Poseidon's Daughter
Chapter 4
WELL DUH!
"Sairah," I screamed with hands open to catch her.
But she elegantly landed beside me and questioned me. "Answer my question, Nicole Anderson."
Till then all others had reached. And surrounded us. I was still processing what had just happened. She snapped me out of my thoughts, "Answer my question, Nicole Anderson. Why did you leave me?"
"What's taking so much time?"
My silence converted into her tears. I could see the pain in her eyes.
"So all they said was true that you left me to them because I wasn't good enough to be loved. Brother?"
Just then Percy came into view. I wished he understood my situation and helped me out. I couldn't lie to her, I didn't want to. So I kept quiet. Percy stepped forward to us. Just as she saw him, Sairah rushed and hid behind me. Even with my back towards her, I could sense her shuddering with fear. She grabbed my hand and fled to the forest. I was confused about her behavior.
After running half a mile, she stopped. She sat down on the near by rock. I asked her,"What just happened there?"
"What?" She questioned me.
"I really don't understand!" I replied.
She replied, "He's Uncle Bob, Sue's dad."
I didn't know how to react. Should I tell her that she was thinking me to be her real brother and Percy as her Uncle? I saw Bianca coming towards us. I was relieved that she will be able to handle this like everything else. As she came closer I called her so that she could reach us. Sairah held my hand as if questioning whether she was to be trusted or not. I simply nodded.
I left Sairah and went to inform her about Sairah's dilemma. She simply nodded and told me what to do.
We went to Sairah. "Sairah this is Bianca. Bianca, Sairah."
"Hi, Sairah." Sairah just stared at her. I gave her a stare.
"Hi," she replied.
"Good, I will go and check on Percy um.. I mean Bob, mean while Bianca and you go. Just do as she says."
Sairah doubtfully said "Okay, but be careful, I don't want to lose you again."
She and Bianca turned to leave I saw them leave after a few steps. Sairah turned around to look at me. I gave her a smile and motioned her to go. She ran back to me and gave me a hug. And then she left with Bianca.
I ran out of the forest to find Chiron. I came out of the forest to find Percy and others waiting. I went up to them.
"Bob, I mean Percy, where is Chiron?"
Then we found Chiron and all of us sat.
"You see, Sairah thinks I am her brother Nicole, while you share a great resemblance to Bob." I said, gesturing to Percy.
"Why did she just run away from me then?" Percy questioned.
"I don't know but a wild guess: Bob wasn't a good memory for her."
"Who's Bob?"
"Bob is Sue's father and her uncle."
"I resemble her uncle?"
All eyes were at Will.
Will: "What? Ohh! You are asking what should we do, should we tell her or not?"
" I think we should just give her time to regain her strength and then tell her. Till then, go with the flow."
"Nico, she thinks you as her brother. So you better act like her brother."
Thalia: "Then where is her brother? What happened to him? She mentioned about him, he just left her? This makes no sense."
"Where is she now?"questioned Chiron
"She's with Bianca."I said.
Bianca point of view...
"Sairah, ask me if you need anything. I'll be around here to help you out. For now I think you'll need umm. What's your favorite color?"
"Pink..."
"Here you go," I said, handing her a pink shirt and jeans.
"Thank you."
I turned around as she changed.
"Better get a good nap. Here, drink this. You'll want to see around, I'd be your guide." I asked her. I handed her ambrosia and sat on the chair beside her bed.
She didn't utter a word at my instructions, but followed them obediently. I guess it was out of trust and loyalty to her brother's words.
She fell asleep very fast and I left her there to go see Chiron, to get advice on what to do.
"She washed up and is resting. And Percy, just avoid her seeing you. She is damn scared of you." I said as I entered after Nico had answered.
Percy gave a look that said'What have I done' , 'why me?' He gave up in the end and said "Fine."
"Do as said."says Chiron.
"Chiron" I asked as we all were leaving the hall.
"She isn't..."
"She will take time, according to my sources her past wasn't pleasant."
"She must be close to her brother Nicole and is taking Nico to be him I don't think getting him closer to her will do her any good except being in more saddened when she realizes that Nico isn't her brother."
"That's right we have to keep Nico and Percy both away from her. After she is claimed she will have enough things to deal with."
The next day morning.
Okay I left to see Sairah.
I had just opened the door to see Sairah sitting up from her bed. She seemed annoyed, confused, anxious all at once.
"Sweety, I know you have queries, I am here to sort them out."
"Where am I?" She asked me.
" You are at camp half blood. Do you know Greek mythology." Taking the vacant seat by her side.
"A little bit what ever my mom told ,Poseidon,Hades and little bit more. But aren't they just myths and stories."
" I would be less casual about those names. Sweety, myths are stories of forgotten truths."
"Yes they are real."
"So"
"one of them are your and everyone else's parent."
"Let me guess you are playing." I gave her the stare
"I don't believe it. So who is your godly parent."
"Me, I'm Bianca Di Angelo, princess of the underworld."
"Well that will take time to sink who is mine and Nicole?"
"Umm, he is Nico Di Angelo prince of the underworld. You'll be claimed by your parent."
"Your brother, Nico how old is he?"
"10"
"As old as Nicole."
"How long has Nicole been here. Has he been claimed too? When will i be claimed. What about the others? What do you do here? If gods are real then monsters will be true? Do they really die and revive as mom used to say..."
"You do talk alot. And I was thinking you are a quiet one."
"Umm, Sorry I was just curious."
"Come I'll show you around,. it will answer some of you questions."
We went outside. I saw remarkable an ancient Greek architecture -an open pavilion.
"That's the amphitheatre and circular arena and the sandpit and that's an archery range and that's the mess hall and the stables and javelin range" said Bianca pointing out at each one. I could see people canoeing, a dozen of kids playing volleyball and wore a t shirt saying camp half blood. Wait, what they didn't have feet they were hooves.
I pointed out to them.
"Well those are half human and half goat. They are called.."
"Satyr"
"Yes."
Then I noticed where I was staying it was a big farmhouse four stories tall.
"How are you protected by the monsters?"questioned Sairah.
"Come I'll show you."
"There were three half-blood kids two girls and a boy. They ran away from their home. To reach a place which was meant to be their home Camp-half blood. They were guided by a satyr. They were attacked by Cyclopes. They couldn't have made it to the camp had not one of the girls volunteered to stay and fight them. She was killed. Her father Lord Zeus took mercy on her daughter and turned her to a tree that way she could stay alive and her tree would protect the camp. She was Thalia. And because of Thalia, Luke Annabeth and Grover made it to the camp. And that is Thalia's tree. We must not cross the barrier unless told to do so. Inside we are safe, outside we are exposed to the dangers."
I just admired at the act of selflessness.
Bianca broke me out my state of trance. "Come I'll Introduce you to Mr D. and Chiron." She said as she lead me to a table where I saw a half horse half human figure. I looked up to Bianca in confusion.
"That's Chiron. He's a centaur." I nodded.
That wasn't all. Next I saw Mr D wave his hand and a glass of wine appeared on the table.
"Mr D your restriction."
"Oh old habits sorry." he yelled to the sky. He again waved his arm and soon there was a diet coke. Well no logic could define that so I began to believe Bianca. I started rummaging my mind D and wine what connections could there possibly be, there was one.
"You're Dionysus, god of wine."
"Well, duh!"?'and you perhaps be the young lady who caused the camp go haywire. Sira,"
"Sairah" corrected Bianca.
I felt too guilt ridden to answer.