"Where are you going?" Artemis asked.
I opened the door and said, "To help a friend." And walked away.
I looked all over camp for a single girl, Stephanie, but couldn't find her. I asked a lot of people if they knew where she was, but since she was new there weren't that many people that even knew who she was. By the time I was about to give up I was out of breath. I went to the entrance for my last stop and heard crying.
I followed the sorrowful sound and found her lying next to a tree. She mumbled something every now and then, but never loud enough for me to hear. I walked close to her and saw that her knees were pulled up and her head was in them. She, either, heard me and didn't care, or she didn't hear me at all, I'd figure out in a little.
I sat next to her and she picked her head up, looked at me, and fell over. "That took talent, falling over while sitting on a flat surface."
I helped her up and she asked, "What would you want with me?"
I thought about and said, "I don't know, but it's probably more then what those morons want." She didn't say anything, so I asked, "What are you doing out here?"
"Hiding."
"From who?" I asked.
"Everyone."
'Like using only one word per sentence, don't ya.' I thought.
"What do you mean everyone? Why would you need to hide from me?"
"I…I don't know." She said and I grabbed her hand.
"Come on; let's get you back in camp." I said walking towards what we would soon call home.
She followed me willingly and I led her to the big house. I was lucky and didn't have to look for Dionysus. I turned toward Stephanie and said, "Stay here." And walked to the man.
"Well looky who's here, Mr. Mitten." Said Mr. D.
"It's Kenten; say it with me, Ken-ten." I said.
"Whatever." He said. He looked behind me and saw Stephanie about to cry. "Uh, what's wrong with her?"
"She's, um…I found her just outside of camp and she was crying." I said.
"Uh huh." He said showing me that he was listening.
"She said that she was hiding from everyone, but wouldn't tell me why." I said looking back at her.
Dionysus stood up and asked, "So why did you bring her to me?"
I thought about that, 'Why would I bring her to someone that couldn't even bother to call me by my name?' Then I remembered why.
"Because of Ariadne." I said.
He looked me in the eyes and said, "Look at me, in the eyes and say that again."
At first I was a little scared to because I knew what he could do. But I did and I said firmly, "Because of Ariadne, I brought her to you."
There was a purple fire in his eyes, but after I said what I had it went away and he said, "You're smarter then you look." He walked by me and said, "I'll talk to her, you stay here."
"Okay." I said and sat down.
I waited for a while until Mr. D came back to me and said, "She should be okay now, but keep watch on her. She's still new and a target for people with a sick mind, such as those Troll brothers."
For a little the expression on his face seamed to be happy. "Thanks."
"You're welcome," he said and his face went back to normal, "now, Mile, go bug someone else."
I still smiled and said, "Will do, Mr. D."
This is my shortest chapter because it seamed like a good point to stop it.