day so well..
~Flash Back~
I was standing next to a jogger, who was talking to a crippled man. I held my blanket that the man so kindly gave to me. My eyes were red from crying as my heart just about shattered. I gripped the blanket tighter, sniffling as my final tears roll down. The jogger looked down at me sadly, and beside him, was this surfer dude. Who I recognized instantly as my father. We had the same hair cut, same eyes, same skin tone. I was his son, and he was my father. The adults continued talking. We were inside the Big House.
"Look, Chirion.. All we're asking is that he should be taken in. He got here by himself and what so he isn't of age?" The jogger practically yelled.
"Lord Hermes." The voice was soft and gentle, like a grandfathers sooething his grandchild. "He is far to…emotionaly unstable. He can stay in the Big House.. I'm surprised your taking action more than his father.. What was his name?" The man called Chiron asked.
"Ajax." The surfer softly said. "His name is Ajax." He looked at me with his sad eyes as I refused to run to him and hug him tightly.
My mother…was brutally killed.. no.. more like murdered, by this stray group of hell hounds. The hell hounds followed my scent. My father, as my mother told me, was Apollo, and my grandfather, Hermes. I had an unusual blood line to do this. As far as I know and what Chiron said.. I'm the first demigod to consist of two gods blood. I was special. Soon, Hermes and Ajax started debating on who's cabin I should stay in.
"His mother was my daughter, thank you very much, and May probably would have let him stay with her!" Hermes argued.
"Well he's my son, therefore he should stay in MY cabin." Apollo argued back, the two were in each others faces, sibling rivally
"…I..want to stay in my fathers cabin…" I quietly spoke, my voice broken from all of my crying. The three looked at me..and nodded.
"Very well." Chiron said. The thing I remember was my father hugging me.
I was woken up from my flashback, I noticed my eyes were burning of unshown tears. I quickly blinked them back, and shot my last arrow for the day. I didn't want to speak to anybody now. I nodded at Lizzie, seeing she understood, smiling at me, motherly. I smiled back. I went to the medical tent and started patching up minor wounds campers may have gotten. I was absently doing this, my fathers blessing was still with me, but it was not as effective as it was back then, but I was advancing in healing, which is great. I started even cleaning open scars as the people where surprised. I continued this all the way until lunch. I sat down at the Apollo table after my offering.
"So, Ajax. Herd you have a lady friend back in Manhattan~" My half brother, John, teased me. I blushed hard as everyone laughed, as Lizzie shook her head.
"Yup~, he sure does! Her name is Ashley." Drake told them as he passed by, smiling at me. I shot him a playful glare as he'd chuckle. Every boy 'ooohed' and every girl gave a giggle.
"Just what you expect from an Apollo kid," Will chimed in, chuckling. "A girlfriend at a young age!" He raised his glass. I couldn't help but raise mine with everyone else's as everyone laughed. Lizzie chatting with our half-sisters as Will and I caught up, talking about herbs.
"Say, get that medusa blood?" I asked him as he nodded.
"Yeah, Hephaestus, Hecate, some Apollo kids are trying to reproduce it, but all ended in a failure." Will reported. I nodded. I remember we sent the blood here during our quest, Drake had an idea on reproducing it for 'spoil of war' in later generations. Everyone at camp seemed ok with that.
"Hey! Drake!" Will yelled, Drake looked up from his taco
"What's up?" He yelled back, Will and Drake were always like this, as I sat there.
"For Friday night the Apollo and Hermes cabin should be together and kick butt in the game!" Drake gave a laugh at what Will yelled.
"You got it, boss!" Drake yelled back, soon, everyone started yelling, trying to make alliances, but no one knew about who were the Two Leaders were. Chiron looked amused at he sudden interest of CTF. After lunch, Drake, Will and I joined up.
"So..We're ok with an alliance?" Drake asked as Will nodded. Will the head of the cabin. After our cabin leader died in battle. (A/N;Did Rick choose Will as a cabin leader or someone else?) Drake looked at me, and smiled.
"Half the Apollo kids, right? Half medics half archers?" Drake asked. I nodded. With Lizzie, I was second in command, but when it to CTF, I was second head. Soon, Drake and I started discussing battle tactics. We agreed the Archers would be in hiding like always, some by the River as guard duty. Some in the tree tops, those were the professionals. Some brutes, such as the Ares cabin and Travis and Conner, would be ready to charge, Drake, who was the sneakiest, would try and grab the flag. Soon, Lizzie walked over.
"Ajax.. Could I use you for a bit." I nodded as I went with Lizzie. We went inside the infermory as I was shocked. I looked at a girl, my age. With black straight hair, hazel eyes, slight tan, wearing clothing.
"A-Ashley…?" I asked. Completely shocked. Ashley head jerked up. Her hazel eyes went huge.
"Ajax!" She'd get off the bed, I saw her wound instantly, she ignored it, ran up to me and hugged me close. Lizzie smiled as a few other kids snickered. I blushed, cherry red. But I didn't care, I hugged back.
"Ashley… You're a.. Demigod?" I asked, finally. She nodded.
"Yup. I'm a demigod."
This. Was going to be an awesome summer for us.
