Sorry! This was re-uploaded because I screwed something up and put in the previous chapter into the second xD If that makes sense. Anyways, it should be fixed now
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Savannah Silverstone: Thank you! :) Leo's my fav character too :D I might throw in more RA characters, depending on how the storyline goes.
The Girl's POV
I woke up in a strange building. The place was mostly empty, except for a few kids laying in cots similar to mine. My first reaction was panic. I was in an unfamiliar place, with unfamiliar people. I looked up, and sitting on the foot of my bed was a young man with a shock of tousled brown hair, with almost elven-like ears. Standing next to him was a blonde girl with stormy grey eyes. The blonde was talking to a man...wait, not a man. From the waist down, he was a stallion, and from the waist up, he looked like a regular man. The girl was asking questions to the man, making urgent hand gestures and talking in hushed voices. The man answered in a calm matter, gently laying a hand on the girl's shoulder. The other boy that was sitting on the foot of my bed looked back and forth at the two people with mild interest.
I slowly tried to move my head to get a better look at my surroundings. I whimpered as pain shot through my head, instantly making me nauseous.
The brown-haired boy spun around at the noise. "Thank the gods, you're awake!" He exclaimed, capturing the attention of the other two.
"How are you feeling, my dear?" The man asked, concern thick in his voice.
"Like I've been run over by a stampede of horses. Ten times...," I answered, my voice weak.
The man nodded. "Let me introduce my self. I'm Chiron, the camp director at Camp Half-Blood," he said.
"And I'm Annabeth Chase," The girl said, with a warm smile.
The boy that was sitting on the foot of the bed grinned childishly and introduced himself. "The name's Leo Valdez, though, we've kinda already met. I'm Supreme Commander of the Argo II. My enemies call me "Valdez", my friends call me "Leo", and my worshippers call me "The All-Mighty Son of Hephaestus", he announced proudly, in which he was rewarded with a light slap upside the head by Annabeth. "What worshippers?" She rolled her eyes and directed the next comment to me. "Ignore him. He lets everything go to his head."
I hesitated slightly, knowing that it would be polite to introduce my self as well, but I wasn't sure if I should reveal my identity. I shrugged and took the risk. If they were an enemy, they'd had multiple opportunities to kill me if they so desired, but they didn't. They didn't seem like the cold-blooded thieves that I had encountered during my years of a Ranger's apprentice. If anything, they may well be an ally to Araluen.
"I'm Alyssa," I said.
3rd Person POV
Annabeth nodded. "Nice to meet you Alyssa. Where are you from?"
"Araluen," Alyssa answered, but all she got were confused looks.
"I've never heard of such a place. Is it in America?" Annabeth asked, furrowing her brows as she tried to recall the name.
Now it was Alyssa's turn to be confused. "America?"
"You know, the United States of America? Or are you from Canada?"
"Are you messing with me? I don't think there is such a place called Canada or America," Alyssa said. She was simply tired, hungry, and dirty, and all she wanted was to satisfy those needs.
Annabeth sighed. She was starting to get frustrated. Chiron gently laid a hand on her shoulder "Why don't you and Leo go to your regular camp activities, okay? Alyssa needs rest. We can discuss this later," He said softly, gesturing to the exit. Leo shrugged "Fine by me." And with that, he and Annabeth headed over to the arena to train.
"Take all the time you need to rest, Alyssa," Chiron said. "We don't mean any harm. We just want to help. Call for one of the campers here if you are in need of anything," Chiron walked, or rather, "trotted" outside, leaving Alyssa to her thoughts.
Alyssa laid back down into the comforting embrace of her pillow and closed her eyes in bliss. She hadn't gotten proper rest for days. She thought about the events that occurred a few days before she stumbled upon the camp.
This was a short chapter, I know. But the next chapter is going to be a flashback, and it's going to take up a whole chapter. So I didn't want to get into the flashback part in this one.