I just remembered on all my recent updates I forgot to do disclaimers.
Disclaimer
Percy: Admit the truth
Me: Never
Annabeth: Tell them or die
Me: You will never…
Annabeth: Are you sure? (Holds a knife to my neck)
Me: Fine, I don't own Percy Jackson Rick Riordan does!
Percy: Wise girl are you ready for our date?
Annabeth: Let me just wipe the blood of my hands.
(The two of them leave)
Me: Guys are you going to untie me? Don't leave! Really, really! Bye then!
Chapter two
After finally falling asleep, which was really hard to do when someone was snoring loudly, I got woken up at 5am. Some lovely boys decided they would dye the Aphrodite cabin's hair gray when they were sleeping. One girl got up to use the restroom, and when she walked past a mirror saw her hair was gray; she screamed so loud, it woke up the entire camp. Well almost the entire camp, Pippa managed to still be asleep. You would have thought she was unconscious with the noise from charm speaking yelling Aphrodite children, it was impossible to sleep. I decided to sneak out the cabin, and went to sit in the forest to think, and really take in this demigod stuff.
After a while I couldn't control myself and my emotions needed to be channeled into something, so I began singing a song I had heard on the radio a few times.
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address,
In the torn-up town, no post code envy
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, tripping' in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashing' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillac's in our dreams.
But everybody's like crystal, Maybach, diamonds on your time piece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair.
And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood,
That kind of lux just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.
My friends and I – we've cracked the code.
We count our dollars on the train to the party.
And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this,
we didn't come for money.
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, tripping' in the bathroom.
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashing' the hotel room,
we don't care, we're driving Cadillac's in our dreams.
But everybody's like crystal, Maybach, diamonds on your time piece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
we don't care we aren't caught up in your love affair
and we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood
that kind of lux just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.
Oooh ooooh ohhh
we're bigger than we ever dreamed,
and I'm in love with being queen.
Oooooh ooooh ohhhhh
Life is game without a care
We aren't caught up in your love affair.
And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.
I heard some clapping, and turned around to see Hannah standing behind me.
"There's no doubt then that you'll get claimed tonight." Hannah reassured me.
"Bye who, and how did you find me?" I questioned.
"Based on that lovely performance your godly parent has to be Apollo. Don't worry about the others hearing you, I was practicing my training and heard you entering the woods. You need to work on your sneaky walking." I giggled at that.
We went back to the arena, and began practicing archery. My archery skills confirmed I was a daughter of Apollo. Hanging out with Hannah was fun. She was different alone with me than she had been earlier this week, not the sophisticated smart Athena girl.
"How did you get to camp?" I asked her after we had sat down grabbing some water. "I don't mean to nosy, I just want to compare others stories with my own."
"It's okay I'll start by telling you the story of my life."
"Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain
I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days
She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones
Seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone
And I'll be gone, gone tonight
The ground beneath my feet is open wide
The way that I've been holding on too tight
With nothing in between
The story of my life
I take her home
I drive all night to keep her warm
And time... is frozen (the story of, the story of)
The story of my life
I give her hope
I spend her love
Until she's broke
Inside
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)
Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change
Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage
I know that in the morning now I see us in the light upon a hill
Although I am broken, my heart is untamed, still
And I'll be gone, gone tonight
The fire beneath my feet is burning bright
The way that I've been holding on so tight
With nothing in between
The story of my life
I take her home
I drive all night to keep her warm
And time... is frozen (the story of, the story of)
The story of my life
I give her hope
I spend her love
Until she's broke
Inside
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)
And I'll be waiting for this time to come around
But baby running after you is like chasing the clouds
The story of my life
I take her home
I drive all night to keep her warm
And time is frozen
The story of my life
I give her hope (give her hope)
I spend her love
Until she's broke (until she's broke inside)
Inside
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)
The story of my life
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)
The story of my life"
We finished the song, and lay down on the forest floor laughing.
"I never knew you liked One Direction?" I asked Hannah.
"Well it is a long story, and do not break out into song again." I giggled.
"Well shall I begin?"
"Curiosity is taking over me, Hannah its killing me!" I dramatically acted out dying.
"Here's how it began. Athena's children are of knowledge, and are born from her brain, just like she was from Zeus'." I nodded at this part remembering learning this, and she continued. "When I was little, I was left outside my dad's door, with a note from my mother. My dad and I made a happy little family, and everything was perfect, until something disastrous happened. I was 4 years old, and my dad was on his way to pick me up from preschool. There was a phone call, and the teacher got me into her car dropping me off at the hospital. My grandma was hugging me telling me it would be okay, and she took me into a hospital room to see my dad who was dying. The driver in car that hit him was fine, but there was nothing to for my dad. He told me he loved me and my mother, and that it was just not possible for her to stay with us." With that Hannah burst into tears, I held her as she cried into my shoulder for what seemed like the longest time.
"Are you better now?" I asked, sorry to have made her feel so sad.
"I'm fine, let's just finish the story. After my dad died I stayed with my grandma until they found someone to adopt me. My grandma was getting older, and could barely care for herself let alone another person. They found some people who would adopt me. The woman had miscarried 4 children, and they decided to adopt or there would be a greater risk. The couple knew that I had ADHD and dyslexia, but once they were told my story they willingly agreed. It was a happy time living with them. I called them mother and father, but no onecould take the place of my real parents, and everything was perfect. One day my father found a bump on my mother. He hurried me into the car, and we rushed to the hospital. When I saw where we were, I remembered my dad dying, and I started screaming mother don't die. A doctor sat me down and told me my mother had lung cancer. Her parents had smoked, and she had gotten it from second-hand smoke. My mother's condition was so bad, they tried surgery that would cure her, but it didn't work. She died from that surgery the same night, and my father became busier. I barely saw him and basically lived at my dance studio. I opened up to my dance teacher who I could trust. That night when I was getting picked up, she had a conversation with us and told us something important. I was a demigod, but she was confused as I had both parents. My dad told her how I was adopted, and she asked me about my past. I told her I had never met my mother and my father had died. I was a daughter of a female goddess, but not her. My dad was confused, and she revealed herself to be Aphrodite the goddess of love, and she would help my dad find love again so he could support me. This is all when I was 9 years old. My dad did fall in love again though, but with Aphrodite when she was helping him find it. Exactly 11 months after this, just before I turned ten my little brother was born. After this I saw her one more time visiting my brother, and when she saw me she told me why I hadn't met my mother. Olympian gods are forbidden to visit their children, and after she told me that she never came back. I was like a mother to my brother Evan. I loved him so much even if we weren't related. For another 3 years we lived peacefully, and I was healed of all my bad memories. My brother was just perfect. One day, I was playing with Evan, when there were loud noises from the kitchen. I grabbed my brother and ran in to see my father fighting a monster. He threw something at me and told me he loved my brother and me and that he was sorry. He screamed 'run', and that's just what I did. I ran and ran with my brother in my arms until I reached a corner. I whistled for a cab, and then asked for the Gray Sisters. They pulled up in a cab next to me, and I showed them the instructions my father had given me. They pushed me out, and then took some weird money from the pouch attached to the list. That's how I arrived at camp a few days after my 12th birthday."
I hugged Hannah, but didn't say anything. I was so shocked what had happened to her was terrible. To get her mind of things I suggested a game of 20 questions. We started off with obvious questions.
"Is that your real hair color?" I wanted to know everything about her.
"Yes, I have natural dirty blonde wavy hair that reaches my waist. Is that your natural hair color?"
"Yes, my natural caramel hair reaches my shoulders when it's not in a bun. I don't like it though, I would prefer hair like yours that is curly. What's your eye color? It's hard to tell in this light."
"I have grayish, green eyes that are mostly green with gray specks. You?"
"Blue eyes that I'm told are intense, but I hate as they don't match my hair. What's your favorite color?"
"Don't laugh, but my favorite colors are pink and green. Aphrodite knew me for 11 months okay. She can changes you. What are your favorite colors?"
"Well they're gold and yellow. I'm a stereotypical daughter of Apollo. You're too interesting. I'm just an orphan that grew up in an orphanage." She laughed at that, wiggling her eyebrows.
I got ready to ask her another question, when the horn sounded. She pulled me up and I pulled her down and we raced to the pavilion for breakfast. I sat next to Pippa and she pulled a face at me from across the room.
