CHAPTER FIVE

Lindsey smiled down at Kelley and showed her around the place more. They walked past the woods, seeing Nymphs circling their trees protectively. Lindsey explained the armory, forge, and arena as well as the strawberry fields for the newcomer and led her into the Pegasus stables.

She saw Kelley's eyes widen as the winged horses came into view and smiled to herself. "Amazing, aren't they?" she asked, tilting her head as she walked over to Blackjack, the only black Pegasus in the stable.

"I...I didn't think that they actually existed," Kelley said softly, walking up to a beautiful cream colored girl named Buttercup. Lindsey smiled and stroked Blackjack's mane. "There are a lot of mythical creatures out there that we grew up with thinking were fantasy and such.

"Lindsey?" A smooth tenor voice called from outside the stable. "In here," she called back, standing up and fixing her hair as a boy with dark hair and sea green eyes walked into the stables.

"Percy," she smiled at him, her heart beating wildly in her chest. "Uh...this is Kelley. Kelley, Percy Jackson," she breathed his name but doubted Percy even noticed it. "Hey Kelley. Welcome to Camp Half Blood," he smiled down at her.

"Thanks. It's nice to be here?" Kelley said, still not completely sure this wasn't a dream. It seemed so far fetched, it could be. Especially seeing a very pretty blond girl riding a pure white Pegasus above their heads.

"You'll get used to it," Percy laughed lightly and turned his attention back to Lindsey. "Chiron wants you to show Kelley to the Hermes cabin and then head to the Big House," he shrugged. "All of the cabin counselors have to be there."

Lindsey raised her eyebrows and bit her lip. "Okay..."

She then turned to Kelley. "Okay, Kells, Lets go I guess we'll have to finish what little of the tour we have left later. I'll bring you to Cabin 11," she smiled softly at the younger girl and together they walked to where the cabins were. Cabin 11 was one of the original cabins since Hermes is one of the Olympians. When they got to the oldest looking cabin, Lindsey led Kelley inside, happy that the gods had done good on their deal with Percy the year before, because usually its only the children of Hermes himself that resided in the cabin for over a day. "Chris! Can you watch out for Kelley. Chiron called a-"

"Counselor meeting. Yeah, Travis and Connor already left like..two minutes ago. But don't worry. I'll make sure she doesn't wander into the forest," there was a mischivous glint in his eye but Lindsey didn't have time to worry about it. "Thanks Chris," she said over her shoulder as she hurried down the worn stairs and ran to the Big House, going into the rec room where the other counselors stood with Chiron at the head of the ping pong table.