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sonofthetrigod: Congratz! You got the quote! HARRY POTTER FTW! I read a story where the Stoll dudes pranks Percy by putting a scar and glasses on him while he was asleep XD.

sarah1711uu: ...Somebody does not know their Harry Potter...

Hayly: Um, sorry, but that was a Harry Potter quote :/. However, I need a character to be a best friend of Elissa. Sorry! I'm lazy!

Disclaimer: I may live in the same state as RR, BUT THAT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MAKE ME HIM.

Chapter Two: What?

"Where do I sit?" I asked shyly, staring at the people sitting at the tables.

The tables were a mixture of several different people, and I was positive that nobody was sitting at the right table.

At a purple table, a boy as thin as a scarecrow and a tough girl with stringy brown hair argued about something, while a boy with the same features as Annabeth sat calmly between them, reading his book.

As I turned around, I saw a black table.

Nico and Shazer were sitting at it, laughing about something with a group of other people. They seemed to be having the time of their lives.

"Those are my friends," Annabeth grinned, picking up a plate and walking towards them.

However, I stayed frozen in place.

Annabeth turned back and frowned. "Is something wrong?"

I shook my head. "I don't like being in large groups of people."

"Oh. Well, they're not THAT bad. Until a couple butt heads over something."

"Who?"

Annabeth shrugged. "Mostly, it's Shazer and Nico. However, Will and Elizabeth fight sometimes, as do me and Percy."

"Okay-"

"Great!" Annabeth dragged me over to the table.

"Who's the new girl?" an...elf said?

"Leo, don't hit on her," a girl sitting next to him with black hair said through gritted teeth, but her deep brown eyes had a playful look.

"Sorry, Reyna."

"Guys, this is Elissa. Elissa, these are my friends and assorted siblings."

"Nice to meet you! I'm Piper," a brunette with sparkling blue eyes introduced herself. "And this is my boyfriend, Jason." She noogied a blonde with matching eyes.

He looked up. "Hi."

"Hey, I'm Percy." A black haired boy with green eyes stood up and offered his hand.

I stammered. "I-I-I've heard a-about you."

Percy groaned. "Annabeth, what stories did you tell her?!"

"Hey, I'm Frank, and this is my girlfriend, Hazel," a Chinese boy with a baby face introduced a girl with creamy skin and curly brown hair, who smiled brilliantly.

"Well, you've heard the convo between Leo and Reyna, so you've probably guessed that they're in a relationship. I may as well introduce myself. I'm Elizabeth, Annabeth's half-sister," a brunette with brown eyes and glasses said. "And Will's my boyfriend," she added, gesturing to a blonde boy with blue eyes, who was now in some sort of weird contest with Leo.

A girl with electric blue streaks that matched her eyes running through her black hair looked up from her chicken. "Yo, I'm Thalia. Jason's older sis." She nudged Shazer. "Go on, introduce yourself."

"Actually, I met her about thirty seconds ago," Shazer grinned, chomping down on a burger that would have given most of the cheerleaders at school heart attacks. "And Nico did too."

"Are they lying?"

I meekly shook my head and sat down.

The girl with black hair and green eyes sitting next to me smiled. "I'm Mel, short for Melecia. Half-sister of Annabeth, Elizabeth, Shazer, and Percy. Oh, yeah. And Tyson."

"T-Tyson?"

"Yeah, he and his girlfriend are having some romantic dinner at the beach," Leo yawned.

"Yeah. You'll meet them later. But you'll have to get used to their..er...looks," Nico added.

What?

"Now who else? Oh, yeah!" Annabeth pointed to the two kids that were fighting. "Blonde dude's Octavian. He's not really...too nice. Clarisse is the brunette. Daughter of Ares, so don't get on her bad side."

"The boy between them is Malcolm, Elizabeth's half-brother." But Will was eating as he said the last part, so it sounded like "Ezibithz alph mrother."

"Ew, Will!" Elizabeth scolded, wiping off her shirt.

"See that Korean girl over there? That's Drew. Like Octavian, she can be pretty mean," Jason said as he pointed to a fashionable Korean girl.

Shazer made a face. "She tried to drown me in sparkles once."

Nico grinned. "That was awesome."

"Shut it!"

And they began to argue.

Everyone rolled their eyes.

"And that's Chris over there, with his brothers, the Stolls." Leo grinned. "They are AWESOME! We made this list once about what not to do at this camp-"

(A/N: Reference to a story by kanayawest. It's sorta dirty, but it turns out that Leo likes Dora X3!)

"Man! That list was pure awesomeness!" Jason grinned.

Piper cracked a smile. "I especially liked what the Stolls did on the roof of the Demeter cabin."

"What did they do?" Reyna asked, scooping up some pasta.

"They played mini golf."

"They WHAT?!" Will exploded, which cracked the whole table up.

"Hey, guys," a voice said behind me.

I turned, and my heart stopped.

A guy of about 16 stood behind me. He had tossled black hair, which looked very adorable, and chocolate brown eyes. His shirt was black, with an image of stars patterned on it.

I think I'm in love with him.

"Can I sit here?" he asked.

"Oh, hey, Chris!" Piper smiled. "Did the Nyx table get overcrowded?"

"Yeah, no place to sit," he complained, and sat next to me.

"I-I-I thought you said that h-he was the St-Stolls' brother," I stammered.

"Oh, there's more than one Chris. Don't worry about it," Mel informed me, and bit down on a piece of grilled salmon.

Shazer and Percy gave her meal less-than-approving looks.

*THE LINEBREAK MADE OF BOOKS*

After dinner, Chiron, who supposedly helped to run the camp, wheeled onto the platform on his wheelchair. "Attention! Everyone, we have a new camper."

Murmurs broke out along the pavilion.

Who's her mom?

Who's her dad?

Is she orphaned?

Is she Roman?

Is she Greek?

"Her name is Elissa."

Oh, good Lord.

He meant ME!

My heart skipped a beat.

"Um, where's Elissa?"

I turned to my new friends. "Do I have to go up on that platform?!" I squeaked.

Percy nodded. "That's how most demigods get claimed."

Demigods?!

Claimed?!

What kind of camp WAS this?!

Annabeth spoke up. "She's over here!"

The spotight swiveled towards me.

As did the whole camp.

I was so terrified that I turned into a little ball.

"Are you Elissa?" Chiron inquired.

I was so frozen that I couldn't even nod.

"Yes, but she has stage fright," Annabeth added.

"Well, this is Elissa Franklin. She lives with her mom in the suburbs of New York."

"H-H-How d-did you k-know that?" I squeaked.

"My dear, we must find out everything we can about our campers."

Suddenly, I was no longer scared.

I was mad.

I stood up. "Could someone explain to me what the heck is going on?!"

Chiron blinked. "I'm sorry?"

"Look, there are some people who are "half-siblings" but they don't share the same father or mother. You talk about gods and goddesses and demigods and your godly parents. You talk about sortings. CLAIMINGS. This place is a nut job!"

I didn't know where the words came from. I could barely even look at a person without stammering! I've been a quiet girl for 15 years! But here I was, speaking up for myself.

"You talk about Greek mythology as if it's REAL! And it's not! Look, I don't know WHERE I am, but I'd like to go home now!"

As I spoke, I walked quickly towards the platform. It was a if somebody else had taken control of me.

"Would you kindly point me in the nearest direction back to-"

Suddenly, the room was ablazed with light. I looked around for the source, and gasped when I realized that it was ABOVE me.

I looked up to see a golden lyre hanging above me, bathing the room in its glow.

Nobody spoke until it had faded away.

Then Chiron spoke quietly. "All hail Elissa Franklin, daughter of Apollo, god of music, poetry, medicine, and the sun."

I now knew that they weren't kidding.

All those gods WERE real.

Man, she was BRAVE. *starts singing songs from Brave*

Well, this story seems to be moving quickly!

Deranged Shadow Fangirl