Chapter 3
Later that day I was claimed by my dad, Ares, who would have guessed. Luckily I don't have to meet my siblings till tomorrow because my leg is still messed up. I went to sleep after dinner and that was so much fun. All I can remember from the nightmare was a lot of blood and fire, which didn't help me so I ended up reading a book till Luke came in and got me. He said,
" Breakfast?"
" Sure."
When we got to the dining-pavillion we were at peace, for little while, until little miss sunshine came to our table. Let me just say I am not a morning person so this could go down south very fast. Jess said,
" Good morning! It's going to be a great day."
I looked at Luke who was cracking up because I am all ready annoyed by nine simple perky words. May the gods kill me! Please! I said,
" Jess I think you're eating at the wrong table."
" No I'm not."
" You sat here on purpose?"
" Yep."
" Why?"
" Because I like you two,you both are very interesting."
" I think you got that wrong."
" Nope."
Okay why can't I seem to muster the strength to knock her out right here right now? I can't possibly like she gets on my nerves so easily. I drop the conversation, and see a group of kids coming to our table, a big group of kids. The girl with a red bandana looks at Luke and says,
" Why the hell did you come back Castellan? You know we would kill you if you ever came back."
Luke didn't say anything which must mean that they're serious, but like an idiot I say,
" Buzz off you manly brut."
She looked really pissed and said,
" What you know who this is right, a traitor! The one who got so many of us killed! Who's kid are you because you can't be an Ares."
" Sorry to disappoint you but I am and I don't give a shit what you think."
And that got her really mad, so this group of kids are obviously my siblings and we're already hating each other in five minutes. Wonderful. She tried to slug me in the face, now that was stupid on her part. I grabbed her speeding fist and twisted it behind her back. And with a lot of pressure I broke/ dislocated her punching arm, I would call it a score, Luke would call it stupid. She yelled,
" You'll be sorry for that!"
" I'm sure I will be."
With that she left to go to the hospital wing. I went back to eating my breakfast when Jess started clapping I looked at her and she said,
" That was so cool!"
I said to Luke,
" Is she nuts or stupid?"
" It's hard to tell with Apollo's kids."
And that comment didn't phase her on bit. Does nothing bring her down?" After that Luke showed me all the cool things that were this camp, personally I wanted to into the arena , but Luke told me we'll have to wait till the girl with a broken arm cooled off. Finally he took me to the forges to get me a sword, since seven knives on my person isn't enough. After about the eighth sword I found one that fit perfectly. It had a three and a half foot bronze blade with an iron handle. I said to Luke,
" Can we give it a try?"
" Sure, we should go to the dock."
" You mean arena."
" No, the dock."
" Okay?"
We were about half way to the dock when Jess reappeared, fun. Within three seconds she said,
" Can we be friends?"
" If you can stay quite for five minutes straight."
" Okay."
And those five minutes were the best five minutes I've had in this camp. And then we got to the dock then she started talking again. She said,
" What are you doing here? With swords?"
" I have no idea."
Luke said,
" To have a little sword play."
I said,
" On the dock."
" Yeah, sometimes you're restricted to a limited space."
" What ever, let's just get to sword play."
Right before we were about to cart Jess peeped,
" Do you have any tips for me? I'm not very good with a sword?"
" Yeah I have one that applies to someone you know."
" What is it?"
" Watch and learn little miss sunshine."
And at that Luke took the first swing at my right shoulder, I blocked and swiped it away to the left. I took my sword and tried to slash his left leg in the same swoop, blocked. Then I tried getting his right leg, no such luck. He attempted the left shoulder this time, but I grabbed his wrist and knocked his sword out of his hands with the bunt of mine. He recovered from that pretty quickly, his leg swooped across the ground knocking me on my ass. By the time I got back up our blades were at a stand still, all of our tension was in our crossed blades. I leaned forward in between the blades getting closer and closer to his face, I was almost to his lips and then he closed his eyes ready for a kiss. In that second I pushed him off the dock into the water. I started laughing because I honestly didn't think he would fall for it, Jess said,
" That was awesome!"
" I call that the sucker 101."
I went to the end of the dock to help Luke out, I offered him my hand, that was stupid. He pulled me in and we had an all out water war. That was probably the most fun I've had in a long time.