Catering to requests to upload. Sometimes, I need a kick to get motivated or I'll just sit around. Sorry I took those last two chapters out but, after looking at them I saw they didn't really go with the story. This one puts it back on track more I hope. Reviews are always nice. No pressure or anything. I own nothing but what I've bought with my own money, sooo not much.
So, the next week or so at camp became well, a little tense. Friends from other cabins didn't talk, no challenges were thrown by the cabins, we didn't play capture the flag! Everyone's godly parents were really pushing down on the camp. the clouds above us thickened each day, more and more rain fell. Some of the campers were wondering if the camp would flood. It sucked majorly.
I was down by the stables when, surprise surprise, a group of Aphrodite's children strolled by. It was one of the rare times that the rains had stopped. Everyone rushed outside to clear mud and to play and to make merry with their half siblings. Anyways, the Aphrodite herd had a volleyball and were in string bikinis and trunks even though it was only like sixty outside. In lead was China. When she saw me, a smirk drug across her face. He muttered something to her siblings and sauntered over.
"Hi Moony." She smirked. They had tried to give me a nickname but, they were too stupid to think of a clever one so, Moony it was. "where's your boyfriend? Did he finally skip out?" She tilted her head, a spill of blonde hair flopped over. You could clearly she her black roots. Perfect, I thought.
"Did your roots not get the memo?" I smirked, pointing to her head. "The dye must have seeped into your brain, killing the rest of your brain cells, the three you had left." China gave a snort and snatched a mirror from a red-haired girl. She checked her roots and gave a screech. She and a smaller group raced back to their cabin. The rest glared at me. "Silent vow?" I asked sweetly, clasping my hands in front of me and smiling. They all huffed and continued to the beach. I turned to go into the stables.
Inside was warm and smelled of hay and horses. Moon, a white a silver Pegasus stood in the first stall. She snuffed at me and ruffled her silver wings.
"Sorry Moon, rain and all that." I told her, as I scratched behind her left ear, her faint spot. She practically purred at this. I laughed at her and went to get the mucking equipment. I yanked on high boots, gloves and grabbed a shovel. I walked out and push open her stall. Since most of the horses are magical, the stalls are reinforced with magic to make sure they stick around. moon snorted again nudged me with her nose. "Quit I have to clean your room." I shoved her nose away and jammed the shovel into the straw and crap mess on the floor. I heaved it up and over outside. "Ha!" I shouted at the gunk.
Finally, all the Pegasus gunk is thrown out and new, soft, non-gunky hay is strewn across Moon's stable. She nuzzles me again and I stroke her muzzle. I push open the door and step out of her stall. She snorts and stomps her hoof. Moon can throw a mean tantrum, she's worse then a three year old.
"Sorry Moon but food is calling my name." I tell her as I slip out of the mucking boots and gloves. She neighs at me one more time before i shut the stable doors. I wander up the sloping hill to the mess hall. It had turned into a place of hushed voices and very segregated tables. Already the y were segregated by parent but now, no one even dares to sneak to other table.
I pushed open one of the doors and dropped into my table, of one. Chicken tacos and Arby's curly fires appeared on the plate. filled the goblet next to it. Dear magical plates, I half prayed, I love you, I picked up a chicken taco and took a bite. The magical plates even knew how much sour cream and beans I liked on my tacos. The tree tacos vanished as did the curly fries. All around me, people ate and whispered to their siblings. The Hermes table was the loudest table. It was the Dump Cabin, I've heard. Those who's parents won't claim them, get dumped there. It's always full and is usually neutral in Camp arguments.
"Luna!" Joey, a Hermes boy shouted, I looked up at him. "Hey, come sit with us." He waved me over. I stood and walked across the hall to the Hermes table and sat next to Joey. He was a thin boy with red hair and blue green eyes. "See? Much better then sitting alone right?" He elbowed me and dived back into his conversation about whether Apollo was gay or was just a sensitive guy.
"I think he is bi." I interjected. The arguing boys stopped to look at me. "Because, how else would he have all his kids if he wasn't?" I pointed to the Apollo table, which was almost as full as the Hermes table. "He wouldn't be fully gay since most of the gods like to have a lot of kids to do great things." I shrugged and took a bite of ice cream.
"Dude, why didn't we think of that?!" The other boy cried, slamming his hand on the table. Joey laughed and shrugged. I spend the rest of the time chatting and arguing about the gods and even some sports.
Afterwards, Ash finds me near the strawberry patch. I liked it there because I had an endless supply of snacks also, it was pretty. "Yo." He nods at me before dropping down next to me. "Soooo, what was with you and Joey?" Grr, I wished he wouldn't start with that, maybe a hey these strawberries are looking awesome, so why did Joey call you over? Or maybe, hey, what's up? Oh cool ,so you and joey dating? anything better then that. But nope, he just came out with it. Very Ash.
"Um nothing. He just called me over so I went over there. Nothing big, or Earth scattering here." I shrug and play with one the plants. I felt Ash glaring at me. "What?" I snap, turning to stare at him, full on. His eyes are swirled again, all the colors are dark, almost black.
"Nothing. Didn't know you talked to Joey is all." He growls, turning away. Holy Hades Ash is moody.
"What is your problem Ash?" I demand, sitting up on my knees so I can look him the eyes. "Gettin' real tired of your moody crap." I snap at him, poking him in the chest.
"Nothing is wrong with me Luna." I know he's lying cause he won't look me in the face.
"Bull." I pop the word out of my mouth and tilt my head at him. He just glances me, more black swirling into his eyes.
"It's just that, this vote thingy has the whole camp torn. It sucks." He sighs, one of his hands playing with my hair.
"Well, it'll be over and then it will go back to normal." I try to sound upbeat about this but, its kinda hard to when for most of us, it is a lose lose situation. "Just hang in there a bit longer Ash." I sigh as I lay my head on his knee. He straightens his legs so my head rests on his lap. His hands go back to my hair. This is super corny love book cover but hey, we hide from the camp and sit in a strawberry patch. Sounds like fun to me. when Ash starts to hum ,is when I start to feel sleepy. Aaannnd drop the cutains.