Annabeth POV

I watch as Alex walks back towards the infirmary. Hmmmm… I wonder who her godly parent is… If Artemis weren't an eternal maiden, I would think maybe… I suppose we'll find out sometime. Although, her stormy gray eyes definitely could mean she's my sister… I would like that. I like the girl. She kind of reminds me of myself, stubborn, brave, and, not to brag, smart. For now, I have to go to archery.

I'll let Connor and Travis know they'll have a new camper later.

*An hour later*

I walk towards the Hermes cabin when I hear footsteps coming closer to me from behind. I turn around to see Percy jogging to catch up.

I look at him curiously.

"Hey, wait up, Wise Girl!" he called out.

I stop walking and look at him expectantly.

"Where you going?"

"Hermes cabin."

"Why?"

"Just to tell them Alex is going to be staying there for a while."

"Oh, okay."

I turn around and start to walk again. Percy walks next to me. I look at him.

"What?" he asks, "Can't I just walk with a friend for the fun of it? Am I only allowed to walk with you when we're running for our lives?"

At that, I laugh.

"Race you!" I declare, grinning at him briefly before taking off.

"Hey!" He calls out after me. "That's not fair! You got a head start!"

I run, my hair trailing after me in the wind, to the cabin. I stand there catching my breath for a few seconds before Percy reaches the cabin.

"I beat you," I tease, sticking my tongue out.

"It wasn't fair!" he whines.

"Too bad." I say, laughing.

After I'm not panting every other second, I knock on the door.

"Who is it?" someone calls from inside.

"Annabeth and Percy." I reply.

"Are you sure the Demeter cabin didn't send you here?"

"Yes, I'm positive."

"You swear on the River Styx?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, good."

The door opens up to a grinning Travis and relieved looking Connor.

"What did you do this time?" I ask exasperatedly.

"It wasn't that bad!" Connor protests, "All we did was put green dye in their shampoo..." He mutters the last part.

Percy starts to laugh uncontrollably, "Classic!"

I shake my head, sighing. What else can someone expect from these two troublemakers?

"Okay, Percy, calm down." I elbow him in the ribs.

"Ow!" He exclaims. I roll my eyes.

"That's what you get for forgetting why we're here." I say, getting back to the reason we were here. "Regardless, we're just here to let you know that the new girl, you saw her in the infirmary, is going to be staying here until she's claimed."

"We know." The brothers reply in unison. It's kind of creepy how they can do it. They're not even twins!

"Just reminding you." I say, glaring at Percy who was trying —and not succeeding— in muffling his laughs. I elbow him again.

"Dinner's going to be soon," I add, eyeing at how many campers are inside the cabin, "so you might want to start gathering your campers and start leading them towards the dining pavilion."

"Okay, okay, Mom." Travis says mockingly.

I roll my eyes and sigh.

"Oh, and Capture the Flag's tonight. Might want to hurry and decide whose side you're on. Athena's or Ares'." I remind them.

With that, we leave.

"See you at dinner, Seaweed Brain." I say to Percy, walking towards the Athena cabin.

"Bye." He answers.

I jog towards my cabin as Percy walks to the pavilion alone, like always. I felt bad for him, being the only child of Poseidon – other than Tyson, that is. He must get lonely sometimes… Stop worrying about him and start thinking about your own cabin! I scold myself. I don't know what just came over me.

"Hey! Dinner time!" I exclaim, stepping into the cabin. "Let's start heading towards the dining pavilion!"

I hold the door open as my siblings file out quickly, talking excitedly.

"Hey, Malcolm," I say as we walk, "after, or before – whichever's easier – can you go around asking the cabins if they're on our team for CTF?"

"Yeah, sure sis." He replies, just before Chiron stands up to announce it's time for dinner.

After all the sacrifices are made, we start to eat.

Alex POV

"Okay!" Chiron announces, "This time's Capture the Flag is Athena and their allies versus Ares and their allies. Ares, as Clarisse has notified me, has Hephaestus, Aphrodite, and Demeter! As Annabeth has informed me, Athena's allies are Poseidon, Hermes, Apollo, and Dionysus!" He pauses because the crowd opens up and a boy, who looks about my age, steps out.

The boy has a slender figure and is dressed in all black clothes. His skin is extremely pale, reminding me of a vampire. He seemed to almost blend into the shadows.

"And Hades." He adds Hades to Athena's team, smiling, the grin not quite reaching his eyes.

*DISCLAIMER: Percy Jackson and all that is in the series DOES NOT belong to me. They belong to Rick Riordan. However, Alexandra is a character that I have created.

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