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Chapter 4

As we sped away from the curb, I looked for anything I could use to keep track of time. I noticed that Leo was using a watch and counted the seconds. By the time we got to the beach, I owed the driver ten dollars. I handed him the money and he freaked.

"It was only ten minutes! I should be getting thirty dollars!" he screamed.

"That is not true. It took ten minutes and forty-three seconds. You only get ten dollars," I replied, trying not to laugh.

It was then that the driver took on his true form as a monster. "I would've let you go safe and sound if you had given me the extra money. Now you die!" The monster yelled.

Leo turned to glare at me. The only thing he said was, "This is all your fault."

"My fault? You should have stopped me from leaving the camp!" I yelled.

"You slapped me!"

"You deserved it!"

"I should have never saved you from that dracaena."

"Harsh much?"

"Now you make it sound like it's all my fault!" By that time Leo's hand was aflame.

"It was!"

That was when the monster turned around and grabbed Leo's arm.

"Hey! Let g-" Leo stopped talking when the monster put Leo's flaming hand to his throat and died.

"Did that thing just commit suicide?" I asked, trying not to laugh.

"I think so," Leo said, while trying to keep a straight face, and failing. "Let's get to camp."

"Agreed. I'm not sure if I know how to drive right, but let's find out," I say, climbing into the front seat and sitting behind the wheel.

"Wait, what?!" Leo yelled, terrified. With that, I hit the gas and turned the car around, heading for where I thought the camp was.

"Is this it?" I ask, pointing to the hill with the lone tree at the top.

"Yup. I'm surprised we got here without being killed by your driving!" He laughed.

"Hey, it wasn't that bad! Was it really my fault those people were driving on the wrong side of the road?"

"You were the one on the wrong side of the road!" He yelled.

"Oh. Well, let's go!" I said as I ran up the hill.

About halfway up I heard him mumble, "This girl is going to be the death of me."

I turned around. "I heard that! I'm not that bad!"

He chuckled and walked up the hill toward me. "Says the girl who made a monster commit suicide for probably the first time in history, and then drove a taxi 10 miles, and managed to get in the wrong lane and cause serious road rage."

"Oh shut up!" I yelled, and stormed up the hill. I walked past the tree, and instantly was bombarded with questions.

"Hey, who are you?" A kid in the back yelled.

"Where are you from?" Another asked.

A blonde girl with a knife in a sheath on her belt walked through the crowd, and I knew she meant business from the look in her eyes. She stared me down, and started talking.

"Who are you, and where's the satyr that brought you here?" She asked with a confused look in her storm gray eyes. It was a look that did not suit her appearance at all.

"Satyr? I was brought here by a FREAK that can make himself spontaneously combust." I said freak louder, to make him mad.

"I heard that!" Leo yelled, running up behind me.

"I know. That's why I said it LOUD!" I yelled in his ear.

"You don't have to blow my eardrums out like you probably did to that monster when you started that argument!"

"It was your fault! Don't even try to blame me!"

The blond girl sighed. "I see you've met Leo. I think his real power is irritating people, not fire."

"Annabeth!" Leo yelled at the girl. "I thought we were friends!"

"We are. It's just fun to tease you," She said, smiling.

I decided to talk then. "I love the little friend fest happening, but where do I go? It's pretty dark out and I'm tired!" I say, looking up at the star filled sky.

"That depends on who your godly parent is. Since you're new, you'll probably be put in the Hermes cabin for now." Annabeth said, turning to lead me to the cabin.

"That won't be necessary, Annabeth. We know who she is the daughter of." I looked up at the speaker. It was Chiron, and he was a centaur!

"Then who is her parent?" Annabeth asked.

"Her father is Hades, god of the dead," Chiron said. When he said that, one of the campers came up, looking furious. He looked me in the eye, and said,

"Why are you here? You shouldn't even exist."

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