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Chapter 2 – Carter

Carter here. Finally managed to grab the recorder from Sadie.

We were currently sitting in the Athena Cabin, facing a daughter of Athena who had her arms crossed and was looking annoyed.

Yes, scary image.

(SADIE-)

"Listen, we can explain-" I started to Annabeth. Unfortunately, Sadie also decided to open her big mouth at the same time.

(OW! What was that for, Sadie?)

"It's none of your business," she said. "We can go now and leave you alone if you want."

I stepped up and stood in front of Sadie. She punched me on the shoulder but I ignored the stinging sensation.

"She doesn't mean that. Listen, if you can just not tell anyone about this-"

Annabeth huffed. "Just tell me."

"Okay." I started. Sadie gave me a scowl before crossing her arms, mirroring Annabeth's stance. She glared at me and I cringed a little. Having two scary looking ladies – one who can punch, like, really punch – glaring at you is not a good thing.

"So, we're egyptian magicians."

Annabeth's eyes widened slightly, but she made no move or sound. She sat there blinking as I felt like a idiot and continued.

(Sadie, shut up.)

"Our dad is sort of – erm- possessed–ish by the Egyptian death god. Me and Sadie can do magic and.. yeah."

Sadie's intensifying of her glare indicated for me not to say anything else.

By this time Annabeth had stood up, mumbling curses just like Chiron had. I caught 'Stupid', 'Impossible', and 'Styx'.

Sadie just stood there looking at Annabeth.

"Listen," I said, edging my way up to my sister. She glared at me then tilted her head.

"I don't think these people are that bad-."

Sadie opened her mouth to speak, but Annabeth came over.

"Fine, I agree to not telling any other camper here – with the exception of Percy, of course. No use scaring them. Chiron obviously already knows and so does Mr.D. You have to promise one thing though." She said.

"Yes?" I asked the same time Sadie said "And what is that?"

"No using your witchy stuff on campers here. You need to learn the basic rules and train everyday like all the other demigods. Basically, act normal." She said. I nodded.

"And you're coming with me right now." Annabeth said after a while. "To see Chiron."

I nodded while Sadie crossed her arms again. "Where will we stay then?"

Annabeth thought for a while. Then she grinned in a slightly wicked way. I gulped.

"What about... the Hades Cabin?"

Okay, I should think rule number one here is never to let a demigod of another parent into some god's cabin, right?

Especially Hades. I read somewhere that he is very... territorial.

Sadie didn't seem to really care, but I was nervous. Like, really nervous.

(Sadie, shut your mouth.)

Annabeth said that it was the best and most fitting place for us to stay. We couldn't stay in good ol' Hermes, no. Apparently we were already claimed and it would be suspicious.

So what was the next best? Not some other nice and happy god, no. It just had to be Hades.

Sadie, like I said, didn't seem to mind. I think it helps connect her to Anubis or something.

Pah.

And that leaves me to wonder how Zoe is doing...

Sadie smacks me on the arm and I return to the real world. In front of me is a Cabin decorated in black.

"Uh, does anyone else live there...?" I asked.

Annabeth shot me a sideways glance. "Nico visits sometimes. He might reform out of the shadows when you least expect him."

I nodded nervously. "Who's Nico?" Sadie asked.

Annabeth opens her mouth to speak, but I stopped her. I pointed to the cabin.

Shadows were sort of, how do I describe it? Forming together. Grouping.

"Nico's coming." Annabeth said.

I stared wide-eyed at the shadows. Sadie was doing the same. How powerful and strong must a person be to summon that much darkness?

Right after I thought that, a boy popped out of the shadows. He was scrawny and pale, with messy ebony hair and dark black eyes. Yeah, totally looking powerful and all.

"Are you Nico?" Sadie asked incredulously as the kid stumbled a little. The kid glanced up, startled.

"Yes..." His eyes roamed around us and found Annabeth. "Ah, Annabeth, there you are!" He said, ignoring us.

Sadie didn't like to be ignored. She stormed up to the boy and gave him her death glare.

"Yes, right." Annabeth smiled sheepishly. "This is Sadie and Carter. New ..."

"We're siblings." Sadie confirmed and I realized we hadn't told anybody yet.

"Ah, yes." Annabeth didn't look surprised. Then again, all the siblings in all the cabins looked different too.

"Close or distant?" Nico asked skeptically.

"Close." Annabeth nodded. "I think. They arrived together."

Nico seemed to inspect us more closely. An emotion crossed his face but he masked it.

"Ah, right." He said finally, after a while, standing up to walk away. "Okay then."

"Uh, yeah." Annabeth stopped him again. "One more thing, Nico."

"Yeah?" Nico asked, turning his head a little but not looking at Annabeth.

"They'll be rooming with you."

There was a split silence while Nico whirled around to stare at us.

Then, "What?"

Chiron gave a sigh as he watched Annabeth stalk into the pavillion with Sadie and I trailing behind her.

"Chiron..." Annabeth said. "They told me."

Chiron glanced up in surprise. "Just like that?" He stared at us.

Sadie shot me a glare. "No actually-" She started.

"Yes!" I cut her off, scrabbling for an excuse to blabber on. "I, I mean, we really trust you and all. We came in here and we just saw your horse body and we just felt the trust-"

Sadie gave a cough and I turned red.

"Uh, yeah." I finished lamely.

Chiron looked amused. Then his expression turned serious.

"Why are you here? We had the agreement..."

"What agreement?" Annabeth cut in.

Chiron looked guilty. "Sorry, I swore on the River Styx."

"We agreed to never to go New York." Sadie cut in. I glanced at her, surprised. "And you guys, I'm guessing, agreed not to come near us."

Annabeth stared at her. "Then why did I meet you on the 600th floor of Olympus?"

Chiron choked.

I walked over to him as Annabeth and Sadie talked. Watching him choke, I patted his back. Unfortunately, it also happened to be a horse's back.

"What are you doing?" He asked after he stopped coughing. I quickly retracted my hand.

"Nothing." I said just as quickly. (Sadie, shut up.) Chiron raised an eyebrow but dropped it.

"You do know that you and your sister have broken a big rule, right?"

I nodded solemnly.

"The gods will be mad." Chiron continued.

As if on cue, lightning flashed across the sky. Chiron glanced up nervously then looked back down at me.

I nodded again.

Chiron's tail flicked as he paced across the floor. "You guys have to convince the gods that you guys are trustable."

Before I could stop myself, I opened my mouth. "Us? Trustable? Shouldn't we be asking you guys that?"

Chiron stopped walked and looked at me. "You two are in our camp. And let's just say our gods didn't have a good experience with yours."

I glanced at him questioningly, but he offered no explanation.

"Anyways." Chiron looked back at the sky and sighed. "You'll have to work it out. Go to Olympus tomorrow morning. I'll try and make sure the gods don't fry you and your sister to a crisp."

I gulped as I watched him walk away.

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