Chapter 4: I meet a son of Poseidon and feel awkward.

He fell on top of me and I shoved him off and got up. Artemus had folded back into a ring as we talked, so it wasn't broken from the fall. He got up too and went to say something but I held up my hand. "Percy, I brought you here to try to be friends, to show you that I wasn't bad." I knew he could feel my rage and he shuffled on his feet, kicking some twigs to the side.

"Erika, I'm sorry about that. I don't know why I did that." I scoffed and crossed my arms across my chest. "I'm sure you don't." I snapped and he walked over to me, but made no move to touch me again. "We should head back." He said and pasted me. "Percy wait." I called and he turned back. "I might seem different, but please understand that it's not my fault." He seemed to smile.

"Come on, monsters didn't seem to attack us when we were together, so let's get out of here." I nodded and we walked beside each other, not talking. We were almost out when I stopped. Percy looked back and looked around. "Go on ahead Percy, I'm going to find Chiron and ask about Capture the flag." "I'll vouch for you if you need." He said smiling at me and I nodded, smiling back.

"See you later." I said and went to turn away, but he ran over and gave me a quick peck on the lips before running off waving at me. I touched my lips and shook off the feeling I just had. I walked out into the light again and found Chiron dismissed another lesson, it was Apollo's kids, so it was a quick lesson.

"Chiron, I want to play today." "I told you no." "I know, but I just spoke with Percy." "Percy?" he looked around and I saw Percy running toward Annabeth, who was carrying some books. "Yes, I spoke with him and we have decided to become friends instead of enemies. I really have been trying, so will I be allowed to play?"

"I will speak with the others, and I will let you know tonight." I smiled and nodded, thanking him before running off toward the beach. I slipped out of my shoes and took a few steps until I was up to my knees. "You better come see me again, seeing as I'm trying for you." I mumbled under my breath and the water became hot around my legs. "Hey!"

I turned and saw Luke waving at me. I got out of the water and walked over to him. "What is it?" "I just wanted to ask you to lay off Percy. I know you hate being here for some reason and that you feel like you're not a part of this place, but leave him alone." I looked and saw he was reading with Annabeth training nearby.

He looked up and saw me standing with Luke; he stood up and hurried over to us as I turned back to Luke. "Dinner will be starting soon, want to walk with me?" Luke turned and stared at us. "Percy?" "Yeah?" "You're talking to her?" "Yeah, she's alright." He turned back to me. "So what do you say?" I nodded with a sigh. "I know you aren't going to take no for an answer, so sure."

"Am I allowed to sit at your table?" "No." I said too quickly and he paused. "It isn't just for anyone. Sorry Percy, but you have to walk and sit with your cabin for now." I took off running and found my table and sat there until dinner began. I knew Percy was watching me, I could feel his eyes on me the entire time.

Chiron came over to my table once everyone was finished and smiled at me. "We have decided to give you a chance, but I shall be watching you closely." "Thank you." I said and got up, ran to my room and grabbed my armor. I met the other campers and they stared as I walked up. "What are you doing here?" Clarisse asked, holding her spear toward me. "I'm here to capture a flag." "Which team?" "I'll let Chiron decide." I turned and he looked between the teams. "There seems to be less Ares members, so you will be on their team."

I nodded and grabbed an extra helmet. Percy nodded at me and I nodded back. "Heroes to the forest! Let the game begin!" I took off running and took to the trees as the others took the ground. "There!" some Apollo kids said and I flipped off the branch onto another to dodge the arrows.

I grabbed my dagger and threw it, hitting a kid in the shoulder and knocking a few kids out of the tree. I dropped to the ground and took off running, seeing the flag. "Cream the punk!" I glanced over my shoulder and saw Percy holding a huge shield, with half the Ares cabin surrounded him.

I knew I was on their team, but I wasn't going to allow them to kill him, it was against the rules. "Clarisse! The Flag!" I yelled and she looked at me, and then scoffed. "Go get it then!" she said and hit his shield, shocking him. I stopped and turned toward them, they didn't care about the flag, only about how Percy made the Ares cabin look. I grabbed a branch and flipped up into the trees, then headed toward them.

"No maiming." I heard Percy say and looked down to see they had almost beaten him already. I jumped down as one pushed him into the water. "That's enough!" I said and hit my ring against my chest, Artemus grew and I already had an arrow notched before anyone of them could react.

"You're on our team!" a guy called and I shrugged. "Since you don't care about the flag, I don't either. Since that's the whole point of this game, then there really isn't any teams." I explained with a smirk and Clarisse stared daggers at me. "Now back off or get killed." "No killing, you'll get in trouble again." "I'll deal with it." I snapped and glanced over my shoulder to make sure Percy was alright.

He was getting up, I dropped my guard for an instant and Clarisse tried to attack. I managed to dodge her spear, but her fist knocked my helmet off. Percy hit one of the guys and he fell into the water. Clarisse tried again to stab me, but I slammed my hands together, my bow in the middle and it changed into my sword.

"What the…" she said, but I slammed my hilt into her chest and glanced over to see Percy had just finished two more and I quickly moved over to his side. Clarisse came after us both, but Percy moved in front of me and snapped her spear. He hit her and she fell back. "Are you alright?" he asked, turning toward me.

I nodded and my sword changed back into a ring. Clarisse yelled about a trick as soon as she saw Luke with the flag. He made it over the creek and their team burst out with cheering. They picked him up as the flag changed and I smiled at Percy. Annabeth appeared and they started to argue. "Why did you even help?" she turned on me. "Why didn't you?" I replied and her cheeks turned pink.

"Percy get out of the water." She said and once he did, he almost fell over, but she caught him. "I assumed it would be Zeus…" she said, but a hellhound appeared and everything got quiet. It was staring right at Percy and Annabeth told him to run. It leapt and I hit my chest, growing my bow and shot it right as it landed on Percy, my silver arrow was dead in its heart, along with the rest of the arrows hitting vital points.

"Get back in the water Percy." Annabeth said and he did, I watched with the others, not understanding what she was trying to show us. I watched his wounds heal and then my mouth dropped as I saw a trident glowing above his head. He looked up too and saw it, before it disappeared and everyone started kneeling. I didn't, but Chiron told him that his father was Poseidon.

Everyone left them alone and he came over to me before I could leave. "Erika, what's wrong?" my face was pale and I moved away from his touch. "Nothing, I gotta go." "Why?" "Your father is Poseidon." "So? What's that got to do with me?" "I can't tell you." I said and nodded at Chiron before hurrying off.