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Chapter 4

My Explanation from an Idiot

My eyes fluttered open again and the two girls and the….centaur were gone. I wasn't on the cold, hard floor. I was in a soft bed and I felt good. I looked at my arm and it looked totally normal, like by bone never punctured through the skin. I reached up to my head. There was no gash, no warm, sticky blood. It felt fine, like I never hit it. I started feeling all over my body; the glass shards in my neck were gone. My glasses were gone though, and I looked on the nightstand. They were right there, completely clean. I picked them up and put them on. I stopped and thought for a moment. I've been thinking this question a lot but, was that all a dream? No. It wasn't. I need to accept it. Look around yourself.

I rested my head to the right. I must've been on the top floor of this building, because I saw an excellent view of everything. I stared out the window and saw rolling hills and strawberry patches for miles. Off in the distance I saw a hill, the biggest one of them all. There was a pine tree that seemed to glitter in the sun. I looked at the other trees, colors of golds, browns, and purples. I remembered that Halloween was just a week away. I remembered I was going to be Luna Lovegood, from Harry Potter. I began to laugh at myself then stared into the distance again. The blue sky was so clear and lovely…. I sighed as I flipped my head back up and stared at the ceiling fan.

I thought for a little bit. "Where am I?" and "What is going on?" and plenty of other questions swam in my mind. I nearly jumped out of the bed when I heard footsteps on stairs. I heard someone grip the doorknob but stop. Then very slowly and gently, someone opened the door and peeked inside. It was some dude with short, black hair and brown eyes. The boy looked like he was my age too. He seemed very tense and looked around the room. His eyes then fell on me and he relaxed. The boy swung the door open and it hit the wall with a loud thud. I winced as the loud noise was so sudden, and gave my head a brief, sharp pain.

"Sorry," the boy laughed as he came over and sat right next to me on the bed. I noticed he was holding something but his hands covered it. He was facing me on the bed when tried to shove the object in my hand. I could then see in was a little plate with what looked like two gold brownies on it. I stared at him while he continued to attempt to put the object in my hand, though it in a fist.

"What are you doing?" I said in an annoyed fashion. He stared at me and it looked like he was trying not to laugh. "I'm trying to give you some food," he began. "But you don't seem as though you want it." He started cracking up a lot.

"You're kidding me, right?" I shot at him. He stopped and looked at me in wonder.

"Oh, I get it! You can't use your hands!" he said, setting the plate on my stomach. I could tell this boy wasn't dumb; he was just messing with me. I narrowed my eyes and he just looked at me like I was the one acting like an idiot.

"Well, let me get up then," I mumbled. He laughed again and took the plate off of my stomach and waited for me to sit up. "Okay, now you can give it to me," I informed him.

"Are you sure?" he asked with worry in his voice. "I can feed it to you."

"Just give me the bloody thing." I barely knew this boy and he was getting on my nerves, though the way he was acting, it was kind of funny. He handed me the plate, making a big deal out of it. I took one of the golden brownies and lifted it up to my mouth. Then I stopped and lowered my hand a little bit, realizing I didn't even know what this food was.

"I apologize sir," I said politely, but in a sarcastic voice. "But what exactly is this? How do I know it isn't poison that snaky dude told you to give it to me?" I stopped and I got a little worried by the boy's expression. His face went extremely pale very fast and he looked like a statue, for he was extremely still. "Are you okay?" I asked quietly. The color came back to his face and he looked like he was about to speak. But he stopped, and closed his mouth, staring at the floor. He slowly put his head up and he looked normal again. "First of all," he began in a proper voice, like nothing had happened. Oh god. "That stuff I just gave you is ambrosia, the food of the gods. It will make you feel better!"

"Okay, this is the second time I've heard of the go-" But the boy grabbed the hand that I was holding the "ambrosia" with and shoved the food in my mouth. "Now now, it's rude to interrupt!" he exclaimed. It tasted really good, but I started to choke on the food but he just kept talking. "Secondly, I'm am not working with that-" he then stopped and recollected himself. "Snaky dude. He is an enemy the gods have been hunting down for centuries. You're lucky Lord Poseidon was in your town, for he loves Kentucky. No wonder he likes it so much, what with all the horses and stuff." Poseidon? This time I didn't even bother asking about the gods, but I would find out sooner or later. "Okay, I've got a couple questions for you," I said, my voice shaking. I was still a little shocked about what was going on.

"Eat more first," he demanded. "You still have some internal injuries." I narrowed my eyes at him again and he narrowed his eyes at me. I won that staring match and he started cracking up again. "My god you are such a doofus!" I laughed. It felt like the first time I had in a while, even though I've been gone for… I stopped laughing and he immediately stopped.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I really want to ask some questions, I'm really confused. I am actually a little confused by myself too. I'm sitting here acting like everything's okay, but really nothing is…"

"You can ask some questions. But believe me, everything is okay. I felt the way you did when I first came here. Which you probably don't understand what I'm talking about….But for every question you ask….I get a question?"

"Fine, what's your name?"

"Jacen… What's your name?"

"Dahlia. Where am I?"

"Camp half-blood. Where in Kentucky did you live?"

"Berea. What in bloody heck is camp half-blood?"

"A summer or year-long camp for demi-gods, like us. Do you have any siblings?"

"No. Again, what in bloody heck is a demi-god?"

"A child of a mortal and a god"

"What do you mean by a god?"

"Hey I didn't get ask a question! Do you have friends?" My heart immediately felt empty as I remembered the dream. I thought of their screams, telling me that I didn't love them. But I did… I collected myself, and then answered. "I have many, great friends," I whispered. "I love them so much, for they make me so happy. And I know they love me." Jacen had a soft look on his face, like he understood how important they were to me. "Not many kids at school like me," I started again. "But my friends from swim club… they make me feel loved. I know that they truly like me. That they want to be my friend." I looked at Jacen again and he smiled at me. "I can tell just by the look in your eyes… you do love them," Jacen said quietly. I looked out the window and gazed at the blue sky once again. I do that a lot when I think. I was startled when I felt something on my cheek. My head snapped around and I saw Jacen with his hand recoiled, it was slightly wet.

"I'm sorry. You were crying," he whispered.

"It's okay, I don't really mind. So… can you answer my question now?"

"Sure," he said smirking. "When I say a god, I mean the greek gods. I know you've only read of them in books I bet, but they are real."

"So… Athena, Zeus, Artemis…. Poseidon, they're all real?"

"You bet!"

"Wait… my mother told me that my father died in a car accident!"

"No, the gods are immortal. Your father is alive, but we don't know who he is. He hasn't left a sign."

"A sign?"

"When he wants to claim you as your daughter, he will send a sign. You will know it's happening when it is."

"Oh… I'm sorry this is a lot to take in."

"That's okay. I felt exactly the way you did when I first came here."

"So who was that centaur guy?" I asked. Jacen laughed and I smiled.

"That centaur guy was Chiron. One of the two camp directors."

"Who's the other one?"

"Lord Dionysus"

"That grape guy?"

"Yeah."

"And he's a god?"

"Yeah, pretty much."

"Wow." I stopped and smacked my hand to my forehead. This was all giving me a headache. "So what happens now?" I asked. "Will I see my mother again? My friends?"

"Well eventually. You will either stay here for the summer or year-long."

"Do I have to stay?"

"Do you want to die?" He asked, obviously knowing the answer.

"No, of course not!" I responded.

"Then yes, you must stay here."

"Okay then… Who's your parent?"

"Athena"

"Cool."

"Yeah, it is pretty cool. Want to know what would be cooler?" Jacen said leaning in towards me.

"Tell me."

"If you were my sister!" he said sarcastically.

"Wow Jacen, you're so idiotic!" I said laughing. He chuckled too and looked at me seriously.

"When Lord Poseidon brought you here, you were knocked out. When we took you inside and were trying to revive you, you looked like you were having a bad dream… Were you?" I was a little caught off guard by his question.

"Yes, I was having a bad dream."

"…What was it about?" I hesitated a little bit. I didn't really want to talk about it. But I felt like I needed to get it out. I turned to him and I told him what had happened. His face seemed pale and cold. "I was afraid so…" he mumbled.

"What?"

"Huh? Oh, nothing. Did you wake up when you were on the floor?"

"Yes, but I don't remember seeing you." I would've remembered a face like that.

"I was getting medical supplies for you."

"Oh… thanks then."

"Yeah, it's nothing… Would you like to see the camp?" he asked suddenly. I froze and thought for a little bit. I decided that I could trust him, though I don't know why. "Sure," I said shakily.

"Okay then! Let's go!" he yelled enthusiastically. He grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the bed. I almost fell, but I regained my balance. "You okay?" he laughed.

"Yeah, I'm fine. You laugh a lot, don't you?"

"Yeah, I guess I do… let's go now!" He yelled again. He pulled me down the stairs and was about to open the front door. I didn't even get to observe the rest of the house when he opened the door and shoved me outside. I was on a porch and was looking behind me to see back into the house. But Jacen was in the doorway and slammed the door shut. He grabbed my shoulders and looked at me seriously. "I can be your friend too, you know." And with that he spun me around and I looked at the scenery before me. Holy crap, what is this place?