Chapter Two
Camp Half Blood
Achlys opened her eyes slowly. Her head began to throb and burn. She groaned loudly and sat up, grasping her head in pain. "So! She's finally awake!" smiled a...goat? Well, it wasn't really a goat. More like a satyr, but that wasn't because they 'weren't' real. "...What are you?! A satyr?!" questioned Achlys.
The 'satyr's' grin grew wider. "Why yes, yes I am! The name's Grover, by the way!" Achlys eyes got wide, and she began to shake. "That's impossible! Satyr's are not real!" cried Achlys. Her heart began to pound, and got harsher. I'm hyperventilating! thought Achlys. Grover's smile dropped, and his warm concerned eyes meet hers.
"Ma'am? Are you ok?" asked Grover, worriedly. "I'm hyperventilating." breathed Achlys. "I want my sister and brother! Where are they!" cried Achlys. "Breath Miss! Let's get you calmed down first, then we'll get your siblings!" begged Grover. Achlys breathed in deeply multiple times before she calmed down.
Grover walked over to the bed and sat on the edge. "I want Zoranna, and Ajax." whimpered Achlys. Grover wrapped an arm around her, and she leaned into him. "Don't worry" whispered Grover while rubbing her arm soothingly "we'll get your siblings. I promise."
Zoranna and Ajax were very worried about their sister. After she left, she never came back. "We shouldn't have let her go out last night! One of us should have went with her!" rambled Ajax as he paced back and forth. His hair tousled and eyes red. Zoranna sat on the couch, crying her eyes out.
I should've went with her! What kind of sister am I?! contemplated Zoranna. "I'm going to the forest to look for her." said Zoranna, grabbing her jacket and keys. "I'm going with you." confirmed Ajax, while grabbing his jacket as well. They ran out the doors, down the stairs, and into the forest.
Once they got into the forest, they walked around slowly, scanning the area they got halfway through the forest, they heard...talking.
"I have to go get Miss Achlys siblings, Chiron! I promised!" yelled a nervous, high voice. "If you go, Percy is to go with you. Hades has created a new demon, and I don't want anyone out there alone." stated a calm, low voice. Ajax and Zoranna looked at each other, and grinned. Their sister was ok. She was alive. A huge wave of relief came over them.
"Hey! Who ever's out there! We're Achlys siblings! HELLO! Can anybody hear me?!" yelled Zoranna happily. She only got worried when silence meet her ears. Rustling; they heard rustling in the bushes. They backed away slowly. Out of the bushes came a satyr and a Centaur? "W-Wha?!" gaped Ajax. The Centaur smiled lightly, and the satyr looked around nervously.
"You're Ajax and Zoranna...right?" asked Grover timidly. Zoranna nodded and chirped, "Yep! That's us! Please tell us our sister's alright!" Ajax was quiet, and scanned the area once more before paying attention to the conversation. "Yes, Miss Zoranna. She's fine. Come with us and you both can see her. The name's Grover by the way. The Centaur next to me is Chiron." said Grover quietly.
"Well...what are we waiting for! Come on!" squealed Zoranna. She grabbed Ajax arm, and pulled him along as Grover and Chiron lead the way, talking quietly to themselves.
Achlys sat in her bed, waiting for Grover to return. She was introduced to two people already, and they were pretty nice, for the most part.
~*~ Flashback ~*~
One guy came in with dark brown hair, and warm gray eyes. He wore a plain white tee, faded jeans, and...pink Converse. He was 6"4, and wore a smile. "Whose this beautiful young lady?!" chirped pink Converse happily.
Achlys blushed and looked down. She quietly answered the young man's question, "Achlys; Achlys is my name." Percy smiled at her lightly. "I'm Percy! How'd you get here?" questioned Percy curiously. Achlys shrugged and told him the story of her encounter with whatever was out there.
Percy stood there, his jaw slowly unhinging as she told the story. "Wow.." he said, awed. "PERCY!" boomed an unknown voice. Percy whipped his head around to look at his mentor. It was a brown Stallion Centaur. It had dark brown hair, and warm brown eyes.
"Yeah, Chiron." growled Percy in annoyance. Didn't Chiron see that Percy was trying to make a move! "Time for training." smirked Chiron. Chiron knew EXACTLY what Percy was doing. He didn't want him to scare the poor girl away.
Percy looked back at Achlys. He smiled and said, "Bye. Maybe I'll see you later, yeah?" Achlys smiled back and nodded while saying, "Maybe." Percy walked out the door, with a smirk on his face, leaving a blushing Achlys behind.
~*~Flashback~*~
Achlys blushed just thinking about it. Percy was cute. She liked his stormy gray eyes. They showed happy things and sad things. She wondered what he was so sad about. When the door squeaked, her head almost caught whiplash.
A woman with dark red hair and dark gray eyes stared at her. The woman was bulky and wore a gray tank top that said "Camp Half-Blood" with jean capris and gray flip-flops. The woman looked at her, bored, and said "Sup. I'm Clarisse. I'll be your mentor. What's your name?"
Achlys rolled her eyes and told her name. It seemed that the girl didn't want to be here, so why was she here. "If you don't want to be here, then just go." Clarisse sneered at Achlys. She stormed out of the room, not saying a word.
Achlys rolled her eyes again and laid down, thinking about her siblings. They never accepted her ways. The darkness and depression that always followed her around. The music. The art. The...history. Achlys gritted her teeth. They probably aren't even looking for me...bastards! I can't believe I was whimpering for them earlier! I'm such a fool! I hope they never find me!
Achlys fumed over this. How they all were so different. How the only happy person in this meager little family was Ajax. How herself and Zoranna were always void, but in a different way. It was always made out that Zoranna was plastic. Not real. In her own world. She didn't feel anything.
But Achlys...she felt too hard. Everything about Achlys was real, she was just good at hiding it. She felt for everything, and she was outcasted for it. People hung out with Zoranna because they felt bad for her, being albino and all. People hung out with Ajax because he reeked power and popularity. Then there was Achlys...nobody hung out with Achlys. She was unsociable, didn't like anything...or so people thought.
Achlys liked plenty of things, and people. But because she didn't like talking, she never made friends. She always sat alone. She always was...alone. But she ne-
Her thoughts were cut short because there were her siblings. Ajax and Zoranna just looked at her. Their faces didn't show anything, but their eyes showed relief. They walked to the bed as Achlys drew her legs to her chest to hug her knees.
Ajax and Zoranna plopped down on the bed and looked at Achlys. They did nothing but scan her open skin for injurys. Finally, Ajax asked, "Are you hurt, Dragonfly?" Her anger for her brother melted away as her used her old nickname.
"I was hurt in my side, but I'm okay for the most part." smiled Achlys weakly. Someone cleared their throat. They all looked at Grover, who was sweating profusely. Achlys eyebrows furrowed in confusion at this. "Grover" started Zoranna "what's wrong?"
Grover took in a shaky breathe and stared intensely at the floor. "Guys" started Grover shakily "you're demigods."
