Chapter Four:
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I hit my target.
It was late morning and the sun was already bright and high. It was Saturday, there were no classes or training, it was a leisure day. Thank the gods for the weekends. I pulled my bowstring back.
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Right on target again. After last night I wanted to get away, from everyone. Word of last night spread like wildfire, and I didn't listen to the rumors or anything but my new friend Darren kept feeding what he had. So much for being alone right?
"That is so awesome how you quietly woke up during the night and found out about their plan and just totally smeared their faces with the shaving cream!"
He pulled back his own bow and shot an arrow, and he hit his target on the nose. I readiued my own bow and remarked, "You know Darren-" I paused to finished my aim and then I let my arrow fly.
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"You remember that differently than I do."
"It was cool anyway." Darren shot his arrow and his arrow his his target. I shot my own arrow and walked up to the target to retrieve the training arrows. Darren walked up to his own target and pulled out his arrows and checked them over and then he looked at me, "You wanna have a contest?" He asked with a grin.
I nodded, "Sure."
We stood behind the line and aimed together, then someone came up from behind and shouted, "FIRE!" My arrow flew and hit my target on the nose, so did Darren's. I turned around and saw a tall 6 foot blonde hair blue eyed kid, smiling down at me. Hey I'm average sized but this guy was tall! Darren walked up and introduced us, "Hannah Batson this is Will Solace he's the leader of the Apollo cabin."
I head my hand out to shake and Will gently took it, "And my guess is that you're the new kid." We let our hands go.
"Yeah that's me."
Will chuckled to himself as he picked up his own bow and walked over to the front of the line, "That's awesome how you got those Hermes kids. Planned it the whole time huh?"
I was confused again, I didn't know what on earth he was talking about.
But I didn't get the chance to ask because Will moved on, "I also hear that you are a possible Apollo kid." He readied his bow, "You wanna compete and find out? I am the best."
I didn't even think and instantly replied, "Yeah let's do it!"
Darren happily clapped his hands together, "All right! First person to miss the bull's eye looses!"
Will smiled and picked up a golden arrow and notched it in his bow. I picked up the regular celestial bronze tipped one and waited.
Darren decided to make the calls, "Ready!"
We readied our bows, "AIM!"
You wouldn't have to tell me twice. My eyes focus and my arms aimed accordingly.
"FIRE!"
My fingers let the string go and the arrow flew.
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Both arrows hit their target.
"Bull's eyes!" Darren declared.
"Again?" Will asked me.
"Sure." I replied. We readied our bows and fired again.
Now I won't go into details, cause this match went on FOREVER. I mean like it passed lunch and it was long enough for pretty much EVERYONE in the camp was watching and already making bets. One group was led by the Apollo cabin saying that Will was going to win, then the other group, led by the Hermes cabin said I was going to win. But I will skip down the last match.
"Both are bull's eyes!" Darren declared.
Will and I looked at each other, yeah I knew we both were getting bored of this, even though we love the sport but just doing the same thing all day is not exactly how I wanted to spend my weekend. "If this is a tie again, can we please call it a draw?"
Will smiled, "Sure."
Darren smiled, "READY!" I readied my bow, then everything slowed down. I felt something in the pit of my stomach and it wasn't because I missed lunch. I felt something, it was warm but it felt like the moon.
"AIM!" Darren's voice seemed so far away but it didn't matter. I aimed accordingly hopeful for loss, but I just don't like giving up on something.
"FIRE!" As Darren yelled fire I saw a flash of silver! I didn't take a second to find out where it came from and let go of the string and
THUNK! Tunk.
My arrow hit the bull's eye, I looked over at Will's and it was off a few rings. Will chuckled as he looked at the target, "That flash threw me off." He then turned to me and his jaw almost dropped, "Hannah you're glowing silver!"
Everyone turned their heads and looked at me.
"She looks like one of the Hunters of Artemis!" A camper declared.
I looked at my hands and looked at the aurora shrouding my hands. The kids gasped again as I heard something that sounded like rain.
They're attention was suddenly diverted above my head.
"Oh my gods!" One camper shouted.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
I looked up and from where I was standing I could make out a crescent moon with a stag in the middle.
Will broke the silence, "Behold! The Daughter of Artemis! Lady of the Moon, Hunt, Virginity, Newborn Creatures, and Guardian of Childbirth!"