Chapter 2: A Perfect Ten
A/N: HI GUYS! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON GRACE! HAPPY TEN YEARS TO PJO! :)
Jason Grace is your average good-looking blonde with blue eyes.
Except that his eyes were a piercing electric blue.
And that he is a son of Jupiter.
Yes, he looks smart. And no, I don't like him.
"Well, this is welcoming." Jason said.
He shifted his eyes to mine. "Can I know what your name is?" He smiled.
"I am Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano." I said, dignified.
"Why are you all so shocked, Reyna? It's not like I'm the first child of Jupiter ever to step on this Camp alongside Lupa."
"You actually are." I snorted.
"Oh, right." He blushed.
Somewhere near us, some girl squealed, "OMG! He is so hot!"
And that pretty much broke the silence.
In about a few seconds, Jason Grace was entertained by both praetors and was led to the Senate House. About twenty women followed them until finally they were scolded by the praetors to leave for causing too much noise.
I left the scene, thinking that I have better things to worry about.
I decided I visit Skippy first before anything else.
Scipio, my adorable winged horse, is probably the thing that matters to me most besides my family. I had this sort of empathy link with Skippy; he wasn't just any pegasus. Like his owner, he is very unique. He has really weird food preferences, at the most.
I fed him some peanut butter, caressing his beautiful brown body. He fixed his sparkling eyes on mine as if saying, Thank you, Reyna. I can't help but hug him.
I also checked on the other horses. Everything was as it should be. I guess Gwen had already done her part of the chores.
While checking, I realized that in a year or two, considering the rate of new campers each year, this amount of space is not adequate. Better tell that to the praetors.
Now, time to go train.
Nine. That's perhaps the highest score I might ever get in archery. I sadly have never gotten a bull's-eye.
I loaded my bow with another arrow for the umpteenth time. I ready myself.
Just when I was about to release the arrow, an arrow was shooting straight a few inches above my head. It was a perfect ten.
Instinctively, I turned and saw Jason.
"Aren't you supposed to be touring camp right now?" I asked with the most polite tone I can give.
"Just finished, actually." He smiled.
"Okay." I face the row of targets again.
"So, you're not at all curious like the others?"
"Hmmm... you can say that." I laughed. "I can definitely say I am different from the others."
"In a good way, or in a bad way?" I think I heard a bit of fear in his voice.
"You judge." I let go of the arrow and, surprisingly it went through Jason's arrow.
"Woah. I've always wanted to do that!" Jason's jaw dropped.
"Well, that's actually my first." I giggled.
I collected the arrows and put them back along with the bow.
"Okay, maybe I lied. Maybe I am a tad bit more curious about you." I faced him. "How did you get to know Lupa?"
"Next question please. That's kind of a long story," he replied.
"Fine, alright." I held up my hands, grinning. "Why did you end up here?"
"Lupa simply wanted me to improve my skills," he shrugged.
"Reyna! Can you help me out here?" It was Dakota, probably trying to come up with a line of battle strategies again.
"Yup, I'll be right there," I said to Dakota. "See ya later, Jason."
Jason held out his hand. "Nice meeting you, Reyna."
I shook his hand, earning a weird sensation in my guts. I give him one last smile and went to help Dakota.
A/N: I KNOW I AM SORRY IT IS SHORT AGAIN! But trust me, I seriously have planned the next chapters to be longer. ;)
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