Chapter 10: PJO

After I tuck Will in, the conch horn sounds for lunch. I dart through camp to the pavilion. It still hurts to see less than 50 campers there, although there are more coming in everyday. Less quests have been going out, but there's the feeling in the air that something big is about to happen.

I just hope that it's not related to the prophecy that Rachel told me about.

Nico isn't there and neither is Harry, I assume that they're still talking. I don't see Delphi anywhere, maybe she's with Rachel but I doubt it.

I turn to look at Delphi as she walks in, not with Rachel but with another girl. She's new, and her parent is Demeter.

Clovis is with her, and they're laughing at something. The camp turns to watch them and Chiron stands up.

"This," he motions to Delphi, "is Delphi. She, along with her companion will be staying with us for the time being."

Delphi nods along with what he says, giving her two cents.

The camp turns back to their food but I hear whispers drifting along wondering who she is, why she's here...

For the most part, I ignore them until Annabeth comes up to me.

"Who's the new girl?" She asks.

"You mean Delphi?"

"Yeah. How did she get into the camp, she hasn't been claimed yet, has she?"

"I don't think so, but I wasn't there all the time. Did Clovis and..." I'm still blanking on the other girl's name.

"Hawke Reign?" Annabeth fills in.

"Yeah, did they give her a tour?" I ask her.

"I think so, are we still going down to the lake after lunch?"

"If I'm still free." I reply and begin to wolf down my lunch.

Annabeth heads back to her table finish hers. I think about where I'll be going to school in the fall, normal things any teenager would be thinking about.

I finish lunch and decide to meet Annabeth at the beach. On the way, I see two shadowy figures darting around. Remembering that Nico and Harry weren't at lunch, I let my guard down a little.

I spy Nico sitting with Harry on the dock.

I have no clue if Nico is a cuddler or not, but he's laying with his head on Harry's chest. I sit down, close enough to hear them but far enough away that they don't notice me.

Annabeth finds me at the beach and sits down next to me and we lay there, listening to the water lapping at our feet.