Sorry it took so long to update but I got caught up in the book Heroes of Olympus: Mark of Athena (Sooooo good) and when I had free time I was reading not writing. Sorry. Thanks to all you people who have stuck with me especially I am Katie Daughter of Demeter. She gave me an OC to use, Hayley (Hay). If any of you want a mentioning, send me some ideas.
*Time Jump*
Laura-lie grunted in frustration over her loss.
"I can' believe that little twerp got away" She said
"That is the first and only male that will ever escape from my enchantment" She spat at the ground and rested her shoulder against the red Holden.
"What was his name again?" She asked Simon with no particular curiosity in her voice.
"I believe it was Jacob" He answered, bluntly.
"Well, at least we still have that strong guy called… called…." She trailed off.
"Don" Simon interjected.
"Yes, I knew that," She snapped at him and then continued
"He will be sufficient enough for my future plans" She smiled evilly
"All we need to do know now is to wait for Apollo to appear"
*Time Jump*
When Theron had finished getting dressed he walked out to the veranda out the front of the cabin to find Scott waiting for him. Scott immediately moved into Theron's path and said to him, right in his face:
"I need to speak to. Alone." He whispered into Theron's ear. Theron looked over to where Eva, Chiron and Clover were standing.
"Just go on ahead and I will meet you at the Big House." He gestured in the general direction of which they were meant to be headed. Eva nodded as if she understood. She always did anyway. Scott led him behind the cabin where he could get some peace with Theron. He stopped when they were right at the back and turned to Theron.
"I don't think your sister is your sister, I think she is pretending to your sister, you know, an imposter" He said. Theron just looked at him hard.
"I don't think so. She has been with me the whole time since we got to camp." Theron replied, not moving his gaze. Scott refused to be persuaded that his sister was his sister. Theron headed back around the cabin with Scott insistently tailing him, babbling on and on about Eva. When he made it back to the big house, he sat down next to Eva and she cheerfully greeted him. Scott's words echoed in his mind. 'You know, an imposter'. Theron was getting dangerously close to the end of his fuse. Ever since they had got to camp, there was always something disrupting the twin's bond. Theron thought back to sitting in the bus while Eva had rested her head on his shoulder. She couldn't do that anymore. Not here, not anywhere. He looked up from his meal and saw Dionysus raising his glass to speak.
"Tonight, we are to have another bonfire because there has been another prophecy made." He said. There were a few 'Ooohs' and 'Aaaahs' from the crowd. A bonfire two nights in a row! They could not believe their luck! Dionysus continued his little speech before there were any more interruptions.
"This one has been directed to Evanlyn Sontel and Theronny Sorry" He said with a sourly look on his face. Theron did his best to ignore the 'mistake'.
"We will need one satyr, one camper from Apollo, Aphtodite, Hephaestus, Artemis and Hestia. Wait,"
He added up numbers on his fingers.
"That only equals six." He went over the names again in his head.
"And Hestia has no children. She has been inactive for a while"
Eva stood up and spoke back
"Since Theron and I are twins, we should both go." Nobody argued back but she had more to say.
"If there is no claimed," She emphasized claimed,
"Children of Hestia, let's just take an unclaimed child." She gestured to the only unclaimed girl, Hayley (or Hay as she liked to be called) (A/N Character thanks to I am Katie Daughter of Demeter), who seemed a little flustered.
"But," She continued,
"I don't get why the Oracle would be so certain about her being a child of Hestia."
"I don't know." Chiron replied. Before anyone could say anything else, a wild eyed boy ran out of the bush, towards Chiron who was standing behind Mr. D. One of the Apollo campers shouted,
"Jake's Back!" The Apollo cabin cheered. Theron tried to recall the name. Jacob… Ah, that's right, wasn't he the boy who was taken ransom in order for Apollo to show himself? That must mean, Theron looked around for the other boy taken but there was no such luck.
As the boy ran urgently towards him, he tripped on the stone outer lining of the bonfire. Time slowed down as Jacob flailed on the edge of the fire, waving his arms in a desperate attempt to stay balanced. It failed. As he tumbled into the fire, the person sitting the closest lunged towards him. It was Hay. She grabbed his torn jacket and pulled, to late realising that her weight was not sufficient enough to pull him out. She made a desperate pull but only succeeded in pulling Jacob boy away from the fire. She balanced on one foot wobbling for a moment. And fell in. Everyone rushed forward at once to pull her out of the fire. Hay lay in the fire, but then she did something completely unexpected. She stood up and walked out calmly. A symbol glowing orange appeared above her head. It was of flame on top of a line that was supported by two other poles
Theron looked over at Eva who was silent.
"Need any more proof?" He asked her cheekily. Eva stuck her tongue out at him. Hay walked out of the fire and sat down shyly. Eva moved and sat down next to her.
"Did you know that would happen?" Eva asked her.
"Honestly," She replied,
"No"
"Well that was very brave of you" Eva said. As the attention was focussed on Hay, Jacob went up to Chiron. Theron watched as he spoke and Chiron's frown deepened. When he had finished talking, Chiron addressed the gathering.
"We have now established four of our questers. Jacob, Theron, Eva and Hay will be going. Now, Aphrodite and Hephaestus please would you now present your questers while Dionysus and I will decide on a satyr. Please present the campers at the training ground at 8 AM sharp. Training will commence immediately."
I have already started on Chapter 7 and it is looking good. Hope you enjoyed.
~Terravolt