Chapter 11

Percy POV

When mom said camp, I thought she meant like us, so you can imagine my surprise when, not only are they a stay-in-one-place camp, they are a we-must-welcome-all-newcomers-like-they-are-celebrities-and-learn-all-their-secrets-and-give-them-NO-room-to-BREATHE. Needless to say, I do NOT like "camp".

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~One day ago~

We are about to see it, the camp, i'm so nervous. We are about to come over the hill, mom says it's called Half-Blood Hill. Weird name if you ask me. Anyways, *internal gasp* there it is. I can feel my eyes widen at the sight, it was huge. It had cabins, real wooden cabins to sleep in, what looked like a giant cafeteria, huge strawberry fields, woods, a lake, training grounds, an archery range, stables, bathrooms, and a really big house.

I am a little confused as to why there is a random house but before I can say anything I hear a kid scream, turning I watch someone fall off a cliff covered in lava? WHAT? I look at my mom, she is smiling at me,

"Welcome to Camp Half-Blood, Percy." I smile back, as long as my mom is ok with kids falling off cliffs covered in lava, then so would I. We start walking down the hill and the first camper that sees us screams. Like actually screams bloody murder, trips and scrambles running away. I look at my mom and sisters, they are smiling, probably one of the most smug, evil smiles I have ever seen on them.

Rolling my eyes I wait for my mom and sisters to move, weirdly enough they surround me and then start walking towards the weird big house. As we walk more kids, I start to notice it's pretty much only boys, run away. Once we are at the house, funnily enough mom says it's called the "Big House". Looking up at the porch, I freeze. I know now why they surrounded me like this. Pure unadulterated terror runs through me, there on the porch is my worst nightmare.

A man, but not any man, a fat white man, with a mean face, who smells like alcohol and reminds me way too much of HIM. I am shaking I can feel it, my sisters are moving in closer to me, but I can't see them. Memories, no nightmares run through my head, I can't stop them! I am so afraid! WHY?!

WHYWHYWHYWHYHIM?!muffled cries cradling wounds from savage beatings."Did I SAY you could eat MY food, bastard?! "ohgodsnononopleasenomoreidontlikethisgamepleasedont.

"Found you whore." I don't like this game. My mother. Nononowhatisshedoingherenodonthurther pleaseplease scared SO SCARED, it's so dark and cold and painsomuchpainowowowow makeitstoppleasepleaseplease...

Artemis POV

I look down at Percy, just as I feared, he's having a panic attack, hyperventilating and glassy eyed. I hear him whimper, the girls move closer, some hugging him, a couple shooshing him, the rest keeping a protective circle around him. I watch a tear run down his face, and I can't take it anymore. Apollo, please it's Percy, we need you. A flash of light and suddenly he's next to me, his face serious, I nod to Percy and he makes his way to him through the girls. Surprisingly enough the first thing he does is hug him.

I watch as he stiffens and then relaxes a bit, and as he starts talking to him about his day, all this boring everyday stuff, enough to make you want to sleep, and even more surprising, it worked. Slowly, so very slowly, his eyes lost the glassy look and his shaking slowed to minor shakes with the occasional hiccup of a sob instead of full on waterworks. I sigh, thank goodness my idiot brother is so good at helping people. I look up at Dionysus, he and Chiron are staring down at the scene we are making and really what a scene it is, the Hunters of Artemis and I cuddling a BOY and COMFORTING him, and calling on APOLLO and not even yelling at him for JOINING the cuddling of the boy.

I mean if someone had told me i'd be doing this a few years ago I would laugh at them and then turn them into a jackalope for even suggesting such a thing. I smile at them, Chiron looks like he might faint and Dionysus raises an eyebrow at me imploringly. Not much gets to him.

"Dionysus, Chiron, I have someone i'd like you to meet. He won't be joining your camp for a while yet, as you can see, he's not quite... ready yet." I wince at my own wording, great I sound like i'm selling him. Chiron slowly nods his head.

"Y-yes very well Lady Artemis, and may I ask his name?" I smile again, this time a motherly one,

"Percy. Percy Jackson." Suddenly a light shines, I look over, and lo and behold, there is a sea green trident hovering over Percy's head. He is staring at it like a death sentence. We all watch as it slowly fades, I think that is the fastest anyone has ever been claimed. Once more a light flares, we look again and a smaller symbol floats over his head, the symbol for Hades. I can hear Dionysus and Chiron squawk behind me. Percy looks much more relieved to see Hades' symbol.

His eyes droop and he falls onto Apollo's chest, out cold. I sigh, Apollo looks troubled, we make eye contact. We are going to have to take him into my cabin to sleep, Apollo picks him up and we all walk to my cabin together, all the campers giving us a wide berth, even though I could see the curiosity practically oozing out of them. Once in my cabin we all made quick work of making the most comfy and safe bed for Percy and laid him down, then we set to work making our own beds and cleaning up the cabin. By the end of the night we were all exhausted and Apollo had already crashed on my bed, so I flopped next to him and conked out, not even registering him wrap his arms protectively around me.

Zoe POV

Once we finished getting the cabin ready I watched Artemis pass out, Aww cute twins moment...

"mnnmm" what in the world?

*whimper* I look over at Percy he is curled in the tiniest ball he possibly could be without actually hurting himself. I walk over, Phoebe walks over too, we are the last ones up. We realize he's very obviously having a nightmare. Eye contact, agreement, and together we curl up around the the little ball of sadness and pain and fall into a dreamless sleep.

Hades POV

I made sure to watch over Percy the entire time, although I stayed in the shadows with Ms.O'Leary. It was very hard to restrain her when he had his panic attack, she REALLY wanted to be there for him, but I didn't want them to shadow travel someplace and then be lost without any help... No that would be bad, and anyways Apollo took care of him. I was smugly pleased that Percy was more comfortable being claimed even minorly by me, than by his actual parent. I followed the group back to Artemis' cabin, keeping watch over everyone.

I saw as Artemis flopped down next to her brother and he wrapped his arms around her, Aww cute twins moment... I nearly came in myself when I heard Percy whimper but restrained myself, Zoe and Phoebe took care of him. After I was sure everyone was asleep I shadow traveled into Artemis' cabin, walking over to Percy I stroked his hair, it was damp with sweat but he had relaxed some and was sleeping soundly. I hear Ms.O'Leary shadow travel into the cabin, for a giant dog she can be very quiet. She tip toed over and gave Percy a tiny lick on his forehead, I watch as his face relaxes more and the tension leaves his small frame. I pet her on the head and whisper

"Good Girl."

AN:

OMG I AM SO SORRY!

This took FOREVER! I know I was doing so well keeping on top of it and then it just, got away from me. Really guys I am sorry I suck I know, but I finished it! I know it's a bit short but I figured you guys would rather it be a bit short than it be nonexistent. Right? Anyways as always ideas are always welcome and Thank you guys SO much for stickin' with me.

-Love Wolf