AUTHORS NOTE: Hello, this is just a heads up for people who may be confused about writing styles. This story is written by TWO people. My character is Lyra, and so I write in her point of view, my friend Pibboo writes as Kaylee's, this is because it is a joint project. So, we each do one chapter each. Sorry if its hard to understand :(

We'd also like to ask you who your favourite character is so far and why? It helps us to write so we can incude more of this certain character.

PLEASE EXCUSE ANY SPELLING/GRAMMAR MISTAKES.

LYRA'S POV.

We landed on the ground in front of a huge pine tree; it was shaped like a Christmas tree but fanned out like a very big green swan. I hopped off the beautiful brown Pegasus, July whinnied a little as I knocked her wing with my backpack.

"Sorry.." I whispered to her,

It's alright, riding with you is fun! She gave an odd smile, as you know, horses cannot smile.

I grinned, "Riding with is fun too, I'll see you later?" I asked her under my breath.

Indeed, she said whilst running off and flapping her great milk chocolate wings. She lifted up into the air almost effortlessly; I admired her shape and form as she disappeared behind a magical veil that supposedly kept the camp safe. I smiled as she vanished then turned to find her brother, Rodeo, staring at me oddly. I frowned, he knew something.

You can talk to us too? He asked in a deep voice that seemed almost menacing. I just stared at him, pretending I didn't know what he was doing.

"So, Kaylee," I began but I didn't finish the sentence because Annabeth and Safdeisha landed next to us on a white Pegasus who never said her name, then Blackjack and Percy, then Grover and Raven at the rear on a sandy-coloured Pegasus.

I looked at the pine tree and wondered if there was a trick to get inside the camp, but I didn't say anything. Annabeth told Safdeisha to hurry along and we all left the horses to fly into camp alone, Percy seemed reluctant to leave Blackjack but had to anyway.

Annabeth rolled her eyes at him and Grover tugged at Raven's sleeve to keep the group moving, or maybe to get her attention. Ah, who bloody knows anyway? Percy caught up to us and led the way, talking to Grover the whole time as we neared the tree.

"You ready?" Percy joked, his sea green eyes looking at us each in turn.

"As we'll ever be I suppose." I laughed shakily, nerves running through my spine like a rollercoaster. Kaylee nudged my arm with a grin.

"Let's go!" She cheered, her dyed red hair flicking her face. I sighed, I wish I could put on the brave face right now, but the day's events soared through my thoughts. I looked at Raven; she put on a small smile to give me hope. Safdeisha was the only one who looked scared. I looked reluctantly at the tree as we walked past it.

The camp could've outdone any other summer camp on sight alone. A ton of teenagers were sword fighting on a platform that was seven meters above the ground. One of them called down to Annabeth, and she waved at them with a grin. She gave us a quick 'talk to you later' before leaving us.

Percy and Grover were also pretty popular and were attracting quite a lot of attention. Safdeisha squeezed my arm and tried to hide behind me. Most of the kids were staring at her, not us. Even though she's my friend- I felt relieved that I wasn't the centre of attention.

We sped past a large volleyball court, it was huge. There must've been over fifty people playing, and there were nearly thirty balls in the air and I could smell the sweat from the players even though it was almost out of view. Gross.

A big farmhouse at the end of a trail was apparently where we were headed. It was a cute building, but it looked like if you blew on it, it would collapse in moments. Therefore, I didn't trust it at all. Percy didn't knock as he entered through the creaky old door, and Grover's hooves clipped the wood beneath. Raven punched his arm for some reason, could she be anymore random? Jeesh.

A chubby man, with large blue eyes was waddling down the stairs, he stared lazily at us. A grape vine hung around his neck; it was full of ripe and large juicy grapes.

"Ah, Pearl Joseph, I see you returned with some lovely new campers." He yawned, "More work for me ever since the gods accepted your little request..." He muttered under his breath, but we could all hear him just fine. His blue eyes looked us all over in turn. Who was this man, and who was Pearl Joseph?

As the man turned down the hallway and left, Percy sighed, "Oh great, he's calling me girls names now."

Grover chuckled a little 'bah', and then I heard gentle clopping of more hooves. First, I saw a man's torso, but then I saw the body of a horse. My eyes widened by themselves and the man smiled at us all. He had a bow on his shoulder, and a quiver on the other. He was a centaur, and so he was half palomino horse. He had dark thinning brown hair with bushy eyebrows, and intense brown eyes to match.

"Ah, Percy and Grover, I see you have returned in one piece." He smiled at them and then turned his attention to us. "I am Chiron, trainer of heroes since the dawn of the gods." One of his front hooves clicked the floor importantly. I avoided the centaur's gaze; I don't know why I did though. "But I am also the activities director for camp half-blood." He added with a nod.

Chiron looked right at me, then at Kaylee, then at Raven. But when he saw Safdeisha, he almost jumped backwards in shock. "What is she doing here?" He asked Percy and Grover sternly.

"She was with them, and the gods let her through the barrier so..." Grover explained earnestly.

"Excuse me? What is the problem here?" Raven asked, stepping in front of Safdeisha protectively.

"She is part monster, she should not be allowed through the barrier." The chubby man said, leaning on the wall. Where did he just come from? Maybe I just didn't notice him come back...

"What do you mean, part monster?" Kaylee asked defensively, I put my hand on her shoulder, she snapped her head around to look at me.

"Why don't we find out with a little less... heat." I sighed at her, and she calmed down a little.

"Follow me- and Grover, will you please go and fetch Annabeth for us." Chiron waved his hand respectfully, and Grover quickly left. Chiron turned around into a large room full of couches and arm chairs. Everyone took a seat and stared up at Chiron. "So, I'm not sure if I should be the one to do this, but..." He motioned for Safdeisha to step closer to him.

Her brown eyes looked at me; her hands were clenched and shaking. She turned her attention to Chiron and he looked at us a little sadly.

His face twisted into concentration and slowly, the green streak that was once Safdeisha's fringe was revealed to be a snake. She bit her lip and looked at us; she'd lied to us about who she was this whole time. I wouldn't deny the fact that I was mad, but I didn't want to upset her even more. She was at the brink of tears.

Percy's eyes widened. "W-what the...!?"

"We won't abandon her, even if she is part monster, we will never leave our friend." Raven stated with a glare.

"She will not be able to sleep in the cabins, she will disturb the others." Chiron said lamely.

"Well, I'll build her a temporary home in the forest then." Annabeth's sharp voice came from the door way behind us. Chiron turned to face her.

"Alright..." He said, looking at her in the eye, she did not look away. "You girls have not been claimed yet right?" He asked us.

"No, we haven't." Raven spoke up in a quiet voice.

"You will all be staying in the Hermes cabin until your parent claims you then." Chiron said, but then paused, "Except for you my dear." He nodded at her. We all turned to stare as a large skull formed above her head. "You will be joining Nico in the Hades cabin."

I stared at her. "Hades!?" I said, dumbstruck, who would've thought my quiet friend was the daughter of the god of the underworld. The skull began to fade, and Raven only just caught a glimpse of it before it vanished. Her eyes widened at Chiron.

"I'm... I'm..." She struggled to find the appropriate words to finish the sentence.

"You are the child of Hades." He said, acknowledging her with a nod.

Raven sunk onto one of the arm chairs, tired out. I stared at her with -what I thought was- bewildered look. The chubby man frowned in the doorway, shaking his head disapprovingly, he did not look impressed. "Another child of that damned..." He mumbled something incoherent to my ears.

"Is there a problem?" I asked him, looking at his pale blue eyes fiercely. He looked at me in shock for a moment.

"That face of yours, that determination, looks admiringly familiar... I wonder..." He trudged off, followed by a older satyr. Who did I remind him of?

"It would be wise not to anger him." Chiron looked at me.

"Why?" I asked blatantly.

"Because he is a god, god's do not like being ridiculed-"

"-Him, a god?" I laughed a little, until I realized he was serious.

"Yes. Mr. D, the god of wine and madness." I stared at Chiron, he WAS joking right?

"Enough, let's just get this temporary home for Safdeisha done already." Annabeth said, "Sorry, I just can't stand this scene, it reminds me of when Percy met him all those years back." She grumbled apologetically. Percy looked like his feathers had been ruffled.

He was about to say something but Annabeth turned and left the room, dragging Safdeisha with her. Me, Raven and Kaylee quickly followed suit.

She walked so fast I could barely keep up with her, and in moments we were on the edge of a very large forest. "This is where we'll make her a home, grab sticks and pile them up here." She motioned towards a spot on the ground. We split up and went to go look for some sticks, I found a nice large pile, but a butterfly was fluttering around it, so I avoided it.

The stick collecting went on for about an hour until we all arrived back at the same time, with a very large pile of sticks between us. We began following Annabeth's orders with no complaints. I had a feeling that if she ruled the world, she'd probably be one of the strictest queens in history. Soon, Safdeisha's make-shift home was complete. It wasn't an amazing piece of art, it was just like... What do people call them... A bender! Yes, it was just like a bender.

AN: For those who do not know what a bender is, it is a tent-like home made of sticks..

Safdeisha seemed happy, she turned to thank us. "I'm sorry I lied to you guys..." She apologized; her eyes welled up with tears. I stared; did I even want to accept her apology? The snake in her hair hissed at us.

I am called Letine, I am part of Safdeisha, and she is part of I, a soft voice spoke to us in our minds, or maybe just mine? I doubted it.

I looked at the snake, its forked tongue flicked threateningly at us. "I'm truly sorry, but to be truthful, I had no idea you guys were demigods... Just pretend I'm not part snake, okay?"

"It doesn't matter what you are!" Raven said happily as she tackle-hugged her with a wide grin on her face. I watched in awe as Safdeisha's tear struck face morphed into a laughing and happy one, major mood swing? Ah well.

"I'll stay here, it's getting late so you'd be going to your cabins right?" She looked at Annabeth with a sad smile. Annabeth nodded, her grey eyes looked us over. A flitter in the trees above caused her to look up.

"Let me introduce you to my friend." She smiled at the trees above, and a shadow appeared behind her, a boy in an aviator's jacket grinned at us. His hair was dark and messy, like he'd just gotten out of bed and his eyes were dark with just a hint of madness in them.

"Tree boy!" Kaylee exclaimed happily.

"Tree boy?" Percy questioned, appearing behind Annabeth with Grover at his side, "that's Nico." He confirmed.

"Really Percy, do you always have to go ruin my fun?" Nico asked, rolling his eyes.

"So Tree boy, your name is Nico?" Kaylee asked him, her fringe flicking over her green eye.

"Indeed." He chuckled lightly.

"Chiron told us to tell you the curfew's up and everyone is heading to the cabins." Grover piped up, looking at the ground. "I'm going to go find Juniper, good night everyone." And he left.

"Who is Juniper?" Raven asked.

"His girlfriend." Percy explained.

"Oh." She frowned.

We arrived at the cabins safely, and Annabeth pointed to which direction the Hermes cabin was in. When we arrived, a boy and girl were sat waiting for us. They had dark hair and dark eyes, and were unmistakably twins. The boy grinned.

"So, one of you got claimed? Shame, it's getting way to quiet in here-"

"-Oh shut up." The sister punched him hard in the arm, he winced. "I'm Westnie and this is my brother Benjamin." She smiled gently at us.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Lyra and this is Kaylee." I introduced us and held out my hand for her to shake. She shook mine with such force I thought it would snap right off.

"Sorry, I play a lot of sports." She sighed and opened the door into the cabin. She pointed to an empty bunk, "You two can have that one."

We nodded, almost immediately; I decided to sleep on the top. I preferred higher places. I placed my bag next to the pillow and sighed. It had been such a long day. I felt like I was starring in my own movie. Who was my father? Who was Kaylee's father? None of it made any sense and I had way to many questions. I turned over, and rested my head against the pillow. The cabin was so quiet, the only thing I heard during the night was the tweeting of birds and the like, my thoughts of only what the next day could bring.