Hey guys, it's S! I am REALLY excited for the next couple of chapters where things heat up, but I decided to slow it down a little in this chapter! So, enjoy!

I personally wanted Annabeth and Piper to give me the tour, but instead Leo and Jason end up showing me around. I followed them towards the the lava wall (where Leo stuck his hand in) the archery area (which I CRUSHED) and then finally onto the sword arena, which was empty. On the wall, I saw an array of swords, big and little, rough or soft, some even with jewels incrusted into the handles.

"Pick one," Jason said, as he pulled out a gold coin, which automatically transformed into a golden sword.

"Uh . . ." I picked up a dark blue-black sword, that surprisingly fit my hand pretty well. "Okay, what am I-" Jason immediatley went in for the attack, which I quickly dodged.

"What the heck is wrong with you?" I asked, as I dodged another five of his attacks. "Training," he said simply.

"If this is training, " I said stubbornly, "Does that mean I get to stab you?" Jason frowned, "No, but you can-"

I stopped listening, and grabbed the butt of his sword, and it clattered out of his hands. "I thought you were supposed to be uh . . . good at this?" I said with a smile.

He rolled his eyes, "Yeah, well, nice move. Leo, why don't you- "Nope. You're crazy, man, she'll kill me!"

I laughed, a real laugh, something I hadn't had the luxary of doing in years. Maybe I had found a home. Yeah, your last one was just a prison, I thought. Well, it kinda was, but I don't wanna think about it . . .

"So, how you liking Camp so far?" Leo asked, as he reached into his tool belt and pulled out a breath mint . . . not sure why. "Uh, it's pretty okay." I said.

"Really? That's ALL you have to say? You know, Sunshine, I'm surprised. You usually have a pretty big mouth."

I frowned, "You barely know me, Valdez. Shut your honker, unless you wanna go head to head?" I asked, squeezing the handle of my sword.

"You know what? Why not?" He said, pulling a hammer from his tool belt. "Just don't kill me . . ." he said, as he flipped his hammer in his hand, then dropped it an inch from his toe.

"You ready now, Valdez?" I asked with a hint of sarcasam. He smiled, and picked up his hammer. "Yes I am, Sunshine." Leo replied, making my heart race even faster.

After about a minute, I made the first move. I slashed downwards, which he countered quickly with his hammer. We went into a back and forth motion, with clashes in between my sword and his hammer.

Five minutes passed, so I wanted to spice it up a bit. Somehow, I managed to do a cartwheel into a backflip, causing Leo to follow me. I smirked at him, as I backed into the arena wall. Leo approached me, and in within seconds, he was inches away from my face, and I could feel his breath.

"You wouldn't hurt a girl, would you?" I said quietly in his ear. He looked deep into my eyes, "Well, I don't know, it depends on what you mean." I bit my lip, and looked down, and felt Leo's finger lift my face up, forcing me to look at him. We both began to lean closer and closer until . . .

"Guys," Jason said, running up to us, so we awkwardly moved away from each other. "We gotta go meet up with Percy and the others, Hazel Frank and Renya are coming to visit." Leo smiled, and looked over at me, "You'll love 'em! Come on!"

He grabbed my hand, and sprinted towards the entery way of Camp. I liked the way his hand felt, callosed, yet soft and warm. I rolled my eyes at my own thought as we finally approached the others.

Surprisingly, Piper and Jason were the first to notice Leo and I entwined hands, so I spoke up. "Leo," I said quietly, "You can let me go now." Leo looked down, saw our entwined hands, and blushed. He quickly dropped my hand, and for some reason, I had this odd feeling that I should take his hand and let it caress my cheeks.

Now, when you see a large American Eagle arrive in the front of your new camp, it makes it look a little, okay a lot more strange than it does already. Especially when you see that Eagle transform into a human boy.

And, getting OFF of the Eagle were two human girls. The first girl I saw looked about sixteen, with piercing black eyes, and glossy black hair pulled into a single braid. She was quite beautiful, and had a surprising smile on her face. The second girl was about thirteen, maybe fourteen with very beautiful curly brown hair, carmel skin, and hazel eyes. She immediatley ran over and gave the girls a hug, exact same with the other girl.

I turned to the boy. He looked about fifteen, and was Chinese, with brown eyes and short black hair. He was very muscular and structured, and seemed very close to the girl with the hazel eyes. While everyone else was greeting each other happily, I sat awkwardly in the corner, thinking of a way I could some how sneak off.

But before I got the chance, the girl with the hazel eyes stopped me, and smiled. "Hi, you must be Sarah," she said, holding out her hand for me to shake. "My name is Hazel Levesque." I shook her hand, and tried for a smile. "Sarah Loving," I confirmed.

I looked up at the beautifull sixteen year old girl, who smiled and shook my hand. "Renya," she said, smiling. I nodded, trying to keep my composure. I felt my phone buzz in my pocket, and Annabeth looked at me slightly.

I ignored her, and went to unlock my phone, when I heard her whisper in my ear, "You don't wanna answer that here, no phones allowed." I quickly nodded, and moved over besides the weapon's shed (don't ask) and answered my phone.

So, at first I thought: this is some prank call from your sisters. But, then, I looked at the contacts and saw it was my best friend: Rachel Elizabeth Dare. We had been best friends since kindergarden. Both of our dads were rich, so what did you expect?

So, then, a pang of guilt over-whelmed me: YOU LEFT HOME AND DIDN'T SAY GOODBYE TO RACHEL?! I sighed, and said hello to Rachel. To my surprise, she responded with 'go to the cave in Camp'. I had NO flipping idea what she was talking about, but then Annabeth appeared over my shoulder, and nodded.

I told Rachel I would be there, and ended the call. I looked up at Annabeth, "I've learned three things about you in about one day: You're nosey, smart, and uptight." I smirked at her reaction, her mouth was slightly open and her eyes wide. "Let's go," I said quickly, before I let her punch me in the face.