I didn't wake up until night fall with a camp fire burning brightly and warmly close by, as I sat up Inotised I was in a camp with the girls I met earlier I was about to go back to sleep when I saw her, the girl who had comforted me when I needed it the most.
„Hey so you are finally awake you have been asleep all day and night it is about four in the morning. I am Zoe by the way Zoe Nightshade." Said the girl named Zoe it's cute name I thought but I realised wat I was thinking about and flushed deep red causing her to giggle.
„Sorry I guess I'm just not awake yet, I...I wanted to thank you for comforting back there in the alley. Its been two yars and still miss her just as much as day one does...does it ever get easier you know the pain."
I asked with hope evedent in my tone of my voice. Beacause sometimes the pain was so great I could bairly go on, meeting my dad helped a bit to know that he loved us and didn't leave us willingly but was forced to. Mom always talked about in such kind and wanting words I could see how she missed him I of course don't know but I think she was never the same after dad left.
„How long have you been a huntress of Artemis Zoe?" I askedwanting to end the quietness in the air and focus my thoughts somplace else and seemed like a good way than any.
„Well um it must be about 2000 years now give or take a few decades." She answered understanding I wanting to talk.
„2000 years but you look so young you cant be more than 13 or 14 you cant be more than 2000 yars old nuh uh no way." I stated beacause I'd seen people who were 50 and they looked old but she was to pretty to be more than 2000 years old. I hadn't even realised I was blushing until she started out right laughing at me almost waking up the hunters.
„Well I'm gonna go to sleep right now so good night." I said feeling my eyes dropping more and more by the second.
„Yes well good night sleep tight." She answered back after some thought she too came to accept sleep after a hard day.
When I woke up again it was mabye about ten o clock and the huntresses were all eating breakfest like their life depended on it.
I loved it. Finaally girls that won't smack for eating like a pig.
As I sat down at the table everyone stopped to look at me with a strange exprecion on their faces like I just broke a code or something.
Then like a scene in a movie it's never addressed again. So I move to take a bowl only to find Zoe has aldready passed me a plate with eggs and bacon on it.
As we finish I guess brunch we clean the table and Artemis steps out looking a lot less dominating and high and mighty than the last time I saw her. She steps toward me and for one second I think she is gonna yell at me for doing something wrong but that changes once I see her face wich has an apologetic look on it.
„Hey...uh Percy we are sorry about the way we acted yesterday when we first met. We were just pissed at everything and we just took it out on you and we are sorry about that. Infact Phobe here has something she has to say to you."
She says with a nod to the mean girl from yesterday apperantly named Phobe.
„Um...Percy I'm truly sorry about the I acted yesterday I was competley out of line and acted on my temper wich is not the first time and even though I am trying probably won't be the last time ether if past experiences are anything to go by. But look I am truly sorry about what said can you forgive me?"
She rambled so fast not like she didn't want to say it but more like she was tryingto get it all in one breath and let me tell you that's one large breath.
„It's okay I was just having a bad day also I'm sorry how I acted, I souldn't have said girls are stupid because they're not mom was a girl and she was not stupid. So if you can accept my appology I can accept your's as well."
At that shesmiled and nodded and stepped back. It was almost noon and I wanted to go and explore so I asked Artemis if that was okay and she said it was but she wanted to talk to me first.
So we walked from the camp abit til the others couldn't hear us. As we came to a halt she took a deep breath and spoke the words I would never forget.
„I know we got off on the wrong foot and that but I would like to offer you a deal." She said with kindness so I nodded my acceptance so she would continue.
„Well I would like to offer you an unofficial place in the hunt until you have somewhere else to go or want to go. Now it wont make you a hunter persei but you can stay with us and train and help around camp and in hunting trips but if any other show up I am gonna have to act like you were folloving us. So do you accept Percy?"
I couldn't beleve it my own family how could I refuse?
„Lady Artemis I accept your offer." I said with a full smile.