Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians, but I do own Riley.
I woke up on a stiff bed that told me not many people sleep on it. My mouth was so dry that I would've cried for a glass of water. I looked around frantically and luckily on the night stand was a big cup of apple juice with ice. I grabbed at it, and noticed that my hands felt like rubber, but it didn't stop me! When I put the cup to my mouth I almost dropped it in surprise. It tasted like my mom's homemade mint ice cream.
I was drinking happily when someone pulled the cup away and I looked up madly. I wasn't surprised that the person who was standing in front of me was half horse. Nothing can surprise me anymore. After what I saw already.
Wow, was I wrong.
"I don't think you should have anymore of that, little hero." The horseman said.
"Why not? it's delicious," I asked.
"It's gods food. Drink to much and you'll turn into ashes." He answered. I looked at him like he was crazy. Gods? What the heck? Turn me into ashes? A drink? This dude is crazy! Well he is a horse...
"Wow, this is to much! What do you mean gods! What was that monster! The voice that told me to come here! That old bat thing! The fish horse thing! YOU! You're a horse! Where am I! And why did you call me a little hero!
"Wait, you haven't realized what you are?" He asked.
"Uhhh...a human!" What did this guy think I was a horse like him! Oh NO! I won't start growing a tail will I!
"Oh...I thought you would've realized...A Kindly One went after you...I was sure you would've suspicions of what you are...What is your name?" He asked.
"My name is Riley Johnson, What is yours? And what do you mean 'I should be suspicious of what I am'?" I had to many questions to ask.
He laughed and then tried to disguise it as a cough. How rude!...Was it that obvious of what I am?
"What? what's so funny?"
"Oh, nothing...Mr. D will be surprised..." He said, Who the heck was Mr. D?
"Who's Mr. D?" I asked.
"He's the camp directer, you'll meet him at dinner, I'm afraid." He answered.
"Um..You never told me your name," I always felt uncomfortable when I didn't know someones name.
"My name is Chiron, the centaur who trains young demigods, like yourself, Riley Johnson. Half-god half-human."
"What?..." that's all I could say.
"Let me show you, can you walk?" It was a little hard to start walking again, my legs felt all wobbly, but you know what they say, 'practice makes perfect'.
When we got out of the house it was hard to take it all in, There were people fighting with real swords! And people doing archery, cabins forming a U, strawberry fields, a dragon sleeping lazily by the pine tree, it's weird that I didn't see that before...
Chiron gestured to everything and said, "This is Camp Half-Blood."
He explained about everything...the gods...the half-bloods...monsters...I didn't know much about the gods or anything so it looked like I had a lot to learn.
We went to a lot of places and every one of them surprised me, the last place we went was the cabins.
"You'll have a cabin of you're own once you're determined." Chiron stated.
"Determined?" I questioned.
"Once we figure out which god is your father or mother, then you are determined." I new who was my real mother, so that marked of all the girl gods.
"Ohh...What happens if you're never determined?" I was worried that they would never determine me and kick me out and I would be all alone on that beach again, with that bat thing.
"Then you just simply stay in Hermes, his cabin takes anyone in. The god of travelers. In a matter of fact you'll be staying there until you're determined."
He walked up to the oldest cabin in the U, Number 11, and knocked on the door. Two people opened the door and they had to be twins, because they looked exactly the same. And I knew one thing from how they mischievously smiled at me, always keep my hands in my pockets and always look where you're going to sit.
"I have a new one for you, Riley Johnson," Chiron said to the twins and then turned to me, "Riley, theses are the Stoll brothers, Travis and Conner. They are the head of the Hermes cabin."
"Hi, Riley," one of the Stoll brothers said, they didn't look that happy to see me. "Follow us, we'll show you were you can sleep." We left Chiron outside and headed into the wooden cabin.
When I stepped inside I realized why they weren't that happy to see me, the room was absolutely crowded! Some people looked depressed, some were mad, fighting, the rest of them had the same features, upturned eyebrows, mischievous smiles, and sharp noses. There was tons of sleeping bags on the floor of the room and even more people. The Stole brothers led me to a small open spot of ground.
"I'll get you a sleeping bag soon, but for now you can just put your stuff down and settle down. We'll have dinner soon, just follow the cabin, okay?" the one I think is Travis said.
"Okay," I replied. I didn't have anything to put down except for my back pack, so I sat down on my little spot of floor and looked for my locket in the backpack. No offense to the Hermes cabin, but I really didn't trust them with my stuff, so I untangled my locket and put it securely around my neck.
Maybe an hour later a conch blew and all the cabins residents got up and filed out of the cabin. I follow there example and walked out of the cabin. Other people were walking out of there cabins too. And soon the cabin residents all formed into one big crowd.
Soon the crowd found a campfire surrounded by tables. They all started sitting and I looked for the Hermes cabin. I remembered what the Hermes campers looked like so it was easy enough to find them. I sat down at there table by the Stoll brothers.
When I looked around I noticed that every table of people looked the same, or the same enough. Same hair, same eyes, and the same noses. I saw Chiron sitting, if that's possible, by a plump man with watery eyes and black curly hair. That must be Mr. D, who else would it be?
A second later, some kind of forest creatures brought foods like fruit, cheese, bread, and barbecue, some of the creatures were half-goat half-human!
I watched one of the Stoll brother lean over by the person sitting next to him and...whisper to his cup? Then the cup magically turned from a pink liquid to a puke green...Ew, but at least I understand what to do now.
"Pepsi," i spoke to my cup.
Brown liquid poured into the cup and I stared at it amazed. I didn't really trust it, but what did I have to loose?
Then suddenly one by one people got up and dumped some of their food in the fire. Why would they do that? That's perfectly good food! There best food on there plates! Then I noticed that the fire wasn't the exact color it should be...It looked somewhat happier.
"Offerings for the gods," Travis said, probably because they saw my expression, I finally found a way to tell them apart, Travis had one freckle above his left eye.
"What happens when you don't know who's your farther, yet?" I asked.
Travis just shrugged and said, "You don't have to know who they are to pray to them."