A/N: Thanks so much for the reviews and everything! You guys are awesome! Once again, not my story. It's my friend Jessy's. We really appreciate reviews and things, guys!
Shout out to Freckle-el-Gecko and demigodwhovian727 for following the story! You guys rock!
To clear up any confusion in the two previous chapters, Zaspel is Alyssa. We just call her Zaspel because we have another friend named Alyssa and it's just easier this way(: And if you couldn't figure it out, Evey is Evelynn (that one was more obvious, but just in case(: ).
Disclaimer: Neither Jessy nor I own any PJO characters or Camp Half-Blood because we aren't, sadly, Mr. Rick Riordan :/
Erika POV
Erika was woken up the sound of…was that a harp playing? She sat up and looked around her new cabin. Sure enough, hovering in the middle of the room was an enchanted harp.
"Built in wakeup call", said one of her new cabin mates. He must have seen her confused expression. "Since our father is also the God of music we figured it was appropriate," he smiled at her.
"It sure is," she smiled back. She got out of bed and walked around to her new chest at the foot of the bed. Folded neatly on top of the chest was a new pair of shorts and an orange camp half-blood t-shirt. She grabbed the new clothes, pulled out a hairbrush from the chest, and headed off to the bathroom.
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After getting ready, Erika headed to the dining pavilion to meet up with Chiron and her friends. She was excited to see what their first class of the day would be. When she got there, she was immediately engulfed in hugs from her friends. The surprise of being demigods hadn't quite worn off yet so the girls were a bit overly happy.
"Good morning ladies," Chiron chimed.
"Morning!" they all replied in unison. Which Erika found just a little creepy.
"So what's our first class of day Chiron?" asked Jessy. Erika smiled at the question; she'd been wondering that all morning.
"Well," Chiron interrupted her train of thought. "I figured you all could start with sword fighting this morning. It will give you a chance to find your weapon and obtain you basic skills. After that you'll be free to attend any classes you'd like, seeing as you'll be the only ones partaking in the class."
"How come?" asked Evey.
"It's summer, my dear," Chiron replied simply. "Even demigods need a break from classes," he smiled.
"Can't wait", Erika said with a smile. She wondered what kind of weapon she'd end up with.
~~Oh hey look! Another line break!~~
"Alright, welcome to sword fighting 101," said a girl dressed in a chest plate and wrist armor. She had long, light brown hair pulled back into a low ponytail and wore thin rimmed glasses. "My name is Maddie and I'll be your tutor this morning," she said with a smile. The girls smiled back and waved hello. "Alright first", said Maddie scanning through the six. "Umm, let's start with you," she said pointing at Erika.
'Great, figures I'm first' Erika thought.
"What's your name?"
"Erika", she replied.
"Alright Erika", said Maddie. "Do you have any experience with weapons?"
"Not really..."
"Hmm well… you're a daughter of Apollo right?"
"Yes."
"Shall we see how you do with a bow and arrow then?" she smiled.
"Sure, why not." Erika walked over to the weapons shed with Maddie to look for her bow. It was huge. The walls were lined with rows of swords and daggers. In the right hand corner were two racks of beautiful bows and matching quivers.
"Try some out. See which one feels right," Maddie encouraged. Erika walked through the huge doors and over to the bow racks. First she picked up a pretty silver one with a flowery pattern carved into it. The second she picked it up, it pulled straight down. It was super heavy and there was no way Erika could use it in a battle. Next she tried a slightly smaller bronze bow. Nothing special, just well polished. She picked it up and simulated shooting an arrow. The thing was practically weightless, she felt like she would be fighting with a plastic toy. Finally she tried a golden bow with the engraving of flames on it. She picked it up and once again simulated shooting an arrow. It felt perfect, like the bow its self was a part of her. Maddie took notice of Erika's satisfied look.
"So," she mused. "You've chosen Apollo's flame."
"I guess," Erika said picking up the matching quiver.
They headed back to the group and Erika proudly showed her friends her new bow. They all really liked it and thought it suited her pretty well. Within a half an hour the girls had all found their ideal weapons; Erika with her bow, Julia with her double bladed steal dagger, and Alyssa with her retractable bronze sword (All the girls fangirled at that because she was a child of Poseidon with a bronze sword like Percy). Then there was Evelynn with her short, half bronze, half gold sword, and Hannah with her enchanted dagger. Finally, there was Jessy.
"Where's your weapon Jessy?" asked Erika.
"I uh, I kind of already have one," she answered, looking at her feet and blushing. Jessy explained to them about a dream she'd had the night before about her brother, Nico, and how he had given her a special weapon he said she'd need soon. It was a Stygian silver sword he'd enchanted into a silver heart belt. It had been sitting on top of her dresser when she woke up that morning.
"No way," said Alyssa. To prove it, Jessy grabbed the chain of her belt with the heart on the end and pulled down. Instead of Jessy's pants falling down like Erika kind of expected, which would have been hilarious, it turned into a long, shining, silver sword.
"Wow cool!" exclaimed Erika.
"Thanks."
"Alright now", said Maddie. "Let's get your training started. Those with swords and daggers wait over there and Erika-"
Erika shot an arrow at one of the targets and it hit right in the middle.
"Wow, never mind," said Maddie. "Just keep doing that."
After about an hour the girls had gotten down the basic fighting skills they'd need. They decided not to go to any other classes and just walk around the camp.
Now that it was day time the camp looked so much brighter. The cabins were beautiful and the other campers were really nice. Well most of them were. That Drew girl in Hannah's cabin was horrible and some of the Ares kids weren't so friendly. But other than them this camp was a dream come true.
As they walked past the Hephaestus cabin, a boy walked out and came over to them. He had brown curly hair and brown eyes. His clothes were a bit dirty and he had a little bit of oil on his cheek.
"Yo ladies," he said. "I'm Leo."
The girls all smiled and said hey back. Erika saw Jessy and Hannah exchange a knowing look and before she knew it, Jessy was pulling Erika over to Leo.
"Hey Leo I'm Jessy and this is Erika", she said pushing Erika closer to Leo.
"Hey Leo, how about you show Erika around?" said Hannah.
"Yeah sure, right this way Eri", said Leo as he hooked arms with Erika.
"Oooooooooooo", the girls all chimed as the stood there smiling at each other. As the two turned to walk off on their own, Erika swore she saw Hannah and Jessy high five each other.
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