"Err…" I'm an enemy? "Leo, go on, work on the Argo II. These words are not meant for you to hear." He leaves without saying anything, and I think Way to go. The cutest guy ever now thinks I'm an enemy. Thanks a lot Chiron! "Enter." I go inside the house, and it's interesting enough for me. "I can easily tell who your mother is. I may be wrong, but I'm sure about it. Anyways, sorry about calling you an enemy."
"No problem. So, where should I go?"
"It's almost time for the campfire. Hopefully, you'll be claimed by then. Stay with Rachel." I nod, and suspect that's the time to leave. I get up, and say "Wait. Can I get a weapon?"
"Well…" He hesitates, then answers "Be my guest."
I jump with glee, then leave with a skip. Annabeth is outside, and I say
"Chiron says I can pick a weapon."
"Sure, let's go. There's A LOT to choose from, and the best ones are by Cel-"
"Celestial Bronze, mined from Olympus, right?"
"Yeah. How'd you know?"
"Err….I think we're here!"
I see a HUGE layout of weapons, and I can't see ANYTHING I like. Annabeth goes up to a sword, and I shake my head.
"Do you have anything I can throw?"
She nods her head, and I'm really excited. I'm an expert at throwing, so when she gives me a pack filled with throwing knives, a nearly squeal. I pick them up, and hide them in my sleeves. Since I know what I'm doing, they don't cut me, and they're invisible.
"No one uses them, but you'll need a backup. Anything else you like?"
"I'm no good with a sword; daggers will kill me, and don't even get me STARTED at archery…"
"How about a shotgun?"
I think about it, then answer. "I'm not the best, but I'm pretty decent at it. Sure, why not?"
"This one's an Armscor. Its bullets are made from Celestial Bronze, and so are the knives."
I remember my dream, but quickly put that out of my head.
"So what else does this camp have to offer?"
"Well, it's time for the campfire, so I guess you'll find out."
I follow Annabeth, and she says "You can sit beside Leo. He's right over there."
She points to one of the kids, and my heart leaps. It's the really cute guy. I sit beside him, and to my relief, he doesn't object.
"SO, should I kill you, enemy?"
"You're so inviting after I just fell from the sky."
"Are you the enemy?"
"Honestly, that's what I'm asking."
"You don't know if you're the enemy?"
"Considering that I don't know my mom, that could mean she could one of the enemies."
We eat, and I still don't get claimed. Annabeth leads me to an empty cabin. She says "This cabin was made for cases like these. Enjoy!" She leaves, and I find pajamas that are my size and comfortable. I slump onto the bed, falling asleep before my head touches the pillow.
"This isn't her fault." I hear my mother's voice again, but I'm in complete darkness. "Mom! Mom, where are you?" She still can't hear me, but the dream changes. I'm back at the cave, with Piper in a cage, and me going for the shotgun. I'm out of knives, and I still hear the giant mumbling about Gaea. I grab the shotgun, and roll out of view. Piper looks at me, but I try to signal her to not look at me. She understands, and I try to get a good shooting range. But the giant looks at me, and says "You'd kill your own brother?" I don't understand, but I wake up. It's about 2 am, and I get up. I walk around, and I notice the campfire flame. It's almost out, but not quite. I walk up to it, thinking about my dream, when I hear some footsteps. I turn to find Leo, with a bunch of nuts and bolts.
"Beautiful night to stare at fire, right?"
"How amusing. So, what's keeping you up?"
"Oh nothing. I just wanted to stare at fire, that's all."
"That's predictable, considering you're a fire user. Whatever that is…"
"You want to find out?"
I stare at him, perplexed, but I nod quickly. He grins, and says "Watch closely."
It's unbelievable. He can physically touch fire, and play with it. I must've had a funny look on my face because he laughs at me. I hate it when people laugh at me, but I accept that I must've looked really goofy.
"AWESOME! You know how to do magic, now tell me. What is fire using?"
He's about to say something when I suddenly say "Chiron's coming. Is there a curfew or something?"
"We're supposed to be sleeping, but how do you know-?" I pull his arm, and we hide in a bush. Miraculously, I was right. Chiron comes up, and mumbles "Where are the little rule breaking demigods?" He leaves, and I don't tell Leo to get up until I'm %100 sure Chiron's gone.
"Thanks. How'd you know he was coming? We didn't hear him, and there was no shadow, or anything. What's your secret?"
It actually takes me some time to think, because I seriously don't know how I knew.
"I think it was some kind of feeling or something. Well, something along that line. So, you can play with fire? Lucky you. I can do something like that too…" My voice drifts off, and I feel like killing myself. Exposing my secret to this guy, what an idiot I am.
"We're friends right? You can trust me, can't you?"
I hesitate, and I say " If you want to know, swear on the River of Styx that you won't tell anyone."
"That's not-"
"If you want to know, you'll have to swear!"
"I swear on the River of Styx."
"Good. Now you watch closely."
I take out one of my knives, and I hold it a few centimeters above my palm.
"You can levitate stuff? Neat!"
"Well, for some reason, it only works with metal. But you can't tell anyone. You swore anyways, so that definitely helps. Now, goodnight!" I walk back to my cabin, smiling.
I walk into the cafeteria and sit down with Annabeth. I finish eating, and head towards the training area. I throw my knives, and they hit the center of the target. People scream, and I hear Annabeth saying "Sistra, you've been claimed!" I look above me, and I see a green glowing flower. Chiron says "Hail Sistra, daughter of Gaea." People stare at me. Then they call me the enemy, and the next thing I know, they're chasing me, to get rid of me. I run, and I make sharp turns, which most people can't make. There's too many people chasing me, so I turn (with the ground moving at my will) and pin people up. I somehow land into the lake, and some demigods are swimming to me. I sink down, my breath held. I reach the bottom, and I hit it. I shoot up, and a huge wave washes people away. I feel water on my face, and I wake up, and I grab my knives, throwing them at the intruder. I look up to see Leo pinned up, and with a jug of water.
"Leo? What're you doing here? Why do you have a jug of water?"
"Yeah…I was supposed to wake you up, so I thought I should try-"
"Try giving me a nice splash of water while I'm asleep? Oh bravo genius, look where it's got you."
"About that, can you get these knives off me? I've never seen you practice with them, and I can't even move."
"Well, I'm okay at throwing them…"
"OKAY? You're amazing! I've never seen anyone like you!"
"Oh, err, well, it's kind of a talent. Anyways, what's going on?"
"Breakfast. That's what's going on."
I leave, and I almost forget about Leo until he says "AHEM! What about me? Oh wait no, I'm fine staying here, you know, hanging around." It's a stupid joke, and I try to keep a straight face as I summon the knives to me. In my head, of course. We walk to the cafeteria, and I say "Err, Leo, I need to talk to Annabeth. Bye." I leave again, and I feel a lot of things. Heartbeats, footsteps, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I find Annabeth, and tell her about my dream. She says "You've been claimed during your sleep. Your mother is Gaea."
