CH3: wakeup call.
Now,let me tell you something about my mother's hunters, they Always want to outdo men, meaning they arrive before other campers are up, they also get up with the sun, stupid uncle. I also get up with the sun out of habit, literally as the sun just peeks over the horizon. I got out of bed, took a quick shower and put on my uniform, no not the campers inform, a male version of the silver parkas the hunters wear. Since there were no mortals in camp, I had my daggers out, one strapped to my belt, one hidden literally up my sleeve. My bow was on ring form and just as I finished getting ready, I heard a horn blow, it was the hunt. I walked out of the cabin and stopped.
"You can come out ma'am, I know your there." I called out, in front of me a girl with a silver parka, a tiara in her brown hair and a bow aimed at me, never seen her in my life. "Who might you be?"
"What we're you doing in milady's Cabin Boy? " the girl demanded as electricity crackled around her, I realised this must be a child of Zeus or Jupiter.
" I was instructed to stay there for the night, I am sorry if I had offended you in any way." I sincerely apologized, it's not in my nature to like people worry or get mad. Besides, the hunters are like sisters to me.
The girl lowered her bow right as I was tackled by a certain black haired daughter of Ares. Pheobe. "Ugh, geeze you've gotten better." I smiled.
"Good to see you too Jack." she smiled as she helped me to my feet. "So, how's my little brother been?"
"Tortured by a bigger manwhore than Apollo, got my best non hunter friends to camp after a cyclops attack, still hated by the fates." I shrugged non chattedly. "OH, and here." I smiled and handed her a demachima, "You got me, I lost the bet, again." incase you didn't know, me and phoebe out of bordem a few years back had a bet that it was impossible to sneak up on each other, so far it's me 7,pheobe 23.
"Pheobe,who is he? " the brown haired girl asked curiously.
" He is jackson, Lady Artemis's only child." pheobe explained. The girl had to do a double take. "as such, he is like a brother to us, we haven't seen him in a few years as he wished to not cause distress to newer hunters."
The girl I didn't know nodded then looked at me. "I'm Thalia, luitenent of the hunters of artemis, daughter of Zeus."
I nodded at that." I am jackson eclipse Darby, son of artemis, it's a pleasure to meet you." Thalia looked unsure of what to do, couldn't blame her really. Zeus didn't exactly like to advertise two of his maiden daughters had children.
"So, malady was forced to break her oath? " Thalia asked, a bit saddened. I shook my head.
" No, she has not, I am like the children of Athena, a mind child, my mum used to be a hunter before her nerves got the best of her, mother took pity upon June and six months later, I was born per say." I explained. A conch horn blew, signaling breakfast so we walked towards the dining Pavilion where the rest of the hunt was seated. Mother and Percy were at the head table with Lord Donniseus who was reading a wine magazine. I sat at the table next to Pheobe and Grace, my cousin as she is Athena's daughter. As the campers walked out a few campers stared at me oddly, I suppose they were wondering how I wasn't an arrow pin coushin right now. A few of the newer hunters glared at me like I was a piece of crap, can't blame them, they probably were abused by men before they joined my mother. As aphrodite cabin walked out a few started drooling over me so I notched and aimed an arrow, I'd never shoot them, probably, but it was disgusting. Let's say an arrow threat worked. The Athena cabin came out and I waved at Raf who smiled. I noticed Percy had glared at a blonde girl from that cabin with a Yankees cap in her back pocket. Eventually all the cabins but persiodon, hestia and hera were filled as those cabins had no occupants. I noticed Chiron sitting with a nervous Miko at the main table.
"Before we begin, I'd like to remind you all that you are not to flirt with the hunters as they will maim you, also I believe mister Darby will do the same." Chiron announced, I probably would if it was an aphrodite girl, "Also, Connor stoll has lost his shield, if anyone has seen it, please return it to him, that is all."
Most of the hunters had things like burgers, hot dogs and salads, I was just happy with some easy-mac, sossages and toast, I scraped a sossage and some easy Mac into the burner as an offering to mum, as I almost always do, I couldn't do it in school as well, they didn't allow much religious expression, even if it technically was tradition.
After breakfast I hit the archery range, I fired an arrow with poor form and it hit the outer Bulls eye rim. Thalia looked mildly impressed.
"better stance." she ordered, I got into the proper stance and fired to arrows, the first hit dead center, the second spilt the first down the middle.
I fired a third and the arrow spit the second one. Thalia rolled her eyes, probably thinking I was showing off, I wasn't, 50ft is the longest distance this range has but it's too close and easy for me. I sighed and put away my bow before helping some of the newer hunters. I gave them tips and told them how to hold the bow properly, but never touched them. I didn't want to offend them. After a few hours my mother lady Artemis walked over with percy. We all bowed to show respect.
"Jack, you are required on Olympus along with your friends.". Mum explained. I nodded, Zeus definitely would want Miko dead, she generally didn't do anything wrong, we'll, she was an adrenaline junkie and a punk rock fan of green day and slash monkey. "You are to meet them in the big house before hermits will take you to Olympus." I nodded and walked off towards the big house.