NinjaTerra: I'm so sorry! I haven't updated in forever! Mein Gott, I fail! I'm such a terrible author! *sob* Anyway, here's the next chapter , finally. I don't own Percy Jackson. Enjoy!

Ch. 5: Zeus Cabin Blues

Have you ever wished that you were an only child? Or that your siblings would all just disappear, even just for a day? I have. Right now, though, I'm really starting to regret it. After having discovered my godly parent, Chiron had moved me from the Hermes cabin to the Zeus one. I mean, sure, the cabin was nice and fancy and all, but it was so empty and desolate! The moment I had first walked in the room, a shiver had run up my spine, and all the hairs on my neck stood on end. Gods, why did this room have to be so dang creepy! And, to make matters worse, there was a giant statue of my recently discovered Father in there that stared down at you all the time! And, after watching Blink and Blood and Stone from Doctor Who, I couldn't close my eyes or even look away from the creepy statue whenever I was in that room, let alone sleep in there. Yeah. I can fight off hellhounds, yet I can't sleep in the same room as an inanimate object…Bite me. Then again, I didn't believe hellhounds were real until recently, so, for all I know, demon alien angel statues could be real, too. I wasn't taking any chances.

Sighing, I grabbed my belongings, threw them into my bag, and walked out of the cabin (Backwards, or course. I'm not letting that thing out of my site…). Shutting the door quickly, I made a beeline over to the Poseidon cabin. Not giving it a second though, I knocked on the door, and waited as I heard the sound of approaching footsteps from the other side. Soon, the door swung open, and the mildly surprised face of Percy Jackson greeted me.

"Terra? What are you doing here? Do you need something?" Before I could reply, I heard another voice pipe up from behind the teen in front of me.

"Terra? Is that you?" I heard another set of feet coming closer, ones that could only belong to the only other child of Poseidon in the cabin. Smirking, I rolled my eyes at the question.

"No. It's Jasper," I said, light sarcasm on my lips. Sparrow's face appeared behind her half-brother, and she rolled her sea green eyes in mock exasperation.

"OK then, Jasper. Really, though, what do you need?" Suddenly, I could feel both of the Poseidon half-bloods' eyes staring at me, waiting for my answer. I began to fidget nervously, wondering how I should ask my next question. Am I even allowed to do this? They're not going to force me to stay in that creepy cabin, right? I ran my hand through my hair, pulling a few stray locks behind my ear. Oh crap. I'm doing it again. This was a major nervous quirk of mine.

"Um…Well…You see…" I began, trailing of uncertainly.

"She's scared of the creepy statue in her cabin, so she wants to sleep in yours," A voice said from behind me, causing me to jump about ten feet in the air. I let out a high pitched squeak, and spun around quickly, my heart racing. Shadow, who had snuck up behind me, was laughing her head off, and my face went bright red.

"Stop doing that!" I exclaimed. Shadow smirked at me, clearly proud of her accomplishment in being ninja. Raising an eyebrow, she crossed her arms and leaned up against the side of the cabin.

"Stop what? Breathing?" She started laughing again as I crossed my own arms and turned away from her. Did she have to be so skilled in the way of the ninja? Then, I heard someone clear their throat. I glanced up to see Percy staring at us.

"…Anyway, to answer your question about staying here for the night, I guess I could ask Chiron. However, it is a bit…unusual…" My face burned again as he raised an eyebrow at me. Great, now everyone thinks I'm some big wimp. Just great. Sighing, I smiled up at the older boy.

"Thanks, Percy."

Later that day, I had another experience of Zeus cabin loneliness. Lunch. Gods, why did Thalia have to join the huntresses? OK, stupid question, but, seriously, I was all alone. I stared sadly down at my food, poking around at remaining steak and potatoes that had been served to me (Having already given my offering to Zeus, of course). Wow. I never knew I had such a loneliness complex… Glancing over at the Hades table, I saw Nico and Shadow making conversation. Funny how those two seemed to get alone so well already. Same with Percy and Sparrow. Those two were also laughing and smiling together, just like how my adoptive brother and I would. Jake… Resting my head in between my arms, I closed my eyes and sighed. A whole summer without you, huh? I don't know how I will be able to handle it, especially if every day is like this…

After lunch, my two best friends and I decided to walk around in the woods. It was good to get away from all the stares from the campers. I knew it wouldn't be long before everyone would treat us normally again, but, since our godly parents had only been discovered yesterday, it was still a bit of a shock for everyone, including ourselves. I was shining, happy to be with my friends again. I hated being alone here; it made me feel so invisible, even though I knew that definitely wasn't the case.

"Hey, guys, look," Shadow suddenly said, pulling me out of my thoughts. Glancing up, I noticed what she was looking at. There was a small, petite brown haired girl that looked to be about our age sitting in the grass by herself. Her misty blue eyes turned to look at us as she heard us approaching. I recognized her instantly.

"You're that girl from the capture the flag game," I said, stating the obvious. The girl nodded, smiling slightly. She pushed herself to her feet and walked over to us, making me realize how short she really was. She was shorter than Sparrow, who was pretty short herself. No offence to the daughter of Poseidon. When he girl was in front of us, she looked up to me (Don't get to say that often!) and extended her hand.

"I'm Evelyn, daughter of Hecate. It's nice to officially meet you." We each shook her hand, smiling brightly.

"It's nice to meet you, too, Evelyn," I said. "I'm-" She cut me off.

"Oh, no. It's OK. I already know who you guys are." She smiled brightly at us again, her eyes unblinking. In an odd way, she reminded me of Luna from Harry Potter.

"So, what were you doing out here by yourself?" Sparrow asked. Evelyn stared at her for a minute before turning back to where she was sitting. Following her gaze, I saw pile of random, miscellaneous, and apparently pointless items cluttered together. Nothing that seemed all that important to me.

"I was adding to my treasures," she said, walking over to the pile. My eyebrows scrunched together in confusion. Treasures? It looks a bit like junk to me. Reaching down, the girl picked up one of the leaves, an old red maple leaf, probably from the Fall season. "Every one of these things has a story, you know," the girl continued. She turned to face us again, holding up the leaf. "This leaf, for example, tells the story of my first Fall at this camp." My eyes widened slightly at this new piece of information. So, she's a year round camper… I walked over to the girl's pile and knelt down next to it. Pointing at the objects, I glanced at the brunette again.

"May I?" I asked, hoping to look at some of the stuff that had suddenly become more than just meaningless junk. The daughter of Hecate nodded, and I began to search through the collection. I found some many different things: an old pocket watch, some wild flowers, a soda can, a pine cone, an old piece of paper that didn't appear to have anything written on it, and some other things. To think, I thought, that every one of these things has some kind of story behind it. It's a very interesting way to keep memories. Suddenly, blackness began to blur my vision, until I could no longer see Evelyn or my two friends.

The next thing I knew, I was on that beach again. This time, instead of the two men standing on the pale sand, it was the elegant, brown haired woman from before. She was alone, staring out into the deep waters of the ocean. Even though her appearance was pretty young, her eyes held a look that surpassed all ages. Suddenly, she began to speak.

"Memories…They're such wonderful things...," she said aloud, apparently speaking to herself. "With memories, you can go back to happier times or learn from past mistakes…They are definitely wonderful things…" Suddenly, she turned her head slightly, and her eyes were gazing directly at me. "Wouldn't you agree…Terra?"

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