... It's been really long since I've uploaded, and sorry . I wrote this like a year ago and didn't have the motivation to finish... so this is just a preview? for now ^^" (so sorry...) and I'll finish it and upload the real chapter.
Disclaimer: Percy Jackson does not belong to me~ (I wanted to make it sound a bit more official... but hey, atleast I remembered this time!)
EDIT: My god i've edited this PREVIEW so many times... even though it's just a preview... ugh I keep on finding so many wrong things about it...
"Just... Just come so we can dress your wounds!" Jeremy insisted. She had taken a blow to her stomach, had a cut, which was still bleeding, on her thigh, and large bruise near her ankle. She did look like the most injured one out of the three, which was a relief that the other two weren't hurt. Adale considered going. If they didn't really find out who she was, it was okay, and she could stack up on supplies of ambrosia and nectar.
Soon, she was on her way, in a taxi with the driver giving strange glances at her, the gash on the leg, and the two boys sitting on each side of her. She sighed, as she mentally reminded herself that her clothes and everything were in the trunk, and that she shouldn't call Kyle, to make up some story to tell when she got back. Aaron was quiet. Jeremy had told him almost everything, and although she didn't really know how it felt, it must have been a lot to take in.
Finally, as they were driving stopped slowly at a vast, empty land. The driver looked sceptical as he drove it to a stop. "Are you sure this is the right address? I know I drove to the one you told me." he asked, looking back at them worriedly. She gave him some cash, as Aaron and Jeremy did the same.
"Yup, this is the one. Thank you." Jeremy replied while getting out of the cab. By then Aaron had already gotten their bags out of the trunk and handed them to Adale. The driver didn't look too sure but shrugged as he counted the money and said goodbye as he drove away. After looking at each other for a few moments, Jeremy started walking down a rocky path leading into a forest.
"Where... where are we going?" Aaron asked, clearly suspicious, and had a right to be. He probably couldn't see through the mist that had been set up to hide the camp. To be honest, Adale wasn't all that great at looking through the mist either, but she could still see some of it.
"Ah, don't worry. You'll get used to the mist soon." Jeremy replied and kept on walking until they finally got to a huge sign saying "CAMP HALFBLOOD". Aaron looked up at it, not knowing what to say. Adale just sighed, knowing she should get some supplies and hurry out of here. As they walked in, they saw many kids of different ages in different groups hanging out. They looked their way, some not caring and some clearly interested. Chiron who was helping some kids with their archery looked over in interest and came over.
"Jeremy..." Chiron. "You're successful, as always, but... a celebrity?" He greeted them looking at Adale. She smiled at him. He smiled back but looked confused. "Did you tell them everything?" Chiron asked Jeremy. Jeremy looked towards Adale, raising an eyebrow and then glanced at Aaron who was looking at Chiron like he had remembered some old news that he had forgotten about.
"Ah, yeah I have, most of it, but it looks like Aaron is going to take some time to get used to everything." Jeremy told Chiron. He glared at Adale. "Adale here seems to know everything already."
Everybody's eyes were wide when a sudden blue flash blinded their eyes. When Adale stepped out, her facial expression showed she wasn't exactly pleased. Her usual slightly wavy hair was in curls, eye shadow had been painted on her eye lids, as well as eyeliner, her sleeveless shirt and her skirt had been mixed into one, making a pretty light blue dress, and a shawl was wrapped over her. Rolling her eyes, she muttered, "You didn't have to make it quite so showy." Then she took a look at the dress. "But I do like the dress. Let me keep it?" She murmured, to Aphrodite, and she knew she could hear her.
"See, I told you she would be a daughter of Aphrodite!" Some people whispered and side chatters happened until Chiron hushed them. Jeremy looked confused, and Aaron stared at her in bewilderment. She smiled uncertainly at him and faced the crowd. Most of their faces were shocked, but she also saw smug faces, disdain and an angry face.
"B-But!" Jeremy protested. Adale quickly turned to shoot a warning glare to but he didn't take notice. "You clearly don't posses the powers of a daughter of Aphrodite at all!" He blurted it out, clearly confused. She sighed. She hated being in the spotlight, despite being an idol, and didn't like all the attention either.
"That's right." She admitted. All the heads that were turned towards Jeremy faced her, curious and suspicious. "I'm not a daughter of Aphrodite." There was a chatter. Then who's daughter was she? What about the blessing? By this time, more and more kids from the camp had seen the big group and were coming over, curious to see what was up. She closed her eyes and felt her father's power surge through her. It didn't hurt, and they were more imaginary like than actual solid feathers, but they were still there. She had white wings on her back.
People gasped. Even Chiron, Jeremy, "Mr. D", and Aaron were wide-eyed. "I am Adalyn Harmony, daughter of Zeus, and granddaughter of Aphrodite." She declared, sighing when she finished, knowing the hell she would have to go through later. No doubt they would be asking questions, but she'd somehow have to ignore them. They had a lot to take in, she supposed. First, the son of Poseidon came, and at the same time, the daughter of Zeus, and a celebrity, no less, not that she was bragging, to their camp. She sighed. You'd think the gods would have learned their lesson after Thalia and Percy.
Yes, she did know of them, as she had informants from many places. They bowed, rather uncertainly, seeing as they did not know if she was real or not, but she really did not want to see them bow. She smiled at them. "Hey everyone, don't think of me as a newbie and try and challenge me? Not bragging, but I do think I can beat most people here, don't you think?" She said, not arrogantly. They looked at her in surprise. She just continued fighting.
"Please... everyone, go back to what you are doing. Mr. D and I must still privately talk to Ms. Harmony." Chiron dismissed everyone, and they slowly went away. Soon, only she, Aaron, who she was sure thought that everybody was crazy, Jeremy, who was still looking confused, Chiron, who looked worried, and Mr. D, who had quickly put his bored looking face on, were the only ones left. "Ms. Harmony..." Chiron was about to say, but a boy, about Adale's own age, maybe older came running over. He had dark hair and blue eyes, with a powerful aura. A lot of people talked about him... Percy Jackson, from the Titan War.
"What... What's happening?" He took a look at her. "Woaaah." was all he could say when he saw her wings. She smiled a little and shrugged. "A girl... not just any girl, Adalyn Harmony, with wings," He mused. "New demi-god?" He asked. "I'm Percy Jackson." He held out his hand to her, and she shook it. Chiron glanced at Mr. D as if asking permission for Percy to be able to stay, but he shrugged. After all, it wasn't really his choice.
"Yes, um, well Percy, it seems that Jeremy here has brought us two new powerfuldemigods today." Chiron informed him. He patted Aaron on the shoulder, who looked uncomfortable. "This is your brother." He said, to both, Adale supposed since it did work either way. Both brother's eyes widened. "And... this is... A daughter of Zeus." Chiron added uncomfortably. Percy's eyes widened again, while Aaron just rolled his eyes, as if it were old news and he wasn't sure why everyone was reacting like that. Suddenly, she felt the slight weight on her back disappear, and when she looked back, sure enough, her wings were disappearing.
"Hey... can I see your pen?" She smiled. He looked alarmed, but it wasn't odd, since she wasn't supposed to know about it. "Come on... I'm not going to steal it you know." She reassured him. He brought it out hesitantly and uncapped it. A long, gold sword appeared instead of the ballpoint pen. "Eh...wow!" She said, as she glazed at the sword glinting in the sun. She opened her locket, and her own sword came out, with a white hilt and jewels decorating it. Aaron gasped, staring at the sword. She held it in a dangerous way, as if she didn't know how to hold one. "Let's fight~" She suggested.
"What...?" Percy asked, a little taken back. "W-well, you don't really look like... you're experienced with a sword, and your wearing... a dress." He tried to reason, but she just pouted. He sighed, shrugged and swung his sword. He might be good, but he wasn't good enough to beat her. She deflected it and shifted over. He was stronger and bigger than her, but she had more skills and experience. It was useless to try and hit anywhere on his body except for his Achilles Heel's but she didn't have to aim for him body. All she had to do was disarm him, not hurt him. She could win this easily. He swung again, and she dodged it this time, spinning around as if she were dancing. Don't get her wrong, it was unintentional, and she was fully aware of the skirt of her dress flowing around, but in real fights, you couldn't be cautious of that.
She lunged an attack, using her right arm to jab the sword towards his golden one. She attempted to lunge but he got away. They continued on for a few more minutes, until Adale decided she had enough. As soon as she felt her sword connect with his, she twisted. She felt it about to slip out of his hand, so she twisted it again and he followed. They were kneeling now. She put the sword behind his back, with his grip still on it, and her own sword close enough to show that she won. She let go and gave him back his sword.
"Don't beat yourself up about it." Adale added when she saw his expression, which was more awed, but she thought she should say it just in case. She twirled her sword expertly, as if twirling a baton, got it close enough to her face for her to kiss it and turn it back into dust. He was panting hard when she added, "I've been training my whole life." She reached out her hand to help him up after he had landed on the ground.
"Your thigh..." He said, taking her hand. She was well aware of her wound that had reopened while she was fighting and was bleeding through the temporary bandage she had put on. They were both up when Chiron led everyone into a big room. They all sat down at a circular table and wondered how to start. Adale put her elbows on the table and leaned her face against her hand.
"So, Ms. Harmony," Chiron started. "Mind telling us a bit of you background? Why you're here, and why your grandmother is Aphrodite?" He seemed a little panicked at that last part. She thought it was quite obvious, but didn't say so. Zeus, meet a daughter of Aphrodite, daughter of Aphrodite, meet Zeus, and boom. Not wanting to go through all the sex procedures, she was born. She also didn't exactly want to explain how she was born but started anyways.
"Well, my mother is Holly Snowfeal." Adale started off hesitantly and reluctantly. She saw Chiron's face switch emotions and Jeremy's hand twitch. Of course they would act like that. She was famous, in the demi-god world, as Aphrodite's daughter. She had inherited a lot of god blood, since her father's blood was weak. "She must have met Zeus one time or another, and had me... Haha, and then she died. Umm... not much after that, Zeus took care of me... not directly of course. Hmm... After I became a celebrity, not much?" She tried to recall what had happened.
Aaron's face had gone red, while Chiron's had gone pale, and Jeremy just looked confused. Dionysus had the same, bored looking face, and Percy's expression looked uncomfortable. She figured it would, after the events between the gods and Percy, not to mention her dad wanting to kill him. "But... why were you kept a secret from the rest of the gods?" Chiron asked.
"See, now this is the problem." she sighed. Things were going to get troublesome in Olympus, and she supposed she had to go there to fix it. "Nobody is supposed to know about me, but since Zeus and Aphrodite decided to claim me, I suppose I'm just going to have to act accordingly." She put her hands on the table, ready to get up. Aaron did the same. She supposed that was all they needed to know... No, it was more than they needed to know, but as long as they didn't get in her way, it was fine.
"You..." Jeremy started, before she could leave. "You don't mind being played with by the gods? Aren't they most likely going to use you, a powerful demigod?" He asked, a little unsure of himself. Chiron turned to Jeremy and tried to stop him from saying anymore. "They'll either kill you or use you." He said, gazing at her as if to analyze her and see what she'll do. She picked up her suitcase that was meant to be for the school trip.
"Please~" She said, opening the door. Aaron shrugged and followed her. "They gods can't use me." She said while looking back. "If anybody's using anybody, it's probably me doing the using." With that, she left to go put her stuff away. They were out and started walking. "So, what do you think about your new half brother?" She asked Aaron.
Aaron laughed. "Half brother my ass. I don't need one. I don't need a brother." He looked strangely serious, but then smiled again. She raised an eyebrow but didn't question him any further about the brother business. "Is this... my cabin?" He asked when they stopped at a cabin with a number two on the roof. Inside was more spacious than it looked from the outside and the walls were painted a blue-green. Percy being the only resident, it was decorated to fit him.
"Percy's going to have to do some rearranging." She commented. She went in and sat on the extra bed that had been moved to the side. It had a pillow and sheets but didn't look too comfortable. "This must be yours... Let's go shopping for bed sheets sometime." She smiled, patting the bed. Aaron put his suitcase by the bed and sat next to Adale, sighing. He murmured something, and she smiled. "Yeah, I know. This will take a while to get use to." He looked at her in surprise. "Since I was alone, and I rarely came to camps like these." She added. "I won't even be staying here long." He tried to protest but she interrupted. "You know, I have a job! And I don't want to live by the rules of the camp." They talked a little bit more until Adale went to her own cabin, with a number one instead of two on the roof.
Adale had looked like an angel. With her white wings spread out and her already angelic face... He didn't have a hard time believing she could be an angel, but that wasn't the problem. He hadn't mentioned it, but a son of Poseidon? He had known he wasn't normal- ever since when he was little he had formed a little water orb on the palms of his hands. He had been four years old, when he had been carrying a pale of water at the beach. When the pale tipped and water flew out, he threw out his hand to catch it, only to form it into a orb. He didn't tell anyone, smart as he was at four years of age.
He looked to the fountain in the cabin. He knew it was Percy's and that he probably shouldn't touch it, but he scooped up some water and before it could fall, he concentrated for it formed a star shape. He heard the door opening and quickly let the shape fall. Turning around, he saw Percy walking in. "So brother..." he said jokingly. "I guess we'll be rooming with each other." He noticed Aaron's hands on the fountain. "Oh, that? It was a gift. If you scoop a drachma out of the water and throw it into the rainbow, you'll get to iris-message someone."
It was during the eating time, when Adale had gotten into a fight with Mr. D. Aaron felt like it was partly his fault, and made sure to apologize later, but he wasn't really so apologetic. He was more bewildered, seeing the different Adale. It had started with him eating his food after the offerings, rather uncomfortably. There were people staring at him and whispering things about him, as well as Adale, who didn't have any food at all in front of her. Normally, Percy would have been with him, but today, he was not.
He saw Adale make her way over to his table and pat him on the back gently. "Isn't it boring eating alone?" She smiled. Sitting down on the bench, she ignored the stares and wide eyes that were making their way to them. "You should ignore them too." She said without looking directly at them, or him. She just stared at the bandage on the right thigh, neatly wrapped around it. He smiled, thankful for her support. He muttered a thanks, and she smiled in return.
Suddenly, vines wrapped around Adale's arms and throat. She raised her eyebrows but didn't struggle against them. Mr. D's voice rang out to them, as the pudgy man walked over, his eyes murderous. "We don't allow you stupid half-mortals to sit at different tables here." He said, but it was also kind of an order. Adale looked up at him slowly, but didn't say anything. She met his eyes, which Aaron would not have dare done, and slowly smirked while getting ready to stand up. He looked furious then, and the vines snaking around Adale grew instantly tighter, but she didn't budge. Aaron stood up to help her, but she shook her head.
"If you were wise, Dionysus, you wouldn't dare." She told him in a voice Aaron couldn't recognize. It scared him, and Mr. D looked momentarily startled. He tightened the grip on her but she just sighed, an impossible feat Aaron would have thought, as her throat was closed off. Even more, she managed to speak, quite clearly, and unwavering for a person locked up in a very tight vine collar. "I really don't care either way. Kill me, save me, whatever." she said in an annoyed tone. She spoke quietly and although the room was in silence, only a few people could hear. Mr. D let go slightly. She waited for him to completely let go of her before leaving the able, but not without adding, "Our father would not have been pleased with what you were going to do, Dionysus."
After Adale left, it got silent and nobody would meet his, or Mr. D's eyes anymore. At that moment, Percy came running over. "I'm starving..." He greeted them, sitting at the table. When he noticed it was silent, he looked around the pavilion. "What's... up?" He asked, wide eyed. Aaron didn't say anything and ran after Adale, leaving the tense and silenced room.