Cacy wakes up in the infirmary and curses herself. Why does she faint every times something happened? Every. Single. Time. She starts to hate herself.
As she gets off the bed, the infirmary door creeks open. Will Solace comes in, then he sees her.
"Cacy," He says "You awake already? Are you okay? Do you need anything?"
"No, I'm fine, Will. Um, how long have I been here?"
"A couples of hours. You should stay in bed. I can grab you some stuff for dinner, if you want."
"No, it's fine. Do you know where the new guys are?"
"Oh. I just introduced Camp to Leo, you know, the scrawny boy? Hephaetus has claimed him. I think we're gonna have another trouble maker. He has gone to the Big House to meet Chiron with Piper and Jason."
"Piper and Jason?"
"Oh yeah, the other two. Piper is the pretty girl with kaleidoscope eyes and choppy brown hair, and Jason is that blonde guy who wear a purple T-shirt."
"Oh, okay. Thank you so much for taking care of me. Hope we don't have to see each in this situation again." Cacy says and walks to the door.
"Woa, hey, miss, where do you think you going?" Will yells and blocks her way.
"Outside, I guess? I'm okay now, anyway."
"Nope, nope you don't. Go back to that bed or I'm gonna force you. This is doctor's order."
"Bring it on, Solace. I wouldn't hesitate."
"Really, miss..." Suddenly he stops.
Cacy frowns, then let out a bitter laugh.
"Don't know my last name, Solace? One point for me. Now let me go."
She pushes pass him and camly but fastly walks outside. She doesn't even bother to cry anymore. She just feels empty, so empty that she doesn't feel anything.
Will Solace silently cursing himself in the infirmary.
Jason jumps when he hears footsteps behind him. The centaur, Chiron, looks up and smiles. Leo, Piper and Jason turn their head. A girl with dark brown hair and turquoise blue eyes walks in. She looks at Jason, a quick glance, but sends a shiver down his spine.
"Hi Chiron." The girl says. She seems shy.
"Cacy." The centaur's eyes shine, and Jason sees how much this Cacy girl is important to him. "Are you okay yet? I heard you fainted."
The girl blushes "I'm fine. Things happen lately, you know. You don't have to worry about me."
"Can't help myself." Chiron smiles. "So what bring you here?"
"I...uh..." She glances to the three new demigods, then decides she can say it in front of them. "I want to know what did Annabeth find, but I don't want to ask her. Clearly she is tired and frustrated, since she didn't find my brother. But I need to know what happened."
Her...what? Her brother? This girl is Percy Jackson's sister? Jason doesn't even know why he is so surprise about this.
"Well, in that case, you can ask them." Chiron points to the trio. "They are what Annabeth found. This is Jason," the centaur points at him, "this is Piper and this is Leo. Guys, this girl is Cacy, daughter of Poseidon, also the camper that has stayed here longest."
"Hi." She says with her face to the ground, shyly shakes their hand. Leo can't seem to take his eyes of her, not in an interested way but in a confused way. Piper seems concerned, like she has just realized there is something wrong with this girl. Cacy comes to him last. Jason is surprised when she look straight into his eyes. Then he is taken aback by that look.
It's like every single hate, every single anger of her life, she sends into that look. She sends into him. Her face is still blank, still a little bit red like she is shy, but her eyes are sending messages for him: You don't belong here. You are the reason for all of this. All. And I'll make you pay for it.
But then, she turns back to Chiron and smiles
"Maybe later Chiron. I'm a little bit hungry. And I'm sure our new guys will want some food, too, after you've done the whole orientation thing. Bye." She leans forward and kissed his cheek. For a moment, Jason even thinks she is his daughter.
"Bye Cacy" Chiron says as she leaves. She walks past Jason, and whispers something. Something that Jason thinks she was talking to herself. Something that makes him scared.
"I've seen you, Jason Grace."
