Rikki POV
The rest of the day passed peacefully, or at least we mermaids didn't attack any one else. Everyone seemed afraid of Cleo, and avoided her like the plague. Maybe though, as Cleo's face remained taut with anger, and she literally growled at anyone who came near her, they could be forgiven. Annabeth quickly showed us our cabins.
My cabin looked like an ancient temple, with tall, polished, marble pillars. It had bronze doors, with lightning bolts running up the sides. When I went in, I couldn't believe my eyes. A gleaming eagle glared down on me from an alcove above me and several more adorned the room. There was no furniture, but a giant statue was clearly the crowning jewel of the room. It was nearly ten feet tall, with and permanent scowl etched on its smooth face. It was a man, but a man with flowing hair and a thick beard. As my eyes rose to see him more clearly, I noticed that the ceiling had a mosaic on it. The mosaic was a stormy sky, with lightening flashing about it, but what was really weird was that it looked like it was moving.
Emma noticed me staring up and leaned over. She whispered, " Looks like you were angry."
" Oh, shut up!" I pushed her away. After that we visited the Athena and the Aphrodite cabins, where Annabeth said Emma and Bella would be staying, "for now." The Athena cabin was gold and blue, with a stern looking owl glaring down on me. Inside were a bunch of nerdy looking kids that resembled Annabeth, with gray eyes and blonde hair. They instantly welcomed Emma, though they didn't look up from their maps and blueprints very long .
The Aphrodite cabin was an explosion of pink. Girls, [and boys!] were constantly checking their reflections in mirrors and make up and clothes filled every spare inch of the room. I resisted the urge to hurl and turned to Annabeth.
I choked out, " Can we go? Like now?"
"Yeah," Annabeth looked slightly green too. I practically threw myself out of the room, dragging my friends behind me and barely giving Bella a chance to drop her stuff.
Lastly, Annabeth showed us the Poseidon cabin. It was beautiful. Beyond words. It reminded me of the ocean. And the moon pool, and the beach. The air smelled salty. It made me feel so homesick, it was a dull ache and made my stomach feel empty. The outside walls consisted of rough, gray stone, studded with seashells and coral, and made me think of the sea floor. The insides shone and had six bunk beds. Some weird, bronze, horse-fish hung from the ceiling.
"Hippocampi," Annabeth added, seeing my confused face. I nodded like this explained everything and turned to my mersisters. The other girls seemed to be having similar feelings of nostalgia. All except Cleo, that is. Cleo had her eyes closed and was breathing in and out slowly, as if she was trying to inhale everything. Her face looked peaceful, but at the same time faintly troubled.
"I've seen those before." She almost whispered, pointing at the "hippocammpi" as if she could see them. Annabeth looked surprised, and suspicious.
"Why were you looking for them?"
Cleo eyelids flew open. " I wasn't looking for them," she snapped. " They found me." Annabeth looked at us strangely, as if she still felt something was off about us. We all perched on the beds and looked at each other. Nobody spoke.