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Chapter 4
I hate hiking. I really, really do. You know I was never much of a nature guy, and this really isn't a big hill that I have to climb up, but considering the fact that I have never climbed anything before and the grass is all wild and un-mowed I might as well be climbing the Empire State Building. I'm finally at the top of this hill and there's a huge yellow rock blocking my way into this supposed camp.
"Oh great," I say aloud, "honestly, how do they expect me to get across this thing?" The rock is much, much bigger than I am; it's like fifty feet tall. While I'm standing here I see something gold in my peripheral vision. I turn and there's this pine tree there with a golden fleece hanging from one of its branches. "Cool fleece, how did they make it out of gold" I wonder in my head. Just as I'm about to go touch the fleece, the rock moves, and breathes hot air. I turn around and there is a huge reptilian face staring back at me with blazing red eyes. The rock is a dragon. The dragon growls and foul smelling hot breath fills the air.
"You know," I say to the dragon, "There's this brand new thing called Listerine, it's a mouthwash, and it makes your breath smell good. I suggest you get some; it's a very good investment."
The dragon's not too happy about that, he blocks my way into camp and snorts smoke in my face.
I cough and say, "I'm not much of a smoker because I'm a famous teenager and teen smoking is frowned upon in the society in which I live in; but I know a guy that can get you some Cuban cigars if you want. How's that sound?"
The dragon roars and bares all his teeth at me and blows fire up into the air.
"Okay, okay," I say, "If you're really gonna kill me can I at least know your name?"
The dragon nods and lifts up head and on his neck is a bronze collar with some words on it.
"I'm not much of a reader; it's because of this whole dyslexia thing, it kinda messes with your mind so words jump around and it makes it hard to read." I say.
The dragon just shoves the collar in my face for me to read and I look closer and see that the words were actually in Ancient Greek, and I could somehow read it. The words said: "Hi, my name is Peleus, if I'm lost please return me Camp-Half Blood located on Half-Blood Hill in New York".
"So, Peleus, cool name. Can you let me into the camp please?" I implore.
Peleus grunts and moves out of my way so that I can enter the camp. "Thank you much Peleus!" I say, and I stroll right into the camp.
The inside of the camp is amazing. There are tons of campers running around (surprisingly no one is stopping to bask in my glow) and just as many half goat half dude people too.
"OMG!" I hear someone scream, "YOUR DAVID AUBREY!"
I turn and see a girl who wearing so much pink she looks like a flamingo running in my direction.
"OMG! I love you and your songs and your concerts and your show and your hair and your clothes! I just love you in general! I can't believe I'm actually getting to meet you! Are you a half-blood!" The girl talks so fast it sounds like it's all jumbled together.
"Thank you very much, I appreciate your love, now can you-, " the girl cuts me off.
"Do you know what this means! It means we can date now! OMG! This is so huge!" She screams.
"Uh, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on, I'm sixteen, and you're like, what, ten?" I say.
"I'm twelve" the girl says.
" Uh, okay, I'm sure that there's a law against sixteen year olds dating twelve year olds." I say.
The girl frowns, and looks up at me, "Well okay, my name is Linda by the way." she says.
"Okay Linda, can you tell me who runs this place?" I ask.
Linda points to a big mansion type house. "It's called the Big House." She says.
I give her a hug and say thanks and run to the Big House. I get inside the Big House, and there is a girl sitting at a table writing something on a clipboard. She has pretty long black hair, then she looks up at me and I see that she has amazing violet eyes. I totally can't remember how to talk now.
"Hi," the girl says, "I'm Lily Rose. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood."
"Uh, um, Hi?" I say. I am totally losing my cool. "You know I'm not normally like this, I'm usually much more articulate than this."
Lily Rose giggles (my gods she has an amazing laugh), "Its okay, it happens to most new half-bloods, but it'll wear off." She says, "So, do you have any clue of who your god-parent is?"
"Uh, yea," I say, "Apollo." I find it strange that she didn't just guess that, I mean my name and face is everywhere, I guess she just has to ask to make sure.
"Okay, so what's your name?" Lily Rose asks.
Now that throws me off. "You don't know my name?" I say.
She looks at me as if I grew another head, "Um, seeing as I just met you no I don't your name."
I'm seriously confused now, "How can you not know who I am? I mean seriously do you have any contact with the outside world?" I say.
"Yeah we do," Lily Rose says, "But we don't have time to socialize with spoiled rich kids all the time. So excuse me if I don't know who you are. Now just tell me your name so I can write it down and give it to Chiron so he can determine whether or not you're some all powerful demigod."
"I am not a spoiled rich kid!" I shout, "Okay well maybe I'm slightly above the middle-upper class, but I am not spoiled!"
Lily Rose rolls her eyes, "Whatever, just tell me your name."
"David Aubrey." I say, and wait for some form of recognition or an epiphany from her.
"Oh, wait I think I've hear of you." She says, "You're that overly conceited and overly glorified famous dude."
«I am not overly glorified!" I say, "The public loves me. I can't help my sheer awesomeness."
"Whatever." Lily Rose says. "You're in Cabin 7, let me go get Chiron."
Just then a boy, who looks about sixteen with blonde hair a white top and black skinny jeans, comes into the Big House, followed by a centaur.
"Hello Lily Rose Tulip Verdant!" the boy says. "What's up?"
"Lily Rose Tulip Verdant? That's your full name? Are you a daughter of Demeter or something?" I ask.
"No." She says, "I'm a daughter of Hermes. My mom was just really into flowers."
"OMG! You're David Aubrey!" the boy says, "I love your songs and movies. I'm Michael Kors by the way."
"Like the designer?" I say.
"I wish no it's spelled C-O-O-R-S." Michael says.
"Oh," I say, and turn to the centaur to say something but he speaks first.
"Hello, David. I see you've met Lily Rose and Michael. I'm Chrion, I run the camp." The centaur said.
"How'd you know my name?" I say, "Have you, like, met me before or something."
"No, I haven't met you personally, but I know the gods have arguing about you ever since you were born." Chiron says.
"Arguing about what?" I ask.
"You really should get settled in your cabin, we can talk about it later." Chiron says he looks kind of troubled about something... hey wait a minute...
"Whoa, hold on back up a bit, did you say 'cabin'," I say, "You expect me to sleep in a cabin?"
"Well, yea" Lily Rose says, all demigods here sleep in a cabin. No special treatment for celebrities."
I roll my eyes and say, "I never get special treatment because I'm famous. You know that private jet I have? I had to pay for that myself"
"Yea, but you have, millions to your name so a private jet won't cost so much for you."
"I accually have billions to my name, and that is not the point." I say.
"Uh, sorry to interupt your little debate, but what is the point of your argument?" Michael asks.
I don't say anything, and neither does Lily Rose.
"Okay then," Michael says, "Michael out."
He leaves and Chiron tells Lily Rose to be my guide around camp.
"Ugh, but why do I have to be his guide? Why can't one of the Apollo kids do it?" Lily Rose says.
"Because I asked you, now go do it." Chiron says.
Lily Rose sighs and leads me out of the Big House.
"This is going to be a long day." I hear her say.
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