Chapter 6: What?

Cat's P.O.V

As I walked around the Camp I spotted Ariana. I ran towards her.

"Ariana!" I screeched. She whipped around. She was talking to a red haired girl with light freckles.

"Who's she?" I asked her.

"That's Rachel our Oracle of Delphi," Ariana explained. Rachel smiled.

"But she looks so normal," I said.

"Well, if you see her say a prophecy, she turns all stony and then has this freakish voice and she looks really freaky." She said.

"I do? I look freaky? Wow. I'm gonna go ask the other campers. First Percy, then Annabeth, then Chiron, then Conner and Travis, then Clarisse, then" she continued.

"Why don't you ask them now?" I asked her. She nodded and left.

"Ok, so what did you want to ask me Cat?" Ariana asked me.

"Um… Should I um… go out with Conner? Like, ask him out." I asked her slowly. Ariana stared at me and frowned.

"Cat, this is a risky choice. Conner never got over his old girlfriend Jessica." She said.

"I know but still, I want to try. He could be happy." I told her. She took a deep breath and looked at me.

"Try your best," she sighed. I grinned and walked over to Conner who was polishing his sword.

"Hi Conner," I said sitting down next to him.

"Hi Cat," he replied back.

"So, um… I was thinking um… we should hang out together," I said awkwardly. He looked at me.

"I was actually thinking about that too," he murmured.

"Really?" I asked him my eyes brightening. He nodded.

"So, um, we could hang out more," I said. He nodded.

"Well, um, see ya!" I said running away.

"AUGH!" I yelled at myself and slapped my forehead.

"Why can't I just ask him out?" I muttered to myself. I looked up at the sky. Are we not meant for each other? Is there some other Demigod who is coming or here that I should go out with? Are Conner and I only supposed to be friends? I just need this information, is that too much to ask? I said to myself.

"What if I will die in the battle of the Minotaur, is that my destiny? To die?" I asked myself. I shook my head. I sat near the ocean and whisked my hand around. Suddenly, a head appeared. I let out a small shriek. It was Percy. I put my hands on my hips and glared at him.

"What?" he asked me.

"You scared me!" I yelled at him.

"Well, sorry," he said. I rolled my eyes and walked away.

Ariana's P.O.V

I walked towards Chiron in the Big House.

"Um… Chiron, can I talk to you?" I asked him. He nodded and pulled out a chair for me as I sat down.

"Let me guess, the Minotaur that will attack camp from the hole that we somehow have never filled up that is in the forest," he said before I could say a thing. I nodded.

"How do you know?" I asked him.

"Well, Percy, Annabeth, Clarisse, and now you have all had the same dream but in a different version." He explained. I nodded. "The battle will take place here Ariana." He told me. I nodded.

"Well, I guess I have nothing to say," I said standing up. Chiron nodded and let me leave. I saw Rachel. She was about to tell me something until she froze. She had green light flowing around her and opened her mouth to speak,

"Battle is near, a battle so deadly, but less than the Titan War, the Minotaur, a far bigger and stronger one is near, the battle will not be worth it, and the water will run red," she spoke. I widened my eyes. All of the Demigods looked around each other. Percy and Annabeth were quiet and Clarisse shifted a bit and left. Then Rachel shook herself.

"So, was I the same description?" she asked me. I nodded. Rachel scowled and left.

"Ariana, I must speak to you," Chiron called me. I walked towards him. I raised an eyebrow to let him begin speaking.

"As you heard Rachel, after the battle, I want you to leave Camp Half-Blood and go back to L.A." he told me.

"Forever?" I asked. He shook his head and gave a little laugh.

"No, you must recruit four new Demigods, I think Grover might have found them unless he found the other ones but anyways, I want you to recruit those four and bring them back to Camp Half-Blood," he explained.

"Just me?" I asked him. He nodded. I hesitated for a moment then said, "Well, will I be able to use my cell phone?" I asked him. This was a risky thing to ask since Demigods aren't usually allowed to use phones.

"Yes, but only for emergencies like if those demigods can't leave or anything," he said after hesitating for a moment. I nodded and left.

"So, what if my dream I had last night was real? Maybe those four boys are the new Demigods. But still, why are they still so familiar?" I asked myself. I shook my head to clear my thoughts and walked back to Athena cabin.

Annabeth's P.O.V

I stepped away from the Big House and heard everything what Chiron had said to Ariana. It kind of seemed like he was nervous about leaving her from Camp Half-Blood. She was a strong demigod and it was risky to send her but she was the most persuasive out of all the demigods, unless you count the Aphrodite girls but they're quite complicated to work with, unless you count Silena Beauregard who is dead so yeah. I had the same dream, demigods fallen on the ground. I didn't hear anything she said to herself while she was walking back to Athena cabin, but still, I realized it's none of my business so I just walked back to Athena cabin just like her.