Daughter of Madness
AN: I totally apologize for not updating much, I've been really busy, my life has seemed to be filled with essays during my A levels, and I had my mock's back *sighhh* I PASSED EVERYONE!
But never mind me it's all about the story LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN PERCY JACKSON OR THE PLOT I ONLY OWN MY OC OPHELIA AND ACHILLES.
Chapter 8: Grape making 101
Welcome to my life.
"OKAY OKAY" "ONE AT A TIME" I screamed out in anger.
"Ophelia, tell the son of war, that you are grounded and that you will be coming back to the cabin to meet your brothers and that you will speak to him later" My dad told me, whilst shooting Achilles a dirty look.
"Sure dad" I sighed wearily, whilst he beamed at me for calling him dad, huh little things please people really.
"Bonjour Mon Cher" I heard a voice behind me whisper in my ear.
"Personal space man" I told him in amusement.
"Listen to me son of war, I do not care for what Aphrodite has blessed you with or really cursed me with, and I can see it in your eyes. If you hurt her, I will hurt you. You all forget in this camp how really powerful I am. I'm a God you fool. A God of madness at that. I know you need to see her to survive or what not, but have some boundaries, she is my first daughter after all."
"Yes sir, but I don't think you really understand my intentions, I could never hurt Ophelia, it will be physically and mentally painful for me to do so. She will never have to go through heartbreak with me, she has a choice of who she loves, but in the end sir there can only be one outcome." Achilles stated turning towards my father.
"Hold the front door, what the grapes is all this about?" I stated looking towards them pointedly.
"Nothing Mon cher, nothing at all" Achilles said whilst looking at me dreamily.
"Sure" "Well okay then dad where is this cabin?" I asked him. I really couldn't deal with their drama at this moment.
"Sure, come along daughter, time to see the magnificent cabin number 12, I have a feeling that you will love it, your brothers can't wait to see you" He stated, whilst we saw Achilles pale when dad said brothers.
"Say goodbye son of war, Ophelia is grounded, we do not want to upset Castor and Pollux" He told Achilles whilst skipping off merrily.
"Well... bye then" I waved at Achilles, running to catch up my father. How weird is it that all of a sudden I've moved countries and I'm living with my grandparents and to top it off my dad is a GREEK GOD.
"Ophelia, it's come to my sudden attention that you are well.. Extremely powerful for a child of mine, your aura radiates off of you" my father mentioned whilst striding past Cabin 5.
"Umm yeah, I can do this weird thing, where if I stare at people it's like they're going mad they start screaming hysterically and crying, or even the Macarena" I stated whilst looking at the cabins architecture.
"What child?" my father asked quickly
"Umm yeah, I can do this thi-"
"No no no! Madness, you cannot, Madness, you need special lessons, none of my children could in the past. This is absurd." My father rushed out in a hurry.
"Uhhh dad, are you okay? Are you having a breakdown? Are you pregnant? Is the world ending? What is it man?" I spewed out in a dramatic fashion.
"Ophelia this isn't a time for your dramatics, me being your father and a God I have a control over certain elements, madness is one of them. My dear none of my children have ever had control over that before"
"Your powerful Ophelia, I'd say more powerful than the big three, they have power over impressive elements yes, but you my child, can decide a fate of a person's mind with a simple look in your eyes, raw power."
"And that is why we are going to have private lessons to train your mind, you've most likely got the power over vines and grapes so i'll let the boys help you with that" My father finished.
"Really dad training? why can't we sit around and like sleep. That sounds much better then training don't you agree?"
"As much as I'd rather you not train or be injured, my dear it's better for everyone if you do, maybe you can beat the son of war at some sword fighting" My dad told me whilst smiling softly.
"Ohh look we are here" He said excitedly.
Cabin 12 is really beautiful, it looks like it could be a wine cabin in a little village in Italy or France, with vines and grapes all pilling over the roof and up the walls, with violet shutters and stone walls. It looks like home.
"Boys your sister is here" My dad shouted out towards the cabin, whilst I saw two boys run out towards us, they're about 6 foot and at least 14, with blond curly hair like mine, kind of plump but athletic with dads violet eyes, my violet eyes.
"Hi dad "One of them said quite shyly.
"Pollux, Castor ,make sure you take good care of her, and if you see Achilles coming near make sure you have the vines at the ready, we can't loose her to boys already" He told them seriously.
"You got yourself a deal dad" The other boy said quite boisterously.
"Okay bye children, I've got to go and do stuff for the council I shall see you all later, Ophelia behave your grounded and I will speak to you young lady about those lessons"
"Bye dad" we all chorused.
Well this is awkward as we all just stand in a circle and stare each other, well thankfully for my brain they're not identical like the stolls, it's now the decision of deciding who is who hmm.
"Well as fun as this is staring at each other and I mean really, it's a hoot and a half. Which one is which?" I question staring at them.
"Well I'm castor" the plumper one said "And he's Pollux" He said stating towards the more athletic one.
"Well I'm glad that's sorted, so how about we all go in?" I said indicating towards the cabin.
We all walked in as I took the sights in around me kind off admiring the rooms, you can see two bunks that are clearly being used in the front room as you walk in, so there must of been another room for me as I see castor point at a door indicating for me to walk in as I see him and Pollux sit there and look at some plant books, not really paying attention to them as I walk through a door and enter my room.
As I enter the door I looked at the window in the room and as I walked over to it I notice that it gives me the view of a small vineyard behind our cabin and behind that a small lake and all the strawberry patches, Its rather beautiful and I'm glad that this is my room as I take in the soft purple walls and my white bed with violet sheets as I notice weapons on the walls and pictures along with famous play posters on the walls. It's practically screaming Ophelia.
I sat here for a bit just staring although it's getting rather boring and I'm really craving Oreos at this moment... OHH and grapes I really want some, I should ask the bro twins to see if I can make any to eat, I'm pretty sure that's like a part of my powers.
"Twins" I called.
"Yes Ophelia" they chorused back in union.
"So what powers do you guys have because like dads a god so, we obviously get some powers from him so what are they?" I asked curiously.
"Okay um we can control some vines and we can grow grapes, so us and the Demeter kids tend to tend to the strawberry patches as out chore" they finished.
"Hold up we have chores?" I asked in horror
"Ohh so naive and young to the world" Castor snickered.
"Hey shut up bro, but yeah Ophelia dad will give you a timetable soon, we could have the same one but I think dad is giving you lessons" Pollux told me.
"Really this sucks man" I whined to them, I mean who really wants to do chores in the summer in this heat?! I wanted to like swim and sleep and eat food, that my summer but no, no I'm a fricking demi god with strange powers and I'm being trained as a warrior this is what every teenager dreams of I think to myself.
"So if you want we can teach you the wonderful ways of grape making" Castor asked me whilst smirking and gesturing towards the wonderful outdoors. Ew. I'm up for it free food.
"Lead the way, almighty grape grower" I gestured outside wildly as Pollux started snickering as he followed Castor outside.
So here I am Ophelia Anderson standing out in the grate wilderness of the vineyard behind the Dionysus cabin with my twin brothers learning how to grow grapes and vines, I am living a productive life.
"Okay this is grape making 101 with the one and only Castor Davidson, prepare to be amazed young warrior"
"I'm ready for you to teach me your ways" I told him whilst saluting mockingly, Pollux turned around to high five me discreetly, 1-0 to Ophelia
"This is no time for sass Ophelia this is the thing which will save our lives on day" Castor told me seriously.
"Ohh and its free food" Pollux added in thought
"You guys won me on free food" I told them admiringly.
"Okay step one, feel the nature around you" Castor told me whilst eating some Oreos. Oreos. Where did he find them?
"Hey bro? Umm fancy giving your little sister some delicious cookie snacks?" I asked him whilst widening my eyes into a puppy dog stance.
"Okay only if you make some grapes, but please stop with the eyes you creepily look like dad doing that" he told me seriously.
"You have no idea how offended I am right now" I told him with a blank face. Well then dad must be some foxy God, what with my dashing looks he must be a looker if we're getting compared, my thoughts wandered as I silently laugh to myself.
"Okay princess step two, feel the tug of the vines In the ground feel connected to them" Okay that shouldn't be too hard as I concentrate I can feel something in the bottom of my stomach a tug you can say as I feel something in me reaching out to something as I picture a vine slowly growing from the ground onto the vine supporters.
I looked up and low and behold all I can see is a vine growing onto the supporter I let my smile grow so much I looked like a Cheshire cat, I honestly didn't think it would work, I'm so happy right now. Although I'm rather tired.
"Well done Ophelia this is amazing for your first time, you must be really powerful" Pollux praised me.
"Step three and the final step, make the grapes look at your vine and picture them growing slowly, we don't want to mess this step up"
Okay you can do this Ophelia I chant to myself, I look at the vine and in my mind I can picture the grapes growing, and as I can't believe my eyes as I can see the grapes growing I'm so amazed, this is such a surreal moment in my life.
"WELL DONE OPHELIA" They screamed at me and ambushed me in hugs.
"Okay try one" Castor told me as Pollux beamed at me as their golden hair shining in the wind.
I walked towards my vine whilst admiring the handiwork, I picked the first grape I saw and as I ate it I could feel all the flavors burst in my mouth it was the best thing I've ever tasted in my life.
*DINNER HORN RINGING*
"FOOOOOD" The twins screamed as they ran out of the cabin in delight. Woah what food? There's food? Take me to it grape twins.
"WAIT FOR ME IM HUNGRY" I hollered running through the cabin to catch them up, I'm on little guys like wait up, time for me to show the grape twins how Ophelia does it. As I was running through the cabin I could feel something locking around my foot and as I look down all I could see were vines slowly tightening around my ankle and the next thing I knew was I was on the floor and my knee was bleeding.
"GRAPE TWINS" I screamed in anger.
"This is war, grapelets I'm on to you" I got up quickly as I repelled the vines as I could see the boys outside the door near the trees as I steadily walked through the cabin and sneaking my way through the trees I could feel my powers activating and I made the vines grow by their feet and I could feel the vines in the tree slowly coming to life as I quickly made a net, and the vines grabbed the boys foot and the next thing I knew they were in the air caught in the net.
"OPHELIA LET US DOWN" Pollux screamed
"OPHELIA MARIE ANDERSON" Castor screamed.
"What was that boys? I can't hear you but what I can hear is the delightful food horn, so Adios grapelets" I saluted them as I ran towards the food hall aka my second favorite place on earth first being my bed.
"Ophelia" Percy called waving towards me as I jogged up to him.
"Hey Perc, heading off towards the food place?" I asked smiling at him and giving him a quick hug.
"Yeah phia, I'm starved"
"Same I've had an exhausting day although I miss not seeing you much today" I said ruffling his hair in a sisterly manner.
We marched up the hill to the mess hall pavilion. Satyrs joined us from the meadow. Naiads emerged from the canoeing lake. A few other girls came out of the woods- and when I say out of the woods, I mean straight out of the woods. I saw one girl, about nine or ten years old, melt from the side of a maple tree and come skipping up the hill.
In all, there were maybe a hundred campers, a few dozen satyrs, and a dozen assorted wood nymphs and naiads.
At the pavilion, torches blazed around the marble columns. A central fire burned in a bronze brazier the size of a bathtub. Each cabin had its own table, covered in white cloth trimmed in purple. Four of the tables were empty, I waved Percy off as I headed towards where my Dad was.
I saw Grover sitting at table twelve with Dad, a few satyrs, and the grapelets, oh boy. Chiron stood to one side, the picnic table being way too small for a centaur.
Finally, Chiron pounded his hoof against the marble floor of the pavilion, and everybody fell silent. He raised a glass. "To the gods!"
Everybody else raised their glasses. "To the gods!"
"So hey grapelets, how's this fine evening been for you?" I asked them whilst grinning like a chesire cat.
"We're onto you grape jr, we're onto you" They said narrowing their eyes at me.
"What's all this about?" Dad asked smiling down at us
"Well, the grape twins by there decided to trip me up with vines so I simply got revenge" I asked whilst looking at the boys with my eyes narrowing at them.
"They tripped you up?" Dad asked alarmed whilst pulling me up and looking at my knees.
"OPHELIA YOU'RE BLEEDING" Dad shouted whilst looking at me in horror.
"MON CHER"I heard a voice scream in horror.
"NOT NOW SON OF WAR" My father hollered.
"IM FINE" I shouted slightly getting pissed.
"Here child have some ambrosia your knee will be fine, your dad is just panicking he's never had a daughter before". Chiron said smiling at me.
Wood nymphs came forward with platters of food: grapes, apples, strawberries, cheese, fresh bread, and yes, barbecue! My glass was empty, but Pollux said, "Speak to it. Whatever you want-nonalcoholic, of course."
I said, "Grape Soda."
The glass filled with sparkling Purple liquid.
I took a cautious sip. Perfect.
"Here you go, Child," Dad said, handing me a platter of cheese burgers.
I loaded my plate and was about to take a big bite when I noticed everybody getting up, carrying their plates toward the fire in the center of the pavilion. I wondered if they were going for dessert or something.
"Come on," Castor told me.
As I got closer, I saw that everyone was taking a portion of their meal and dropping it into the fire, the ripest strawberry, the juiciest slice of beef, the warmest, most buttery roll.
Pollux murmured in my ear, "Burnt offerings for the gods. They like the smell."
"You're kidding."
His look warned me not to take this lightly, but I couldn't help wondering why an immortal, all-powerful being would like the smell of burning food.
Castor approached the fire, bowed his head, and tossed in a cluster of fat red grapes. "Hermes."
I was next.
I wished to Dad that he gave me some awesome powers.
I scraped a big slice of burger into the flames.
When I caught a whiff of the smoke, I didn't gag.
It smelled nothing like burning food. It smelled of hot chocolate and fresh-baked brownies, hamburgers on the grill and wildflowers, and a hundred other good things that shouldn't have gone well together, but did. I could almost believe the gods could live off that smoke.
When everybody had returned to their seats and finished eating their meals, Chiron pounded his hoof again for our attention.
Dad got up with a huge sigh. "Yes, I suppose I'd better say hello to all you brats. Well, hello. Our activities director, Chiron, says the next capture the flag is Friday. Cabin five presently holds the laurels."
A bunch of ugly cheering rose from the Ares table.
"Personally," Dad continued, "I couldn't care less, but congratulations. Also, I should tell you that we have a new camper today. Peter Johnson." I coughed.
Chiron murmured something.
"Er, Percy Jackson," Dad corrected.
"Oh and my daughter Ophelia Anderson, I want no boys near her she is not to be flirted with, and if you do I will have you on so many chores you would wish you're a Cyclops working in the forges"
"That's right. Hurrah, and all that. Now run along to your silly campfire. Go on." Gee Dad, what a way to give me a rep, the girl that can't be communicated with unless you want chores. Wonderful.
Everybody cheered. We all headed down toward the amphitheater, where Apollo's cabin led a sing-alongs. We sang camp songs about the gods and ate s'mores and joked around, and the funny thing was, I didn't feel that anyone was staring at me anymore. I felt that I was home.
Later in the evening, when the sparks from the campfire were curling into a starry sky, the conch horn blew again, and we all filed back to our cabins. I didn't realize how exhausted I was until I collapsed on my borrowed sleeping bag.
My fingers curled around the Minotaur's horn. I thought about my mom, but I had good thoughts: her smile, the bedtime stories she would read me when I was a kid, the way she would tell me not to let the bedbugs bite.
When I closed my eyes, I fell asleep instantly.
That was my first day at Camp Half-Blood.
I wish I'd known how briefly I would get to enjoy my new home.
AN: I'm so so so so sorry I haven't updated, but I've got a week off so prepare for some major chapters, I'm also considering doing a new story on harry potter.
Stay tuned because I will be doing a surprise chapter tonight on Mr D pov when Ophelia first came in.
Sorry again and I hope you enjoy I love you all.