"I'm in WHAT? But it's impossible, I can't…it's not…."
Before I could finish, I black out. Again. I have another weird dream. Two people are arguing, and I recognize one. Her name's Thalia Grace.
"Annabeth, we HAVE to trust the girl. Remember what Rachel said?"
"Thalia, she's the daughter of-"
"Who would make you think she's un-trustworthy? Hera? It can't be Hera, she-"
"LET ME FINISH! She's daughter of-"
Before she could finish, there was a small quake, and the dream dissolved. "My daughter."
Mother! "Mom! Why am I-"
But she continued, as if I'm not there. "You can't do this. She's my ONLY daughter."
There's another voice, but I can't place it.
"You have plenty more children. What's so special about this one?"
"She's a demigod. You can't….please, for my sake."
I was about to run to her, then I woke up.
"SISTRA! Are you all right?" I blink again, and say "Am I still in Camp Half-Blood?"
I look up to see Rachel, and someone else.
"Yes, you are. I know how shocking this is, but-"
"Who's that?" Rachel looks behind her, and says "That's Piper, daughter of Aphrodite."
I say "I've seen you before. In a dream, before I got here. You were in a cage, and there was this giant….but that was only a dream, right?"
They look at each other, and Rachel says "Here at Camp Half-Blood, everyone has weird dreams. It's normal. C'mon, I think you're strong enough to stand."
I get up, and feel amazing.
"We had to give you ambrosia, so-"
"Wait, WHAT? I'm still here? But I'm supposed to be….you know… un-demigod. There's some mistake, right?"
Piper says "Well, mortals can't come in here, and monsters can't either. The only explanation is you're a demigod. Unless you're a nymph…"
"I'm not."
"…then you've got to be a demigod. Hopefully, your mother or father will claim you."
"I know what claiming is, don't worry. So, what's going on?"
"Well, we're building the Argo II, so other than that, nothing else."
I turn to Rachel, and ask "What now?"
She says "How about you go to Chiron? Piper, you've got to tell your cabin the new news, remember? The new schedule. You're head counselor, so go on."
Piper leaves, and Rachel continues.
"I'll get Jason to take you. JASON!"
A tall, blonde (not to mention, a little cute, but not my type) guy comes, and Rachel says "Take Sistra to Chiron."
I pipe in "That's me by the way." We walk, and he asks me questions.
"So, who brought you here? Did Coach Hedge bring you? If so, I'm-"
"I brought myself here."
"Err….what?"
"Well, it's a pretty long story, but I'll skip to the important parts: I ran away from home, hid in woods, lightning zapped the tree, and I woke up here. The end."
"Why'd you run away from your home?"
"I'm an orphan. Do you know how tough it is when nobody likes you? Wants you out of there?"
"I do." I turn around to find another guy. A really, really cute guy.
"Leo! What're you doing?"
"I needed something from you. Who's that?"
"That's Sistra. I have to take her to see Chiron. So, what do you need?"
"You had the blueprints, remember?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot. They're in my Cabin though. I'll get them. Do you mind taking Sistra to Chiron?"
"No problem. C'mon." I walk with him, and I'm thinking Oh my god, he's SO cute. Okay, you can do it. Just ask him. Go on, nice and easy…
"So, didn't you say you knew the feeling of people hating you? Sorry to bring this up, but how?"
"I'm an orphan too. My father's Hephaestus. My mother died because of a fire….that I started."
"How did you-"
"I'm a fire user. I accidentally started it."
"I'm really sorry. All I know that my mother should be a goddess. My father died when we were living in a hotel."
"What happened?"
"Well, I don't really talk about it, but alright. I was only 7. My dad went to get a bottle of Pepsi, and when he left….." I start to have that lump in my throat when I'm a little upset.
"Is it too painful? It's okay, you don't-"
"No, I'll continue. When he left, I was really sleepy, so I went to bed. I dreamt of a woman in a black cloak. I don't know how, but I knew it was my mom. She spoke, but I can't even explain her voice. But she said I'd reach a breaking point, and I would have to choose a destiny. I still don't understand what she meant, but I woke up. There was a broken window, spilled Pepsi, and my father dead. There was also a phial of clear poison. After that, I kept getting sent to foster homes, since my whole family's dead. But I kept running back to the Orphans Home Society (that's what it's called) and kept getting sent to other families. I knew I'd run away from home, I just needed to know the right timing."
"Wow. I've never heard a story like yours. I'm really sorry. We're here."
I look up, and see a big house.
"Look Sistra, here comes Chiron." I see a centaur, and my first thought: I'm nervous and doomed. He took one look at me and said "You're an enemy."
I hope you liked that! I re-wrote it so you could read it easier, but if I made any mistakes, sorry! I'm not the greatest proof reader, and I don't like Beta Readers for some reason. Anyways, peace out! :D
