Chapter 3

A few weeks later Annabeth had been claimed as a daughter of Athena. They knew who Luke's father was, they had met him. Leia was still waiting. She didn't really mind though, she enjoyed staying in the same cabin as Luke. She did miss Annabeth though. Leia loved camp, she loved the training, especially the sword fighting. She was the best of her age group, next to Luke. She stayed all year round with Luke and Annabeth.

Five years later though, she still hadn't been claimed, and she was starting to wonder if she ever would be. One night though, she had this dream, she saw a handsome man looking at her and smiling.

"My daughter, I'm sorry you've had to wait so long to be claimed. You have to wait a little bit longer. When your brother comes to camp, I will claim both of you. Until then, know that I love you and am so proud of you my precious daughter."

Then he faded away and she woke up. Leia laid there for a while, a smile on her face. Her father had talked to her! She had to tell Luke! She quietly rolled out of bed and snuck over to the boys side of the cabin.

"Luke?" she whispered quietly, shaking him gently.

"Wha-?" Luke bolted upright.

"Hey calm down, it's just me."

Luke stared at her, still half asleep. "Leia?" he asked.

"Yeah, I need to talk to you."

"In the middle of the night?"

"Sorry, but its important." Leia looked at Luke, pleading.

"Oh all right." he grunted and got out of bed.

They sneaked out of the cabin and went around back to talk.

"What is it?" Luke asked once they got there, "Is something wrong?"

"No! Everything's perfect!" Leia's face glowed softly in the moonlight. "Luke...my dad talked to me!"

Luke looked at her like she was crazy. "What?"

"You know how demigods get these dreams? Well I had one about my dad!"

Luke looked skeptical, "Leia, how do you know it wasn't that, just a dream?"

Leia shook her head, "Luke, you know that demigods don't get "just dreams" They always mean something!"

Luke ran a hand through his hair, "I know that Leia, but, I think that you want your dad to claim you so much that you had a dream about it."

Leia looked at him in shock, "You think I'm imagining it?"

Luke shrugged.

"I'm not Luke! I know it was my dad! And he didn't even claim me! He said I had to wait until my brother came to camp!"

"Wait, your brother?"

"Yes, apparently I have a brother. Not a half brother, an actual biological brother."

Luke still looked skeptical, "I don't know Leia, most gods leave after they have a kid and never come back."

"Yours did." Leia shot back.

Luke's face grew dark and angry, "Don't ever mention that day again." he said in a deadly quiet voice.

Leia stood her ground, "You'll have to face it some day Luke," she said quietly, knowing that Luke resented his father.

Luke turned away, "Not if I can help it." He started headed back toward the cabin.

Leia watched him, a single tear running down her face. "I thought you would understand." she said quietly, mostly to herself, but Luke paused as if he had heard her.

Leia waited for him to turn around, to comfort her like he always had...but he didn't. He kept heading back to the cabin. Leia sank against the wall of the cabin and began to cry. Had she just lost her best friend?