Child Of The Moon Ch.5
There Will Be Death.
When we got to the big house, we walked right in and Chiron called us to the back of the house to a room filled with records, CDs, and posters. In the corner was a soft looking mat and next to that was a wheel chair with an empty box instead of a seat. In the corner closest to us was a desk with three computers, and five land line phones. In the center of the room was Chiron standing at full height thanks to a tall ceiling.
"Ah, Johanna," Chiron spoke over his music which was Mozart (I could tell because my dad is an astronomer, and listens to music like that even with my protests.) "I would like to ask you what you have been told about your heritage?" Just then Artemis walked into the room casually with a silver bow and a quiver slung over her shoulder.
"I hope I'm in the right place, but from what I can see I am, seeing as my daughter, my hunter, and a centaur are in the same room wondering how is it that Joey is here?" I flinched at the sound of a twelve year old who is my mother calling me what my dad always calls me."Ah, I can see that me being your mother and looking twelve unsettles you. I can see why, if my mother looked twelve I would be unsettled too, here cover your eyes for a sec." We closed our eyes, and a second later a thirty five year old woman who was beautiful enough to be Aphrodite. "Ok now question time!" She said in a singsong voice.
"Uh..." Chiron was at a loss for words, but I wasn't, I knew from my favorite class of all time (Greek mythology) that Artemis swore never to date and be a Virgin, forever, so I started with the obvious question.
"How can I be your daughter if you can't date?" I said blankly, I was as confused as everybody else.
"Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start." Really she quotes the Sound of Music? "14 years ago a prophecy was issued by my twin Apollo himself, this is what it said." Her eyes started glowing a silver light.
"Moonlight, a lone hunter, the under world, and lightning
Shall travel to Rome,
To save the world from the witch under the dome,
The world shall fall with her final breath,
No matter what there will be death."
The last part was what scared me most. There will be death!? No matter what?! Who will die? Me, Emma, or somebody else? Why was it so vague!
"Well I knew what to do, we all knew a powerful force was slowly waking in Rome, and this prophecy confirmed it. That's when I decided to creat you. I made you from moonlight with power from my own heart, creating you. I found a worthy person to care for you until you found your way here. It just so happens that one girl I recruited was your best friend and that made it even easier to keep an eye on you. And I gave you a choice, either become a hunter or a camper, and you made your choice, and I have a feeling you will stay a camper." She winked at me like she had been talking to Aphrodite, which was completely possible... "But the most important thing is what makes you the most dangerous godling ever. You have as much power as a minor goddess!" That scarred me even more than the no matter what there will be death. Me? Powerful? How could this be! Holy shoot (not actually what I was thinking)! All I was was a girl who is a runner, and a good fighter, what powers? Arghgjghgjgjyg! Why are Olympians so vague!
"Looks like we have a quest, I think we should train you first though. So in one month you will leave on your quest." Chiron broke the silence.
"Sounds like a plan, I would love to wait a month in a place where everybody hates me!..." I said with sarcasm, "it's not like I have a choice." I ended. I was fed up with immortals deciding my fate.
"Ok now I think it's time for you to head to your cabin, we have sent over some cloths and your schedule." Chiron spoke ignoring my sarcasm. Artemis left first and we followed, but Chiron called to me before I left behind Emma. "I'm sorry you had to do all of this." I could here all the sorrow in is voice and I wondered how many people he has seen go on quests and never came back, I saw the worry and age and instantly felt sorry for him. Until the world doesn't kneed heroes he will be immortal (I knew this from mythology class) and I wished I could help him but I knew I couldn't. All I could say was,
"I know, I trust you." Then I turned and left. It was late, how long had we been in there? On our way to our cabin me and Emma where silent. I guess we where wondering the same thing. Who will die? Was it me her the other two on the quest? Will we complete our quest? Just then there was a rustling coming from the bush. We both pulled out our weapons, but this time Emma made her ring into a bow. She pointed it at the bush.
"Who goes there!" She said with a tone of command. 'Remind me to never get on her bad side' I thought. Just then a the most handsome boy I had ever seen came out. He looked confused. "Janus! What are you doing here!" She hissed.
"Damn it! I was sleep walking again! Why did none of the people in my cabin do anything! Arg! Stupid big headed Athena kids!..." He went on ranting like this for a little bit, but I was fought on the last thing I heard. Stupid Athena kids? Is it just me or is that kind of redundant?
"Um... Janus... I think they knew you where sleep walking they just wanted leverage against you if they ever kneed something done." Emma tried being gentle but saying that just made him more angry.
"You know what you are going to help me pull a prank on them!" He declared. Emma and I exchanged glances, we both know that trying to get away with a prank on the children of the goddess of wisdom isn't a good idea. "Oh don't be such a pussy cat! There just my siblings who are like the smartest people in the world... Wait I see why you are skeptical, how about we meet tomorrow and ask the Stoll brothers for help?" We exchanged glances again. The Stoll brothers, he must be really pissed. I mean I have only been here for hours and I know the Stoll brothers where the master prankers, I mean they are headers of the Hermes cabin! The god of trixters! But there wan no arguing I could tell by Emma's face there was no backing out.
"Fine! We will help! But you must promise not to blame us when you are cought! And we will do as little ask needed! Swear on the river Styx!" I could hear panic in Emma's voice and could tell that she was not comfortable with this.
"I swear! Then it's settled! We shall meet tomorrow!" Janus declared, and he walked off towards the Athena cabin.
"What did we just do?" I asked Emma generally wondering what we got ourselves into.
"We signed our death warrants." She said with a tone of voice that was truthful.
"Might as well make the best of our remaining time at camp." I said trying to sound cheerful but I think I sounded dismal. Then we walked to our beautiful cabin that was glowing with power and we stepped in.