Poseidon's Daughter

Chapter 5

WATER

"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. Chiron understood the uneasiness I was going through. He completely ignored the remark and said "Bianca would you be kind enough to drop Sairah with the other first year's half-blood who are learning fencing. And Sairah, Welcome to camp half blood." I smiled feebly and left with Bianca. I was happy to go away from there but sad I would be all alone during fencing. Bianca looked at me like she could see through my eyes. " oh, come on Sairah be a sport, you will make friends there too." Then behind her I saw Nicole. I called him waving, but he was talking to some one and they were having a deep conversation. I was annoyed. " You will meet him later. Remember after fencing you have climbing and after that you follow everyone to the mess hall. Now hop along. Go"

I didn't speak much there either I felt like a complete stranger. And the previous days event got me a few stares. It was tough. But Chiron let it easy on me. I was saved. Whenever I swung the sword Chiron would come up to me and tell me I was holding it wrong or my movements weren't precise or they weren't stable. He was stern yet gentle. After a few trials I got the hang of it and I started doing it good. It was a feeling I had forgotten. Months spent with my aunt made me feel useless.

Next I followed some campers to the wall. It wasn't just a simple wall but as big as four floors it had lava poring every now and then that wasn't all it was even shaking like an earthquake. It looked tough.

"Oh hey there new beany hows this?" Said a girl. I was startled I looked behind to see a cushion being thrown at me. I flinched but caught the it or else my face would have been slapped into a cushion.

"Put this there" voice said pointing to a place near the foot of the mountain. She looked elder to me but not too much. Muscled arms tanned body and ready to pounce on anybody at any moment.

"Sissy move about what you staring at?"

I paced the where she told me to put the cushion and boom a hard cold water was sprayed on my face. I looked at myself top to bottom I was dripping with water. I felt agitated angry fear crept in. I shouted "Aahh." fell on the cushion.

Bianca point of view...

My bow was arched I was about to take my best shot. I was just about to release the tension but I heard.

"Sairah, she's." I pulled down my bow. And turned around to see a Nico panting behind me all she said was 'Clarisse, Sairah, Shivering, Fainting' well that was enough to get me worried. I asked

"Where is she now ?".

"Big house" I ran. I went I to see the whole crowd there. I passed in to find Sairah shivering. I demanded Clarisse "She is shivering. What did you do Clarisse?" I grabbed her hand and rubbed it profusely.

"Towels" I screamed. Some one gave them to me. Till then Thalia and Juniper had come around and helped me dry her up. Annabeth got hot chocolate.

Sairah...

"She is shivering. What did you do Clarisse?" said a treating voice I had heard it before. Yes it was Bianca. I hadn't known her for a day or so and she was taking my side. I could listen to what was being said but wasn't able to respond. After a nap I was able to get up and sit. I got up to see a blond haired girl sitting by my side reading a big book. As I moved she spoke to me.

"Sairah, I am Annabeth Chase. Bianca was called by Chiron. She told me to stay with you. Here have this must be starving." She gave me a sandwich.

"Well I didn't know what you liked so here I got you this and lemonade." I didn't respond but took the sandwich and ate it gladly. "I am eager to know what happened." I remained silent. All I said was "Bianca."

"Bianca is practicing shadow travelling. Its practice time. We are allowed to choose any activity we like and practice it."

I looked up to her in confusion. Then I realized Bianca's father was lord Hades. "Sairah she's busy. I was about to go for canoeing. Why don't you join me."

"Oh come on. I can't leave you alone. Come along."

I went along with her. We went to the edge of the sea. I could see many campers swimming and canoeing.

"Lets go. That way I will be able to see better and you can also have a look." Annabeth dragged me to the canoe. And were at the middle of the sea. Till now it all seemed so calm and serene. It was a very soothing feeling to just stay close to water. Unknowingly I stood up with closed eyes and arms spread out wide to let my whole body feel this free and ease the tension.

A canoe just crashed into mine and I lost my balance and down I went into the deep stretches of the sea. I couldn't swim. I was frightened. I touched the bottom of my lungs they were about to explode. I opened my eyes to see just water and it was getting darker as I was going down.

I swallowed and choked. I tried to bring my legs up, but they hung as dead weight, paralyzed and rigid. A great force was pulling me under. I screamed but it seemed that the water only heard me. I was fighting and struggling with water. I struck the water as I went down, expending my strength. My lungs ached, my head throbbed. I was getting dizzy. I was going down endlessly. I opened my eyes it was pitch black. And then sheer stark terror struck me terror with no understanding, terror that no one knows unless its been experienced. I was shrieking underwater. I was paralyzed stiff, rigid with fear. Even the screams of my throat was also frozen. Only my pounding heart proved that I was alive. I shook and trembled with fear.

Suddenly all efforts ceased. I relaxed. Blackness swept over me. My brain was whipped out and blank. There were suddenly I thoughts nothing. All became serene peaceful. There was no panic. There was nothing to be afraid of. I had passed into oblivion. Then something changed inside me.

I started to feel relaxed and rejuvenated. I felt my struggle was futile. I stared at my hands and legs which now were responding. I felt relieved. I had now reached the bottom. I saw something rushing towards me. It was a shark. Frightened I started to run and tried calling,realizing I was under waters and no one was going to help me. I tried to move my hands the way I saw on the television and started kicking. Slowly I picked up pace. Me being an amateur swimmer and the shark being a natural underwater predator it reached me in no time.

I panicked I didn't know what to do. I was helpless and vulnerable. I couldn't fight a shark or anybody in any case. I panicked I started to feel the pressure of the water which until now was unnoticeable. I couldn't move and suddenly felt all the stress and tiredness of the futile struggle I had gone through. I lost all my hope.

The shark came near to me it was just a meter away I struggled and wasn't able to move. I just starred at the predator who opened its jaws. Revealing me those sharp razor like teeth which were going to dive through my skin. This was going to be my end.

What Sairah didn't notice that a human figure was just in time to see here face to face with the shark. And all went blank.

She was to tired to move and now had started to gasp for breath. She was so tired that she couldn't keep her eyes open. She fainted.

"Sairah."

"Where are you?" Sue.

"I am coming to get you better be hidden." Sairah giggled.

" Are you behind the willow tree. Cause I am coming to get you.?"

Sairah giggled.

"oh so you aren't behind the willow tree. Then you must be behind the benches." Said Sue completely ignoring Sairah's giggles.

" I am here Sue. Behind the slide." Sairah said. She couldn't control her excitement.

"Ohh Sairah this is hide and seek if you just keep coming out every time then how can we play." Pointed Nicole.

Sairah did hear her brother but ignored it.

"Why don't you hide and me and Sairah will come and find you." suggested Sue.

"Sue, Sairah,Nicole ice cream ?" Called out Jane.

"Or race you to the ice cream shop!" Said Nicole before he ran to the Jane himself. He wanted to play but he didn't want to loose out on his ice cream.

Sue choose her all time favorite strawberry Nicole took his choco vanila it was Sairah's turn "I will take the strawberry same as Sue."

"As always." Jane smiled at her and offered the ice cream.

As she did so the scene changed.

From her sunny and bright days she was shifted to gloomy and traumatic past. She saw her aunt but this time it was different her face changed. Where there was once love now was revenge. The ice cream that she held was now a table cloth. The voice now was hoarse and unpleasant. "Clean the table fast we don't have all day to this." Rather than giving the cloth she threw it on the floor. Sairah bent to pick it up only to receive a hard blow on her stomach.

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