A/N Chapter Four! (: How was your Thanksgiving? Sorry I've been taking a while… it sucks I know. Sorry.
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Emma

So I'm the last one to get to talk? That's alright. Whatever. Saving the best for last is always the best way to put things out there anyway. Clearly talking with Mr. and Mrs. NeverShutUp has gotten through to your head. Like Louise said, it's not healthy. I'm surprised me and her lasted this long. Do the math, next thing we all know, they'll be…Never mind.

After leaving the totally chaotic Mess Hall, I decided to take one of my long pointless walks through the woods with Lewie, my dog, a small book and a flashlight, both of which were stuffed in a small brown bag. The paperback book had its front and back cover ripped off completely. The pages were ripped and faded. I found it in the back of the Camp Library. Discarded books lay all over the place in the back rooms. The book was old dated back in the 1970's or even before that. It looked interesting...

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home...

I only read the first sentence and my mind already couldn't stay focused. It was some-what normal because of the ADHD but my mind was wandering too much. I was barely able to think straight anymore. Last week—was it really just last week?—the unthinkable happened. No one ever imagined the camp being attacked. It wasn't like it wasn't obvious though. I've been here four years. I've watched everything unfold. The gods were getting careless. I closed the book in my hands restlessly and shut off the small flashlight in my hands.

I heard voices. Small whispers seem to be coming from behind me. At first I thought I was hearing things but Lewie's ears perked up from where he sat below the tree. I turned my body in the direction of the whispers only to feel myself lose my balance and slip off the branch. I grabbed it before I fell to the ground, looking at my feet dangle in below me a good five feet from the ground. The voices grew louder and seemed to be confused. I let go of the branch and landed swiftly next to Lewie. I quickly picked up my stuff and shoved it in my bag.

"Did you hear that?" a girl's voice asked. Twigs snapped to my left as she seemed to come closer. I took a step back praying that Lewie wouldn't start barking.

"Hear what?"

I knew that voice anywhere. She was around my cabin enough always flirting with Riley, my half brother and cabin leader. Well, flirting was a lie. They barely ever talked. They would sit in my cabin for hours making out and Zeus knows what else. It was another reason why I just seemed to avoid my cabin. Only too often were Aphrodite girls creeping to get close to my brothers. Like I cared. It was gross and gave me a good reason to wander away from my cabin.

"You're too paranoid, Lena," Evangeline retorted. I could almost see her rolling her eyes. "We left everyone at the dining hall completely clueless."

"Yeah," Lena huffed. "Leaving them at the dining hall clueless with way too much information. Great plan Evey."

They were getting closer. I crept away from where they seemed to be coming slowly.

"Don't call me that," Eve sneered. "I revealed what I was told to. Now not only do I look like I'm the smartest person at camp, Chiron now looks clueless according to everyone at camp."

"Well he kind of is."

"Shut up. You know what I meant."

I took a few steps to my left, Lewie close at me heals. What were they talking about? When did they even start caring about what happened at camp? Last week when camp was attacked I don't remember them even out there helping with anything. I didn't even remember them being there. I narrowed my eyes as I thought and didn't notice the girls getting closer. Before I knew it they were right in front of me.

The last thing I remembered was Eve telling me how tired I was. I felt myself nodding off despite my mind's protests.

It ended as quickly as it came leaving behind something far worse than destruction. One second, Emma sat on the steps to her cabin, waiting for Eve to get out of the cabin and get out of Riley's pants. She was looking out at the camp watching as everyone prepared for the summer activities. The Hermes campers begin to their final bit of 'spring cleaning' for the summer season to begin. Dozens of unclaimed campers poured out of cabin 11 along with the rest of the campers who stayed there. At the Big House, Kat Jones and Jack Daniels, son of Dionysus, sat bickering with Chiron about how cabin 11 did this to cabin 12 and how cabin 12 decided to try and 'get back' at cabin 11 but utterly failed, Mr. D rubbing his temples throughout the entire discussion. The strawberry fields danced with the moving strawberry vines as they tripped, smacked and teased unwanted visitors while they attempted to pick strawberries. Zac Ross and Andi Wilds, daughter of Hecate were sitting under a tree looking at the sky whispering secrets only the two could hear.

Alec stood hidden behind cabin 16 with Margaret Furray, daughter of Nemesis talking quietly and kissing between every few sentences. Alec was secretly wishing they would last back there without getting caught long enough so he could break up with her. Chris Reeve, a son of Hypnos, wandered aimlessly into the fountain that sat in the center of all the cabins with a small splash. Some laughter provoked some of the preparations.

But laughter turned to silence as a cool, cool wind; too cool for a late afternoon in early June, whipped over the camp so quick some lost their footing. For a split second the sky went entirely dark and then everything was normal again, but not entirely the same.

Emma watched Zac, dumb-founded under the tree by the strawberry fields when only a second before Andi was sitting right next to him. Jack and Kat no longer stood on the porch with Chiron. Leaving the Centaur puzzled and Mr. D rejoiced. Chris no longer sat in the fountain and Alec was standing with no one. Dozens of people were gone, just like that.

Riley and Eve came up behind Emma from out of the cabin. Eve put her hand on Emma's shoulder. "It's starting," she whispered. The only thing that was weird about the dream was, Emma never remembered that last part happening when everyone really did disappear. Darkness clouded over the sky, then over camp and Emma realized she was waking up.

Someone was shaking my shoulders when my mind started to awake. "Hello?" someone said in a soft whisper. "Anyone home?"

I sat up quickly hitting my head against the person trying to wake me up. "Ow," we both muttered as the girl sat back. I sat up knitting my eyebrows together and squinting in moon lit forest. I wasn't able to tell who I had just hit my head against. Despite the fact that I rarely socialized, I couldn't make out the girl's features.

"I'm sorry," I muttered, rubbing my head. "I have no idea who you are."

"Don't worry about it," the girl said. "I wouldn't expect you to know who I am anyway. I'm the new girl." She said new as if it was the worst thing in the world. It took me a second to remember her name.

"You're Lizzie?" I asked a little dumbfounded. "You realize coming out here, in the middle of the night, with no weapon is dangerous right?"

"What? Are there giant one eyed men out here too?" She was being sarcastic and I was being dead serious.

"No, but there are monsters and other things used for training."

I could almost see her mouth drop in the dark we were in. "You keep these woods stalked with monsters? What are you going to tell me next? There are magic fairies that work the kitchen?"

"Wood nymphs."

"Excuse me?"

"Nymphs work in the kitchen."

Lizzie sighed and threw her hands in the air. "Okay, I'm done. What kind of sick joke is this? I want to go home. Where is Alec sleeping? I'm going to go kick his ass."

I laughed lightly. "I'm sure he would love that." Her head turned to me and I'm sure she was glaring at me. I laughed again.

"So you think this is funny?" Lizzie stood up. "I am serious! This is not happening. What was up with dinner tonight? Why was everyone freaking out? And who is Kat? Who is Jack? Who is…um that other guy and why do they matter?"

"I wouldn't be forgetting Fancis's name. He's not someone to have on your bad side. Although he's better then Eve and Lena." My voice trailed off and my smile faded. What happened before I passed out all came flooding back to me and I realized why I was out here. "Something is up with those two," I murmured.

Liz nodded probably looking at me like I was crazy. "Okay, you know what? I think I am just going to leave now." She started off.

"What, you think I'm crazy?" I asked with a slight smile. I stood up and she stopped walking. "I'm just as confused about what is happening around here as you. I just am for different reasons."

Lizzie stood there for a moment thinking, with her arms crossed. "How long did it take you to get used to things?" she asked finally.

I rolled my eyes and shrugged. "A couple weeks at the most. You'll be fine." I nudged her with my elbow as I walked past her, back towards the cabins. "It's in your blood."

Liz huffed a light laugh. "Yeah. Because my mom is a Goddess."

"Exactly." She was learning already! For a moment I didn't think about what Eve and Lena had said and for a second there, I thought a made a friend. Maybe.

A/N I feel so bad for not updating in forever! UGH! I hope you liked this short crappy chapter. PLEASE REVIEW! (: OH!OH!OH! Cookies for whoever can guess the book Emma was reading.