R&R
Weeks flew over and I became better and better.
Chiron was very happy with me when he finally nodded after a training and told me I were ready to take part in the real training.
I told Dad about it when he, like he did at least once a week, appeared in my dreams.
He laughed about me bouncing in front of him like a bouncing ball.
"Very good, Dria. Never doubted you." he had told me smiling and I couldn´t stop grinning the next day.
Yeah, I know just because Dad complemented me I really didn´t need to be this happy but it always was special for me.
Okay when I stood in front of the others I really abruptly lost my smile and became very nervous...
"Don´t worry, nobody will try to kill you." at least I hoped it when I told myself.
Micha looked at me amused and patted my head.
"Don´t you worry. I´ll kill everybody trying to harm you, baby sis." he grinned and I laughed.
"If you´ll be faster than I am." I challenged him and we both started laughing.
"Sure I am. I am a little longer in this Camp than you are." "No matter what I am at least the best girl in our house." I chuckled and he shook his head.
"Yeah kind of creepy but yes you are."
Then we both turned silent because Chiron came inside the Arena.
He wouldn´t make me fight against anybody who easily could kill me, would he?
I hid myself behind Micha because I really was kind of scared.
"Why is the House of Poseidon here as well?" I asked silently and Will looked at us and showed us to be silent.
"Percy is alone and he is one of the best swordsmen we have actually so he is with us because we really need practice with the sword." Micha answered quietly and I watched curious how Percy was talking to Chiron.
What was he asking for?
"So we will know how much she will bring in in this kind of fighting." Percy said loud enough for us to hear.
Oh damn...
"But be careful. You know it´s her first training with you guys." "Why am I no girl? You never have been this careful with me!" he laughed and looked to me.
Oh no, so damn no!
I shook my head before even realizing doing anything.
Bad idea! Real bad idea!
"Come on, Dria. I know you have understood just fine." he grinned and I looked at the sword in his hand.
"Bad idea. I am the daughter of Apollo not Ares!" I told him with shrill voice.
"I know but it´s different from time to time which weapons you can use and maybe you are even more special then you know." Percy told me soft and pulled me on my hand to his side.
"I hate you!" I growled and he laughed.
"Good. So you won´t hold back." he said with a really big grin.
By the deities I would die right now...
Chiron gave me a sword and I really felt like escaping but all my brothers were watching so I couldn´t...
I started shaking and looked at Percy with real panic!
"Don´t worry. Won´t hurt you." he promised and I nodded a bit to fast.
When he used the sword I just jumped back and looked a bit surprised.
He hadn´t hit me!
Damn yes!
"Good." he laughed and attacked me again.
I moved without thinking and that maybe was the reason why I wasn´t dead the moment it started.
"Dad´s baby girl obviously fights better than you do, Will." I heard Micha laughing and was confused.
I jumped a little further away from him to catch my breath and looked more than a little bit surprised.
I wasn´t even hurt once...
What was wrong with me?
Dad wasn´t a swordsmen...
He was only using distance weapons...
"Don´t dream." Percy told me when he attacked again and I stumbled back.
I fell on the ground and looked at him with wide eyes.
But then I kicked his legs so he was falling as well.
Never try when a sword is near your throat but if it isn´t just do it.
He fell and I came on my feet again.
"Don´t dream." I gave back with an amused smile.
Chiron laughed about us and I really was curious but didn´t look at him.
Percy would have used it against me.
I stepped a few steps back and waited.
I would never attack an opponent laying on the ground.
"A really special daughter of the sun, mh?" Percy grinned and stepped forward me.
"Maybe." I chuckled and concentrated again.
Maybe I should try?
"Chiron? Am I allowed to use my abilities?" "Sure you are." he answered amused and I chuckled again.
Here we go.
"Maybe you should use sunglasses." I said to my opponent with my sweetest smile but he just laughed before attacking me again.
I had to concentrate on both... waking my abilities and defending...
But when I got it I just smiled.
A flashy light came from me and Percy stumbled back, hiding his eyes behind his arm.
"What by Hades underwear?!" Percy asked surprised when I kicked him in his stomach and pointed the sword on his throat.
"Adriana Matthews, daughter of Apollo. Or as my brother would say Daddy´s baby girl." I chuckled and Percy started laughing when I took away the sword.
"Nice job, baby sis." Micha laughed and I smiled at him.
"Somehow I need to be worth the attention everybody pays me." I answered eyes rolling.
"You are."
Micha was a really great brother.
I loved him so much!
"You really can be proud, Adriana. This was a real good fight. If your father watched he will agree with me for sure." Chiron said and I felt like glowing from inside because I felt this good.
Okay honestly I blushed and looked more like a tomato than anything else.
"But now we have to go on with the training. Adriana and Percy, you two will be training partners." he told us and we nodded very serious.
It would be hurting for sure, but I was the daughter of the God of medicine so this wouldn´t be so bad.
Worse would be if I hit Percy...
Although he could heal himself with water if rumors were true.
After this training I had some cuts and bruises but felt good.
Micha, Percy and I walked over the grass when we saw something interesting.
"Isn´t this your Dad, Percy?" Micha asked curiously and Percy nodded confused.
"What is he doing here?" "Maybe we should have a look?" I asked with a little smile and both were nodding.
We followed Percy going to Poseidon and Chiron who were talking seriously with each other.
When we came nearer I saw black hair next to Poseidon.
"Percy... You sure being a single child?" I asked carefully because that was the best explanation...
"Yeah, I don´t know any other children my father has. Except the cyclopes." he answered skeptially and I kept quiet.
"Dad? What´s wrong?" he called his father and I focused on the owner of this short black hair.
Poseidon turned around and looked a little bit guilty...
Oh damn the guy was his brother...
"Hello, Percy. Good to see you. Come closer. Please." the god of the sea told him and skeptical Percy did what he was asked for.
"What´s wrong?"
He didn´t sound good.
Micha and I swapped a worried gaze and waited silently.
"Nothing is wrong this time. I just brought Gabriel in. He is your brother, Percy." Poseidon told him a little bit excusing if I wasn´t wrong.
The boy with the black hair stepped a little beside and I swear I never saw eyes like those!
"Close your mouth, Dria." Micha chuckled and I glared at him with angry eyes.
His eyes were in the color of the stormy sea...
He was a little taller than I was and had a shy smile on his handsome face.
Damn I should really close my mouth...
This guy was hot!
"Brother? Didn´t you just say that I am your only child?" Percy asked with crossed arms over his chest and really angry eyes.
"Did I?" the god played innocent and Gabriel looked insecure down to the ground.
"Dad!" "Yes, Percy, I am sorry but Gabriel can´t stay home any longer. I really tried to hide him. But there was no way. Like it was with Apollo´s girl!", Poseidon said and I looked up at him.
"What´s about me?"I asked sincere although I wanted to hit somebody!
"Poseidon..." Chiron warned him when it became real hot behind me.
Soft hands laid on my shoulders and I looked surprised in the face of my Dad.
"Don´t dare you, Poseidon!", he growled deeply and Micha jumped shocked a few steps away.
Yeah, when Dad appeared this silently I normally also jumped but he warned me with the warmth.
"You know I won´t!" "Do I really know it? For giving them something to think about what´s not your youngest would be pretty welcome, wouldn´t it?" Dad asked firmly and I automatically stepped closer to him...
"Dad? What´s wrong?" I asked insecure and he looked at me with this warm glance giving me safety all the time.
"Nothing. Don´t worry, Hon´." he told me and I nodded understanding.
He would deal with it and I didn´t need to worry about it.
Micha stepped closer again and looked surprised to Dad and me.
"What´s going on here? I am really happy to see you, Dad, don´t get me wrong, but why are you two here by now? What´s going on?" Micha asked and I looked at him completely relaxed.
If Dad said everything will be alright it would become alright soon.
But I felt a little dizzy by now...
What was going on?
"Dad..." I whispered silently and I felt his grip tightened around me.
"Dria? What´s wrong?" Micha asked shrill and I tried to focus on him but there wasn´t a way to do it...
"Her eyes start glowing!" "Yours too, Apollo!" I heard somebody saying before everything turned black.
When I woke up again I still was in Dad´s arms...
Slowly I opened my eyes and met his...
What had just happened?
Micha looked at us kind of shocked...
"It´s over." Dad sighed in relief and shook his head.
"What´s over? What did just happened to me?"
I sounded kind of scared and became even more scared when Dad didn´t met my gaze anymore...
"You..." "Don´t say a word!" Dad shouted at Micha who nodded fast and turned away a little.
He was worried about me... Why? What happened?
"Dad... Please... What did just happened to me?" I asked nearly crying and he sighed silently.
"It won´t happen again, Dria. It´s alright, okay? Trust me." he asked me to do and I nodded although my hands were shaking.
"If it is dangerous you would tell me, wouldn´t you, Dad?" I asked silently and he nodded shortly.
I looked around and found everybody starring at us.
Why?
"Do I have anything in my face?" I asked grumpy because passing out wasn´t something I actually liked.
At home I had it time by time but never when this much people were around me...
"No not anymore." Poseidon told me and I rolled my eyes.
Yeah I was kind of disrespectful sometime but hey trying not to look like a freak between freaks is pretty hard if you try to be respectful as well.
Dad shook his head when I wanted to repeat something unfriendly but then I let it go.
He lent me a hand when I came to my feet again but I still felt a little dizzy.
I knew it would be gone in a few minutes but till then my world was a little unfocused.
"Micha, you should maybe take her to the house." Dad told my older brother who only nodded and helped me stand a little.
"Sorry..." I mumbled and he looked at me with a asking gaze.
"I hate making trouble... And I hate even more distressing you..." I told him quietly.
"Don´t worry, Dria. Isn´t trouble. You know, we have the same way home." he answered with a happy voice but I knew he was worried about me.
Will opened the door for us, when he saw us coming closer.
"What happened?" he asked worried and I rolled my eyes.
"I am a freak and now everybody knows it." "And something interesting? Everybody here is a freak, baby sis." Will told me amused and I couldn´t help but chuckling.
"Then let´s say I am a very special freak between all those normal freaks." I told him with a sad tone in my voice I really used much to often.
"Why?" Will asked when he opened the door of my room for us as well.
"Because a) I can shine like the sun b) I pass out time by time and everybody stares at me like I am an alien or something... So yeah, I am a freak under the freaks." I answered honestly before sitting on my bed and shaking my head.
I really hated being this strange...
When somebody patted my head I looked up surprised and Will smiled at me.
"You are the only daughter Dad had since 500 years, Dria. Of course you are special. Sometimes a few of us just need time to get it. You are no freak because you may have one ability stronger than one of us boys. Don´t worry. Everybody here has your back, baby sis." he told me with a really warm voice and I really felt like crying.
That was for sure the nicest any body had said to me ever...
"Thanks..." I whispered and he chuckled.
Micha shook his head while leaning against my bed.
"Maybe I need to worry about my position in your life, Dria?" he asked jokingly and I laughed about him.
"Never." I promised and chuckled again.
"I think Dad will come after you soon. He will talk to Chiron and Poseidon first but I really would bet on it." Micha thought out loud.
"No doubt." Will agreed and I sighed.
"But I am feeling fine!" "So you can walk straight on a line?" Micha asked skeptically and I sulked.
Sometimes brothers were annoying.
"Sisters are as well, Hon´. Don´t forget I can read your mind." Dad said suddenly standing in the room and all three of us jumped.
"Dad!" we all grumbled and he smiled just a little.
"How are you feeling?" he asked me ignoring our angry glares.
"Dizzy." I admitted and sighed silently.
"Last time it wasn´t this long holding, was it?" "No, last time I was fine by the time I woke up."
"This happened before?!" Micha kind of freaked out and Dad looked at him with a warning glance.
"Yes, a few times but never before she passed out this long." he told my brothers and I really could see how worried he was.
"I will be fine. Don´t worry, Dad. I maybe was just exhausted." I tried to calm him down.
"Maybe. Have an eye on her! Both of you!" he told Will and Micha and I really felt like a little baby being surrounded by some kind of knights or anything.
"Don´t worry, Dad. I really can help myself. I am not a weak little daughter of Aphrodite who is afraid of breaking a nail! I hate being handled like a defenseless puppy!" I flared up and stood before even realizing moving...
"Adriana!" Dad warned me really serious and I glared at him.
"What?!" I snapped and crossed my arms over my chest.
Will and Micha signed me silently to be quiet but I wouldn´t let me being handled like a defenseless girl!
"Be careful with the tone you are talking with me! First I am your father! Second I am a god! And third I am adult what you aren´t!" "Then maybe you should start acting like one!" I snapped before thinking and Will shut me up with putting his hands over my mouth.
I bit his fingers to get free and saw my Dad really angry this time...
Damn...
"Seriously? Biting my hand?" Will asked me surprised and shook his head.
I rolled my eyes but turned my attention back to Dad now.
I really have done wrong what I could do...
"Sorry..." I whispered and averted his eyes.
"You really should be this time, Adriana. One more thing: Stay away from Gabriel. I don´t want you to get near him." he told me with icy voice...
I nodded sadly because I really hated it when he was this angry with me.
"I am really sorry, Dad..."
"Think twice before talking, Adriana. Or maybe you should just start thinking." he really told me off and I felt the stupid tears pouring down my face.
I turned my back on him and my brothers because I didn´t want them to see me cry...
I heard him sighing but didn´t turned around again.
"See, you really need to learn to shut up sometime! I am really patient with you, Hon´. But others never will be! If you will ever talk to Ares the way you talked to me, you will be dead and then it won´t matter how much I would take revenge. You still would be dead! Try to learn keeping your mouth shut." he told me with warmer voice again but I wouldn´t turn around by now.
I was turned around by him actually and he shook his head.
"I really hate seeing you cry, Dria. Please, stop it." he said and wiped away the tears on my face.
I whimpered silently when I huddled against him and he took his arms around me.
"Girls have such an easy life." Micha told Will head shaking and both chuckled.
"But I really prefer being a boy." Will admitted and I rolled my eyes.
"Sounded different a few days ago, Will. You have been damn jealous." I told him and finally stopped crying again.
"Feeling better?" Dad asked amused and I nodded lightly.
"May I ask you something, Dad?" "At least you did. But please, go on." he laughed and I rolled my eyes again.
"Why should I stay away from Gabriel? I mean Percy isn´t a Problem, is he?" "No actually I suspect him. Nothing personal but it is like it is. Maybe I am a little overprotective for my little girl but at least I hope you will stay away from him." he told me honestly and I nodded thinking about it.
"But Percy isn´t a Problem, right?" "Right. I don´t think his brother will be right around him anyway." Dad told me and looked to the other two.
"You two will have an eye one on her and two on Gabriel. I really don´t trust him. Micha."
Why did he mentioned my younger brother special?
Will was the elder so why?
But Micha didn´t seemed to be surprised.
"Will explain it later to you. Promised." he told Will and our oldest brother nodded skeptically.
"Dad, I really don´t need any protection." "No, but the Camp needs some against you." he chuckled and kissed my cheek before vanishing into nothing.
"Sometimes I really hate this!" I told my laughing brothers and both of them were nearly crying because they were laughing this heavy.
They even leaned against each other...
"Stop laughing!" I shouted embarrassed and left the room.
Okay... Escaping from my own room...
Really embarrassing...
"Damn, boys! Only because I am the only girl in this place there isn´t a right for teasing me without an end! Really! Stop it before I have to kick somebodys ass!" I growled deeply and jumped from shock when somebody tapped on my shoulder.
I even screamed.
I was so done for today!
"Sorry, little sun, didn´t want to freak you out." I heard a really soft and nice voice from behind me and turned around.
Damn! What by Hades underwear was Gabriel doing here?
Percy stood just behind him and smiled at me apologetically.
"How did you just called me?" I asked confused and he laughed.
A real soft, warm tone...
Will coughed to make me alert again.
Oh damn... Shouldn´t I stay away from this sweet, handsome guy?
Dad was trying to torture me!
How should I?
"Little sun was it, if I am not mistaken, baby sis. I think you appealed to him." Will said in a real icy voice.
Micha stepped besides me and tried to kill Gabriel with his glares!
"Damn, stop it, boys." I told them and shook my head.
I turned over to Gabriel and Percy again and smiled my sweetest smile.
"How can we help you two?" I asked politely.
Percy chuckled while Gabriel just smiled back.
His smile was amazing!
I need to think about anything else!
Maybe Dad´s reaction if he ever gets to know about him being here...
Oh damn, yes that kept my mind clear...
"We have been worried about you, Adriana. You have been passed out for at least 15 minutes." Gabriel said and I chuckled.
"Don´t worry. I am fine. Those two will be there if I feel dizzy again to catch me." I said jokingly and Percy rolled his eyes.
"Maybe you just should lay down?" "Maybe but you know I never was able to sit longer than a minute. I am always moving. Dad told me once when Artemis was small she did the same." "He told you about Artemis childhood?" "Yeah, he did." I answered the skeptical question of Percy and stretched my arms a little.
"You know being Daddy´s baby girl has some specials at least." Micha chuckled and I hit his arm.
"Don´t be a pain in the ass!" "I am always."
Gabriel laughed about us and I blushed.
Damn!
"Well, you see I am fine. Is there anything else?" I tried to ask without becoming even more red...
"I have no other excuses for being near you except maybe wanting to know this interesting girl." Gabriel told me with a gorgeous smile.
"Well sorry but she needs some time to relax. A pushy boy won´t help her getting well soon." Will sent him away and I pouted.
After the sons of the sea were gone I turned around and looked at my brothers.
"Sometimes you are even worse than a thousand Dad´s ever will be." I told him very serious but he didn´t even care.
"You should be more worried about Dad´s reaction when he gets to know how you react around this boy, Adriana. Dad won´t be happy about you." "I can´t do anything against it! How should I? I am still mortal..." I told Will but pointed my view on the ground.
I felt like dirt or even worse...
"I know, baby sis, but you need to stay away from him. Dad won´t say it if it isn´t important for you." "Or for him!" I growled and ran into my room.
I really didn´t want to see anybody anymore!
I even closed my curtains because I didn´t want the sun inside either.
"Dria, please..." Micha called me out but I wasn´t interested at least.
"Stay away!" I shouted and sat on my bed.
Just an other perfect day in Camp...
How could it be better?
Bad sarcasm, stay away, too!