AN: So, here's the second chapter. I have to say that I, most probably, won't be able to update very often due to the fact that my laptop purely refuses to cooperate. Also, there's the fact that my parents don't allow me to write fics because they think it messes with my studying and the fact I really DO have a lot to study since I'm a junior in high school and where I come from that is THE most difficult year of high school.
I already have the next two chapters or so written in hand and am currently working on typing them down so it might take a while for my next update. And, I don't know, review if you like or don't. It's the reviews that keep me writing.
Chapter 2The first two months back at the camp were completely normal. It was the end of October now; most of the campers were either inside the cabins where it was warm or training outside to keep them warm. Merri just sat on a high tree branch reading her comic book.
She had no desire to spend time with any of the others inside. One time, she had accidentally stayed inside her cabin and fell victim to the ridiculous beauty treatments and gossiping most of the other girls at camp adored. Sure, she liked to get a little pampered like most from time to time but that doesn't mean she is a fan of gossips. For the love of gods, she NEVER EVER wanted to be a part of such a frivolous act of socializing. The last time still haunted her dreams.
From the other side of the camp she could hear sounds of gunshots being fired. It seemed that Luke was playing Call of Duty or whichever shooter game was on the repertoire tonight. On some other nights she would've perhaps even opted on joining him but she just wasn't in the mood for games right now.
Of all the demigods at the camp, Luke was the closest thing she had to a friend. He too was abandoned by his divine father when he was young, but, unlike Merri, Luke held a grudge against the Olympians for not being able to grow up in a real family.
Merri, on the other hand, knew about Zeus' law which forbids all of the gods from contacting their children and completely understood that it was not her father's fault for not being there for her when she was growing up.
If you asked her, the best way to spend a night like this one would be just lying on her bed in her PJs with a fresh batch of popcorn in her lap watching a good movie or reruns of Star Trek. Unfortunately, due to the invasion of the 'Gigglers', she was spending it on a tree. Oh well, that works too.
Merri spent another two or so hours on the tree just listening to the wildlife surrounding the camp lake after she had finished reading her comic. By now, almost all of the campers were deep asleep and she was completely on her own, just like she likes it. With a hidden grin she jumped off the tree landing with grace and made her way toward the pier at the lakeside. Putting her comic aside she took off her black Star Trek zip up hoodie and converse shoes folding the neatly before doing a swan jump in the lake.
Being in the water felt great. Refreshing, to say the least. She could every little movement the surface of the water made. Hear and see almost every living being in the lake. Merri spent about ten minutes gliding through the liquid and, soon enough, there were fishes swimming by her side, doing loops, trying to race her and overall amaze her. She smiled at all of them and joined them in their little games. In one game of hide and seek, she hid swam to the bottom of the lake and hid in the log algae that grew there. Merri felt like a small kid again, giggling so hard it hurt her stomach; playing games and smiling so wide the muscles in her cheeks were straining to keep the grin on.
She wasn't sure when the last time she had so much fun was. Sometimes, on nights like this one, she would go for a jog in the woods or go for a simple swim but she had never done something like this.
It was almost three in the morning when Merri finally said goodbye to her aquatic friends and got out of the water soaked to the bone and grinning like there was no tomorrow. 'I should do this more often', crossed her mind as she scooped up her stuff and stalked her way to her cabin. With every step she made, she left a small puddle on the ground until she was bone dry when she reached the door.
Trying to make no noise, as to not wake her roommates, Merri padded to her bed. She quickly changed into navy blue and red plaid pajama pants and an oversized grey T-shirt with a bulldog's head on the front, brushed out her long messy ginger red hair with black and blonde streaks and snuggled up in her bed, a smile on her face all the time. About five minutes later, she was out like a light dreaming of diving through the depths of the ocean and exploring various coral reefs. Dreams filled with color floating in her mind.
AN: so, I hope you like this chapter, it was written at three am so it's not very long. It's supposed to be a small filler chapter before the plot of the movie begins. There may be another one of these but it should come somewhere later in the story.
I am also going to be publishing a new story called 'Forever More'. It's a Hobbit fanfic featuring my OC whose real name is supposed to be revealed near the very end. I already have the first ten and the last chapter all written out just have to find the time to type them down but it doesn't mean I won't find any time to work on this story.
Anyhow, I hope you like and leave me a comment in the reviews. If you have anything you want to ask me, don't be afraid to PM me. I am always happy to answer any question thrown at me. And, since this was written on February 14th, I wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day!