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The next day I wasn´t very happy either.
I kept silent since I woke up this morning.
Micha and Will really tried their best to make me even smile but I didn´t felt like smiling so I didn´t do it.
After breakfast we got to know that todays training wasn´t taking place so we had a lot free time.
I tiptoed into the forest for being a little alone.
Maybe my brothers wouldn´t be searching for me here...
Of course I wasn´t alone...
How could I think it were possible?!
But at least it weren´t my brothers or the damned son of Poseidon!
It were the Stoll-twins.
"Why are YOU hiding in here?" "I don´t want to see my brothers. And you two?" "The Ares house will hate us when they arrive at their house because we painted it pink." Travis chuckled and Connor looked like the cat that got the cream.
"Clarisse will kill you two." I sighed softly and those crazy twins highfived.
"She never will get us." Connor laughed.
"Don´t be so sure. You underestimate girls." I told him head shaking and smiled a little devil.
"I don´t think so." "Not?" "No, I know Clarisse will try to kill us but she never will catch us without help and if she gets us it was you helping her, little sun princess." Connor explained and I rolled my eyes.
"You are really an idiot, Stoll. Maybe you just should shut up before those kids there will find you two. Now be a good boy and keep silent!" I told him strictly and walked over.
Then I would have to save their asses...
Damn and I really wanted to be a little alone...
"Hey there! Are you searching something?" I asked politely and smiled shyly.
The two sons of Ares exchanged an awkward gaze but seemed to trust me.
"The Stolls, have you seen them?" "Yes, I actually have but I can´t remember where they have gone... I am so sorry..." I mumbled with my best actress voice.
I really sounded kind of sad.
The twins might died because a heart attack because they didn´t know what I was doing here.
"Don´t be. We will find them for sure." "Why are you two searching for them? I mean you two could do something better with your time for sure." I said with a flirty smile and chuckled lied shyly.
They wouldn´t even get it if I would paint it for them.
"Tim, Jim! Have you found them?!" the harsh voice of Clarisse called out and I looked really surprised.
"No, nothing in here." Tim or Jim, who knew?, called back.
"Then come back, idiots!" she shouted really annoyed.
Both of them ran like Hades was after them to their older sister.
I kind of liked Clarisse.
Chuckling I bounced back to the twins who really looked at me like I was crazy or had 5 heads by now.
"See, they won´t search here again." I told them a little bit proud.
"You flirted with two sons of Ares..." Travis said with wide eyes.
"Yeah..." "And they believed you..." "Yeah..." I repeated and waited until they would be normal again.
"Cool. Travis, can we keep her?" Connor asked his twin brother grinning and pulled me in his arms.
"Hey! I am no pet!" I fussed and freed myself, but Connor kept holding me.
"You aren´t? Are you sure? I am very friendly to pets." he whispered in my ear and I shivered.
"Don´t do this!" "Do what?" he asked chuckling and Travis laughed.
"Connor!" I warned him but he wasn´t even taking notice...
"What? I am not doing anything, Dria." he laughed and Travis watched us with curious eyes.
"You know Apollo won´t like it if you tease her to much." Travis warned his brother as well but he only chuckled.
"I am not doing anything and you haven´t answered my question yet, Travis. You´re slow today." he said jokingly and I rolled my eyes.
Maybe I should just turn this game.
My game, my terms...
Travis saw my look changing of course but he didn´t say a word to his brother, when I huddled against Connor and purred his name.
I felt him freezing before he slowly relaxed again.
Travis really tried not to laugh.
"Please, Connor, your grip hurts..." I whispered with gentle voice and he let me go as fast as possible.
I chuckled and turned around to him.
"thanks a lot." I laughed and Travis wasn´t able to hold back any longer.
"Mean!" Connor told me and I stepped close in front of him.
"Is it? I have done nothing but speaking, Stoll." "You knew what this tone would do!" "Sure. I am a girl, stupid. I know my weapons." we discussed and I rolled my eyes.
"Maybe we really should keep you, little sun princess." Connor laughed and kissed my cheek.
I blushed without knowing why.
It was just Connor, right? Nothing special...
The twins were a little crazy, so...
Damn!
"I like this shade on your cheeks." he smiled amused and I went even more red.
"Shut up, Stoll!" I told him embarrassed.
Sometimes I really didn´t like them...
"Connor, don´t do anything you might regret." Travis warned him and I turned around, leaving the forest.
Damn! Damn! Damn!
"I think nightmares aren´t the only thing I can make her think about." I heard Connor laughing and ran even faster.
I ran into Micha who seemed to be worried about me.
"Where have you been?" "Away. Alone. Let it go." I told him and went further to the house.
I really didn´t want to see the twins or the Ares-brothers.
Wasn´t my day at all.
"Why are you blushed?" "Because I met Stoll!" I growled and Micha stopped me by holding my wrist.
"What has he done?" "Nothing, okay? I am fine!"
"Adriana..." "No, Michael. I am fine. He just acted different." I told him and freed myself with pulling my wrist out of his grip.
"What has he done? Dria, I am just worried about you." "Yeah, just go on. Acting like I am special! I am not! I am just as everybody else here! Don´t behave like I am so different!" I shouted angryly and really wanted to scream at anybody else.
"I am sorry, Dria. Never wanted to make you feel imprisoned..." he said with guilty eyes.
"Damn... I think something strange is going on with me, Micha... I really didn´t want to behave like such an idiot... Sorry. I haven´t got it yet beause everybody tries to protect me but I need to know what´s going on..." I told my favorite brother quietly and he just hugged me.
"Don´t worry. We´ll find out, mh?" He tried to comfort me.
"Thanks..." I whispered.
We stood there a felt eternity before Micha chuckled silently.
"May it be that you appealed to the sons of Ares a little to much? The daughters of Aphrodite are talking about their most loved suspect. Those stupid vibes." he told me amused and I got wide eyes.
"They are crazy! Never ever! Dad would kill me!" I laughed and Micha agreed without hesitation.
"He wouldn´t even hesitate." Micha told me seriously before starting to laugh.
He patted my head and I hit his Arm.
"Don´t do this!" I moaned and he chuckled.
"You are such a girl." "Oh, really? Was sure I were a boy. Sorry." I said sarcastically and his grin grew wider.
Suddenly he carried me over his shoulder!
"Let me down immediately!" I shouted and hit his back again and again.
"Won´t. Have to protect my innocent baby sister." he chuckled and carried me with his arm over my knees to the house.
The stares of the other campers were nearly burning inside us.
But I tried to ignore them while crossing my arms as good as possible over my chest.
"I will poison you!" "By accident?" "No! In full awareness!" I told my amused brother icy.
"Dad wouldn´t be happy with you." "I would tell him it was by accident." "So how would you explain it?" "I would tell him I was trying to poison Will when it hit you." I chuckled and he sighed deeply.
"His oldest? Seriously?" "Sure. He had a little bit more life than you had. And I am a real sad sister, when it hits you." "When? Oh damn, won´t eat around you anymore." he laughed and let me down on the bed.
I squeaked and shook my head.
"You are mean!" I told him with a sad tone.
"Don´t play innocent, baby sis. You aren´t." he told me amused and I really rolled my eyes intensive.
"How could you know? Maybe I am." "And because you are such an innocent girl you are that good at stealing those boys their hearts? Baby sis, play harder." he said skeptically and I sighed.
"Okay, so, what are we going to do next?" I asked with the same interest a little puppy has when his owner has a ball in his hand.
At least I wasn´t bouncing and calling "throw the ball, throw the ball!".
Point for me, isn´t it?
"We, nothing. You are having a talk to our awesome father for information. When you ask he won´t become angry. But when I ask again, he will be angry for sure." "Could we skip Dad?" I asked a little nervous.
I really wanted to know about everything but asking Dad was like writing a neon sign.
"Without his permission, we can´t walk around and ask, Dria. He doesn´t want you to find out everything, remember?" Micha asked with gentle voice and I nodded slowly.
"But how should I ask him? Normally he comes to me..." "Pray, baby sis. He is a god at least." he laughed softly and stroked my cheek.
"But..." "Don´t worry. Nobody will interrupt you. I´ll watch out." he told me and closed the door behind himself.
Pray, he said! Sure! But I never was a girl loving praying! Mumbling into the air wasn´t mine!
But okay, I would try it...
Maybe Dad would really hear me...
I closed my eyes and thought my prayer.
'Dad... Please, I know that you can hear me... Please give me a little of your time. I won´t be rude, promise. I just want to ask you something...', I thought and really wanted my Dad to hear it.
"Open your eyes, Hon´. You won´t talk to me with closed eyes. Last time we tried this was when you were 6 years old and you were asleep. Your Mum threw me out of your room before you realized what was happening." I heard Dads voice and squeaked.
"Dad!" I reproved him but he only smiled.
"You called, I am here." he said gentle and sat down next to me.
"Uhm..." now that he really was here I wasn´t so sure about this idea...
Maybe he just should leave again?
"Come on, Dria. I won´t eat you." he promised amused and leaned back.
Yeah, that´s my father... A real crazy guy...
"Well... It´s because... uhm... Damn, Dad, you know what I am up to ask!" I said desperately.
"Sure, but you have to ask for getting answers." he told me easily.
"But..." "Nope, just ask. Else I will leave again and you won´t have your answers." "You are so mean!" "I am not. I am here, right? I have thousand things to do but I took the time for talking to you, Adriana. If you are not able to ask me a single question it´s wasted time." he said serious and even closed his eyes.
He was relaxed although I nearly were shouting at him.
"You said you won´t be rude, remember." he smirked and I growled silently.
"Being a demigod is like hell on earth..." I murmured and Dad opened his eyes abruptly.
I jerked when he looked at me and dropped my gaze on the ground as fast as possible.
"I can leave, Adriana. You wanted me being here." he told me with cool voice and I nodded silently.
"I know... I am sorry..." I excused me a little bit nervous.
His foot moved uneasily and I sighed silently.
"Look, Dad, it´s about what happens with me and around me... I really need to know what´s this all about. Please tell me..." I told him carefully and ducked my head a little.
I really didn´t know how he would react...
I heard him sighing.
"Look, Dria, there are things I try to hide for your safety. I would never forgive me if you are hurt because I wasn´t able to keep the damn quiet. I know it´s horrible not to know what´s going on around you but I won´t keep quiet when it isn´t necessary." he told me silently and I shook my head.
"Dad, please... Not even you can protect me from everything. You should know that our paths are made the day we are born. But with hiding something from me it just becomes more dangerous for me." I said gently and laid my hand over his.
Carefully I looked up into his eyes and met his sad gaze.
"Your way isn´t made yet. You will create it on your own. Nobody knows why you are the way you are or why you have so much of my might but it´ll help you for sure once you have learned to handle these."
"So why don´t you let me find my way then? It´s you making my way not me. Please Dad, explain it to me. I really need to know it." I begged again and he nodded softly.
"But, remember knowing is not always the best thing. I warn you now. Don´t complain afterward." he warned me and I nodded shortly.
"When you were born I knew instantly that there was something about you. I couldn´t sense it till you were half a year old and had this first time shown your power. I felt it the moment you showed it as well. Your eyes glowed green and although you shouldn´t be able to speak you said something very clear. That was the time your mother throw me out by the way. Because we both had said those words like one. I watched over you, saw you growing and tried to hide you." he started to explain and I listened intently.
"What did I say?" "Won´t repeat it. Some things shouldn´t be known, Hon´. That´s one of it and it´s not because I want to lead you, it´s because it would make things come worse."
A moment I thought about his words but then I nodded in agreement.
He would tell me if necessary...
"Go on, please.." I asked him to do and he nodded amused.
"When you became older I wasn´t able to hide you anymore and the others became alerted. You have been found and I needed to figure out what was safest for you. So I came back to you 2 years ago. Your Mum really tried to hit me with the frying pan when I stood in front of her... She was scared like Artemis hates men. But I wasn´t there for her so I ignored it and tried to get to know you. Problem was, you were just as stubborn as I am. But when you passed out again and repeated those words a little different from years ago I knew I had to protect you no matter what." "Why?" I asked curiously and he chuckled.
Gentle he stroked my cheek and shook his head.
"Still you are so innocent, baby girl. I wonder how it comes. But stay like this, please. It is what makes you yourself." he smirked and I rolled my eyes.
"Dad, please! Stay serious!" "Never been something else." he laughed and I sighed in disbelieve.
I looked silently at him with a gaze parents had when their children behaved stupid and he chuckled.
"Wrong part." "Really? I was kind of sure I was the parent and you the child." I told him head shaking.
He just laughed again and was quiet a little while for thinking.
"I have to spare some parts. But for the question why I want you to stay away from Gabriel... He won´t be good for you. Handsome guys are never good for girls." "Said the handsome guy and my father. Yeah, got it. Don´t get pregnant." I chuckled and he looked at me kind of shocked.
"Adriana Chiara Matthews!"
oh he used my full name...
"Yes, Daddy?" I played innocent and he started to laugh.
"You have to much from my character." "I know." I admitted.
"Okay, okay. I don´t trust Gabriel, Dria. I want you to be safe. Micha and Will are having an eye on you but I know that you sneak away time by time. Let´s make it different. Promise me that you will be careful around this sea-boy and I won´t tell you what to do around him. Deal?" he really backed down.
What was wrong?
"Where´s the rub?" "There´s the rub. You won´t ask anymore. That´s all I can tell you by now. When the time comes you will know." he said serious and I thought a moment about it.
Was it worth it?
Maybe it was.
"okay. I promise not to ask without you agree to it." I promised and he looked like the cat got the cream.
"Good. So I won´t look old soon because I have to worry about your questions." "You don´t look old, you are old, Dad. Even my latin teacher was young against you." I teased him amused and squeaked surprised when he tickled me without mercy!
"Stop!" I laughed and twisted under his fingers.
"Nice again?" "Sure. Sure!" I chuckled and escaped to the other end of my bed.
"Good. So, now I have some god-business to do." he told me serious and I was kind of sure that those words were a lie.
"Have fun." "Thanks, baby girl." "don´t call me this!" I flared up but he only kissed my cheek before vanishing into nothing.
Only his grin I had seen before he was gone.
"DAD!" I screamed angry but I was very sure he didn´t care about me being mad about his stupid names for me.
"Let´s guess, Dad´s gone and had an other stupid name for you?" Micha asked amused and I growled annoyed.
"Yes. I want to be a boy and like everybody else!" I whined and Micha consoled me by pulling me into a gentle embrace.
"Don´t be childish, baby sis. Let´s go outside enjoying the sun." Micha chuckled and ran suddenly away so my beat wasn´t hitting him.
I chased him across the whole Camp and both of us were regardless of the consequences.
The others jumped out of our way.
Okay mostly.
Only the children of Hermes stayed where they had been because they knew such a chase from the twins and their victims.
I nearly caught him, when somebody captured me and spun me around.
"Found our pet, Travis." Connor laughed ignoring me squeaking.
"Don´t touch!" I growled and he smirked.
"Why not? Afraid you could like it?" he flirted and I wanted to kill him with my gaze.
"I think some night you will wake up dead..." Travis sighed and I couldn´t help but laugh.
Wake up dead? Seriously?
Connor started laughing as well and we both had bellyache from laughing.
"Travis, unless you are down at underworld you won´t wake up dead and then you have other problems." I explained and chuckled amused.
He really blushed and dropped his gaze down on the ground.
"But, Connor, you might never wake up again because I will kill you if you don´t let me go!" I told him and he even snuggled me tighter before letting me go.
"Don´t worry, little sun princess, I understand the word "No"." he laughed and winked at me.
I blushed and wanted to disappear in the ground.
"Stoll! Leave her alone!" Micha told Connor with sharp tone and stood protective by my side.
Never ever I was so thankful for him being himself.
"Just teasing her, Micha. Don´t worry. So,man, tell me, has told you..." I rolled my eyes and went away when the twins and Micha were in a deep and boring conversation about our oldest brother in camp.
I roamed through the camp not really paying attention where I was going.
When I saw Gabriel and Percy coming from their house I went to them.
"Hello." I said smiling and both replied this.
"You are feeling better, aren´t you?" "Yeah, I just was really burned out." I explained.
Gabriel smiled at me a way that had my legs turn to jelly.
Percy chuckled when he looked at me.
"Don´t slaver, Dria." he whispered pretending making something out of my hair.
"I don´t!" I mumbled and wiped over my mouth but there wasn´t anything.
"liar!" "Sure!" Percy laughed and hid behind his younger brother.
Maybe the camp would be fun and not only a torture now where I had the chance to get to know Gabriel.
I really was kind of curious about him.
And at least there was Connor as well...
So... It wouldn´t be boring for sure!