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It's going down, I'm yelling timber

I didn't want to complain but I had a kinda unsettling dream. I couldn't remember exactly what happened, all I remembered was waking up in a cold sweat with a feeling of dread. I'm not normally a wimp and I wouldn't care but it was weirdly vivid and I'd never really gotten dreams like it before.

As of recently Chiron had been telling us to tell him if we had especially different different dreams so I made the desision to go up to the big house despite the fact I normally avoided it like the fucking plague.

I pulled on a black vest top and paired it with some grey shorts and combat boots before leaving the 'comfort' of my cabin.

I walked quickly over to the big house, ignoring the eye rolls I normally got for 'trying too hard' or something.*

I walked into the Big House expecting Chiron to me there and as usual he was but someone was with him!

Kerry

After my unsettling, even by demigod standards, dream, I ignored the usual morning routine for the Apollo cabin and went straight to the Big House.

Half way through explaining my dream, the Hades girl, Scarlett or something walked in looking even more unhappy than usual. I was willing to bet money on the fact we were here for the same reason.

I lifted my hand in a wave but she just blanked me. I itched to curse her into rhyming, my go thing for people I dislike, but to be honest she didn't really talk anyway so it would be mostly useless.

I continued talking to Chiron, sneaking glances at her and watching her steadily pale. I guess my assumption was right. I wondered if dream was the same of just similar.

After that unpleasant business had finished I went down to the campfire where both the Apollo kids and Hunters were getting ready for the- you guessed it: campfire we were having tonight.

It was quite awkward because of the obvious tension in the air but we finished quite quickly and after that we were free to do whatever we wanted.

Clara

I walked out of the Aphrodite cabin talking to my friend Cally. She was in the middle of a retelling what happened last time she tried to shoot a javelin. She had the normally uptight Lilith in fits of laughter. Despite me also laughing however, my mind was pretty preoccupied. The feeling of despair I'd had since waking up had been getting steadily worse.

I knew that I should be telling Chiron since recently he'd insisted we tell him every dream we had but I didn't want to voice the feeling. And I suppose... I was scared he would send me away with a pat on the head like most campers when I tried to talk to them.

I finally managed to push down the feeling until I saw Skylar, the kid of Hades walking out with Chiron. It wasn't exactly unusual for demigod kids to dream but from my limited knowledge of her she barely had dreams.

Don't go thinking I'm a stalker or anything, I like to know at least one fact about everyone in the whole camp. Most children of Aphrodite have fairly good memories despite the rumour that we're just ditzy.

We can literally understand and mostly speak French fluently!

We aren't just pretty faces.

Anyway, today mostly consists of training and joking around seeing as Aphrodite was on the winning team for capture the flag.

Later we'll be going for a 'special' campfire but I'm not really looking too forward to it. Most of the time a campfire means a bet between the Ares cabin to see 'who can get the most marshmallow gunk inside the Aphrodite Kid's hair.'

As you can see we aren't exactly the most respected cabin out there!

Eric

The day would have been fairly cool if it weren't for the dream.

A few days ago I won a bet with a friend meaning he had to do my chores for a week.

I may have conveniently forgotten to tell him that it was the Ares cabin turn to clean out the horse stable but a bet's a bet and I refused to let him back out.

He should have payed more attention to the roster.

The dream however managed to fuck what should have been a good day up for me.

It was incredibly detailed, a pair of large green eyes yelling at me to 'Leave for Alaska!' Like no thanks man, I'm happy living in California!

I managed to block out the memory of the voice whilst I was with Tostey but as soon as I left, stopping on the way to laugh at Bark cleaning the horses, I heard it again and again on repeat like the time I broke my radio.

Some people are so persistent!

Skylar

At 6 o clock exactly I walked down to the campfire. Normally I wouldn't do it but Chiron told me to come. I'd been about to argue but something in his voice told me I'd better not.

As I'd planned, I get to the campfire fairly early. A few people were already milling around but I can take the seat I like. The place where if I lean back slightly I'm completely ingulfed in the shadows. A little while later everyone else arrived and the noise became almost unbearable. I considered running back up to my cabin and hiding out but that idea was sadly quenched when Chiron arrived.

Kerry

For once, everyone was at the campfire. Chiron had told us it was special for some reason but he didnt say why. Like normal we sat in our cabin groups. We didn't have to but most people did anyway.

Normally Rachel sat with one of the seven but for some reason none of them were here so she sat with us which I guess made sense.

No one really knew much about her other than the obvious fact she was Mortal but she seemed nice enough.

It was a little after the first sing along that something strange happened.

Clara

The campfire was going quite well so far, I didn't feel anything in my hair and we had sung the usual songs.

Then Rachel stood up. I thought she was going to make a speech or something but then her eyes glowed a brilliant green.

"Four will go down where the tables have turned.

They'll visit the place where water has burned

Love's child will turn into time

Without these four: a world without rhyme.

I felt a shiver going down my spine at the realisation that I'd just heard a prophecy. I'd heard one before but it never failed to be strange.

Then I heard a voice coming from the Apollo cabin.

"Maybe that means father!" A girl called Kerry called out.

A hubbub of chatter broke out.

"QUIET!" Chiron called out. "Who will be the four going on this quest then?"

"I will!" I looked around, wondering who had said it but then I realised. It was me.

This would be my chance to show them that strong Aphrodite kids weren't just a fluke like they seemed to think.

Eric

After the Aphrodite kid's display of courage I instantly felt guilty for judging them as a whole. I wanted to Volunteer on the quest but I wasn't sure anyone would want me along.

"I will too!" A strangely authoritative voice came out of the shadows. I realised with a start it came from the Hades kid. It was the first time I'd heard her talk.

"Me too." As expected this voice came from the Apollo cabin. We hadn't heard about anything happening to Apollo but I guess the 'world without rhyme' line would have freaked them out.

This line came from the short kid that had suggested the line meant Apollo.

I had to say I hadn't guessed that before it was said.

Before anyone else could join I stood up. "I'll come too!" It was meant to sound grand but it was slightly ruined by the fact I managed to trip over my own feet.

"Very well!" Said Chiron in a tone that meant I couldn't tell how he felt about this. "You four can leave tomorrow."

I looked at the group I was likely to be spending the next few weeks with. Kelly- I think it was had dark hair and a tan. She was obviously the youngest of the group by a few years, looking about 12.

The Hades girl had short blue hair, not dissimilar to mine, the only difference being she had a white streak. She was dressed in mostly black and she looked strong. She seemed to be around my age. Maybe 15 or 16.

Like Kelly(?) the Aphrodite girl wasn't that tall. I guessed she'd come up to about my chin. She had blonde hair with a few gingery brown streaks tied into a ponytail.

I wasn't sure whether I'd survive the next few weeks even if a monster didn't kill me judging by the look in the Aphrodite girl's eyes. She glared at me as if I'd killed her hamster and I involuntarily shivered.

Yep! This'll be a fun few weeks.

* I put my finger up at them. Preps.

Oooohhhh, so the plot thickensss!

I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. I kinda have an outline about what I'm gonna do but it's not over until the fat lady sings.

As you can see my favourite to write is Clara purely because I think the Aphrodite cabin needs more love! I added a few of the minor characters in do yay for that!

Obviously I'm quite young so my writing style is kinda clunky but I don't think this chapter was too bad.

If you want review your rankings of the characters e.g: 1 being your favourite and 4 being your least favourite and don't forget 2 and 3.

I don't know if the link will work but I set up a blog so yay?

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