A/N: So SOOOOO sorry you guys! I know I took forever, but I was on vacation! Went to Disney World and had no internet connection what so ever. I THOUGHTI WAS GOING TO DIE! Butttt turns out I actually had a blast! So I'll try to update more now, okay? Hope you guys aren't too mad at me… So here's the meeting!
The thing about walking in your own bed sheets in a populated city is that once you have them on, you're too focused on not tripping to care about the stares. Centurion of 5th Cohort, Adrienne Myers, was not going to enjoy this meeting. At all. Her multicolored eyes that were now currently green, peered up to the front of the line with annoyance.
Praetor Kai and Val were leading up front holding their heads high in their cotton white togas. Right behind them was the decedent of Apollo…Julius. They had a friendship of some kind in the past, but now that he made his name known in Camp Jupiter; he kind of left her behind.
Following after was Markus Chambers, son of Mars. He was filling in for M.J., the Centurion of 1st Cohort. He was a hot-tempered guy, being the son of Mars and all, and doesn't take anything from nobody.
Then there were other Senators and Ghosts or as some would call them, Lares, were following behind; all in a straight line as if they were school kids going to lunch. Drake, of course, was one of them. For some reason, that guy gave her the creeps.
Then, of course, she was in the back of the line; like always. Her loose braid of chestnut colored hair fell on her shoulder as she lifted up her toga above her ankles.
After what seemed like hours, they finally stopped at a white-domed building on the west end of the forum. Hopefully nobody gets hurt this time in the Senate House. Even though all officers left their weapons with Terminus at the city limits, somebody always finds a way to damage the poor building in one of their arguments.
As they entered, the semicircle of tiered seats that faced the dais with the podium, was being filled with Senators and Lares one by one. Some veterans from the city and several Lares filled the upper rows, while Senators from the Twelfth Legion filled the first row. Julius walked to the front and stood off to the side as Kai and Val made their way to the podium.
After everyone was situated, the meeting finally began. "This was a short minute meeting, so we're going to skip on formalities and cut to the kidnapping." Kai said, gaining much protest.
"But we always do the formalities!" One Lare complained.
Val gave him a look as if to say, Can you not?
"Anyway," Kai continued. "We're here to debate and vote on what should the Legion do on M.J.'s sudden disappearance."
"If you ask me, I say we leave him. It's not worth wasting soldiers on." An older veteran spoke, sitting in the second row.
Julius sent the man a glare. "Yea, well nobody asked you. So do yourself a favor and shut up."
"He has a point." Said one of the ghosts. "Mercury Ryan is just one Roman from the Legion. We have plenty that can take his place." The Lare eyed Markus.
Markus of 1st Cohort stood and gave the ghost the nastiest glare a son of Mars could offer, which was pretty scary. "Are you saying that someone can replace M.J. just like that? He was, and still is, the Centurion of the 1st Cohort and I will let no one take his place unless he passes on in battle. But the fact of the matter is he's alive and we're not even going to try and get him back?"
"We don't actually know that." Drake commented. "The demigods could have easily killed him."
Markus looked as if he was going to jump up and strangle the son of Erebus until Kai yelled out. "Chill out!"
The veterans and Lares looked as if Kai could have used his words better, like instead he should of said 'Order in the Court!' or something, while Markus sat back down.
When everyone settled down once more, Adrienne had the nerve to speak. "…Do we even know were these demigods have taken him? Or where they are right now?"
Silence followed her question as the whole room apparently didn't think about that little detail. She sighed. Idiots.
Julius stared at her for a moment and then looked down, as if he was suddenly shy about catching her gaze. Then he spoke. "If you may, Praetor Kai and Val, give me some time…I might be able to receive a sign from the gods."
"Then what?" She had to ask. "We go over there with some pizza and say 'Can you give us a camper you stole please? If you do, we'll give you some pizza!'" Adrienne gave her ex-friend a deadpanned look. "We might as well eat the pizza because I don't think they'll give M.J. just like that."
He gave her a look. "Then we take him by force."
Most of the Senators and Lares cheered at that. Kai tried to quiet them down while Val pinched the bridge of his nose. "Well, shit."
A/N: Well that's all folks! Logan Scott will be in the next Camp Jupiter chapter, so I apologize Blondie45. And I'm SO sorry this took so long! It's not even more than a thousand words. But, anyway, love you guys and will (hopefully) get back to you soon. Bye!