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And We Thought We Were Normal

Jaycee Carter. Normal 13 year old girl, right? Wrong! Her life's been weird since the day she's been born, and now it's just gotten weirder. A Goth boy about her age comes in and tells her she's not normal. Well she knew that much, but when he says the gods from the Greek Myths she loved so much are real and still exist, she's not sure what to think. But she believes it. She's had that feeling for a long time now, and it's only being confirmed for her. Now to just survive middle school in New York with her BFF Meg Andrews and her new friend Goth Boy. What could possibly go wrong?

Chapter 8-Can't Start School without being Claimed

The next week went by so fast I couldn't really remember it. I spent most my free time hanging out with Meg and getting to know some of the other campers, though I was still shy of them. Nico said that I'd have to go meet up with Aunt Sally and Uncle Paul soon. Me, Lana, and Meg would be living in the open apartment next door to them. Apparently, Drew didn't have to, cause he was seventeen. Apparently, my parents trusted him to just train and learn how to fight with a sword and then come back to finish up school back in Kokomo.

And, apparently, my family didn't trust me like that.

In a couple hours, Meg, Lana, Percy, Annabeth, and I would go into the city, travel to the apartment, unpack, and get settled in before school starts in, like, three days.

I traveled to the arena-half of it being taken up by Percy's pet helhound, Mrs. O' Leary. Seriously? A pet hellhound? Can my cousin get any weirder?

I picked up a gleaming Celestial Bronze sword. Three feet of deadly weaponry that would get any normal person arrested for owning. I sighed, wondering how I was going to hide this thing, or a bow and arrow, in the mortal world.

I continued training, slashing dummies into rags and stuffing, pretending each one was a different problem I'll have to face.

Being the new kid.

Slash!

Starting over.

Ker-whack!

I continued on and on until my arm felt like it'd fall off. But that didn't stop me. Instead I sheathed my sword and headed toward the archery range.

When I arrived at the edge of the archery range, I grabbed a spare bow and quiver full of arrows. I then walked up to the shooting line. I notched an arrow and pulled the string back, pretending the bull's eye was one of the bullies I had to put up with.

Audrey Plow

Whoosh-ing!

Bull's eye.

Ellie Bean

Whiiiiish-king!

Another bull's eye.

I reloaded.

Paula Stout

I pulled back on the string, but before I let go and let the arrow fly, Chiron-who appeared out of nowhere-and Will Solace from Apollo and plenty other Apollo campers bowed or clapped or cheered.

"Jaycee Carter, daughter of Apollo, god of sun, healing, music, and poetry!" Chiron announced in a loud voice. Why'd he give me an introduction? I'm pretty sure everyone knew who I was by now. Or does he do that to everyone?

Wait…I've been claimed! Well, you can't start school without being claimed.

I looked up above me to see a lyre and a bow and arrow. Two symbols of Apollo. It was all bathed in a golden light. I stared at the fading symbol, the same thing running through my mind; I hadn't noticed Will and some other Apollo campers bringing me to Cabin 7.

I've been claimed….

That's all I could think about. I'd been claimed. Well, now that I think about it, it was obvious I was a child of Apollo. I was exceptional at archery, I was absolutely in love with music, poetry wasn't my favorite, but I could memorize it faster than you could say Romeo and Juliet.

When I snapped back to reality, there was a half-circle of six kids around me and a bunk. All the kids were staring at something that rested on the bed.

"I can't believe it!" A little girl exclaimed.

"It's beautiful." A boy, not much older then I was, said with awe.

I looked at the bow and quiver full of arrows that lay on the bunk that I guessed would be mine. Will tenderly reached for the note that was attached to the quiver.

He skimmed through it, and then handed it to me.

It read:

Dear Jaycee,

I am your father

Here's a gift for you, daughter

You're awesome, like me.

Apollo ;)

I raised an eyebrow at the haiku. A winky face? Seriously? I rolled my eyes and set the note down on the night stand next to the bed. Every single one of the Apollo campers (except Will) made a grab for the note to read it. I just reached out to grab the bow.

It was truly beautiful. A blend between gold and silver in intricate designs. Another note floated down in a flash of light.

I grabbed it out of the air.

Dear Jaycee,

I hope you like your gift. And good luck in middle school.

I feel another haiku coming.

Middle School is ruff

But I know you can make it

Because you are that awesome.

Apollo ;)

I smiled. The beautiful bow was mine. There were twenty arrows in the quiver. I wonder what will happen when I use them all…..

Another flash of light and another note came floating toward me. I placed the second note next to the first.

Dear Jaycee,

I almost forgot to mention, the arrows, when you use all twenty, twenty more replace them! It's magic! Awesome right? I'd thank Hecate. She helped me with it. And so did Hephaestus. And Hermes got it down there. So, that's four gods you can thank!

I'm just that awesome

And so are the other gods

But none quite like me.

Apollo ;)

Well. There goes that question. I smiled even wider, and set down the third note so my new half-brothers and sisters could read them.

I couldn't settle in for long, but we got my bunk ready for the summer, by putting shorts and Camp Half-Blood tees and tank tops in drawers, along with more personal things that the four guys in the cabin had to 'leave for some more archery practice' so the two girls and I could finish putting some stuff in my trunk.

When we finished, I looked at the two girls. One was Drew's age and the other was about three years younger than I was.

"Well, I'm obviously Jaycee Carter. What are your guys' names?"

The older girl stuck her hand out to me. "Nina McDonnell," she said with a smile. I gave a shy smile back, and cautiously shook her hand. She was the first person I actually shook hands with at camp.

The younger girl smiled, revealing two missing teeth, "Andrea Parks!"

Instead of shaking my hand the girl gave me a bear-hug I didn't need.

Nina laughed as the little girl's arms around my waist tightened, insisting I hug back.

I awkwardly patted her back signaling I'm not a big 'people person'. She let go, but continued smiling.

"Sorry bout-" Nina would've finished her sentence if a rowdy group of boys didn't come rushing in, my brother with them.

"Drew!" I exclaimed. He smiled at me and gave me a hug.

"Jay! You got claimed, too? I was just hanging with the Hermes Cabin, when we saw Will and the rest of them being rushed out of the cabin. The Stolls and I asked what was going on, and Will said they were moving Jaycee in. I was like, 'No way! My sister?' and he said, 'Yeah, your sister.' And then BAM! I'm being rushed in here with a golden bathed lyre over my head! Pretty cool, eh?" Drew managed to get all that out in one breathe. He was kind of hard to follow.

Then two more boys rushed in. Two boys I knew for a fact weren't sons of Apollo.

Conner and Percy stood panting inside the door way, with Travis collapsed behind them.

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~*J.C*~