Ali's POV

I woke up with a horrible headache in a place I had never seen before. I was lying on a cot with these really tan teenagers walking around. I glanced to my right and saw Sam was still unconscious and had a wrapping around her left foot; I guess she really did break her ankle. Mitch had a chair pulled up next to her and had a weird liquid in a cup with a straw in hand. I looked to my left and saw Nico looking at me with a smile.

"You're finally awake" he said as he handed me a cup full of the liquid that Mitch had for Sam. I took the straw in my mouth and started drinking the most amazing drink ever; it tasted like Grandma's gooey butter cake cookies…but in liquid form. My body started to heat up as I continued drinking this amazing drink. Without warning Nico took the drink out of my hand and set it on the table.

"Hey! I didn't get to finish that" I complained as I tried to reach for the drink again.

"Sorry, it's unsafe for you to do that" he replied as he swatted my hand away.

"What do you mean? It's just a drink" I moaned as I tried to reach for it again.

"If you did too much of that stuff, you'll burn up" Nico said as coolly as possible. I tilted my head in confusion; this honestly didn't make any sense.

"It's a drink…nothing else" I stammered, hoping I was right.

"This drink is called nectar, the drink of the gods" he replied.

"Gods?" I asked confused even more.

"The Greek Gods to be more exact" he said as if that was normal.

"Nico…are you on heroin or something?" I asked; I swear to God that he was stoned or something.

"No I'm not. And I'm not lying, the Greek Gods are real" Nico stated.

"But how?" I questioned.

"The gods shift to the western empire is. From Greece to Rome, then I think England and then America" he replied while running a hand through his hair; I swear my mind has just been blown.

"Well…why were we attacked and no one else in the park seemed to notice?" I asked curiously.

"Because they are mortals. Some can see things like monsters but it's very uncommon" he stated, somewhat avoiding my question.

"Okay…but that didn't answer my question…" I mumbled as I looked down towards my feet.

"Well…we got attacked because we are children of the gods" he replied as he gazed out the door; once again he had blown my mind.

"But…but…that means we're demigods..." I stammered.

"Yep. And we're at a camp that protects us from the monsters outside and we train so we can fight against the monsters" he said, his gaze returning to me.

"Woah…then who is my god parent?"

"Actually I don't know. You haven't been claimed yet"

"Claimed?" I asked.

"When your god parent establishes that you are his or her child" Nico replied as he got up from this chair he was sitting in. I slowly rolled out of my cot and lumbered over to him. I gazed outside and was astounded by the sight of this strange place. Strawberry patches were growing next to a very large ranch house with a guy without legs on a horse trotting over to an archery range…oh shit he is a centaur. As I began to wonder how much LSD was in that drink I had, Nico led me around camp, explaining things as he went. He made a quick stop at the archery range to talk to the centaur; apparently his name is Chiron. As Nico talked, my attention was drawn to a bow and arrow that was sitting above a hay bale. I picked up the bow and was over taken by how powerful I was beginning to feel. Effortlessly I strung the arrow on the drawstring and flung it at the target. The arrow lodged itself in the target at the bulls-eye mark.

"Behold, a daughter of Apollo" Chiron said, causing my attention to turn at him. Nico had a smile on his face although I really had no clue what was going on. He pointed up at a bow and arrow that seemed to glow golden above my head; I had finally been claimed.

"Wow…my dad is the sun god….no wonder I get so tan during the summer" I said as I smiled at Nico. He laughed and resumed walking with me following close behind. He stopped in front of what he said was the Hades cabin and it sure as hell was dreary. It was all black with black torches that radiated a green flame. Skulls and other bones outlined the sides along with different scenes of death. "I'm guessing that your dad is Hades…" I said as I kept staring at the creepy cabin.

"It's not that bad after a while. You just get used to it" he replied as he took a quick glance at it. Our eyes met and all the memories from that special night came rushing back. Is it wrong that I kind of wanna kiss you right now?" he asked with a slight grin. I smiled and shook my head as I leaned up on my toes to get closer to him. He closed the gap between us in a sweet and longing kiss. I kissed back while my arms slide around his neck as his hands snaked around my waist. I pulled away and smiled, his eyes looking extremely adorable.

"Well we could do more than that…under one condition" I said with a hint of seduction in my voice.

"And what is that condition?" he asked curiously.

"If we become official boyfriend and girlfriend"

"Sounds like a pretty good idea" he replied as he picked me up and rushed us into the Hades cabin.