After I looked around for 20 minutes I decided to just stay where I am and call out to the first person I saw. I finally got the attention of African-American girl with long curly hair that looked about my age.

"Hi" she said.

"Uhh, Hi. I've been trying to find the Hermes cabin."

"Oh. Well I'm actually visiting from the Roman camp, but I've been here for so long that I think I know where it is. Follow me."

I obeyed.

"So your new?" She asked.

"Yeah."

"Cool. You're lucky that you got here now and not a year ago. There was a war, and a couple of campers didn't survive. "

"Oh yeah. I heard about the war. There were seven demigods who went on a quest, right?"

"Wow, You know a lot considering that you just got here."

"Um, yeah. I did win the award for "cool" this past year. So who were those demigods? I know Percy, his girlfriend, and Piper."

"The others are Jason Grace, Frank Zhang, me, and... and Leo Valdez. He uh, didn't survive."

"Oh." I responded. "Wait, did you say you?"

"Uh huh." She paused for a moment before she said, "And I wouldn't refer to Percy's girlfriend as Percy's girlfriend. She would probably punch you in the face. Her name is Annabeth Chase, head counselor of the Athena cabin,

brilliant architect of Olympus, and very independent woman."

"Good to know."

"Here's your cabin. See you around!"

She left before I could say thanks. The cabin I was standing in front of was pretty average, at least compared to the other cabins I saw. It was really big and made out of wood. I was going to knock but realized that I have never really been the polite type so I just let myself in. The cabin looked deserted.

"Hello. Is anybody in here?" I shouted.

"Wow. No need to scream, I'm right here."

A girl with reddish-brown hair and tan skin came out from behind a line of bunk beds.

"Hi. I'm Jamie. You must be new."

"Yeah."

"Are you Hermes kid or undetermined?"

"Undetermined."

"Oh, well than you probably won't being staying here very long. You'll most likely be claimed at dinnertime."

Just then a loud bell sounded.

"Ah. There's the dinner bell now. Come on."

"Seriously? I've spent my whole afternoon looking for my cabin and now I have to go to dinner to get a different cabin?"

She chuckled.

"Yep. That would be the luck of a demigod."

She led me to the dining pavilion. The food looked and smelled really good. There was barbecue as well as fresh fruits and vegetables.

"Sit here for now."

She showed me a table that represented the cabin- large and wooden.

Just then Chiron stood up and exclaimed "Heroes! Today has been very exciting. As you all know by now, Shawn Hunter has returned to camp after many years. "

That got a whole lot of thunderous applause.

"And he brought a new demigod with him, Maya Hart."

I was scared there would be dead silence, but I actually got a decent amount of applause. So I stood up and waved like a celebrity. They kept clapping and clapping, but then they suddenly all stopped.

"What?" I said.

A girl from the pink table came up and handed me a mirror. I looked at myself and screamed, for I saw a golden harp-like thing floating above my head. I realized that it was the instrument on my dad's t-shirt from the picture of him.

Chiron, who got over his shock the quickest, said "Hail Maya Hart, daughter of the god of healing, poetry, and the sun, Apollo."

So, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so sorry about not updating sooner. I really meant to but I have been really busy and couldn't really think of what to write. I know this chapter was short but I was really eager to post. Again, sorry!