THE Campfire

Percy's P.O.V

I was hanging out with my best friend Annabeth chase when the Stoll brothers ran up and Travis Stoll said "dude… big house…katniss" Annabeth and I instantly got up and ran.

When we got there we saw… her. Katniss Everdeen the supposed future savior of the world was lying down on our conference table "helloooo?" she whispered loud enough for us to here. Everyone, me included instantly ran up to her. When we saw her some gasped, some cat-called (Stoll brothers) while I just stared she's … "beautiful" I didn't realize I said that out loud.

All heads snapped towards me and gave me questioning glances. I just nervously chuckled then said "we should get Chiron." Everyone started looking for my favorite centaur. Then she started disintegrating. There were moans of 'how unfair this was' and some people trying to coax her to come back but it was too late.

Then master Chaos's gold light flared. And it said "calm down dear half-bloods, I have been able to detect that she will return fully in approximately 5 minutes. But I must worn you she is not in … the best mental shape. She has been physically and mentally broken; when she arrives she will be mourning. I cannot spare anymore details that will be her job." And in the blink of an eye it was gone. We all sat there in silence. Then Clarisse, who I didn't realize was here said "so she's insane?" then Malcolm, Annabeth's half-brother said "no, Chaos said she was mourning, so someone she knew died so she's probably shaken up about it." He said like the no-it-all he is.

We sit there waiting. Until the table starts glowing and we all stand back. Then a very faint glow of her essence is lying on the table, its getting stronger fast. Then when she is solid she hastily sits up and we all back up in shock.

Then she screamed out some guy's names "PEETA! GALE! WAKE ME UP! FINNICK?" then she saw the door and bolted. We all stood in shock. Then we ran after her. She kept looking for something. Everyone who was outside enjoying the day looked at her and applauded her.

Then she saw the Thalia's tree and I don't know how she knew that was the way out but she ran to it. We almost got to her but then she abruptly stopped and collapsed. Then chaos appeared behind her and said "I honestly thought that would've gone better. Now I need someone to escort to the big house"

The Stoll brothers shoot up there hands at the same time and haul her up and drag her back to the big house. Then we all waited for Chaos to say something. "I am deeply sorry, I assume you want an explanation" we all nod our heads. "Alright then, where Katniss comes from people are dying everyday from starvation, sickness and … the government system. Katniss met a boy named Peeta under strained circumstances and he announced to the whole country that he loved her. You see this decade most mortals live up to at the most 75 years but in a few centuries … you'll ne lucky to live up to 50. That's as if you didn't get reaped." Then it gave an expression like it said too much and flashed away.

-1 hour later -

We were all eating dinner at the dining hall when Chiron came in and asked for me. "Percy, Chaos has informed me that Katniss should be waking up any minute now. I would like you to come with me to explain-" he gestured toward the whole camp "everything" im quick to respond "oh ya of course" we then take the quick walk to the big house.

When we were about to walk in the big house Chiron changed into his fake wheelchair. I looked at him oddly and he replied "don't want to frighten her" I nod and we walk in.

We went inside the infirmary part of the big house and shut the door of her 'hospital room'. When the door shut she weakly opened her eyes and said "why am I here?" I didn't know how to react. One minute she's screaming her heads off and running off the next minute she's acting… so calm.

Chiron replies calmly "you fell down while trying to run away" she shook her head violently while shutting her eyes tight as if trying to block us out. "Im dreaming, I hit my head and fell down in the middle of the hallway." She said trying to convince her self. "Or … im in the capitol, and im hallucinating"

"Katniss dear let me explain" Chiron said in a really sweet way. Katniss let out a shaky breath "fine, explain" oh boy this is going to be a long story. "Well my name is Chiron; I am a … centaur, and half man, half horse. Please let me show you." Then he got out of his magical wheelchair and let his horse half free. Katniss gasped and started shaking. "So… I am in the capitol"

Chiron looked worried. He knelt down to her and rubbed her back affectionately. I have never seen Chiron this … caring. "I don't know where this 'capitol' is but I promise you… were not there." I finally said she looked up at me and gave me a calculating look then smiled "okay" and then she looked at Chiron "then where am I?"

Chiron looked apologetic "Katniss I will tell you everything but you have to promise not to interrupt" she gave Chiron a are you kidding me look and said "fine, I promise" "good, alright I am very familiar with the war you are fighting-" I am shocked this petit girl is fighting in a war. "But there is a bigger war happening now, Katniss a … friend of mine took you from your time and brought you too the past. The year is 2012-" she gasped.

"Continue" she said in a shaky breath. And he did "have you ever read about Greek mythology?" she nods and smiles "I love it, I would read stories to my little sister all the time" I love it when she smiles. "Good, well all of the Greek myths are real" she laughs. Why is she laughing? "That is hysterical, if the almighty gods were real in my time then there wouldn't be children dying every year" she said after she was done laughing. Then she had a serious expression "either they faded or they don't give a damn about the human race." Thunder boomed throughout the camp. "Katniss, you can't say things like that or the gods might hurt you" "fine" she said grimly.

"So why am I here?" "Oh right, we need your help to defeat a new form of monster" he said sadly "great" she said sarcastically "so … Chiron. Why me? Im not special" she said looking at him with questioning eyes. "I ... honestly don't know, I don't know if you're a half-blood because we assume the gods fade way before your born" she nods and then looks like she remembers something

"Who are you?" she asks pointing to me "oh im Percy Jackson, apparently I help you save the world" I say grinning. "Oh cool, it was nice to meet both of you, but am I allowed to go back to my home… when this is all over I mean" Chiron gives her a look and gulps "if you live that long" she nods solemnly.

Then her stomach growls. Her face flushes "oh sorry" she squeaks. "It's alright im heading back to dinner would you like to come" I say coolly she nods and I lead her away and wave bye to Chiron. I then warn her "just try to ignore the millions of stares you get." She smiles at me slightly and gives out a nervous laugh.

When we walk in everyone was talking and laughing but it stopped abruptly when we walked in.

I lead her to the Poseidon table. "Okay so now think of what you want to eat and it will show up" she looked at me as if I just told her too jump off a cliff. Then she just closed her eyes and I watched as a bowl of stew appeared in front of her.

When she opened her eyes she started to cry. I didn't really know what to do so I just put an arm around her "are you okay?" I ask her soothingly. "Um … ya sry it's just that this reminds me of home" she said while whipping away her tears.

We eat in an uncomfortable silence. I don't need to look up from my plate to know that all eyes are on us. When katniss leans to my ear and says "what do we have after this?" I actually think about its not mandatory but I think its fun. "Camp fire" she nods. Then she stands on the table

This causes everyone to gasp. And then in a very clear and loud voice she says "not that I don't love your constant stairs but if you have something to ask me I will be at 'the campfire' "

Then she jumps off the table and walks out of the door. Everyone looks at me, probably to confirm that they just saw her jump on a gods table and didn't get obliterated into seawater.

I just shrug and get up to follow her. When I find her she's sitting on the ground in front of the Apollo cabin. Her knees are tucked I in front of her. Her elbows are balancing on her knees and her hands covering her face.

Was she crying? And why did she sit beside the Apollo cabin? When I was at least 5 meters away without looking up she said "hey Percy"

"How did you know I was here?" I asked

"Im … a hunter" "You don't mean the hunters of Artemis?" I asked dumbly. She looked up at me questioningly "uhh no, I hunt for a living"

I just nod comprehendingly. As I sit down across from her I ask "why did you sit here?" I ask vaguely. I took about a minute before she answered "I-I don't know… I guess because im similar to lord Apollo" "how?" I ask curious of her answer.

"Well Apollo is the god of the sun, healing, poetry, music, and co-god of archery right?" "Right" I answer her.

"Well I am really good at archery, I always wake early to enjoy the sun, and I have been told that im a decent singer and I can usually tell when someone is lying" she says with her eyes shut. I take a minute to digest what she just said.

When I was about to ask her about her parents to see if there's a chance she could be a half-blood everyone in the dining hall burst out and ran to where we have our campfires. I laugh to myself and katniss gives me a curious look.

"Everyone's just really exited that you're here" I say coolly with a grin on my face. "Then lets not keep them waiting" she says while grabbing my hand and half dragging me too the campfire.

KATNISS'S P.O.V

Now I know what your thinking 'are you nuts for believing all of this Greek god stuff' well im not. It was like a tiny voice in my head saying that this is all true. Its funny it kind of sounded like my dad. It's probably just my mind wanting to believe it's him.

I don't know why I grabbed his hand but I did. Oh if only Prim could see me now. I made a friend in like 1 day, even in these circumstances that's an accomplishment for anti-social me.

ANNABETH'S P.O.V

I can't believe this I have liked Percy since we kissed underwater on his birthday. I still can't believe he thought that was a friend thing. He knows I like him and all of a sudden he sees a girl from the future on a table and calling her beautiful. She's not that pretty is she?

No I am not giving up on my seaweed brain so easily I

Just need … help. So after the campfire im going to pay a visit to my good old Aphrodite girls.

On my way to the campfire a very feminine voice rang in my head do not interfere with love Annabeth. Speak of the devil; Aphrodite was speaking to me about Percy. I think back to her I don't know what you're talking about.

Do not lie to me child, for a daughter of Athena your are not very wise, DO NOT INTERFERE WITH PERCEUS JACKSONS LOVE LIFE that is my job she mind-yelled angrily , then it was gone. Im glad because I was too scared to say anything back. Im also angry, how dare she call me 'un-wise' im Percy's wise girl. And he is my sea weed brain.

KATNISS'S P.O.V

When we got to the campfire everyone's eyes were on me. So that's what 500 kids. I can do this right?

"Okay I have had a brief explanation of this camp and this time period so ask away"

"Do you have a boyfriend?" one of the boys that I recognize as Conner Stoll asks jokily. Everyone laughs but me I decide to tell the truth. "Fiancé," everyone gasps in shock "well I had one" "do you mind telling us what happened?" some boy asked. I hesitate. "Not at all, he was … kidnapped by our president. And they put different impressions of me into his mind so he would think I was trying to kill him and that I killed his family. I saw him yesterday and he… tried to kill me."

Everyone is dead quiet and I am very proud of myself for not breaking down. "Next question?" "What's the future like?" some girl I couldn't see asked. "Well if I can't help you guys now then it's … like a prison except none of us did anything wrong, north America is destroyed and is rebuilt as Panem and the richest of the rich live in the capitol. And every year the capitol takes 1 boy and 1 girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from every district and make them fight to the death in an arena"

Everyone is gasping and yelling out profanities to the capitol. I just wait until there done and say "and I survived 1 and a half of them" everyone looks at me horrified then a boy says "S-So you've killed humans". Wait, why did he say humans? "Im sorry are you all not human?" they all look at me then Percy. Then some beefy girl says "Percy you idiot you didn't tell her?" Percy got up and said defensively "I assumed Chiron did" "wait what are you talking about are you all human or not?" I ask getting kind of scared. I get up too. Percy looks at me worried. "Katniss this camp is for people who have 1 parent that's a god and 1 that's human were called Demi-gods so were not completely human"

I nod taking what he just said in. "to answer that last question I have killed people, innocent people" what I've done over the past two year's rushes over me in waves and I hold my head in my hands. I recollect myself and wait for the next question. But it doesn't come. "Come on, no more questions?" "Favorite color?" the bulky girl asked partially joking. She reminds me of Johanna who I haven't seen yet. I start to tear up and she notices "are you okay?" she asks really concerned which I guess she's usually not because everyone looks at her funny.

"Oh ya sorry, you just remind me of one of my friends… forest green" I answer. Then a short girl asked "can you tell us about your friends?" "Of course, well right now most of my friends are at war" everyone gasps "did I not mention that" they shake their heads 'no' "uggh" I groan "its a long story, I'll try to sum it up. Okay I participated in the 74th hunger games, and the boy from my district, Peeta and I make it out alive." Everyone looks confuse. "Anyway before the games he told the whole country that he has been in love with me since we were 5"

A group of really pretty girls "awwwww" "well, it ended out being the two of us and since we were 'soo in love' we couldn't kill each other, so I picked some poisonous berries and we were about to kill ourselves so the capitol let us live. But I wasn't really in love with him, I don't even think I love him now" my voice cracks at the end "and when I told him almost all of the affection I was giving him were for the cameras, oh ya the hunger games is basically a really bad reality show , anyway he was really mad , barely talked to me for a week, but then we were thrown in the 75th hunger games because ever 25 years they have a special twist and that year they were sending the hunger games victors back in. that's where I met most of my friends. There's Finnick Odair who won the 65th hunger games and thinks he's hotter than the sun" I chuckle at the memory of our first encounter.

"And there was Mags who was an elderly woman that I loved like a mother but she sacrificed herself for me, Finnick and Peeta. Then there is the infamous Johanna Mason who I said you remind me of"' and I point to the bulky girl. "She is a total bad ass, she says what she wants whenever she wants, she is sarcastic, funny a little rude … and is the strongest person I know." I say tearing up again. I didn't realize I was full out sobbing "oh god-"thunder rumbles throughout the sky and Percy says "Katniss the gods prefer If you use the terms gods" "oh SORRY!" I yelled to the sky. Everyone chuckles at me and I continue with questions

PERCY'S P.O.V

Listening to Katniss talk about her Fiancé hurt but when she said she never really loved him I got a little happier, I was so prepared on asking her to go to a walk on something that I barely noticed how heart broken she looked.

I decide that I'll try to be her friends and maybe I can ask Annabeth for help with girls. Things got a little awkward when I accidently kissed her on my birthday. I thought she would punch me but she didn't. Thank the gods.

Okay so I have no clue why this chapter took me so long, idk so hope you enjoyed and all reviews and alerts are appreciated