Hi everyone! Thanks for the awesome reviews! I'm going to be gone for about a week (I'm going to the beach, yay!) so I won't be able to post for a few days, but as I'm gone I'm going to be brainstorming ideas and writing them in my notebook. So hopefully I will have a chapter ready by then. Sorry if posts are a little bit slow. Remember, this is my fist book! Please review once you're done!
The Camp was stuffed with people doing the most random things. Some people were sword fighting, putting on armor, making weapons, and sitting on rocks gossiping while putting on makeup. We walked right past them toward a big blue farmhouse. The air smelled of sweet strawberries, and the grass was green. Camp Half-Blood certainly looked like a place you want to go to.
When we got to the farmhouse we were greeted by a man that was… half horse! Percy waved his hand in front of my face trying to get me to stop staring. It took me a few seconds to snap out of it. A half horse man? What in the world is going on! It had to be a costume or something. If this was real, then that would make him a centaur… and centaurs are part of Greek mythology. Greek mythology isn't real, right?
The Horse-Man turned toward me and said something. I don't think he realized that I was French. Percy told the Horse-Man something. Then he ran off. I stared at Annabeth for an explanation. She put a finger up signaling that I should wait.
A few minutes later, Percy came back with another girl. She had brown hair and tan skin. Her eyes were very strange, but beautiful. They seemed to change colors. "Hi," she said in French witch slightly surprised me. "What's your name?" I sized her up. She didn't look French, more Native American. "My name is Lilly Gasont." I said. "Hi, I'm Piper McLe-" I cut her off asking, "What the heck is going on here! I mean like, a half-horse man?! What the freaking heck!?" "I know it all seems a little strange, but it'll all make sense once we explain." She said trying to calm me down.
Annabeth ran into the farmhouse and brought back a golden drink. She gave it to me. I didn't know what it was, but it looked good. I took a sip, expecting to taste some sort of fruit but my tongue recoiled as I tasted fresh buttery croissants. They tasted just like how my mother used to make them, back in France. I loved it. Before I knew it the drink was all gone leaving my tongue yearning for more.
"What was that!?" I asked Piper. "That was nectar, the drink of the gods." The gods? What gods? I wondered. The others saw my puzzled expression and asked Piper something. She nodded, and then said, "Lilly, do you believe in the Greek gods?" 'No," I exclaimed, "That's crazy! No one does!" "Well, they're real. And because they are immortal, they can never die." "If they are real…" I said, realization dawning on my face, "Then that means that all the Greek monsters, and giants, and titans are real too…." Percy, Annabeth, and Piper recoiled when I said the word giants. I wondered if they've ever faced one. "Yes," Piper said taking a step toward me, "The gods move around to where Western Civilization is the strongest, and currently its America. The Empire State Building is currently Mt. Olympus for them." I was feeling light-headed. I needed to sit down. There was nowhere to sit so I just plopped down on the ground. "This is crazy!" I said exasperated. "I know," she said, "but you have to believe it. Once you except the truth the easier it gets-" "Wait!" I said alarmed, "Why am I here!? I'm not a monster am I?" "No, thank goodness you're not!" Piper exclaimed. "If I'm not a monster, and I know I'm not a god, then what am I?" "You're a demigod. You are half god."
Half-god?! WOW! I thought. I certainly didn't feel powerful, like a god. "How do I know who's my parent?" I asked puzzled. "First off, we need to know if it's going to be a god or a goddess. Do you have a mom or a dad?" Piper asked. "Well, I never knew my father," I said sadly. "I'm a foster child. My mom died shortly after we moved to Long Island." "Oh, I'm sorry…." Piper said kinda' awkwardly. "Well it's probably going to be a god, not a goddess, but you never know." "Okay." I said. "Before we get you a cabin, I need to introduce you to Chiron, the activities director. He's the centaur." She said pointing at the centaur. Hesitating, I awkwardly waved to Chiron. He nodded to me. "I see you have already met Percy and Annabeth." Piper said. I nodded.
"How come you speak French and no one else does?" I asked. It was a dumb question. She could've simply taken French class, or she used to live in Canada. "I'm a daughter of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and beauty." Piper explained, "Some say that French is the language of love, so daughter of Aphrodite can speak French! Pretty cool huh?" That was not the answer I was expecting. "If your mom is Aphrodite, then who are Percy and Annabeth's parents?" I asked curiously. "Annabeth has a mortal dad and her mom is Athena, the goddess of wisdom and crafts. Percy has a mortal mom and his dad is Poseidon, the god of the ocean, earthquakes, and horses." Piper explained. "Wow." I said. "We should probably get you to a cabin." She said, "Usually, new campers who don't know who their godly parent is stay in the Hermes cabin, because you know, he is the god of travelers and such, but you're a special case. No one is the Hermes cabin speaks French. You will probably have to stay in the Aphrodite cabin with me. I will talk to Chiron. Annabeth can show you the way."
Sorry is this chapter was a little bit boring, but everyone knows that the chapter where the main character finds out that they're a demigod is a little bit boring! Please review and keep reading!